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  1. Re:I would feel bad about this... on Songbird Drops Linux Support · · Score: 1

    I've really tried to like Songbird and have installed it on several occasions. The UI looks nice out of the box and the add-ons were nice. The actual user experience had much to be desired. I use Rythmbox now.

  2. Re:I wonder... on Clues That Apple's Bought Another Processor Design House · · Score: 1

    In Apples case it does it's own dirty work with out a shell company.

    Currently Apple is suing HTC for copyright infringement over aspects of it's use of android. http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/03/02patents.html

    All while Apple has been under suit for many of these same technology's. http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-20001424-260.html

    This is just one of the more blatant examples of Apple being evil and using litigation to pound on an opponent.

  3. Re:Do Not Want on The $8,500 Gaming Table You Want · · Score: 1

    At that price I could cut out a normal table and place a 42" LCD in the center to use as a monitor for a table and still have money left over.
    For my groups games we just use individual laptops and a virtual gaming table, it's a very flexible solution.

  4. Re:when was the last time on What Is Holding Back the Paperless Office? · · Score: 1

    I carry my thumb drive with me every where but thanks for asking... well I have that and my Blackberry and Netbook.

  5. Re:Basically? on What Is Holding Back the Paperless Office? · · Score: 2, Informative

    The military is actually spearheading this area. Currently we use a common access card to sign documents with a key.

  6. Re:Bummer... on New Crossover Release With Improved Compatibility · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Have you seen the videos of the alpha for VLMC? The guys that created VLC decided to to create a movie creator. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02vdwNsvbZI It seems to show a lot of promise,. Even drawing comparisons to professional products.

  7. Re:Be careful what you wish for... on US Gov't. Ending Its Hands-Off-the-Internet Stance · · Score: 1

    without any 'collatoral damage' of legal material.

    I think the clearinghouse you mentioned would constitute as being damaging to even legal material.

  8. Re:Home use? on Plasma Jets Could Replace Dental Drills · · Score: 1

    A Waterpik is a popular brand of them. http://www.waterpik.com/oral-health/

  9. Re:Auto-update feature in Drupal 7 on Drupal's Dries Buytaert On Drupal 7 · · Score: 1

    The new Auto Update feature will be the reason I will upgrade all four of my Drupal sites as soon as the final release of 7 comes out. I'm considering upgrading one of my less used sites to to the Alpha 7 for fun.

  10. Re:Maybe he'll make Chrome OS useful! on ChromeOS Zero Released · · Score: 1

    There is a plugin version of Quake 3 called Quake Live. Though the plugin only works with Firefox, IE and Safari Currently.

  11. Re:250%??? on Android Phone Demand Up 250%, iPhone Down · · Score: 2, Informative

    "21% said they expected to purchase an Android phone. That number represented a 250% increase over the 6% that pegged Android" From the summary. "4,000-plus American consumers surveyed in December" From the article.

  12. Re:Why would anyone want to start from scratch? on Drupal 6 Social Networking · · Score: 1

    While these large social networks have their place, niche social networking web sites can help promote businesses, products, projects, and hobbies of any nature.

  13. Re:Not the first time... on CentOS Project Administrator Goes AWOL · · Score: 1

    I believe the OP was looking at Ubuntu Server Edition due to the support from Canonical. The solutions he appeared to be looking at as potential replacements seemed to be those with commercial support. Ubuntu server seems to have commercial support comparable to Red Hat. Depending on the tier desired it may be preferable over another. Not sure what all professional QA it has received. I know some different companies have certified it on products and platforms but I don't remember the specifics on that.

  14. Re:Nintendo has perfected the art... on Metroid Prime Trilogy Being Updated For the Wii, Due In August · · Score: 1

    I still have a bunch of working NES Cartridges and other games but have also bought the same games on the virtual console and other formats they have released. They are just good at squeezing money out of us and we continue smiling.

  15. Re:Depends on the reward on The City of Heroes Expansion & the Issues of User-Created Content · · Score: 1

    The players are very good at finding multiple ways to exploit the user created content. Shoot the dev created content has been exploited all over. Just not in such a concentrated area to make it so apparent.

    After every patch the devs give to gimp the exploitation of user generated content some intelligent user finds a way around it.

  16. Re:Poor Design on The City of Heroes Expansion & the Issues of User-Created Content · · Score: 1

    There have been multiple patches to address these perceived holes. Even the normal content can be abused by those who know how. Many of those who farm experience and influence take offense at being told how to enjoy the game.

    The players that create these missions are very creative at finding ways to easily exploit any number of details that are meant to be normal parts of content. Pretty much you would need to remove the whole system to remove potential for exploit completely.

  17. Re:OMFG Based off of Quake 1 engine on Open Source Shooter Nexuiz 2.5 Released · · Score: 1

    I don't know what settings I have that are different but it plays well on my laptop.

    2 GHZ Single core Centrino Processor
    2 GIGS DDR2 RAM
    Geforce 6800 (256 MB)

    I normally play OpenArena but I switch to Nexuiz on occasion.

  18. Re:To Oregon? on Amazon's Cloud Data Center To Follow Google To Oregon · · Score: 1

    The Oregon Trail reference is awesome.

  19. Re:Tutorial on Using apt-p2p to Upgrade on Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) Released · · Score: 1

    If it's like 35Kb/s, that's why.

    Nope, it's 64KiB/s; I like to set upload speeds to half my upstream bandwidth.

    If your router can't keep up, limit the number of connections, transmission can probably do that.

    I don't see such option in Transmission. It's not known for being rich-featured though, so maybe I should try a different client.

    It's in the preferences for Transmission. Edit > Preferences > Network

  20. Re:Free, eh? on MySpace Digital Music Service Is DRM-Free · · Score: 2, Informative

    There are two components to this.

    The portion of the "service" where they link to Amazon music for downloading is the real DRM free music.

  21. Re:Once I can ... on MySpace Digital Music Service Is DRM-Free · · Score: 1

    Well Amazon is almost there by providing DRM free music. The only issue they have in your scenario is that the down loader they use supports open source OS's but isn't open source itself. Then again it's only MP3 and not ogg.

    So far my favorite distribution arrangement was from NIN for Ghosts. Getting that in flac format was realy nice.

  22. Re:MySpace.com: We're still relavent! on MySpace Digital Music Service Is DRM-Free · · Score: 1

    There are ads on the internet?

  23. Re:Dell Defying M$ Again? on Dell Shows Off Its Eee PC Rival · · Score: 2, Informative
  24. Re:PC gaming is dying on Why Aren't More Linux Users Gamers? · · Score: 1

    I don't dual boot here.

    I have a Ubuntu 7.10 Linux Laptop and I play:
    City of Heroes (Wine)
    OpenArena (Linux Native)
    Diablo 2 (Wine)
    Doom 3 (Wine/Native Hack)
    Tremulous (Linux Native)
    Plane Shift (Linux Native)
    And the normal time killers of Solataire or Nethack, when I'm just taking a break from some work.

  25. Re:Well, I'm glad I use Linux on FBI Sought Approval To Use Spyware Through FISC · · Score: 1

    In other news... insurgents in Iraq have switched to using Terrorbuntu, in response to the FBI's use of spyware. One Jihadist was quoted as saying, "The new Terrorbuntu is great! Not only can I keep the Infidel FBI from seeing my computer but I am also more productive."