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  1. wow this is SLOW on Paint.NET: The Anti-GIMP? · · Score: 4, Informative

    try drawing with the fat brush

    i am running a 3.0+ ghz and 2GB ram dell and the graphics painting sucks

    they may want to work on speed a bit if they want to be taken seriously

  2. sad to say, but GIMP does lack on Paint.NET: The Anti-GIMP? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I do a bit of graphics stuff and i would never put my Photoshop to the side. it is by FAR the best graphics program out there. GIMP is nice for little things at work, but for personal use i would never use it.

  3. as a future patent attorney on Poland Blocks European Software Patent Vote, For Now · · Score: 4, Funny

    i say: damn it!

  4. you mean on Microsoft EU Monopoly Appeal Thrown Out · · Score: 2, Insightful

    people actually find Windows Media Player a threat?

    i would be more concerned about the integration of IE into windows but then again that is just my opinion

  5. I don't see a problem on Study Links Cell Phones to DNA Damage · · Score: 3, Interesting

    you have to die of something...

    but do you think this will make people stop using their damned cell phones? no way, they need to figure out a way to make them less harmful yes, but what incentive will they have to do that if this isn't hard fact.

    remember teh craze a few years ago when they thought it gave you cancer? how many scares are we going to have. do people realize how many radio waves go through your body every single day? i am sure sitting infront of a computer monitor each day is a bit worse than me using my cell.

  6. Re:Wow on New Calendar Proposal · · Score: 1

    how do you convert the new time into slashdot time?

    you have been slashdotted in less than 10000 new seconds!

  7. yeah but will it fly with nintendo on Playing the Game Boy DS Online · · Score: 1, Interesting

    or will they send their hoard of lawyers after this? who knows what their "license" entails

  8. i think companies that make things like on The Ten Worst Products of the Year · · Score: 1

    HDTV: High-definition content looks great on an HDTV, but on a regular TV, which is most of what you'll probably watch, it can look worse than an ancient Philco. And that's where the ADS Upconverter seems a logical choice. It claims to convert DVDs and over-the-air TV into video that'll stand up to real HD content. Don't buy it. Marred by a terrible user interface, a remote control seemingly designed by ascetic monks, and output quality that redefines GIGO (Good In, Garbage Out), it's a quick $500 flushed down the drain. For better HDTV choices, including sets with decent built-in upconverters, see our HDTV product guide.

    just throw a bunch of components into a box, route the input to the output and sell the "working" box

    make fake box
    buy parts
    sell
    profit!

  9. what about SpaceshipOne? on Top 10 Scientific Advances of 2004 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I consider that a pretty awesome feat as i assume many others do

  10. all SCO is on Internet Access and Computer Fraud Laws · · Score: 1

    is a big attention whore. hey look at me!!

    they are going to get nothing done to help their business model because they are just trying to chase other companies down

  11. Re:Ah, the wailing and gnashing of teeth. on Employee Stock Options Must be Treated as Expenses · · Score: 1

    i have read it four times and i have no idea what it means accounting is not in my future, i shall stick with programming

  12. Re:Part 1 solved on Secret Agents Hold Code-Breaking Contest · · Score: 1

    well that is what google is for, now isn't it

  13. you have to be kidding me on Canada Quashes Copyright Tax on MP3 Players · · Score: 1, Interesting

    they are taxing consumers for an industry? holy carp

    just wait until America gets a hold of this idea, the RIAA would love this. just remember, they are not taxes, they are fees ;)

  14. Re:Taxation without representation? No. on ICANN Plans to Charge Fees to .net Domain Owners · · Score: 1

    uh, fees are taxes no matter how you cut it. The "license fee" is a tax, registration "fees" for anything are taxes. they aren't called "taxes" because of the bad connotation that comes along with it.

  15. you really need to have connections on Finding Student IT Security Placements in the Industry? · · Score: 1

    Without them it is difficult to find that "first job" or great internship. I managed to find mine without assistance from other but I had people helping try to find me one.

    you need to make those critical connections in college or atleast your parents need to know people. people who say academics get you everywhere are idiots, it is all who you know and who you know knows.

  16. i fail to see an issue here on USPS Service Kiosks Taking Pictures of Customers · · Score: 1

    all ATM's have cameras that constantly record the user using the ATM. what is the difference between the two?

  17. does it even matter? on Do Unsubscribe Links Stop Spam? · · Score: 1

    no, they now have the images link back to the server to confirm your email address. it is all worthless.

    until they come up with a real solution, we won't have much to fight it.

  18. Re:Guess You'd on MPAA to Sue BitTorrent Tracker Servers · · Score: 1

    all they have to do is stop making shitty movies and that would defray a good bit of the cost.

  19. and now the seller on Virtual Island Sells For $26,500 · · Score: 3, Funny

    can move out of their parents basement!

    but who in their right mind would spend $26K on a virtual world

  20. i think they most they could get out of it on Desktop Search Tools Will Help Virus Writers · · Score: 1

    is seeing how it works and using THAT information to create better malware. all the exploits are there apparently if the tools work, they just need to find out what they are and where they are. google has done the research for them.

  21. Re:Personally, I'd prefer to see stability in Fire on How to Build a Better Browser · · Score: 1

    firefox needs to handle bad pages a bit more gracefully, when i open PDF's up in FF, it locks up almost every time.

    also i have seen FF is a memory WHORE, browsing with it open for a few hours leaves you with 100's of MB of memory usage, that is bad

  22. Re:one of the things i would like to see is with on How to Build a Better Browser · · Score: 1

    you learn something new every day :o

  23. one of the things i would like to see is with on How to Build a Better Browser · · Score: 5, Interesting

    bookmarks, if they were searchable i think that would be a big improvement. i collect so many they get hard to manage.

    I think a better bookmark managment system needs to be implemented, especially when you move from office to home to mobile. possibly network storage system to publish your bookmarks so your browser can grab them automatically?

  24. Will it be illegal to remove the spyware then? on Australian Police Given Power To Use Spyware · · Score: 0, Redundant

    would you be breaking laws? where is this taking us? what does the spyware track?

  25. The only way to go after spam on China and its Relation With Spam · · Score: 2, Insightful

    is go after the companies that sell their products through spam. outlaw that as an advertising form, fine companies that advertise through them and you have your solution