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  1. Re:The number 10**241 is very fathomable on Did Harvard Scientists Predict The End of the Universe? (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    Well, they only need to render the bits that we can actually see. Or more precise that I can see. Haven't seen proper proof that anyone else exists.

  2. That's on a Wednesday, right? on Did Harvard Scientists Predict The End of the Universe? (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    just before Oprah

  3. Re: They all start with digital audio on 'High Definition Vinyl' Is Coming As Early As Next Year (pitchfork.com) · · Score: 1

    I've been maintaining my ow old cars since 2002. It was always pretty easy to spot the problem and then fix it.

  4. Re:"Louder volume"?! on 'High Definition Vinyl' Is Coming As Early As Next Year (pitchfork.com) · · Score: 1

    I wondered why they don't compress the music before cutting the master and then uncompress it in the player.

  5. Re:The government and business wins? on Ask Slashdot: What Would Happen If Everything On the Internet Was DRM Protected? · · Score: 1

    They could provide an alternative way to use your right. Like you have to send them a snail mail letter with a request to receive a quote kit. This will be free of course if your letter detailing the use of their work shows your use is legitimate. Some administrative and shipping fees may apply. Request will be validated within 21 working days. Permission for quoting a certain line for a certain use does not automatically give permission to quote other lines from the same work or permission to use said line for other uses. Conditions apply.

  6. Re:Blame GTK3 on Linux Mint 19 'Tara' Cinnamon Will Be Faster (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    Not quite as good as 17.3 though, and kdesvn isn't available for 18.x which stopped me from upgrading. So, I was waiting for 19 to fix this, but now there's not gonna be a 19 kde edition.

  7. Re:Using flash on New Zero-Day Vulnerability Found In Adobe Flash Player (gbhackers.com) · · Score: 1

    Loads of fun?

  8. Re:Eat My Ass on Microsoft Office 2019 Will Only Work on Windows 10 (theverge.com) · · Score: 1
  9. Re:Is there any other option, Linus? on Linus Torvalds Calls Intel Patches 'Complete and Utter Garbage' (lkml.org) · · Score: 1

    Unlikely. More likely the chip's circuitry doesn't allow for an elegant fix that can be cranked out in mere weeks and the'd rather be selling new designs than fix up old ones.

  10. Wire wrapping this baby

  11. Re:Is there any other option, Linus? on Linus Torvalds Calls Intel Patches 'Complete and Utter Garbage' (lkml.org) · · Score: 1

    And then Microsoft can claim that Windows is faster than Linux.

  12. Re:Is there any other option, Linus? on Linus Torvalds Calls Intel Patches 'Complete and Utter Garbage' (lkml.org) · · Score: 1

    Also for backwards compatibility they need to keep the explode feature.

  13. So why can't I get a 8.1 kernel on 7? (or xp)

  14. I've been told it also works aboard the ISS, which is 400km high

  15. My old tomtom worked fine when I stuck it to a passenger window of a 737 and showed me we were going around 900km/h. It didn't take much longer to find the satelites. (but I had to delete any routes and turn off the speed camera warnings, cause it couldn't keep up with that)

  16. Nice grammar on the title on China Closes More Than 13,000 Websites in Past Three Years (reuters.com) · · Score: 2

    said noone

  17. Re:Minix more popular on laptops than Linux on System76 Will Disable Intel Management Engine On Its Linux Laptops (liliputing.com) · · Score: 1

    Tanenbaum's revenge on Linus, Muhahaha!

  18. Re: Strang Timing on Linux Pioneer Munich Confirms Switch To Windows 10 (techrepublic.com) · · Score: 1

    Pervert!

  19. Re:Will not solve their problems on Linux Pioneer Munich Confirms Switch To Windows 10 (techrepublic.com) · · Score: 1

    Also people expect software that runs on Linux to be free.

  20. And cook the food and shop for the food, and wash clothes and make the beds, and mop the floors and hoover, and organize the toys, and do the taxes, pay the bills, go to work, and go to the gym.

  21. Yes, we need one of those swirly thingies on the ceiling and a pocket for a dishwasher tab on the wall.

  22. Re:No, I have not switched on Slashdot Asks: Have You Switched To Firefox 57? · · Score: 1

    No Netflix for you then.

  23. Re:No on Slashdot Asks: Have You Switched To Firefox 57? · · Score: 1

    Well, technically there is no good reason to keep all these tab running. If they haven't been used recently they should just be frozen and swapped out or moved to a database. Then it shouldn't matter much how many tabs you use.

  24. Re:As a KDE user. on Linux Mint Is Killing the KDE Edition (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm also sticking with 17.3 KDE as long as it remains supported. 18.x is just ugly and kdesvn is missing. Only downside of 17.3 is that some packages are getting old such as gcc.

  25. Re:The Year of the Linux Desktop on Linux Mint Is Killing the KDE Edition (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    Yes, and I really like Mint KDE 17.3 The newer versions seem a bit weird. What am I going to do without Dolphin...