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  1. Re:France backs down? on Apple Defeats RIAA and France In Same Day · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    OK, I'll give the people what they want:

    For sale sign: French, WW II era rifle, never used only dropped once.

  2. Re:Just for the record - Hold on Americano! on First Neutron Pulse from SNS · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    He's from the same country as ALAN TURING, you troll. I think that's pretty damn good. In fact Turing may have one of the few people who individually were largely responsible for the allies winning the war.

    (Another unsung hero is the French resistance.)

  3. Re:WOw that's confusing on Google Propping Up Typosquatting Biz? · · Score: 3, Informative

    This quote from the article might help:

    This form of online advertising relies on "type-in traffic," the users who type the information they're looking for directly into the address bar of the Web browser instead of using a search engine to scour the Web. Industry analysts estimate that roughly 15 percent of all Web traffic originates this way.

    Actually I don't see the big deal. This is nothing new.

  4. What I am waiting for on Gadgets for the Lazy · · Score: 4, Funny

    are diapers with an IP address, so I can log in to them. Not for my kid, for me.

  5. Re:Murderers!! - Hold on on Shuttle To Fly Without Safety Revisions · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I dont' think you should start throwing around statements like that lightly. The bottom line is that the astronauts are volunteers , and they fully know the risks involved (i.e. that ~ 2/150 shuttles get destroyed.) They have a military mentality and are willing to risk their lives for a very special opportunity which they have worked for years to achieve. They assume that the engineers are working their hardest, which they probably are.

  6. Re:My issue with it on Computer Buying Experiences at B&M Stores · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I think your probably a troll, but in any case...

    Your advice is so useful, thanks a million! I never thought of that.

    Please let me know though how one makes a baby "behave" ? If you know a way let me know so I can market it to the millions of parents who would pay handsomely for the secret.

    FInally, child care is not always available at all points in time, so parents do have to bring their children places sometimes. We can't all afford a full time nanny, and certainly not one that has the skills to deal with my 1 year old daughter with Downs syndrome.

  7. My issue with it on Computer Buying Experiences at B&M Stores · · Score: 1

    Is that I can only go on the weekends and it is so crowded at these places that it is impossible to get a salesperson. Same goes for all products, not just computers. And this is tough when you are holding a crying kid.

  8. Berkeley on Start-up Could Kick Opteron into Overdrive · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I thougt they had done this out at Berkeley a while back. Is it really a new thing ?

  9. Old argument on Is Piracy In the Consumers' Best Interests? · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    People who steal are very good at talking people into thinking that what they did is OK, or even helpful. Bear that in mind. As UKL would say "Don't listen to the dragon''

  10. Careful! on Evolution of the Netflix Envelope · · Score: 5, Funny

    They re use those things and don't forget what most people rent! I wouldn't seal them with a lick.

  11. I remember on eBay Looking for Allies Against Google · · Score: -1

    How Steve Jobs said in ~1984 that "Big blue" was the enemy. How wrong he was.

  12. Depends on Core Duo - Intel's Best CPU? · · Score: 4, Informative

    I would argue that the 8080 was. If you normalize for date/speed that is...

  13. Re:How could that be ? on A Stark Warning On Climate Change · · Score: 1

    LOOK it was a joke, OK ?

  14. How could that be ? on A Stark Warning On Climate Change · · Score: -1, Redundant

    I mean my apartment temp. varies from 60 to 90 and sure it's uncomfortable, but so what ? And besides, the temperture on a reguler day can vary a lot more than 3 degrees!!

  15. Re:I have to admit on Red Hat CEO Matt Szulik Explains the JBoss Deal · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    What camera exactly ? If you give the details, maybe I can help. I have extensive experience using linux with digital cameras. I am surprised to hear that your camera works only with Red Hat.

    There are many places to ask questions like this on the web and get answers from very knowledgeble people who are happy to help, such as yak.net.

  16. Re:Please follow me... on Cicerobot, Your Next Museum Guide · · Score: 1

    I for one welcome our new Italian speaking robot museum guide overlords!

  17. "Physics" on NVIDIA Launches New SLI Physics Technology · · Score: 4, Funny

    This is a little misleading. The hardware is really just fast at computing, not specifically designed for "physics". For example it doesn't have a build in ODE solver.

  18. Follow up on Unusual Open Source · · Score: 1

    Sometime in the late 1990s Forbes wrote a similiar article about GNU. You can imagine their conclusions.

  19. I sure agree on NASA Reaffirms Big Bang Theory · · Score: 2, Insightful

    How is it possible to "confirm" a big bang theory ? You'd have to go back and see it. Maybe "indirect evidence was found" is a better description.

    They'll probably change their stance a few years anyway about the whole thing.

  20. One thing I do know... on Micro-ISV: From Vision to Reality · · Score: 2, Informative

    never hire someone just because they are your friend.

    And the book is good IMHO.

  21. Ubuntu on Automatix Kicks Ubuntu into Gear · · Score: 1

    I tried it out, and it was easier than installing Mandrake for me, and I am a total newbie to linux. One thing though - I am having a lot of trouble with LDAP.

  22. Wow on Windows XP on Intel Mac Confirmed · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now I can dual boot a good and bad OS. (I am not saying which is which!)

  23. I liked it but on Netroots Politics · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    my binding cracked after two weeks and B&N wouldn't take it back! Jercs.

  24. Warning on Replacing the Housing on Your Flash Drive? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Just let me tell you one thing. I tried this and on the table was an open container of turpentine. Apparently the fumes are very damaging, and destroyed my drive when it was open.

  25. Re:The basic issue on French MPs Consider P2P Downloads Again · · Score: 1

    Specifying a percentage is the same as specifying a ratio.