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  1. Re:and here is a useful article on the subject on Supernova 1987A Decoded · · Score: 0

    It's down already? Wow, and not even in the summary...

  2. Re:Trillian? on Google Talk Available Early · · Score: 0

    Make sure you changed the server to talk.google.com but kept the email the same.

  3. Re:Trillian? on Google Talk Available Early · · Score: 0

    Don't know what they are, but ignore them, you're on (I'm using it right now)

  4. Re:What does AMD's speed matter.. on Intel/AMD Battle Rages On · · Score: 0

    Don't they have a new plant opening soon?

  5. Re:Wait... on NCSA Issues Disclaimer on Google/Yahoo Study · · Score: 0

    I meant the topic at hand and the other one from which both comments are derived.

  6. Re:Wait... on NCSA Issues Disclaimer on Google/Yahoo Study · · Score: 1, Funny

    Actually, it's not how big it is, but what you do with it:)

    I think that applies to both situations too...

  7. Re:15 months is all he got?!? Opinion folks - fair on Fired AOL Engineer gets 15 Months · · Score: 0

    I think that hacking is something hyped up by the media and the government higher-ups as something that will harm us etc etc, and in many ways that's true (dumbasses - see worms, virus's, crackers, etc). So, when a hacker is caught, there is much media attention, and the price of damage probably gets multiplied several times.

    But then you get to things like spammers, which is an annoyance, but has never really harmed anyone visibly. It is simply an annoyance, somethign that people have learned to deal with.

    So, when it comes to a case involving one or the other, the sentence is added accordingly, albeit a little unjustly.

  8. Re:There's no way this guy is right on Speculations Intel's Next Generation · · Score: 0

    Indeed.

    Where can I get some?

  9. Re:Code to try.... on PHP 5 Objects, Patterns and Practice · · Score: 0

    Hmm, really?

    Well, slap me silly, I should know that :P

  10. Re:Speculations on Speculations Intel's Next Generation · · Score: 1, Funny

    I speculate they will move to 256 bit shortly :)

  11. Re:Code to try.... on PHP 5 Objects, Patterns and Practice · · Score: 0

    You pass as a programmer?

    Wow, you HAVE to know what you missed there. No idea? ";". Fool :)

  12. Re:um...Where's Google's money come from? on Google Files to Sell 14.2 Million More Shares · · Score: 0

    While it doesn't make sense to me, almost all their revenue is from AdWords.

    Although, Google Earth does have a few features for "Google Earth Plus", which you do have to pay for...

  13. Re:How about encrypting your important files... on EFF Weighs in on Computer Privacy Case · · Score: 0

    The problem with this is some times your computer crashes or something and you cannot get to the actual files to encrypt them.

    Or you forget.

    Or you are an average Joe Blow who doesn't know how to ecrypt his files.

  14. Re:Damn that was quick. on Heliodisplay In Production · · Score: 0

    If you actaully read TFA that you so kindly posted a mirror of (even though it was the link that HASN'T gone down yet), you'd see the price is TBD

  15. Re:Google just need to on Search Engines Break AU Online Gambling Ban? · · Score: 0

    Yes it does, considering the sheer complexity of the algorithm for displaying ads already....

  16. Re:I tried on Firefox Share Slipped in July for the First Time · · Score: 0

    To encourage this, raise your rates if they use IE, but lower them a bit if they use firefox....

  17. Re:Marketshare Stabilized on Firefox Share Slipped in July for the First Time · · Score: 0

    Also to help get rid of that bloody monopoly M$ has over the rest of the world.....

  18. Re:If so many people are speeding... on Aussie Speed Cameras in Doubt Because of MD5 · · Score: 0

    One major reason for not raising the speed limit is engineering. When roads are designed, they have a safe maximum, and there are some cases where you simply CANNOT go over that limit.

    For example, where I live there is a very busy piece of highway that goes over some mountains. On one end, there is a corner, and at that point the speed limit lowers 30 km/h. There are 2 or 3 signs saying this in different shapes, sizes, designs and colours (no kidding), and there is STILL 3 or 4 major accidents every year on that one corner.

    While if everyone is going the same speed there ARE advantages, remember, not everywhere is applicable.

  19. Re:What I really wonder is on The Eyes of the Space Shuttle · · Score: 0

    It's actually pretty simple.
    The problems aren't just cropping up now. In fact, in all the missions, there has been more than 5,000 pieces of debris that have hit the space shuttles.

    This is only an issue because a freak accident (1 in ~5,000) took down the Columbia, the issue has had major coverage. If another of these accidents happened, that would be the end of the space shuttle program. So NASA is just being paranoid because of the slim chance that if they aren't and something happens, they all lose their jobs.

    Pretty motivational isn't it?

  20. Re:What the? on Wired Interviews Mike Lynn · · Score: 0

    Nope, it's the new dupe!

  21. Re:I really hope that this is a pain in everyones on Microsoft To Begin Checking For Piracy · · Score: 0

    Unfortunatly, it is for this reason that I need to keep everyone on Administrator accounts at home etc.. If not, people complain because they can't install X program. This is really too bad, because they end up screwing the system up with Administrator rights....

  22. Re:i wanna know on Windows Vista Faces Lawsuits · · Score: 0

    Looks like a very small scale company to me. So I don't know, I don't think they'd have enough cash to pull a lawsuit...

  23. Re:Very Impressive on Google Offers Hybrid Satellite and Map View · · Score: 0

    The interesting thing is that they are doing the perfect overlay on Google Maps, but it's still not working that well on Google Earth, which actually has people paying for it ATM (for the Plus version anyways). I wonder if they are totally different parts of the company?

  24. Re:How? on Rate Your IM Popularity · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's run by AOL anyways, so I imagine it's all secure and such...

  25. Re:Area 51 on Slashback: Lapses, Maps, Ludwig Van · · Score: 0

    They were blue.