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  1. Re:Double-standard on 'Apple Stole My Music. No, Seriously' (vellumatlanta.com) · · Score: 1

    You forgot to use "amazing" a few times at least :-)

    Excellent comment.

  2. Re:Even without wind chill on There's No Wind Chill On Mars · · Score: 1

    Space is one cold motherfucker.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

  3. Re:Prediction on Actress Sues IMDb For Revealing Her Age · · Score: 1

    I know, also IMDb had this date displayed since at least 2003:
    http://web.archive.org/web/20031002200936/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0082169/

    So maybe it's not her, I don't know.

  4. Re:Prediction on Actress Sues IMDb For Revealing Her Age · · Score: 1

    I, on the other hand, started checking this list:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_from_Texas#Film.2Ftheater.2Ftelevision
    and the only one matching ideally the description is this actress:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_Bilderback

    Let the suing begin :)

  5. would you trust Volvo after this FAIL? on How Europe Will Lower Emissions — Self Driving Cars · · Score: 1
  6. upload to picasa from command line on Google Introduces Command-Line Tool For Linux · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Such tools existed for years, thanks to Google's open API. I wrote one of the first example scripts and the idea was then used in many other tools:
    http://wanted.eu.org/en/computers/linux/uploading_photos_to_picasaweb

    I personally like this one best:
    http://code.google.com/p/upload2picasa/

  7. Re:Hurray! on NASA Announces Water Found On Mars · · Score: 1

    1. Find water on Mars
    2. ???
    3. PROFIT!

  8. In Soviet America... on Comcast Is Reading Your Blog · · Score: 1

    ... Comcast is watching You!

  9. How many Orions could we buy for $3T? on NASA Shuttle Replacement's Problems Are Worsening · · Score: 1

    Probably quite a few.

  10. They didn't examine NetSol's practice on ICANN Finds No Wrong Doing in Domain Front Running · · Score: 3, Informative

    FTA:
    "The report, brought before the ICANN board in New Delhi on Friday, did not examine a controversial practice by domain name seller Network Solutions LLC of grabbing names that people search for on its Web site but don't immediately register."

    I wonder why -- that should be the hot topic of the meeting. NetSol is using another loophole in the ICANN process (after previously being responsible for wildcard *.com records scandal, then under Verisign name) and ICANN has other topics to talk about? WTF?

  11. A cluster on Focus Fusion On Google Tech Talks · · Score: 2, Funny

    Imagine a Beowulf cluster powered by fusion energy.

  12. In other news on Apple iPhone v1.0.1 Update Now Available · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Microsoft relased Service Pack 15 for Windows 2000. News at 11.

    Seriously, are we going to make a story out of every point release of iPhone's firmware?

  13. Another day, another iPhone-related ./ post on iPhone Battery Replacement An Unwelcome Surprise · · Score: 1

    *Sigh*, now I'm afraid of opening the fridge. iPhones everywhere...

  14. Re:Sinclair story on 25th Anniversary of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum · · Score: 1

    In fact he couldn't have typed "Who..." etc. so easily, because "W" would be interpreted as "DRAW" BASIC function. I'm amazed how much useless stuff I still remember, like the BASIC keywords layout...

  15. Too bad The Painter wasn't even in top 5 on FirefoxFlicks Winners Announced · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I just found it randomly browsing on Google Video for firefox flicks:
    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-224371650 1206353123

    It doesn't tell much about FF features, like "This is Hot" does (which is useful IMO). But OTOH the winning DareDavil is also rather focused on experience than screenshots and features. Similarily it has great editing and a nice music.

    As opposed to DareDevil I think it's easier to understand -- the surfing girl uses "like" almost every second word.

  16. Re:Primenet/GIMPS. on SETI@Home Faces Funding Problems · · Score: 1

    FYI: Distributed.Net has already finished the RC5-64 contest. Currently, the only work one can do in D.Net is to count OGRs (Optimal Golomb Rulers), but the team is working at deploying RC5-72 soon.

  17. Re:although this sounds like an advertisment... on Cheap SSL Certificates for Small Websites? · · Score: 2

    ...and they use a classic US-centric approach.
    International prices are way higher, an approach similar to Verisign. For non-US customers, Thawte seems to be the best choice. Their root certificate is installed by default in many older browsers.

  18. Re:Get an old CorelDRAW! CD on Microsoft Typography Withdraws Free Web Fonts · · Score: 1

    And besides, the Corel fonts were (until recently) covering only US-ASCII and Wester European charsets. Microsoft's fonts are really great in terms of i18n.

  19. 2001-03-16 14:15:45 on Guess When Mir Will Splash · · Score: 1

    maybe baby :)

  20. Riven actually had multiple paths and endings! on What Does The Future Hold For 3D Myst-ery Games? · · Score: 1

    Yes, that's right. There is even a tool which helps you to watch all the movie sequences from the CDs. Among positive endings is one, where you don't rescue Catherine but generally complete the mission. I still remember a very sad Atrus' face when he comes to Riven, just before you fall into the fissure. Both games: Myst and Riven were the best and touching experiences I've ever had. Regards to both Miller brothers and the whole team!

  21. test on Business Week on Red Hat CEO Bob Young · · Score: 1

    just testing.. sorry