So... you wouldn't be interested in knowing that Plasma works pretty good in Windows7, unless you use multiple monitors. Amarok is almost usable.

For a little while, I actually had my windows7 looking pretty much like the video. Biggest diffrence was 'document flip' looking different from the compfusion equivalent.

for the ac sibling: 7 does add some new UI stuff to XP. I actually like it more and there isn't too big a difference in performance. The new task bar and better integrated search(particularly for the control panel) really do make a lot of things easier. I deal with a lot of images, and the new preview pane in windows explorer is nice. None of this gets in the way of productivity, and once you get used to using them, they will save you time, energy and clicks.

Rdesktop is actually a dependency for VMware View Open Client. install instructions

They aren't reinventing the wheel or anything. They are just strapping some stuff onto to make it easier to use and a little more functional and using a different protocol.

It has never worked before. Ever. What it does do is create lawless areas.

Look at europe or asia during the middle and dark ages. It doesn't help, it just means they are more willing to fight against the police and will have more support from and ever more lawless community.

I don't really like the government being able to intercept and record any phone conversation that happens near a jail. However, if they were required to do a little blurb in Spanish and English that the call was being recorded and why, it would be alright. It would make it a very effective method of discouraging unauthorized use of cell phones, without egregiously harming anyone's rights.

Then users will need to know their administrator password, and will end up using it as an account.

Sudo prevents a certain large segment of the potential Ubuntu population from being retarded. It's a calculated risk, but I don't think they would change their position. It is not one they arrived at by chance.

wikipedia seems to thinks it has to do with the waves, mainly I just meant everything in the electromagnetic spectrum that isn't a laser(which don't spread and are coherent). From this description, and a the couple of physics class I've been in that touched on it, Coherent light doesn't spread because all the vectors and frequencies are the same.

If I could have purchased one for less than $400, I would have done so mostly for this feature. It seemed very attractive at a price of around $200.

I don't believe there are any commercial products out there with a similar display, which is kinda a shame.

not every foot or so. It quarters every time the distance from the light source doubles. This isn't exactly surprising behavior for a source of non-coherent radiation.

It's in fairly minute quantities and it is encapsulated in non-biodegradable plastic.

I'm not really sure how much environmental impact just throwing them out would have. They could always mandate recycling, but I'm not really convinced it would be necessary.

Compared with the amount of pollution a coal plant would be kicking out for incandescent, or even CFL, it seems like it would be well worth it.

Well the thing generates 80 watts and weighs 6 lbs. Google seems to be of the opinion that 80 watts is 0.107281767 hp.

Weight isn't going to scale up directly with power, but the thing need to generate about 100,000% more power than it does to be of much use in a car.

That doesn't seem like it is going to necessarily be practical. Some other similar technology? Maybe, but not this.

Yeah, sorry, I don't want the people who passed the DMCA to be in charge of my tubes. I don't think that would help. Big IP has an awful lot of money for lobbyists and they are demonstrably effective at pushing their agenda.

Likewise, I doubt anyone(who reads slashdot) would be surprised that Comcast is pulling this nonsense. They already shown a willingness to inspect and screw with their customers' packets. They have been shown to actively and intrusively interfere with p2p communication, and by teaming up with the RIAA they can now do so under the guise of fighting piracy.

umm... doesn't windows server 2008 exist?

keen. Tivo still hasn't implemented them, even though it is a problem with obvious solutions. All I was getting at. I'm glad, but not surprised, to hear it has been solved.

The holidays hit my wallet more than I'd have like, but a MythTv box up near the top of my project list. I also need to educate myself about HD a little bit.

I'm really hoping Maemo 5's support for HSPA will be enough to push the next devise firmly into the area of 'really awesome open source smart phone.'

I love the heck out of my n810, and when I look at i or g phones, I cringe. I want a maemo based phone, and I'll deal with having to use Voip if that is what it takes.