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  1. Re:There will be a time on Kentucky Judge Upholds State's Gambling-Domain Grab · · Score: 1

    Being as the WTO is already annoyed with the US (for all the results it will get) in regards to other online gambling stuff, I do not see that happening anytime soon.

  2. Re:Back when there was only fat16, ntfs, ext2 used on Ext4 Advances As Interim Step To Btrfs · · Score: 1

    Benchmarks from 5 years ago, when ext3 had only been around (in the kernel) for barely 2 years, compared to ext2, which had been around for over 10. A LOT has been changed in those 5 years. Do you happen to have anything using a recent kernel?

  3. Re:What if I get a new scar? on Interpol Pushing World Facial Recognition Database · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Unless those are unreasonably large scars, they shouldn't make any difference. Facial recognition typically relies on the size/placement of the facial bones, which generally don't change significantly, barring extreme trauma.

    Though the people advocating this need to be sent home to read up on base rate negligence before they continue speaking.

  4. Re:Why not ZFS? on Ext4 Advances As Interim Step To Btrfs · · Score: 1

    The problem is that ZFS DOES have patent problems, 50 or so of them IIRC, in addition to the fact that Sun's CDDL license is GPL-incompatible and Sun apparently doesn't feel like dual/multi-licencing it.

    Bar Sun changing the licensing, I do not see ZFS hitting it big on Linux anytime soon.

  5. Re:Why not ZFS? on Ext4 Advances As Interim Step To Btrfs · · Score: 2, Informative

    Which is why it got edited out. Note the "oldid" bit in the URL.

  6. Re:Why not ZFS? on Ext4 Advances As Interim Step To Btrfs · · Score: 1

    In fact, I configured my system to use a swap file stored in a FUSE filesystem, and I've been running lots of apps just fine with no probl

    I'd take that as more of a sign that the swap is semi-never used, rather than a sign that FUSE is quick.

    Unless I'm missing the joke with the end of the sentence cut off.

  7. Re:What the Hell is Wrong with Canada? on Canada Election Result Bad News For DMCA Opponents · · Score: 1

    Depends on what you mean by "conservatives". Arguably, practically every member of both parties could be considered to be "conservatives" depending on your definition (social conservative (almost certainly), economic conservative (debatable), fiscal conservative (yeah right), etc.).

  8. Re:Do you people even understand... on Oz High Court Hears Landmark TV Guide Copyright Case · · Score: 1

    gcc? ;)

  9. Guitar Rising on Music Game Competition Heats Up · · Score: 1

    And lets not forget the guitar game for the guys who actually play, Guitar Rising.

  10. Re:Frets on Fire FTW! (GPL) on Music Game Competition Heats Up · · Score: 1

    Use them? FoF works just fine with the PC/xbox360 controller and likely fine with the other console's if you care to grab an adapter.

  11. Re:I wonder if it can mine.... on Opera Develops Search Engine For Web Developers · · Score: 1

    What about the duplicates of the duplicates of the duplicates? We need to figure out how many levels of recursion they can achieve.

  12. Re:Good luck with that on EFF Sues To Overturn Telecom Immunity · · Score: 1

    Actually, Mccain didn't vote at all.

    Whether that is better or worse than voting yes is up for debate.

  13. Re:Inflammatory Article on IRS Rolls Out Risky Tax Processing Systems · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Hold off upgrading their systems until the new system is 100% rock-solid?

    Yes. This is taxes they're dealing with, and given the unreasonable complexity of the tax laws and the guilty-until-proven-innocent way the tax courts work (how the hell is that considered constitutional?), screwups are NOT acceptable.

  14. Re:I love this excerpt: on RIAA Wants Its $222,000 Verdict Back · · Score: 2, Informative

    "Intent to infringe copyright" is not a crime nor is it civilly actionable, thus they cannot sue over it. Drug procession and procession with intent to distribute are both crimes.

  15. Re:Yes this makes perfect sense on Sex Offender E-Mail Registry Signed Into Law · · Score: 1

    You seem to be labouring under the delusion that the "sex offender registry" is only for rapists, child molesters, etc.

  16. Re:What's Next.... on Banjo Used In Brain Surgery · · Score: 1

    Which state did that result in?

  17. Re:Not really broken on Now Even Photo CAPTCHAs Have Been Cracked · · Score: 1

    o the chance of the attack succeeding drops to 10%.

    Which is still plenty high. Remember, automated spamming is very cheap, so you don't need a very high success rate for it to be profitable.

  18. Re:CAPTCHAs kick-start Singularity on Now Even Photo CAPTCHAs Have Been Cracked · · Score: 2, Informative

    Sounds like the premise to /usr/bin/god to me.

  19. Re:How right you are... on President Signs Law Creating Copyright Czar · · Score: 1

    ......and when everyone checks the "encrypt" box in their bittorrent client?

    Nothing. The encryption is simply intended to confuse packet inspection systems and avoid having the connection throttled. It does nothing at all for concealing anything from other members of the swarm.

  20. Re:Fist Prose on President Signs Law Creating Copyright Czar · · Score: 1

    I'm not fan of Palin, but how is she supposed to vote on this, being as she is neither Senator nor Representative?

  21. Re:Isn't There an Iron Maiden Song For This? on Windows 7 To Be Called ... Windows 7 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Since when did 95, 98, and ME use the NT kernel?

  22. Re:A to B on People Prefer Angry-Faced Cars · · Score: 1

    Which is why when I bought my current car, when I took it for a test drive, I went to my mechanic to have him take a look at it. Went through 3 cars before I found one with a good cost+repairs sum.

  23. Re:Wow, on Antec Releases "Skeleton" PC Case · · Score: 1

    Reminds me of this gadget.

  24. Re:Fast javascript on 10 Forces Guiding the Future of Scripting · · Score: 4, Informative

    The safari javascript engine is called SquirrelFish (And there's also SquirrelFish Extreme, which compiles javascript into machine code, with predictable speed increases.) and it is open-source as it's part of webkit.

    http://webkit.org/

  25. Re:A to B on People Prefer Angry-Faced Cars · · Score: 1

    There's a simple rule to buying cars. Never buy a new one. You'll invariably be conned out of thousands over silly cosmetic details. Buy used, and put your pocket before your pride. You might need what's in there later on.

    Don't forget that by buying used, you also dodge the steepest part of the depreciation curve.