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  1. Re:A perfect match on Ubuntu Reaching Out To 16,000 Anime Lovers · · Score: 1

    Mod parent up. As a Ubuntu user and K-On! fan I can attest that he is spot on.

  2. Re:Horseshit. on Less Than Free · · Score: 2, Informative

    This video has been removed due to terms of use violation.

  3. Re:Nothing to see here, move on on Copyright Time Bomb Set To Go Off · · Score: 1

    Only the ORIGINAL sheet music is in the public domain. Any sheet music that people actually use is not.

  4. Re:Actually, the Mandelbrot set is already 4D on "Mandelbulb," a 3D Mandlebrot Construct, Discovered · · Score: 1

    The 2D model in your head is just as much of a model and about as easy to manipulate with well known visual effects, too - so don't look down on the 3D model in our heads just because it can be slightly off.

  5. Re:Rednecks? on Environmental Chemicals Are Feminizing Boys · · Score: 1

    Minor nitpick: the fault most probably IS in the brain, but it is not caused (solely) by genes - in a similar way that the stupid software on a computer is stored on it.

  6. Re:Hackers Diet FTW. on Why Doesn't Exercise Lead To Weight Loss? · · Score: 1

    As much as I love the game I do agree that Wii Fit is repetitive - I hold this against it for a completely different reason than you, however (I find that Wii Fit is very unstressful on the joints and does not focus on just a couple of muscle groups). It being repetitive means that it gets old and boring in about a month or two, after you've done everything there is to do in the game. Getting bored with it will naturally lead to playing less of it.

  7. Re:Sigh... on Pirate Bay Closure Sparked P2P Explosion · · Score: 1

    No it doesn't. You still need a computer and internet connection. As luck would have it people need those ANYWAYS, which is probably the reason for your confusion.

  8. Re:Way to over-analyze, Forbes on Zombies As American Zeitgeist Proxies · · Score: 1

    Macs don't come with earbuds.

  9. Re:Finally ! on Can Nintendo Really Be Planning Another DS Variant? · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    GBA is ancient, I have a difficult time believing anybody cared much about such far-fetched backwards compatibility.

  10. Re:All I have is an anecdote on On the Efficacy of Flu Vaccine · · Score: 1

    It's a stopgap measure that can be repeated every year. It's also not similar to over-prescription of antibiotics (we're not going to run out of surface proteins to use as antigens because the virus needs those for binding to target cells) - that'd be antivirals, and influenza A does develop resistance to them fairly quickly. Even so a temporary relief certainly beats no relief at all.

  11. Re:It's working great for me on Microsoft Security Essentials Released; Rivals Mock It · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Files don't have human rights.

  12. Re:bug on Apple Kicks HDD Marketing Debate Into High Gear · · Score: 1

    Kilo, mega and giga would sound silly too if they were unfamiliar words.

  13. Re:Tilting at windmills on Apple Kicks HDD Marketing Debate Into High Gear · · Score: 0, Troll

    Feeding a troll but I'm sick of seeing the argument is that the sound of "gibi" is more childish than not knowing what "giga" actually means. Using such a petty argument against clear communication is itself extremely childish.

  14. Re:Enjoying the internet? on The Biochemistry of Searching the Internet · · Score: 1

    Because nobody trusts Anonymous Coward.

  15. Re:Disturbing CAR ANALOGY TIME on Comcast Seeking Control of Both Pipes and Content? · · Score: 1

    Except that with cell phones there's no technical reason for it. Let's try this instead - you have the right to buy a gas car, or a diesel car - and any brand of appropriate fuel for each. The fuel company shouldn't state that you can't buy whatever car you want.

  16. Re:Hardware acceleration on VLC 1.0.0 Released · · Score: 1

    You do if you want to compile in custom options.

  17. Re:Offtopic on Battle For Wesnoth Version 1.6 Released · · Score: 1

    Frozen Bubble is a TERRIBLE clone of Puzzle Bobble. Play some of the arcade games it's trying to imitate some time and despair. I haven't played Wesnoth in so long that my opinion on it is hopefully no longer justified - but calling it one of the all time greats makes YOU sound like the troll, not the GP.

  18. Re:Fixed that for you on Universal Remote's Days Are Numbered · · Score: 1

    He should have used a car analogy instead.

  19. Re:Yeah.. on Universal Remote's Days Are Numbered · · Score: 5, Insightful

    How does making the same buttons act differently based on context make them easier to use? I don't see any logic behind this.

  20. Re:Sarcastic or not? on How $1,500 Headphones Are Made · · Score: 1

    And these sounds contribute essentially jack shit to music. I'm all for low bass in music but the "felt" sensation pisses me off.

  21. Re:Sarcastic or not? on How $1,500 Headphones Are Made · · Score: 1

    I agree that comfort is at least as important as sound quality - what use is perfect sound when you can't stand to wear the things?

    Good full-size headphones not only sound good, they feel comfortable as well.

  22. Re:Sarcastic or not? on How $1,500 Headphones Are Made · · Score: 2, Interesting

    There's a point well past the $100 mark - the question is is it worth the money, which depends on how much money you happen to have sitting around doing nothing as well as the relative objective quality of the product.

    That said I'm not buying anything more expensive than the HD555 in the foreseeable future. In fact with digital room correction techniques I might not be spending anywhere near that much on headphones again, ever.

    Also headphones are not just for the sound, they have to feel comfortable too. And personally I would not be happy to pay 1500 bucks for headphones that LOOK like the HD800s. :-P

  23. Re:Got a better way to do things? on The Role of Experts In Wikipedia · · Score: 1

    But the amount of people that wants to waste their time with Wikipedia is infinite which keeps the process working.

    This is blatantly false - world population is finite, the number of people online is a fraction of that and people who can ever be bothered to write on Wikipedia is a smaller yet fraction of that.

    The more effort is discouraged the worse the results will be - and they will never be perfect, whatever that may mean.

  24. Re:Wikipedia IS Getting Worse on The Role of Experts In Wikipedia · · Score: 1

    You obviously failed to read the last paragraph.

  25. Re:Windows only on Amazon Enters Gaming Market · · Score: 1

    Unfortunately I feel I must inform you that those are not, in fact, particularly high quality casual games. The only reason anybody cares about a single one of them is that they are free as in freedom.