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  1. Re:Stop shilling for the MPAA on Big Releases Heat Up High-Def Format War · · Score: 1

    Well usually pointing out that not only Republicans are evil get the flamebait mods out in force.

  2. Re:Stop shilling for the MPAA on Big Releases Heat Up High-Def Format War · · Score: 2, Informative

    Here comes the -1 flamebait, but the DMCA that makes all of this DRM infested technology possible, was signed into law by Bill Clinton.

  3. Re:man I hate it being bundled on Symantec Updates Cause Chaos in China · · Score: 1

    This actually does a good job of removing all Symantec products. I finally removed NPF & NAV from my work PC and it got everything minus one empty Symantec folder in Program Files\Common Files. Removal tool.

  4. Re:How? on US Gasoline Prices Spur Telework · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Obviously it is less expensive to refine it here. Market dictates. Thats the whole point. The environmental restrictions in place make it impossible to build a new refinery, but that doesn't help the environment. The fact that 30+ year old refineries are allowed to continue production under inefficient and environmentally unfriendly practices which cost us instead of building newer, more efficient refineries, that produce less harmful contaminants and more gasoline because they aren't grandfathered in, is ridiculous.

  5. Re:Well, then on Disney Says, You WILL Watch the Ads · · Score: 1

    The commercial flagging works pretty good on MythTV, I never see ads.

  6. Re:Aero vs. Beryl, Similar? on OS Combat - Ubuntu Linux Versus Vista · · Score: 1

    Thanks for the info, but I was just beta testing Vista, I have no real aspirations to actually using it.

  7. Re:Aero vs. Beryl, Similar? on OS Combat - Ubuntu Linux Versus Vista · · Score: 1

    It displayed the transparency affects fine, but when one of those cancel or allow scripts popped up and the background would dim, the machine would grind to a halt. Maybe I just don't like Vista, but XP sure felt tons faster.

  8. Re:Aero vs. Beryl, Similar? on OS Combat - Ubuntu Linux Versus Vista · · Score: 1

    My old ATi X700 with 256MB of GDDR2 RAM wasn't enough to run Aero smoothly.

  9. Re:I wonder on Cheap Blood Clot Detection Device · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've been having massive headaches during and after sex.
    Its called guilt, you shouldn't masturbate that many times a day.
  10. Re:I didn't know that on Word 2007 Flaws Are Features, Not Bugs · · Score: 1

    Who did you send the extra $99 to? I'll take it next time.

  11. Re:So what? on Microsoft Sued Over Vista Marketing · · Score: 1

    And just like the OP said, he runs Linux. Linux is a kernel, nothing else, so he himself [assuming gender, this is slashdot] is guilty of the generalization he is complaining about.

  12. Re:Why even bother? on Vista Can Run Without Activation for a Year · · Score: 1

    OSX is $129, and a 5-user family pack is $199. So technically you could buy 10 licenses of OSX for the price of Vista Ultimate. Sometimes I wonder if these people are affliated with Microsoft.

  13. Re:Quick French Lesson For Posters on French Parliament Chooses Ubuntu · · Score: 1

    So I guess the distro wars are getting tighter, Ubuntu just surrendered......

  14. Re:Support on Why Dell Won't Offer Linux On Its PCs · · Score: 1

    I always see this reference to system76 come up in these discussions. Have you ever actually priced one of their desktops? I just put an AMD 5200+ system together with 2GB RAM, 2x250GB SATA HDD & a GeForce7950, case et al from Newegg, it was $1,400. A similarly specked PC from them was $2,500.

  15. Re:Stupid question... on Open Source Federal Income Tax Software · · Score: 1

    You do pay as you go, and then pay more at the end of the year, and pay when you inherit money, and pay when you purchase goods, and pay when your investments appreciate, and pay when die. If you earn enough money in the US & owe significant amounts at the end of the year, you have to pay quarterly estimated taxes as well.

  16. Re:time to modify the hosts file on Microsoft WGA Phones Home Even When Told No · · Score: 1

    Interesting idea, unfortunately MS bypasses the hosts file for its own servers:
    See here

  17. Re:The FE Exam on RIAA's 'Expert' Witness Testimony Now Online · · Score: 1

    I took [and passed] the FE exam and didn't find it all that difficult. I am a mechanical engineer. I took the general exam for the afternoon section as my peers told me it was much easier, and I believe it was judging from the study materials I had for the mechanical-specific test. So my advice is to take the general test. It is just like the morning part of the exam, which you will have to study for anyways, but more detailed.

  18. Re:Not worth it, either on Vista Sales Expectations Too High, Office Doing Well · · Score: 1

    and isn't it ironic how desktop standardization is what's keeping linux down.....

  19. Re:upgrading on Bill Gates Brags About Vista, Reacts to Apple's Latest Ads · · Score: 1

    Its not setting any speed records, but it definitely usable.

  20. Re:upgrading on Bill Gates Brags About Vista, Reacts to Apple's Latest Ads · · Score: 1

    Thats funny, I'm on a PII 400 running Gentoo and Gnome 2.16 just fine.

  21. Re:Using printers to deal with rowdy girls on Printers Vulnerable To Security Threats · · Score: -1, Troll

    I am so glad I am not that fucking lame.

  22. Re:the U-Bend on What Bizarre IT Setups Have You Seen? · · Score: 1

    Actually its called a trap primer, look at Z1021. Drip valves are used to drain water from a pipe that should remain dry downstream of a closed valve.

  23. Re:Solution on MySQL Quietly Drops Support For Debian Linux [UPDATED] · · Score: 1

    In America we do blame the gun manufacturers, knife makers, etc. Sue everyone and let the courts figure it out.

  24. Re:Patent licensing on Why the Novell / MS Deal Is Very Bad · · Score: 1

    Its quite simple really. I honestly believe MS does not have the intentions of suing anyone, but holding some sort of litigation cloud over linux's head, whether real or imaginary, keeps businesses from making the switch.

  25. Re:Be careful what you wish for.... on Microsoft's Lobbying In Massachusetts · · Score: 0, Redundant

    What do you mean, "if"?