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  1. Re:So... on California to Start Review of Voting Machines · · Score: 1

    shouldn't it be http://bugzilla.ca.gov?

  2. Re:I doubt it would happen on Why Apple Should Acquire AMD · · Score: 1

    Actually it's pretty common for large corporations like Microsoft and Intel to diversify into new markets. Their core business is what makes them the most money.

  3. Re:Of course.. on Hacker Turns $300 Apple TV into Cheapest Mac Ever · · Score: 1

    While you could do that, Apple would say that you only have a license to use the disk with the computer it was boxed with. Anything else is technically the equivalent of piracy.

  4. I hope... on Gran Paradiso Alpha 3 · · Score: 1

    this really does mean that we'll have Mac-native widgets now as another poster said, and perhaps they'll throw in color management so that I can consider replacing Safari with Firefox. A lot of people criticize Safari, but its rendering engine actually appears to be superior--it passes the Acid2 test for instance.

  5. Re:Let me fix that for you on ODF Threat to Microsoft in US Governments Grows · · Score: 1

    Wait, how is that better? I mean, I guess if it's supposed to be that the positive concept is on the right, that makes more sense, but the "Freedom is Slavery" line seems to suggest the order is arbitrary.

  6. Not DNA, RNA on Scientists Expose Weak DNA in HIV · · Score: 4, Informative

    HIV is a retrovirus so any weak spots would be found in the RNA, not the nonexistent DNA. Interestingly, the BBC decided to sidestep this issue by not mentioning any nucleic acids at all.

  7. I don't get it... on Wikipedia Founder Introduces Wiki Magazine Sites · · Score: 1

    I really like Wikipedia and think that it's format is really ideal for an encyclopedia: it allows people from a large range of viewpoints to contribute by synthesizing information from a number of different sources. I've been thinking about setting up a wiki for the college paper I work on, but I'm not entirely sure it would be worthwhile. The Wiki format works for Wikinews (even if Wikinews hasn't been as successful as Wikipedia) because it is based on the same synthesis approach as Wikipedia. I don't think the wiki construct is well-suited for blog type content because any sort of edit, constructive or not, is changing the substance of a particular individual's opinion, and there's a certain sense that that opinion belongs to its author and should not be tampered with. Maybe someone can convince me otherwise--I mean, sure you can edit these "magazine" sites but why would you?

  8. Re:Beagle allready does this! on Spotlight Improvements In Leopard · · Score: 1

    Unless I'm mistaken, Ubuntu actually already is shipping Beagle by default as of the 6.10 release.

  9. Re:One could argue this only on Why Does Everyone Hate Microsoft? · · Score: 1

    I agree that it probably is for the best that Apple has cut Classic support, although I very much wonder how Classic would perform on an Intel Mac. Yes you can use various programs to open old documents, but you almost can't play Classic games. Also, while I appreciate that i'm able to run PPC OS X apps on my Intel Mac, it's rather annoying that almost every binary takes up twice the amount of space it used to on a PPC Mac--espescially when disk space is an issue.

  10. Re:One could argue this only on Why Does Everyone Hate Microsoft? · · Score: 1

    If this is so then why do I always get a compatibility error when I try to ren a pre-OS X program? Apple cut their support for "Classic" applications with the Intel transition so basically anything that was released before 2001 won't work. On the other hand, support for legacy programs on Windows is more extensive, mostly because Microsoft doesn't really innovate very much. But as far as backward-compatibility goes, I imagine the Linux and Unix take the gold. Things like POSIX compliance help out a lot and one of the major advantages of free software is that you can have complete control over the software you run so that you don't have to worry so much about a change in architecture or when a vendor goes out of business.

  11. Won't be native on Intel?! on Microsoft drops VBA in Mac Office 2007 · · Score: 1

    I'm rather confused by the statement that the next version of Office for Mac won't be Intel-native. This directly conflicts with what Microsoft has said (http://www.microsoft.com/mac/default.aspx?pid=mac IntelQA).

  12. Re:Ask yourself this... on Students Put UCLA Taser Video On YouTube · · Score: 1

    Yet another sign of the incompetence of the "officers." If they are truly ignorant enough to think that a person could be at all mobile after he was tasered like that, the first thing they should have done would have been to handcuff them. Of course, it may very well have been that they tasered him knowing that he wouldn't be able to get up just because they thought they would get away with it.

  13. Re:Maybe just a case of "why not" on Microsoft To Announce Linux Partnership · · Score: 1

    Maybe that's exactly what's going on: they're seeing what Novell is able to do and planning to buy them out if the results are good enough.

  14. Re:Voice Synthesis on New Mac-o-Lantern · · Score: 1

    Fortunately, Leopard should vastly improve voice synthesis. http://www.apple.com/macosx/leopard/accessibility. html

  15. Re:Signed binaries = good, encrypted binaries = ba on How Encrypted Binaries Work In Mac OS X · · Score: 1, Informative

    Actually Apple made it famous. Xerox invented the GUI on the Alto.

  16. Re:Looking Glass 3d on "Interface-Free" Touch Screen at TED · · Score: 0

    I'm pretty sure this makes Looking Glass obsolete.

  17. Only $1,000,000 More? on X-Prize to Award $10M for Fast Sequencing · · Score: 0

    So for your first 100 people you get $10 M. That's $100 K per person. Then you only get $10 K after that--and for sequencing the genes of people who have the greatest capacity to pay? Doesn't really seem to be worth the effort after the first hundred. I mean, isn't it worth at least $10,000 to those extra 100 people who would have their genes sequenced and possibly have great medical benefits because of that.

  18. Actually... on IceWeasel — Why Closed Source Wins · · Score: 0

    This should be a good thing for those who want to see free software gain market share. Flock, IceWeasel, and all the other free browsers appeal to different people. Even if Firefox's user base shrinks a little, there will be a net increase of users of free software.

  19. Re:Linky link on Creating Water from Thin Air · · Score: 0

    Because, after all, Israel is a source of no scientific innovation whatsoever and has always been an aggressive force, never the victim of terrorist attacks perpetrated by those around them, right?

  20. Re:Ethical concerns on Making Computer Memory From a Virus · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Yes, won't someone please think of the virii!

  21. Why notice only now? on Computer Analysis Sets NASA History Straight · · Score: 1

    I looked at audio of Armstrong's line in Audacity, slowing it down and doing a noise removal, and there definitely is something between the "for" and the "man," but it's all slurred togther. It seems weird to me that this was only noticed now. The technology existed for certainly over 20 years, I think and was probably around when the original recording was made. This doesn't require any high-tech software/hardware or special skills to see.

  22. Re:Yes/No/Maybe on Was the 2004 Election Stolen? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Yes there has always been corruption in American politics, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't do anything about it. The last couple of eletions have been extremely close. As far as people being paranoid about the next election being cancelled, it is disturbing when a sitting administration talks about postponing the election.

  23. Re:Summary headline is incorrect. on Why Microsoft Is Beating Apple At Its Own Game · · Score: 1

    The Mac Pro's a desktop computer. Apple made a big deal about how it's cheaper than the equivalent Dell at WWDC. I get the feeling that Apple is trying to become more mainstream and get out of its niche market. It would explain why the company's trying to call its products "affordable" and why it's come out with things like the MacBook.

  24. Re:Which USB wifi dongles have mac intel drivers? on Apple Denies Wi-Fi Flaw, Researchers Confirm · · Score: 1

    The Belkin Wireless G adapter works with MacBooks.

  25. Re:Stigma on 22,000 Indiana Students Using Linux Desktops · · Score: 1

    What cost is there in using Blender?