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  1. Re:Great Idea on Experience with Fighting Domain Farming · · Score: 1, Funny

    In this course of action you're bound to find somebody that's wronged you. Dumped by a girl in high school,
    This is a /. reader we are discussing. In order to be dumped by a girl in high school, he would have had to have had a girlfriend in high school. As a /. reader, this is implausible.
  2. Re:In a word, no on Experience with Fighting Domain Farming · · Score: 2, Informative

    They did not go bust, but lots of people lost domains that were registered at Registerfly due to mismanagement (and possibly fraud) by the owner(s) of Registerfly

  3. Is it really released? I can't find a link on Sun Niagara 2 CPU Now Open Source · · Score: 1

    I searched for a link to an actual download (yes, I have a use for the code). Opensparc.net just refers to the "Sun download Center" (no link). Searching on Sun's site, I can only turn up OpenSPARC T1 and not T2.

  4. They lost their way early on. on CompUSA To Close All Stores · · Score: 1

    CompUSA was originally one shop called "SoftWarehouse". The original store was like an early Fry's: cramped, but with all kinds of interesting stuff. Definitely a store for the enthusiast. As they began their national expansion (or perhaps before), they became a big-box store, with wide, empty spaces. The stores seemed to be empty and without the character that the original SoftWarehouse shop had.

    It was amusing was to see a Computer City (I think) store open right opposite CompUSA's HQ in Dallas.

  5. Re:Hitting a moving target on Jimmy Wales Says Students 'Should Use' Wikipedia · · Score: 1

    You reference it,
    Someone edits the article,
    Your reference is potentially no longer valid.
    Go to the article's history page and select the appropriate historical version (can be the latest). That way, you get a link to a page that should not change, since it is a link to snapshot in time.
  6. Re:Dell too. on Lenovo Announces ThinkPads Preloaded With XP · · Score: 1

    All versions of Windows Vista® offer new security options such as Parental Controls and integrated Anti-Spyware
    Well..... Microsoft's Windows Defender can be installed on Windows 2000 -- all it takes is a minor edit to the MSI file to remove the OS version check and it installs and runs fine. No such editing is required to install on XP.

    So how is the "integrated Anti-Sypware" new?
  7. Re:Just a thought about Gitmo on Diffing Guantanamo Bay SOP Manuals · · Score: 1

    "Citizens who associate themselves with the military arm of the enemy government, and with its aid, guidance and direction enter this country bent on hostile acts are enemy belligerents within the meaning of the Hague Convention and the law of war."
    Remind me again, what with what government are the members of Al Qaida and the Taliban associated?
  8. Re:Why stop there? on Microsoft Withdraws Vista's Kill Switch · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It's main disadvantage is that it's still harder to use than Windows if you want to do any sort of configuration, installation of applications and drivers.
    Above is BS. I have had recent experiences with many pieces of hardware that goes like this:

    Linux: plug in the hardware, application opens.

    Windows: plug in hardware, find driver CD, now, am I Admininstrator? no: OK, run-as........

    The fact is that for a lot of hardware (cameras, music players, etc.), under Linux, it is simply a matter of plugging it in; while under WIndows, I have to go through the process of installing some drivers from a CD. I don't see how that makes Windows easier to use.

  9. Re:Could you help us help you? on Quality Open Source Calendaring / Scheduling? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    How about this:
    1. It needs to have a client/server architecture (for mobile clients who don't have always-on connectivity). Pure web-based calendars don't do this.

    2. It needs to have Windows and Linux clients.

    3. Outlook plug-ins don't work. This is a limitation of Outlook. The plug-in can't be the default calendar, and Outlook will only pop up reminders for the default calendar. Also, my experience of OpenGroupware's plug-in is that it is unstable.

    4. It needs to have a means for one person to schedule an event on someone-else's calendar (if the appropriate permissions are given).

    5. It needs to have a way for people to view the details of other people's calendars (if the appropriate permissions are given). Free/Busy information is not enough in some cases.

    If someone can tell me of a calendar system that meets these requirements, I would be thrilled!

    Oh, one more -- it desn't need to try to replace other things, such as email servers, etc..

  10. Re:Why tasers are bad. on UN Says Tasers Are a Form of Torture · · Score: 1

    They ought to make Tasers that can only issue one shock every 5 minutes -- hence make multiple shocks less likely.

  11. Re:Failure? on Why Microsoft's Zune is Still Failing · · Score: 1

    Lets see, this is year 2 of a product line from a company that thinks decades out ( Microsoft may be slow, but they do have their long term strategies well planned out ). They have the time and money to keep doing this at a near loss for years.
    Let's see, a company uses monopoly profits gained in one area to establish a product line in another area, with the intent (presumably) of developing a monopoly in that area.

    When the Zune is successful on it's own merit and without the benefit of billions of dollars in support, then it could be considered a success.
  12. Re:RAID is NOT just for availability on Best Home Network NAS · · Score: 1

    You can't, and that's why using at least something like RAID1 is a smart way to go. When one drive fails, your data doesn't all go with that one drive.
    Yeah, until you get a memory error and the OS scribbles accross your data on both disks (this has happened to me).

    I would suggest that for a SOHO or home setup, it is more important to create a backup, on another machine, than to invest in RAID. If you can do both, great!
  13. Fingerprints? on FBI Doesn't Tell Courts About Bogus Evidence · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I seem to recall reading that there is no scientific study validating the uniqueness of fingerprints. The primary defence for the use of fngerprints on Wikipedia appears to be that "they have been used for a long time", repeated in several forms.

  14. Re:Linux on Vista at Risk of Being Bypassed by Businesses · · Score: 1

    the many stupid things that AMD did when they extended the x86 architecture was make it impossible to run a 16-bit application on a 64-bit OS.
    So how is it that I am able to run a 16-bit windows app under WINE on my 64-bit Linux box (running 64-bit windows)?
  15. What are the police really like? on Aqua Teen Art 'Terrorist' Describes His Ordeal · · Score: 5, Interesting
    Over the past few years, I have come to consider the police as not-too-intelligent bullies. Actions reported can only be explained by a lack of rational thought (in favor of blindly following rules, or blind over-reaction), yet this extract from the article makes one rethink that assessment:

    I cooperated fully -- since I had nothing to hide -- but at times it was uncanny as to how convincing he was. He made me want to tell him my deepest secrets -- a genuinely weird feeling. I had to snap out of it a few times.
    It is required in the UK for recordings to be made of all interrogations. Why is this not the case in the US? If the police are following the rules, they would have nothing to hide, would they?
  16. Re:their list on IT's Love-Hate Relationship With Laptops · · Score: 1

    Removing of RS232 from newer laptops.
    It's not just laptops. Desktop motherboards are losing RS232 ports also. Of course it is much easier to add an RS232 port, although this may not be the case for PCI-Express systems in the future.
  17. Re:This is a torture manual? on Wikileaks Releases Sensitive Guantanamo Manual · · Score: 1

    It seemed to work well enough against the IRA in the end, before things began to get resolved the UK government tried all sorts of things like detention without trial, executing suspects in the street, special prisons etc none of which were particulary effective. What did work was creating an atmosphere where the terrorists could compromise and work things out politically rather than with the barrel of a gun.
    What also made a big difference was changing attitudes to terrorism in New York after 9/11 and the effect that that event had on IRA fundraising efforts and support within the USA.
  18. Re:For that matter... on Wikileaks Releases Sensitive Guantanamo Manual · · Score: 1

    Our fax cover sheets say that even if all that follows is a damned pizza order.
    And if you did send something secret to the pizza shop, I think they would have a good argument that they did not need to treat it as a secret, since your classification is clearly meaningless. IANAL, but I think that misuse of claims of secrecy by the sender can provide the recipient a good defence against any lawsuit should they choose to publish it.
  19. Re:Say what? on Microsoft Plans Flickr Competitor · · Score: 1

    Your right though, it isn't like the Xbox has been a huge success..
    Success? Measured how? Clearly not in terms of profit. One might wonder how much talent it takes to create a product which only sells due to billions of dollars of losses that the seller is prepared to accept.

    And that should be "You're", not "Your".
  20. Re:Steering? on Stopping Cars With Microwave Radiation · · Score: 1

    Citroens have had power-only brakes for decades. It is (was) a hydraulically powered system, and when the pressure in the system goes, the brakes don't operate.

  21. Re:Don't be such a dick... on BBC Backpedals On Linux Audience Figures · · Score: 1

    Probably because Apple users are willing to pay for products, whereas Linux users dont't.
    You do know that the BBC exists as public service broadcaster, not as as a for-profit company, don't you? It's mission is to inform the public, not maximise profits.
  22. Re:Nothing is solved, though on BBC Backpedals On Linux Audience Figures · · Score: 2

    Just because you can run something in an emulator/translator (see WINE), doesn't make a native application.
    So what? I can play flash on my 64-bit machine. Why not worry about things that matter, like perhaps the lack of an open-source flash player?
  23. Re:Sounds like good news to for the Linux communit on BBC Backpedals On Linux Audience Figures · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Yeah, it went from a lot less than 1% to, less than 1%.
    Actually, I think it went from < 1% to "we are clueless". There is no explanation of the revised figures, where the original one came from, so why assume that the new figure correct?

    Also, given the Linux-unfriendly nature of the BBC's site, how many Linux users either don't visit it purely because of the Linux-unfriendly nature of the site, or set their user-agent to look like Windows?
  24. Re:Nothing is solved, though on BBC Backpedals On Linux Audience Figures · · Score: 1

    Right, so where is the 64-bit version of Flash?
    Ever heard of nspluginwrapper?
  25. Why no "Bring your own phone" plans? on Why Everyone Should Hate Cellphone Carriers · · Score: 2, Insightful

    One clear evidence of how badly the "market" for cellphone service is performing is the lack of any "bring your own phone" plans. With T-Mobile and most other carriers, it is simply impossible to sign up for a monthly contract that does not have a minimum term. I would like to buy my phone on eBay and sign up for monthly service, but without the 1 or 2 year commitment. I am prepared to pay a reasonable "connection fee". However, most carriers simply don't offer this, except in the form of the more expensive (per minute) pre-paid phones. Why can't I do this?