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  1. Dev-Cpp on Simple Windows Development Tools? · · Score: 1

    If you don't need a GUI editor, Dev-Cpp is a free package that includes an IDE and C/C++ compiler for Windows.

    http://www.bloodshed.net/devcpp.html

  2. Re:VB on Simple Windows Development Tools? · · Score: 1

    Just remember that .Net runtime version 1 is included with Windows XP. The VS Express Editions come with .Net runtime version 2.

  3. True fiction? on Publishers Say 'Fact-Checking Too Costly' · · Score: 1

    profit margins are too small to fact check "non-fiction" books

    But they can afford to fact check the fiction ones?

  4. It's the airline's property.... on Airport ID Checks Constitutional · · Score: 1, Insightful

    ...so if they want to check your id before they let you onboard, its their right.

  5. It's great on Opera Mini Mobile Browser Officially Released · · Score: 1

    I've been using it this morning and it's much better than my phone's built in browser. They seemed to have actually taken usablity into account. (I didn't realize that a phone app could be this nice.)

  6. Since when.... on Penny Arcade Speaks at MIT · · Score: 1, Insightful

    ...is saying @#$@#$ all the time "witty humor" ?

  7. I'm white, but... on Is There Still Racism in IT Hiring Practices? · · Score: 1

    ...of the three IT jobs I've had I've worked for two black people (one male and one female) and one white person (female).

  8. Let's see if I got this straight on Admission Tickets as Text Messages · · Score: 4, Funny

    So you buy the ticket on your cell phone, have to bring the phone to the theater with you, and then the first thing they tell you when you sit down is "Please turn off your cell phone"?

  9. 5000? on Spielberg Bitten by DVD Encryption · · Score: 1

    Do you really need to have 5000 people (in one region) review your movie?!?

  10. Re:Portable Microsoft Office on Portable OpenOffice.org 2.01 Released · · Score: 2

    For many, the connectivity issue is a big if. There are a lot of places where you can't get a connection. And what about bandwidth requirements? Will dial-up users be out of luck? I'd rather carry the flash drive.

  11. So now they're running... on Grokster Launches Fear Campaign · · Score: 1

    ...a free IP display tool? How nice of them. :-)

  12. Re:Microsoft wouldn't buy Opera... on Opera Purchase Rumour Control · · Score: 1

    I don't claim that they invented everything, just that they are the ones that make it popular. I was very careful to say "first major browser" instead of "first."

  13. I almost read the article... on Slyck Interviews the MPAA · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...because when I first say the headline I thought it said they had interviewed Garfield the cat.

  14. Microsoft wouldn't buy Opera... on Opera Purchase Rumour Control · · Score: 1

    ...if they did, who would they copy ideas from?

    (Opera was the first major browser to have tabs, mouse gestures, etc.)

  15. Money back on Whedon Calls Death Knell For Firefly · · Score: 1

    Why do people keep talking about making the money back. There are plenty of films that don't make money yet end up with sequels. And there have been several where the sequel made more than the original film.

  16. "'I'm a Liberal" on ZNet interviews Richard Stallman · · Score: 0, Troll

    "'I'm a Liberal"

    Yeah, I kind of figured that out from all the anti-Bush stuff on this website.

  17. Re:Another error... on 30 Years of Personal Computer Market Share · · Score: 1

    According to wikipedia the ST version came out in 1987 and the Amiga version in 1988. Not that it matters now :-)

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeon_Master_(compu ter_game)

  18. Boycott Star Trek on Paramount Sues Ohio Man For $100,000 · · Score: 1

    Well, after this action by Paramount, I think I'm going to stop watching new Star Trek movies. Oh wait, after that last one, I was going to do that anyway.

  19. Re:Gone on Woz Says Big Software Doesn't Work · · Score: 1

    I've noticed the same thing in Microsoft's products. They have a standard for interfaces and them every version of Office does it different.

  20. Re:Sounds like you did the right thing on Computer Jobs -- How to Resign Professionally? · · Score: 0, Redundant

    So I guess the thing to do is setup something before you leave that'll go off a couple months after you're gone. And then give your two week notice.

  21. Re:So it breaks their outdated system on Online Content Cannot Remain Free · · Score: 1

    And now with things like lulu.com (and i'm sure there are others) anyone can self-publish a book.

  22. Why? on The Letter That Won US Internet Control · · Score: 1

    "The letter was never meant for publication."

    Then why did you post it?

  23. Re:Far more effective... on Driving Away Teens With High Frequency Noise · · Score: 4, Funny

    NO! Don't play any Celine Dion! You might get a rootkit on your PC and then you'll need those kids to help you get it off!

  24. I'd love to be able to understand higher math.. on The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved · · Score: 1

    ..but I need some inbetween math. I know algrebra and geometry. Can anyone recommend any websites for learning the maths about those?

  25. Re:Military applications make me shiver... on Scientists Produce Fearless Mice · · Score: 1

    The government isn't saying "Don't kill people". It's saying "Don't kill people who aren't trying to kill you."