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  1. Re:Relevant glitches. on Glitch Forces Mars Probe Shut-Off · · Score: 3, Informative
    From the fine article:

    In this mode, MGS turns off its science instruments but leaves many other systems on.

    Presumbly this includes communications.

  2. Etherhose on Technology That You Loved from the 70/80/90's? · · Score: 1

    Thick wire Ethernet, from when real men ran heavy coax wire for their networks, and drilled holes to tap in to them.

    Then came thin wire, over standard RG coax, and networking took off.

  3. Sounds like a reality show to me on Users Reject MS Independent Study Claims · · Score: 2, Funny

    Setup one team with Windows, and another with Linux, and see how they do over a few months.

    Each week a new peripherial or application has to be installed.

  4. Lack of changes perhaps? on Wikipedia Announces Tighter Editorial Control · · Score: 1

    If an article has been posted to the world, and stood the the test of time, like a year or more, and nobody has anything to add/edit to it, then it can be frozen.

    Nothing prevents someone from posting their own article on a similar subject.

  5. Competition improves the breed on Why FreeBSD · · Score: 1

    That there is two systems competing for the same market is a good thing, even a friendly competition will improve both.

    On the other hand, one could have a monopoly like MS does, and well we all know the effect that has on innovation.

    With Linux and BSDen, when one comes up with a really good idea, the other adopts it, and both are better in the long run.

  6. Not an issue for enterprise customers on Open-source Licensing: BSD or GPL? · · Score: 1

    Unless you plan to release your code, what difference does the license make?

    What company, other than a software developer, releases their code?

    To ACME Worldwide Widget company, they can _use_ FLOSS code under equally easily license terms.

  7. Re:Bad news? Why? on SCO Denied Motion To Change IBM Case Again · · Score: 1

    Bad news to the SCO group in court.

    For the rest of us, in that the court refused to put the dying beast out of its, and our misery.

  8. Cheap Routers on What is the Best Firewall for Servers? · · Score: 1

    Routers with 4 port switch are down under $50, and will do nat and port forwarding, with browser config.

  9. Legacy on Amazon's 1,082-volume Classics Collection: $7,989 · · Score: 1

    Donating a set to a small town library, or school, would be a great way to set up a legacy.

    The "so and so" collection. If you need a tax write off, and want to be remembered, it is a way to go.

  10. SEC Investigating SCO? on SEC Investigating SCO? · · Score: 1

    Battle of the acronyms, film at 11.

  11. Blame Batman on Nuclear Battery That Runs 10 Years · · Score: 1

    How many villians were killed by falling into the Bat-reactor?

    Kids of the 60's know nuclear reactors as killing machines.

  12. Use the term FLOSS now on Windows XP Starter Edition Snubs P4, Athlon · · Score: 1

    With this change, and recent surveys that business people put not being locked into their vendor over cost in selecting software, the term Free/Libre Open Source Software needs to be used more, to let people know there are other options.

    It is not about the cost of the software, but the freedom to run the applications you want, on the hardware you want, with the users you want, with fewer restrictions to worry about.

    Libre is the difference that needs to be promoted in the open source community.

  13. NHL on Camel-Riding Robots · · Score: 1

    The owners of the National Hockey League are drooling over the idea of non-union robot players.

    I can hear it now, "Hydraulic fluid on ice".

  14. Re:Irony on Music Industry P2P Claims Dismantled · · Score: 1

    Which brought us, in the heyday of SNL, Bob and Doug McKenzie, and fame to Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas, when they were told to "do some thing Canadian" to meet the requirement.

  15. Re:Ma Bell has been doing this for years on Cooler Servers or Cooler Rooms? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Telecom equipment runs off -48VDC, and the phone company uses big batteries as their UPS.

    It exists, it just is expensive.

  16. In the USA nerds are on Martian Sea Discovered · · Score: 1

    the only people who understand the metric system in the first place. They are the science geeks remember?

    News for nerds editors should understand and use the metric system.

  17. Re:No, its a luxury. on Is Anti-Municipal Broadband Report Astroturf? · · Score: 1

    Not when government is using it more and more.

    Putting local government services on the web is a very useful thing. Think utility bills, fines, community events, local laws and ordinances, permit applications, things like that.

    It isn't for every town or city, but for some it can be a huge benefit.

  18. Re:robotic repair crew? on Repair Costs for Hubble Are Vexing to Scientists · · Score: 1

    They should do both, attempt to do a robotic repair, along with a human mission. The knowledge of robotic space repair and construction would be worth it.

  19. A script for testing file systems on MPAA Releases Software For Parents · · Score: 1

    A script that creates a heirarchy of artist and titles, full of zero length files, with differing extensions would be handy, and would really test a file system. Drive the *AA's nuts, but that is their problem.

  20. Philodendron on Plants for Cubicles? · · Score: 1

    Easy to grow, low light requirements.

  21. Google? on FBI Wants To Limit Document Searches · · Score: 4, Funny

    Perhaps the FBI needs to hire Google to do the indexing?

  22. USO on What Organizations Do You Contribute To? · · Score: 2, Informative

    I don't agree with the war, but support the folks fighting it.

  23. Tracer wire on A Smart Lawn Sprinkler System? · · Score: 1

    Bury a tracer wire along with the plastic tubing, so that you can find it again in the future.

    I noticed the local gas company doing the same with their lines.

  24. Re:groklaw! on SCO Files for Stay of Execution · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Groklaw is the best thing to come out of this suit.

    Only good thing so far as well.

  25. Re:"Results may vary outside the United States" on Microsoft Found Guilty of Misleading Advertising · · Score: 1

    Legalese, MS wants some kind of protection against the laws that other countries have against these types of claims.