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  1. Re:Some criticism on KDE's UI To Bend Toward Simplicity · · Score: 1

    What bastardized version of KDE did this video come from? I have been using KDE for at least 5 years and have never seen anything in this video.

  2. Re:Me too. on Why You Can't Manufacture Like Apple · · Score: 1

    I would say that they meant the 10k to mean $10,000. That would be extremely cheap for CNC machines though.

  3. Re:This isn't scaremongering. on Scotland's Independence Vote Could Shake Up Industry · · Score: 1

    You may want to rethink that idea.
    Just think about this. Imagine the extremely religious and militaristic southern states with their own military and nuclear weapons. Now imagine that there would be virtually no one to contest the idea when they decide that the gays and atheists in the north-east need to be put to death.

    Now you just need to think about this. When they are their own country they will look upon the other country next to them the same way they look at those in the middle east. It will be US against THEM. It would be less than a decade before they started a war with one of the other countries.

  4. Re:You mean... on AT&T Proposes Net Neutrality Compromise · · Score: 1

    Here's a secret tip. Give your computer priority over others on the network.

  5. Re:the tip is enough on The Growing Illusion of Single Player Gaming · · Score: 1

    Sorry, but I am stealing your line. It is too damn good not to.

  6. Re:Parallax. on Apple Edits iPhone 6's Protruding Camera Out of Official Photos · · Score: 1

    Sorry to burst your bubble, but the reason that websites show up well on mobile devices now is that they are specifically formatted for them.

  7. Re:Parallax. on Apple Edits iPhone 6's Protruding Camera Out of Official Photos · · Score: 1

    And this is why we need a dumbass tag.

  8. Re: Parallax. on Apple Edits iPhone 6's Protruding Camera Out of Official Photos · · Score: 1

    The sad part about the whole thing is that what she really says is so damn crazy/retarded that the things comedians portraying her say is indistinguishable.

  9. Re: Holodeck! on Researchers Working On Crystallizing Light · · Score: 1

    No it didn't, we call them hipsters. Along with sudo Linux(Android) we got sudo nerds.

  10. Re:Maybe driver vs passenger doesn't matter on Text While Driving In Long Island and Have Your Phone Disabled · · Score: 1

    You and everyone above you in this conversation are missing the real purpose of being able to text to 911. How the hell do you expect a deaf person to call 911? Sure there is a service that they can use where they type to a middleman who then speaks to the other person and then types the reply to the deaf person, but are you going to rely on a middle man when you are in danger?

  11. Re:Wifi on In France, a Second Patient Receives Permanent Artificial Heart · · Score: 1

    Apparently this was a big concern for Dick Cheney http://arstechnica.com/securit...

  12. Re:Wifi on In France, a Second Patient Receives Permanent Artificial Heart · · Score: 1

    I've noticed that several cars these days come with wifi hotspots.

    Also, you can get some very good range with an amplified wifi signal.

  13. Re:Undercover cop issue a non argument. on Private Police Intelligence Network Shares Data and Targets Cash · · Score: 1

    Sadly this is very true. I have known several cops who have been driven out of the force by the corruption and that is just in my little town of less than 3000 people.

  14. Re:Nobody has the right not to be offended. on Combating Recent, Ugly Incidents of Misogyny In Gamer Culture · · Score: 1

    Didn't you get the memo? This is how the law already works.

    Police: You are under arrest citizen!
    Citizen: What for?
    Police: Breaking the law!
    Citizen: What law?
    Police: I cannot tell you that, the law is a state secret!

  15. Re: Even Better idea... on US Government Fights To Not Explain No-Fly List Selection Process · · Score: 1

    The last I checked the constitution, when referring to rights, used the word people, not citizens. The Bill of Rights applies to everyone as far as our government goes. Meaning that our government cannot violate those rights no matter where you call home, but that does not mean that it has the right to interfere with other countries.

  16. Re:Just proves the point on Anita Sarkeesian, Creator of "Tropes vs. Women," Driven From Home By Trolls · · Score: 1

    No joke. People with this mindset are very quick to point out every little perceived infraction against their group while completely overlooking the same medium, sometimes even the same exact game, treats the other group exactly the same.

    Also, this is not something which is limited feminists. You will see the same thing within every group which has strongly held beliefs. Take Christianity for example. There are many Christians who cry oppression when someone objects to forced Christian prayer in schools, but they would raise holy hell if someone tried to force Muslim prayer into the school.

  17. Re:Thought that was obvious... ? on Underground Experiment Confirms Fusion Powers the Sun · · Score: 1

    Yea, everything I have seen about it plainly states that there is fusion in the sun. The part they debate is how the corona is so much hotter than the surface of the sun. The general theories they present actually make a lot of sense. There are unfortunately several whack-jobs among those who promote it, and it is possible they are there only to discredit the idea as well.

  18. Re:Which means... on New Windows Coming In Late September -- But Which One? · · Score: 1

    "we could get a version of windows explorer navigated by playing flappy bird."

    Make it through the first set of pipes: save and exit
    Make it through the second set of pipes: save
    Don't make it through any: close without saving

  19. Re:Oblig. Madison quote: on German Intelligence Spying On Allies, Recorded Kerry, Clinton, and Kofi Annan · · Score: 1

    The real question you need to be asking is how does an angel disobey god when humans were the only beings created with any freewill. If it has do freewill it has no choice but to follow orders.

  20. Re:our presidents origin story on Feds: Red Light Camera Firm Paid For Chicago Official's Car, Condo · · Score: 1

    I am certain that you are correct on this matter.

  21. Re:It isn't only Windows 8 on Windows 8.1 Update Crippling PCs With BSOD, Microsoft Suggests You Roll Back · · Score: 1

    Do you know what site it connects to and the protocol? If they are different from the update site or a different protocol it could be easily blocked while still allowing you to update. I would really like to know if you can find out.

  22. I'll give you that one, but KDE is getting much better about its overhead. It will obviously never get down to the point of fluxbox, but should be entirely useable even on 5 - 10 year old hardware.

  23. (readies bucket of gasoline)
    You're full of shit! KDE is by far the superior desktop!!!!!

  24. Re: Unconstitutinal on Rightscorp's New Plan: Hijack Browsers Until Infingers Pay Up · · Score: 1

    I don't know about the speed cameras, but the red-light cameras are not owned by a government agency. They are owned by a corporation which contracts out their use and gets a large portion of the profits from the tickets.

  25. Re: Unconstitutinal on Rightscorp's New Plan: Hijack Browsers Until Infingers Pay Up · · Score: 1

    Let's not forget to mention that in a large portion of the intersections with red light cameras there is no delay between red and the green, and the yellow light is intentionally shortened in order to increase the number of citations. This also routinely increases the number of accidents in the intersection.