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  1. Re:hrmm on Modernizing the Save Icon? · · Score: 1

    vi was built on top of ed (and was written by Bill Joy)

    I guess that explains why Unix has a legacy of always coming with the vi editor.

    (For those that don't know, Bill Joy was a co-founder of Sun Microsystems)

  2. Re:This is news??? Who the fuck cares! on MS Hotmail Offline For Hours · · Score: 1

    Supported clients will include Emacs and Netcat.

    No. Real men use ed.

  3. just what the linux community needs... on What Differentiates Linux from Windows? · · Score: 1

    A perfectly unbiased article that concentrates equally on the merits and downfalls of Windows and Linux.

    If only all journalism could be as balanced as this, we would not need independent news outlets, and could just let our respective governments deal with the dissemination of all information.

  4. hand-powered... on Hand-Powered Hardware? · · Score: 1

    well, it isn't strictly hardware until it's been "hand-powered".

  5. Fellow Australians can take heart in... on Australia-U.S. Trade Agreement Contains DMCA-like Provisions · · Score: 1

    the fact that this will not make it through Parliament, especially during an election year.

    One of the clauses of the agreement relates to our subsidised medicine scheme (the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme). I don't know the details, but the agreement requires that Australia reduces this scheme. The electorate will simply not allow this to happen.

    There was a very good article on SMH about this. The article is about the downfall of our PM, John Howard, but the last two paragraphs refer to the FTA.

    It looks like the US has pushed a bit too hard to get this to happen, and in the end it will all collapse.

    Thank God for that.

  6. and in other news... on Aircraft Maker Will Produce Electric Cars in 2006 · · Score: 5, Funny

    duke nukem forever is due out only two quarters from now. pre-orders are available, see our website.

  7. Re:On the other hand... on Changing Jobs for Job Satisfaction? · · Score: 1

    Thanks for the tip. Too bad you missed the point.

  8. Re:On the other hand... on Changing Jobs for Job Satisfaction? · · Score: 1
    The mere thought that someone might have to work to the point of wearing himself out, in the name of "the family" sickens me.

    Why should someone sacrifice his life, slaving away at what could be a boring or stressful job, to earn money that he may ultimately not get to enjoy.

    A family is important, of course it is, but I do not think I could follow in the footsteps of so many people, who decide to sacrifice any pleasure they could have had in their younger years, with the ultimate goal of maximising their intake of cash. Obviously, the best way to handle this would be to balance the money spent on family, and the money and time spent for your own pleasure.

    At the end of the day, if you get struck down by lightning, or get a terminal illness, or your family breaks up, all you will have is the memory of working towards some goal, and never reaching it.

    The lesson in all this is twofold:
    • Find a job that you enjoy
    • Enjoy the fruits of your labour before it is too late
  9. Ha ha ha! on DRM Technology To Be Added To MP3 Format · · Score: 2, Insightful

    These guys must be smoking something...

    The thing about illegal MP3 distribution is that the vast majority of the material originates from MP3 "groups".

    And guess what: the people in these groups are smart enough to use LAME rather than some DRM-restricted garbage.

    I wish these companies luck. They are going to need it, given the fact that most users can barely get their MP3 player working, let alone set it up to rip music.

  10. Re:10-8 hours of charge? on Build Your Own iPod Battery · · Score: 1

    Which city are you in? Did you manage to get all of your money back?