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  1. Re:That's nothing on Russian Town Puts Giant Smiley On Google Maps · · Score: 1

    I agree with you, but DCA is actually located in Arlington, VA.

  2. Re:sea bass? on Dolphin Inspired Mini-sub · · Score: 1

    Be nice to Lucas, he's misunderstood. However this does raise a good point in that this article needs to be tagged "Seaquest DSV."

  3. Annoying? Yes. on Microsoft Forces Desktop Search On Windows Update · · Score: 5, Informative

    However to say that by default it was indexing the entire C: drive is erroneous. The default behavior is to index user files in "doc and settings" and then your outlook files after you open that program.

  4. Re:Patch Tuesday = no work for an hour or two on Microsoft to Release 6 Security Updates Next Week · · Score: 1

    Well given that the two parts work hand in hand I was under the impression that it went without saying. I can't bring myself to say that WSUS 2.0 worked fine because the two parts are interdependent (unless you just wanted to run WSUS 2.0 and not have any clients actually use it). Regardless it took MS way too long to fix the issue. It occurred for three full months before MS fixed the issue.

  5. Re:Patch Tuesday = no work for an hour or two on Microsoft to Release 6 Security Updates Next Week · · Score: 1

    Perhaps you should have told the WSUS development team that the widespread WSUS CPU utilization issues could be solved by you and your specific installation of WSUS... http://blogs.technet.com/wsus/archive/2007/05/15/s rvhost-msi-issue-follow-up.aspx

  6. Re:Patch Tuesday = no work for an hour or two on Microsoft to Release 6 Security Updates Next Week · · Score: 1

    And your "not logging off" variant does not work if you've configured the GPOs for the WU Client correctly... What do you mean? Are you meaning the difference between allowing the user the choice of when to reboot or making that decision for them?
  7. Re:Patch Tuesday = no work for an hour or two on Microsoft to Release 6 Security Updates Next Week · · Score: 1

    Well lets be completely honest. WSUS will only save you if you are running v3.0 and have your update client up to date. Prior to that (month and a half ago) WSUS was the problem. This issue manifested itself in 99% CPU utilization by the SVCHost parent process. However if you want to avoid patch Tuesday then just leave your computer on and logged off over night. If you come in and boot up your machine (or unlock it for that matter) and try to get your critical updates at the same time as everyone else in the company... The fire up the task manager and enjoy the show.

  8. Cut, Copy, Paste on Walt Mossberg Reviews the iPhone · · Score: 1

    Of all the cons that people have mentioned, the only one that really makes me sad is the iPhone's lack of copy and paste. It seems like highlighting text should be pretty straightforward and at least they could have some sort of pop up options menu if you hold your finger on some text for more than 2 seconds or something.

  9. RIP on Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Dies At 84 · · Score: 2, Funny

    RIP Mr. Vonnegut Time will be stuck for a few of us today.

  10. Please RTFA on Michael Crichton on Why Gene Patents Are Bad · · Score: 2, Funny

    In a State of Fear!

  11. Network Mirror on Stress-Testing the Verizon G'zOne Cellphone · · Score: 1, Redundant
  12. Railguns in Games on Navy Gets 8-Megajoule Rail Gun Working · · Score: 1

    From TFA: "Railguns are also portrayed in the "Stargate" TV series and in many video games, including "Halo 2."" Halo2? What that article really needed was a Quake II shout out. Damn kids...

  13. Re:Regulating Fairness? on The Return of the Fairness Doctrine? · · Score: 1

    Like it matters... None of this changes anything as it pertains to the fact that a majority of people could care less. We need something akin to fairness of use for people's noggins. Fairness in the media just makes people feel better, enabling you to say "Hey, I tried..."

  14. Better than a donation on OLPC Available to the Public Early 2008 · · Score: 3

    Well this form of "donation" sounds better than the previously reported on where you did not get anything for your money. I would buy "one" of these. I wonder if there will be any form of choice as to which country gets your laptop.

  15. Support ends but.... on Maintaining Windows 2000 for the Long Term? · · Score: 2, Informative

    MS does discontinue support but the updates and whatnot are still available after they discontinue support. They just stop putting up new updates. You can "update" a fresh 98 install up to the point where they discontinues support and this seems to be what you are worried about.

  16. Major Slowdown on Spyware Becoming Worst Tech Support Problem · · Score: 1, Funny

    The most amazing thing to me is how slow some people will allow their computers to become, mostly due solely to spyware. My aunt asked me why it took her computer like 7 minutes to start up. I said it could be the bonzai buddy, three IE search bars and gator, but I couldn't be sure... Hopefully XP SP2 will have some effect in helping to keep people from runing so much of the crap.