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  1. Re:perhaps so but on Computer DJ Uses Biofeedback to Mix · · Score: 2

    This reply is totally baffling. You are basiclly agreeing with everything I said, yet doing it wiih a tone that makes it sound like you're disagreeing.

  2. Re:Obligatory Crossover post for Linux users. on New Star Wars Episode II Trailer Out · · Score: 2

    It wouldnt be covered with them if you BUY the damn thing, cheapskate.

  3. Re:Got there... Excited on KDE 3.0 Screenshots · · Score: 2

    Any decent RDBMS has a BLOB (or simmilar) datatype, in which you can store binary data of any size. I've heard many time sof things such as images and even movies stored in here. Just be prepared for some huge database backups!

  4. Re:Finally we can get rid of lousy music. on Computer DJ Uses Biofeedback to Mix · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Man, record companies aren't stupid. They're out to make as much money as possible. To do this, they need ot sell the greatest numbr of records as possible. To do this, they have to cater to the majority. Which is what they do. When are you people going to realize that statements like "we don't like plagerized cloned music" are blatently false, at leat when tlaking about the majority of the population. This type music IS what the majority like, thats why they make so much of it. If people didn't like this stuff, it wouldn't sell, and they'd stop making it. It's that simple.

    And no, its not because "Well thats the only stuff they put out nowadays, so poeple have to like it". THats also totaly false. There is tons of music out here. Most people choose Pop music. It's that simple.

  5. Re:Repair estimates top $30M on Update on SuperK Detector Failure · · Score: 2

    BBC huh? you sure thats not A British billion? In America, a Billion generally means a thousand million. (1x10^9) In England, a billion means a million million (1x10^12). So, if the BBC is reporting it as 1 billion dollars, that is really 1 trillion dollars in American terms. Now, Im not saying that it is either of these, maybe somehwer in between?

  6. OK, may not sound like much but.... on Would You Pay A Penny Per Page? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Take me for example. All thse numbers are being extremely conservative for me.


    I'll say I surf an average of 2 hours per day. Thats 120 minutes per day, or 7200 minutes. Now, assume I spend around 30 seconds ona web page before clicking a link to view another (This is a VERY high estimate for me). Thats around 240 page views per day, or $2.40 by this "penny per page" scheme. Thats 72 dollars per month, in addition to my 45 dollars per month for my DSL connection.

    And this is being conervative! I can easily name days where I spent upwards of 8 hours online, roughly half of which was viewing web pages. This is much too expensive, I'd never go for it. Maybe 0.25 cents per page is more reasonable.

  7. Re:Why not just use Qtella? on Limewire Gets Ads, And Accusations of Spyware · · Score: 2

    I totally agree with your entire post. Mod up +1 Insightfull.

  8. Too bad giFT hasn't worked in ages on linux... on Limewire Gets Ads, And Accusations of Spyware · · Score: 2

    since Kazza changed their protocol to a server-centric model (go read the link you just posted). Besides, QTella kicks Limewire's butt anays.

  9. Re:I am not a kernel hacker ... on KernelTrap Talks WIth GNU/Hurd Developer Neal Walfield · · Score: 2

    By most definitions, especially the couse I took on "Operating Systems", the kernel pretty much is the operating system.

  10. Re:Isn't GNU/HURD redundant? on KernelTrap Talks WIth GNU/Hurd Developer Neal Walfield · · Score: 3, Funny

    Didn't you know? There's already a GNU OS. It's also been called "Emacs" in some circles.

  11. Re:PCI Standards on ATA133 Controllers Have Arrived · · Score: 3, Informative

    64 bit PCI slots have been around for while, and are common in servers. Theyre around twice as long as a 32 bit PCI (duh), and older 32 bit PCI cards work fine in them.

  12. Re:Capacity, not speed, is what matters here. on ATA133 Controllers Have Arrived · · Score: 2

    What Ultra 133 buys us is the ability to use drives in excess of 137GB. Suddenly, 160MB drives are showing up that use this new standard.

    Wow, I can't wait until the 1 G+ ones come out so I can actually fit a day's worth of data on them :)

  13. Mod parent down! on Major Meteor Shower Next Weekend · · Score: 3, Informative

    He copied this word for word from this comment.

  14. Wow.... on Major Meteor Shower Next Weekend · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    Hey, while we're out watching the meteors, I bet the /. crew will be trying to figure out how many copies of the same article they can dish out!

    C'mon guys, this is like what, 10 repeats in 2 weeks? It's getting ridiculous. Do you read any of these comments or what?

  15. Re:It only confirms that the 1st amendment is uniq on Council of Europe Pushes Net Hate-Speech Ban · · Score: 2
    Sorry chap, but up here north of the 49th we have something called the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which states, among other things:
    • Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms:
      • freedom of conscience and religion;
      • freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication;
      • freedom of peaceful assembly; and
      • freedom of association.
  16. Actually, let me clarify.... on God's Debris · · Score: 2

    You don't even need ghostscript for windows. I just installed that so I could view what I printed (to make sure it turned out ok). I just installed the HP PaintJet XL300 drivers that come with windows, and had it print to file. My output is 1.83 megs (bigger than the original), but its a perfect copy.

  17. Re:my $55 copy on God's Debris · · Score: 2

    I just installed ghostscrpit for windows and printed the thing as a .ps file.

    Took me all of 3 minutes to do :o)

  18. Re:hmm on Real Time Gnutella Visualization · · Score: 2

    Because since Kazza modified their protocol so that everything has to go through a single server, authenticated by a valid kazza client, kza and giFT on linux no longer work.

  19. Re:Huh? on Rune for Linux Review · · Score: 2

    Sorry, I read 3rd as 3D. But still.... How do you make a polygon dead? What does that mean???

  20. Re:Huh? on Rune for Linux Review · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Sorry, I gues I should have bolded the "Other" part. Make what "other" polygons dead? The ones that aren't 3D apparantly. And what does making a polygon dead mean anyways? The post makes no sense to me at all.

  21. Re:Here's a mirror on Interview With Linus · · Score: 2

    Yep! I told all my friends about it too! I think I personally got 30 signatures added :)

  22. Huh? on Rune for Linux Review · · Score: 2, Funny

    It features a 3rd person perspective and the ability to make other polygons dead.

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't ALL polygons 3D?

  23. Re:curious about dreamcast controller hacks on Gamecube Guts · · Score: 2

    Who the heck modded the parent to Troll? Looks like a good post to me.

  24. Re:Does it run linux ? on Gamecube Guts · · Score: 2

    Only way? My Dreamcast has no hard drive and its been running Linux for awhile, and that sure isn't with any memory card. Ever hard of a bootable CD? Or an NFS root?

  25. Re:Here's a mirror on Interview With Linus · · Score: 5, Funny

    Do you really think CISCO.com is going to be /.'ed enough to need a mirror?