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  1. Re:Awesome! on Ruby and Java Running in JavaScript · · Score: 1

    By features, he probably meant the Java's library which is pretty huge. The language itself has very few features and it was a design goal. I prefer Python for having the best of both worlds.

  2. Re:Firefox on Acid3 Test Released · · Score: 1

    You'd get 51 if you disabled adblock.

  3. Re:Of course it's coming! on RIAA Not Sharing Settlement Money With Artists · · Score: 1

    It's probably going to come with the levy money labels get from Canadian blank medias. I'm happy they can't sue in Canada as long as they accept receiving this as a fair compensation for piracy but the artists are once again getting shafted.

  4. Re:Sweet! on EU Commissioner Proposes 95 year Copyright · · Score: 1

    I'd make it 5 years coporate, 5 years (or maybe 10) renewable once for individuals. Maybe it would encourage companies to leaves control of their products to artists so the copyright would last longer.

  5. Re:A new low has been acheived here on Slashdot... on MPAA Forced To Take Down University Toolkit · · Score: 1

    I'm Canadian, I'm already paying for all the music I can download via a levy on blank medias.

  6. Re:Virtualizing Applications (Altiris SVS) on Microsoft Says "War on Terror" is Overblown · · Score: 1

    Seconded, SVS is excellent. It enables you to cleanly uninstall anything it manages since it tracks where everything goes, to switch off apps as if they were never installed and to use applications which aren't compatible together easily (switch one off, turn on the other and reverse at will).

    The download page says "120 days evaluation" but when you install it asks if it is for personal use and offers a free license.

    I wouldn't install anything on XP anymore without it. I wonder how it works on Vista.

  7. Re:preconfigure on Dell to Offer More Linux PCs · · Score: 1

    A reboot also required when you apt-get a new language but you don't do that regularly.

  8. Re:The horses have left, who cares about the barn. on ICANN Rejects .XXX Top Level Domain, Again · · Score: 1

    The best structure IMHO would be to have only one main TLD which would be int (for International or Internet, your pick) and country TLDs subdivided as each country wishes. So there could be a .us.com in which the US could enforce the commercial nature of websites if they wish so or .us.gov or dot us dot whatever they want. Same for each country.

  9. Re:Does this IDE build upon the existing interpret on Delphi For PHP Released · · Score: 2, Informative

    It's largely based on the qooxdoo javascript library.

    Check the demos here and here.

  10. Re:Why? on OpenOffice.org Tries to Woo Dell · · Score: 1

    No, they have to make the whole source available if they redistribute. You don't even have to publish changes if you don't redistribute the app.

  11. Re:But ODF format isn't GPL on Microsoft Move to be the End of JPEG? · · Score: 1

    According to the GPL FAQ the resulting file can only be GPLed if some of your application code is inserted in it but it can't be guaranteed to stay GPL as that bit of code can be stripped.

  12. Re:Hmm, so... on Humans Hardwired to Believe in Supernatural Deity? · · Score: 1

    One explanation is that, given the fact that humans are neotenous apes, they retained their propensity for not really questioning or examining the information their parents give them, because in children, that would be disadvantageous (if a parent tells you you can drown in water, it's often a bad idea to go in and experiment just to be sure, since the experiment is likely to kill you). From there, it's just a matter of a meme developing to take advantage of that.

    I do believe this is true. Not many people would think "that so makes sense" if the first time they heard about religion was when they turned 18. But I wonder about the need for religion.

    I read in some anti-Santa Christian rambling, that a group of Christian conducted a study which found that "if you weren't saved before you turned 13 years old, you'll never be." The rest of the article bordered on the unintentionally funny but this made me think. Lots of Christians and "not-Christian but spiritual persons" are saying that you have an inherent, inescapable need for something of a spiritual nature. However, I don't. But I wasn't a believer as a kid either.

    I wonder if believing in those crucial years leaves a need for something religious-like. I know people who feel no need whatsoever for religion and I know people who crave replacements at all time.

  13. Re:I hope Ubuntu is an option..... on Pre-Installed Linux On Dells Coming · · Score: 3, Informative

    Ubuntu have an OEM version which would make life much easier for Dell.

    Beside, Canonical is providing support for Ubuntu.

  14. Re:Honor isn't measured in dollars on James Gosling Appointed to the Order of Canada · · Score: 1

    And they hate being called French Canadians.

  15. Re:Should I move to Canda? on Canadian Copyright Group Wants iPod Tax · · Score: 1

    Paying taxes on lottery winnings doesn't make sense anyway. The state is holding the lottery and they keep the profits. What's the difference between giving you twice the money and taking half after or taking your cut first?

  16. Re:Children are innovative. on MySpace to Offer Spyware for Parents · · Score: 1
    That's very nice. I'm sure they'll have no problem monitoring their kids online activities when they lose the house and internet access because they get fired because everyone complains about how they "only" work 40 hours a week so they can be a good parent.
    Meh, I'm happy that where I live, 40 hours/week is an accepted standard.
  17. Re:Please, no Berman/Braga... on New Animated Star Trek In The Works · · Score: 1
    It's time for an ethnic captain. The '60s are over.
    I disagree. It's time for a non-human captain.
  18. Re:A step in the right direction... on Google Web Toolkit Now 100% Open Source · · Score: 2, Informative

    You might be interested by this project that aims to create a tool just like GWT but for Python. http://pyjamas.pyworks.org/

    Their goal for 0.1 was all Google examples at least mostly working on Firefox and this is what they released. Their goal for 0.2 is all Google examples, completely working on all browsers.

    I wouldn't use it yet in my projects but I'll keep an eye on it. I tried GWT and despite being Java, it's very sweet. I'm eager to be able to do the same thing with python.

  19. Re:My Suggestion to OO Developers on OpenOffice.org 2.1 Released With New Templates · · Score: 1
    Everything else can wait.
    No that's okay. It's not the same kind of people at all who would work on making it speedier and creating new templates. If some people have skills they want to use to make even more templates and cliparts and whatnot, they have my blessing.
  20. Re:Google did it a long time ago on Microsoft Releases Book Search · · Score: 1
    Anyone remember print.google.com?
    Yes, Microsoft does. I can't help but wonder if their goal since they are 100 opt-in (as opposed to Google being opt-out) isn't to give bullets to those who want to sue Google for indexing all the books they can get their hands on : see, Microsoft ask for permission, why not Google!
  21. Re:Lets see... on Microsoft Issues Zero-Day Attack Alert For Word · · Score: 1

    I thought you were referring to the MS Office / OpenOffice comparison document Microsoft released a while back. It was released as a pdf and argued that .doc was a perfect exchange format since everybody could read it. According to its meta-data, it was also made on a Mac with Quark Xpress :)

  22. Re:Paying for music is dead on Music Labels Screwed, DRM Is Dead · · Score: 1

    It could be. But if it is owned by the artists, it won't keep 92% of the profit for itself. The current labels have to die. Minimalist one owned by artists could exist.

  23. Re:Paying for music is dead on Music Labels Screwed, DRM Is Dead · · Score: 1
    *or*... they could disappear and music bands could turn back into what they once were: live performers, who were paid to play music on a stage.

    If artists decide to cut the middle-man and sell their music directly instead of using labels (or maybe some could create a coop to do it for them) then they could sell it very cheap (lets say $4.99) and make more money (labels gives them on average 8%). Lots of people would buy cheap shiny disks with nice printed lyrics booklets.

    With the cost of recording an album going down, labels are obsolete and deserve to die.

  24. Re:even the linux experts get tired. on Why the World Is Not Ready For Linux · · Score: 1
    I call bullshit. I've been using XP with automatic updates turned on for years, and not a single problem has occurred. Not a single problem. Face it, Apple and Linux fanbois, Windows just works.
    You are not getting what he said. What he did is the equivalent of upgrading from Windows 2000 to Windows XP in just one step, no reinstall. When Windows is going to be able to do that in Windows Updates, we'll compare apples to apples.
  25. Re:Wasting resources to stop wasting resources. on Community Patent Review Project Announced · · Score: 1

    Punishing trolls would make the process go faster for everyone else. If you remove all the stupid non-sense patents, it's much faster to review what's left. You could also declare the official date the patent was filed to be right after the queue.