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  1. "4G" OR "Wireless broadband" on Obama's Goal: 98% of US Covered By 4G · · Score: 2

    4G technically refers to networks that have "peak download speed at 100 Mbit/s for high mobility communication (such as from trains and cars) and 1 Gbit/s for low mobility communication (such as pedestrians and stationary users)" http://www.itu.int/ITU-R/index.asp?category=information&rlink=imt-advanced&lang=en Wireless broadband services offering WiMAX (clearewire, DBC) are not technically 4G (unless implementing 802.16m), but are still "mobile broadband" as of 802.16e. Which does he mean?

  2. Re:I wouldn't even consider Programming 101 to be on Do High Schools Know What 'Computer Science' Is? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I disagree. Teaching students the tools of the trade (IDEs, debugging, control structures, if....then...else) are the foundations of the Science. You are taught math the entire time in high school, and an advanced math program starts with the assumption that you know how to add, subtract, multiply, etc. Teaching kids, either in high school or CS101 gives them the tools to move onto and understand Binary Trees and Linked Lists..

  3. Sony's death rattle on No Love For The Blu-Ray · · Score: 1

    Sony can't seem to win for losing. They were doing ok, at least in my mind, until the DRM root kit, and it went downhill from there. Blu-ray is just another straw on the camels back. I have to wonder, how much more can the market take?

  4. Re:Hack what ? on Criminals Target Tech Students With Job Offers · · Score: 1

    Getting access to a company's database is so 1990's Not really. Crackers still attempt to gain access to DB in search of creditcard and SS Numbers. With the proliferation of SQL injects available script kiddie can steal information from online shopping carts. Take the recent issue with mastercard and the intrusion into their customer DB. Thousands of credit card number were released. To say that it doesn't happen any more, is to, at best, be a bit naive.

  5. Re:Uhm. Slashdotted? on MySpace Music Player Hacked · · Score: 5, Funny

    I use bugmenot.com to login to MySpace for more pics.

  6. Re:Math Nitpick on Windows Servers Beat Linux Servers · · Score: 1, Informative

    The fact that your change OSs negates your argument. An a soft reboot, all memory is cleared, you are starting with a clean slate again. In any event, the uptime is mesured by the amount of time the OS is running, not the computer.

  7. Re:Take whichever one... on Learning Java or C# as a Next Language? · · Score: 0

    Yes! Bruce Eckel's book is the best book on C++, there are two volumes, both are very well written.

  8. Why not play OGG? on Build Your Own MP3 Player · · Score: 0

    here is a hardware/software design that allows a a chip to decode ogg: http://oggonachip.sourceforge.net/ now THAT is geeky! :>

  9. Where do they get the music? on Music Download Service Targets Linux Desktops · · Score: -1

    Do all these places actually BUY all the CDs? How can they legally sell you a song if they only have 1 CD of it? The would need to buy a CD for every song or CD downloaded right?

  10. Very Refreshed huh? on Microsoft Acquires Spyware Removal Company · · Score: 0
    I must say that it is very refreshing to see Microsoft finally start to take some serious action to help combat this rampant problem.
    Refresed huh? It looks to me like MS is just expanding their Monopoly.
  11. Re:Where's the part with the burning and the fires on Inside an Adware Company · · Score: 2, Funny

    sounds good to me, where do you want to meet? ;)

  12. Re:The future.. on An Exhaustive 16X DVD Burner Roundup · · Score: 1, Funny

    I remeber when my 8x CD-rom was the bomb! I could install windows with 1 disk! w()()T! It will come, we just got to 52x CD-R burning :)

  13. Re:Sprint Treo has crippled bluetooth on The Official Launch of the Treo 650 · · Score: 1, Funny

    Looks like sprint has been taking Monopoly classes from our friends Microsoft.

  14. Re:It would be more commendable . . . on Will Google Launch A Browser? · · Score: 1
    i'm not saying THIER open source, I said they are open source friendly.

    I can also see that if people knew more about how Gmail worked there would be more people using it to store files etc

    I belive this is already being done:

    http://richard.jones.name/google-hacks/gmail-files ystem/gmail-filesystem.html

  15. Re:Just use Windows, for Pete's sake on Interview With Lead Yoper Linux Developer · · Score: 1

    I'd like to invite YOU to create a virus that will spread like mblaster on linux. It not the user/per virus ratio, its more like, virus/"dumb user and a OS with more holes than swiss cheese" ratio. You would need to be root all the time to have a virus spread like that on a linux system.The average Joe IRunWindows, will see an e-mail saying: "free PR0N!", and think "cool, somebody thought of me, i love spam!" and he will click it. On linux if he does that, it wouldn't matter.

  16. Re:It would be more commendable . . . on Will Google Launch A Browser? · · Score: 2, Interesting
    Don't be blinded by the generosity; they're potentially gearing up to be just as wicked of a monopoly as Microsoft. Whether their intentions are clear or not, that probably should not be happening, since too much power has a tendency to corrupt -- except under very exceptional circumstances.

    I don't think so, mod me up or down, but google appears to just be a very Open source friendly, FREE service, and if they charge money for a few of their products, so what.

  17. Re:Article Mistake on Will Google Launch A Browser? · · Score: 1

    oh that, thats NY math, its a little different.:>

  18. Re:DMCA on Cringely: MS To Hurt Linux Via USB Enhancements · · Score: 1
    Watch, MS will copyright some key element that allows the OS to interface with the USB devices - prohibiting anyone from making compatible software.

    I don't see this happening. The instant the copyright was applied for, it would (well should) be shot down. That would be a very blantant monopoly. Do you really think that they'd get away with that?? APPLE, IBM, and Dare i say SCO, would be breathing down their necks..

  19. Re:419 on Inside Al-Qaeda's Hard Drive · · Score: 1

    lol thats what i was thinking.

    "Now you can buy Osoma's Hard drive on ebay! Send me you checking account number so i can verify your identity!" ;)

  20. Re:Better than nothing on Hybrid Cars Don't Live Up to Mileage Claims · · Score: 1

    hehe I was wondering when someone was going to mention the VW diesels! :>
    My next car is going to ba a TDI, w/ manual tranny.

  21. Re:No shock and awe here... on AutoZone Responds To SCO · · Score: 1

    You mean "STOCK and AWE right?? ;)

  22. Re:The SCO theroy on SCOoby Snacks · · Score: 1

    Thats the best description I've seen since this started!

  23. Re:If this is the law now... on Google Asks Booble To Cease And Desist · · Score: 1

    was his label linked to RIAA :?

  24. Re:Windows 98 on Retired Microsoft Operating Systems Still Popular · · Score: 1

    i don't know about IBM, but our registers run MS- embedded dos, and are junk, they run, yeah, but they are painstakingly slow... Embedded Dos, just like all the other junk M$ sells. I'd love to see the source to that! :S *Shudders

  25. Re:Popups on X10 Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection · · Score: 1

    I secound that amen, Firebird rox, and its free, way better then IE.........