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  1. Re:Trivial software patents are bad... on Burst.com and Microsoft Settle · · Score: 0

    I hardly think it's 'trivial' if MS considers it worth entering an NDA. Thought they normally just 'borrow' the necessary machine code...So much more efficient.

  2. again... on Burst.com and Microsoft Settle · · Score: 0

    MS thieving==news?

  3. Obviously on Only 15% of Gamers are Internet Addicts · · Score: 0

    They need to invest points in Willpower

  4. [A HREF], and all dat on Microsoft Creates Static With New Webcast Feature · · Score: 0
    For those who are as lazy as I sometimes am...

    www.nova100.com.au

  5. Cheap encryption on Wiretapping the Web Easier Than Ever · · Score: 0
    It would prolly take me only a few minutes to whack together a program that would encrypt a message using a .txt key
    ...as long as you tell the recipient what file to use face to face (got EULAs?) it should be quite difficult to decrypt without the key.

    P.S. I am not a hacker...haven't reached that level of elegance yet

  6. Begun, this dumb war has on Apple Not Too Harmonious with Real · · Score: 0

    So...you buy from Real, and convert to MP3 using one of who know how many ways. What's the big deal?

  7. Re: Your sig on MIT Student Grills Valenti on Fair Use · · Score: 0

    Did you try it with an int istead of a float?

  8. Promotion to Incompetence on MIT Student Grills Valenti on Fair Use · · Score: 0

    The term for this is the Peter Principle, although it doesn't say that people are stupid.

  9. Public Knowlege on Inside Look at Patent Examination · · Score: 0

    And once its public knowledge, China starts producing it...

  10. Hacked on Intel Launches DRM-Enabled CPUs for Phones and Handhelds · · Score: 0

    I already have a workaround, it's called a microphone. As long as there are input devices and storage media, no copyright protection can possibly be effective.

  11. Unblocked! on Stop Cell Phones Without Stopping Pacemakers... · · Score: 1, Insightful
    If you really need to make a call, walk outside. I suppose what you are more concerned with is incoming calls, so consider this idea:

    As you go into a high-class opera house, you check your phone at the desk, give them your seat number, and relax and enjoy(?) the show. Partway through, an usher comes to your seat, and quietly tells you that a Darl McBride is on the line. You then walk to the desk, and take the call there.

    It would probably be possible to temporarily reroute your phone number, too.

  12. Third Post! on Stop Cell Phones Without Stopping Pacemakers... · · Score: 0

    This is definitely a good idea, but can I get one shaped like a cell phone?

  13. Piracy = Sales? on Australian Record Industry Has Best Year Ever · · Score: 0

    Slightly OT, but a while ago, someone let me install Unreal Tournament. I don't remember there being a serial code, and you don't need the CD in the drive, but I decided to buy it anyway. I'll probably do the same with Fallout 1/2 (Where's the original BIS team now, anyone know?). Piracy can boost sales!

  14. Microsoft says: Linsux on Why You Should Choose MS Office Over OO.org · · Score: 0

    I saw an ad awhile ago that linked to a "independent" analysis of the TCO (total cost of {operation?} that linked to these studies Also found this... BTW, would appreciate info on which Linux variant is best for 1st time users.

  15. Re: Sleeping God on RFID Coming 'Whether You Like It Or Not' · · Score: 0

    If I allow my toe to be injured, I feel pain. This causes me to try to avoid injuring it---perhaps the same applies to some concepts of God

  16. /. effect on Wooden Computer Accessories · · Score: 0
    We are sorry, but we have more than 800 users trying to connect at this time.

    Is there a mirror, anyone?

  17. Re:Quothe NASA: on NASA Finds Critical Assembly Fault in Shuttle · · Score: 0

    New rule: Dislexics may not assemble Shuttles!

  18. OT: Hippy Crap on Protecting Our Parents' PCs? · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Smash that hippy crap!

    Your Magical Mystical Hippy Stone has been smashed, and you may attack players camped near you.

    Strangest RPG I have ever seen

  19. Re:fp on Feds Reject Eolas Browser Plug-In Patent · · Score: 1

    Learn HTML! It's far too much work to copy and paste...

  20. Mac Antivirus on Spyware on One in Twenty Computers? · · Score: 1

    One of my friends has a Mac, is running Norton (He got a copy with a 100% rebate, if you catch my drift) and has occoasionally prevented a virus from reaching our school's Windows network. Conclusion: Use (Linux || (Unix || OSX)) on a proxy server, scan internet traffic in one place, and relax!

  21. K-lite on Legislators Looking At Peer to Peer Monitor · · Score: 1

    Kazaa lite isn't as bad as Kazaa. Not only did Kazaa load my computer with spyware, but when I got rid of it with Ad-Aware, my network connection broke! Kazaa is evil, K-lite++ is, although not neccessarily good, better.

  22. More Microwave fun on Do Your $20 Bills Explode In the Microwave? · · Score: 1

    A Popular Science writer decided it would be fun to smelt metal in the microwave. He even made tin fish!

  23. Even more useless on Do Your $20 Bills Explode In the Microwave? · · Score: 1

    Hey, can I borrow $20?

  24. Re:Good to see... on Germany Muzzles SCO · · Score: 1

    Would U.S. courts be able to use current German legal decisions as precedent? If so, SCO may not be willing to run the risk of losing in Germany and not being able to do anything in U.S.A.

  25. Chinese food on Protecting Your Gear from Pets? · · Score: 2, Informative