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  1. What would really make money on The Face Detector · · Score: -1, Troll

    Is software that would detect "facials".

  2. Surprised on Perens Talks About Open Source Risk Management · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I am surprised that he didn't discuss the work of Jonathan Smith at U of Penn.

  3. Bug on Excel Clone for Linux Now in Beta · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    There is a GUI bug in the pull down menus "File" that drives me crazy!

  4. Typos on OpenGL Reference Manual v1.4 · · Score: 5, Informative

    This thing is FILLED with typos, which is horrible for a reference manuel.

  5. Quote on Nanotechnology: the Good, the Bad, the Hyperbole · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "I don't believe any science that originates from the XY chromosome."

  6. Typos on HackNotes Network Security Portable Reference · · Score: 1

    The second and third chapters (at least) are filled with typos!!

  7. Re:Gentoo is one of the best linux distribs, and h on Gentoo Linux Announces Gentoo Linux 2004.1 · · Score: 1

    Well then what about the above response to my original post ?

  8. Re:Gentoo is one of the best linux distribs, and h on Gentoo Linux Announces Gentoo Linux 2004.1 · · Score: 1

    Thanks for you offer - that is nice of you. But the problem is moot now.

  9. Re:Gentoo is one of the best linux distribs, and h on Gentoo Linux Announces Gentoo Linux 2004.1 · · Score: 1

    This is another variation of the problem. Yes right,

    "it worked for me and so it will work on every possible distribution with any device. I can't possibly imagine that with a COMPUTER things might be more complicated in different scenarios."

    Things are so fragmented this just isn't the case. It is the one advantage Apple has over Linux. So many times have I had responses like this about "sure no problem in Linux!" and in the end it is either impossible or a total pain in the ass. I really am starting to think that their is a serious psycological issue - too much of the community would prefer to be cogniscenti, and stay "the smart computer guys" rather than let the rest of the world be a part of linux.

  10. Re:Gentoo is one of the best linux distribs, and h on Gentoo Linux Announces Gentoo Linux 2004.1 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I should add, that your response is too typical of the linux community - "To get it to work is easy..just do such and such...oh it didn't work ? You must be ignorant" or some such insult. This is exactly the sort of nonsense that keeps linux from being widespead.

  11. Re:Gentoo is one of the best linux distribs, and h on Gentoo Linux Announces Gentoo Linux 2004.1 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Well a year ago I had a system administrator try to get Mandrake to talk to an Olympus C3030 and it never happened!

  12. Re:Gentoo is one of the best linux distribs, and h on Gentoo Linux Announces Gentoo Linux 2004.1 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Yeah, but why do people put so much energy into these different distributions when it would profit the linux community and the rest of the world much more if linux was able to easily do things like download pictures from my digital camera ?

  13. Re:Still safe for a while on RSA-576 Factorization Officially Announced · · Score: 1

    Yes, but more importantly, this shows the superiority of elliptic curve cryptography - compare this with the size of the recently cracked elliptic curve key.

  14. Roger Penrose on Calculating A Theoretical Boundary To Computation · · Score: 3, Informative

    This doesn't mention Penrose's work, which is very much like this.

  15. Illness on Chernobyl Becomes Tourist Hot Spot · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Yes but apparently you have an 50 % higher chance of getting ill on such a trip. A lot of travel agents won't give you insurance.

  16. Old idea on Notebooks Replace Textbooks in Texas · · Score: 2, Informative

    This was done in the Maine public schools a few years ago.

  17. The real innovation on Laser Vision Offers New Insights · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Is the use of adaptive optics for imaging the retina. This involves using deformable mirrors or micromirror arrays to sense how the retina deforms a wavefront.

  18. Re:Why were MP ever such a big deal? on Beyond Megapixels · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Here is a reason why MP are obviously not the only parameter of interest - I say "hey I invented a 100 Gigapixel camera! Its great. Most of the pixels are broken though."

  19. Surprising on Alan Kay Receives ACM Turing Award · · Score: 3, Informative

    It is surprising that the chose not to honor Martin Davis of NYU, since so many OOP ideas are implicit in his work.

  20. Re:Statement that is crazy on Few Takers For Microsoft's Settlement Cash · · Score: -1, Redundant

    It just demonstrates how messed up microsoft is deep down - they just leaked it out by accident...

  21. Re:Offended on Sex.com Settles Case Against VeriSign · · Score: 5, Funny

    This isn't a story about sex, it is a story about the internet. Unless you find the supreme court sexy...

  22. Offended on One Third of Email Now Spam · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    As a person who likes to eat spam, I am offended!

  23. Re:Offended on Linux Spreads its Wings · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You may be a feminist, but you also sound like a bigot. Why make a statement like that when you are so concerned with fairness ?

  24. Re:Offended on MPAA Infiltrating Campus Nets with Software · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I see your point, but your case would be strengthened is you could spell, since people love to jump you about that on slashdot.

  25. Looks not so great on Gnuplot 4.0 Released · · Score: 1

    Is it just me or do other people find GNU plot to look old and sort of primitive ?