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  1. Re:Mozilla usage down... on Mozilla 1.8b1 Released, Firefox Growth Slowing · · Score: 1

    Or just use Konquerer ;)

  2. Re:You would be wrong , Open Source is bad. on Unsung Heroes of Open Source · · Score: 1

    The people that wrote the software had the option of choosing a licence such as the GPL, however, if they chose to put it under a BSD license or similar, why is abiding by that licence which was set by the authors 'taking advantage' of them? They said when they released it that people can do whatever they want with it.

    I don't care if my code gets used by a closed-source company, I just want the credit for it. That is why I license my code under BSD or LGPL.

  3. Re:not worth the effort on Considerations for Raised Floor Installation? · · Score: 1

    Wireless-G that can carry mains power?

  4. Re:Encryption? on Bank Of America Loses 1.2 Million Customer Records · · Score: 1

    A quick calculation (Blowfish on a P4 3.0GHz) says i can encrypt more than 150MB/s.

    And an ASIC would be faster.

  5. Encryption? on Bank Of America Loses 1.2 Million Customer Records · · Score: 4, Insightful

    But aren't the backups encrypted? Right?

  6. Re:stem cell harvesting on Stem Cell Injections Pioneering Step Forward? · · Score: 1

    But the cells can be used to replace non-bodily-replacable tissue which has been damaged from a non-genetic disease.

  7. Re:Strange, when I use cash there's no issue on Online Trust Failing Overall · · Score: 1

    You can't use cash over the internet. People can steal cash from you.

  8. Re:Quotes from the BBC article: on Online Trust Failing Overall · · Score: 1

    Personally, if the system (the administrator himself or a password generator if the administrator must not know it) assigned their user's passwords (random, length directly related to sensitivity) and they were kept in their wallets the situation would be better than now.

    Congratulations, you've come up with SecurID

  9. Re:Some points on Microsoft's Martin Taylor Responds · · Score: 1

    It's not about the hosts file, it's about using GPO to set the proxy server to 0.0.0.0. Which resolves to a null host.

  10. Re:Sorry, I'm taking the opposite position on Regulators Lose Piracy Battle · · Score: 1

    ummm, maybe because the signal didnt originate at the tuner?

    By that logic, the FCC can legislate that you can't put your TV facing an open window, because the signal isn't originating at the tuner.

  11. Re:Sorry, I'm taking the opposite position on Regulators Lose Piracy Battle · · Score: 1

    I don't see how the signal going from a tuner to a PVR comes under the definition of interstate or international comminications.

  12. Re:Sorry, I'm taking the opposite position on Regulators Lose Piracy Battle · · Score: 2, Insightful

    As far as is my understanding (I'm not from the US, so correct me if I'm wrong) the FCC is supposed to be regulating the electromagnetic spectrum.

    DRM is not a matter which the FCC should be concerned with, since it is not related to the EM spectrum which they are supposed to be regulating.

    Why should the FCC be allowed to regulate what parts of the signal recieved are acted upon, after it has left the tuner?

  13. Re:This is why sound cards are no big deal! on Pushing The 512MB Barrier On Video Cards · · Score: 1

    Pink Floyd: The Wall, in Hey You.

    That sound in there is so strange, it sounds like it is coming out of the room next to me...

  14. Re:GigaVu sounds racist. on Photo-Centric Handheld Can Be A Doom Console · · Score: 1

    You base your purchasing decisions on how a word can be pronounced in a racist way, which is not used by the mojority of people?

  15. Re:uh.. on Gator CPO at the Department of Homeland Security · · Score: 2, Insightful

    And Richard Stallman for the head of USPTO.

  16. Re:Claria has a Chief Privacy Officer? on Gator CPO at the Department of Homeland Security · · Score: 1

    Actually, "Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee" sounds much more like Ministry of Truth

    Sounds a lot to me like their IT Security Dept.

  17. Re:vim on What Makes a Good UI? · · Score: 1

    Actually, interface overhead can be an important factor, at least when writing code. Vim lets me delete a line, delete a word, delete two lines, change a word, etc. etc. without needing to click a menu, or use some weird key combination, or start X. It may not make things faster by a huge amount, but to me it's enough to matter. When I was setting up Gentoo for someone else, i was stuck with nano. It just didn't seem to work for me...I needed to do everythin manually.

    It's fairly instinctive, to the point that when I open up notpad at school I have to edit out all the commands that I've typed in by mistake.

  18. Re:Write Some Letters on Preparing for the Broadcast Flag? · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's good....I have to do a presentation for my science class in 20 mintutes. That could be helpful to know... ;)

  19. Re:vim on What Makes a Good UI? · · Score: 1
    It depends...I'm 15, I've been using it for a few years. Maybe if you get into it earlier it is easier...

    I understand you _can_ be an efective and happy vim user, but I still think that it would take a lot of work, and that it's pointless.

    It depends...I use Vim every day, and it saves me huge amounts of time, even if just because the commands are second nature.

    I've used notepad, vi, vim, nano, and emacs, and I find vim to be the easiest. Once you've learned the basic commands, it all seems to fit together.

    Move right: right
    Move right two places: two right
    Delete a character to the left: d left
    Change 3 characters to the left: 3c left
    What's important isn't the learning curve, it's that once you know it, it is an easy and consistant interface.
  20. Re:Where are you guys hosting from? on Power Outage Takes Wikimedia Down · · Score: 1

    What's a few hours downtime really worth?

    Depending on who you are, it can be quite a lot.

  21. Re:vim on What Makes a Good UI? · · Score: 1

    It takes roughly 30 minutes to learn the basics, so it in't that hard to learn.

  22. Re:The cheapest solution... on Always-On Internet For Cheapskates? · · Score: 1

    He didn't say it was copper, did he?

    Fiber is safe enough, as long as there isn't any metal insulation around it (dunno why there would be, but apparently it happens).

  23. Re:Ethernet controllers on Intel Develops Hardware To Enhance TCP/IP Stacks · · Score: 1

    There is more than one device on the PCI bus...

  24. Re:not to mention secure on Electronic Gadget Ideas for a New House? · · Score: 1

    EMF? UTP shouldn't put out a lot of EMF...

  25. Re:Erm Wait . . . on Pentium 4 6XX Sequence and New EE P4s Launched · · Score: 4, Funny

    Before Intel was founded, this time of year was still winter!