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  1. Re:replacement rogue countries... on Online Artificial Gene Design · · Score: 2, Funny

    But Atlantis is in another Galaxy (and run by the U.S. Military). How can it be a threat?

  2. That BASTARD! on 30th Anniversary of Gates' Letter to HCC · · Score: 1
    ...should be kicked out of any club meeting they show up at.
    Look at this! That bastard ended his sentence with a PREPOSITION!!!
  3. Re:Sites that only work in IE... on Firefox Slides, IE Gains? · · Score: 1

    unfortunately, it reports as IE, since it uses the Trident engine.

  4. Why? on Stubborn Spyware Removal Advice? · · Score: 1

    You know you shouldn't do that! The human brain runs 100% in root mode! see l oit/</a>

  5. Re:huh on Windows XP Service Pack 3 Not Due Until 2007 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well isn't VISTA just an acronym?

    You know -

    Viruses
    Intruders
    Spyware
    Trojans and
    Adware

    The most popular applications for Windows (AKA "Killer Apps")

  6. Re:Linux on Windows XP Service Pack 3 Not Due Until 2007 · · Score: 2, Informative

    Are you running it in DirectX or OpenGL mode? It's goldlisted, so maybe you should file a bug report about it. Because if everyone starts buying it but it doesn't work properly, they'll be sorely disappointed with WINE.

  7. They're not all bad... on Tension Between Record Labels And Digital Radio · · Score: 1

    They're not all bad. For example, Magnatune is a record label, but they give the artists half of the money from the recording (instead of approx. 1-2%). They charge for the distribution.

  8. Re:Just a question on Microsoft Set To Be Fined $2.4M a Day · · Score: 1

    Ditto. MOD THIS GUY UP!!!!!

  9. Re:Remember people on Digital Content Security Act · · Score: 1

    Antarctica, here I come. Who's with me?

  10. Re:But what about catholic users? on AMUST eCondom for Internet Explorer · · Score: 1

    A few choices of paths for eAbstinence (if you dont want to become eActive).
    Firefox
    Opera
    Konqueror
    Camino
    Safari
    Links
    Netscape 4.8 and below (or any version on Linux/Mac)
    WGet and a text editor

  11. Re:code on Graphics Coming to Google Ads · · Score: 1

    I doubt they'll go graphics only. They've made their fortunes mainly on text ads. Why switch now?

  12. Re:code on Graphics Coming to Google Ads · · Score: 1

    The alternative being Firefox with Adblock Plus.

  13. Re:code on Graphics Coming to Google Ads · · Score: 4, Insightful

    As long as they stick to Jpegs and PNGs, I'm not complaining. But as soon as they allow animated GIFs, I'm blocking them.

  14. Re:and what about the passwords? on Gaim 2.0.0beta1 Released · · Score: 1

    Do I overestimate the number of sane people or underestimate the number of insane people? But you do have a good point there.

  15. Re:and what about the passwords? on Gaim 2.0.0beta1 Released · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I realize that it's impossible to be extremely secure, but when you're running a computer that your whole extended family has accounts on, you want something more than just plain text, even if you do have permissions set not to allow anyone else to see your passwords. I wasn't saying just encrypt it with the password, but what I am saying is to store it in a better way than plain text, even if it means security through obscurity. Ultimately, I'd like my retinal scan to be my password. Nobody sane is gonna steal my eye for my password.

  16. Re:and what about the passwords? on Gaim 2.0.0beta1 Released · · Score: 1

    The point is that then you can have different passwords for all the different services you use and still have to remember only one password. For example, say I had the password "password". Then, all of my passwords would be a random string of characters unless I desperately needed to access it from a public terminal. So that way, I only remember two of my passwords (my email password and my master password). The rest are triple-encrypted on my computer and written down on a piece of paper in a safe.

  17. Re:and what about the passwords? on Gaim 2.0.0beta1 Released · · Score: 2, Informative

    How about what Kopete does? encrypt the password with a key that the user enters (another password, essentially). Doesn't that make more sense anyway, since the user has the ability to store passwords like that?

  18. Re:This should prove... on Bill Gates, Time Magazine "Person of the Year" · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Now it's time for a nitpicking moment:
    Can you PROVE, beyond all shadow of a doubt, that the U.S.A. is the MOST IMPORTANT country in the world? Because I'm inclined to disagree with you that there is any single most important country.

  19. BSG on Rat Brains Fly Planes · · Score: 1

    Battlestar Galactica, anyone? So when are they going to be making toast?

  20. Re:The legacy of saving everything in MS Office on IBM To Support OpenDocument Next Year · · Score: 1

    No. It was an early Pentium.

  21. Re:5000 Opterons on Google's Secret Plans For All That Dark Fiber? · · Score: 1

    This just in: Google to buy 100 square miles of land in Antarctica; rumors of a Fiber-optic network surface.

  22. Re:The answer is easy on SCO Demands Linux 2.7 Information · · Score: 1

    don't just find the phrase "linux kernel" Search for "linux", "kernel", and "2.7" If the document has ANY of those in it, send it to SCO. Oh. And don't mail it or anything - FAX it (As seen on this UserFriendly strip.)

  23. Nah... on Fireballs Awe Early November Skywatchers · · Score: 1

    Someone just invented some REALLY good fireworks for (Guy Fawkes|Bonfire Night). No alien conspiracies here.

  24. Re:Right here.. on Novell Networks and Linux? · · Score: 1

    It doesn't only run IPX, but to mount the Netware drives, IPX is required.

  25. Re:I studied in a catholic school. on Students Banned from Blogging · · Score: 1

    In the US, Public schools are also like that (with the discipline). Being in a fight gets you suspended for three days (OSS). What they don't tell you is that even if some kid just stars beating you up and you don't even retaliate, that still counts.
    And don't expect the administration to care either. Unless you're a footbal player you're nothing to them.