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  1. Writing you on my CR-48... on Samsung Chromebook Series 5 Review · · Score: 1

    From ChromeOS. I only like it cause they gave it to me for free with a 100MB/month data plan. OK for the commute, but the darn thing doesn't even run Java. Saw these were going for like $500 - which is asinine.

  2. Re:This is what Google gets for using Java on Oracle Thinks Google Owes $6.1 Billion In Damages · · Score: 2

    Unless you want to develop on a platform that utilizes automatic garbage collection. You know, for security reasons?

  3. Re:Personally? on The Case Against Net Neutrality · · Score: 1

    I always enjoy it when people rail on government while utilizing TCP/IP.

  4. Re:Part of Obama's agenda on Intel Co-Founder Calls For Tax On Offshored Labor · · Score: 3, Funny

    I am now dumber for reading your comment. Your power to reduce intelligence is amazing.

  5. Re:Libertarian alert! on FTC Staff Discuss a Tax on Electronics To Support the News Business · · Score: 1

    Mod this up!

  6. How Sweet... on Apple Surpasses Microsoft In Market Capitalization · · Score: 1

    Apple's imaginary value skyrockets, until Steve Jobs has another medical problem.

  7. Great.... on Open Source Guacamole Puts VNC On the Web · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "Almost" as responsive as VNC? So it sucks even more?

  8. Its Easy on Recourse For Draconian Encryption Requirements? · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Don't use your personal computer for purposes of work. If you want to access your employer's network, use their tools and follow their rules. If you can't handle the rules, advocate for change or leave.

  9. Re:FAIL! on This Is Apple's Next iPhone · · Score: 0

    If you define videoconferencing and (apparently) built-in active noise reduction as "nothing much," I'd hate to see what it takes to impress you.

    How innovative.

  10. Marketing Fluff on Cisco's New Router — Trouble For Hollywood · · Score: 0

    This is all marketing fluff, and Time gets sucked into it badly. Crisco is great at acquiring companies, but they hardly innovate much anymore. "The claim of 12 times the traffic capacity of the nearest competing system is based on a theoretical maximum of 72 interconnected CRS-3 chassis in order to achieve the 322Tbps total capacity -- this will likely never be deployed in practice due to space, power, and manageability realities," he said. "With its new T-Series chipset announced in early February, Juniper will deliver a four Terabit system in a half rack configuration while the CRS-3 requires a full rack to deliver four Terabits.' That's a real space and power savings for every unit deployed."

  11. Re:Pissing all over the Bill of Rights on Major ISPs Help Fund BitTorrent User Tracking Research · · Score: 0

    The information is publicly available, so no unreasonable search or seizure occurred. You are "pissing" up the wrong tree, to mix a metaphor.

  12. Re:It could be related to ACTA, or. . . on Major ISPs Help Fund BitTorrent User Tracking Research · · Score: 1, Interesting

    How is analyzing the data of a copyrighted torrent via a publicly available tracker a privacy violation? And why are you talking about warrants here? I didn't see any mention of a governmental agency utilizing this technology...

  13. Aerohive on Best WAP For Dense Crowds? · · Score: 0

    Check out Aerohive (http://www.aerohive.com). These guys use to work at Juniper/Netscreen. It's a controller based solution that runs CentOS with a MySQL backend. The APs themselves run Linux too. If the APs lose connectivity to the controller, they can still function. You can do 802.11x auth. Good stuff.

  14. Re:I can almost relate to their point on A Public Funded "Microsoft Shop?" · · Score: 0

    While I mostly agree with your post, you went a bit overboard. These operating systems can make GREAT servers. Linux definitely has a place in the business world. And yes, even OS X does as well. For some reason, Photoshop and "creative" apps run better on a Mac. I defer to those people, since I'm not "creative." :) I have worked for 3 different companies in an IT Administration capacity during my professional career (10 years). I LOVE Linux. I use it at home, and have tried using it at work as a workstation. I have my own NetApp filer that uses a Unix derivative (ONTAP) to publish files shares and authenticate against AD. At work, Linux interoperability with Windows is decent, but I am more productive if I use an actual Windows machine to administer a Windows environment. I would never push Linux or even OSX as a desktop replacement in our medium size 1000 user environment for multiple reasons. The biggest one of those reasons is a lack of centralized management that is as effective as Active Directory. Having AD in an environment and being able to control it via central management is HUGE when you are management and you need to have a solution that can administer your users and machines in a cost effective manner. Additionally, you will need to retrain your staff or hire replacements who would subsequently demand more salary. Or, you can just stick with the known evils you have and do your best to overcome them.

  15. Re:hmm... on A Public Funded "Microsoft Shop?" · · Score: 0

    Mod this up.

  16. Re:I'm glad I'm not the only one on Throttle Shared Users With OS X — Is It Possible? · · Score: 0

    Yes they are. Which is my my ./ reputation is in the dog house.

  17. Re:Try "fishing for noobs", not admins. on New "Spear Phishing" Attacks Target IT Admins · · Score: 0

    You lost all credibility when you mentioned the Sonicwall.

  18. Re:Heads better roll on NHTSA Has No Software Engineers To Analyze Toyota · · Score: 0

    E. coli economics as it's finest.

  19. Re:Real talk. on NHTSA Has No Software Engineers To Analyze Toyota · · Score: 1, Funny

    Too bad we can't give asshole points.

  20. Re:So sad.... on Health Insurance When Leaving the Corporate World? · · Score: 0

    You're certainly correct. Thanks for posting another uniformed comment.

  21. Get Married on Health Insurance When Leaving the Corporate World? · · Score: 0

    And utilize your spouse's insurance.

  22. Re:More information on Windows 7 Memory Usage Critic Outed As Fraud · · Score: 1, Funny

    Come on Infoworld, you need to learn a thing or two from Cnet! If you're going to have a writer make dubious claims, pimp his own software, and bash Microsoft repeatedly, at least have them do it openly! http://news.cnet.com/openroad/

  23. Re:Lol @ Dangerous on The 25 Most Dangerous Programming Errors · · Score: 0, Interesting

    When your avionics systems interact with end users with malicious intent, let us know. For now, just keep your pilots alive.

  24. Re:"Rootkit May Be Behind Windows Blue Screen" on Rootkit May Be Behind Windows Blue Screen · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Whoever modded this "insightful" - will you please give back your mod points?

  25. Re:Enterprises don't like getting work done. on Why Apple Doesn't Market Squarely To Businesses · · Score: 0

    I'm not sure which is worse - your comment or those who give you mod points.