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  1. Re:Torrents on Star Wars: Revelations Available Online · · Score: 1

    Well try the .mov torrent posted here, checking that your firewall is set up correctly and that your ISP does not cap the default BT ports. This is the case with many ISPs, and you may need to change ports from the default range of 6881-6889. I'm getting 700 kB/s and rising on a 8/1 Mbit DSL connection.

  2. Re:is that legal? on P2P Operators Plead Guilty · · Score: 1

    All I know is that in Sweden police aren't allowed to e.g. set up a deal with a drug dealer to bust him - but in Sweden Direct Connect hub operators can't be busted for what their users are sharing either. It's a different matter if the owners share stuff of their own though. However, that's also the reason why the torrent tracker The Pirate Bay hasn't been taken down yet - there is a case from the Supreme Court back in '99 or so where the court rules that BBS operators aren't responsible for what their users do on the BBS, and this can probably be applied to DC hubs and bittorrent trackers as well.

  3. Re:I don't think this is possible... on Do You Want to Live Forever? · · Score: 1

    Hey, I just want to live long enough for society to solve the problem of moving my consciousness from this impractical meatbag.

  4. Re:PC == Keep your mouth shut?? on Harvard Pres Says Females Naturally Bad at Math · · Score: 1

    "If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear." -- George Orwell
    Thought it was appropiate.

  5. Re:come upstairs and open your presents on Stable Linux Kernel 2.6.10 Released · · Score: 1

    Yeah, if you do it the Gentoo way it won't be done until next year :P

  6. Re:who else? on TorrentBits.org and SuprNova.org Go Dark · · Score: 1

    I don't know about European jurisdiction - The Pirate Bay is in Sweden, and it hasn't been taken down despite numerous threats.

  7. Re:Wirelessronin.com on Flash Makes Splash in Gadgets · · Score: 1

    Y'know, when I go to a company's website, I'll be a lot more impressed if the front page's is properly spelled and not in all-caps. "WIRLESS RONIN TECHNOLOGIES INC." doesn't look very professional. Just a tip.

  8. Re:Hrmm on Too Many Computers Hurt Learning · · Score: 1

    I agree with you and I'm very much like you; I could ace almost all of my courses if I comitted to doing all my homework and taking notes in class and stuff like that, but I just don't see the point in doing all that easy stuff over and over.

    However, I think some would argue that this actually teaches you to function in real life because you can't do interesting stuff all the time. I think I'll be better motivated with a paycheck :)

  9. Re:right, europe... on Linus, Monty, Rasmus: No Software Patents · · Score: 1

    Could you back up your claim that the EU will become a bureaucratic joke of a socialist utopia? If that's the case, why is it that most socialist and other leftist parties in European countries have been resisting joining the EU, and failing that fought against giving the EU more power?

    You do realize that the European Union was created first and foremost as a trade union which later has been given responsibilities other than protecting free trade? It first emerged as a union between mainly France and Germany (no offense to the smaller countries that also were in it) to control the rich coal and steel resources, thinking that this would prevent future wars between the countries.

    Oh, and in what European country do you live? I wonder what the political scene there looks like if you regard the EU as becoming a socialist utopia.

  10. In simple terms on Will Open Source Solaris Kill Linux? · · Score: 1

    The department says it all.

  11. Re:I'm waiting for... on Genetically-Modified Everything · · Score: 1

    Don't know about you, but it doesn't take much taste to beat a Big Mac for me...

  12. Re:Windows?!? on Gates on Spyware and OS Competition · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Isn't that what Microsoft's business model is all about?

  13. Re:Longhorn on Windows Not Expected Secure Until 2011, Says MS · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I don't really see the conflict here.

    A large format camera is easy to use for someone with experience using it.
    MySQL is easy to install for someone with experience doing it.

    If you don't know how to do it, learn how before attempting to either use a large format camera or installing/configuring MySQL. Where exactly is the problem?

    I agree that some Linux applications need to be easier to install for ordinary users, but something as complex as a database installed with Next->Next->Next->Finished can only create problems.

    Signed,
    Unix-head.

  14. Re:Longhorn on Windows Not Expected Secure Until 2011, Says MS · · Score: 2, Insightful

    But if you want it to be that simple you shouldn't be installing databases for anything other than personal enjoyment, now should you?

  15. Re:Still lacks most important feature: useful alar on Mozilla Releases Mozilla Sunbird 0.2 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Shouldn't be too hard to do, why not make Sunbird do a 'at' command for every alarm, calling itself with some command-line option? 'at' exists on Windows as well, I think, or at least something with similar functionality. Don't know about Mac OS X :)

  16. Helix Player support for propietary codecs? on Helix Player and RealPlayer 10 Released · · Score: 1

    Can Helix Player play Quicktime, etc.? Xine and mplayer can use binary codecs to play Quicktime and such, but can Helix Player do this, being backed by a competitor?

  17. Re:Why is this shocking? on EU Pushes to Limit Internet Speech · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I believe Voltaire once said: "I may not agree with what you say, but I will fight to my death for your right to say it." I really like that quote.