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  1. Re:UI suitable for small screen needed on Linux On Netbooks — a Complicated Story · · Score: 1

    It's like, how much more better could this be? and the answer is too much. too much better.

  2. blame education. on Linux On Netbooks — a Complicated Story · · Score: 1

    too many kids are taught that "computing" means either Windows or Mac. and MS just has the critical mass whereby success breeds success.

    and that unwillingness to deal with the unfamiliar is a real thing. i just installed a linux machine for a teacher in my school district, she did not look amused.

  3. Re:And.... on German Wikileaks Domain Suspended Without Warning · · Score: 1

    Well then. We should probably setup Slashdot BBS.

    WWIV, BRE, and ANSI color codes...like internet post-apocalyptic skills.

  4. Re:Shit wifi performace is a standard Linux 'featu on Using Linux To Make a Slow, Awful WAN Connection · · Score: 1

    someone said something? oh...well then, that's a horse of a different color.

  5. Re:Sabotage by a unionized employee? on Multiple Fiber Cuts In San Francisco Area · · Score: 1

    Actually, there is no point in time which exists that is not before, during, or after ANY union/employer agreement.

  6. Re:Not firefox on Gecko-Inspired Dry Adhesive Set For Space · · Score: 1

    ...the bad part is "Dry Adhesive" could actually be the name of a rendering engine. I read it the same as you, at first.

  7. Re:Parallel with e-cigarette case on Watching the IPRED Watchers In Sweden · · Score: 2, Funny

    No no. That's Cigarette 2.0. It runs on jSmoke. Although the Tobacco in Tubes implementation looks promising.

  8. Re:Non static ip on Watching the IPRED Watchers In Sweden · · Score: 2, Funny

    with the use of a PCI, USB, or PC/PCMCIA card and a driver, a daemon could also trigger something like the ANM-14 thermite grenade. the subsequent (and warning-less) fire would destroy all evidence, as well as your eyesight. a blind guy getting sued for movie piracy? ha!

  9. Re:Media is overpriced, pay-per-unit model is dyin on Apple Shifts iTunes Pricing; $0.69 Tracks MIA · · Score: 1

    The chance that you LIKE a song decreases with the amount of music you try to listen to. If you can have 100 songs, you will pick your 100 favorites. If you have 40 gigs of music, chances are you hate most of it, the rest is for your friends or you are archiving it for humanity.

  10. Re:Yeah, but what's the point? on Segway, GM Partner On Two-Wheeled Electric Car · · Score: 1
    This is a blatantly simplistic view.

    Unless the third wheel was in the back.

    What happens when you are driving backwards, jumping sand dunes? Where is your God now?

  11. communism...it works in theory! on Fonera 2 To Launch With Extended Functionality · · Score: 2, Interesting

    can travel the world and use other Fon hotspots

    You're going to have to.

    Can anyone tell me how this affects/is affected by the new data retention laws coming out? The "open wi-fi" defense? Stuff like that?

  12. Re:30 mins might be optimistic on Could the Internet Be Taken Down In 30 Minutes? · · Score: 1

    All these posts... and YOU are the first guy to point out that, at its heart, the internet is a routing protocol problem, not a DNS problem.

    Tag this: +1, Only guy who knows what the fuck.

  13. Re:Now RedHat can buy them ... on IBM Withdraws $7B Offer For Sun Microsystems, Says NYT · · Score: 1

    life> enable
    enter password:
    life# conf t
    life(config)# no cisco take the hardware
    life(config # ^z
    Writing changes.....done!
    life# write mem
    building config........done!

  14. Re:... lol. on North Korea Missile Launch Fails · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You are aware that North Korea does shit that makes no sense? Like sending commandos in submarines to kidnap Japanese and South Koreans. Or DMZ violations, involving killing US troops. But ok...I'm sure Bush put them up to that...or made it up.

  15. So what? on Data Center Raid About Unpaid Telco Fees · · Score: 1

    Would you rather live in America, benefitting from the fucking of others, or live in those places, being fucked for the benefit of America?

    Sorry to tell ya, this is the way of the world. You either fight to get on top, fight to stay on top, or suffer at the bottom. You likely enjoy the standard of living you have today BECAUSE of the dirty deeds of your nation. This goes for France, Germany, England, Russia, the USA, Canada, the list goes on.

    In capitalism, man exploits man. In communism, it's the exact opposite.

    You can't change the game, you can only change the players

  16. Re:Rationality check on 3D-Based CAPTCHAs Become a Reality · · Score: 1

    Actually, captchas will come in handy when the android apocalypse happens.

  17. Re:Ok, some good info. on Going Deep Inside Xserve Apple Drive Modules · · Score: 1

    I think you mean "even more better".

  18. Re:Ok, some good info. on Going Deep Inside Xserve Apple Drive Modules · · Score: 1

    lol. your mom sucks horse cocks. (:

    Did you read the article? Can you really tell me you didn't see some striking similarities with audiophile horseshit? So if you engineer the oooh-so-perfect grommet for a goddamn hdd caddy, that accounts for how much of the 100% increase in price? I'll give you a hint: it's less than the apple tax.

    Equivalent server-class hdd's in ANY interface flavor are a better value than their Apple counterparts. I'll forgo the hand-crafted mohagany module enclosure that is precission-pollished by monks and Sony Bono clones to ensure a richer, more nuanced sector seek...thanks.

  19. Ok, some good info. on Going Deep Inside Xserve Apple Drive Modules · · Score: 2, Interesting
    There are some parts to the article that make sense.

    If your OS could benefit from custom firmware...for example if you file system writes in certain sized blocks. I can see that being a case for specialized hard drives. But does that really account for the cost? If the drive's firmware is flashable, let the customer flash it to perform better with their OS choice.

    The rubber grommet thing? Now that's some excellent bullshit. You are really telling me that someone spins up the drive, records the vibrating frequency, then selects the appropriate rubber grommets from the bin, then assembles the harddrive caddy? The bullshit flag is on the field, 10 yard penalty - roughing the truth. Again, even if that DID happen, does that justify the increased cost? I doubt it.

    In the end, you still run a sluggish GUI on a server. fail. I bet if you ran your website on a stripped down *nix server, on a $1000 machine, your ass wouldn't be slashdotted right now.

  20. Re:Yes, go for it. on With a Computer Science Degree, an Old Man At 35? · · Score: 1

    Like HR offices that want 10 years of jQuery and silverlight?

    Or a BS in CS, several years of experience with C, C++, C#, Java, Javascript, Assembler, Perl, Python, Ruby, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, unix, windows, mac, flash, premiere, photoshop, illustrator, bind, apache, A+, CCNA, MCSE AND they will pay you 9 bucks an hour.

  21. lolw00t? on California May Reduce Carbon Emissions By Banning Black Cars · · Score: 2, Insightful

    "From my cold, dead hands!" --Quiet Riot

  22. Re:Wow! on Want a PC With 192 GB of RAM? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Why is there not a "+1 Oh, Snap!" mod?

  23. Re:Yeah but... on China Blocks YouTube, Again · · Score: 1

    I think he was talking about the massacre.

  24. in soviet china... on China Blocks YouTube, Again · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ...the tubes block You!

  25. Re:Trendsourcing on Crowdsourcing JavaScript Testing · · Score: 4, Funny

    The folksomonie's synergistic frision brings a best-in-breed game-changer to the clowns-as-a-service paradigm.