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  1. Re:Real-World research has proven Mr. Pogue wrong. on No, David Pogue, Ebook Piracy Is Not a Given · · Score: 1

    I usually read on my Palm, but I once was looking for a familiar looking character. I downloaded the previous books in the series in HTML and grep had the answer in a couple of seconds. They don't do PDF because it sucks for novels, but do supply RTF if you feel the need to print it. Their business model is 'unique' to say the least.

  2. Re:Real-World research has proven Mr. Pogue wrong. on No, David Pogue, Ebook Piracy Is Not a Given · · Score: 1

    Yes, but you'll lose a lot of free time. :)

  3. Re:A few tweaks, and... on Happy Birthday! X86 Turns 30 Years Old · · Score: 1

    You've got that the wrong way around. The paragraph size was a result of register and address bus size. I doubt anyone would go out and say "Lets make assembly programmers use segments, they'll appreciate it." It was a way to make 16 bit registers handle a 20 bit address bus.

    Anyway, you're giving me bad flash-backs to EMS and XMS and himem and other things best forgotten.

  4. Re:fp on Jack Thompson Walks Out On Hearing · · Score: 1

    "The real sign of his mastery is his ability to make vast sums of money out of fooling them."

    Enough to have a couple of parties and get them elected.

  5. Re:Phone Fury. on Microsoft Denies Call-in 'Save XP' Petition · · Score: 4, Funny

    No, my parents moved out.

  6. Re:UAC in vista may be poorly implemented... on Microsoft Denies Call-in 'Save XP' Petition · · Score: 3, Funny

    Microsoft have made me accepting of many things. They've lead the way to a new climate of acceptance. Microsoft for social justice.

    And now, mouth wash.

  7. Re:UAC in vista may be poorly implemented... on Microsoft Denies Call-in 'Save XP' Petition · · Score: 3, Informative

    Vast majority, sure it's gotten better over the past decade, but it only takes one or two 'critical' packages and you're back to running as admin. Even after you've twiddled permissions in the registry and file system you still have software that won't run as a normal user. Don't get me started on how badly written apps handle the profile switch when someone tries to use RunAs.

  8. Re:Phone Fury. on Microsoft Denies Call-in 'Save XP' Petition · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm getting the urge to graffiti a bathroom wall, "For a good time call ... and ask for XP."

  9. Re:UAC in vista may be poorly implemented... on Microsoft Denies Call-in 'Save XP' Petition · · Score: 1

    Tell it to the application vendors. Oh wait, they were told about this when businesses starting switching to NT in the mid nineties. Every time MS tries to fix things, backwards compatibility and their own sordid history turn around and bite them. (And then they stuff up the fix, but that's MS...)

  10. Re:fp on Jack Thompson Walks Out On Hearing · · Score: 3, Informative

    Given that Fox News is a big practical joke on the Americans, Rupert will hire whoever he needs to keep it running. All Australians should be proud of him. Keeping that many people fooled for so long is a sign of true mastery. Just wait till they start reporting the Al Queda / Drop Bear connection or that beer shortages cause global warming.

  11. Paper in, paper out. on Schneier Asks Why We Accept Fax Signatures · · Score: 1

    I've seen this before. People will accept a fax as 'in writing' because someone puts a piece of paper in one machine and gets a piece of paper out of the other end. There's obviously no way anyone could tamper with it on the way. (Sarcasm) People who have different setups (where they see an electronic file rather than a piece of paper) seem to be a bit more wary.

  12. Re:Welcome to our world on Time Warner Cable Tries Metering Internet Use · · Score: 1

    And I bet there are still some bigpond accounts around charging excess of 15c per MB. That used to be the big killer here. Shaped accounts were seen as great because you didn't get hit for excess charges.

  13. Re:From TFA... on Ajax Security Tools · · Score: 2, Funny

    When DHS raises the level you have to bill your clients for extra security work. If you're a real good consultant, you'll find a way to bill them when it comes back down. IBM thinks of everything.

  14. Re:Criminal investigation? on MediaDefender's BitTorrent-Based DOS Takes Down Revision3 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    And that's how MediaDefender (MediaOffender?) works. If they DOS people who aren't going to call law enforcement, then it's job done. In this case, they messed with people who are going to call the cops.

  15. How to make money on the Internet on Singapore Firm Claims Patent Breach By Virtually All Websites · · Score: 4, Funny

    1. Porn
    2. Have an idea and get bought out before you lose too much cash.
    3. Porn
    4. Make a nuisance of yourself and get bought out before you lose too much cash.

    That may be it. Then again, if they piss people off SCO style, they could be in for a rough time.

  16. Re:CAD Files (It's four ProE parts) on VIA Open Platform Mini-Notebook Serves up Linux · · Score: 1

    Nope, I was wrong. What was in my coffee? It's four separate parts.

    A is the lid.
    B is the inside of the lid.
    C is the top cover for the bottom half.
    D is the bottom of the unit.

  17. CAD Files (It's a ProE part) on VIA Open Platform Mini-Notebook Serves up Linux · · Score: 1

    The CAD files are available once you register, wait for the email, fish it out of the junk folder, click the link, log in, download the four separate parts, click through the CC EULA for each of the four parts. Once it's downloaded stick it back together and you have one ProE part file.

    I mean it's a nice try, but how many people here can do anything with it?

    Does anyone know if PVX (or equivalent) is easily available these days? The file says WF 2 M150, so it will need to be from the last couple of years.

  18. Re:actually on Asus Set To Release Desktop Eee PC Variant · · Score: 1

    In Australia, the Windows version is advertised at $599. The Linux version (with 20GB drive) is $650. The OP said double the price.

  19. Re:Old News on Gaining System-Level Access To Vista · · Score: 1

    I think the logon screen saver was the tool of choice before. They've obviously fixed *that* problem.

  20. Re:Floating... on Giant Floating Windmills To Launch Next Year · · Score: 4, Funny

    Use horses trained for water polo.

  21. Re:Yeah yeah yeah on HyperCard, What Could Have Been · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yep, instead he got beat by gopher.

  22. Re:Brand recognition on Johnson & Johnson Loses Major Trademark Lawsuit · · Score: 1

    Well, if we're looking for funny mods:

    I'm waiting for them to go after all of the abuses in porn. Most porn nurses are covered in red crosses, or so I'm told.

  23. Re:Unless you use our likeness... we support you. on Johnson & Johnson Loses Major Trademark Lawsuit · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Given the J&J and the ARC have had been using the symbol for about as long as each other and had an agreement to share it, it's pretty cold of the ARC to be selling it to J&J's competitors.

  24. Re:Brand recognition on Johnson & Johnson Loses Major Trademark Lawsuit · · Score: 4, Informative

    Actually, some of the Red Cross organizations are asking game makers to stop doing it anyway. Recoloring to green wouldn't be too hard to do.

  25. Re:Brand recognition on Johnson & Johnson Loses Major Trademark Lawsuit · · Score: 4, Informative

    It's not just a brand. There are international treaties governing its use. These are pretty specific about when and where you can use it. This is why most first aid kits I see now have a green cross rather than a red cross. Trademarks are used in some countries to strengthen the protection.