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  1. It is news on VMware-Microsoft Battle Looming · · Score: 0

    Check out the VDI initiative that many are already implementing. Virtual Desktops means Vista VMs.

  2. Re:I don't get this... on Longhorn Server Will Stress Virtualization · · Score: 0

    It certainly does not imply that Microsoft "believes Linux is that good..." It implies Microsoft is terrified of VMware ESX Server.

  3. Re:How about Hawaii? on Interstate Highway System: 50th Anniversary · · Score: 1

    The "I" is definitely not there. It is an H. They have H1, H2, and H3. Not really an "inter"-state, but not much more of anomaly than other Interstates that don't cross state lines (of which there are several). Even Puerto Rico does. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_H1 for more info.

  4. How about California? on Interstate Highway System: 50th Anniversary · · Score: 1

    Then they really better not count California's roads. Somehow California managed to dodge all requirements for having exit numbers and mile marker posts (as opposed to post-mile markers) since the 1971, as well as any type of reflective sign technology available to the rest of the country for at least the last 30 years. (A few are just now starting to appear.)

    Oh, and Californians hate Interstates so much the locals don't even call them Interstates. Ever been on "the 5 freeway?" Or "the 15?" Say "I-15" to someone from LA and watch the confusion unfold.

    The Eisenhower Interstate System has long been absent here.

    See the CalNexus "modernization" program currently in progress here or here.

    In fact, Caltrans (the California DOT) itself barely knows what an Interstate is. Just google "Caltrans bloopers" and the like.

  5. Re:Patent Text on Apple Sued Over iTunes UI · · Score: 1

    Actually, the core of iTunes has existed much longer, previously known as SoundJam. I believe it actually dates back to 1998, and included many of the current iTunes interface elements.

  6. Not In California on Brew Your Own Auto Fuel For 41 Cents A Gallon · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The state that could arguably use this interesting story the most will be shut out in another year. CARB has effectively outlawed diesel cars here, due to the higher amounts of NOx and particulates emitted from diesels over gas burners. So actually while this story seems green-natured, California would disagree despite obvious benefits. Are emissions the same coming from biodiesel as petroleum? If so, or they're actually worse, this doesn't seem to have long term viability.

  7. Re:Another approach on Getting Groovy -- Playing Records without a Needle · · Score: 1

    The LOC was also the initial customer for that $100,000 machine. I can't recall if they funded the research for it, but they were definitely the target client.

  8. Re:Ahh.. Classic catches up to us :P on Mac OS X Trojan Horse Infects MP3s · · Score: 1

    Seems like what the Mac developer community has been arguing about for years now. This could actually have profound effects on Apple's decision to favor file extensions over creator/type codes. The fix, logically, would seem to hint at favoring the old way again, or at the least, making the Finder work like it did in years past.