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  1. Re:404's on those links on Microsoft Acquires Winternals and Sysinternals · · Score: 2, Informative

    Take out the SourceCode and Utilities directories and they work OK.

  2. Re:lol on Gestures For The Linux Desktop · · Score: 1

    Is your point that you're a stupid zealot?

  3. vi! on Using Redundancies to Find Errors · · Score: 4, Funny

    vi could do it!

  4. TiVo in Canada on Getting Programming Guide Data into TiVo Series 2 Units? · · Score: 3, Informative

    For information on using TiVo in Canada, check out:

    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tivo_canada

    I've never tried it (and I'm not from Canada...) but I've seen it referenced on the TiVo forums.

  5. Re:biggest problem on Mathematicians: Elections Flawed · · Score: 1
    Another problem that occurs to me is that we don't ID people to vote. That would help eliminate alot of voter fraud, but certainly not all. Why can't we simply look at someone's driver's liscense or state ID card when they come to vote?
    In Texas, they do check your driver's license (or passport, whatever) to make sure you're on the list of registered voters. They don't do this where you're from?
  6. lifetime on Slate Predicts The End Of TiVo · · Score: 1

    You can buy a lifetime subscription for $250 (life of the TiVo, not your life) if that's the only issue. It does make it a bit expensive, but still cheaper than replay I think...

  7. opting-out on Slate Predicts The End Of TiVo · · Score: 1

    If you're concerned about them "following your tv watching habits" (it's anonymously aggregated data), you can opt out of it at no extra charge or anything...

  8. The spaceship accelerates on How to Build a Time Machine · · Score: 1

    Can someone explain to me how do you tell which twin ages more quickly if you can't tell which is actually moving closer to the speed of light? Isn't it possible that the Earth is moving through the universe at a high speed so the spaceship is really at rest, in which case woudn't the spaceship twin age more quickly?

    This is tricky. The key is that when the spaceship gets to its destination, it has to turn around somehow, which implies that it has to do some acceleration, which is why its frame of reference isn't valid. (I think this is the case...)

  9. Re:Sony's new DRM scheme on Sony Proudly Rolls Out Spyware/Restrictions System · · Score: 2, Informative
    Day 9: Start receiving adult advertizements on TiVo when paused.

    FUD. You don't get advertisements on TiVo when it's paused (the only advertisements you have to actually select to view).

  10. keyboard switching between tabs on First Reviews of Mozilla 1.0 Roll In · · Score: 1
    things I'd like to know. For instance, is there a way to switch between tabs, using the keyboard? If I can't, it's arguably faster to have multiple windows open and cycle through them that way.

    Yes, Ctrl+PgUp and Ctrl+PgDn, but I agree with your point. :-)

  11. This can be done for free! on Text-Mining Your E-mail · · Score: 1

    Check out sneakemail.com - it does basically this, but at their domain name, and you can set filters of particular addresses, or just delete them. Very useful idea, I'd definitely be willing to pay for it though...

  12. They licensed it... on WineX 2.0 · · Score: 2, Informative

    I'm pretty sure the TransGaming people licensed the SafeDisc code from whoever
    does it, so that's why it's not in the CVS version (license restriction, I'm
    sure)...

  13. gaim or tik on Lycoris - Linux for the Masses? · · Score: 1

    Check out gaim or tik on freshmeat, they're both good IM clones...

  14. Re:Ignorance Makes This Possible on Privacy Policies Heading Downhill · · Score: 1
    If you are the master of your own domain (ahem...), don't hesitate to create a new e-mai alias for each account you create with another Web site. (e.g. yahoo@yourdomain.com, amazon@yourdomain.com, etc.) That way, you at least can track who's selling e-mail addresses, and spread the word.
    If you don't have your own domain, a neat way to do this is through sneakemail - it's free and you can do exactly the same thing - give everyone a sneakemail address that forwards to yours, and track where the spam is coming from. Quite handy - wish I had known about it earlier...
  15. It's all about the monopoly... on Professor Testifies Windows Is Modular, Separable · · Score: 1

    Well, I think the important issue is that Microsoft has been found in court to have a monopoly on Windows. Having a monopoly per se isn't illegal, but leveraging that monopoly to promote other of your own products is, at least in some cases (I'm not terribly clear on this).

    So if KDE had a monopoly, they'd have the same problem :-)

    (IANAL)

  16. It sucks... on EchoStar Asks Supreme Court to Let Unlock Local Channels · · Score: 2, Funny

    It sucks here in Houston. Happy?

    :-)

  17. Custom Keywords for Mozilla and Google on Teoma Aims To Kill Google · · Score: 1

    Probably on mozilla.org somewhere, but also at Google itself, which is pretty nifty (look for the section "Use Google from the Location Bar" at the bottom). It references Mozilla bug 29871, which has a few other ideas/examples.

  18. Interesting?? on Slashback: Spolsky, Mandrake, Geography · · Score: 1

    Interesting?? This is clearly a troll, and not even an original one (saw it
    in an earlier story). Come on, moderators...

  19. Re:What makes this a major point release? on KDE 3.0RC3: Prepare to Fall in Love · · Score: 1

    I believe I read somewhere that it's a major release because it breaks
    binary compatibility with the 2.x series...but I'm not sure.

  20. good luck on Kathleen Fent Read This Story · · Score: 1

    Best of luck to you...let us know how it turns out. :-)

  21. Re:Very Simple Answer, Actually on TiVo, PVRs Not Making A Splash · · Score: 1

    Huh? From the TiVo FAQ:

    The TiVo Service also allows you to:
    ...
    - Transfer recorded programs to a VCR

    I'm considering getting one of these, and it's quite a bit less appealing without this...

  22. Yeah! on Xft Support For Mozilla · · Score: 1

    I agree - I've been subscribing for a few months, and it's worth it both for what they've produced and for keeping them alive so they can continue producing. :-)

  23. Re:Not Supporting XP on Road Runner Doesn't Do XP · · Score: 1

    I hear you about Southwestern Bell. We heard various conflicting things, but it does work with Linux as long as you get the right modem (not the crappy USB one they sent us at first). Frustrating to go through, but works pretty darn well now...

  24. Try a newer version on Netscape 6.2 · · Score: 1

    When Netscape 6.0 was released, it was pretty much agreed that Netscape pulled from the Mozilla source too early (at least from a coding standpoint...marketing is another matter...). I'd recommend trying at least 6.1 if not 6.2 (really, why try 6.1 when 6.2 out? :-) ) to get a much better view of it.

  25. title tag, not alt on WWW Inventor On Microsoft's Browser Tricks · · Score: 1

    I believe the title tag in an img tag is supposed to be the tooltip displayed. (think I saw this in a Mozilla rant about not using ALT for tooltips...)