Slashdot Mirror


User: ch0ad

ch0ad's activity in the archive.

Stories
0
Comments
66
First seen
Last seen
Profile
(view on slashdot.org)

Comments · 66

  1. Re:Excuse me... on SCO Blames Linux For Bankruptcy Filing · · Score: 1

    i think the fact that this got +3 informative makes it at least +4 funny

  2. Re:Only one thing to do then .. on Another Man Dies After Marathon Gaming Session · · Score: 1

    it certainly stopped the big bag of weed in front of me from being there.

    and the spliff in the ashtray that isn't there as well.

  3. Re:Chinese Takeout on Microsoft Loses EU Anti-Trust Appeal · · Score: 2, Insightful

    the EU is not a business, it's a government. so i would say it's not so bad securing jobs and wealth for all the involved countries of the EU, as it is securing money for yourself as a business.

  4. Re:Ubuntu is just Eye Candy on Compiz Gets Thumbs-Up for Gutsy Gibbon · · Score: 1

    i am exactly the same - i just want an os i can use with little hassle, that isn't XP

    ubuntu seems more and more stable, faster and more compatible every release and i love it.

  5. Re:As long as it's fully transparent, most don't c on What's the Right Amount of Copy Protection? · · Score: 1

    i have no idea about the us but i imagine they have similar laws. i study computing in britain and we are taught about the data protection act, which includes forbidding companies to keep personal records about anyone unless they have a specific reason to; for example a garage wouldnt need to know how many children you have, and so has no right to keep that information about you.

    just the company name and the key would not be so bad but you (or whoever the original poster was) said key information about himself, implying personal details

  6. Re:As long as it's fully transparent, most don't c on What's the Right Amount of Copy Protection? · · Score: 1

    Have your software, upon installation, create a keyfile. This file can be saved and, should a reinstall be necessary, be reapplied to the software. That way, you can requrest that your user enters a few key informations about himself upon installation, even a lot, because he will only do it a single time. This keyfile can then be sent to you.
    data protection act would surely prevent this (holding information that you do not need/ is not relevant/ will not be updated)
  7. Re:uTorrent on Name Your Favorite Bloat-Free Software · · Score: 1

    deluge is similar to uTorrent but for gtk. it uses libtorrent (written in c++) with a python/gtk GUI. it's currently very usable but still has minor bugs and is pre version 1.0

    it can probably be gotten to run on OSX, altho it will use gtk so maybe that doesn't cut it under "efficiency"

    oh and the forum has a section labeled "osx port" so one is perhaps in the works using a native gui :)

    http://deluge-torrent.org/
    http://forum.deluge-torrent.org/index.php

  8. Re:Nice on New Failsafe Graphics Mode For Ubuntu · · Score: 1

    like this?

    http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/8126/screenshot 1hv2.png

    or have you already used this and not found it to be up to scratch? does the job for me :D

  9. Re:No Surprise on Teen Hacks $84 Million Porn Filter in 30 Minutes · · Score: 1

    There is no AI that can do it. well the ps3 is hauntingly good at picking out faces in a picture. im positive they could develop algorithms to detect the nakedness of people. would be a big waste of resources, granted, but it's possible.
  10. binary trees on New Idea Could Lead to Quantum RAM · · Score: 2, Interesting

    could this be used to implement extremely efficient binary trees? the structure sounds ideal to be but im hardly an expert.

  11. Re:zonk bias on LAIR Pushed To Next Month · · Score: 1

    it's not the articles themselves i was talking about exactly... the editors don't make the news up, it's just the way the news is presented. positive bits of news re. the ps3 are given negative spin, and visa versa.

  12. Re:"Zonked" again... on PS3 Issues Caused GTA IV Delay? · · Score: 1
    i have been fighting this fight on another forum earlier today... i wish people would stop taking speculation as fact just because it comes from a so called "game analyst". only r* know why, and until they say the reason for the delay was the ps3, everyone else can go fuck themselves :)

    on another game blog another analyst claimed it was the 360's lack of space on a dvd... strange how zonk posted this article instead...

  13. zonk bias on LAIR Pushed To Next Month · · Score: 3, Insightful
    ok i am new here but is it not quite obvious to everyone that the editors here have a strong personal bias towards (or in this case against) certain consoles. off topic i know... but as a ps3 owner it's quite annoying having my favourite news site slating the ps3 for *any* reason at all, even regarding stories that are about positive things.

    ps3 gets a price drop: article "ps3 price doesnt get lowered enough".

    ps3 gets a bundle/starter pack deal, article: "ps3 starter pack forces you to get games you may not want"

    or something along those lines anyway. this time the lair dev's want to spnd a few extra weeks tweaking the control scheme and somehow this is doom and gloom for the whole game, and next the ps3 will die!. ok, it's more subtly worded... but the bias is obvious to me.

    ... or am i alone in finding this a bit tiresome. i suppose i can never get enough of the microsoft blunders... maybe you just have to be of a specific mind set to appreciate the editorial style here, and if you dont happen to share the mindset you're on your own.

  14. Re:RAM eh? on PSP-Slim Hands On · · Score: 2, Interesting

    apparently the new ram will be used to cache data from the umd to speed load/reload times.... or something like that. also (this is just speculation) i expect it will be used in the web browser to avoid so many "out of memory" errors.

  15. Re:No difference? on PSP-Slim Hands On · · Score: 1

    Am I the only one who doesn't see any difference maybe that's because they didn't make it look any different? the ds phat really needed a redesign, the psp didn't (aesthetically).

    the weight and size reductions are minimal... you can notice it if you look carefully but its no where near as in your face as ds -> ds lite

  16. Re:Hardware on Linux MPX Multi-touch Alternative to MS Surface · · Score: 1

    according to the article you can just use multiple mice on a normal computer... so you don't really need any fancy hardware at all