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  1. Re:Promoting? on Ericsson Pulls Bluetooth Division · · Score: 1

    All the BlueTooth related technologies have been invented already, no need to spend effort on a completed project. I think they want to actually make money now, eh?

  2. Re:Like in the movies... on Apple Introduces New G5 iMac · · Score: 1

    You can't add/subtract components like that when they are integrated into a single device. And no, you cannot buy Apple products for little money, this isn't a cheap clone, it is a fine pedigree machine.

  3. Re:Ports location on Apple Introduces New G5 iMac · · Score: 1

    It would be cool if osmeone created a wireless docking station thingie transmitter that plugged into those ports ... but I guess the bandwidth would suck. I could live with 10mbps of bandwidth though.

  4. Re:This isn't just a VA Software problem. on The Vanishing Act of VA Linux Hardware Docs? · · Score: 1

    Planck's constant is written down somewhere. Quit being so dramatic.

  5. Re:side-loading CD/DVD? on Apple Introduces New G5 iMac · · Score: 2, Informative

    They use a special reflecting laser scaffold that actually improves performance in the vertical. Amazing stuff.

  6. Re:Id don't think it breaks the GPL on Does Shareware X-Chat for Windows Violate the GPL? · · Score: 1

    If they released not only the source but the makefiles they used to build the binary, the it owuld be ok.

  7. Re:Guys, take note of this... on CEO Indicted for DDOSing Competitors · · Score: 1

    Anything goes in war. Don't try to make war out to be something civilized.

  8. Re:Sheesh... on Kernel Maintainer Kills Philips USB Camera Support · · Score: 1

    you are the wanker!

  9. I hope they all go away on VoIP And Cell Phones Eroding Traditional Telecoms · · Score: 0, Troll

    I hate traditional phone companies and I hope they all go away in the most painful way possible.

  10. Re:This is the way it should go on UK ISPs to Shut Down Spamvertised Websites · · Score: 1

    Pfizer is not the one who is sending out those spams. Pfizer manufactures the drugs but they don't sell to the public.

  11. Re:I know I'm trolling, but... on New Disposable Digital Cameras with LCDs · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The manufacturing of this camera probably kills hundreds of beavers and rodents. It's not just about avoiding film -- you have to avoid most things made by technology if you want ot be environmentally friendly. Man should just wipe itself off the planet if it really wants to play fair with the Earth.

  12. Re:But For How Long? on Comcast Port 25 Blocks Result In Less Spam · · Score: 1

    Hopefully the workarounds by the spammers will create a unique signature that makes it easier to detect and block zombie machines. The arms race works both ways.

  13. Re:.porn on Supreme Court Rules Against Anti-Porn Law · · Score: 1

    You can already block out porn sites without a .porn extension. You can already surf to your heart's content without a .porn extension. I don't see why you would want a .porn extension when most websites are visited via URL referrals or search engines. What has the extension to do with why you would want to visit a porn site?

  14. Re:Maintenance? on Smart Systems Threaten More Jobs Than Outsourcing · · Score: 1

    Presumably, the smart systems would allow you to run it with less people. Maybe with the same amount of people but with more of them lower level positions (remote hands).

  15. Cheap equipment on Do PS2-to-USB Keyboard Adapters Work? · · Score: 1

    Maybe you used adapters that don't really work? I found this: http://www.xkeys.com/ymouse/whym08.php And it costs $60. Look at that thing, must contain a lot more guts than the adapters you used. I found this adapter sold by keyboard makers.

  16. Re:Microsoft and Legal BSD code on More Responses to de Tocqueville Hatchet Job · · Score: 1

    But what about prior versions of Windows? Do they credit code they used?

  17. Re:Stigma on China's New Craze: E-bikes · · Score: 1

    Corrected as "You're either such a lazy fat bastard...". Your welcome.

  18. Re:This is a creative project, but... on PacManhattan Relocates Classic Game To New York Streets · · Score: 1

    Just chill. Quit thinking so hard.

  19. Re:Really hard to understand for someone on Probable Solution Found for ECC2-109 Challenge · · Score: 1

    About $5 per person involved. Now they can pay for all that electricity they used.

  20. Re:Tax Idea on States Link Databases to Find Tax Cheats · · Score: 1

    That doesn't make the rich fella pay his share of the taxes. If I made ten billion dollars, but only spent about $100 million, that leaves $9.9 billion untaxed. Seems like he ought to pay about $3.3 billion in taxes. He won't even notice it.

  21. Re:Again on Linux 2.6.5 is Released · · Score: 1

    They are too busy programming. Go get the source and write your own summary.

  22. Re:Programmers in IT get treated poorly on The Unhappy World of IT Professionals · · Score: 2, Insightful

    A lot of programmers who engage in craft programming are just messing around. Businesses have a right to manage your work as they see fit since they are paying you. If you want to go off and fine tune that block of code to your satisfaction, you always have your personal time to work on it.

  23. Re:May this project actually get finished... on Rhythmbox Gets iPod Support · · Score: 1

    So contribute code, money, time to the project. No writes software just so other non-contributors can use it.

  24. Re:firefox on Mozilla Firebird gets .8 Release, and New Name · · Score: 1

    And what about FireBird Shoes, FireBird Books, or FireBird Dentures? They should be equally mad that the FireBird database has invaded their namespace ...

    As Google figures more prominently in our daily habits, I hope people at least learn how to write multi-word queries.

  25. Re:Debian based ApeXtreme to take on Xbox Live! on More ApeXtreme Info · · Score: 1

    Why would you think VA Linux could do a good job of creating a console? They couldn't make Linux servers for a living and those have higher profit margins than consoles.