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  1. Re:lol @ #buttes, failures. on Tridgell Reveals Bitkeeper Secrets · · Score: 1

    It's not that cloning is wrong. It's that there was an agreement to not clone and it was done anyway.

  2. Re:Who? on Apollo 13 Engineers to be Honored · · Score: 1

    Maybe. Try it and see. Considering some of the stuff that gets posted, it wouldn't surprise me. :-)

    You might even get lucky and get a dupe posting! :-)

  3. It's all in the linking on Why Aren't More Distros Becoming LSB Certified? · · Score: 1

    You could just statically link everything and then your program should run on all distros on that architecture. :-)

    (The :-) means I'm joking.)

  4. Options on Kernel Changes Draw Concern · · Score: 1

    Well, if CA doesn't like what's being done, they could always switch to HURD. :-)

  5. Re:April 20, 2005 on Google's Impact on the Internet · · Score: 0

    That's fine. Just as long as they develop a troll-filter.

  6. Downloadable on Revenge of the Sith TV Spots Revealed · · Score: 1

    Can't they make these things downloadable? Not all of us have high speed connections.

  7. Why encryption at all? on DMCA Prevents Photoshop Support of Nikon Camera · · Score: 1

    Why would white balance information be considered so important that it needed to be encrypted? And wouldn't taking the time to do that slow down the response of the camera?

  8. Re:Not being trollish, but... on Opera 8 Released · · Score: 1

    Once you get used to the mouse gestures, you end up trying to use them everywhere

    I know what you mean. I have to use IE at work and I'm constantly trying to use them.

  9. Re:The question every firefox user is asking on Opera 8 Released · · Score: 1

    Actually you have a chose. You can have it show Google Adwords. (Or you could with v7, not sure about v8). They're not very annoying (no graphics) and they try to be related to what you're browsing for.

  10. Re:all-nine-users-cheer dept ?? on Opera 8 Released · · Score: 1

    Just curious...why would you want to override the backspace key?

  11. I'll tell you why it was cancelled on TrekUnited Campaign Ends · · Score: 1

    It was cancelled because it's on UPN and UPN just doesn't reach enough people. They put Star Trek on their network to try to help their network. Now their network is hurting Trek.

    When Voyager started it was in syndication on my local CBS affiliate. Then my area got a "local" UPN station. When I try to tune it in all I get is static.

  12. Well.... on Nokia Releases Perl for Series 60 Phones · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...Perl code and some of those text messages do look an awful lot alike...:-)

  13. Think about your audience on Michael Robertson Says Root is Safe · · Score: 1

    I think that the target audience for Linspire is the average Windows user who sees no problem running everything as root.

  14. Hmmm...2039... on Asteroid 2004 MN4 May Hit Earth After All · · Score: 1

    ...will Bruce Willis still be alive then?

  15. 2039... on Asteroid 2004 MN4 May Hit Earth After All · · Score: 1

    ..hmmm...what year was that Unix bug thing suppose to hit?

  16. Technically.... on Finnish Firm Claims Fake P2P Hash Technology · · Score: 1

    Won't they need a copy of the orginal file off the p2p network in order to make a file with the same hash? Won't they in effect be downloading it off the p2p network and then be guilty of the same thing they're trying to stop?

  17. Re:I'm scared. :( on Adobe Buys Macromedia for $3.4B · · Score: 5, Informative

    According to the PDFReader download.com link:

    Note: This download includes adware that may record your surfing habits, deliver advertisements, collect private information, or modify your system settings. Please pay close attention to the end user license agreement and installation options. For more information on adware and spyware, please visit our Spyware Center.

  18. Where's George? on Star Wars: Revelations Available Online · · Score: 1

    I thought Lucas disapproved of such things.

  19. Re:Good points on Bruce Perens Tells Linus Torvalds To Cool It · · Score: 1

    Linus never agreed with Microsoft to not reverse engineer smb. He did agree to not reverse engineer bitkeeper.

  20. Better use of money on Is Cheap Broadband UnAmerican? · · Score: 1

    Why can't these large corporations use their money, not on lawsuits, but on actually running broadband to my house!

  21. Google Board Meeting on Satellite Easter Eggs · · Score: 4, Funny

    In a dimly lit board room, a man sits at the end of the table with his back to the others. One of his lieutenants is giving a progress report.

    "...and our satellites have just gone online."

    "How did we hide this from the public?" the man asked still facing away.

    "We told them that it was another beta feature being added to Google Maps" his underling replied.

    "So everything's on schedule then?" asked another man at the table.

    "Yes" the dark figure replied.

    The chair slowly turned until it was facing them. His face is barely visible in the shadows.
    He smiles as he pets the cat in his lap.

    "Our plans for world domination are proceeding nicely."

  22. Re:Just like TOS on Paramount Says Enterprise Cancellation Is Final · · Score: 1

    I always thought that season 5 would be about the psyhic/normal conflict. But it wasn't. And then Crusade was set after it.

  23. And to think... on Intel Seeking Moore's Law Original Publication · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...my girlfriend wants me to throw out my old computer magazines. I got to show her this. :-)

  24. Re:Good riddance to bad TV on Paramount Says Enterprise Cancellation Is Final · · Score: 1

    And you know Bob Vila's got to be mad about it. He started the whole thing and doesn't get any credit for it! :-)

  25. For small programs at least... on Lessons Proprietary Software Can Teach Open Source · · Score: 1

    Make the installation simple. Don't make me click "Next" 30 times.

    For some programs you might even consider static linking.