Slashdot Mirror


User: Kangburra

Kangburra's activity in the archive.

Stories
0
Comments
247
First seen
Last seen
Profile
(view on slashdot.org)

Comments · 247

  1. Scary stuff on Implants Allow the Blind to See · · Score: 2, Funny

    Restistance is futile!

    It's all starting to come together. :-(

  2. Re:A lot of this is old news on Paul Allen's Microsoft Experience · · Score: 2, Funny

    Don't you know by now, you never get the source when it comes to M$.

  3. Viewing Pleasure on Replacing Your Tired Old DVR · · Score: 1

    Can you order without ads, or can you FF through them?

  4. Re:Dupe several years later? on 10 Things Apple Did To Make Mac OS X Faster · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The current posters often miss dupes within the same day

    I am not sure you can blame the posters, often two people post the same story before either is listed on the site. Even if one is already there, surely it's the editor that's at fault not the poster?

  5. Office 2007 won't ship until 2007 on Office Delayed, Too · · Score: 1

    ... and this is a bad thing?

    Surely releasing a product with a year in it's title in that year is a good thing? What's the point in releasing Office 2007 in 2006?

    Must be an MS thing I guess.

  6. Re:For all you retro farts on Gaming Now and 20 Years Ago · · Score: 1

    The reason that the past always appear more glorious than the present,
    is that we're repeating the past and this time we have the experience to see the flaws and are too stubborn to revise the past.


    This may be true to a point, but there are some games (Mario, Mario Kart) that I would still play if I could. Yes I was a Nintendo fan.

    While there may be bad parts I have forgotten I would still prefer Mario Kart over something Need For Speed Underground.

    NFSU is a good game, but the time it takes to finish it is so short.

    If you played Mario Brothers and enjoyed it, boot a Linux distro and have a go with SuperTux, it's very close and it's fun.

    That's what the old games had...fun! :-)

  7. This says it all really on Windows Drivers for Mac Rolling Out · · Score: 4, Funny
  8. Career path on Required Knowledge for a Career in Network Security · · Score: 2, Funny

    Can you install NIS with a straight face, and charge them? ;-)

  9. Re:Get Rich Quick Business Model on New Tech to Help Prevent Hearing Loss? · · Score: 1

    if you've got a silent nice guitar solo

    You don't need a compressor?

  10. Re:US needs to be more like Europe on How Great Cheap Phones Never Get to the U.S. · · Score: 1

    Here in Australia we get to sign a contract and BUY a locked phone as well.

    Yes, we have to buy the handset and pay the monthly contract fee, even the calls are expensive.

    I don't know how much longer they can get away with it, but it's a PITA!

  11. Re:This is truly a sad day on Mandriva Fires Founder Gael Duval, Who Plans to Sue · · Score: 1

    Ubuntu is probably about where Mandrake was in 2001, they still want to help the home user and there's no pressure to buy a powerpack or membership. Ubuntu even post DVD's out for free, what more could people want?

    The other good thing about Ubuntu is the Debian roots, so when someone outgrows their pre-packed distro they have the real Debian to play with.

  12. Slashdotted Yahoo? on Symantec Rethinks Firefox vs IE Vulnerabilities · · Score: 0

    Sorry, Unable to process request at this time -- error 999.
    Yahoo!

    Unfortunately we are unable to process your request at this time. This error is usually temporary. Please try again later.

    If you continue to experience this error, it may be caused by one of the following:

            * You may want to scan your system for spyware and viruses, as they may interfere with your ability to connect to Yahoo!. For detailed information on spyware and virus protection, please visit the Yahoo! Security Center.
            * This problem may be due to unusual network activity coming from your Internet Service Provider. We recommend that you report this problem to them.

  13. Re:something about a bridge in New York... on Hyperdrive and Space Propulsion · · Score: 1

    Everything you say is true. However, we have a lot to gain from gathering precious minerals and raw materials from other planetary bodies, moons, etc. The fact is we are running out of a lot of important resources, many of which could be easily obtained from elsewhere if we only had the means to reach "elsewhere".

    Of course it would make much more sense to reduce or remove the need for these minerals and metals.

  14. Re:Machine was in motion for 32 hours straight - h on Desktop Replacements and the 11 Pound Pencil · · Score: 1

    from TFA: some other industrious fellow was keeping the unit warm for me.

    So the machine was used continously by different people

  15. Re:A Different Test on U of Wisconsin's Mac OS X Security Challenge · · Score: 1

    Well, perhaps they've updated the article, but it certainly says so now:

            "Participants were given local client access to the target computer and invited to try their luck."


    This has been added since the article was published, and it does make a huge diffence. It's like Microsoft doing a similar test and giving out the TS login details.

  16. light years ahead of the US? on Cerf Launches UK Recruiting Tour · · Score: 1

    Kordestani added that Google was particularly interested in benefiting from the UK's wireless expertise, describing it as "light years ahead of the US"

    What, like BBC radio?

  17. Australia on OSS Election Systems Desired, but Not Ready · · Score: 5, Informative

    Here in Australia we have a system that works, and has been used already.

    http://www.softimp.com.au/index.php?id=evoting

  18. Everyone's a comedian on Playstation 3 Delay Official · · Score: 1


      If PS3 "delivers what everyone thinks it will,
    the game is up" Stringer boasts.

  19. Replay on Alien Rain Over India · · Score: 2, Informative

    In case you missed the first article about this, they had a similar powder in Chicago, pictures too

    http://www.nbc5.com/news/5884173/detail.html

  20. Re:Cell Phones on No 3G for HP Until 2007 · · Score: 1

    I don't work for three, but if you have a 3 phone you also get a free PCMCIA card which allows you to hook your laptop into their network. It's limited to 1Gb/month but it's a start.

  21. They think it's all over on No 3G for HP Until 2007 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    you won't be watching a full football or cricket match," Chin-Teik told CNET.com.au.

    Maybe he should take a look at the competition first http://planet3.three.com.au/mobileTV/sport_cricket .asp seems like 3 is already there

  22. Re:Let me get this straight... on Symantec Users, Start Your Keyloggers · · Score: 1
    a piece of security software
    No, this affects Norton's, which no-one outside of the Symantec buidling would acknowledge as a security product.