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  1. Re:Okay now... on Michael Robertson Says Root is Safe · · Score: 1

    What about doing what everyone else does: logging in as user, then using kdesu?

  2. Re:Prisoners on Running a Website from Your Prison Cell · · Score: 1

    Actually, I understood that drug users/sellers made a large part of the US prison population, but maybe im just confused.

  3. Re:1.7 on Firefox 1.0.3 and Mozilla Suite 1.7 Released · · Score: 1

    Or like asking you to proofread, and check to make sure you spelled dupe correctly?

  4. Re:Welcome to the club on Short Lifetimes of Optical Drives? · · Score: 1

    Ive had one in use for 8+ years, so I think it might have something to do with you, and Ive only ever had one cd drive ever fail.

  5. Re:Smart Alarm Clock for Perky Wakeups on Slashback: Pie, Election, Alarm · · Score: 3, Funny

    The reality is far worse, it tunes into Fox news, and if that can't be found,it randomly chooses between NPR, and NOAA weather radio.

  6. Re:make it public domain to prevent licensing BS on An Audio Sampler Rube Goldberg Would Love · · Score: 1

    maybe he wants some hope of ever getting changes/credit out of his work?

  7. Re:Hasn't this happened with rats? on Remote-Controlled Flies · · Score: 1

    Ok, thanks.

  8. Hasn't this happened with rats? on Remote-Controlled Flies · · Score: 1

    I didn't rtfa, but wasn't there a project that remote controlled rats?

  9. Re:I love this Double Standard on Yankee Group Survey Says Windows, Linux TCO Equal · · Score: 1

    When is the last time youve seen a study that was pro-windows, and non microsoft backed? Thats why everyone is so suspicious of them.

  10. Dupe on April fool's day? on New Alarm Clock Pills · · Score: 1, Troll

    This is getting pretty pathetic.

  11. Re:They can't go on like this, can they? on Mac OS X Tiger Goes Gold · · Score: 1

    because puma, cougar, and mountain lion are the same species?

  12. Re:the only gimp upgrade i want on Hack turns GIMP into Photoshop Look-alike · · Score: 1

    But how many do you know that don't drink latte's?

  13. Re:Well, a better name would have helped on e-Scrabble gets Cease and Desist Order from Hasbro · · Score: 2, Insightful

    If a way to play a game isn't patentable, then why should a way to do something in software be patentable?

  14. Re:Pete and Repeat where in a boat..... on Music Labels May Seek Higher Download Prices · · Score: 1

    were in a boat

  15. Re:Indeed, it's pretty far from advertised... on Engineers Devise Invisibility Shield · · Score: 1

    What about active stealth? Isn't there a European plane that already does this?

  16. Re:Any landing you walk away from... on GlobalFlyer 'Round The World Solo Flight Takes Off · · Score: 1

    Landing isn't the problem in most cases. Its the takeoffs that use a large amount of runway

  17. Re:Bathroom? on GlobalFlyer 'Round The World Solo Flight Takes Off · · Score: 1

    Its only 80 hours, you can easily and safely stop the solids, and this can stop all problems with liquids.

  18. Re:Article Summary is Wrong on GlobalFlyer 'Round The World Solo Flight Takes Off · · Score: 2, Funny

    Or maybe I should have read the article summary a little more carefully.

  19. Article Summary is Wrong on GlobalFlyer 'Round The World Solo Flight Takes Off · · Score: 1

    This is not an attempt at the first flight around the world without refueling. If it is, We should check out Burt Rutan for alzheimer's. See Dick Rutan's Webpage for more info.

  20. Re:Nice Troll on Gator CPO at the Department of Homeland Security · · Score: 1

    I think Gator can solve your issue with registration screens.

  21. Re:OT but true.... according to the government on Wireless Shopping Carts Run Windows CE · · Score: 1

    Stuff like that hurts the wor'ds GNP. What if we put all that money into something else, so all those people still can work, but instead they could do something useful.

  22. Re:I don't get it on Student RFID Tracking Suspended from School · · Score: 2, Insightful

    As a student in a public school in America:

    I SHOULD HAVE JUST AS MUCH PRIVACY AS YOU. Why?
    Because Im just as much or more of a citizen than you, and does any government, be it state, local, or fedral, need to know where I am every second of the day if they are doing their job and nothing more?

    Please think a tiny bit before you speak/type, or is this too much to ask for?

  23. Re:TCO of Windows vs. Linux on Ask Microsoft's Martin Taylor About Linux vs. Windows · · Score: 1

    Here's an example of TCO ownership I'd like you to reply to:

    I own a small bussiness and Id like to have a ftp site/SMB fileserver. I have an old desktop box in the corner that Id like to use that has fairly standard hardware. Ive decided to put a big fat IDE hard drive to store files on, and everything else is sufficient.

    It has winows 98 on it, so It would need to be either upgraded to Windows 2003 Server edition or install a linux distribution on it. Would you actually say that Windows Server has a cheaper TCO than let's say SME?

    Does Microsoft actually claim that for a case such as this there is actually a cost benifit for a very small bussiness to use Windows over Linux, In none perfect-for-microsoft situations?

  24. Re:Dupe (mostly) on Google Planning Web Browser? · · Score: 1

    http://www.google.com/ie

  25. Re:"Suits you well" on The Evolution of Space Suit Design · · Score: 1

    Just turn the tempeture down a few degrees and you won't have a problem. I swim - trust me, when's the last time you've ever seen a guy in a speedo with one? Think back, was he in the water.