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  1. Poor actors on Mainstream Press "Cringes" At Win7 Launch Parties · · Score: 1

    At first I was thinking "It takes the kind of money only Microsoft has to create some of the best ads in the world"... Then I hit me "It takes the kind of money only Microsoft has to make the poor actors participate in Microsoft ads." It's gotta be a payment big enough for a lifetime of no acting contracts.

  2. Re:also works with... on Valuable Objects Stimulate Brain More Than Junk · · Score: 1

    When I read the title I was very eager to comment on wrongfulness of this research, as I'm convinced that valuable objects stimulate my junk more than my brain. I mean, cheap stuff works too, but doesn't inspire much I guess.

  3. Re:Security issues. on Web Browser Programming Blurring the Lines of MVC · · Score: 1

    True. Although hopefully you never build an ACL in your open editable javascript code. You should certainly not permit anything meaningful to happen without asking server if that's allowed. Then the only problem remains is for all that mess that the client created to be valid. Maybe I'm misunderstanding something?.. This whole conversation is pretty hand-wavy.

  4. Re:Security issues. on Web Browser Programming Blurring the Lines of MVC · · Score: 1

    For that you constrain your database with foreign key constraints, and if you're using Postgres and ActiveRecord and Migrations - check out this gem. This way you're guaranteed that whatever enters your database is always valid. Unless you screwed up something of course. : )

  5. Re:iPhone: low hanging fruit... on Which Phone To Develop For? · · Score: 1

    What else is there to do with your money except parting with them? Support a shaky kitchen table?

  6. Re:Why not give them WoW accounts too? on University Tries "One iPhone Per Student" · · Score: 1

    Even betterer! I'm currently building an MMO for the iPhone!

    1. Make the MMO utilize Google's StreetView as the 3d world.
    2. Make use of the accelerometer to sense viewing direction like G1 does.
    3. Wait a couple of months.
    4. Quickly remove iPhones from hands of students.
    5. Witness an incredible new-found interest in life, as long as they don't notice the taking away.
    6. ...
    7. Profit.
  7. Re:Put the dunce cap away on Tips For Taking Your Laptop Into and Out of the US? · · Score: 1

    I know it's not something easy to imagine, but there are humans out there that happen to be familiar with the concept of a "girlfriend". And that "girlfriend" thingie might be photographed in ways that only the boyfriend alone prefers to see. You may argue that nobody cares about some random officials, but in my opinion this is extremely horrible, and I can't stand the thought of it.

  8. Re:Why a Windows PC? on What Happens When You Reply To ALL of Your Spam · · Score: 1

    Once I started installing dependencies for this virus, I couldn't believe my eyes as I saw this: http://tinyurl.com/42mw7v

  9. Re:Some thoughts on Huge Traffic On Wikipedia's Non-Profit Budget · · Score: 1

    Do you want to pay for software, or do you want to pay for people?

    Only one can create the other.

    Not in Soviet Russia.

  10. Re:One wonders... on OS X Snow Leopard Details · · Score: 4, Funny

    I wouldn't say that. It's not MS style to focus on efficiency, system footprint, and stability, no no no. It's just boring! People don't want to entertain themselves with some ambiguous speed improvements. The whole point is to make the silly public understand that they need the new hardware. Vista is not slow, no no no, it's just your hardware simply doesn't fit the trend anymore. You need to go outside, get some holiday shopping done. Just pick a sunny day for a slow walk, and don't forget to stop and smell the cardboard. Imagine the feeling of opening up a fresh brand new motherboard package. Ohh yeah, that taste, I love the taste, it's even better than a thin crust dominos, it's just romantic. Don't forget to post the unveiling on youtube.

  11. Re:I hate to say it... on Microsoft Goes After "Career Pirates" · · Score: 1

    Totally, go ahead, please!

  12. Re:nope on Details for Guitar Hero 4 Released · · Score: 1

    Wait, I think I get it.... When I have kids, I'm gonna make a huge cardboard cover of a game called "Cleanup Your Room Hero" and attach it the door of their room. It'll have a toy vacuum cleaner and everything.

  13. Re:Boss got this yesterday on Fake Subpoenas Sent To CEOs For Social Engineering · · Score: 1
    You just broke it.

    P.S. I could never get my head around this recursion.

  14. Re:Invisibility on Instant Messaging For Introverts · · Score: 1

    I love your graefruit id. I might just steal it. Instead of stealing id, why not legally purchase a licensed version for a fair price? There is no DRM, and you can choose how much you want to pay. Please, submit as much as you think it's worth at my status shop.
  15. Re:Invisibility on Instant Messaging For Introverts · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The status message can help decrease the number of interruptions. For example, status like "away" may bring people to stop writing to you altogether. The "online" status is a green light to any meaningless conversation, and complaining that I don't reply. That's why I prefer to keep my status on "Eating grapefruits" with a busy icon, always. If there is anything important - they attempt to reach me, but I get the freedom to decide if I continue the conversation. If there is nothing important, they would ask me "Why are you always eating grapefruits?" - in such case the conversation gets politely avoided.

  16. Re:PKB on Congressional Commitee Rips Yahoo Execs · · Score: 1

    Russia doesn't have a firewall.

    Executive Officer,
    KGB Internet Militia

  17. In other news... on High-Tech Vest Lets Gamers Take a Hit · · Score: 1

    Rockstar Games is to unveil their new innovative force feedback system. The shiny box will contain a stainless steel crowbar, a set of sticky cardboard stars for indicating police activity, and an economy class airplane ticket to Brooklyn, NY. Pre-order now to receive a free baseball bat, and a bonus of one get-out-of-jail-free card.

  18. Re:Less sex? on Americans Giving Up Social Life for the Web · · Score: 1

    That's the kind of amount that you would experience in Soviet Russia.

  19. Licensing to stop music pirates. on Guitartabs.com Suspends Under Legal Pressure · · Score: 1

    Here's an even better idea! Sell song-books with license packages on the per-listener basis. I suppose it's truly unfair to recording industry if one shamelessly started a guitar accompanied performance with all those damn music pirates gathered around the campfire.