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  1. Re:That would be all well and good on FCC Proposes 100Mbps Minimum Home Broadband Speed · · Score: 1

    They seem to be content with doing the opposite. A minimum speed will likely mean that only a select few telcos would be able to support the infrastructure and fewer people would be able to afford the service.

  2. Re:Half of the story. on How Easy Is It To Cheat In CS? · · Score: 1

    I've been told that by professors as well, particularly after asking them early in the term for help with my team. Unfortunately, most of the people that I've worked with in teams learned by rote and forgot all of their knowledge after exams; when it came to applying the knowledge, they just couldn't do it :( My alternative to doing the project myself was to teach them several semesters worth of electronics and software engineering. The only exception was for our large scale projects where we had the liberty of picking teams. I was not only able to pick people who could do the work but also wanted to do the work and it was very rewarding; that's a really hard thing to find.

  3. Re:Half of the story. on How Easy Is It To Cheat In CS? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Tried that and was hit wit the whole "you should have managed your group better". Unfortunately firing my team members for gross incompetence wasn't an option :(

  4. Half of the story. on How Easy Is It To Cheat In CS? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It's much easier for people to cheat in group projects than on any particular assignment. Nearing the end of my undergrad I specifically choose courses that didn't involve group projects because I got tired of doing other people's work (while they went to class).

  5. Re:Prime time for single guys on What Are the Best Valentine's Day Stunts? · · Score: 1

    My hobby; poor communication: "I like strapping polyurethane blades to my feet and throwing myself off mountains, making acoustic vibrations with strings stretched over a shellacked box, and ingesting the results of various protein based experiments I perform in my home lab. What are your interests?"

  6. Re:Stunts? on What Are the Best Valentine's Day Stunts? · · Score: 5, Funny

    I hate singles awareness day as well :(

  7. Re:Keep it simple on What Are the Best Valentine's Day Stunts? · · Score: 1
  8. Re:I wonder what he wrote on it. on Microsoft CEO Signs Student's Mac Laptop · · Score: 1

    Laptops, laptops, laptops?

  9. My laptop is cooler :) on Microsoft CEO Signs Student's Mac Laptop · · Score: 1
  10. Dont Panic on "Tube Map" Created For the Milky Way · · Score: 1

    I hear they'll be building a highway close by some time soon.

  11. I'm sure... on Piano Left in Woods Stumps Police · · Score: 1

    ...the people who left the piano there thought "Who's going to take it?"

  12. Re:any evidence on Discuss the US Presidential Election & the Economy · · Score: 1

    Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations, first chapter. Whom ever told you that production rates and material cost were based on emotions lied to you. Prediction: over time, the market will rise.

  13. Re:Someone's gotta say it on Frozen Chip from IBM hits 500 GHz · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It seems for every jump in speed, Microsoft builds a more useless infinite loop...

  14. Re:Major changes to automation on Airbus Plans to Expand Cockpit Automation · · Score: 1

    err...you mean like...In the case of an emergency?

  15. Re:My kids couldn't ever use it. on Honda Robot Controlled By Brain Waves · · Score: 1

    Blondes would have to go to Soviet Russia, where Honda Robots control Brain Waves.

  16. Is it just me... on Honda Robot Controlled By Brain Waves · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...or did that have giant fighting robots written all over it?

  17. Re:The *REAL* Questions We Should Be Asking on Cancer Resistant Mouse Provides Possible Cure · · Score: 1

    Answers: 1. 2 or more with a wheel. 2. Yes, although ps2 versions exist. 3. Yes, I have a mouse currently running on my Debian box. The drivers should be compatible with the cancer resistant version, although I haven't tried it.

  18. You may have cancer right now on Cancer Resistant Mouse Provides Possible Cure · · Score: 1

    Do these reports suggest that cancer cells really do not grow "in a vacuum," but are affected by control mechanisms that already exist in the body? Does cancer reach a detectable size because these controls have failed? If so, could such controls be identified, and enhanced in patients to provide new therapies? In fact, how do cancer cells actually "succeed" in patients? Do they actively inhibit protective processes that ordinarily would prevent cancer? Do cancers occur continuously during our lifetimes, yet are eliminated by internal mechanisms so that they are never seen? http://www1.wfubmc.edu/cancer/research/mice/summar y.htm

  19. Re:too easy? on ODF Offers MS Word Plugin to MA · · Score: 1

    As far as we can tell there isn't a problem

    Did they actually test MSOffice?

  20. I dont think this legalizes public file sharing... on France to Legalize File Sharing · · Score: 2, Informative

    According to the *translated article: "authors cannot forbid the reproduction of works that are made on any format from an online communications service when they are intended to be used privately." Sharing a movie on a public torrent would still be illegal. However, a nice side effect of this amendment would be the use of emulated games, provided you have coppied the ROM off of a cartridge or disk you own. This amendment still does not address my qualm with the legalities of file sharing; that is, illegal copies are a security issue for the media producers and it is their responsibility to address it. The government should not enforce any laws beyond those that apply to any other business to help them solve this problem (ie a royalty tax on cds).

  21. Re:FAKE! on Get RSS Feeds on Your Toilet Paper · · Score: 1

    I wonder how difficult it would be to actually make one...hmmm...would I be a Linux fanboy if I woke up one morning and installed Linux on my toilet?

  22. Re:Assumption? Hell no. on Talking With Debian's Branden Robinson · · Score: 1

    Indeed, apt is very handy :)

  23. Re:Marketing on Talking With Debian's Branden Robinson · · Score: 1

    Although I dont disagree, I dont think that being flashy is good criterion for marketability. I would be quite anoyed if my monkey wrench came with any ribbons or fur attached. The problem seems common with many other linux distros; a general lack of marketing to the public. I think people generally dont know about linux and see no reason to change if they have a semi operational windows machine.

  24. Re:Assumption? Hell no. on Talking With Debian's Branden Robinson · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Both distros have their uses. Here are some examples: - kubuntu : for my 10 year old cousin who likes flashy things - ubuntu : for my sister who needs a stable office desktop - debian testing : for whenever I feel like developing a kernel module - debian stable : for whenever I need a server that wont crash Different users have different needs.

  25. Re:We are NOT anti Free Software on France Hostile To Open Source Software? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I wouldnt worry. I dont think a single article will be enough to sway anyone's opinion on the populace of an entire country. Every country has wealthy fools who make decisions they shouldnt be making. In this regard, America is quite renowned.