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  1. Re:Netherlands == Paradise on Dutch Say No to Software Patent Directive · · Score: 1

    Do you have to worry about law forbiding you to love your mare? This would explain those Color Climax films I saw. I can't think of a good reason why the goverment should care if someone marrys a horse. It's very odd but as long as they both have had their shots I don't see a problem.

  2. Don't worry on E-Mail Controls in Office 2003 · · Score: 1

    You can still create a .net passport without e-mail verify. It's easy. I still have president@whitehouse.gov as a .net passport.

  3. PDA vs PDA phone on Death of the PDA? · · Score: 1

    One of the more neat thing's i've seen is a mobile PALM based phone. While I've never been a big fan of the Palm Pilot, I have to say it's among the more useful devices i've seen.

    The only issue I see with putting too many things onboard a single device is compatibility. We have AMPS, GSM, CDMA just to name a few and there is no real assurance that the frequency of your phone matches that of the carrier you want to use.

    Let's say I had an analog mobile PDA (I believe still common place in Asia). Very useful device if you can get the service, which I'm sure I could get where I live for a higher then normal fee. It would be more practical to toss the phone in favor of a new phone.

    What I'd like to see is something like a cardbus or similar mobile phone that would fit onto a laptop, PDA, or PC. This way I can actually pick a PDA of my choice, and have a choice as to what sorta packaging my phone had, from a minimal cheep 10 digit display, to a full fledged device with all the bells and whistles.

  4. How long has 1.44 been standard? on Magneto-Optical Drives Reviewed · · Score: 2, Interesting

    It's about time someone did this. Floppy disks are cool but they store so little. The IBM PS/2s came with slightly larger 2.88meg floppy drives, but for some odd reason, they never caught on. Zip / superdrives were in vogue for a time, but alas the media cost a pretty penny and there was no assurance that the PC you wanted to put the media in had a Zip or Superdrive. Mini-disk would have been nice, the media you could get just about anywhere, but it never was a PC standard. I like caddies, even if it costs me a few times extra then plain media. Doesn't take up much more space, offers protection, generally is a good idea. Video tapes offer this, old style video pre-laser video disks offered this, floppys still offer this (though I admit, I'm still using that pile of AOL floppies they sent me years past). People are stupid and don't take care of their media. Jewel cases break, more compact sleaves based cases still are prone to scratching. That one piece of software is always going to be in that box somewhere and just when you need it, it's damaged on that one file you need.