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  1. Doesn't work on Fedora 11 on Open Source FPS Game Alien Arena 2009 Released · · Score: 1

    when I try to run it, all I get is command not found stangely enough even though the executable is there

    % ./crx
    ./crx: Command not found.
    Exit 1

  2. Re:Excelent Microsoft products on Microsoft Launches New "Get the Facts" Campaign · · Score: 3, Funny

    I agree, I used to have a great Windows lunch bag. I was probably the only Microsoft product I've ever liked.

  3. Rogomatic on A History of Rogue · · Score: 1

    One of the coolest things i remember about Rogue was Rogomatic, which was an AI that played the game. Never saw a version for any of the Rogue descendants though.

  4. Re:Well, not quite... on Shuttleworth Says Ubuntu Can't Just Be Windows · · Score: 5, Funny

    Vista Home Basic Retail is around $180 [newegg.com]
    It's still about $200 more than its worth.

  5. The big difference on Mac Tax, Dell Tax, HP Tax · · Score: 1

    The article concludes that hardware prices for similar systems are similar. The main difference is that the Mac ships with an operating system, the others do not.

  6. Linux? on LG High-Def TVs To Stream Netflix Videos · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Is this available or does the poster mean Tivo?

  7. Re:Just do the math on Batteries To Store Wind Energy · · Score: 1

    I figured concrete was heavier than water, but even just wet sand might be good if you can contain it.

  8. Store the energy in a massive weight on Batteries To Store Wind Energy · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I don't know if this is feasible but I've always thought that a mechanical solution would be better. Use the excess energy to lift a huge weight like the weights on a pendulum clock. When the wind dies down, just let the weight power a generator. Assuming concrete is reasonably environmentally friendly this would be a pretty clean solution.

  9. Even worse on Canadians Miss Out On Doctor Who Season Finale · · Score: 3, Informative

    If you watch the credits I believe it mentions the Canadian Film Board which has always made me believe that it is partially funded by Canadian tax payer dollars.

  10. Re:Tried it Out Last Night on Netflix Comes To Tivo, AppleTV, Linux · · Score: 1

    I tried it too. It booted me out of the 1 hr show i was watching and back to the top level 4 times. I don't know if this was a buffering issue but it felt more like the software crashing. Either way it was a pain in the ass an not a good experience.

  11. Re:What a tool... on Groklaw Summarizes the Lori Drew Verdict · · Score: 1

    There are lots of details in this case, a key one being that Lori Drew was a neighbour of the young girl and therefore probably knew enough about her to have some idea of the effects of her words. Lori Drew in my opinion is an asshole and definitely responsible for her actions and should be punished. I agree with other posts that everyone else should not pay for her deeds, but there must be something it place to deal with people like this.

  12. Good Programmers Abstract on Reuse Code Or Code It Yourself? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Where possible, you should never expose your choice to use an underlying technology. Instead wrap it in an Interface that exposes the functionality that your application requires and hide the implementation from the rest of your work.

  13. It works well - NOT on Netflix Extends "Watch Instantly" To Mac Users · · Score: -1, Redundant

    I tried it on my Intel machine running 10.5.4 and the installer says that it will not run on a power pc. So i then installed the package using pacifist and it crashes safari every time i try to view a movie.

    Another quality M$ product.

  14. I'm surprised they aren't calling it ... on Hands-On With Windows 7's New Features · · Score: 1

    Snow Vista

  15. Re:Jack Layton on Canadian NDP Leader Praises P2P Communities · · Score: 1

    For those of you with short memories, the last time that the NDP had any real power (at least in Ontario) was with Bob Ray and they ran the province into the ground.

    Don't be fooled by a party full of idiots that happen to have the correct viewpoint on one issue. The last thing that Canada needs is the NDP in charge.

  16. Re:This is a huge amount of work on Linux 2.6.27 Out · · Score: 1

    So what you are saying then is that code reviews don't work.

  17. Re:Oh just go away on Mono 2.0 and .NET On Linux · · Score: 0

    C# is a copy of Java with some ugly nasty C++isms thrown in, for example 'virtual' and operator overloading.

  18. Moosenee was the Garden Of Eden? on World's Oldest Rocks Found · · Score: 2, Funny

    Anyone that's been there would find that very hard to believe.

  19. Re:It's easy on Postfix's Creator Outlines Spam Solution · · Score: 2, Interesting

    That used to be true. postgrey worked great for about 6 months, it no longer does much as the spammers adapted.

  20. It's easy on Postfix's Creator Outlines Spam Solution · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Just get everyone to sign their mail including companies that send you receipts and opted in spam.

    I would be happy if I could reject any mail that is not digitally signed and then manage the signed mail by signature.

  21. Fedora 9 Yum updates on The Fedora-Red Hat Crisis · · Score: 1

    I've noticed that all updates for Fedora 9 have stopped since this happened. Have they released any information about when they will start again?

  22. Getting around FIOS Limitations on East Coast Broadband Fastest In USA · · Score: 1

    I have FIOS TV and phone but have yet to jump from Comcast to FIOS internet due to the fact that Verizon blocks ports 80 and 25. I run my own web and mail servers for personal (not commercial) use and don't want to give them up.

    Does anyone know of any ways around these limitations (besides paying extra to verizon).

  23. Re:One of the worse: Iinterface on Best and Worst Coding Standards? · · Score: 1

    A common progression from my experience is something may begin life as an object, then become an abstract object and finally an interface as the code develops.

  24. Re:No standard is a good standard on Best and Worst Coding Standards? · · Score: 1

    Not true, the way I code is the correct way, anyone that does it differently is wrong and should change. :)

  25. One of the worse: Iinterface on Best and Worst Coding Standards? · · Score: 1

    One of my pet peeves is people prefixing Interface names it 'I'. This exposes an implementation detail to the user of the Object that it should not and makes it difficult to refactor.

    Another horrendous one is hungarian notation, this should be explicitly banned and punished.