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  1. Re:Those would be the good ones to keep... on Debian Release Mgr. Proposes Dropping Some Archs · · Score: 1

    IA-64 is the instruction set for the itanium I think. The one that is almost compatible with the AMD64 is "extended memory" something or other.

  2. Re:Herm wait . . . on VoIP to Fuel Plague of 'Dialing for Dollars'/Spam · · Score: 1

    More importantly, if my phone is hooked up to the POTS then the incoming call is going over POTS. That means that somebody is responsible for moving the spam from ip to the telephone system in the US. That company should be responsible for honoring the do not call list.

  3. Re:Why both SATA and ATA-133 on Via Now Shipping Dual-Processor Mini-ITX Board · · Score: 1
  4. Re:Blow or run really fast on Using Air to Recharge Your Cell Phone · · Score: 1

    The drag placed on the engine by the alternator to generate the power for the power adapter is significant. I imagine the turbine is less. But, you already need an alternator, so might as well use it. I have never ridden on a bus or train. But, I wouldn't imagine that they don't have readily available outlets to charge from.

  5. Well, that figures on Why Does Windows Still Suck? · · Score: 2, Funny

    The McAfee site claims a whopping 91 percent of PCs are infected.

    What is Microsoft's market share in the PC market again?

  6. Re:Brings up an interesting legal question on The 83-Year-Old Dead File Swapper · · Score: 1

    I think that it has to do with your contract with your isp. If your isp allows you to share your connection (like a buisness class connection) then you would be a carrier. If you are not allowed to share it (most cable, residential dsl) then you are not a carrier. And, just because your isp offers home networking doesn't mean that you are allowed to share your connection.

  7. Re:Brings up an interesting legal question on The 83-Year-Old Dead File Swapper · · Score: 1

    I am not sure about a person that is paying for a private internet connection. The bandwidth of most internet connections (cable, dsl etc) is not intended for resale. Coffee shops are okay because the DMCA has specific exemptions for 'Carriers'. I would imagine that if a connection is not meant for resale then the owner very well could be responsible. But, I am just guessing.

  8. Re:Of course they don't know, we don't allow them on U.S. Kids Don't Understand First Amendment · · Score: 1

    I think the issue here is that the school is acting 'en loco parentis', or 'in lieu of parents'. It basically means that the school has the same rights over a minor that the minor's parents have. Just like a minor's parents can stop him or her from printing a story, so to can the school. No first ammendment involved. Also, I don't believe that the Constitution grants rights to minors. Sorry, you don't have the right to free speech until you are 18.

  9. Re:mouse usage on Windows XP Starter Edition Review · · Score: 1

    I prefer to enable the feature that makes little screen ripples coming from the cursor when you hold ctrl.

  10. Re:A little too far? on Revising the GPL · · Score: 1

    I certainly understand what you are saying. I can see your point. I feel very strongly that software and hardware must be completely seperate. I feel that no software should be patentable. If software and hardware are tied together then the product is patentable because you would have an actual product. I seem to recall an initiative to create some sort of opensource hardware license. I would gladly support the use of a completly open source platform that runs OSS on OSH (open source hardware). But, I don't think that any hardware should be in any way regulated by a software license.

  11. Re:A little too far? on Revising the GPL · · Score: 1

    It isn't the role of the GPL to make sure that you have a platform on which to run the program. Capatalism will enure that you have the freedom to run what you want. I won't buy a machine that limits the software that I can run. Most people here probably wouldn't buy such a machine. Just the people on slashdot would be enough of a market to ensure that there will always be an unrestrictive platform available. If stupid legislation gets passed then all bets are off.

  12. Re:A little too far? on Revising the GPL · · Score: 1

    But you can modify the code even if the Tivo doesn't allow you to run the modified program. The fact that you cannot run modified code on a Tivo is a property of the Tivo and not the code. I assume that the Tivo hardware is not opensource and so is not governed by the GPL.

  13. Re:For starters.. on Boot Process Visualization · · Score: 1

    The option 'rhgb' (red hat graphic boot or something)is passed from the bootloader to the kernel. Just remove it from the appropriate .conf file.

  14. Re:New trend ? on Dual Video Cards Return · · Score: 1

    What about the dual gpu card from ati. I had one. It was the rage fury maxx. It had dual rage 128 chips. It was only ever fully supported under win9x. It couldn't do better that 640x480x256 in win2k and xp. Linux only supports the first gpu on the card and only half of the memory, so the second gpu is just decoration. At a time when a good card had 16megs of memory this thing had 64 megs and was AGP.

  15. Re:Wow, thats crazy on Fl. County Halts FTTP Until Installation Is Safer · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I think that you mean run the fiber above ground over the telephone poles. The problem is that fiber is sensitive to uv radiation. It darkens the fiber. So to run it above ground you need heavy and expensive cladding. So, naturally running it below ground is the preferred solution.

  16. Re:Retrograde? on AOL Dumping Some Broadband · · Score: 1

    The problem that a lot of people don't realize is that in the AOL/Time Warner merger, there were a lot of restrictions placed on pairing Roadrunner and AOL.

  17. Re:False Alarm on 2004 Election Weirdness Continues · · Score: 3, Informative

    I am not sure how common my scenario is. But, when questioned on who I was voting for I often replied Kerry, but I voted for Bush. I had to listen way to often to Kerry fanatics rambling for sometimes hours trying to change my mind. So, the easy way to save myself the pain, suffering and time was to say that I was voting for Kerry.

  18. Re:How will the 'preload' work? on U2 iPod: Any Color You Want, As Long As It's Black · · Score: 1

    If I had to guess I would say that when you install the iTunes software off of the cd that comes with the iPod, the songs will be on your computer. That way, when the iPod syncs the songs get transfered.

  19. Re:Will iTunes Wipe the Black iPods? on U2 iPod: Any Color You Want, As Long As It's Black · · Score: 1

    On the windows version, you can disable the 'automatic update' feature that deletes the songs from the ipod that have been removed from your library in iTunes.

  20. Re:Male only on Russian Mock Mars Mission · · Score: 1

    I imagine there a concerns about how much room is available. Have you ever seen a woman pack for a weekend? Could you imagine how many suitcases would be needed for 500 days?

  21. Re:WTF? on Sony Launches DVD-Burning Appliance · · Score: 1

    I just had to pipe in that I really love my minidisc player/recorder. More importantly, I love minidiscs. About every other day my wife would complain that her cd was skipping. I would look at the back of it and it looked like she was playing street hockey with the thing. I started recording her favorite songs to minidisc and that problem went away. I just wish I could purchas minidiscs prerecorded so that I don't have to buy the cd and the blank minidisc, then take the time to record. Right now I am looking for a new car stereo for her that plays minidiscs, that way no adapter or battaries are needed.

  22. Re:That's subtly hilarious. on Diebold Rejected in Copyright Takedown Attempt · · Score: 2, Informative

    I think that the code in the curly braces would be done depending on what the value of GW_BUSH represents. In C/C++ an assignment is essentially a function call that returns the new value of the variable being assigned to. That is handy for things like multiple assignments in a single statement (ie a = b = c).

  23. Re:God DAMMIT! on Mel Brooks Says 'Spaceballs' Sequel In The Works · · Score: 1

    They did take out the farting sounds. They were replaced with the sound of horses whinneying.

  24. Re:Dumbing It Down Will Only Hurt Us on "Levels" of Computers the Future? · · Score: 1

    I know a lot of people with a license to drive a car that have no buisness being behing the wheel.

  25. Re:I'm confused on IT (And Other) Salaries On The Rise In The U.S. · · Score: 1

    A salary increase is when your net income drops because you just managed to jump to the bottom of the next tax bracket.