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  1. Re:Typical on Dell Ships Ubuntu 7.04 PCs Today · · Score: 1

    No, it is just that there is not much diff between $3 and Free...

  2. Re:More, more, more. on British Traffic Wardens Issued CCTV Head Cameras · · Score: 1

    Actually, the reason a little village is safer, is because there are more police per 1000 people than in a city. If the city would maintain the same relative size police force as a country town, there would be no unemployment (since all able bodied people would be in the police force) and there would be no crime either, since there would be a bobby on every block.

  3. Re:Not bad... but... on Polyethylene Bulletproof Vests Better Than Kevlar · · Score: 1

    Bloody hell - how is the soldier supposed to handle -20 to +120 temperature shifts? OK, I suppose it is Farenheit and not Celsius, but that is still really tough temperatures.

  4. Re:So using this logic.... on Michigan Man Charged for Using Free WiFi · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Exactly, 'DHCP == Asking for and receiving Permission' in my book and I think that when you go and lay out the protocol to a judge he would concur.

  5. Re:Naming on Is Linux Out of Touch With the Average User? · · Score: 1

    Hmm, you mean descriptive names like 'Outlook', 'Excell' or 'Lotus123'?

  6. Windows - the VW Beetle of computer systems on Is Linux Out of Touch With the Average User? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The simple fact is that most people aither know how to fix a zonked PC, or they know someone that can fix it for free. Therefore, they don't care much about the issues with Windows. It is only the highly technical crowd that gets annoyed with Windows' general shittyness.

    People used to fall in love with the VW Beetle - hands down the worst car ever - but everybody knew how to fix it...

  7. Re:To be expected on Microsoft Will Not Sue Over Linux Patents · · Score: 1

    MS strong armed Novell with a M$40 payment. Some strongarm...

  8. It is a nice little bistro you have here... on Microsoft Will Not Sue Over Linux Patents · · Score: 1

    ...you would not want anything to happen to it now would you? Little John and Pete here can keep it safe for you against all the neighborhood thugs. Let's discuss the terms...

  9. So we can all get M$40? on Microsoft Will Not Sue Over Linux Patents · · Score: 1

    Considering that MS paid Novell M$40 for that agreement, I would be very happy to accept similar terms...

  10. Stay out of the sun... on How Bad Can Wi-fi Be? · · Score: 1

    The microwave radiation from the sun is much more powerful than WiFi, so anyone worried about radiation should remain in his mother's basement...

  11. Global warming? on Attack-Proof Power Line to be Installed Under NY · · Score: 1

    ...but won't this super cold cable be affected by global warming? I guess that is why they had to spin the anti-terrorism bit...

  12. Horrid overhead wires on Attack-Proof Power Line to be Installed Under NY · · Score: 1

    Hmm, the first thing I noticed when I moved to North America many years ago, was the horrible mess of overhead cables everywhere. Most US towns and cities look like Spiderman gone mad. In the rest of the civilized world, cables are buried. It looks better and is much more secure against wind and ice rain.

  13. NoMedia Centre on Windows Media Center Restricts Cable TV · · Score: 1

    Pretty soon there will be two kinds of Media Centres:
    a. The Microsoft Media Center displaying a permanent black screen with a red warning and
    b. The Linux Media Centre where everything just works.

  14. Re:ugh - Norton? on Symantec Updates Cause Chaos in China · · Score: 1

    Uh, you are a Sloshdatter and you don't use Clamwin???

  15. Re:It happened to me. on Driver's License to be the Next Debit Card · · Score: 4, Informative

    The machine asks for some info ahead of time, while it tries to make a network connection and do the validation. This gives you the illusion of speed and interactivity. So after a while, when it finally figures out that it is a dud card, it pops the card back out and forgets whatever you selected.

  16. Clogged both modems? on Russia Accused of Cyber-War Against Estonia · · Score: 1

    Wooo, some Russian 5kr1ptk1dd13 clogged up both of Estonia's phone lines?

  17. One bullet, two guns... on Experts Now Say JFK Bullet Analysis Was Wrong · · Score: 1

    Hey, just wait another 50 years and science will have advanced that far.

  18. Future crime... on AACS Revision Cracked A Week Before Release · · Score: 1

    So, is it a crime to publish a number that may be used as a copy protection device at a future date?

    Maybe the USA should just put everybody under the age of 80 in jail and be done with it.

  19. Re:waste of time on AACS Revision Cracked A Week Before Release · · Score: 1

    You just need to play it on a proper player. One good reason to get Linux.

  20. Rogaine on Gene Research Gives Hope of Reversing Baldness · · Score: 1

    reverses baldness, so what is the big deal?

  21. Re:Here's how it works from another perspective on How Image Spam Works · · Score: 1

    Nope, I don't think anybody buy anything that is spamvertized. The suckers are the business owners that get duped into thinking that spamvertisments work and will make them money. They pay the spammer to send the crap and instead of massive sales, they get 10 death threats from sysadmins. The spammer doesn't give a damn about whether it works or not, all he does is go look for the next dumbass that will pay him to send more crap.

  22. Hello core memory? on 'Racetrack' Memory Could Replace Hard Drives? · · Score: 0

    Magnetic memory went the way of the dodo a good 35 years ago.

  23. Re:Trolls don't find "an angry face" rewarding... on A Side Effect of Testosterone Poisoning · · Score: 1

    Don't be so testosterony...

  24. Re:thats better than on MIT Hacks XKCD Talk With AACS key · · Score: 4, Funny

    Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball!

  25. Re:Sad or Telling? on Linus Responds To Microsoft Patent Claims · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Good - your company obviously wasn't serious about open source software anyway. Note that Redhat pledged to indemnify their users, so your powers that be were not really serious about anything.