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  1. Re:Why? on Apple to Launch iTunes for Windows · · Score: 0
    What more could a reasonable consumer want?

    full, unrestricted permissions to their own property.
    would you drive a car that wouldn't allow you to go over the speed limit? I mean c'mon, it's illegal anyway. Why would anybody want to go over the speed limit?

  2. shhhhh! on Why Only Music? · · Score: 0
    why shouldn't movies, software, ebooks and other media also be covered by compulsory licenses?

    Don't let them know! the last thing they need is an idea
    goodness, i hope nobody reads this site. sheesh.

  3. Re:Incredible earphones: $500 on Expensive Geek Toys Roundup · · Score: 0

    etymotic ear buds are another option

  4. Re:Today's lesson. on FBI Investigating Lamo Via Patriot Act Provision · · Score: 0

    for the metric users out there, that's 2.54cm and 1.60935km (160935cm or 63360.236 times as much)

  5. The net on Anti-Spammers DDoSed Out Of Existence · · Score: 0
    It's getting more and more like the Wild, Wild West every time I hook up to the 'net anymore.

    it was great until everyone wanted land... err *cough* until everyone wants it their way.

    Please don't set up rules and regulation on the net, but I'll admit, this is pretty out of hand.

  6. length on New Anti-Swap CDs Hit Shelves · · Score: 0

    do the cd's still hold 74/80 minutes of the uncompressed music?

  7. here we go. on New Anti-Swap CDs Hit Shelves · · Score: 0

    First the RIAA sues downloaders, but it doesn't stop there. What bitrate is the WMA encoded at?

  8. Uncle Moneybags on Torvalds And Cox Write EU Parliament On Patents · · Score: 0
    the whole idea of patents is to provide time-limited monopoly in exchange for publication of the invention.

    where have we heard of software and monopolies before?

  9. from microsoft.com on New Microsoft Worm Coming Soon? · · Score: 0, Funny

    The protocol itself is derived from the Open Software Foundation (OSF) RPC protocol, but with the addition of some Microsoft specific extensions. i.e. vulnerabilities

  10. there goes the flow on Solar Window Panes · · Score: 1, Funny

    what do the feng shui people think of this?

  11. yes on Apple Responds To iTunes "First Sale" Question · · Score: 0
    media: Computer Science. An object or device, such as a disk, on which data is stored.

    medium: An intervening substance through which something else is transmitted or carried on.

    so you sell either your harddrive or the internet. for $.99?
    now you know why he said it's impractical.

    but if you feel up to it, i call first dibs.

  12. tcejbuS on The Innovators' Ball · · Score: 0

    ever see bowling for columbine?

  13. And I host a site on that!! on Where Is The Broadband? · · Score: 0

    but it's free to me, so why not?

  14. Unless..... on Guessing Linux 2.6.0 Release Date · · Score: 0

    unless you run LFS.

  15. Re:Terrible choice of name. on XFree86 Fork Gets a Name, Website · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    i'm a Christian and don't find it offensive.

    btw, ogg/vorbis is one of the best names because it's interesting, short, and cool sounding

  16. Magnetite on Iron-eating Bug Found to Thrive in 121C Heat · · Score: 1

    magnetite comes out

  17. You can't have your OS and use it too. on Red Hat Sues SCO, Sets Up Legal Fund · · Score: 1

    (until you pay us money) that's the message SCO is sending to linux users. who cares? if they win, all the resources for developing linux go to work on bsd. think of how good that could get. if they lose (likely, and hopefully) we get to keep using linux for free, yippee!

  18. Re:Is Red Hat big enough to fight? on Red Hat Sues SCO, Sets Up Legal Fund · · Score: 1

    i'd say linux/unix/bsd/mac(now a *nix) are competition. especially with two of them being free oh and beos and the like

  19. the Big Mac costs $2.33 on Red Hat Sues SCO, Sets Up Legal Fund · · Score: 1

    Awesome. Maybe after the trial Red Hat and SCO can rub both of their one-dollar bills together and split on a Big Mac
    nope, big macs cost $2.33. maybe if the cashier was a linux user and SCO danced a jig for him/her. lol

  20. Re:Cool on The Diamond Age · · Score: 1

    yeah those capacitors have huge capacitance, but can't handle much voltage, in case anyone cared. i used 10 of the one farad variety to power a miniature rc car.

  21. Re:Cool on The Diamond Age · · Score: 1

    amazing. when does this transfer to audio components? soon that five channel reciever will be operating in class A. (really good sound, but extremely inefficient i.e. really hot + big heatsink. till now)

  22. Re:Marketing on New Transmeta Chip: "Efficeon" · · Score: 1

    my home server is a pentium 100 with 16mb ram. passive heatsink. (ok so i should update it) have you seen mini-itx computers?

  23. Re: MICROSOFT ISN'T AWESOME on Windows Virus Takes Out Gov't Agencies in MD, PA · · Score: 1

    yes it will. there's a windows emulator called wine available here.

  24. Re:Monoculture on Windows Virus Takes Out Gov't Agencies in MD, PA · · Score: 1

    just one type of OS wouldn't it be cool if they made 10 OS's and every one had the same front end but a different back end? just speculating, but we could start with what's out there.

  25. Re: Monoculture on Windows Virus Takes Out Gov't Agencies in MD, PA · · Score: 1

    i've heard somewhere that the next microsoft version allows them [gates & co.] to erase illegal media from your hard drive.... lol that's gonna be one heck of an article