Comment Re:zzzz (Score 1) 165
On the whole, it's the publishers that do the rearranging of problems, not the author.
Comment Re:Bad idea (Score 1) 174
Kickbacks? What are you talking about?
I've taught courses at universities for 10 years and I've never heard of this.
Comment Re:A Day Late and $6 short (Score 1) 180
I think the canonical response is "you must be new here".
Comment Re:Whatever the next policy will be, it's always b (Score 1) 554
Complaining to the supervisor will help suppress the news that the scanner is a punishment. Don't do that! You want the word to get out...
Comment Re:Well, of course. (Score 1) 738
It's not that simple. The peak production in 1979 was followed by lower production every year from 1980 to 1994.
Comment Re:Name? (Score 1) 180
You are toying with us. Find better fake names!
http://towel.sourceforge.net/
http://freshmeat.net/projects/ketchup-lksm
Comment Re:The grey lady should look before leaping (Score 1) 368
Do you mean salon.com?
Comment Re:Love my iPod - Hate iTunes. (Score 1) 429
Many users seem to be able to get a "one-time" ability to re-download all their songs from iTunes Music Store by contacting Apple and gently explaining their situation.
Comment Re:Is this that important ? (Score 1) 434
You had a CD in 1979?
Submission + - Unintended Consequences of Rogers' Packet Shaping
knorthern knight writes: "To counter P2P programs that encrypt their traffic to evade detection, Rogers Cable in Canada has apparently started throttling ALL ENCRYPTED IP TRAFFIC, according to this article on Michael Geist's blog. How many of you log in to work over a VPN or ssh-tunnel? How many get usenet news, or email over an encrypted connection. This could be a problem for Rogers Cable customers. Michael Geist, who happens to be the "Canada Research Chair of Internet and E-commerce Law" at U of Ottawa, has "been advised that the University computer help desk has received a steady stream of complaints from Rogers customers about off-campus email service.""
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