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  1. Re:It's worse than that... on Microsoft Silently Backs Favorable Presentation at RSA · · Score: 1

    What services would one need to run to get automatic updates from SuSE?

  2. Re:It's worse than that... on Microsoft Silently Backs Favorable Presentation at RSA · · Score: 1

    I can get updates without running any services.

  3. Re:Tablet PC's? on Review of the 8 Hour Tablet: Electrovaya Scribbler · · Score: 1

    I can type one-handed. And the center of gravity isn't too bad.

  4. Re:Big Stick Policy? on Open Source As Legal Time Bomb · · Score: 1

    And if we would prefer to retain the current constitution?

    Again what specific rulings did you disagree with, and why?

    What are these exploits?

  5. Re:Defrag first, man. on Comprehensive Guide to the Windows Paging File · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Unborm child? Spare us your idiotic euphemisms!

  6. Re:Big Stick Policy? on Open Source As Legal Time Bomb · · Score: 1

    And when the court gave its finger, was it because the government was doing/attempting to do something unconstitutional? If you are worried about dictatorship, you might want the government to be bound by a constitution.

  7. Re:Bloat would be okay if... on Adobe Reader 7.0 Coming to Linux · · Score: 1

    I have noticed that lpr doesn't get the top margin correct when printing PDF's (top margin too close to the top of the page).

  8. Re:IE's Win Connections arethe Problem on IE Developer Responds to Mozilla Accusations · · Score: 1

    So is Microsoft's seamless whole a seamless hole?

  9. Re:Why not? on IE Developer Responds to Mozilla Accusations · · Score: 1

    glibc on rpmfind.net, roughly 10 megabytes. Netscape 7.2 on my computer, 78 megabytes. So glibc would be smaller than Netscape.

  10. Re:MS needs to change windows fundamentally on IE Developer Responds to Mozilla Accusations · · Score: 1

    Actually, the grandparent's definition matches ESR's definition 1.

  11. Question on IE Developer Responds to Mozilla Accusations · · Score: 1

    Is this the NDIS that ndiswrapper (a way to use Windows drivers for wireless card in Linux) uses?

  12. Re:MS needs to change windows fundamentally on IE Developer Responds to Mozilla Accusations · · Score: 1

    I have several such folders. Perhaps they are placeholders for future installs.

  13. Re:Insecure features on IE Developer Responds to Mozilla Accusations · · Score: 1

    What if the .o files are distributed through subdirectories as well? Although

    find . -name "*.o" | xargs rm

    might also work.

  14. Re:Tablet PC's? on Review of the 8 Hour Tablet: Electrovaya Scribbler · · Score: 1

    Why is using a laptop standing up so inconvenient? How is it easier to use a tablet PC standing up?

  15. Re:Interesting, but I think I'll pass on Review of the 8 Hour Tablet: Electrovaya Scribbler · · Score: 1

    I don't have a Toshiba, I rarely run Windows, and can it hibernate without rebooting/shutting down?

  16. Re:Interesting, but I think I'll pass on Review of the 8 Hour Tablet: Electrovaya Scribbler · · Score: 1

    Is sleep the same as shutting down? Because I don't like shutting down. And no, it's not a Powerbook.

  17. Re:No Mention of the Kaypro on A History of Portable Computing · · Score: 1

    Wasn't 2001 released in 1968? www.imdb.com Search for 2001.

  18. Re:4.5lbs = 2.0kg on Review of the 8 Hour Tablet: Electrovaya Scribbler · · Score: 1

    That's heavier than my 4.3-lb. Averatec.

  19. Re:Tablet PC's? on Review of the 8 Hour Tablet: Electrovaya Scribbler · · Score: 1

    What proper input devices? I can type on my laptop while riding a bus as long as the ride isn't too bumpy (damn street rebuilding). Of course, I have a laptop cooler to put between my laptop and my lap.

  20. Re:Tablet PC's? on Review of the 8 Hour Tablet: Electrovaya Scribbler · · Score: 1

    Actually, I can use a laptop standing up, though it's not great. Put one arm underneath the laptop diagonally while typing/mousing with the other hand.

  21. Re:Interesting, but I think I'll pass on Review of the 8 Hour Tablet: Electrovaya Scribbler · · Score: 1

    How do change batteries while the laptop is unplugged? Or if it's plugged in, why do you need long battery life? Or is it a case of having access to an outlet for the few seconds required to change batteries?

  22. YAST isn't a package manager. on OSS Unix: Dividing & Conquering Itself · · Score: 1

    YAST isn't a package manager, though it has a front end for RPM.

  23. Re:You illustrate his point on OSS Unix: Dividing & Conquering Itself · · Score: 1

    And how would the kernel affect an application like Photoshop?

  24. Re:Can't someone just buy SCO? on SCO On the Rocks · · Score: 1

    Whoever buys SCO also buys its liabilities. And IBM intends that SCO have liabilities :-).

  25. Re:Newsflash on LinuxWorld Response to 'How to Kill Linux' · · Score: 1

    Of course, a big, responsible company such as Microsoft would never suggest that if you're unhappy with the current version of Microsoft Windows, then just wait for the next one.

    At least with Linux distributions, there's no waiting.