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  1. Re:wrong pricing? on SCO Licenses Now Available · · Score: 1

    maybe that implies most SCOX are inside-trading? :)

  2. wrong pricing? on SCO Licenses Now Available · · Score: 2, Informative

    SCO must be charging the licenses too cheaply, as reflected by its stock price :)

  3. Misleading on SCO Licenses Now Available · · Score: 4, Interesting

    on the website it says they're offering a license that cures the IP infringement in Linux. So can they be sued for misleading in a product once the infringement is proven imaginative? similar to the guy who sued spammer for false claim in penis enlargement pills.

    however, i believe another interesting question is, if they are sued for misleading, how much can you still get out of SCO after it's being savaged by IBM....

  4. cloudy venus on Venus: The Forgotten Planet · · Score: 2, Interesting

    i believe one of the reasons for such neglection is due to the thick layer of cloud covering the planet. i myself would be put off observing the Moon or Saturn from my backyard if there's cloud hanging in the sky.

    having said that, we have seen amazing ground-penetrating technology used on Mars Rovers. So maybe some of these gears can be re-used?

    it'll be rather amusing if Venus does have lives kicking under the thick cloud as we speak, but we failed to further investigate it :)

  5. Big Brother restrictions on New Draganflyer Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle · · Score: 5, Interesting

    it'll be interesting to see if the government will impose some restrictions on such device, so that it can't be used for anything threating the homeland.

    more importantly, can this Predator still be controlled if someone's using a jammer of some sort?

  6. Re:Confused... on Open Source Group Victoria v. SCO, Part II · · Score: 0

    just a different way to describe certain person/organisation.

    competition police is probably the Consumer Commission (or similar-minded bodies) in this case. similar to spelling cops in Slashdot.

  7. Re:Astronaut-wrong word on China Sending Two People Into Space · · Score: 1

    Tai Kong means Space (literally "Too Empty"). For astronauts, they would have called theirs sinsinauts (Xing Xing = stars)

    having said that, in China they called these taikonauts "Yu (Universe) Hang (Navigate) Yuan (Person)".

  8. here's a Pattern Recognition on William Gibson on his Tech Life and Latest Novel · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    if a male in the family doesn't find that being really up on all the latest tech ever does any good, it's the sour-grape effect!

  9. Re:What would help on Is the CAN-SPAM Act Working? · · Score: 2, Funny

    $10K? but "YOU CAN EARN $3000-$8000 A WEEK BY WORKING FROM HOME" sending spams FOR these spammers :)

  10. good reason for this? on 27 Central Banks Push Anti-Counterfeit Software · · Score: 2, Insightful

    i would imagine anyone printing counterfeits out of a computer/printer are amateurs, thus the number of notes printed are limited, therefore they can be used fairly easily without getting caught.

    how many times does the shopkeeper in a gas station look so carefully on the notes you pass on to him?

    so maybe, just maybe, this kind of Anti-Counterfeit measure is enough to put a lot of people off that wishful thinking.

  11. e-voting exploits on Candidate Ads, Coming Soon To An Inbox Near You · · Score: 2, Funny

    wow, in an e-voting scenario, this can-spam campaign will probably run some windows exploits and automatically vote on behalf of you.

  12. emergency plan? on Still More on the DARPA Grand Challenge · · Score: 3, Interesting

    do they have a plan in case these driver-less vehicles are roaming outside the designated path and start running people over?

  13. Re:rover on Still More on the DARPA Grand Challenge · · Score: 2, Informative

    with the time limit of 10 hours across 200 miles, technology from Mars Rover might not be enough.

    those rovers are travelling at max 2-inch per second, which gives the processor plenty of time to build a 3D model, analyse it and make a decision.

  14. Ask Slashdot on Cyberchondria · · Score: 1

    is it why we get so many questions in "Ask Slashdot"?

    people keep asking for medical advice, legal advice, family advice etc, and people keep replying IANAL, IANAD, IANAC etc...

  15. version naming on Details Of Palm OS 6 - 'Cobalt' · · Score: 5, Interesting

    there are some interesting discussions at the bottom of the page regarding the naming of "Palm OS Cobalt" instead of "Palm OS 6".

    the CCO's reply was "As for the naming, numbers were a problem because in the PC world a higher number means the lower number is obsolete (Windows 98 immediately replaces Windows 95). Palm OS Garnet is just fine for many users and will persist a long time, so licensees asked us to move away from numbers."

    so maybe the naming also implies the confidence in a product? the company sees no need for users to UPgrade unnecessarily in the future. eg Mandrake Almighty instead of Mandrake 1241.12.102

  16. too easy now? on Toy Penguins and Male Egos Drove Linux Acceptance · · Score: 1

    would it create a side-effect where male with even higher ego thinks Linux is less challenging now that even booth girls can use it?

  17. legal or not? on Online Search Engines Lift Cover Of Privacy · · Score: 1

    in the article, it says "and it is all legal", then it continues to talk about security breaches, so is the whole thing legal or not?

    is there such thing as legally breaching a security?

  18. Re:Kazaa and Gnutella are cooler on Online Search Engines Lift Cover Of Privacy · · Score: 1

    will those .doc files be traps to run macro vb scripts once opened?

  19. step by step guide on Good Online FPS Games/Servers For Beginners? · · Score: 1

    personally i recommend Ghost Recon as it requires more strategic thinking before each move, so it gives you some breathing room, and opportunity to communicate with your team and build up a relationship.

    step 1.
    play single player mode until you can get pass the most difficult level easily. since you're coming from a video game background, the controls will be your bigger learning issue.

    step 2.
    play in demo/newbie game rooms only. this way you are playing with players about the same skill level as yourself.

    step 3.
    play in the common room, don't talk (type) too much, just play with good players whenever you can.

    step 3.1
    if you're luckly, you'll be invited by clans to go for a trial-out, this way you have more chance to get accepted since they already like you in the first place.
    otherwise, participate in some clan trial-out, and remember to talk less but do more.

    once you're in a clan, it's just a matter of playing with them often, and that's about when you start enjoying the game.

  20. Desperation Level on Modifying Employment Agreements? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    the success or failure when dealing with wide reaching employment agreements such as this depends how desperate you are to get this job.

  21. result may vary? on California Man Sues Penis-Enlargment Firms · · Score: 1

    i wonder if spammers can get away with the lawsuits if they include such disclaimer? after all, no two natural things are the same.

    i grow cucumbers at home, and the seed package says "colour and length may vary from pictured".

  22. Where's Google Cache? on Google Traffic Takes Down Web Site · · Score: 2, Flamebait

    wonder why Google didn't react in time to link to its own cache instead?

  23. Sponsored Dupe on Jobs to India -- A Broad Look · · Score: 1

    maybe this time it's paid for by outsourcing companies? :)

  24. it's the game, not console on Xbox 2 - The Price of Compatibility? · · Score: 1

    i think console game consumers are driven by games, not console.

    i have a PSOne right now, and i'm not rushing out to get a PS2 because it can still play my PointBlank-1, i'll only buy it if i really want to play that WRC Extreme.

  25. Fuzzy Logic? on Which Screw Goes Where? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    where's our fuzzy logic? aren't we human supposed to have the ability to try things and adjust accordingly.

    next week we'll see "The Guide To Showers": If you prefer 32'C shower, turn the handle clock-wise 10 degree.....