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  1. Re: good on Opera Free as in Beer · · Score: 1
    I've talked about this before... You can filter anything (including ads) with Opera too, they just don't say it officially.

    You may hand in your geek license now :)

  2. Re:A corporate IT disaster on Computer Security Still Totally Inadequate · · Score: 1
    So, supposing for a minute, that one had an interest in partaking in such matters (which I don't), and that one also had sufficient motive for such irresponsible behaviour (which I haven't), how would one go about composing such a combination of Slammer and a BIOS eraser?

    Naturally, one would only be using this information for research purposes. Or educational purposes, at most.

  3. Re:status quo extensively on Learning GNU Emacs, 3rd Edition · · Score: 1

    ..and they are just as much in a twist, it seems.

  4. Re:Half-Life 2 on The Portable Linux Based GP2X is Here · · Score: 1
    40MB finally, but 80MB during installation. I still remember it...

    "Where are we going to free up 80MB (!) just to install this thing!?"

  5. Re:Science/Children's Meuseum Exhibit on I/O Electronic Brush for Painting · · Score: 1

    And I imagine that with a lot of craftwork, a cheap USB camera with abysmal quality, and a lot of fuss you could make one of these yourself.

  6. Re:No sines and cosines? on Trigonometry Redefined without Sines And Cosines · · Score: 1
    The thing is, you won't be writing the correct answer if you write down sqrt(c) without the root, no matter how many decimals you write (assuming c is not a square, of course). A maths teacher that only wants "close enough" ought to get his ass kicked.

    Ok, so it's off-topic, but anyway.

  7. Re:My first assumption on Stolen U.C. Berkeley Laptop Recovered · · Score: 1

    True, I think slashdot contains at least 10 shelf-meters of potential research material.

  8. Re:Changes overdue. on A Gimp In Photoshop's Clothing · · Score: 1
    What? GIMP has an interface??

    Seriously though, loading up it's original interface makes me go "......". I can immediately sense the high porch I'll have to climb over in order to use the thing. GIMPshop is very nice on the other hand, and with the same functionality, code, and license. Everybody wins!

    Except for one thing... the toolbars are huge.

  9. Re:Changes overdue. on A Gimp In Photoshop's Clothing · · Score: 2

    -> ed

  10. Re:That's not the point on Nintendo Revolution Controller Revealed · · Score: 1

    You probably don't have to keep it pointed at anything, just rest it in your lap. It's not a light-gun controller, it's a motion sensor.

  11. Re:/usr/local on Slackware Linux 10.2 Released · · Score: 1
    Same thing in Windows, but there's a problem sometimes:

    Usually you'll find all applications in "C:\Program Files\*". So some smart novice then thinks, "ok so the default is C:\program files\ so let's install there by default", which is a bad mistake.The actual default prefix should be "%systemdrive%\Program Files\", not to mention that there is even an environment variable for it: %programfiles%.

    The devil is in the details.

  12. Re:In this topsy turvy world of Internet and URLS. on Singapore Bloggers Charged Under Sedition Act · · Score: 1

    No, don't say that. I'd rather have a slashdot effect over the network than through telepathy.

  13. Re:Wow... on Hayabusa Probe Arrives at Destination · · Score: 1

    Your statement includes the assumption that it's possible to fix things "inside the cave". That's quite a wild assumption.

  14. Re:Er? on RTLinux Boasts Single-Digit uSec Responsiveness · · Score: 1
    Linux could run circles around XP Pro for audio/video apps such as streaming, recording, and playback!

    You say that like it's a hard mark to hit.

    Yes, but Windows XP will run circles around Linux in those other uses of audio/video, not including streaming, recording, and playback.

  15. Re:Not Surprising on Canada's Do-Not-Hesitate-To-Call List · · Score: 1

    What about geeks who live in their office?

  16. Re:War and Peace on New IBM Ultra Fast Printer · · Score: 1

    Now try feeding 10 printers, replacing toner cartridges in 3 printers, fixing paper jams in 14 printers, and kicking that damn printer at the end of the line that suddenly stops with an unknown error code; all at once.

  17. Re:In a few months time... on Preserving Old Research Notes and Documents? · · Score: 1
    I can recommend this new IBM printer, it'll only take a few minutes with it.

    Just for future reference.

  18. Re:Restrict the sale to children? on California Legislature Passes Violent Game Bill · · Score: 1
    Yes, the restriction applies to children, and only children.

    Except children in Illinois.

  19. Re:Treo 670 / asian language devices? on The End of PalmOS? · · Score: 1

    Korean is not an iconographic language (unless you absolutely want it to be). Writing Japanese, is mostly not a problem either, at least on phones the simple keypad is already enough. Chinese, I don't know about.

  20. Re:Is this perhaps... on Cisco Flaw Opens Routers to Attack · · Score: 1

    Exactly. Just because your external senses tell you something, doesn't mean you can always trust them. And with God, no external sense will tell you anything, it's all in your own mind. Do you trust your own brain to be infallible?

  21. Re:Is this perhaps... on Cisco Flaw Opens Routers to Attack · · Score: 1

    Unfortunately, even the person finding the cat can never sure he actually found it, no matter how much he claims so.

  22. Re:you know... on FEMA Demands Use of IE To File Online Katrina Claims · · Score: 1
    "Physics is to math what sex is to masturbation." - Richard Feynman

    I must reply to your sig:

    Physics is to math what approximating her mons veneris is to cunnilingus.

  23. Re:Tunguska Comet Impact - 1908 on First Results From Deep Impact Mission · · Score: 2, Informative

    You can't really find it in g-earth, since it didn't leave any big marks. There are some placemarks with an overlay map though. I found one in the community forums, and made some improvements: Tunguska Event in Google Earth.

  24. Re:WTF? on Iraq TLD In Legal Limbo · · Score: 1

    Point taken.

  25. Re:WTF? on Iraq TLD In Legal Limbo · · Score: 1

    I'm thinking of naming responsibilities, like not having the entire namespace sold out to the porn industry for cash. Maybe something else? I don't know, but they seem to be thinking about something!