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  1. Re:Almost competing on Windows 7 Upgrade Can Take Nearly a Day · · Score: 1

    Also, I've had problems with the countrycode.archive.ubuntu.com mirror, see if your ISP or university hosts a mirror.

  2. Re:Usable OS on After 8 Years of Work, Be-Alike Haiku Releases Official Alpha · · Score: 1

    If it's based on the FBSD stack, then Ralink based wireless devices are a good choice.

  3. Re:The n900 cometh... on Apple Pulls C64 Emulator From the App Store · · Score: 1

    Released when?

  4. Re:Advertisements directed towards children = bann on Samsung System Tailors Ads To Its Audience · · Score: 1

    Well you are Norse, you guys do have some experience with big hammers.

  5. Re:Sounds like the leeches are out again on iPod Fee Proposed For Canada · · Score: 1

    Where can I download your album? Do you have a donation box?

  6. Re:Can we haz Streisand Effect plox? on Cell Phone Cost Calculator Killed In Canada · · Score: 1

    Couldn't someone screen scrape the required data?
    Like this - http://www.mobilechoice.com.au/compare-cap-plans-spreadsheet

  7. Re:Control Card? on Running Old Desktops Headless? · · Score: 1

    I use a Fit-PC2 (www.fit-pc2.com). Plugs into my TV via HDMI, also comes with an adaptor for DVI. Apparently uses 7 watts.

  8. Re:And next they'll want them to get off the lawn on Has Texting Replaced Talking For Teens? · · Score: 1

    Does anyone else find it amusing that a page on rising IQs has a message at the top that says "This article may require copy-editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone or spelling."?

  9. Re:Guh... on Ubuntu 9.04 On Kindle 2 · · Score: 1

    At one point, HackADay had article/s on how to bypass proxies such as SonicWall via SSH tunnelling.
    This would probably be the reason

  10. Re:Oh please nintendo don't do it! on Sony and Nintendo Step Up Anti-Piracy Efforts · · Score: 1

    The R4 is quite possibly the worst flashcart. Try an AceKard.

  11. Re:How about just getting 3.5 to work right on Firefox 4.0 Goes Chrome, New UI In Q4 2010 · · Score: 1

    Unfortunately, works like crap is not a useful bug report.

  12. Re:The only thing killing p2p in the UK is Spotify on Drop in P2P Traffic Attributed To Traffic Shaping · · Score: 1

    Yep, and each CD gets ripped to FLAC then put back on the shelf.

  13. Re:"Agile" happened. on Coders At Work · · Score: 1

    Finally someone said it. Thanks.

  14. Re:Why is this a surprise? on EA Spends 3x More On Marketing Than Development · · Score: 1

    Also, the Batman game looks like it won't be totally crap, like EA titles such as Need for Speed Undercover.

  15. Re:Bye bye marvel... on Disney Buys Marvel For $4B · · Score: 1

    Also some of the 'banned' older Donald Duck cartoons are really interesting.

  16. Re:To summarize the phoronix benchmark... on OS Performance — Snow Leopard, Windows 7, and Ubuntu 9.10 · · Score: 1

    As someone who's going to be upgrading soon, can you point out the regressions in Karmic?

  17. Re:30? Try 130. on OS Performance — Snow Leopard, Windows 7, and Ubuntu 9.10 · · Score: 1

    Also, you can dd the disc to a flash/firewire drive for even faster installation.

  18. Re:Pirate Party on Musician Lobby Terms Balanced Copyright "Disgusting" · · Score: 1

    Can you please help the guys in the Aussie Pirate Party get a move on and get something going?

  19. Re:Virus on MAC ? on Report That OS X Snow Leopard May Include Antivirus · · Score: 1

    *cough*Serialbox*cough*

  20. Re:What about netbooks? on Why Is Linux Notebook Battery Life Still Poor? · · Score: 1

    Run powertop and find out what's causing problems.

  21. Re:How long can they fight it on Swedish Authorities Attempt Pirate Bay Shutdown · · Score: 1

    Fixed. I'm a big fan of Mark's work.

  22. Re:How long can they fight it on Swedish Authorities Attempt Pirate Bay Shutdown · · Score: 2, Informative

    I can only counter with experience, but I've spent over $1000AUD on music this year, most of which (90%) I would not have bought without having downloaded it first.

  23. Re:Really? on Facebook App Exposes Abject Insecurity · · Score: 1

    It's like the first time you discovered your conversations were being logged on IRC. People seem to be discovering the internet all over again, which I guess is true - even though the "new" users are only using a very limited subset of functionality.

  24. Re:More intelligent ways on First European Provider To Break Net Neutrality · · Score: 1

    That's how it's done in Australia. On my current plan, I can download 40gb during "peak" times, and 110gb during "offpeak" times, after which I'm capped to 64kbit Some ISPs also count uploads in this quota.

  25. Re:Yes. With Sound. on A Video Ad, In a Paper Magazine · · Score: 1

    Even though this sounds really annoying, I want one. Any idea how to get one in Australia?