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  1. Re:Will Canadian Pols Roll Over on CRIA, MPAA Demand Expanded DMCA For Canada · · Score: 1

    Those copyright antics the two major parties have been up to have pretty much convinced me not to vote for them. Really hoping this is true for many other Canadians.

  2. Re:they need to protect their networks on Young Employees Pose Increasing Risk to Networks · · Score: 1

    That's when you use Encrypted RunAs: http://www.wingnutsoftware.com/

    It creates a shortcut that runs the program using a local account with Administrator privileges, while the user still has their limited account.

  3. Re:Regardless... on Scientists Find Missing Link in Bird Evolution · · Score: 1

    Welcome to slashdot, home of the cheapshot.

  4. A great tuner on Software for Your Musical Instruments? · · Score: 1

    It's called gtkguitune, I play bass and acoustic guitar, and I can tune way more accurately with my computer and guitune than with any of my tuners.

  5. Re:When is XP not good enough? on Windows Vista Delayed Again · · Score: 1

    I know of _a lot_ of shops just moving to XP now, and of a few who never will. Unless Microsoft can pressure software manufactureres into making their apps incompatible with everything but Vista, I see a real problem for them to get Vista into businesses anytime soon.

  6. Re:In related news... on Canada's CD Tax Out of Hand? · · Score: 1

    Actually, using eq instead of == would have been a better option, as == doesn't evaluate strings, but eq does. That is, of course, assuming the section of my brain storing the knowledge of Perl is still intact..

  7. Re:In related news... on Canada's CD Tax Out of Hand? · · Score: 1

    Everybody knows Windsor == Canada.

  8. Re:Keyboard on Opera on the Nintendo DS · · Score: 1

    It doesn't have a fit to width option, but there is a scaling option, now that I'm looking, and it seems quite useful. Should take care of all that scrolling. Thanks!

  9. Re:Keyboard on Opera on the Nintendo DS · · Score: 1

    I use Opera on a clamshell Zaurus, and aside from a bit of left-right scrolling, it's -very- usable.

  10. Re:Upgrades, schmupgrades on Microsoft Plots Future of Xbox and PC Gaming · · Score: 1

    I'm pretty sure that what drove RAM prices down was switching from stuff that was expensive to manufacture (72pin sticks, yeah!!), to stuff that was much cheaper (SD-RAM, anyone?)

  11. Re:I wonder if this applies to Asperger's Syndrom. on Scientific Brain Linked to Autism · · Score: 1

    From the way it's presented a lot of times, it would be a form of autism. I can really believe that analytical parents have a higher chance of having children with a form of autism, such as Asperger's Disorder (Those that have it seem to prefer the term) Both of my parents are analytical, as are their parents. So far, only one of their four children has been diagnosed, my sister with Aspergers, but it's been suggested that I am autistic myself. So 1/4 with a possibility of 2/4 isn't bad proof of this theory. I would say yes, that it does apply.

  12. You guys are overlooking the obvious... on Games That Keep You Coming Back? · · Score: 1

    Animal Crossing!

  13. Re:I have to say, I'm a little worried... on Google Acquires 5% of AOL · · Score: 2, Insightful

    So what? Is it so evil for a company to take steps to be more profitable? If I ran a company like Google, I would want it to be succesful. I'm not seeing anything underhanded here. Google put up a few ads to make some money. It's a necessary thing. Radio stations need to do it, TV stations need to do it, Google also needs to do it. Good for them. Besides, this is slashdot. I thought somebody would have been singing praises about Google positioning itself to bring down the evil 'Micro$oft' by now. Perhaps that's not the trendy thing anymore.

  14. Re:Zaurus? on Why Have PDAs Failed In The iPod Era? · · Score: 1

    The Zaurus is an amazing machine. I wouldn't compare it to a PDA, it's too good to be in that league. My C1000, while lacking a hard drive, plays movies, games, has wifi access, and even functions as a PDA. And yes, it runs Linux. Only downfall is, Sharp only sells them in Japan, and shipping is not cheap.

  15. Re:Microsoft just had a better OS than Palm for pd on Palm's Mistakes · · Score: 1

    Opie is an incredible environment. I don't have any experience with Familiar Linux, but I would imagine support would be added soon if it's anything like the OESF-type projects.

  16. Re:Microsoft just had a better OS than Palm for pd on Palm's Mistakes · · Score: 1

    It's a shame that more companies aren't like Sharp and putting Linux on their PDAs. OpenEmbedded projects frigging rock. Seriously. The OS on a Zaurus does more for me than the stuff from Microsoft.

  17. Re:Accelerate devices in the field on New IrDA Spec Shoots for 100Mbit/s Data Rate · · Score: 1

    Forgive me, it's 16Mbps currently.

  18. Re:Accelerate devices in the field on New IrDA Spec Shoots for 100Mbit/s Data Rate · · Score: 1

    Actually, IrDA currently runs at 1Mbps, with a range of 1 meter or 100 centimeters. Sorry, I don't know what it is in feet or inches, or any similarly antiquated units of measurement...

  19. I'm curious on Trackerless BitTorrent Beta Posted · · Score: 2, Interesting

    What, exactly, does this mean for the state of legal and illegal torrents? How long would this take to fully implement?

  20. Re:I'd argue the opposite.. on Subjecting Yourself to Experimental Meds · · Score: 1

    I'm an optimist who is routinely disappointed by the average intelligence of human beings who sit down at a computer terminal.

    You do raise a good point. Simply because we have the ability to make informed decisions doesn't mean that we will. Oh well.

  21. I'd argue the opposite.. on Subjecting Yourself to Experimental Meds · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Why would Internet users subject themselves this type of thing more than others? If we have the ability to find out about the experimental meds online, we'd know better what we were dealing with, and know enough not to subject ourselves unnecessarily.

  22. Re:Apple does NOT use the MACH kernel. on Get To Know Mach, the Kernel of Mac OS X · · Score: 3, Informative

    Just FYI, the other guy is Andrew Tannenbaum, who wrote Minix

    As for winning or losing, you can see for yourself on Google Groups that it was not about winning, it was a discussion on the merits of both.

  23. The English language isn't difficult.. on Slashback: Hollywood, Commons, Misidentification · · Score: 0, Troll

    Details below.A handful of...
    Spaces are required between sentences.
    They go after the period and before the new sentence.

    Example:
    Details below. A handful of...

  24. Re:What's your point? on German Robot Dogs Dominate 2005 RoboCup U.S. Open · · Score: 1

    The way it was written was a little odd. It made it appear that they were competing against themselves.

    Or perhaps it's time to stop drinking and posting.

  25. Imagine that! on German Robot Dogs Dominate 2005 RoboCup U.S. Open · · Score: 1

    The Germans dominated nearly every category in the GERMAN Robocup...