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  1. Re:cool on Google Buys YouTube for $1.65 Billion · · Score: 1

    I would guess the interfaces would at least be unified. Perhaps youtube will inherit the ability to download uploaded files in some format your platform knows how to handle. I would also guess that any google accounts will become automatic youtube accounts and versa vice. Maybe this would also include putting a gtalk capability into youtube so we can all tell brookers how great she is or isn't.

  2. Re:Actually, 'Yay!' on IE7 To Ship With Windows Patches Tomorrow [Not] · · Score: 1

    People aren't anti-ie because they're agnostic. It's all religion when it comes to browsers.

  3. Re:Or faking their age on Youths No Longer Predominant on MySpace · · Score: 1
    The study was based on comScore's regular panels for measuring Internet audiences, rather than MySpace's registration information, where users often lie about their age.
  4. Re:I never understood this on Almost Complete Set List for Guitar Hero II · · Score: 1

    Are you kidding?! Too many people are already in bands writing stupid music. I'm totally fine with them doing this instead!

  5. Re:why? on Best Buy, Real and SanDisk To Launch Music Service · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It's never about need... It's about money. It's probably not hard to put one together and maintain and they'll probably make a good amount of money. They also have quite a bit of leverage for promoting it along with anything they sell. "Buy an mp3 player from us and get 10 free song downloads!" The music store doesn't even have to be the main selling point when free songs might be the deciding factor on where to get your mp3 player.

  6. Re:About that Xbox... on PS3 Problems Cause Sony Stocks to Slide · · Score: 1

    Xbox is great. Windows sometimes really isn't.

  7. Re:Hmmm on Public Betas For CrossOver Mac and Linux · · Score: 2, Insightful

    How did you get to use vmware for zero cost?

  8. Re:Never believe anything without a second source on Firefox Zero-Day Code Execution Hoax? · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'll back him up. Kind of. I propose requiring a third source. Anyone want to reiterate?

  9. Nearly installed Opera last night... PHEW on Firefox Zero-Day Code Execution Hoax? · · Score: 1
    I didn't want to, but I want my system secure. It was hard to resist the timing of this and the quote they have from Mr. Schneier on their page.

    I have used the Opera browser for years, and I am very happy with it.


    I must say, the reason I wanted to avoid Opera is not because of the software itself. It's the political reasons. I don't lose very much by staying with FireFox, who's open source ideals I agree with more than Opera. That's assuming Opera truly is better. I do, however, respect Opera for sticking their neck out as an alternative browser.
  10. old packages...? is there a reason? on Slackware 11 Has Been Released · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Judging from http://www.slackware.com/announce/11.0.php it looks like slack is still using a lot of old packages. Is there a reason? Apache 1.3. Kernel 2.4. Etc...

  11. Epiphany with khtml? on Firefox To Be Renamed In Debian · · Score: 1

    Is this possible?

  12. Picture Not Gif? on The GIF Format is Finally Patent-Free · · Score: 1

    png pong

  13. Re:a chain of crutches on Is Code Verification Finally Good Enough? · · Score: 4, Funny
    they already do! I came across this the other day:
    private getThis() { return this; }
  14. Re:23 years. on DEFCON Released Today · · Score: 1

    Speak for yourself! I would've survived.

  15. GET OUT AND VOTE on House Approves Warrantless Wiretapping · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If it can't be delivered to Bush by Nov 7th, the midterm elections could make a significant diffeence in whether this is approved.

  16. Do a lot of people still get phished? on Microsoft Sponsors Antiphishing Bakeoff · · Score: 1

    Is it just hype or is this still an effective tool?

  17. What do most users do when they get a warning box? on Microsoft Sponsors Antiphishing Bakeoff · · Score: 4, Insightful

    "What is this window doing here?! I just want to get to paypal already..." *clicks ok* "There. Now I can finish this ssn and cc verification..."

  18. Confused... on Guitar Hero II Coming to 360 · · Score: 1

    I've been a musician for years and many of my friends have. Is this game fun for non-musicians? I never got into DDR, but I'm not a dancer and don't particularly think dancing has the appeal pretending to be a rock star might have...

  19. Do passports already have RFID's in them? on RFID-Reading Passport Scanners Installed · · Score: 1

    Do they? I haven't exactly kept track of this...

  20. Re:It's called 'easy money' on Oblivion Confirmed for PS3 Launch · · Score: 1

    That's silly. PS3 is trying to take out the XBox.

  21. Re:It's called 'easy money' on Oblivion Confirmed for PS3 Launch · · Score: 1

    Oblivion coming to PS3 is good news for Sony, but it's already on PC and Xbox 360. Everyone who would play this game, probably already will have played by the time PS3 launches. So, sure, it's good news for Sony to have an rpg of the year at launch, but it was rpg of the year long before PS3 was available...

  22. Re:Why have 8 strong ox? on Intel's "Terascale" Vision · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    spelling nazi!!!1!!one!

  23. Why have 8 strong ox? on Intel's "Terascale" Vision · · Score: 4, Interesting

    When you can have 80 underfed chickens?

  24. rev eng against dmca... so why persist? on Is Microsoft Using RIAA Legal Tactics? · · Score: 1

    I think I agree that they're looking for a leak. Reverse Engineering is against the DMCA and should be enough to nail the guy, but they're persisting anyway.

  25. To make a game... on New ESRB Legislation in the Works · · Score: 1

    Here's a head start!

    http://www.planetalia.com/cursos/Java-Invaders/JAV A-INVADERS-00.tutorial

    Covers enough of the basics that you could definitely whip up a game.