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  1. the toy store on Microsoft Now Collects Royalties From Over Half of All Android Devices · · Score: 1

    i've been getting frustrated with Barnes and Noble.
    They have been changing into more of a toy store than a book store, but now i feel like going and buying something from them.

    i'll have to look up what the 4th book in the john carter series is.

  2. not just a passing fad on Dennis Ritchie, Creator of C Programming Language, Passed Away · · Score: 1

    I started off as an computer science student, but switched to engineering.
    time and again, i asked to take C rather than Fortran.
    they said C was just a passing fad.

    his language will out live us all.

  3. Re:Waste of time and money on Is the OMB Trying To End Planetary Exploration? · · Score: 2

    +1 informative

    thanks

  4. Re:Yeti Hunt? on US Scientists Invited To Russian Yeti Hunt · · Score: 1

    that or they make documentary/horror movie of it.

    the BriarYeti Project

  5. Re:Except for when you need it on Microsoft Killed the Start Menu Because No One Uses It · · Score: 1

    so it's like a command line interface?

    do you think they will add a history like bash for the next version?

  6. PDM on Essential Open Source Tools For Windows Admins · · Score: 1

    Any recommendations for a CAD PDM?

  7. it's been done on Evaluating the 'Doofus Factor' In Corporate Governance · · Score: 1

    direct engineers at my past employers for about the last 10 years have had to undergo evaluations every year. this has never weeded out the bad engineers. it only succeeds in lowering the moral of all of them.

  8. Re:Patents on Google Enlarges Warchest With 1023 IBM Patents · · Score: 1

    I hope they get the one about subdividing parking spaces using white lines.

    i'd really love to see that one put to the test.

  9. Bridges on Ask Slashdot: Best Wi-Fi Solution For a Hotel? · · Score: 1

    Does it need to be an open Wifi or can you set up Bridges?

  10. legacy systems on Ask Slashdot: Am I Too Old To Learn New Programming Languages? · · Score: 1

    If you dont mind maintaining legacy code or systems then those skills will always be needed. If you insist on new project development then yeah it's time to either learn what is current or get off the pot.

    Either way, good luck

  11. other options on Autodesk + Instructables: For Makers? · · Score: 1

    my guess is that clones and compatibles (bricscad, cadopia, progesoft,,,) are making them nervous.
    people are starting to realize there are other, cheaper options.

    they are losing their lock-in.

  12. Xamarin's First Moon - Proof of Life! on Xamarin's First Mono Release - Proof of Life! · · Score: 1

    at least that is what i thought it said

  13. location, location, location on Mysterious Object Found In Seabed · · Score: 1

    anyone found it on google.maps?

  14. Re:Hypothetically, on Ruling Upholds Gene Patent In Cancer Test · · Score: 0

    +1

  15. In the Genes on Ruling Upholds Gene Patent In Cancer Test · · Score: 1

    I want to patent the gene that makes people want to be a lawyer.

  16. Re:Don't Use Labels Like 'Alarmist' and 'Denialist on Followup: Anti-Global Warming Story Itself Flawed · · Score: 2

    I've done an analysis and determined that the more the terms "denier" and "alarmist" are used the more there is an increase in hot air.
    as we all know hot air leads to global warming.

  17. Patent and Copyrights on Microsoft Dilutes Open Source, Coins 'Open Surface' · · Score: 1

    yeah, just wait till you use the APIs and get hit with suit for violating patents and copyrights.

    Kaching!

  18. When on Debian Wheezy To Have Multi-Architecture Support · · Score: 1

    at the risk of feeding trolls, when will they update Wine?

  19. older iPhones on Sniffer Hijacks SSL Traffic From Unpatched IPhones · · Score: 1

    if you have an older phone, there are no updates.

  20. Re:L4 on First Earth Trojan Asteroid Discovered · · Score: 1

    we should name it Dusty Hill

  21. bootloader on Ubuntu 11.10 Down To 12-Second Boot · · Score: 1

    does this include the bootloader?

    Grub?
    Lilo?

  22. it needs a Name on A Linux Distro From the US Department of Defense · · Score: 1

    call it Dod-ian

  23. Re:better quit now. on Test Driving GNU Hurd, With Benchmarks Against Linux · · Score: 3, Insightful

    it's not a matter of it being fastest, it's about options.

    Attacks in the IT world tend to come in the form of software patents or claims of stolen code through a proxy.

    all the BSDs, Hurd, Reactos and other such projects only make for more moving targets.

    if you use them or not, if you are impressed with them or not, they all still serve a purpose.

    there will always be free options.

  24. Phenylalanine on Mass Psychosis In the USA? · · Score: 1, Troll

    ever read what goes into Coke or Pepsi diet drinks?

    Phenylalanine

    "ADD/ADHD, emotional and behavioral disorders can all be triggered by too much Phenylalanine in the daily diet"

  25. find answers on Internet Use Found To Affect Memory · · Score: 1

    in school we were taught to know how to find answers rather than risking remembering it wrong.

    btw, that was pre-google.