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    I hate Macs

    No, not me. I don't hate Macs, I just think they're insanely pretentious and overrated. But this guy does. And it's a story that perfectly illustrates how and why Macs (and their owners :P) can make one sick. I hate Macs Charlie Brooker Monday February 5, 2007 The Guardian Unless you have...
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    dvd ripping for every [any] one

    So now that Erik has decided to dip his toes in the water and try some linux, I thought it would be nice for him to have an easy way of ripping the Seinfeld dvds to have on disk. That's why I started out, but it quickly developed into a general purpose dvd ripping tool. There's no magic at all...
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    Run Windows in a safe environment

    Yes, yes, I know what you're saying. There's no reason to run Windows. But if you must, here's an exciting new development in the kernel. The KVM project is working on kernel native virtualization, ie. virtual machines. This means in practice that your kernel becomes the host, and you can run...
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    Windows Vista "over-hyped": Torvalds

    Windows Vista "over-hyped": Torvalds Rodney Gedda, LinuxWorld 18/01/2007 09:15:30 With the imminent release of Windows Vista to consumers this month, Linus Torvalds, the father of Linux, has claimed Microsoft's latest desktop effort is over-hyped and not a revolutionary advancement...
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    DRM isn't about piracy

    Privately, Hollywood admits DRM isn't about piracy 1/15/2007 9:59:18 AM, by Ken Fisher For almost ten years now I have argued that digital rights management has little to do with piracy, but that is instead a carefully plotted ruse to undercut fair use and then create new revenue streams where...
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    If you star in a commercial you may become CEO one day

    Can you believe this guy is the head of the biggest company in the world? http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2992183880068262304&q=windows+balmer+advert&hl=en More retro magic (warning: it's over 10 minutes!)...
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    Don't Copy That Floppy

    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4837609090332617729 :howler:
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    Fiver Awards 2006

    There are so many gems here that you can just pick your favorites. === Super Deluxe Bumper Christmas Awards 2006 Special! Barry Glendenning Wednesday December 20, 2006 Guardian Unlimited THE FIVER CHRISTMAS AWARDS 2006 Welcome to the sixth Fiver Christmas Awards. Or is it the...
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    Month of Apple Bugs

    :D Month of Apple Bugs Debuts in January Date:Tuesday 19 December 2006 18:13 Author:Zonk An anonymous reader writes "A pair of security researchers has picked January 2007 as the Month of Apple Bugs, a project in which each passing day will feature a previously undocumented security...
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    Learn 10 good UNIX usage habits

    From IBM developerworks, they have articles about coding, sysadmin, technologies etc Granted this only scratches the surface, but very handy tips all the same. I knew most of them, but we can all use a reminder now and again...
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    William of Gates: DRM sucks

    Gates: Digital locks too complex Microsoft boss Bill Gates has told a group of influential bloggers that copy protection for digital music and video is too complex for consumers. Mr Gates was speaking to an invited party of bloggers and web developers at Microsoft's Seattle headquarters...
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    The SuperPippo thread

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    Trez not the answer?

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    Name changes

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    Our most overrated player?

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    Mutu or Cassano?

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    Deschamps interview for Le Monde

    This is an interview where fans have posted questions on monde.fr and lastampa.it. Didier Deschamps : "Le football en Italie est de qualité supérieure" "The Italian football is of superior quality [to the French]" Mercredi 6 décembre, Didier Deschamps, champion du Monde avec les Bleus...
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    Co Adriaanse signs for Metalurh Donetsk!!!

    A big surprise move for Co Adriaanse,he has been linked with Dynamo Kyiv but ends in Metalurh Donetsk,eight place in the league now. So let's see if Adrianse can challenge Dynamo kyiv and Shakhtar Donetsk in the ukrainian league?this year he will try to finnish in third and next year maybe...
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    How nerdy are you?

    Find out: http://www.nerdtests.com/ft_nq.php?im mik & gray, I expect you to beat me. :smile:
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    FREE Vista for all!!!!!!!

    That's right, Microsoft is GIVING AWAY Vista licenses!!!! * The Power Together Campaign consists of two (2) offers, the Windows Vista Business Offer and the Microsoft Office Professional 2007 Offer, and is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States (includes District of Columbia) 18...