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  1. Incredible on 2006 Was the Warmest Year Ever · · Score: 1

    Normally we have around -15C to -25C and 50 cm deep snow here in Sweden in the winter. This winter we have no snow at all, and the temperature is around 5-10C. I have never experienced something like this in my whole life. I have never experienced a christmas without snow, except for this one.

  2. I hate sudo on Windows Vista and XP Head To Head · · Score: 3, Funny

    A new 'user account control' system tries to protect you from yourself, so you don't accidentally make changes to important system settings without being warned first. However pressing the 'ok' button lets you do whatever you want anyway, and experienced users will just be annoyed. What did I do? I turned it off completely and am not bothered by it anymore. You'll probably do the same, too.
    Yeah, I just tried this new thing called Linux or Ubuntu or something, they use the same kind of security, called sudo or something. It annoys me so I just log in as root, as the author recommends. That sudo thing is only to protect the computer from yourself.
  3. Hate my ISP on ISPs Offer Faster Speeds, Why Don't We Get Them? · · Score: 1

    I have a 100/100 Mbps connection but I only get about 93-95 Mbps, I hate my ISP...

  4. Ok on Software Lets Programmers Code Hands-free · · Score: 1

    Suicide by regex? preg_match("/^([123456789][[:digit:]]{3})-(0[1-9]| 1[012])-(0[1-9]|[12][[:digit:]]|3[01]) (0[0-9]|1[0-9]|2[0-3]):([0-5][0-9]):([0-5][0-9])$/ ", $date, $part)

  5. Too fat? on Negroponte says Linux too 'Fat' · · Score: 1

    What do they mean with 'too fat' when it fits on a floppy?

    http://www.linuxlinks.com/Distributions/Mini_Dis tributions/

  6. Multiply Packing on A Look at Data Compression · · Score: 0, Redundant
    void SendVariables(int *var)
    {
    unsigned char c = 0;
    for(int x = 0; x < 5; x++)
    c = c*3 + var[x];
    SendChar(c);
    }

    void RetrieveVariables(int *var)
    {
    for(int x = 4; x >= 0; x--)
    {
    p[x] = c%3;
    c = c/3;
    }
    }
  7. In Sweden on Australian Do Not Call Register · · Score: 4, Informative

    We've had this in Sweden for some years, a register called "NIX" (which means something like "nope").
    I think it works pretty well but not 100%. It's really easy to sign up, just call a number, enter your home phone number and confirm.

  8. Where is it?! on Which CPU Is Tops in Price/Performance? · · Score: 1

    Why no socket 939 Opteron 144 in the test?

    The $130 s939 Opteron 144 would kill all competition if it was in the test, it even overclocks to over 3GHz with standard cooling and default vcore, performs like a FX-57.
    Read more here http://eclipseoc.com/index.php?id=3,25,0,0,1,0
  9. Re:Do you dream of $500 domain names? on Behind the Fight to Control the Internet · · Score: 2, Insightful

    $500 for domains would only have an impact on ordinary users, the scammers and bad guys make alot of money and could afford that easy.

  10. Re:People use DOS? on DrDOS Inc Breaking GPL · · Score: 1

    Which newer motherboard does not support flashing your BIOS in Windows? Oops, forgot, this is slashdot, you don't use Windows.

  11. Re:Here's a question... on Britain's MI6 Opens Its First Website · · Score: 1

    Yes, the exploding computer function requires ActiveX and non standard compliant code to work properly.

  12. Google on EU Claims Internet Could Fall Apart Next Month · · Score: 1

    Why not let Google take over the DNS responsibility, then we'll know it'll be run properly at least...

  13. Nothing new on Ratio Vulnerability in BitTorrent Discovered · · Score: 5, Informative

    Seriously, I thought this was already widely known. All info from the client to the tracker is sent with basic HTTP GET requests. You could fake your ratio with a simple php script. Well, maybe even by just typing the info in your web browser, however I think the urlencoding would be a problem.

  14. So predictable on Microsoft Silently Backs Favorable Presentation at RSA · · Score: 3, Interesting

    All these research by MS funded institutions and researchers, Alexis de Tocqueville etc... It's to predictable. Do people actually believe anything they're saying? At least this time they didn't claim Torvalds isn't the father of Linux.

  15. help me mozilla! on Mozilla Firefox 1.02 Released · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I hate those smilie popups which seems to be unblockable, please make them go away.

  16. Re:Jon is overrated... on Jon Johansen Breaks iTunes DRM Yet Again · · Score: 1

    Nope, and I'm wondering if he did actually brake this protection, or if he's the first to do it. What about DeDRMS and iOpener? And what about this? http://www.daeken.com/2004/08/24/itunes/

  17. Jon is overrated... on Jon Johansen Breaks iTunes DRM Yet Again · · Score: 0, Troll

    he wrote the GUI for the DVD decryption tool he's famous for, he didn't break CSS.

  18. FYI on Anti-Piracy Bureau of Sweden Planted Evidence · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Again, APB (Anti-Piracy Bureau) is not a law-enforcement bureau, it's not connected to the government in any way. It's a lobby organisation for the film and music industry. Strangely, they get the police to do whatever they tell them, they even appear on site at the same time as the police during busts. The police even recommended on their website that piracy crimes should be reported to APB, not the police.

  19. Re:Repeat after me, everyone on Sleep Less, Eat More? · · Score: 1

    Nowadays it's actually called Freedom fries ^^

  20. Re:That's great on This Just In - Gamers Are Human · · Score: 1

    Go for a tie!

  21. There... on Cutting Through a Wi-Fi Traffic Jam? · · Score: 1

    ...should be a driver license for WLAN, how many percent of the WLAN users have actually even opened the config page? I'm not sure what I would do, either steal bandwidth from your neightbour or try changing to a channel 'out of range'.

  22. Re:Wow on Open Source Alternatives to Dreamweaver Templating · · Score: 1

    I agree with you, my grandmother uses Dreamweaver for her website (she's selling boring antique stuff :), sure it's a great application for her. But since it doesn't generate correct HTML 4.0 and XHTML code, it's nothing for me. Actually, I work faster when I write my stuff instead of looking for buttons hidden in some menu. I guess it's great for some people...

  23. Re:Ugh! on Quake Changes Earth's Rotation, Moves Islands · · Score: 1

    Nah, you get home from work 3 microseconds earlier than before :)

  24. Re:The odds are now at 100% on 2004 MN4 Asteroid Odds Inching Up Again · · Score: 1

    And you got no humor.

  25. Re:The odds are now at 100% on 2004 MN4 Asteroid Odds Inching Up Again · · Score: 1

    That's what he said, 50%, it's either 100% or 0%.