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  1. Re:Heresy : Think of the children? on Negroponte vs. Open-Source Fundamentalists · · Score: 1

    they just used Linux because it happened to be free.
    Of course, it does not have to be Linux. It could also be BSD, OpenSolaris, Minix... anything that is free.

    But... if Microsoft ponies up a few buckazoids
    Windows is not free. Even if they made it gratis, still would not be libre.
  2. Re:So now I suppose on First Psystar Mac Clones Ship · · Score: 1

    I just upgraded to 9.22... a REAL Mac OS... not one of those phonies with unix underwear...
    )Oh come on. "Classic" Mac OS had the nicest interface back then -- still better than OSX in some aspects, actually -- but any app crash would bring the whole thing down.
  3. Re:the fans are so loud! on First Psystar Mac Clones Ship · · Score: 1

    What was that saying again... "Quick, cheap, good. Choose two."

  4. Re:Mac vs PC vs MacClone commercials on First Psystar Mac Clones Ship · · Score: 1

    "Hi, I'm a Mac."
    "And I'm a PC."
    "And I'm Guybrush Threepwood, a mighty pirate!"

  5. Re:Would you buy a Metallica online album...? on Metallica May Follow In Footsteps of Radiohead, NIN · · Score: 4, Funny

    successful doesn't mean good. Look at Microsoft. They've been stupidly successful up until recently, but did that mean they have a good product/have great programmers??
    So, are you implying that... St. Anger was Metallica's Vista? :P

    (unfair comparison... Vista wasn't THAT bad)
  6. But will it be any good? on Metallica May Follow In Footsteps of Radiohead, NIN · · Score: 1

    If their new album is as awful as St. Anger, I wouldn't listen to it unless they paid me to.

  7. Re:Music Sucks on Metallica May Follow In Footsteps of Radiohead, NIN · · Score: 1

    But they did a pretty cool unplugged album... Oh wait, that's a bootleg. Then indeed, they didn't (oficially) release anything decent after the black album.

  8. Re:For the uninformed on The State Of Grayware On the PC · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I did try to find an alternative to iTunes, open source or just freeware, but I couldn't find anything as easy to use and feature-complete.

  9. Re:Well, piracy hurts real people. on EMI Says Online File Storage Is Illegal · · Score: 1

    You must be new here.

  10. Re:What happens to today's games? on Unreleased Atari 2600 Game Found At Flea Market · · Score: 1

    Usually if a project is canceled, it's because it was no fun to play anyway, so don't feel like you're missing out or anything!
    But sometimes, a canceled game could happen to be among a system's finest titles.
  11. Re:A Few More Points to Weigh on The End of Non-Widescreen Laptops? · · Score: 1

    Joe six-pack, when presented with a wide-screen format on a standard TV, thinks the black bars above and below the image indicate a problem and then complain.
    I think Innerspace was the first widescreen VHS I ever saw. It even had a notice before the movie, explaining that this was decided by the producer. Even so, I recall later reading the reader's mail of a film magazine... some paranoid dolt believed the video company was trying to hide that it was a "defective" transfer.

    Reminds me of how puzzled my brother-in-law was when he saw me playing Ikaruga with the TV turned to the side; I explained, it's because the arcade used a vertical monitor, so I had to rotate the TV, or have black bars on the side. And he said they shouldn't have released the home port until they had "fixed" it for full screen. Of course, anyone who has ever played this game can realize that it'd ruin it!
  12. Re:Works? on Microsoft Quietly Offering Ad-Funded Version of Works · · Score: 1

    So, how to get full consistency... LaTeX editors, maybe?

  13. Re:Yes, and yes. on Hardy Heron Making Linux Ready for the Masses? · · Score: 1

    It's very snappy for me. What's your configuration? Remember, when it comes to RAM, the more the merrier. If your machine is a low-end one, try Slax or even Damn Small Linux.

  14. Re:get real on ISO Takes Control Of OOXML · · Score: 4, Funny

    ISO is not corrupt, Microsoft corrupts ISO.
    End result being: ISO is corrupt now.
  15. How about... on Name For a Community-Owned Fiber Network? · · Score: 1

    ...Skynet?

  16. Re:If this is true... on Microsoft Designed UAC to Annoy Users · · Score: 1

    Well, I recall it *did* happen to me. I bought my comp used, maybe the seller configured something differently? Anyway, I didn't keep Vista for long, soon wiped to XP for a while, then wiped that and installed a hacked Mac OS X.

  17. Re:And Microsoft was the biggest offender. on Microsoft Designed UAC to Annoy Users · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Well, links in BBCode are a bit easier and quicker to write than HTML.

  18. Re:If this is true... on Microsoft Designed UAC to Annoy Users · · Score: 0

    What MS is trying to do is actually the right thing. MS wants to make it access privileges more like Linux. It wants to make it so that random programs can't run a muck with admin privileges.
    I've played with Linux a bit, and no distro ever asked me to confirm after I try to change the friggin' wallpaper!
  19. Re:I hate 3D glasses. on Pixar to Release All New Movies in 3D · · Score: 1

    Forget 3D. I'd like Disney to revive its traditional 2D hand-drawn animation.
    They're making one right now: The Princess and the Frog .
  20. Re:"Try Again" on HP Unveils Small Commercial Linux Laptop · · Score: 1

    That machine should be able to handle "classic" games like Pac-Man and Donkey Kong without breaking a sweat, but any arcade game that ran on hardware more recent than Neo-Geo will likely stutter to the point of unplayability.
    You can emulate the Neo Geo pretty well on a Sega Dreamcast, which has a 200MHz processor. I'd assume you can do a lot more with a machine that uses a 1600MHz one.
  21. Re:Wow on Dell Abandons Its Customization Roots · · Score: 1

    See?! It's a sign... get Linux! =P

  22. Given enough time... on Disk Failure Rates More Myth Than Metric · · Score: 1

    Given enough time, the failure rate for any kind of device is 100%.

  23. Re:Suspicion, not ID Theft on Having Your ID Stolen Leads to Job Loss, Prosecution · · Score: 1

    who would want to work with an accused child molester? It's not fair, but humans will behave like humans and not always give someone the benefit of a doubt.
    Those humans back in the roman empire would not have batted an eye about it.
  24. No, thanks... on Matrix-Like VR Coming in the Near Future? · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...I prefer 2D games.

  25. Re:I see you are having your period... on Users Know Advertisers Watch Them, and Hate It · · Score: 1

    At Tampax we understand this and that's why our tampons are designed to suit your body and help you get on with life...
    Cue the goatse troll.
    This will fit just right.