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  1. root on Michael Robertson Says Root is Safe · · Score: 1

    Running as root can lead to the immediate destruction of your filesystem and potentially hardware by a malicious program, while running as a restricted user can only get your documents deleted or your system ground to a halt. The people who code Linspire are either too lazy or incompetent to implement a Mac OS X-like security system, where the user inputs their password for operations that require root.

  2. Re:I've got an idea! on Improving the Windows XP User Interface? · · Score: 2, Informative

    You can make the titlebars smaller in the Display/Appearance tab.

  3. Re:Comeon, 1 meter per pixel.... on Google Adds Satellite Imagery to Maps · · Score: 1

    Keyhole has much better data for Davis, CA; but it's not free (trial available though)

  4. Remember on A Different Way To Recycle Old PCs · · Score: 1, Funny

    Lead is good for you.

  5. Re:None of the above on In Which OS Do You Feel More Productive? · · Score: 1

    That matches my experience exactly.

  6. Re:Valve says they don't have plans for that... on HL2's Alyx as Playable Character, MMOG Updates, Women in Games Survey · · Score: 1

    Now that they have Steam and Source completed it could take them less than a year.

  7. Too bad on IE7 Announced for Longhorn and WinXP · · Score: 0

    IE7 will most likely not contain a single rendering improvement.

  8. Photoshop on GIMP Interface Proposals? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    At best, it should look almost exactly like the Photoshop UI, with a few annoyances fixed. I don't have too many ideas but I'm sure the GIMP devs can compile Photoshop annoyances and outdo it.

  9. Re:Wipers? on Mystery Phenomenon Cleans Mars Opportunity Rover · · Score: 1

    I was thinking of a slightly cone-shaped solar panel surface with a motor attached, so it could spin it to blow all the dust off.

  10. Re:Rule number 1 for doing an XP install: on Clean System to Zombie Bot in Four Minutes · · Score: 1

    Zone Alarm? You mean Kerio Personal Firewall, right?

  11. Re:This is NOT A DDOS!! on Lycos Declares War on Spam Servers · · Score: 1

    I'm pretty sure video cameras can trace that.

  12. Re:In short... on Doom 3 vs. Half Life 2 · · Score: 1

    The physics are fun, but they're certainly not realistic by any means. If you get on a cart, pushing it can make it go forward, while this is plainly impossible because it's an internal force. Oh, and you can't rotate objects while you hold them.

  13. Only sometimes on Half Life 2 Stuttering Bug Official · · Score: 1

    I don't get much stuttering, but during loads and saves, the game audio stutters and this proves to be very annoying.

  14. original ideas on The Future of Star Wars Gaming · · Score: 4, Insightful

    New and original ideas surrender, film at 11

  15. Re:What about EMP? on Automated Sentry Robots · · Score: 1

    Better yet, hack into the security console with ICE Breaker and put it in standby mode!

  16. Mirror of demo .zip on Standards-Based CSS/XHTML Slide Show · · Score: 3, Informative
  17. race2004.net on Slate Posts Top-Secret Exit Polling Numbers · · Score: 4, Informative

    There's also constant updates at race2004.net

  18. Re:different stats on 100,000 Civilians Dead in Iraq · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The stats at iraqbodycount are only the ones reported by the media.

  19. Re:TiVo: Less useful everyday on TiVo Plans More Functionality Reductions · · Score: 1

    Somehow, "More useless everyday" has a better ring to it.

  20. Too bad on Age of Ornithology The Flight for Freedom Begins · · Score: 1

    Too bad this whole site is a joke... (from the looks of the trademarks and short info pages)

  21. Woah on Human Gene Count Slashed · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Woah! More than one paragraph? Will Slashdot get rid of italics too, and start having quality articles?

  22. Re:I think.. on Lost Nuclear Bomb Found Off Georgia Coast? · · Score: 1

    Alright, they only need to find a few hundred people responsible to lift the 7600 pound bomb!

  23. Re:All I want to know is... on Remote iChat Exploit Patched · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Stop trying to justify extremely poor design choices. It could try to HUP the process, and if it goes wrong, ask the user to do a logout or reboot. There's often no need to reboot at all.

  24. Re:All I want to know is... on Remote iChat Exploit Patched · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Why can't the installer do that for them?

  25. Re:That's a April's fool joke on MS-Sun Agreement Leaves Opening For OO.org Suits · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I don't think the SEC plays around with April Fool's jokes.