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  1. Re:the real criminals on Yahoo! Music Going Dark, Taking Keys With It · · Score: 1

    Are they in Nato now? I never knew they tried to join it, I'd guess US of A may had blamed allofmp3 as a reason for not letting them in? Though russia in NATO would probably become LESS of a risk of war and therefor a good thing. Not that I see USA vs Russia as a risk as is either.

  2. Re:Insanity... on Yahoo! Music Going Dark, Taking Keys With It · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Well, it's not 100% trouble free, at least not for software.

    With a pirated copy you may have troubles with:
    * Play over Internet / use any net connectivity.
    * Use it after an update.
    * Be able to update.

  3. Re:People are still buying DRMd music. on Yahoo! Music Going Dark, Taking Keys With It · · Score: 1

    If I'd bought a lot of music I doubt I would just let it get removed forever when I switched computer.

    But I'd probably exist the seller to also let me redownload the same music to my new machine. Just log in and download the music I have registered as bought.

  4. Re:People are still buying DRMd music. on Yahoo! Music Going Dark, Taking Keys With It · · Score: 1

    Yeah I think it's meaningless in Sweden as well because you can't say "haha but I told you I sold it as seen" if it's broken ..

  5. Re:People are still buying DRMd music. on Yahoo! Music Going Dark, Taking Keys With It · · Score: 4, Interesting

    In my opinion not there either because really, why does it matter if you keep the copy and can watch it forever or can only see it one time? Where is the lost? Heck, I even own regular DVDs I bought like 5 years ago which I still haven't watched .. What says people would see their rented movies multiple times anyway?

    Just sell the shit cheap and shoot for volume instead, no protection needed, especially if the consumers actually think the product is worth the price and prefer to buy it.

    I don't get renting either, how much goes back to the company which produced the movie? Do they really earn much on a rented copy? Or are you mostly paying to the person renting you the movie? In that case why is that so important? Why does renting even exist? If the companies only get a very small amount of money for rented copies but people still rent because it's cheaper and one only watch most stuff one time anyway they should hate it.

  6. Re:Space Madness! on Apollo 14 Moonwalker Claims Aliens Exist · · Score: 1

    Maybe all the secret plane prototypes confused them so they crashed!?!

  7. Re:Space Madness! on Apollo 14 Moonwalker Claims Aliens Exist · · Score: 1

    So what's you're saying is that just because we can't see them doesn't mean they aren't here!?! Then he must be correct and Jesus was probably one with broken camouflage.

  8. Re:Hotter? on Next Generation CPU Refrigerators · · Score: 1

    Actually I'd prefer to insulate the bottom, and maybe I will. The less heat transfer the better. Stupid aluminium bottom plate.

  9. Re:Hotter? on Next Generation CPU Refrigerators · · Score: 1

    Sucked where? How?

    If it will then fine.

  10. Re:Hotter? on Next Generation CPU Refrigerators · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Well, personally I don't care if my CPU is 45 degrees or 75 degrees as long as my lap isn't 70 degrees.

    And the sad fact with my MBP is that it probably is :D (no it's not but it's too hot.)
    I'd so take 5 mm fatter computer for better cooling :/

  11. Re:"Community" ? on Vector Graphics Lead Wish List For Future Browsers · · Score: 1

    Cool, so all one need to do to look IE users out are to use AJAX with XMLHttpRequest? Nice.

  12. Re:"green" vs "no upgrades" on $250 Freescale-Based "Green" "Cloud" Computer · · Score: 1

    Hum, we can't be surfing the same web, the web I surf seem to kill my current machine which is a 2.2 GHz Core 2 Duo with 2GB ram.

    Cloud access was free I think, so no.

  13. Re:"green" vs "no upgrades" on $250 Freescale-Based "Green" "Cloud" Computer · · Score: 1

    But not they wouldn't charge anything for connecting to the cloud would they?

  14. Re:Hotter? on Next Generation CPU Refrigerators · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Yeah I don't get this, the heat need to leave the laptop somehow, and since the refrigerator will have to be within the laptop the heat remains inside it. Also since the refrigerator won't be 100% effecient this will both generate MORE heat and energy from the battery.

    Sure the CPU may get colder, but your lap will get warmer. Bad trade I'd say.

  15. Re:But will it run... on DragonFly BSD Releases Version 2.0 · · Score: 1

    Seems like the 2.0 packages aren't built yet, and not all sources seemed to be on the mirror google showed first, anyway there is a UAE package for DragonFly 1.12 so there probably is one for 2.0 as well.

    Not that you thought there wasn't one :)

  16. Re:Another filesystem? on DragonFly BSD Releases Version 2.0 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    No, he's probably talking about GPL licensed filesystems which can't work kind of anywhere.

    The guy above was probably pro-BSD license, so his point was probably that others can use hammer but they can't for instance get XFS.

  17. Re:Another filesystem? on DragonFly BSD Releases Version 2.0 · · Score: 1

    No.

  18. Re:Irony! on Scientists Solve Riddle of Toxic Algae Blooms · · Score: 1
  19. Re:more like pr0n on Firefox's Effect On Other Browsers · · Score: 1

    ok, "howtos" ;)

    Nah, seriously it's mostly dating profile presentations and articles I can't be bothered to read.

  20. Re:"green" vs "no upgrades" on $250 Freescale-Based "Green" "Cloud" Computer · · Score: 1

    But can't those people just get more heavy duty aluminium frames? Is it still more brittle at the same weight?

  21. Re:"green" vs "no upgrades" on $250 Freescale-Based "Green" "Cloud" Computer · · Score: 1

    Yeah, it oxidize fast but the oxide protect the rest of the aluminium, and yes steel frames rust and that was what I saw as the problem aswell.

    I didn't know about the metal fatigue issue, maybe it's an issue for people riding downhill or actually use their mountainbike for what it was intended for. But then again isn't most expensive mountainbike frames aluminum as well? On the other hand I guess those people think it's ok to get a new frame every now and then.

    I don't get the point, unless aluminium breaks more easily than steel frames.

  22. Re:Given China's reputation... on UOF Vies to Be a Third Contender in ODF–OOXML Battle · · Score: 1

    How can a standard be based on software? Isn't it the software which makes use of a standard?

    Also sort of the idea of using a standard for data representation would be to make it possible for various software to support it.

    And finally even if Eloffice was the only application supporting the standard Eloffice is written in Java and Microsoft Office is not so why the fuck would it be "stolen, bootlegged or otherwise-ripped-off software"?

    So much bullshit in this thread.

  23. Re:here's a fourth one on UOF Vies to Be a Third Contender in ODF–OOXML Battle · · Score: 1

    Except it sucks and doesn't do WYSIWYG, stupid web designers tend to belive it does though.

  24. Re:Anything subversive or defensive possible? on UOF Vies to Be a Third Contender in ODF–OOXML Battle · · Score: 1

    If the standard is open why not READ IT if you are so afraid of it?

    Also you don't need to use their chinese software just because you use their data format.

    But on the other hand if you are so afraid of chinese technology good luck with your next movieplayer, mp3player, tv, receiver, ...

  25. Re:Chinese Vaporware on UOF Vies to Be a Third Contender in ODF–OOXML Battle · · Score: 1

    Why would it be vaporware? Seems like their first release was 2002:
    http://www.evermoresw.com/weben/product/whatsNew.jsp

    It's also written in Java so it runs on most platforms I guess, they mention Windows, Macintosh and Linux.

    See the same url for new features or http://www.evermoresw.com/weben/product/integrated.jsp for a more complete list.