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Comment Re:Apologize Now (Score 1) 494

by MC68000 on Friday March 20, 2009 @11:12AM (#27268639) Attached to: Kentucky Officials "Changed Votes At Voting Machines"

There is a huge difference between engineering a clumsy fraud on a local election with low turnout and engineering a fraud involving several states in hundreds of counties using many different voting systems. Not to say that I oppose a paper trail.

Comment ACPI? (Score 1) 1018

by MC68000 on Tuesday September 11, 2007 @10:36PM (#20565917) Attached to: Retailer Refuses Hardware Repair Due To Linux

Obviously in this particular case linux couldn't have caused the problem, but in general, the idea that linux could cause hardware damage doesn't seem patently absurd to me. ACPI on linux is still hit or miss thanks to non-standards compliant hardware. I had at least one time where linux failed to throttle the CPU properly, causing my Dell Inspiron 5150 to run around 20C hotter in linux than on windows. Clearly a bad ACPI driver can damage hardware.

Journal Journal: Apple To Charge For 802.11n Because Of Sarbanes-Oxley 471

Journal by Udo Schmitz on Tuesday January 16, 2007 @04:45PM

There is an interesting article on iLounge. Interesting in the "WTF?"-sense. If you have a Core 2 Duo Macintosh, the built in wlan-card is capable of 802.11n. This capability can be unlocked via a software update Apple distributes with the new AirPort Extreme Base Station. Or they will sell it to you for $ 4.99. Why they don't give it away for free? Because of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Journal Journal: JavaScript Is A Pain 5

Journal by dthable on Tuesday January 16, 2007 @04:24PM

Does anyone have a good reference, book or website, that contains information on programming pages with JavaScript. All I can seem to find are references that want to explain what a variable is and don't touch on the different IE vs. NS api.

This is more frustrating than that time I tried to learn brainf*ck.

Submission + - Apple to play fairer with Fairplay?

Submitted by NewbieMonster on Tuesday January 16, 2007 @04:06PM

NewbieMonster writes: According to tech.co.uk (http://tinyurl.com/yd7ac9), Apple are preparing to license Fair Play to Made for iPod accessory manufacturers. They understand that Apple will also allow streaming of protected AAC content via USB. From the article: The expected announcements could signal a move on Apple's part to take some of the sting out of its Fairplay DRM which has come in for a great deal of criticism over recent months. It may also be a way of keeping Made For iPod makers onside, as the draw of the Microsoft Zune becomes stronger. Could this signal a move to allowing other music players to access and play ITMS content?

Journal Journal: Are you ever afraid that your geekiness will doom you? 5

Journal by perfessor multigeek on Tuesday January 16, 2007 @03:04PM

So, we've all seen the article and discussion about Cap'n Crunch.I want to know, did any of you read the article and think "that could be me if I really f*ck up?" I know that I did.

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