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  1. Re:Most AnyPhones are GSM... on Verizon Joins Linux Mobile Foundation · · Score: 1

    Nokia has almost no cdmaOne/CDMA2000 phones Keyword *almost*.

    Oh, you want a *choice*. I see ;)

    I would also imagine that this would change, if there were a sudden market for them. I notice that Nokia CEO claims the market isn't viable (for them) and that's the reason - of course that was a couple of years ago, so things are undoubtedly different these days.

    If this move is as it seems, then I guess it will change a lot of things. I guess we'll have to wait and see.
  2. Re:It's as simple as this on Woman Indicted In MySpace Suicide Case · · Score: 1

    Your point being?

  3. windows on Bletchley Park Facing Financial Ruin · · Score: 1

    Perhaps the Gates' would be interested if they ported Windows to the Enigma machine, or, at the very least, develop a Enigma simulator for Windows.

  4. Re:It's as simple as this on Woman Indicted In MySpace Suicide Case · · Score: 1

    OK, I think.

    Well, I have to apologise to everyone here. Even if you are all wrong to assume the woman is guilty, it is entirely reasonable to do so (IMO) considering the complexity of the whole thing.

  5. Re:Why I'm excited about Android on Verizon Joins Linux Mobile Foundation · · Score: 2, Interesting

    What's to stop you from implementing this on a Symbian platform?

    The SDK is free and I'm fairly sure you can do that sort of functionality. Of course, you have the SymbianSigned gauntlet to go through, and you will if you want to do that sort of thing, but I would say it's possible.

  6. Re:Most AnyPhones are GSM... on Verizon Joins Linux Mobile Foundation · · Score: 2, Informative

    I think Nokia might sell you one.

  7. Re:Isn't this "alleged"? on Woman Indicted In MySpace Suicide Case · · Score: 1

    ah, now it makes some sense :)

    So, she's not been found guilty yet...

  8. Re:Isn't this "alleged"? on Woman Indicted In MySpace Suicide Case · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Well, I don't know what 'indicted' means - it's one of those many words that I only encounter in the US.

    I should look it up, I suppose....ah, here we go :

    " 1. To accuse of wrongdoing; charge: a book that indicts modern values.
          2. Law. To make a formal accusation or indictment against (a party) by the findings of a jury, especially a grand jury."

    I am now assuming we're not talking about (1), but about (2) - ie the jury has already been involved and has found her guilty. What's the difference between 'indicted' and 'guilty' then, I wonder?

    ..and why all the pussy footing around in the article, if they have been found guilty already? Surely this isn't still 'alleged' if she's been found guilty already.

    Clearly, I know very little about US law (or any law, I guess).

  9. SGI server on Replacing a Personal Rack-Mounted Server? · · Score: 1

    I recommend an SGI server :

    http://www.sgi.com/products/servers/

    They start with the minimal specs you quote (I think) and they tend to scale quite well, so I'm lead to believe, in case you increase the size of your family and/or circle of friends...and they start at a very reasonable price, I'm sure.

  10. Re:Isn't this "alleged"? on Woman Indicted In MySpace Suicide Case · · Score: 1

    Hrm...ok, so there is more to this than in the linked story. Fair enough, I guess....

  11. Re:It's as simple as this on Woman Indicted In MySpace Suicide Case · · Score: 3, Insightful

    OK. Fair enough. I apologise.

    I read 'into' your post stuff you didn't write - ie that the *only reason* for putting 'alleged' is for the paper to avoid libel charges.

    Of course this isn't the case. The term 'alleged' actually means something, and that is that she hasn't been found guilty yet. It seems that the majority (all? apart from mine) of posts here have assumed she's guilty already.

    She does actually deny the charges, if I read it correctly. People don't seem to consider that she's telling the truth.

  12. Re:Mini-ITX Solutions on Replacing a Personal Rack-Mounted Server? · · Score: 1

    I would also like to recommend http://www.mini-itx.com/ which I've used for various bits in the past.

  13. Re:Are your needs that great on Replacing a Personal Rack-Mounted Server? · · Score: 1

    I suspect... Yes, but it would be nice to actually know. All he gave is "Now, the time has come to consider a replacement.", to which my first thought was "why?", and my second is, "why not just leave it well alone and let it do the job it's been doing just fine for so long?".

    I think knowing why the existing equipment is no longer good enough is actually very good information to have when recommending a replacement.
  14. Re:It's as simple as this on Woman Indicted In MySpace Suicide Case · · Score: 2, Insightful

    So, it's ok to assume she's guilty?

    What's the point in indicting her then? Why not just do an old-fashioned lynching?

  15. gobbledegook on Black Holes Don't Trap Information Forever · · Score: 1

    Wow. I understand all the words, but not when used in that way.

    No wonder religion is more popular than science.

  16. Isn't this "alleged"? on Woman Indicted In MySpace Suicide Case · · Score: 2, Informative

    Am I missing something?

    Everyone's talking about it like she's been found guilty already. Has the case been judged on already and I missed it?

  17. Re:It's as simple as this on Woman Indicted In MySpace Suicide Case · · Score: 1

    If my reading is correct, it is all 'alleged' at this point. I'm sure I read that she denied it; yes, this is what it says :

    "Drew has denied creating the account or sending messages to Megan"

    I'll be interested in what happens in 'court' or whatever the next step is (I don't understand the US legalese, eg "Indicted").

  18. Re:Australia is lucky on Elude Your ISP's BitTorrent Blockade · · Score: 1

    Interesting that my post gets modded 'off-topic', but the reply to my post gets modded 'informative'.

    If the question is off topic, then so is the answer, IMO.

  19. Re:Well... on Einstein Letter Goes on Sale · · Score: 1

    Indeed, some Church of England vicars do not believe in God - amazingly enough.

  20. Re:Australia is lucky on Elude Your ISP's BitTorrent Blockade · · Score: 1

    Oh, how constructive. Just because someone doesn't understand how a comment relates to the discussino in hand doesn't make them a troll.

    If you're smarter than me, perhaps you would care to explain.

  21. Re:Is it really a weapon? on China Buying US Directed Sound 'Weapon' · · Score: 1

    Well, this is just my experience, but the french toast I know is entirely savoury, for a start. I guess wikipedia has an article...

  22. Re:Easier for totalitarian govts, but not better on China Buying US Directed Sound 'Weapon' · · Score: 1

    On the contrary, very few people outside China know what happened. Very few people know *why* it happened, inside China or outside, if any.

    People inside China know more than you seem to think.

  23. Re:Oblig.. on IBM Touts Supercomputers for Enterprise · · Score: 1

    I wish people would stop using my name in such disgusting ways.

    That's a Welsh pass time, and I'm English!

  24. Re:Australia is lucky on Elude Your ISP's BitTorrent Blockade · · Score: 1

    eh? you mean taking the argument off on a tangent? ...or failing to fully explain something? ...or both?

    (or, in my case, assuming above normal intelligence ;) - I'm not American, of course )

  25. Re:Australia is lucky on Elude Your ISP's BitTorrent Blockade · · Score: 1

    ok...so that sounds reasonable.

    However, what has that to do with this discussion?