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  1. A window? on Military Device Will Sense Through Concrete Walls · · Score: 1

    Hmm, the military has no problem sensing through concrete wall. You can aim a tank at it and fire, or you can simply drive through the wall, but ordinary mortals may prefer using a window - that works with any thickness of concrete.

  2. Phone Exchanges on Microsoft Challenges Linux's Legacy Claims · · Score: 1, Insightful

    So Windows can run on telephone exchanges, PBXs, Sun workstations, IBM mainframes, Cisco routers... w00t!

  3. Re:Is it safe for engines? on N.Y. Governor Pushing for Alternate Fuels · · Score: 1

    Cool, wasn't aware of that list. The important thing to note is that if your vehicle is not listed then you should not use E85 fuel, unless you plan to sell the vehicle to another unsuspecting driver very soon!

  4. Re:Microsoft will sue for patent infringement on New Music Player to Spread Files Wirelessly · · Score: 1

    Yup, 'Drive-by Downloads' and 'Computer Virus Infections' are certainly Microsoft patented technology. That explains why Balmer was so annoyed with the 'viral nature' of the GPL. Eventually though, Microsoft proved that their viral software technology is far superior...

  5. Bad movies on First Blu-ray Movie Titles Announced · · Score: 2, Insightful

    are still bad, no matter how high the resolution and it is funny to note that the converse is also true. Most people don't give a damn about the resolution. What people are interested in is the thickness of the panels. Most prefer a panel TV over a CRT TV, simply because they take up less space and don't really care about the rest.

  6. Re:HA! on First Blu-ray Movie Titles Announced · · Score: 1

    You should already be signed up and receiving special offers tailored to you computer use, ever since you played that last Sony CD and forgot to hold down the shift key...

  7. Re:Wow...Old News Is So Exciting! on CEV Revolutionary Gimballed Thrusters · · Score: 1

    AFAIK the Saturn 5 rocket had gimballed thrusters. Gawd knows why this is revolutionary now. When and why did JPL stop using gimballs?

  8. Typical... on Air Force Builds Quiet Mach 6 Wind Tunnel · · Score: 1

    They build a multi million dollar device and forget to build a gawddamn pipe cleaner...

  9. Re:Alternate? Alternative? on N.Y. Governor Pushing for Alternate Fuels · · Score: 1

    No need to draw Bob Dyllan into this... ;)

  10. Re:Is it safe for engines? on N.Y. Governor Pushing for Alternate Fuels · · Score: 1

    Even worse - alcohol makes aluminium parts rust (Carbureter/Fuel Injection), causing huuuuuge repair bills. In South Africa, all 'petrol' contains a large percentage (about 60%) of alcohol and car engines are varnished to protect them against the fuel. So yes, it is a problem, but all the problems and solutions are already well known, due to research done in South Africa and Brazil. However, don't use alcolhol in a standard American engine, as it is not varnished. Detroit will have to make some changes before the use of alternate fuels become wide spread.

  11. Re:Summary of What ODF is/means on Acting MA CIO Appointed, ODF A Go · · Score: 1

    W00t! and I have been using Linux for over 20 years!!! Yeah friggen right @$$h0le...

  12. Re:What if I'm already rooted? on Interview with Ilfak Guilfanov (WMF Patch Hero) · · Score: 1

    The solution is to make a 'Windows Bugspray' CDROM using Firefox on Linux to download all the patches form Microsoft. That way, you can do all the fixes pretty quick. If you are really serious, then you can Slipstream the fixes into a new install CD.

    Also see this: http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/

    Bart's PE is very handy for deleting files that Windows normally cannot delete, or simply to use as an incorruptable Windoze.

  13. Re:Patch doesn't work for me on Interview with Ilfak Guilfanov (WMF Patch Hero) · · Score: 1

    Go here, with any browser type http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?fa milyid=0C1B4C96-57AE-499E-B89B-215B7BB4D8E9&displa ylang=en

    I collect the worst patches and utilitites with Firefox on Linux and make myself a 'Windows Bugspray' CDROM, which I then use to fix client's PCs.

  14. Re:Weird error on Interview with Ilfak Guilfanov (WMF Patch Hero) · · Score: 1
  15. Re:You're missing the point, though on Interview with Ilfak Guilfanov (WMF Patch Hero) · · Score: 1

    Well, this is a ten year old 'feature'. So one could argue that MS must have known about the danger of this feature for several of those ten years. It really makes one wonder how many more of these features there are in Windoze.

  16. One button? on The Engineer Behind Microsoft's TV Strategy · · Score: 5, Funny

    I thought Apple's remote control would have only ONE button.

  17. Re:*Staple*. *Staple*. *Staple.* on Warp Engines In Development? · · Score: 1

    Would a lightning arrestor discharge the light brigade?

  18. French confectionery on Warp Engines In Development? · · Score: 1

    "A frog inside a doughnut field" Sounds like a Quebec Tim Hortons menu - yech...

  19. Birdbrains on Warp Engines In Development? · · Score: 1

    Birds don't have vertical stabilizers, hydraulics or numerical computers and they fly just fine...

  20. But... on OEM Hard Drive With Window · · Score: 1

    does windowed hard drive run Linux?

  21. Re:One word: SpyAxe on Security Vendor McAfee to Pay $50 Million Fine · · Score: 1

    Here is the rest of their little cartel: winfixer, www.spyfighter.com, winantiviruspro, ad-project, go.softwareprofit.com, get.thespyguard.com, www.securitylist.com, www.needupdate.com, www.spytrooper.com, www.dns404.com, www.xsremover.com, www.malwarewipe.com, www.adwarepunisher.com, www.spyiblock.com - there are more. I suggest you put all of the above in the hosts file short circuited to 127.0.0.1 and don't visit any of those sites with a Windoze machine...

  22. Re:One word: SpyAxe on Security Vendor McAfee to Pay $50 Million Fine · · Score: 1

    Yes, it took me many hours and three trips to the client to clean the crap up the first time. Now, with all the experience I gained, it still takes 3 hours to clean up. SpyAxe installs crapware on a computer which falsely claims that it found spyware on your computer. If you then follow the link supplied, they offer a 'free' removal tool, which only works when you pay them $40 and of course, it doesn't really remove anything and probably installs more crapware. You can get a cleanup tool here, called Smitrem: http://noahdfear.geekstogo.com/ This tool cleans up a whole family of similar crapware.

  23. One word: SpyAxe on Security Vendor McAfee to Pay $50 Million Fine · · Score: 1

    Here is one company that does it: http://www.spyaxe.com/ I would be pretty surprized if others don't.

  24. Only M$50 on Security Vendor McAfee to Pay $50 Million Fine · · Score: 1

    fine for a billion in illegal gains - not a bad scam...

  25. Re:weird science on Pluto is Much Colder Than Expected · · Score: 1

    I guess this shows that we got the sexes of the two Gods the wrong way around...