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  1. Re:It will work fine. on Using a House's Concrete Foundation To Cool a PC · · Score: 1

    You definately need to use a plastic sheath through the concrete for the copper lines. Bury the copper will below the concrete in a bed of clean sand. The lime in concrete WILLl corrode the copper pipe, fortunately it will take about 40-45 years for it to happen, so you might note really carer.
    My father had to bypass all the copper lines for the recirculating hot water heating system laid in the concrete floor a couple of years ago. The house is about 40-45 years old.

  2. Re:Will Canadian Pols Roll Over on CRIA, MPAA Demand Expanded DMCA For Canada · · Score: 1

    As a Canadian, I would rather pay the "copying" tax rather than have a DMCA style copyright act.

  3. A fake twitter user to plug this scam on Fake News Scam Sites Advertising On Real News Sites · · Score: 1

    Someone used my Gmail address to create a Twitter account to pump a google links get rich quick scam.
    I hadn't checked my Gmail for a few weeks and in that time someone used my email address to set up a twitter account. I had tons of tweets from strangers in my inbox. Some dude from wisconson was running some get rich quick scam with google links. I had never signed up for a twitter account so I decided to take it away from the scammer..

    Voila, down goes one scammer/spammer and a twitter account for me to boot....not that I couldn't have got one anyways.... Now to figure out how to get rid of the fake followers......suggestions?

  4. Re:which state(s)? on The End of Tax-Free Internet Shopping? · · Score: 1

    That is because you have harmonized tax or HST. Your province gave into the Feds a while back and harmonized the taxes into one. Other provinces where this hasn't happened only pay GST and not provincial tax if from out of province.

  5. Re:OK, dumb question after reading the article on Richard Stallman Warns About Non-Free Web Apps · · Score: -1, Troll

    This isn't just a security hole its a whole can of worms for what's being suggested by RMS. Suppose I write some javascript to run on the client side and its supposed to return data in a specific way. I do the right thing and make sure the data is clean on the server side so there is no chance of an exploit.
    If someone makes a change to the client side javascript that sends back something not expected, but still passes the clean test and it ends up borking my webserver, I'm going to be majorly pissed. There would be no way to test the javascript on the client for the right version because the user modified script would report the right version. As a whole I see this as breaking interactive websites by someone who thinks they know better than the website developer.

    What it really boils down to is that there is a difference between controlling & running programs on your own computer and using a website which is not your computer. The web browser is a sandbox for the webserver to run its programs in a safe known environment on the client side. In essence this an extension of the foreign machine running on your machine. There is no other way to have interactive websites.

    RMS needs to be reminded that a website is not your local computer.

  6. I read and listened to the article on Bill Gates' Plan To Destroy Music, Note By Note · · Score: 1

    And my ears are bleeding!

    Not only is this in bad taste, but somebody up the ladder in Microsoft should have pulled the plug on this abomination long before code was ever written.
    This product is what happens when the focus on core products is lost. This is an example of employee bloat and the resulting crap it produces; uninspirational.

  7. Re:Still looks like everyone else on Drop-In Replacement For Exchange Now Open Source · · Score: 1

    My company has been using zimbra for a year and a half since 4.5.9 on CentOS. Even though CentOS is not officially supported and you choose the equivelent RH version for Zimbra it works just fine. I guess by some standards we are a small enterprise with 60 email users (100+ employees/contractors not needing email), our email volume inc spam is around 75-200k msgs per day.
    The layout compared to outlook is very similar and my training time for our users was negligable. It was like ducks to water. Outlook and exchange were dumped in its entirety after a 1 year trial of 25 users. Tools to migrate from exchange worked exactly as advertised. Users who were on standard imap/openwebmail mail slid over just as easily. I only had 2 "power" outlooks users complain for a few days after the migration

  8. Re:Aren't there others like this? on Drop-In Replacement For Exchange Now Open Source · · Score: 1

    Regarding management and wiping of smart phones, I have to assume you're talking about blackberrys. That's the job of a BES server. The BES server only talks to Exchange or Zimbra with the mobile connector to talk email, calanders etc., everything else regarding security/wiping/provisioning of the blackberry is handled by the BES server itself.
    Zimbra doen't even talk about managing smart phones, only that it supports certain models for email.

  9. Re:Obligatory... on The Very Worst Uses of Windows · · Score: 1

    Try Zimbra, just did a 60 user rollout and migrated off Exchange with absolutely no problems.

  10. Re:Researchers just don't get it on Researchers May Have Found Cause of Type 2 Diabetes · · Score: 1

    The is a reason Type 2 diabetes almost exclusively occurs in gluttonous people, and is virtually unknown in countries where food is comparatively expensive and scarce.
    That's a pretty big (and wrong) supposition on your part.
    I probably know an equal amount of skinny people and fat people on insulin.
    If you did a little research you would find that diabetes is directly proportional to the amount of refind sugar a person eats. For example, as sugared soda-pops were introduced into countries in the late 1800s adn early 1900s, it was discovered that a short time (5-10 years) later the amount of cases of diabetes increased. If you wish to check, read Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution, the papers are cited there.

    So let me correct what you said... The is a reason Type 2 diabetes almost exclusively occurs in "rich western countries" and is virtually unknown in countries where junk food is expensive.

    So enjoy that Jolt Cola with your morning fruit loops!

  11. regarding your sig.... on Watermarking to Replace DRM? · · Score: 1

    Diplomacy is the art of saying, "Nice doggie!" until you can find a rock.


    The best definition of diplomacy I ever heard was:
    "Diplomacy is the difference between rape and seduction, either way you get what you want"

  12. Re:Conversion on SCO Loses · · Score: 1, Informative

    Actually legally speaking conversion means the exchange of one type of security or currency for another. What that means is that they must transfer assets equaling the money owed to Novell, be it cash, investments, or other property like real estate or intellectual property.

  13. Re:Forget smart cars... on Smart Car Coming To the US In Jan. 2008 · · Score: 1

    VW people scare me more than taxi drivers.

    As a person who works in the taxi industry, I own, operate, and am 1/3 of the IT dept. in a large taxi & transport co. Taxi drivers who drive like idiots are usually out of the business in less than 6 months. A couple of complaints will usually finish off these idiots. Please take the time to complain, as far too many people won't, and say "I don't want to see the guy fired".
    The average driver in our city puts over 50 000 kilometers/year in driving accident free. Unfortunately, its a few bad apples out for a quick buck that spoils the industry.

    As for VW owners they're better than BMW/Mercedes owners.

  14. Re:What resource is being consumed? on First Nations Want Cellphone Revenue · · Score: 1

    Obviously you live in a city and have never lived near a First Nation. I grew up in a town with 14 resevations nearby. I will just say that the corruption and nepotism is rampant. I could give tons of examples of when band election happens, and and a new council is elected, suddenly there are many families who were related to the previous chief and council are evicted from their homes. Another is Band funds disappearing (eg money for sewer and water), and the office has an "electrical fire" and, aw gee, the books were lost in the flames.
    I could go on, but I don't want to be labeled a troll.

  15. Re:Linux Easter eggs? on An Easter (Egg) Holiday? · · Score: 1

    Doesn't work in OOo 2.0 FC 6.

  16. Re:I do not get this on Ballmer Repeats Threats Against Linux · · Score: 1

    wonder how Balmer thinks that they are going to sue something that no one owns, that no one made.

    Every open source project has leaders that can be sued! I don't think he can sue the users, but he could go after the hosting providers.

    Microsoft is a multinational company, they could sue anyone anywhere.

    Nobody will stop using linux because of Balmers idiotic statements. There is no way the company I work for would shell out the $$$$$ necessary to change out linux for Windows Server 2003. The caos company wide would be awful!

    I agree that the US patent system is retarded, but and I don't see it changing any time soon.

  17. Re:The wise customer on Amazon Adjusts Prices After Sales Error · · Score: 1

    Thanks very much for the correction, I do know better, and don't know what I was thinking. I've only used paypal once (thank god, I've heard too many horror stories), and with your post I'll never do so again.

  18. Re:The wise customer on Amazon Adjusts Prices After Sales Error · · Score: 1

    Actually, if you do get charged by Amazon, simply call your credit card company and dispute the charge.
    If a charge is disputed they will have to prove the sale or your signature, and in this case they WILL lose.
    All merchant agreements state that a sale is final. Merchants are not allowed to charge card holders a second time without the cardholders authorization (signature required in a brick and mortar), and with web based charges, they are s.o.l.

    I've done enough e-commerce and brick and morter pos systems to know this process insideout. If they get enough complaints against them, they could lose their right to take credit cards over the net, but that's extremely unlikely since they own Paypal as well.

  19. Re:Microchip PICs on A Giant DIY LED Display · · Score: 1

    Actually, I work with Microchip's 16f819, and that has a built in crystal running at 8 Mhz, and is extremely stable with temperature (automotive).

  20. Re:XMLHTTPREQUEST on John Dvorak's Eight Signs MS is Dead in the Water · · Score: 1

    maps.google.com

  21. Re:Wait a second... on Theaters Unhappy About Faster DVD Releases · · Score: 1, Informative

    You were probably already infected if you became sick the next day. Most bugs take 7-10 days to incubate.
    Bad arguement. Also remember wash your hands!

  22. Re:VB for Linux on Windows and Linux User Interfaces · · Score: 1

    you might want to check out gambas http://gambas.sourceforge.net/.
    It's not exactly VB but anyone with experience with VB should take to it like a duck to water.
    Benoit has brought the stable version up to 1.0.11 and the development version is going well.

  23. Bell in Ontario on New Study Finds VOIP is Getting Better · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Bell technicians have been on strike since March here in Ontario. Residential customers are taking the brunt of this strike, while business customers are generaly only slightly delayed.
    If you moved (like me) and there is a problem with the phone line then you're totally stuck. After several calls to "Emily" and talking to fustrated outsourced call takers and finding my repair date slipping from mid July to early August to late September, I got sick of the lies and decided to try Vonage.
    After some initial call quality problems, and disconnects, I can honestly say that the call quality is equal to or better than was being provided by bell. The secret? I actually read the manual and made sure the needed ports were forwarded to the vonage box. Once I felt I was sure that the call quality was consistent and reliable, I told Bell to stuff it and cancelled the service.

  24. Re:Take heed on New Study Finds VOIP is Getting Better · · Score: 1

    I have vonage, and the call quality at first was poor enough for me to consider cancelling the service.
    I actually read the manual and the recommendation was to port forward directly to the to the vonage box.
    From that point foward everyone I've talked to doesn't know its voip or if they know remark that the call's clearer.

  25. Osborne -1 on Dvorak Says Apple Move to Intel Will Harm Linux · · Score: 1

    I think that apple could become the next osborne if they don't proceed carefully.
    For those of you who aren't old enough to remember, osborne killed itself when it declared the specs of the new osborne-2. Everybody waited with baited breath for the osborne-2, and sales for the osborne-1 dried up.
    In short osborne went bankrupt before it could release the osborne-2.
    Just like the osborne, sales will drop as people will wait for the intel version to be released. Hopefully there will be enough stored cash so Apple doesn't die during the transistion. Lastly, no I'm not trolling, I'm just pointing out a prescident.