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  1. Re:What's with the name? on MandrakeMove Final Available for Download · · Score: 2, Informative

    I guess the "Move" part of the name means you can take your Mandrake with you everywhere you go, and start it on whichever system you find (provided it's fast enough for the GUI stuff). Your personal settings and data come along on your USB key.

  2. Quarks on Magnifying by Powers of Ten · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Too bad the last stages are a bit crude.
    The protons are shown as perfect spheres, and seem to contain thousands of quarks (instead of the usual 3).
    See AIP

  3. Damn on Agile Software Development with Scrum · · Score: 1

    I honestly have to say that the review of the book already bored me to death. Maybe I'll order the book as a nightcap...

  4. Knowing Microsoft on Windows XP SP2 Beta Reviewed · · Score: 1

    Knowing M$ the firewall in this SP will probably be preconfigured to block all access to competing products (Linux, OpenOffice, ...). That is, if John/Jane Doe ever finds his/her way out of the MSDN version of the web...

  5. Animals on FVWM Developers Announce New Logo · · Score: 1

    I just designed some new logos for Gnome and KDE. I used a Giraffe for Gnome (Gnu was already in use), and a Kangaroo for KDE. I'm not sure if they will hold logo contests, but I'm ready for it!

  6. Re:Knoppix and a Gig of Ram on Knoppix Tips and Tricks · · Score: 1

    Now just find a way to load 700MB from CDR into ram quickly...

  7. Thanks a lot! on First Stereograms of Mars from Spirit · · Score: 1

    I used to be dyslectic, but after crossing my eyes for half an hour I'm cured!

  8. Re:I'm just curious... on Build Your Own Scanning Tunneling Microscope · · Score: 2, Funny

    Telescope? I think you need to read the story again...

  9. Sounds great on Automagic No-Fly-Zone Enforcement · · Score: 1

    But what if the terrorists get hold of some military equipement to transmit a GPS jamming signal? Sounds maybe far-fetched, but they'll go to any length to reach their goals.

  10. Improvement on THG Debuts Networking Guide · · Score: 1

    There seems to be improvement: Now I get "TomsNetworking is coming Soon".
    I guess his site wasn't ready to go public yet...

  11. Re:Can someone please explain to me... on No More Leap Second? · · Score: 1

    There are some large radio telescopes that have a fixed dish. So it would be just a matter of seeing some point shaped radio source move into focus at every earth rotation, and timing it.

  12. Re:How do we know.... on No More Leap Second? · · Score: 1

    According to General Relativity, both these viewpoints are valid.
    But since you asked this, you probably knew already...

  13. Re:Can someone please explain to me... on No More Leap Second? · · Score: 3, Informative

    Very easy: Take a telescope, look at some star, and check each year if it is where it should be according to calculations using atomic clock time.

  14. License costs on Windows CE.NET Ported to Xbox · · Score: 1

    It takes a lot of work getting a WinCE kernel running on an unsupported hardware platform, so I salute the guys who did this.
    However, M$ will still require you to buy a license for each hardware platform onto which you deploy an OS image.
    Also, PocketPC applications are ARM4-based, and will therefore not run without recompilation on the x86 processor.

  15. Obvious on Mars Rovers On Final Approach · · Score: 2, Funny

    They found a big crater right in the middle where Beagle 2 was supposed to land...
    Maybe the parachute just didn't open?

  16. Re:Question on Mars Rovers On Final Approach · · Score: 1

    They found a big crater right in the middle where Beagle 2 was supposed to land...
    Maybe the parachute didn't open?