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  1. Re:How did he pick UW-Madison? on Bill Gates Is Coming To A College Near You · · Score: 1

    Had a similar course flow at Marquette. Seemed appropriate for me, but there were a lot of blank stares in that second semester.

  2. Re:Postage? Kill the factory! on Pay-Per-View to Provide DVD After Viewing? · · Score: 1

    It might not save the consumer, but in aggregate it seems like it would save someone some money.

  3. Re:In 10 years.... on Microsoft May Become Major Opponent of Patents? · · Score: 1

    In 10 years, the last 10 years of "obvious" patents will have expired, so I wouldn't get too worried.

  4. Re:invasion of privacy on Google Maps Graduates · · Score: 0, Redundant

    LOL, wish I had some "funny" mod points.

  5. Re:This sort of thing... on RIAA Sues a Child · · Score: 2, Informative
    Irony: 2) Incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs

    Seems like that definition would suit him nicely.

    You'd expect someone complaining about language to use that language correctly and spell words of that language correctly. But, what actually happened, was that he didn't do such things.

  6. Re:Waste of time and source of FUD for Microsoft on Dell Offering "Open" PC · · Score: 1

    http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/compare.a spx/precn_n?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd See that link for workstation with Linux and graphics card choices.

  7. Re:Loopholes? on Army Eyes Anti-Sniper Robot · · Score: 1
    but a sniper out in the wild gets their behind out of the area once they've taken their shot.

    You don't just get up and start running, you still have to maintain stealth.

    I'm confused, are you arguing that snipers run away or that they move away slowly? Based on your recounting of the story, it sounds like the robot would have given away his position and he'd have been toast moments after he took the shot. Just think about one of these guys mounted on a guard tower or something.

  8. Re:Am I stupid for not seeing this? on Google's Patents Reveal Strategy To Beat Microsoft · · Score: 2, Interesting

    If AJAX apps are going to beat downloaded software they are going to have to get much faster. I don't care if thats some innovation in the apps or just the increase of broadband connections, but I would never use a word processor that forced me to wait while it bolded something (at least not when I have an alternative). I would also be a little concerned about what would happen when the internet connection goes down.

  9. Re:Wndows BSOD on Unreliable Linux Dumped from Crest Electronics · · Score: 1

    Yeah, its about as odd as the fact that we call all facial tissue Kleenex...at least in the US. Terms coined by very popular products often go maintstream and are used to refer to things other than the original product.

  10. Re:The Last Resort on Doctors Sue Patients for Online Complaints · · Score: 1

    Do these sites provide a section for the doctor to respond?

  11. Re:Job offer? on ESR Gets Job Offer From Microsoft · · Score: 1

    Monster.com for Employers - Post Jobs. Search Resumes. Hire Today's Best Talent. Now.

  12. Re:Latest Viruses on Cisco Flaw Opens Routers to Attack · · Score: 1

    I think that you mean a router. A hub doesn't have an address on the network.

  13. Re:Latest Viruses on Cisco Flaw Opens Routers to Attack · · Score: 1

    Why would a hub help?

  14. Re:Yet Another Bullshit Patent Dispute on Apple Is Accused of Violating Software Patent · · Score: 5, Informative

    If you as an outsider know about prior art for a patent you can request a rexamination for a patent and submit the prior art to be considered. This process is conducted by patent examiners not a court : http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/speeches/05-3 8.htm

  15. Re:mobile phone? on GMail Sign-Ups Via Mobile · · Score: 4, Insightful
    It stops robots from signing up thousands of gmail accounts and using them to SPAM. Google couldn't keep up fast enough: think Hotmail and Yahoo before image verification. Google has simply taken it to the next level. This doesn't directly stop SPAM to gmail subscribers, its stops SPAM to all email users in general.

    If you believe that your public phone number is too much information to give google, then just have a friend sign you up. This is an added feature, not an added restriction. Before you couldn't sign up at all, now you can sign up if you have a phone. Doesn't really seem like anything to lose sleep over.

  16. Re:mobile phone? on GMail Sign-Ups Via Mobile · · Score: 5, Informative
    From Google's page:

    "You need to receive and enter a special invitation code in order to create an account. Currently, we are only sending these codes as text messages to US mobile phones. So you will need to have a mobile phone with text message capabilities (most phones have this) and the invitation code itself.

    One of the reasons we are offering this new way to sign up for Gmail is to help protect our users and combat abuse. Spam and abuse protection are two things we take very seriously, and our users have been very happy with the small amount of spam they've received in their Gmail accounts. We take many measures to ensure that spammers have a difficult time sending their spam messages, getting these messages delivered, or even obtaining a Gmail account (spammers will often use many different accounts to send spam). Sending invitation codes to mobile phones via SMS is one way to address this, as the number of accounts per phone number can be limited.

    If you want to open an account a different way, you may want to ask a friend with a mobile phone to receive an invitation code for you or to ask someone you know who already has a Gmail account to email you an invitation."

  17. Re:Installing a modem at age 12 on 10 Computer Mishaps · · Score: 1

    Pretty likely that he touched something else on the motherboard. In the process of hot-swapping some ISA cards I did that one. It made a big spark, a little smoke, and scared the crap out of me. However, the machine was fine after a reboot.

  18. Re:180 degrees? on Google Instant Messenger Coming Really (or Not?) · · Score: 1

    Did they change it already or am I doing something wrong when I try the same thing?

  19. Re:Automatic speed control on The Future of the Car · · Score: 1

    How do fender benders make the insurance companies money?

  20. Re:article is wrong. on ZOTOB Not Quite as Bad as Expected? · · Score: 0, Troll

    One would imagine you'd be pretty busy at work cleaning up the mess. Why are you posting on /.

  21. Re:Congrats on More Mac OS X on Plain Old x86 Boxes · · Score: 1

    hmmm, I guess I have to revise that to "unexpected update." I have rebooted for windows update (though it usually occurs automatically when I'm not around so I forget about it.

  22. Re:Congrats on More Mac OS X on Plain Old x86 Boxes · · Score: 1

    I've been using XP since its release, though I'm not familiar with this term "crashing" that you speak of. Last time I rebooted was because my power supply bit the dust.

  23. Re:bad news/good news on Microsoft's Bold Patent Move · · Score: 1

    WRONG - this patent was PUBLISHED, not GRANTED or ISSUED or ALLOWED.

  24. Re:Is it just me? on Microsoft's Bold Patent Move · · Score: 1
    You can attempt to patent any little thing you want. This is not a patent that has issued. If you check the link that I've provided below, you can see that the application hasn't even been looked at by an examiner yet. At least wait till the thing issues to determine whether you think it should be patentable... A lot can/will change between then and now.

    http://portal.uspto.gov/external/portal/!ut/p/_s.7 _0_A/7_0_CH/.cmd/ad/.ar/sa.getBib/.c/6_0_69/.ce/7_ 0_1ET/.p/5_0_18L/.d/1?selectedTab=ifwtab&isSubmitt ed=isSubmitted&dosnum=10776431#7_0_1ET

  25. Re:Prior art on Microsoft's Bold Patent Move · · Score: 1
    The patent also discuses highlighting the words that represent numbers: One thousand, five, etc..

    Not saying that makes it patentable, just clarifying.