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  1. Re:"Dirty region rendering" on XBMC V11 Eden Has Been Released · · Score: 1

    I wonder if the port to Raspberry Pi had anything to do with this development?

  2. Re:Just got nailed by one of these... on Astroturfing For Speed Cameras · · Score: 1

    If you're talking about the one on 70, I completely agree with you that it's bullshit to have it there. I pass by it a few times a week, and once when I was the only one for a few thousand feet passing by it, I tested how accurate their speedometer was, and it turns out it was about 5 mph higher than my own speedometer.

  3. Re:Where? on Android Market Upgraded, Buy eBooks and Rent Movies · · Score: 1

    Same, my Nexus S 4G's Market is still at 2.3.6, even after clearing the Market's data, cache, and uninstalling updates(and subsequently installing them again by running it).

  4. It's a Wine port on Google Music Adds Linux, Ogg Vorbis Support · · Score: 1

    It looks like it's not actually a real port of the music manager, rather a Wine port with their wrapper stuff, like Picasa.

  5. Duh on GNOME Shell Hurts Gaming Performance · · Score: 1

    It's because they're not skipping fullscreen applications from compositing, like Compiz does.

  6. Re:WAT is Voluntary and Doesn't Impact OS Usage on Anti-Piracy Windows 7 Update Phones Home Quarterly · · Score: 1

    Pirates will just run a cracked version of Windows with WAT disabled, or cracked in some way. You're severely underestimating these people.

    How would it reduce the number of pirated installations with malicious code if you *don't* reduce their functionality? The normal user would just click the little X in the corner to make the annoying nag screen go away.

  7. Hate to bump into something on accident... on NASA Designs All-Electric Personal Flight Vehicle · · Score: 1

    I sure hope they put some sort of ring around the props(like a computer cooling fan) to keep them from striking near objects. I'm not saying I'm a terrible driver, but there are such people who can't drive worth a crap. If everyone had one of these I'm sure people would be bumping into buildings in their takeoff or landing procedures. Some sort of hard rubber bumper ring around the props(to prevent damage) would suffice. I'm not sure how it would affect flight capability though(I'm not an aerospace engineer).

  8. Re:Solar activity on Dark Matter Particles May Have Been Detected · · Score: 1

    It's a codename for the new Zune.

  9. Re:Make a new internet. on What If They Turned Off the Internet? · · Score: 1

    With blackjack! And hookers!

  10. Re:No, thanks on Ultracapacitor Bus Recharges At Each Stop · · Score: 1

    Molten rock and burrowed predators are under the feet? Call me old fashioned (and it won't be the first time) but I'll just float, thank you.

  11. Re:No, thanks on Ultracapacitor Bus Recharges At Each Stop · · Score: 1

    For the 20 years of my life in the US, I have never seen a car burning on the side of the road. I think you just got lucky. A lot of us drive imports anyway.

  12. The Hindmost is pleased. on Giant Ribbon Discovered At Edge of Solar System · · Score: 3, Funny

    And so begins Louis, Nessus, Teela, and Speaker's journey...

  13. Re:For those SI unit addicts. on New Motorcycle World Speed Record, 367.382 mph · · Score: 3, Funny

    How about Libraries of Congress?

  14. Re:Does it make OpenLR a GPL GPS? on TomTom Announces an Open Source GPS Technology · · Score: 2

    I believe he is talking about the TomTom HOME software(which doesn't work in WINE, last I checked) that is used to manage the device. I own a TomTom ONE125 and the fact that I can't manage it is rather annoying since I use Debian on my main box.

  15. Re:Not an accurate measure. on Measuring Input Latency In Console Games · · Score: 1

    That's not necessarily true... Street Fighter's computer players sometimes block for no reason other than to simulate anticipation of an attack by the player.

  16. Re:Trackball on New Logitech Dark Field Mice Operate On Glass · · Score: 1

    Really? I play better with a trackball(specifically the one pictured). My shots are far more precise with it because my thumb is far more steady than my arm.

  17. Re:The competition is OSX on Windows 7 RTM Reviewed & Benchmarked · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Since when is checking SMART info a standard task in Windows?

  18. Re:opt out on Circuit City Returns Under Systemax · · Score: 1

    I don't understand why we wouldn't be able to opt out at any point(after June 9).

  19. Fork it or merge it... on NoScript Adds Subscriptions To Adblock Plus · · Score: 1

    Either NoScript should be forked at this point, or Adblock Plus should just merge the code in as extended features(preferable).

  20. Re:Mojave == Vista SP1 on Microsoft Suffers Leaks, Lagging Sales Numbers As They Look Forward To Windows 8 · · Score: 1

    *Woosh*?

  21. Re:Bonjour may be what you need. on Internal Instant Messaging Client / Server Combo? · · Score: 1

    The problem with using a firewall to block AIM for example is that you can actually use AIM over port 80 which may or may not be a critical port for some users. Block port 80 and you lose all HTTP connections(except for HTTPS).

  22. XFS? on Ext4 Data Losses Explained, Worked Around · · Score: 1

    Doesn't XFS have a sort of rewinding capability to restart a write operation if a crash occurs? I used XFS on my laptop for about a year, and the laptop had various thermal-related issues, so it locked up a lot. I don't think I ever lost any data with XFS, even with delayed allocation enabled..

  23. Re:Don't trust browsers from companies that sell a on 2.0 Beta Chrome On Windows, Chromium On Linux · · Score: 1

    Oh, well then why don't you submit a patch to include such functionality, or fork the project and write your own cookie blocking feature? You know Chrome isn't release-quality yet, right?

  24. Re:Don't trust browsers from companies that sell a on 2.0 Beta Chrome On Windows, Chromium On Linux · · Score: 1

    How would releasing the full source code indicate they're trying to get more control?

    Hey, there's nothing stopping you from putting Google's ad servers in your hosts file to block them.

  25. Other repositories? on 2.0 Beta Chrome On Windows, Chromium On Linux · · Score: 1

    Is there a repository for good-old Debian Sid?
    How about Fedora?