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  1. Reminds me of a previous discussion... on 'Innovation In a Flash' Is a Myth · · Score: 1

    This story reminds me of a the discussion to a previous /. story

  2. Re:It's only a problem if you use Windows. on Malware Distribution Through Physical Media a Growing Concern · · Score: 1

    I misread that as "Malware being shipped, with hardware", as though they are now handing out malware with free hardware on which to run it.

  3. Re:the problem is mile-long URLS on Do Tiny URL Services Weaken Net Architecture? · · Score: 1

    Or you get those horrible CMS sites where the homepage, yes the friggin' homepage, (e.g. something nice and short like jewell.edu) gets redirected and mangled to some horribly long and complicated new url (e.g. http://jewell.edu/william_jewell/gen/william_and_jewell_generated_pages/Welcome_to_William_Jewell_College_p58.html) That URL just makes me scream, "Why?!?!"

  4. Re:So what!? on Wal-Mart's Terrible Nintendo Wii Knock-Offs · · Score: 1

    Red touches yellow: you're a dead fellow;
    Red touches black: you're okay, Jack.

    I'm don't know who this "Jack" person is, but I suppose the mnemonic will help anyone who remembers it.

    ("You don't know Jack" pun unintended)

  5. Re:Nothing New on Google Begins "Gmail 2.0" Rollout · · Score: 1

    To each his own. I like a fast loading and uncluttered interface (plus the free POP access, which is the way I access GMail 99.9% of the time), others like a web-based desktop email app replacement that has all of the bells and whistles.

  6. Re:maybe I'm drunk off 2 beers on Bird's-Eye View May Include Magnetic Fields · · Score: 1

    Um... that would be an Ornithologist, not a "birdologist".

  7. Streisand effect, anyone? on Texas Family 'Sues Creative Commons' · · Score: 1

    And now the ironic thing is that this lawsuit is bringing more publicity to the family and the photo than if they had sat back and done nothing. I.e. the "Streisand effect".

  8. AMD Personal Internet Communicator on Bulletproof Tool For Golden Age Browsing? · · Score: 1

    I don't have firsthand experience, but the Personal Internet Communicator (or similar devices (e.g. webtv)) may be what you are looking for if you are starting from scratch and have a bit of a budget.

  9. Re:VMWare to the rescue! on Bulletproof Tool For Golden Age Browsing? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Thank heavens for Leet Key, just select, right-click, and select leetkey->text transformers->base64 decode... several times.

  10. Re:Something's up on Copyright Advocacy Group Violates Copyright · · Score: 1

    It would appear that the Google cache is using the current images from the live site for some reason. Also, the web archive (which usually also grabs images and such) doesn't have any copies of the site in question available.

  11. Re:Cancel/Allow on National Projects Aim to Reboot the Internet · · Score: 4, Funny

    [ Restart Later ]

    Two minutes later:

    Changes have been made to the Internet and it needs to be restarted.

    Do you want to restart the Internet now?
    [ Restart Now ] [ Restart Later ]

    Lather, rinse, repeat...

  12. Re:On linux... on How Long Does it Take You to Tweak a New Box? · · Score: 1

    Sure, go Settings->Preferences->Advanced, check "Advanced options", uncheck "One instance when started from file", and hit the save button.

  13. Re:Metric Imperialism - Globalisation the goal? on How Can We Convert the US to the Metric System? · · Score: 1

    But there is a huge advantage to going with only one rather than both - and since everyone else in the world uses metric, why not use it too? And actually there is a pretty big advantage to metric - you don't have to remember that there are 12 inches in a foot, 3 feet in a yard, and some other random number of yards in a mile. Pushing a decimal around is just so much easier.

    I find that it helps to "see" what I am converting, if I multiply a length by 12, for example, it is easy to identify that as converting feet to inches. When you string a bunch of conversions together, you can tell what's going on more easily than seeing a series of 10*10*10... Of course, if you take the time to write each step out and add the unit after each number, this probably doesn't matter as much.

  14. Re:Left handed is relevant for mouse, not gui on Left Sided Windows Scrollbars? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    But the original submitter was hinting at using a tablet PC and a stylus, which would cause trouble if your left arm is blocking the screen while reaching across it to move the scrollbar.

  15. Re:Man that's a bad summary on Some Bands Still Refuse Music Downloads · · Score: 1

    I know there is a "label" or two out there that will submit your music to Apple/Itunes. One, for example, charges a flat fee per song to initially submit it, and then you get the full 70% or so per download. Wish I could remember the name of it though.

  16. Re:This is not a good approach on A Fresh Look at Vista's User Account Control · · Score: 3, Informative

    Or add the security tab to XP Home without needing to always reboot into safe mode, just follow the advice on this site: http://www.scottxp.com/winxp.php#advuser, scroll down to the "Advanced File Sharing & Security" section, and follow method 3. I did it, and it works well.

  17. Re:Defaults vs. Presets on Microsoft's IE7 Search Box Bugs Google · · Score: 1

    Good point, but does Microsoft make any money each time you use CALC!!!, MSPAINT!!!, or NOTEPAD!!!? I think not... Do they make money every time you use MSN search? On average, yes they do.

  18. Re:Heard this before - OWS on New 25x Data Compression? · · Score: 2, Informative

    This seems good, otherwise Google for "ows compression OR compress OR compressor", and according to this, OWS stands for the author's initials.

  19. Re:A what? on IBM Creates Ring Oscillator on a Single Nanotube · · Score: 1

    Looks, from the WP article posted above, that a ring oscillator is an odd number of NOT logic gates strung end-to-end, so that when one outputs high/1/true, the next one outputs low/0/false (the opposite), which then feeds into the next gate... when you get back to the original gate, you give it high/1/true so that it then outputs low/0/false (switches from being true to false), and the gates switch their outputs around in a circle over and over again.

    perhaps a diagram?:

    NOT gate 1 ->  NOT gate 2 -> NOT gate 3 -> NOT gate 1 -> NOT gate 2...(lather, rinse, repeat)
    output:  T              F             T             F             T
    note how they continue to switch from true to false, as fast as possible?  This is how they generate a wave.

  20. Re:Not funny, 100% TRUE on New .XXX Top Level Domain · · Score: 1
    I still haven't seen one single website using .coop - even chicken.coop isn't loading. ;)

    Well, you can always try to find sites with these newfangled TLDs with Google search (site:.coop).

  21. Re:Ack on Does Voting Technology Affect Election Outcomes? · · Score: 1

    Sort of like this?:
    Florida Voting

  22. Re:Use the system, don't fight it. on Improving the Windows XP User Interface? · · Score: 2, Informative

    Alt+Enter seems to work pretty good to get an object/file's properties.

    Ctrl+escape for the start menu (or the wonderful windows key)

    I always use alt+tab, alt+space n, and windows+d as well.

    Perhaps it is alt+F4 so people don't accidentally hit it and then go "oh sh*t, what have I done?"

  23. What about Lego logic gates? on Top Ten Advances in 2004 · · Score: 1

    Where are the Lego logic gates? That's a major advance to miniaturizing these giant computers of ours! Anyways, the extra energy from CO waste gas seems interesting and important, although from skimming I couldn't figure out what would be the chemical product of extracting the extra energy. Does anyone know?

  24. Old News on Adieu to Ken Jennings · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I downloaded the final Jeopardy! audio clip yesterday from this website, but now the clip has been removed. (Stupid lawyers) Also, good 'ol Wikipedia has a good story, and also had the news/info yesterday somehow.

  25. Try the AlphaSmart on Note Taking Devices for Students? · · Score: 1

    I recommend the AlphaSmart, they are basically portable keyboards with a bunch of memory. Connect to a computer with a special keyboard wire, and send. There are many different types, and all shouldn't be too expensive.