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  1. Re:147 offences? on Student Faces Expulsion for Facebook Study Group · · Score: 1

    One offense for each member of the Facebook group.
    (Really, I'm not making this up)

  2. XML lite on Tim Bray on the Birth of XML, 10 Years Later · · Score: 1

    There needs to be some description of an XML lite.
    For config files and such.

    - No doctype needed
    - tags are case insensitive
    - Can do comments with # character instead of
    - Etc

  3. Sadly, Markets on Computer Models Find Patterns In Asymmetric Threats · · Score: 1

    Sadly they have lots of data to work with.
    I would predict that the worst attacks occur in crowded markets where there are lots of people.

  4. Up Button in Explorer on Hostile ta Vista, Baby · · Score: 1

    It really is maddening that they removed the Up button in Explorer.
    I think it wasn't because they wanted space ... it was because they thought it was too confusing for the typical user. "How can they go up when there is no down button..." At the very least they should have kept it as an option for "experts"!

  5. Re:That's no physical location map. on How One Clumsy Ship Caused A Major Net Outtage · · Score: 1

    Cool map. Seems that Alcatel Lucent did about 50% of the cables.

  6. Bill Gate's smartest move on Motley Fool Writes Off Microsoft · · Score: 4, Funny

    Maybe Bill Gate's smartest move was knowing when to leave.

  7. mkdir 1 on Mystery Malware Affecting Linux/Apache Web Servers · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I can see thousand of people trying to make numeric directories :)
    Yes, also if you can run your tummy while patting your head you aren't infected also.
    I think.... this crazy idea is the virus!

  8. Re:Different tool on Corporate Email Etiquette - Dead or Alive? · · Score: 1

    Does it require that IMs with an external IM server (like AOL, MSN, GTalk) be logged?
    What's it matter if you run it or AOL.

    Also, I wonder what's next. Will companys be required to video tape every employee in the office all the time and retain the tape of years?!

  9. Re:All I really want is..... not a new whale on perl6 and Parrot 0.5.2 Released · · Score: 1

    I agree with that. I would add one more thing... compiling.
    Compiling to a bytecode is good enough -- doesn't have to be to the raw metal.
    For years Perl has almost had it bit it still doesn't work :(

  10. uniforms on Failed Avionics a Possible Cause of BA038 Crash · · Score: 1

    Maybe programmers would get more respect if we wore snappy uniforms like pilots?

  11. great news on AOL Adopting Jabber (XMPP) · · Score: 1

    This is great news. Hopefully it will shame the others to switch to XMPP. Yes, I mean you MSN.

  12. Re:How about for internal drives as well? on Spec Will Cut External Drive Power Cords · · Score: 1

    Nice idea. I like it tidy inside my computer as well.

  13. hoops on Microsoft Releases Specs for Binary Formats · · Score: 1, Insightful

    But why the hoops. The Microsoft site says

    you may be eligible to participate in a Royalty-Free File Format Program and to receive technical documentation for certain Microsoft Office binary file formats.

    Er, why not just put um on a website.
    Be open or not.

  14. orientation on Hitachi Does Microsoft Surface Without the Table · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think you'd get backache if you learned of over a Surface-like thing for a while.
    Maybe the answer is to flip it up horizontal.
    To avoid the cost of a touch screen (or sensors) you might instead use a mouse on a flat surface like a desk.
    That would be one awesome system!

  15. Will influence other products on Apple Announces MacBook Air · · Score: 1

    Other companies will copy it and then maybe there will be one I can afford.

  16. Re:Czech comments resolved by the ECMA on Roadmap To the OOXML Process · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The CZ report says (essentially) that it makes no sense to have two office standards then
    makes that comment green - meaning no objection. Why? Their conclusion doesn't match their
    data. Perhaps they just think there is no way Microsoft can be stopped.

  17. Any real effect? on Coverity Reports Open Source Security Making Great Strides · · Score: 1

    I wonder if this fixes will make any difference in the real world.
    I use most of those program and they are already 100% reliable for me.

  18. my next phone on Hackers Get Android Running on Real Hardware · · Score: 0

    I really hope my next phone runs Linux!

  19. Re:no ties! on Google Algorithm to Search Out Hospital Superbugs · · Score: 1

    Perhaps it will also find that beards and sandals are safest. Proving that nerds were right all along.

  20. Re:yum Is Solid on Fedora 8 A Serious Threat to Ubuntu · · Score: 1

    Yum caches. So if you do two yum commands close together in time the second and subsequent are pretty fast.

  21. My Apartment on Toshiba Builds Ultra-Small Nuclear Reactor · · Score: 1

    Wow, now its not-in-my-backyard but not-in-the-basement-of-my-apartment.

  22. recursive patterns on Perl 5.10, 20 Year Anniversary · · Score: 5, Funny

    The new recursive patterns should increase perl's readability.

  23. Ever tried to bookmark something on that site? on The Setup Behind Microsoft.com · · Score: 1

    Its like they change the URLs weekly.
    I wonder if its on purpose (to avoid bookmarking) or just bad design.

  24. First car? on Commodore 64 Still Beloved After All These Years · · Score: 1

    First car, what's that? I certainly loved my first computer however!

  25. Re:Will they ever listen? on The Cult of Kindle · · Score: 1

    I can see some appear. Lets say you traveled lots without a laptop. And were rich.

    It should would be cool to have EV-DO internet access for my laptop at a reasonable
    price without an extra "modem" hanging off it.