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  1. Paper usage on College To Save Money By Switching Email Font · · Score: 1

    How much more paper will get wasted because of this?

  2. Re:Post ideas here. on USPTO Won't Accept Upside Down Faxes · · Score: 1

    Why should our tax dollars pay for some clerk to spend 5 seconds per page of a 100 page document to flip every image, when it's the $500/hour attorney who screwed things up and who should refile, at his or her own expense?

    there is a batch processing. and it's not lawyer's fault that USPTO exists in a stone age.

  3. Re:Uhhhh, excuse me but... on Russia Plans To Divert Asteroid · · Score: 1

    This would be the same people who just tried to engineer a winter without snow in Russia

    no. it's not the same people. and the link you're providing has nothing whatsoever to do with your claim. No executing agency is mentioned, and Moscow ain't Russia.

  4. Re:Andy Oram also edited... on Beautiful Security · · Score: 1

    Neat idea that needs to be advertised! Not every one enjoys being tricked into support of charities. I, for one, think that Beautiful Code was very poorly edited/organised and written. The only real ideas about beautiful code were Matsumoto's. And they certainly don't warrant either spending money on a book, nor supporting AI.

  5. Re:You got time machine! on Python 3.0 Released · · Score: 1

    import __hello__ doesn't work any more. that's backward-incompatibility for you.
    doesn't work the way it used to in python2, that is

  6. Re:Already? on WWDC '08 Sees Slimmer, Improved, 3G iPhone · · Score: 1

    why can't you wait just two minutes? he left the stage

  7. Re:All I want from the address bar on Firefox 4 Will Push Edges of Browser Definition · · Score: 1

    it works. bookmarks are included in that search. and you can type page title as well.

  8. Re:Ameircans much? on The Effects of the Fibre Outage Throughout the Mediterranean · · Score: 1

    Can you read headline? so do it. How is the headline relevant to content of the post?

  9. Ameircans much? on The Effects of the Fibre Outage Throughout the Mediterranean · · Score: 0, Troll

    Pakistan is not in Mediterranean. Outage is not throughout Mediterranean. that's like basic geography, people!

  10. First expirience on Google Begins "Gmail 2.0" Rollout · · Score: 1
    well, I've switched to English (US) and here it was (and IMAP too). On first glance it doesn't much differ from older version. But there are more things going on:
    • Fully re-written Contact list management is a huge improvement, nice overview of all groups and individual entries. Easy three-panel navigation and editing.
    • Added event invitation to Compose Mail; more check spelling options.
    • ~50% increase in mailbox capacity (plans were reported ages ago, but it seem they roll it out with interface update)
    It doesn't feel extremely fast, but I hope they can fix it. It seems like Google is on a right track. I only wish they extend these features to all localization. (e.g. in Hebrew there's no even chat :( )
  11. Trust? on Wikipedia 2.0, Now With Trust? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Common, even /. is more trustfull. Trust is not something you can buy with another set of features.

  12. Who cares? on Will the Pope Declare Google Evil? · · Score: 1

    And why exactly anyone is supposed to care of what pope says?

  13. Fast solution on Attack of the Evil Monkeys From Hell · · Score: 1

    and why is it not possible to kill them off?

  14. white page on A Campaign to Block Firefox Users? · · Score: 1

    <meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage 4.0">
    'nuff said
  15. Re:Coincidence? on Russia to Halt Public Access to .RU Whois Data? · · Score: 1

    The Personal Data law, which the article states went into effect on January 30, 2007
    read the f*cking summary! and, btw, yes these events are linked, but not where you think they are
  16. even if we cannot access it on Walmart Rejects Firefox and Safari · · Score: 5, Funny

    we can always /. it

  17. Re:don't trust such initiatives on IEEE Sets Sights on 100G Ethernet · · Score: 1

    I'm sorry, but my comment wasn't meant to be funny. if any international body (or standardizing for that matter) would prefer to use in their everyday practice system not familiar to a vast majority of world's population, I wonder what kind of "standard" will it produce.

  18. don't trust such initiatives on IEEE Sets Sights on 100G Ethernet · · Score: 5, Insightful

    328 feet - it's a good standard, but I like 100 metres better.

  19. Re:Sure, go 'head on ICANN Under Pressure Over Non-Latin Characters · · Score: 1

    why on earth did you decided that world needs to understand smth.? it needs simple and reliable system to work with, and ascii completely fulfils this role for this particular task. Let the world burn for sake of Arabic alphabet? nope, thanks

  20. western world on Cultural Influences in Computing Technologies? · · Score: 3, Insightful
    It would be great if you could elaborate on your 'western world' notion? what does it mean? how do you define who does and who doesn't belong to western world? what is that? mcdonalds/coke/fast cars? are Amish people western?

    I think if you'd care do define terms you're using, it'd much easier to answer you question.

  21. not everyone is able to unpack a zip on Firefox 2.0 RC2 Review · · Score: 1

    Firefox downloads: 226547380 How many of those would do that?

  22. extensions and themes on Firefox 2.0 RC2 Review · · Score: 1, Informative

    out of ten most popular themes only 3 compatible with coming 2.0.* line, including one claiming up to 3rd version compatibility. of course change of default theme can make a difference for new users, but i bet majority of existing users would prefer they shiny thingy in place.

  23. age on Different Ways to Conceptualize Math? · · Score: 1

    learning a more efficient way to think is better, as any other learning, at a young age. my expience tells that not efficient, but rather practical way of thinking is more widespread in adults. I mean, if I need some specific things done, I know how, that's not always efficient though.

  24. nothing to see there on Movietally and Understanding Web 2.0 Design · · Score: 3, Funny

    search movies / porn : your search returned no results
    how exactly old is he?

  25. Re:Stupid activists (not a flame here.) on Cyberwar on NASA Websites · · Score: 1

    what a stupidity!
    -war is not started when someone drops first bomb.
    -have you been there and actually saw where they were 'captured'? or it's just a hezbollah propaganda?

    You didn't ask me, but I tell you. wait a little while (a very, very little)! and you'll see how Hezbollah, Syria, Iran and Northern Korea are imminent danger not only to Israel, but to the rest of civilised world.