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  1. Re:Will.. on More Linux Activity in German Government · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Build your own computers, and that problem is gone. As for Office formats, that's a load of FUD; you can read those with open-source software.

  2. Next... on Investigating Infinium Labs · · Score: 1

    "Infinium Labs" will say there's been a prototype for over twenty years, and that it's supported Linux for twelve.

  3. Re:There's a difference.... on Dave Barry Strikes Back Against Telemarketers · · Score: 1

    It's multiple entities bombarding a system and/or institution with bogosity, with the evident intent of disrupting usual business.

  4. Re:There's a difference.... on Dave Barry Strikes Back Against Telemarketers · · Score: 1

    Then it's a grey area. It's just a usual /.ing as much as anyone can see, but in truth it is a DDOS attack designed to crash a server.

  5. There's a difference.... on Dave Barry Strikes Back Against Telemarketers · · Score: 2, Insightful

    between the Slashdot effect and a DDOS attack. This looks like a willful attempt to crash their computer and drive their help around the bend; it's a DDOS.

  6. Easy solution for AAPL on Beatles Bite Apple · · Score: 1

    Cease using the Apple name in conjunction with iTMS and iPod, and rather just use the name iTunes. I don't think Apple dba iTunes selling music steps on anyone's toes, unlike just plain Apple selling music evidently does.

  7. Re:Minors and Software Licenses/Contracts on RIAA Settles With 12-Year-Old Downloader · · Score: 2, Informative

    You are quite right that the underclass cannot evidently enter into binding contracts in the US. However, there is no license on a music CD. There is just copyright law.

  8. Re:We need the list of songs to embarass the artis on RIAA Settles With 12-Year-Old Downloader · · Score: 1

    I believe a certain Ari Deaubleigh or somesuch was the main artist who profited.

  9. Re:Apple Outshines Dell on Ethics on Apple Wins VT in Cost. vs. Performance · · Score: 1

    My problem with Dell is that they tend to send you less than you paid for. I ordered a Dimension 8250 last December, which I am using to write this post. The sound card was not what they claimed and wouldn't accept Creative drivers, and I recently discovered that they didn't send a backup copy of Norton Antivirus as claimed.

  10. Re:Other uses? on ESR to Shred SCO Claims? · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yeah, that'd be great. In my anthropology class we've been studying that sort of stuff, but with DNA...there are some tree diagrams of primates, so why not Unices?

  11. Re:In case of /.'ing on RIAA Sues 12-Year Old Girl · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Nope, they're actually suing a 12-year-old, which would mean that POSSIBLY the suit is null and void, and another one needs to be filed.

  12. Re:more than one reason to copy an iTunes song on Apple Responds To iTunes "First Sale" Question · · Score: 1

    I wasn't particularly bashing decrypting iTMS acquisitions through CD, but rather mentioning that you cannot sell an iTunes song as is. Also adding in that it's likely that the compression on the rip will be MP3, which is by its nature rather destructive.

  13. Re:Much agreed with Apple on Apple Responds To iTunes "First Sale" Question · · Score: 1

    You buy an album for a friend by either burning a CD for them and deleting your copy, or by buying it on their computer (but with your credit card). As for bequeathing your collection, you can leave your CD burns, and of course include in your will the instructions for finding your password, which you can carve into a piece of furniture or something.

  14. Much agreed with Apple on Apple Responds To iTunes "First Sale" Question · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Legal considerations are beside the point; it is very near impossible at this time to sell an iTunes song without also selling your Mac...and your credit card. There's always ripping from a CD burn, but at that point it isn't an iTunes song, it's a below-quality CD rip.

  15. Re:REAL computer curriculums needed BEFORE compute on New Hampshire to Follow Maine's Lead · · Score: 1

    And what I ask is...why not both? I see the academic benefits of laptop computers...heck, I take ALL my college notes on an iBook...but I also see the benefits of teaching junior high kids how operating systems work, and how to use Unix. I mean...what ELSE is there to teach in junior high? I seem to recall that it's basically a holding tank.

  16. Re:GTA, a "game"? on Kids Kill, Victim Sues Game Maker · · Score: 1

    The difference is that all of those have clear objectives besides simulating an actual situation. Yes, the distinction I am making is a bit hazy, but I believe that simulation is a different thing from gaming.

  17. GTA, a "game"? on Kids Kill, Victim Sues Game Maker · · Score: 3, Funny

    I think not! It's clearly a "crime simulator." I don't consider Microsoft Flight Simulator a game -- it's clearly a simulation, as its rules amount to replicating the reality of air travel. Grand Theft Auto clearly is attempting to replicate the reality of crime sprees, so why not just call it a crime sim?

  18. Here, a fscking link on Google Turns 5 · · Score: 1

    ln /sbin/fsck google

  19. Re:USB keys on Users feel Password Rage · · Score: 1

    And moreover password your PDA -- last I checked the manual for my Palm, the only way to remove the password is to wipe the PDA.

  20. Re:Uh.... on Essay Grading Software For Teachers · · Score: 1

    I, too, find myself using it, but I find that it has a rather high error rate for some situations.

  21. Re:Uh.... on Essay Grading Software For Teachers · · Score: 1

    Except that last I used the Word grammar checker, there were a noteworthy amount of false positives and negatives.

  22. Not to sound like the stereotypical /. Luddite... on Essay Grading Software For Teachers · · Score: 1

    But multiple choice is actually better than this. Or just plain marking up wordprocessor files by the actual teacher. I'd hate it if my professors started using ordure like this, particularly for ENGLISH COMPOSITION. As far as I can tell, they can't get a GRAMMAR CHECKER anywhere near reliable, so an automatic essay grader is laughable!

  23. Re:And good riddance. on Adrian Lamo Charged With Hacking · · Score: 1

    Yep. They do as much damage, but noone tries to defend them.

  24. Re:don't bother with laptops on New Hampshire to Follow Maine's Lead · · Score: 1

    And I never said anything about eliminating teachers in favor of "virtual classrooms," which I believe to be a crock. And frankly, if every student had a laptop, do you realize that: (a) Papers could be graded faster (b) Most cases of dysgraphia would be irrelevant to education. (c) Class notes would tend to be more comprehensive, because typing is easier to do while listening.

  25. Re:REAL computer curriculums needed BEFORE compute on New Hampshire to Follow Maine's Lead · · Score: 1

    Teaching them grep and stuff couldn't hurt. It'd be more useful than two-column proofs, which NOONE ever uses.