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  1. Re:not "400 appearances" on Daleks To Be Given 'A Rest' From Dr. Who · · Score: 1

    hrmm.. *scratches chin* It could very well be 400+ for all we know, since the show has always given the impression there is more adventure than is ever shown on the screen...

    Just my thought for the day.. :D

  2. So does Rory on Daleks To Be Given 'A Rest' From Dr. Who · · Score: 1

    What I want to know is what did Arthur Darvill do to Moffat that was so bad. It's like Moffat takes it out on poor Rory who gets killed literally every week.

    STOP KILLING RORY!!! :p

  3. Re:slightly offtopic but maybe of interest on Google Voice Discovered Allowing Pure VoIP Calls · · Score: 1

    I switched away from Gizmo5 when I noticed there was high latency on the line and a delay in ringing the IP phone. You could try to use sipgate.com. They are a PSTN to SIP broker and provide a telephone number for free. You could forward your Google Voice to this number and calls route normally inbound.

  4. Re:old argument I know, but GNU/Linux? on Debian 6.0 Released In GNU/Linux, FreeBSD Flavors · · Score: 1

    I'm surprised someone hasn't started calling it "GNU/Debian GNU/6.0 GNU/Linux GNU GNU GNU"

  5. We get it already! on Debian 6.0 Released In GNU/Linux, FreeBSD Flavors · · Score: 0

    GNU contributed code to Linux, but the fact of the matter is, the code has moved on from their original codebase.

    Let's just call it Linux and move on...

    /let the flame war begin! :D

  6. So Linux users don't pay for games? on Examining Indie Game Pricing · · Score: 2

    Isn't that one of the major things that game publishers say as a reason why they don't program for Linux? The average Linux user is paying over twice what the Windows users pay. (Myself, I paid $15, meaning that I have now bought World of Goo three times, but I care more about giving to the charities.) Sorta shoots that argument in the foot doesn't it?

  7. Re:No, Wait... on Jammie Thomas Hit With $1.5 Million Verdict · · Score: 1

    Have you seen the price of CDs lately? :p

  8. Re:It was a hearing aid on 1928 Time Traveler Caught On Film? · · Score: 1

    Why then, would she be holding the microphone of the device to her ear? This one comes with a connected piece that fits into the ear to be able to hear. I am not completely sure what I saw, but I am sure that it is some other explanation.

  9. Re:Western Electric Hearing Aid ca. 1925 on 1928 Time Traveler Caught On Film? · · Score: 1

    OH BOY!

  10. Re:Google / Verizon's Wireless Internet Disclosure on Verizon Confirms Plan To Switch Away From Unlimited Data Plans · · Score: 1

    It has everything to do with net neutrality. Do you plug several miles of cat5 cable into your mobile phone? My feeling still stands that Verizon was pushing for a tiered wireless internet to protect their asses when they cut unlimited data plans on the mobile front.

  11. Google / Verizon's Wireless Internet Disclosure on Verizon Confirms Plan To Switch Away From Unlimited Data Plans · · Score: 1

    I am beginning to wonder if this was the real reason for Google and Verizon saying that while net neutrality is fine and good for the wired internet, the wireless internet shouldn't be. You start to wonder after reading this.

  12. Re:Comparisons like this don't mean squat... on Windows 7 vs. Ubuntu 10.04 · · Score: 1

    Actually, my experience has been different. Hulu and Amazon are two sites who offer .deb files of their software. As more companies become aware of Linux they will start offering native clients. (This will of course require them to check the OS out for themselves and not relying solely on FUD.) The amount of companies that now offer Linux versions is mindboggling compared to 1 or 2 years ago.

  13. Simple! on Why Broadband Prices Haven't Decreased · · Score: 1

    Lowering prices would cut into the profit margin.

  14. Open Source / Free Software on Court Says First Sale Doctrine Doesn't Apply To Licensed Software · · Score: 1

    It is draconian measures like that that made me decide to move to Linux and ditch Windows. The fact that people cannot still easily make a personal backup of a CD / game / software they buy in case the original gets damaged is just a ploy to get people to re-buy the same thing again. Not only is it a waste of money, it is poor customer service. This goes back to the same issue at the heart of Sony's removal of the "Other OS" from the PS3 -- if you pay for software or hardware, who is the actual owner of the physical media or hardware? Most of the rulings I am seeing recently seem to make me think it is with the companies and we are just "renting" the equipment. It also makes me wonder if we don't actually own it, why do we still pay the full price for hardware / software?

  15. Re:Too bad it's not EVGA going under. on BFG Tech Sending Out RMA Denial Letters, 'Winding Down Business' · · Score: 1

    TLDR

  16. Re:Pardonez-moi on The Risks of Entering Programming Contests · · Score: 1

    Yeah, I was thinking that same way. Granted there are businesses who will try to take advantage of people, not all of them are like that. I'm sorry, but I just can't be as fatalistic as the author. :D

  17. Learning for the sake of learning on The Risks of Entering Programming Contests · · Score: 2, Insightful

    If the runners-up are not selected, it isn't a complete loss as they had a valuable programming experience.

  18. What? Comcast lied?!?!?! on Sidestepping A-to-D Convertors For Town Government's Cable TV? · · Score: 1

    You seem shocked about that! It's about the only thing they can do right! Hell, even their HD picture is so pixelated, you can usually find higher quality video online.

  19. Is it just me... on Italian MEP Wants To Eliminate Anonymity On the Internet · · Score: 1

    or are there people out there still going to google and searching for "child porn" in light of all the high profile news stories about just such things? I would think people would have other routes and this is just an excuse to restrict our rights...

  20. Call Sony to voice your concerns on Hacker Will Try To Restore Linux Support On PS3 · · Score: 1

    First they came for my Linux...

    I called Sony to voice my concerns today and informed them that I would not continue to support their PSN, even if this is a hoax.

  21. Re:This is pretty ridiculous on Students Failing Because of Poor Grammar · · Score: 1

    Even though I grew up and went to school in the US, I am wondering if we had the same teacher. It could also be that when we went to school, the teachers actually cared whether or not the students learned anything instead of having them fail upwards. I don't have a problem with using cuz, but in proper context! If you are using it to save characters in SMS, then you can be forgiven, but to use something like that in a university level term paper? Unacceptable! I say that, as it is, students should spend more time studying and less time partying, especially when my tax dollars go towards their scholarships. There was a comic here who said we should go knock on their doors and ask why they did poorly in their subjects! -- "There are no grades of vanity, there are only grades of ability in concealing it." Mark Twain

  22. Rarely is the questioned asked on Students Failing Because of Poor Grammar · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is our children learning?

  23. Re:Shrimp free zone? on Air Canada Ordered To Provide Nut-Free Zone · · Score: 1

    Well, now she can't hide out in the bathroom for extended periods because they will brand her a terrorist.

  24. Re:How did it end? on The State of Electronic Voting In the 2008 US Elections · · Score: 1

    Typical! :D

  25. How did it end? on The State of Electronic Voting In the 2008 US Elections · · Score: 3, Funny

    Anyone happen to catch the election returns? I haven't been able to find anything on the internet how it ended... :p