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  1. Broken... on Open Source Replacing Books in Kenyan Schools · · Score: 1

    Cool for today, but what about tomorrow when all the newfangled gizmos are broken?

  2. Re:Why isn't there 540Mbs Ethernet ? on Wireless Networking Speeds of 540 Mbps w/ 802.11n · · Score: 1

    because there is 1Gbps ethernet?

  3. Re:Woah... on They Make Stuff? SCO's OpenServer 6 Reviewed · · Score: 1

    Well, just goes to show exactly how clunky SCO is... ;-)

  4. Re:Things to always remember when commenting on Successful Strategies for Commenting Your Code · · Score: 1

    You forgot the best one. 11. Always use negative logic: #define TRUE 0 #define FALSE 1 if (!geardown != FALSE) then do_not_eject_pilot();

  5. Re:Damn Microsoft! on Mac OS X Intel Kernel Uses DRM · · Score: 1

    No, you don't necessarily license the software. In North America, each state has a "Sale of Goods Act" or some such, which defines things. The typical result is that "If it looks like a sale, flies like a sale and quacks like a sale, then it is a sale". I recommend that you find your state's law and read it.

  6. No lawyer - go to jail on Wireless Hijacker Dealt First UK Punishment · · Score: 1

    My guess is that he didn't have a lawyer, unless he actively cracked the network, which is pretty unlikely. My point being that DHCP amounts to asking permission to use a network.

  7. Re:Great result, but it actually IS amplified on 125-Mile WiFi Connection · · Score: 1

    Senao is the manufacturer. Engenius and Zcom are resellers.

  8. Apple ][ Driveway on Mac mini Built Into Wall · · Score: 1

    Well, years ago, someone paved his driveway with Apple ][ computers - this guy has a long way to go to build a kitchen from Minis...

  9. Re:Question for the biologists on Stem Cells Mend Spinal Injuries · · Score: 1

    From what I gather, it is very primitive still. Much research is needed in dividing and sorting cells and in preserving them. Also need to know what magic spells do these cells need to make them grow better or grow in a certain specialized way once implanted/injected. The treatment that Dr Chris Barnard (heart transplant pioneer) and Larry King (CNN) got, was very basic: Juice up some fetal cells and inject into the bloodstream, add some vitamins and anabolic steroids, then hope for the best. That seems to work in old people where the probability that they will develop weird tumours before they die from something else is low.

  10. Re:Why pay, when "linksys" and "default" are free? on The Case for Free WiFi? · · Score: 1

    Frequently it is not 'inept' sysadmins, but free access points provided in board rooms, isolated from the corporate nets.

  11. Re:Here's my (goatse) argument on The Case for Free WiFi? · · Score: 1

    After 30 minutes, let your proxy replace all pictures with goatse. That will cause a rapid turnover of table space.

  12. Re:It is not the island on Canada and Denmark using Google as Battleground · · Score: 1

    Also, the fact that Canada and Denmark are 'squabling' over it, makes it less likely that a third party will butt in and claim it, since it would then face the wrath of both countries. There are actually quite a few peacefully disputed islands around the world. For example, the British island of St Helena has been administered by South Africa for a very long time. Same with Gough Island in the southern Atlantic ocean.

  13. What is the point? - Free access everywhere. on The Case for Free WiFi? · · Score: 1

    Every coffee shop I have visited has a paid service that nobody uses, since there is at least one other free access point available from nearby company boardrooms.

    So, if you have a paid for service that nobody uses, you can just as well make it free.

  14. It is not the island on Canada and Denmark using Google as Battleground · · Score: 4, Insightful

    it is the surrounding waters that are important. If you own a tiny spec of an island, then you can claim 200km or economic sea waters around it. This area may contain oil, manganese nodules, fish, whatever. One example is a tiny little French island in the middle of the Canadian oil fields off the coast of Newfoundland. Canada doesn't want that to happen again. As the sea ice keeps melting, the northern tundra and sea passage becomes more important. Canada has to enforce its authority there.

  15. Re:When can I move there? on Ice Lake on Mars · · Score: 1

    Well, once the sun has warmed sufficiently to turn the earth into a dinosaur age steaming hell, life on Mars may be preferable. Give it abother 10,000 years or so...

  16. Solution on Retailers Press For Unified HD DVD Format · · Score: 1

    1. Wait till 100 million devices have been sold. 2. Crack it and publish the codes. 3. Watch the industry go broke trying to do warranty repairs on 100 million devices. 4. Go back to reading Sloshdat, while waiting for the next hair-brained scheme to come along.

  17. Re:I love my Zenith TV on Retailers Press For Unified HD DVD Format · · Score: 1

    Yup, I'm sure most Americans feel the same as you. Most people will only upgrade once their existing TV explodes or something, which makes perfect sense, but the media conglomerates don't like it at all. They want everyone to buy new TVs every 3 years.

  18. Re:Tiny windows on Running Windows With No Services · · Score: 1

    Try BartsPE, much cooler than minimalist Windoze.

  19. Re:The judge doesn't have jurisdiction... on Ex-Microsoft Exec Barred From Google Job · · Score: 1

    Yup, but Google is a US company. One way around this crap is for this guy to create a Chinese corporation, then contract for his own job.

  20. Re:wondering... on Free Web Hosting a Fount of Malware · · Score: 1

    Well even with riddles, you can still get real human beings to do your riddle solving for you in exchange for a few porn pictures. Reminds me of Pavlov's dog.

  21. Re:Wow and flutter on Old Floppy Drive Becomes New Turntable · · Score: 1

    A stroboscope is a simple and effective way to visualise wow and flutter.

  22. Capitalism on A $100 Million Trip to the Moon · · Score: 1

    Well, Russia is fast turning into the ultimate capitalist country, while the US is slowly sinking into socialism. When Russians decide to do something, they go for it with heart and soul. Russian tourist trips to the moon??? Who woulda thunk it? If they would untie Lenin's body, he would be spinning at 10,000 rpm in his grave...

  23. Credit card accepted? on A $100 Million Trip to the Moon · · Score: 1

    Damn, that would really max out my credit card...

  24. Re:well.. on Debris Seen Falling Off Shuttle During Launch · · Score: 1

    The Apollo design was different. The important part was at the top and the sides of the vehicle was mostly smooth, except for relatively small fins. The capsule could hit a bird, but that was about it. The shuttle is at the bottom of the assembly and it has large areas sticking out, so it gets hit by falling hoses, tiles, foam, various pieces of hard stuff. In hidsight - a really schtooooopidddttttt design.

  25. Re:Suggestions please on Mandriva Linux 2006 Beta Underway · · Score: 1

    I'd recommend the one that works for you on your hardware. Honestly, with a typical old and slow home PC with limited memory and disk space, you may have to try a few distributions to find one that installs and runs properly. The best way to figure that out, is to try the CDROM versions of the majour distros first and see how they do.