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  1. Virtual Earth on Google Offers Hybrid Satellite and Map View · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Virtual Earth had it first. This time Microsoft beat Google on their own turf. By the way, the MS interface is way better and the clarity of the aerial photographs is better too.

  2. Re:Not good from my experience on Linux From A CIO's Perspective · · Score: 1

    of course, your experience speaks for everyone, doesn't it? last time i checked, more devices were natively supported in XP than in any linux distribution. just because you fcked up doesn't mean the product is broken.

  3. Re:Well yes on Innovators Are Older Than Ever · · Score: 1

    I am sure the scientists who go on to win the Nobel prize understand this difference as well and choose the former over the latter. The point still remains that they have to understand the already done work!

  4. Re:Well yes on Innovators Are Older Than Ever · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Why is this a "waste"? Do you expect to do groundbreaking physics research without knowing and understanding the fundamental laws or even basic calculus? There is no point in re-inventing the wheel and so some time spent in reading literature is time well spent.

  5. Building on previous work on Innovators Are Older Than Ever · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I think the reason for this is that any new invention/discovery now takes years of reading and understanding the basic work that has already been done. Scientists in the past did not have so much background literature/work that they had to comprehend as the scientists today have to. This is of course not saying that their discoveries were rudimentary or inconsequential, but just that they did not have to spend so much time understading already done work.

    farhanahmed.net

  6. Re:Torrent? on Firefox Promo Videos · · Score: 1

    not everyone has access to torrent ports. for me, im behind a firewall that does not allow torrent downloads.

  7. Mirror of SWF files on Firefox Promo Videos · · Score: 1

    Direct mirrors of the SWF files can be found on my blog. http://www.farhanahmed.net/blog/

  8. Re:EMAIL ME IF YOU WANT THE FILE on Larry Page's Vision of the Future · · Score: 0, Redundant

    alright, send over an mp3 to farhan@yootz.com

  9. Consumption Junction? on Larry Page's Vision of the Future · · Score: 1

    Hmmm .. at least someone shares my interest in Consumption Junction. For those who are wondering what the heck I'm talking about, check out this guy's blog title.

  10. Mirror of GIFs on New Movies of Whirlwinds on Mars · · Score: 4, Informative

    The page will almost certainly get /.d since the animated GIFs are over 1.5 MB each.

    Here's a mirror if that happens:
    Video 1
    Video 2
    Have fun!

  11. Re:MSN is out of beta on MSN Search Engine Favors IIS · · Score: 1

    Then perhaps the study should be done again! Perhaps things have changed.

  12. MSN is out of beta on MSN Search Engine Favors IIS · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The link to MSN search on the main story links to beta.search.msn.com. It should be noted that MSN Search is out of beta for a while now - the correct links should be http://search.msn.com. It's not like it's Google or something - trying to keep everything in beta for years to escape criticism.

  13. Mirror on Bird Brains Explain How Humans Learn to Talk · · Score: 5, Informative

    Wow, a 5.0 MB link from the main page of Slashdot! Here's a mirror of the PDF documents if the original site goes down.

  14. Opening video mirror on Mac OS X Tiger Accidentally Shipped Early · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Check out the opening video for Tiger (the first time you set it up).

  15. Longhorn on Preview of X Windows Eye Candy · · Score: 4, Interesting

    How does this compare to the upcoming Avalon engine for Longhorn?

  16. Re:Ubuntu, as a desktop and a server on Ubuntu and UserLinux to Combine? · · Score: 2, Informative

    If you want to try a server running Ubuntu, here it is: Lafayette LUG

  17. Ubuntu, as a desktop and a server on Ubuntu and UserLinux to Combine? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    i personally think it is a very good move. Combining forces with UserLinux will not only increase its userbase but will allow Ubuntu to conform to the standards that UserLinux was established on. Ubuntu is a great distro that is good for the desktop and the server alike. You just got to love the apt-get. Visit Lafayette Linux Users Group at http://lug.lafayette.edu

  18. cant get used to them on Regular Expression Recipes · · Score: 1, Informative

    regular expressions are nice and all but i still cant get used to them .. a good manual should be kept handy at all times. Vist Lafayette Linux Users Group at http://lug.lafayette.edu. Suggestions are welcome.

  19. Lame on G4 Drops TechTV Name · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Who watches this lame channel anyway? Please help infect my test machine at: 139.147.8.100 (unpatched WinXP and IIS)

  20. Setting a precedent on Dispute Continues Over Posthumous Yahoo! Mail · · Score: 1

    Though I understand the moral implications, giving access to his emails will set a precedent for a lot of con-artists to fake deaths and obtain access to sensitive emails (indentity theft?). Keeping is closed is hence prudent.

    INFECT MY TEST MACHINE PLEASE AT:
    http://138.147.8.100 (unpatched WinXP and IIS)

  21. True on Getting the Girl · · Score: 1

    This is definitely true - I was pretty aghast looking at some of the advertisements on TV about the new games coming out - "Rose Rumble" and "Grand Theft Auto - San Andreas" being some of the them. The image of women in games has been reduced to that of a "whore" who is expendable and there only for pleasure. Very distrubing and unfortunate.

    Please help me infect my machine at 139.147.8.100
    I need to test virus/worm scanners on it!!

  22. please infect on EU Parliament Demands Fresh Start for Patent Directive · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    please infect my machine at 139.147.8.100 i am trying to test a virus scanner. Sorry for being off topic

  23. Slashdot acting funny? on PCs For A Workshop Environment? · · Score: 1

    Call it off-topic .. but has anyone else noticed that if they use Slashdot without logging in, all I see on the main page is the old news .. the 5 most recent news articles are not updated for some reason. I tried re-loading the page, restarting the browser and even switched browsers - same shit.

  24. Mirror here on The Eye: Evolution versus Creationism · · Score: 5, Informative

    Here's the mirror

  25. Mirror here on So, Who Wrote Sobig? · · Score: 1

    Here's another one