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  1. Re:New Debian! on Debian 3.0r2 Released · · Score: 1

    Incidentally, I have tinfoil hats for sale for just $5 a piece..

    Just thought you might like to know. :)

  2. Re:I've got an idea.... on DVD-Rs go 8x · · Score: 1
    Bah.. remember when CD-RW was only 4X? They had to screw around with the standards and break backwards-compatibility to make them go faster -- and even at that they max out at (supposedly, I've never seen media faster than 12X) 24X.

    It's a problem for me since I have three burners.. one 52x24x52, one 20x8x52, one 4x4x24.

    Even though the old 4X media are supposed to work in the faster drives (when burnt at 4X) too, I find half of them don't.

    So no, CD-RW doesn't just work either. I think the whole lot needs a good bit of time to settle and mature a bit.

  3. Re:Canoe, fscking close to water? on Wardriver Charged with Theft of Communications · · Score: 1

    Googling for "canoe toronto sun" I see that they are related. Well, I now have another news site to stay clear from (a shame, too, because there aren't many Canadian sites with good tech news. Know any?)

  4. Re:Canoe, fscking close to water? on Wardriver Charged with Theft of Communications · · Score: 1

    Just out of curiosity, what's wrong with canoe.ca?

  5. Re:Don't journalists ever proofread this stuff? on Wardriver Charged with Theft of Communications · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Whether it is illegal or not is not the point the parent was trying to make, I think; the article demonizes wardriving by connecting it to child-pornography (whether intentionally or through ignorance of the reporter) so that Joe Sixpack will think "Wardriving? Isn't that the thing that kiddie fiddlers do?"

  6. You know you're a gamer when.. on Wardriver Charged with Theft of Communications · · Score: 1

    .. you first think that it should be rated "M" and not "AA" (that's "R" to you Americans.) :)

  7. Re:I don't wanna know on Wardriver Charged with Theft of Communications · · Score: 1

    Here's a free hint: it wasn't the steering wheel ;).

  8. 130 pounds? on A Robot Carries Humans, Another One Plays Flute · · Score: 1

    I know the Japanese are fairly small (in general), but only up to 130 pounds??

    Yikes!

  9. Re:some shortcomings on Retooling Slashdot with Web Standards · · Score: 1

    I believe the normally italic parts are rendered with tags, which leaves the rendering completely up to the browser. In this case, it seems Konqueror defaults to bold. This would work:

    (in the CSS stylesheet)

    cite { text-decoration: italic; }

  10. Re:Did anyone else notice? on Retooling Slashdot with Web Standards · · Score: 1

    This is an unfortunate problem with CSS positioning.. if something doesn't fit neighbouring elements do NOT move to accomodate it.. it just spills wherever their is room. The layout completely breaks at 640x480.

  11. Re:Search Function on Retooling Slashdot with Web Standards · · Score: 1

    I'm not certain but I think Slashdot always searches with an OR, (instead of the more logical and common AND) so if you search for "Slashdot with Web Standards" you'll get any page with "Slashdot" or "with" or "web" or "standards" which is virtually useless..

  12. A shame.. on MP3.com's Content to Be Destroyed · · Score: 3, Insightful
    Until it went all to hell in the last year or two, mp3.com was a great way to find new independent artists, all in one place.

    In fact, I'm sure it was good for them too; I've heard music I first found on mp3.com make its way onto TV shows.

    Oh well.

  13. Re:Best use for AOL discs... on How to Handle an Internet Outage · · Score: 1
  14. Re:You know the vendors on Spyware for Corporate Espionage · · Score: 1
    Do you know everyone personally at company Y? How do you know thaty the person who gives it to you ACTUALLY works for company Y?

    It's a moot point, anyway, since USB storage devices all use standard drivers (otherwise they WOULDN'T be plug'n'pray).

  15. Re:Questions... on Spyware for Corporate Espionage · · Score: 1

    Does it occur only to me that this is insane and an indicator or one of the ridiculous problems in Microsoft Windows? Unless it is playing with system files or hardware (which it shouldn't be, anyway), why need it run as Admin?

  16. Re:Agreed; and don't forget these either on Fox Considering a Return of "Family Guy" · · Score: 1

    You can watch Max Headroom, at least, on TechTV, just in case you didn't know.

  17. Oh yeah? on Microsoft Word Document ML Schemas Published · · Score: 0, Insightful

    How much do you want to bet it will be with extremely restrictive licensing, will be incomplete, or both?

  18. Re:Land of samba? on Brazil Moves Away From Microsoft · · Score: 1

    Yes, I know. It was just a joke -- laugh.

  19. Re:Brazil on Brazil Moves Away From Microsoft · · Score: 1

    Ahh.. but there's no Samba in a Windows-free environment..

  20. Land of samba? on Brazil Moves Away From Microsoft · · Score: 3, Funny
    Silva's top technology officer wants to transform the land of samba and Carnival into a tech-savvy nation where everyone from schoolchildren to government bureaucrats uses open-source software instead of costly Windows products.

    Ahh.. but there's no Samba in a Windows-free environment!

  21. Re:Graphical? on First Look at Debian's Next Generation Installer · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Remember.. the installer isn't a command-line, its a TUI. Basically, a GUI done in text. Its not as bad as you'd think. And have you ever installed Windows 2000/XP? It uses a text-mode installer..

  22. Safe to use samba 3? on The Official Samba 3 HOWTO and Reference Guide · · Score: 1

    I've been wanting to set up a PDC with Samba but have discovered that 2.2.8 is a bit limited (i.e. no NT Users and Groups aside from "Domain Users" and "Domain Admins").. is it safe to upgrade to Samba 3 yet? Is it reliable?

  23. Not new.. on Sony Music Testing New Copy Protection · · Score: 1

    This isn't new.. I've seen CDs like this before.

    I don't think 64kbit WMA's are acceptable, though. (That's how most of these things come)

  24. Re:$129 for 0.1 on Ars Technica Posts Panther Review · · Score: 1
    Keep in mind that Windows 2000 to Windows XP is just NT 5.0 to 5.1.

    Microsoft just hides it.

  25. The case against Linux on IBM and Its Thoughts on Desktop Linux · · Score: 1
    The standard argument is getting annoying.. it usually runs along the lines of "Linux isn't Windows, and until Linux IS Windows, it is not ready for the desktop."

    You see the problem.