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  1. Fair use on Xbox 360 File System Decoded · · Score: 1

    Isn't dumping ISO files of your disks considered "fair use"?

  2. Thank goodness on Torvalds Says 'Use KDE' · · Score: 2, Funny

    Thank goodness. Maybe now the Gnome devs will figure out that they need to stop assuming that every user is an idiot; maybe they'll actually put good and inituitive features in their file manager now that Linus has said this. I personally don't like KDE's interface too much, but Gnome is what makes me want to bomb the Gnome dev mailing list with reports on its shortcomings. Too bad I don't have the time or will to actually do this.

  3. Poking fun? on MS Excel exploit on auction · · Score: 1

    The seller openly taunts the software giant, poking fun at the company's delays in providing fixes for known security bugs. "It can be assumed that no patch addressing this vulnerability will be available within the next few months. So, since I was unable to find any use for this by-product of Microsoft developers, it is now available for you at the low starting price of $0.01 (a fair value estimation for any Microsoft product),"

    Wait, so this is all just a taunt and not true?

  4. Re:it just works. on PCWorld Dubs Firefox Best Product of 2005 · · Score: 1

    Yeah. Except for... MP3 and just about any kind of encoded video except for maybe OGM.

  5. UTF-8 domain names? on ICANN Plays Down U.S. Influence · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Isn't it possible to abuse UTF-8 domain names for activities such as cybersquatting? It's easy to mistake www.microsöft.com for www.microsoft.com.

    (Actually, that's not so easy, but some my browser turned some of the more complicated UTF-8 characters into question marks.)

  6. But... on The Grateful Dead vs. Archive.org · · Score: -1

    ... aren't they like, over 70 by now? That stuff's public domain!

  7. Re:obviously... on Adobe Acquiring Macromedia on December 3, 2005 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    But the problem is: nobody wants to work with so many programs. If I don't absolutely need some of those slightly more web-centric features of Fireworks, I'm not going to bother using it when I've already got all of my files open in Photoshop; it's not like it can't compensate for such things.

    As much as Fireworks compliments Photoshop and Dreamweaver, I don't think there's really much of a necessity for it if you already have a program that is technically capable of doing everything.

  8. Actual computing on First Quantum Byte Created · · Score: 0

    "This is an important step toward the realization of a practical quantum computer, which would use superposed quantum states to perform complex calculations." Seems like they haven't been able to actually compute anything with it yet.

  9. Re:Built for Linux on Desktop Linux Survey Results Published · · Score: 0

    > The other thing is multimedia not working exactly as advertised or not working as expected.

    MP3 files don't play back in Ubuntu, nor do most AVI and MPEG files. It's absolute horror, as one expects an operating system to simply be able to read such extremely common files, and also one of the main reasons why I would not suggest switching to Linux to the casual computer user. The last thing I want to do is tell people to switch to Linux, only to have them find an operating system that can't perform the most basic of tasks.

  10. Re:Isn't XML readable anyways? on Microsoft Receives Open Source VIP Blessing · · Score: 1

    You forgot to add a root element!

  11. Why choose? on Realism vs. Style: the Zelda Debate · · Score: 1

    Why bother making a choice between which you like most? Some games are obviously much better off using today's technology to incorporate highly realistic graphics; this absolutely does not imply it is void of style. The difference we're looking at here is simply how much authentic style the graphic design team decides to push through.

    Some games benefit from realistic graphics, and some are better off being more aesthetically original. That's just the way it is.

    Don't worry, though, both sides, since we'll always be seeing games that utilize either method.

  12. Internet release set at 1/10 on Star Wreck 6 Finally Complete · · Score: 1

    Ever since I saw the first trailers, I was amazed at the high quality of this movie.

    The internet release is unfortunately set at 1/10. Looks like we'll have to wait a while before we can freely download this movie.