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  1. Re:What about... on Rounding Algorithms · · Score: 1

    Or the nearest prime...

  2. Re:I'd buy it.. on Apple Enters Media Center Domain · · Score: 1

    Well, you can install it on your Mac Mini now.
    http://gigaom.com/2005/12/01/apple-front-row-for-e veryone/

    Add a bluetooth adapter, Salling Clicker and your bluetooth phone and you're good to go. Better than the original because it doens't require line of sight!

  3. Re:Not Google's fault, or is it? on IE Flaw Utilizes Google Desktop Search · · Score: 1

    Exactly, it's a standard path. Should work in any relatively modern browser on any platform. That's how you can access web pages on an installer cd or your local hd, which is the point.

  4. Re:What do they consider a "switch"? on 1 Million Windows to Mac Converts So Far in 2005 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Yeah, you will.

  5. Re:"switched" or "also bought"? on 1 Million Windows to Mac Converts So Far in 2005 · · Score: 2, Informative

    You would be wrong.

    Scroll down to the table that lists 2005 Q3 year over year growth.
    http://www.systemshootouts.org/mac_sales.html

    All vendors - 17.1%
    Apple - 47.8%

  6. Re:Symptoms vs Causes on The Story of a Microsoft Patch · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I think you can make Steve Ballmer say it himself: http://www.axisofstevil.com/djballmerfresh.swf

  7. Re:In Other Breaking News... on Microsoft Loses Two Key Executives · · Score: 2, Interesting

    You can see how he sounds here:
    http://www.axisofstevil.com/djballmerfresh.swf

  8. Re:Lemme guess... on Microsoft Loses Two Key Executives · · Score: 1

    No, this thread is here to make fun of Microsoft!!

    Here's the best way to do that:
    http://www.axisofstevil.com/djballmerfresh.swf

  9. Re:FrontRow Question on iPod Video Coming to a Car Near You · · Score: 1

    Yes, but you have to wait two weeks. http://www.thinksecret.com/

  10. Re:*ahem* on Mac Users Blast Symantec ... Again · · Score: 1

    And why exactly would I need a PDF printer device?

    Isn't the point of the application to create a complex PDF?

    Do it in the application, not as some systemwide resource.

    Do I have a Word printer device? No. I just save the damn file from the application. Why would I need to do it any differently with a PDF?

  11. Re:Microsoft Evil Index on The Company Everyone Loves To Hate · · Score: 1

    Evil Microsoft!

    (Come on, help shape the graph!)

  12. Re:Sal Cangeloso is a moron on Hard Drives Made for RAID Use · · Score: 1

    RAID-0 is equally as redundant as RAID-1.

    I think you're drunk...on niggles.

  13. Re:You're wrong on IE Flaw Puts Windows XP SP2 At Risk · · Score: 1

    Wow, you're an idiot. I use a computer every day and haven't used IE in over two years. Firefox & Safari have eliminated the need for IE and it's security risks.

  14. Re:Tech on Controlling Hurricanes? · · Score: 1

    Come back in a hundred years when you know what the hell weather changes really mean to the global climate/environment/ecology.

    Until then, DON'T EVEN TRY IT.

  15. Long answer... on Securing Mac OS X Tiger · · Score: 1

    No.

  16. Re:Does default matter? on Securing Mac OS X Tiger · · Score: 4, Informative

    You're ignorant of the default services for OS X client.

    They're all turned off.

    Even on the server version, only SSH is turned on by default.

    Do you really need a firewall until you turn on any services? Most users will never do this. And they have a GUI for the firewall that allows holes for most typical services with just a check box.

  17. Re:This remids me.... on Experimental 4G Phone Service Faster Than Cable · · Score: 1

    20 kps!!! Holy crap, that's almost 45,000 mph!!!

    No wonder he doesn't have cell reception.

  18. Re:I'm unimpressed. on Diamond Nanotubes Created · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Step one. See if you can do it.
    Step two. See if you can control it.

    Each step is significant. Computational Physics isn't quite like REAL physics, is it? It's easier to do something on a computer than in real life.

  19. Re:i hate to take their side on Comparing Tiger and Vista Beta 1 · · Score: 1

    You, sir, have become my first fan.

  20. Re:One down... on Rio Brand Closes Doors · · Score: 1

    Well, they failed at that.

    And having a seamless, integrated, easy to use music store.

    And having a GUI that was easy to use.

    You know, things that MOST people might want in a music player.

  21. Re:not consumer ready on New Technique for Creating Nanotube Sheets · · Score: 1

    Wait an hour. They'll probably have that much by then.

  22. Re:So how about Mac OS-10.4? on Running Windows With No Services · · Score: 1

    Try it.

    Rename /System/Library/LaunchDaemons and restart.

    I doubt you'd get very far.

    Or try booting while holding down cmd-s. That's probably more like the equivalent.

  23. Re:Boot times disk/network bound on Intel Developer Macs Outperform G5s · · Score: 1

    Ok, that's pretty cool. There is no such option on OS X, that I'm aware of.

    But how reliable is the OS coming back from hibernation?

  24. Re:Boot times disk/network bound on Intel Developer Macs Outperform G5s · · Score: 1, Interesting

    10 seconds???

    Holy shit, I would have thought my Mac's battery had died if I had to wait 10 seconds for it to 'resume'.

    From opening the lcd latch to putting my fingers on the keyboard, my powerbook is ready to go. 2 seconds tops, and that's if I left a bunch of apps open.

  25. Re:Where's the article on How Linux Beats Windows in ID Management Ease · · Score: 1

    A Mac zealot, unabashedly. But only for those who ask.

    At work, I have different web apps (web mail, webDAV), different OSen (W2K, XP, OS 9, OSX), different databases (MySQL, SQLite, Filemaker), different mail apps (postfix, timsieve, mailman) all for different groups of users (HR, Financial, etc)

    OS X builds all of these, except timsieve, and allows those groups to properly access all the necessary functionality.

    Do I care what type of group they're in? No, because it the larger scheme, it doesn't matter. You may have different types of groups, but if you take the big picture and set everything up to work properly in that scenario, then life isn't too hard. Does one member of HR need to be in a groupofnames and another in a posixgroup? Only if you haven't defined your larger picture well.