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  1. Re:Toilet humor on The Type-A, High-Tech Bathroom · · Score: 1

    Are my family some of the only people who actually close the lid AND the seat of the toilet, whoever used it?

  2. Re:too much typing on Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML · · Score: 1

    I personally disagree. With non-self-ending tags (p, etc), it is a huge amount easier to keep track of where something ends if you HAVE to close every tag. And it's easier to visually keep track of what needs closing and what does not when that which does not is self-closed (eg. />)

    I also find it much easier to keep track of what I've done with id'd tags and CSS than by embedding styles in HTML (or in style="" attributes).

    I'm not saying everybody does, mind.

  3. Re:More HTML books need to talk about CSS on Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML · · Score: 1

    If you make many websites, you will quickly learn which (usually very simple) workarounds are necessary where. And hence all the fancy calculating you've done above is irrelevant.

  4. Re:Obvious Question but it needs to be asked... on AOL to Charge Senders for Incoming Email · · Score: 1

    The one possible danger there is that they might go home and stick CDs that actually matter to things. However, that's not your problem; that's the parents. Or something.

  5. Re:What about OO.org? on Microsoft Loses Office Patent Dispute · · Score: 1

    At least, if OO.o does, then almost every single OS and program since a very long time ago has.

    Copy and paste, anyone?

  6. Re:Congressional Trolls on Wikipedia vs Congressional Staffers [Update] · · Score: 1

    First time I've seen the MPAA spelt with an I.

  7. Re:Netscape on Mozilla Severs Netscape News Legacy · · Score: 4, Informative

    It uses both the IE engine and the Mozilla engine, IIRC. You can switch between them.

    Or you can get a similar effect in Firefox on windows using the IE Tab extension. Can be very handy.

  8. Re:What about NetBSD? on Red Hat, Linux and Intel iMacs · · Score: 1

    Since I have no hope of writing a better answer, I'll link you to a thread a little further up the page - both the linked post and its child.

    http://apple.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=175093&c id=14558478

  9. Re:Fixed? on Gmail Mis.delivered? · · Score: 2, Informative

    You cannot now. Apparently, it used to be possible. Presumably they got wind of what was happening and actually did something to prevent it getting worse.

  10. Re:Shame really on Gmail Mis.delivered? · · Score: 1

    This is already a feature, as remrked above. Also, this is available elsewhere, most notably by using spamgourmet. (www.spamgourmet.com)

    I find it very useful.

  11. Re:Legal Implications on Details of the LiveJournal Account Hacks · · Score: 1

    If they were to intentionally delete everything, then they would likely go bankrupt very shortly after.

  12. No, DON'T Mod (grand)parent up on GPL 3 to Take Hard Line on DRM · · Score: 1

    Nah, don't mod me up. I'm only the messenger. As I said, it's been said up-topic a bit. I'm redundant.

  13. Re:This is a big mistake on GPL 3 to Take Hard Line on DRM · · Score: 1

    You forgot that "GPL v2 or any later version" means v2 still applies. Also, you forgot that the kernel is v2 ONLY, and hence can't be changed simply by Linus' decree or anything.

  14. Re:Freedom on GPL 3 to Take Hard Line on DRM · · Score: 1

    The FSF and GPL are intended to not restrict your freedoms, but to restrict you from restricting anyone else's freedoms. When you bear that in mind, preventing anyone from restricting anyone else's rights makes perfect sense.

  15. Re:I ate my cake! But I want my cake! on GPL 3 to Take Hard Line on DRM · · Score: 1

    The various GPLs are mostly about stopping anyone from restricting anyone else's rights. Hence, it makes perfect sense.

  16. Re:Greater Gnu General Public Licence on GPL 3 to Take Hard Line on DRM · · Score: 2, Informative

    Linus may have to stick with v2 because he cannot change the license on anything he doesn't own, and the linux kernel is licensed under v2 ONLY. It's been said elsewhere in this thread.

  17. Re:Well, maybe "sad" wasn't my first choice of wor on Wikipedia Plagiarism Ends Journalist's Career · · Score: 1

    Entirely wrong, sorry.

    I'm not registered, and I've made various corrections/alterations to a few articles. All of which stood, I think.

  18. Re:Hmmm... on New Uses For LCD Technology · · Score: 1

    True. I completely failed to get your point until then. I blame it being 4am.

  19. Re:Hmmm... on New Uses For LCD Technology · · Score: 1

    He did say "good". Have you seen what most cellphone camera users end up with?

  20. Re:Ancient Greek Technology Costs Jobs. on Mathematics Skills More in Demand Than Ever · · Score: 1

    You really think that the subcontractor will have lowered his prices? His costs, yes, but I doubt his prices will have changed one penny.

  21. Re:What about tabbed emails view. on Thunderbird 1.5 Arrives · · Score: 1

    I think I remember seeing a tab-based extension last time I looked, but I can't remember any more than that.

  22. Re:Firefox 1.5 is so unstable... on Thunderbird 1.5 Arrives · · Score: 1

    Adblock, if you're not updated it to the latest nightly, will probably be your problem there. Many people had problems with it; I've had none since I did that.

    I've been using Thunderbird 1.5 Beta 2 for a while, and had no problems at all with it.

  23. Re:Ok, seriously! on iTunes is Malware? · · Score: 1

    Cuddly and sweet, amongst other large computer companies, they may be. But "Cuddly" is only relative, and a cuddly evil demon with a pitchfork aimed at your backside is still an evil demon with a pitchfork aimed at your backside.

  24. Re:Everyone In The UK Has Region Free Players Anyw on Spielberg Bitten by DVD Encryption · · Score: 1

    It did. You may have misread it.

    The screeners had both special encryption and region coding.

    The players that could understand the encryption were region 2 players. The DVDs that were sent out were region 1. Hence, the only players that could understand the encryption could not play those discs.

  25. Re:Dust... Obliguraty little britian quote on Stardust@Home Lets Public Search Grains of Dust · · Score: 1

    That quote is even better when said wandering around a quarry discussing the effects of dust.

    At least, most of an EnvSci class of ~30 laughed.