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  1. Re:Rails on PHP5 Vs. CakePHP Vs. RubyOnRails? · · Score: 1

    Interestingly, their "Signals vs Noise" blog is powered by PHP: http://www.37signals.com/svn/index.php

    (Freaky. Captcha is 'signal')

  2. Re:Contact Them on Viacom Says User Infringed His Own Copyright · · Score: 2, Interesting

    From a quick look through the YouTube ToS, Viacom may actually be allowed to use his work without asking for permission (assuming they are a YouTube affiliate):
    http://youtube.com/t/terms
    6.C. "by submitting User Submissions to YouTube, you hereby grant YouTube a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicenseable and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform the User Submissions in connection with the YouTube Website and YouTube's (and its successors' and affiliates') business, including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all of the YouTube Website (and derivative works thereof) in any media formats and through any media channels."

    It's possible Viacom really dropped the ball on this and are indeed infringing; but Chris should really be careful how he treads.

  3. Re:shaving is for female interest on Boston Judge Denies RIAA Motion for Judgment · · Score: 1

    unless your in a profession that would need it

    Bluegrass band?
  4. Re:Bring Down A Website In Six Words on Bring Down Internet Explorer In Six Words · · Score: 1

    Okay, that's enough coffee for you

  5. Re:Huh. Better get to work! on New Theory Explains Periodic Mass Extinctions · · Score: 1
  6. Re:Oh wow what a worthless site on Microsoft FUD Watch · · Score: 0

    Or, say, an advert stating that not upgrading your "office suite" to the latest Microsoft offering will make your business less productive.

  7. Re:Biased Bias on Cell Towers Not Responsible For Illness · · Score: 1

    My mother died from a placebo overdose, you insensitive clod!

  8. Re:Does it really matter? on Seagate to Drop IDE Drives by Year End · · Score: 1

    Seriously? How old is your hardware?

    I have a GA-K8NXP-SLI (2005) and that boots off of my SATAs just as fast as my old PATAs. True, the RAID controller for my non-boot SATAs takes a few seconds; but that's normal for a RAID ROM.
    I realise this is more of a consumer board than server, it just seems odd to me that you can still be having such issues two years on.

    Also, I've installed both XP-SP2 and Vista Home Premium directly on to my boot SATA without needing an extra floppy.
    I admit I was worried about this (in the past, I've had trouble installing to SATA; and I don't have a floppy drive), but it was completely transparent.

    The cables are the deal winner/breaker. SATA cables are a massive improvement from the oversized PATA/Molex ones, but I've yet to find a make of cable that actually feels sturdy enough to survive frequent plug/unplugs.

    Also, why didn't they think about allowing drive daisy-chains, when they drew up the SATA spec? Not needing to attach each drive directly to the mobo would be a real space saver.

  9. Re:The "sue" command on Secretly Monopolizing the CPU Without Being Root · · Score: 2, Funny

    lawyerd

    What a scary, scary thought...
  10. Re:Article Text, part 2 on On the Widespread Misuse of the Mouse · · Score: 1

    I quite liked this non-event: [...] much less than an order of magnitude greater [...]

  11. Re:Why is DVD Jon focused on Apple? on Free the iPhone from AT&T · · Score: 1

    I contributed a brightness adjustment to the "paste" icon in the KDE file manager

    Gah! So you're responsible for that travesty?! ;)

    (hehe, captcha is 'abhors')
  12. Re:Interesting on iPhone Gets Better Battery, Scratch Resistant Glass · · Score: 1

    From what I've read, it's one built-in battery.

    For a phone/video/music device, that battery-life isn't going to be enough for a lot of people.
    And since you can't just swap the battery to get more life, long-distance travel seems almost out of the question (at least, if you want to watch a film or listen to audio while you travel).

  13. First thing you remember... on Forgetting May be Part of the Remembering Process · · Score: 1

    Guildenstern: What's the first thing you remember?
    Rosencrantz: Oh, let's see... The first thing that comes into my head, you mean?
    Guildenstern: No -- the first thing you remember.
    Rosencrantz: Ah... No, it's no good. It's gone. It was a long time ago.
    Guildenstern: No, you don't take my meaning. What's the first thing you remember after all the things you've forgotten?
    Rosencrantz: Oh, I see... I've forgotten the question.

  14. Re:Nuh-Uh on RAID Vs. JBOD Vs. Standard HDDs · · Score: 5, Funny

    They told me 0 is the new 1!

    Freaky, that's the exact excuse I used for failing my CS binary course
  15. Re:Zonk on The First Terabyte Hard Drive Reviewed · · Score: 2, Funny

    editors shouldn't be allowed to edit!

    But... what would we call them then?!
  16. Re:Depends on the catalog on Ad-Supported Free Music Downloads Doomed to Failure? · · Score: 1

    can always fast forward

    Tell that to my DVD player.
    I think it's a sorry state of affairs when we're forced to sit through so much advertising/legal rubbish, watch a pathetic animated menu system that is considered a feature, watch more disclaimers, and then finally get to the movie.

    More related to your comment (and assuming deliver to a computer), WMV (and probably others) already give the content generator the ability to prevent fast-forward.
    There are ways of removing this, of course, but it's yet another feature in "modern" entertainment.
  17. Re:Wait for Penelope ! on Must-Have Extensions for Thunderbird 2.0 · · Score: 3, Informative

    there is so much more features in Outlook Unless I'm mistaken, Thunderbird replaces Outlook Express, not Outlook.
    There are huge differences between those two.

    I agree that I'd like Thunderbird to handle more of Outlook's work, but there are extensions (like Lightening) that are slowly doing that.

    the answer was at the bottom At least put some effort in!
    Account Settings > [account] > Composition & Addressing > Select: start my reply above the quote

    Personally, I use Thunderbird because I find it very quick and easy to use.
    I do get the occasional inbox/email corruption, but that's why I keep my profile folder regularly backed up (something that's hard to do with Outlook Express).
  18. Re:At what point? on Microsoft Responds to EU With Another Question · · Score: 1

    Oh, you play by those rules? ;)

  19. Re:At what point? on Microsoft Responds to EU With Another Question · · Score: 1

    Are you purposefully being difficult?

  20. Re:At what point? on Microsoft Responds to EU With Another Question · · Score: 2, Funny

    Is this a private game, or can anyone join in?

  21. Re:Yahoo can comply without screwing over dissente on Yahoo Sued for Giving User Information to China · · Score: 1

    The Sun reports it as "China Chin-less" Ay thank you. I'll be here all week. Try the veal

  22. Re:Wisdom of the crowds? on MySpace Takes on Google News and Digg · · Score: 1

    I'm an emo, you insensitive clod! /cries in to pillow

    Remember kids, emo-splats make you look great!

  23. Re:thank-god-they-got-something-right on Chinese Govt Limits Kids to 3hrs of Online Gaming · · Score: 1

    I would guess that dead and obese people are as good workers.
    As you've probably read, China does appear to have more of a interwebs addiction problem than the rest of the world.

  24. Re:Simple! on Despite Aging Design, x86 Still in Charge · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I've heard loads of metaphors about why x86 will be around for years to come, but none of the really hold.
    An engine is black-box - petrol in, kinetic energy out (simply) - whereas the architecture on a processor is not.

    AMD and Intel can make as many additions to x86 as they like, but if they stop supporting the existing instruction set, they'll sell nothing.

    I'm sure Linux would be compiled on to a new architecture overnight, but I doubt MS would move any time soon - and their opinion holds a lot of weight on the desktop.

    RISC ftw!

  25. Russian! Pah! on Russian School Teacher 'Pirate' Case Re-Opened · · Score: 1

    "It's in Russian."

    I like the way that sounds like an accusation.
    "I say, there, he's released one of those web-a-majoo-dahs I've heard so much about.
    "Oh, wait, ignore that; it's in some kind of foreign language.
    "*derisive laughter* Why would he bother?"

    Can't believe there are no obligs on this one ;)