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  1. Re:Guesstimates? on The Problem With Estimating Linux Desktop Market Share · · Score: 1

    I don't care for the word guesstimate either but if your estimates are guesses then you're doing it wrong and it's likely your career doesn't involve you giving cost estimates.

  2. Re:Hm, wonder why on Backlash Builds Against US Copyright Blacklist · · Score: 1

    There is a fine balance imo. China is like Geocities. There is a lot of shit coming out China for every geniune innovation.

    While we do need the freedom to improve upon things we also need protection from companies making shoddy knock-offs

  3. Re:lies lies on Backlash Builds Against US Copyright Blacklist · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Obama is proving that there is equality by making sure people realise that politicians of all colours pull the same old shit.

  4. Jesus 2.0 on Churches Use Twitter To Reach a Wider Audience · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Does church now involve setting up torrents for The Passion of Christ?

  5. Destined for failure on Wolfram Alpha vs. Google — Results Vary · · Score: 1

    I don't think it's name is catchy enough, it doesn't out perform the competition by a long shot and quite frankly Google works. So I'm not seeing the reason I should use it.

    Cuil is another search engine that wants to be the next greatest thing but I find it's results to be a bit rubbish on anything that isn't quite popular and I don't really care for the layout.

    I hope companies keep trying to out do Google though. Someone will eventually do it.

  6. Re:For non UK readers some info on Warehouse or No, UK's Expensive Net Spying Plan Proceeds · · Score: 1

    The thing is the UK won't really be better off by electing the conservatives. I think, at best, it will give the retards voting for BNP more reason to vote for there BNP because the Tories being elected will imply the UK turning away from the left coming closer to their beliefs.

    As unfair as it may sound people should have to take an intelligence test before being allowed to vote.

  7. Re:Depends... what's my cut? on Would You Pay For YouTube Videos? · · Score: 1

    Google already gives a portion of ad revenue to the content producers so they probably would pay them a portion. But having said that most people don't pay anything to have their content hosted by Google so they're benefiting from Google without being paid.

  8. Re:What the hell?! on Apple Rejects Nine Inch Nails iPhone App · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Starting? Apple has always been a DRM peddling big-media supporter

    Apple was one of first companies to push for DRM free music so your claim is full of shit.

    Apple doesn't like competition but that is something completely different to DRM.

  9. Will it be held in Naples? on Italy May Hold Its Own Pirate Bay Trial · · Score: -1, Troll

    The Neapolitans have a bit of a reputation for taking things that aren't theirs so the Pirate Bay will be safe!

  10. Re:I honestly don't get it on Quake Live Dev Says Mac and Linux Are "Top Priority" · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Who is to say Quake Live won't become a general purpose gaming plugin. Just like mod could let you play more or less any game within Quake, Quake 2, etc. The same could potentially happen with Quake live.

    As I recall this is more of an experiment for Id. If it takes off they may expand upon the plug-in to be much more. We'll have to see.

    Also given Id's habit of eventually releasing their source code means the same may happen and someone could take it some where completely different and we should be grateful that there is one developer that has always looked after Linux users and favours open source.

    If you don't care for Quake Live, that's fine, you can play something else or play normal Quake 3. Those of us that like what does and what it may lead to will continue to play it.

  11. Re:I honestly don't get it on Quake Live Dev Says Mac and Linux Are "Top Priority" · · Score: 1

    The point of browser-based games is that the end user doesn't need to install anything,

    So where are these browser games that don't need anything to be installed?

    All the browser basde games I've seen require either Java or Flash and work in the same fashion as Quake live.

  12. Re:Interesting spin on Quake Live Dev Says Mac and Linux Are "Top Priority" · · Score: -1, Troll

    So says Mr. 1% penis.

  13. Re:Interesting spin on Quake Live Dev Says Mac and Linux Are "Top Priority" · · Score: 3, Insightful

    As I recall the Quake live team is tiny anyway and between the existing QL code and Q3's original Linux source code they probably didn't think it would take that long to knock something out.

  14. google images only on Controversial Web "Framing" Makes a Comeback · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Aside from Google Images, no frame has ever been useful. It's just some lame site's way of keepin gme tied to their shitty site.

    Google Images, on the other hand, has increased porn hunting efficiency by at least 200%, imo.

  15. Re:This History... It's Iffy on Treating the Web As an Archive · · Score: 0, Troll

    I'll always remember Sept. 11th. I had that day off from work and I spent the whole day downloading copious amounts of porn. I jerked off so much I couldn't even walk right by the end of it.

  16. Re:extra, premium dlc on launch day? on The Sims 3 To Mesh With Social Networks · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Having DLC on launch day is definitely a polite way of saying they've taken some files off the disk and put them online for purchase. It's just a way to increase the price of the game without people realising it.

  17. it's so web 2.0! on The Sims 3 To Mesh With Social Networks · · Score: 2, Funny

    Micro-transactions is a way of saying they'll nickel and dime you to death.

  18. My guess is their super secure Windows is on Microsoft Releases Super-Secure XP to US Air Force · · Score: 1

    A linux distro rebranded as Windows XP.

  19. Avatar will probably be shit on Cameron's Avatar a 3D Drug Trip? · · Score: 1

    Come on, is this guy a real doctor? I've heard some shit hype before but I think this tops it for most unbelievable BS hype ever.

    I'm going to go pay some back alley doctor to write up a report saying that sucking my wang will make you thinner, look younger and feel better than winning the lottery twice in a row.

    Then I'll just back and wait for the woman to pour in.

  20. IE 8 didn't force itself on me but... on IE8 Update Forces IE As Default Browser · · Score: 2, Funny

    It did throw a chair at me when I said to leave me default as Firefox.

  21. Re:They're not even a real country anyways on US Says Canadian Copyright As Bad As China's, Russia's · · Score: 1

    Except copyright laws were more relaxed in the 1800s.

  22. Re:Thank goodness for Dr. Geist on US Says Canadian Copyright As Bad As China's, Russia's · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Canadian copyright laws would change if Canada produced anything of value in a digital format but they don't.

    All their movie stars, musicians and developers come to America to make movies, music and games and who can blame them? America just is better than Canada not matter how much Canada's inherited French arrogance claims that's not true.

    They need to drop the jealousy if they want to compete with the big boys (aka America).

  23. Re:Because we run Linux on Firefox Beta Scores 93 On Acid3 Test · · Score: 1

    Opera is on Linux though.

  24. Re:Dont' bash CSS... on Styling Web Pages With CSS · · Score: 1

    And what about bashing tables? Tables are part of the XHTML spec and should be used for tabular data.

    I think too many people get obsessed about being anti-tables because some people have abused them in the past for layout. But that doesn't mean tables don't have their place in a modern website.

  25. Re:Glassfish is a Must-Have for Oracle on Will Oracle Keep Funding Sun's Pet Java Projects? · · Score: 1

    I have to admit I have little experience as I've only recently got into it but so far my tests amongst my friends and myself had been successful.

    I just asked NetBeans to enable web start, it generated a default jnlp, I tweaked it and it works. Luckily my work has a load of old machines which I can easily test on which I'll do when I get closer to having a decent program.