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  1. Re:A question that we seemed to have missed... on Questions for DoJ IP Attorneys Asked and Answered · · Score: 1

    I would imagine it would be the same as copying a song from a cd, to say a tape. The song is what is copyrighted, not the bits.

  2. Re:sigh on RMS Calls On Linux Developers To Replace BitKeeper · · Score: 1

    Not being able to physically use a hand-held tool is more or less the same as not being able to use a tool due to it not running on Linux xxx platform.

    It's not offtopic. It's an analogy.

  3. Re:sigh on RMS Calls On Linux Developers To Replace BitKeeper · · Score: 1

    The screwdriver is the "right tool for the right job". Unfortunately, it cannot be used by the person who wants to do the job.

    I think RMS is quite silly sometimes, but this isn't one of them. The point is that the protocol is proprietary, and the person that controls the licensing is more or less an ass, as can be testified by many comments.

  4. Re:BitKeeper? on RMS Calls On Linux Developers To Replace BitKeeper · · Score: 1

    BitKeeper is a revision control system. Like RCS (clever name!) and CVS. It more or less makes things easier for multiple people to work on the same sources.

  5. Re:sigh on RMS Calls On Linux Developers To Replace BitKeeper · · Score: 1

    Tell that to the handless man who needs to use a screwdriver.

  6. Re:sigh on RMS Calls On Linux Developers To Replace BitKeeper · · Score: 1

    And FreeBSD too! Check out the debian-bsd projects.

  7. Re:OH MY GAWD GET IT RIGHT STUPID PEOPLE@!!!!!! on RMS Calls On Linux Developers To Replace BitKeeper · · Score: 1

    Actually GNU/Linux refers to the kernel and the GNU userland.

  8. Re:I have the files on Random Humor · · Score: 1

    Can you put them on shareaza?

  9. Different times on Estonia: Where the Internet is a Human Right · · Score: 1

    The internet is a right for people in the US. I recently came across the journal of a homeless person. The journal is online of course. So in the US at least, anyone really can access it, provided they walk a little.

  10. Re:No you were running spyware! on Getting Law Enforcement Action for a Large-Scale Hack? · · Score: 1

    If you take a peek at Kazaa Lite (under Supertrick) they have a host file with lots of spyware hosts. The host seems a bit slow at the moment, but just retry a few times.

  11. Read as: on Microsoft Kills Off Mac IE, Blames Safari · · Score: 1

    Microsoft can't make IE the default browser and uninstallable on Mac OS, so they are discontinuing development.

  12. Good things come to people who wait on What Kind Of Computer To Bring To College? · · Score: 1

    I watch a few "hot deals" websites for parts and computers. There are some great deals if you're going to buy parts, or just buy a whole computer. If you wait for a few months, eventually you'll spot a great deal.

    The two best that I watch are Passwird and Dealnews. I'm sure there will be some good stuff before the summer is over!

  13. Re:Coming at You Live... on Shadowbane Servers Hacked, Chaos Ensues · · Score: 1

    Dead players == bad business

  14. Re:okay, quick now! on Shadowbane Servers Hacked, Chaos Ensues · · Score: 1

    No one is hurt by this. Go outside and take a walk. Come back tommorow, and it'll be fixed.

  15. Nature of Computing on Why Do Computers Still Crash? · · Score: 1

    Computing is extremely layered now-a-days. Think OSI model. But really - when you write a program, how many layers does it go through that you never even touched?

    Hardware (obviously), BIOS, Operating System, Drivers, APIs, Libraries, Compilers, etc etc. It's no wonder that along the way something will break. Part of it is just a matter of thinking differently. APIs are often not written in a way that is very logical to me, and thus I would be more inclined to make a bug using one.

    As computers and operating systems continue to get more advanced, the likelihood of bugs and crashing increases. Error handling throughout layers is not good at all. Hopefully new higher level programming languages will evolve that make things like that more simple to implement.

  16. That's not the only hoax... on Microsoft's iLoo Project A Hoax · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Microsoft announced today that the iLoo web appliance was a hoax. It is expected that Microsoft is soon to also confirm that the 'Windows' operating system was a hoax as well, and was only a joke.

  17. Studies show... on Earthlink Deploying Challenge-Response Anti-Spam System · · Score: 1

    The number of procmail recipes increasing greatly

  18. Re:This dosen't look bad at all.... on SCO DOS'ed · · Score: 1

    The general public would probably wonder "Why is anyone still using DOS?" if they heard about a DoS attack. Besides defacing, the public understands very little about cracking.

  19. Re:think of the gamers man! on The Interplanetary Internet · · Score: 1

    Introducing... delayed messaging!

  20. Uh oh on Available To The Right Buyer: Sun Microsystems · · Score: 1
    I hope Microsoft doesn't get in on this deal. That would be bad.

    Welcome to Java .NET edition (all existing java code is broken, so don't bother).

    And our new sister company, Microware will now provide the only working hardware for Microsoft software.

  21. Huh? on Looking at Longhorn · · Score: 1

    Correct me if I'm wrong - I've always thought FAT was a journaling file system. Linux has just ventured into that area recently.

  22. Re:Put them in a Beige Box? on GeForce FX 5200 Reviewed · · Score: 1

    I select computer parts based on their power, not their 'color scheme'. Nor do I really care about having a window in my case. There are plenty of spare computer parts laying around my office for me to want to see any more.

  23. I was worried for a second.. on GeForce FX 5200 Reviewed · · Score: 4, Funny
    The Gigi FX5200P's blue board should nicely match Albatron's most recent motherboards, which sport the same color scheme.

    *breathe of relief* What would I have done if my video card and motherboard didn't match?!

  24. RIAA violations on RIAA Chats With Song Swappers · · Score: 1

    I'm curious about what types of violations the RIAA has possibly been committing. (On a P2P system,) What would be grounds for harassment? For threatening? Or even conspiracy?

  25. Press Caps Lock or + to start taxi missions... on Using GPS to Hail Cabs · · Score: 1

    This reminds me far too much of the little blue thing over people's heads in GTA III...