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  1. Re:Classic.. on World Intellectual Property Day · · Score: 1

    Much as I'd like to agree with you, you have to admit that "children" wasn't really meant to be taken quite so literally. All the statement means is that the problem will get worse over time. He's reminding people that we need to think not only of our benefits now, but potential problems that will occur decades down the road. Referring to "our children" is merely a cliche that represents the future. Of course, this is deceptive for another reason; the only reason to use such figurative language is that references to our precious offspring are designed to subtly bring up emotional feelings.

  2. Re:It's JUST an OS. on Longhorn Beta is Disappointing · · Score: 1
    As long as the OS is secure, doesn't crash, and runs what I want it to run well on the hardware I choose to run it on ...

    Yep... just keep waiting for that, if you so desire, although I recommend not holding your breath.

    The rest of us who have given up are content just hoping for an interface that's decently usable and pretty.

  3. Compatibility on OpenOffice vs. MS Office for Education? · · Score: 1
    Compatibility is fine when you deal with regular text, but it hits all kinds of snags when you try to go beyond that.

    I attempted a calculus project with Word at school and OOo at home, and the mathematical formulas created by Word were mutilated by OpenOffice.

  4. Re:AOL (as a company) didn't do anything... on AOL Monitor Accused of Luring 15-Year-Old for Sex · · Score: 2, Insightful
    with the exception being that the older party is in a position of trust: Teacher, caregiver ...

    This IS that sort of case. The older party is a chat monitor, and it's his job to make sure that nothing sexual takes place. Among the chat room environment, there really isn't any higher authority.

  5. Flash pop-under on New Technique for Tracking Web Site Visitors · · Score: 1

    I couldn't get this to work. Do you need an older version of FF or something?

  6. Obesity? on Wearing Shoes Bad For your Health? · · Score: 1

    Funny that the article only minutely mentions obesity a few times, yet the Slashdot summary seems to say "shoes make us fat"...

  7. Re:Freedom to do what? on BitTorrent Inherently Illegal? · · Score: 1
    Reductionism is a pretty flimsy argument when it comes to "Internet freedom." Bits just float around - so does matter.

    What? I can't bring this gun onto the airplane? It's just a collection of protons, neutrons, and electrons. Don't I have the right to arrange my atoms however I want? And if I shoot someone with it, all I've done is rearrange some atoms, so they should quit complaining about it. They're just bits, they're only subatomic particles, who cares?

  8. Re:Instructions? on Harvard Business School: You Peek, You Lose · · Score: 1

    It is absurd to consider url-modifying a "hack"... that's simply requesting information, and having the server give it to you. If Harvard didn't want anyone to look at that page, they should have set up permissions so that no one could look at that page. That's how security is supposed to work. You deny people access to things you don't want them to see... not just hope that they won't look at them.

  9. Reasonable function, really on Microsoft AntiSpyware thinks Firefox is Spyware · · Score: 1

    Even if this were real, it doesn't seem too far off-base. AntiSpyware advertises that it provides protection from "spyware and other POTENTIALLY unwanted software" - So it stands to reason that FF might potentially be in that category. It's not like AntiSpyware just autoremoves everything it finds; it just lists them up there for you to choose. That's hardly sabotage.

  10. Re:Well, it is worse-- on Blockbuster Sued Over Late Fees Claim · · Score: 1

    Ah, but there ARE no late fees. Only "restocking fees" :P If you rename something, it no longer exists.

  11. Radio broadcast frequencies on Random Number Generator That Sees Into the Future · · Score: 1

    Regardless, the 'noise' that these RNGs perceive is undoubtedly somewhat affected by radio broadcasts, as they tend to bleed out into other frequencies.

  12. IE for web development on Firefox Reviewed in the Globe and Mail · · Score: 2, Interesting
    Of course, let's not forget another reason to keep MSIE around: Any web development needs to be tested in IE, since Microsoft can't seem to get its CSS support up to par.

    As much as we love to call IE "not standards-compliant," we have to admit that for now, since it has so much of the market share, Internet Explorer effectively is the standard for the web.

  13. Re:If you are interested in solving math puzzles on Prime Obsession · · Score: 1

    Sadly still for you, he then elaborates: md5sum(X) = cat(Y) && md5sum(Y) = cat(X) With the equals sign presumably indicating that the contents of each file must be exactly the md5 sum of the other.

  14. Using adblock to an extent on Worm Exploit Distributed by Advertising Network · · Score: 1

    I consider Adblock as more of my vote against which ads are appropriate and which are not. Bright flashing image ads, flash ads, etc, will be blocked. However, I will not block a Google ad, because text is not nearly as obnoxious. Heck, I click on text ads to support developers who use unobtrusive advertising.