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  1. Re:important features? on Sprint Unveils HTC Evo 4G Super Phone · · Score: 1

    It's Android, it has multitasking like all other Android phones. The hardware also has multi-touch capability so multi-touch apps will work. Battery issue is a valid concern, although Sprint claims it will be competitive.

  2. Re:Bozeman MT on The Worst US Cities To Work In IT · · Score: 1

    Having lived near Bozeman, it's actually a pretty nice town, with great outdoor activities, decent airport, and a decent number of IT companies. All in all, a pretty good place to live/raise a family, assuming you don't work for the local government.

  3. Re:Parent is NOT trolling..... on Rep. Jane Harman Focus In Yet Another Warrantless Wiretap Scandal · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, Voyager only qualifies for flamebait.

  4. Re:Parent is NOT trolling..... on Rep. Jane Harman Focus In Yet Another Warrantless Wiretap Scandal · · Score: 4, Funny

    Star Trek references are only trolling when they mention Enterprise in a positive manner.

  5. Re:In further news... on Vista Post-SP2 Is the Safest OS On the Planet · · Score: 5, Funny

    Richard Stallman announced in a press conference today that Emacs is the safest operating system on the planet. According to Stallman Emacs is safer than Linux, Windows Vista, or Apple's Mac OS X.

    Yes, but it's missing a decent text editor.

  6. Dell really should have called it Adama on Dell Adamo Review — Macho Outside, Sissy Inside · · Score: 5, Funny

    They could give it a gruff exterior, but it would kick the ass of any other computer that got in its way, Apple or Cylon.

  7. A language no one knows about on Best Paradigm For a First Programming Course? · · Score: 1

    My first language at the university level was Meta. Technically, it was Scheme/Lisp. From there on out it has been all C/C++. I'm finishing a course in Assembly.

  8. Re:But does that mean... on Black Holes Don't Trap Information Forever · · Score: 1

    No, the effects of goatse are irreversible at least to modern science. To unsee goatse would prove the existence of a higher power.

  9. So that's who... on 'Friendly' Worms Could Spread Software Fixes · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    So now Microsoft will have a new way to control legions of zombie PC's. Vista adoption numbers must be really bad

  10. Tech didn't lose the war on How Tech Almost Lost the War · · Score: 5, Insightful

    A president and Secretary of Defense who were concerned with creating popular support for a war are responsible. They ignored reports from military and civilian groups assigned to study the problems with a post-invasion Iraq, that the administration had themselves created, that a larger force would be needed to prevent the destruction of critical infrastructure. Even then, better deployment of available troops could have prevented much of the immediate post-war chaos. However, the current situation is more a creation of a corrupt system of bidding on construction contracts. Many of these contracts are wildly over budget and half-completed. I seriously doubt that you can blame a highly networked military for that.

  11. Re:HL2 Has Levels? on Why Do Games Still Have Levels? · · Score: 1, Informative

    HL1 definitly had levels. If you use the noclip cheat you could easily see the game was divided into maps and had load trigger points. In fact, HL1 displayed "Loading" in the same way HL2 does it.

  12. Re:Hmm on US Sees Blockbuster Games Release Week · · Score: 0

    I would not call Sam & Max a big release, but having already played it, it should be included. Possibly the funniest episode yet, but Abe Lincoln Must Die makes a pretty good case for the top spot.

  13. Vista works for me. on Vista Sales Rate Fell Last Quarter · · Score: 0

    I've been using Vista for a few months now, and besides some older games that won't work, I actually much prefer it to XP. Networking is better, hardware support has been fine, and with Comodo's firewall installed, I've been able to disable UAC and windows firewall and still have good protection without all the annoying pop up's. I haven't noticed a slowdown, and if anything, I actually get better battery life on my laptop.

  14. I for one... on $2 Million on the Table for DARPA Urban Challenge · · Score: 0

    welcome our new diverless urban navigating car overlords.

  15. Re:Off the battlefield and out of harm's way on $2 Million on the Table for DARPA Urban Challenge · · Score: 0

    So does mean we will see more Democrats in the military? Or will slashdotters become the target of military recruiters?

  16. Re:install windows on Retailer Refuses Hardware Repair Due To Linux · · Score: 0

    re-install windows and go back to them (or another outlet). It's as easy as this.

    Using windows to fix a computer problem, that's gotta be a first.
  17. What about flash on Forensic Computer Targets Digital Crime · · Score: 0

    Can overwritten data on a flash hard drive be recovered? I suppose if you're really paranoid you could store data in ram and have it set to randomly overwrite it self if it were about to be compromised.

  18. So does this mean... on Indian Software Firm Outsourcing Jobs To US · · Score: 5, Funny

    So does this mean that when Indians call for tech supported, they will get angry because they can't understand the American accent of someone claiming to be Raehan?

  19. Re:The reality of physics on Aluminum Alloy Releases Hydrogen From Water · · Score: 1

    Gasoline had significant drawbacks as a fuel as well, that were also overcome - it's poisonous, explosive, tough to refine, and required significant technology to transport and store safely. If gasoline had to go through the same scrutiny hydrogen is being faced with today, it would never have been approved as a fuel, much less become widespread. I guess there are drawbacks to any kind of highly energetic fuel. I guess I was thinking that liquids are better fuels and the inherent problems with a colorless oder-less gases, but then I remembered natural gas. If we have nationwide distribution system for natural gas, than hydrogen wouldn't be much different.

    We should push forward on all of the above fronts. I agree with you there. There are many different ways that energy problems can be solved, I just see biodiesel as being able to provide immediate benefits without the need to replace much of the current infrastructure for distribution and consumption. It's definitely not the end all for energy. Now if only scientists would get of their lazy buts and develop a matter-antimatter reactor that has near perfect efficiency and can fit in your pocket.
  20. The reality of physics on Aluminum Alloy Releases Hydrogen From Water · · Score: 1

    Hydrogen will never be a good replacement for gasoline. It's unstable, highly reactive, hard to transport, and hard to produce in an efficient manner. Solar power has the most potential, assuming improvements to its efficiency are forthcoming. From what I've read, bio-fuels, particularly biodiesel will be ideal energy sources for the future. According to wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BioDiesel , biodiesel could significantly help our energy dependence. As mentioned in the article, certain algae can produce 10,000 US gallons per acre, compared to 18gal/acre for corn. Since the process only requires sun, CO2 and marginal amounts of fuel for working the crops, it could easily replace most fuel used in the world. In addition, since all the CO2 released by burning the biodiesel is captured from the atmosphere, the net release is actually very close to zero. It's like having cake and eating it too.