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  1. Re:I'd say that's "mostly" true. on Linux Foundation Releases Document On UEFI Secure Boot · · Score: 1

    Yes, when I installed Windows 7 on my box, my wifi did work right away. That was very fortunate because I needed some way to get on the internet to get drivers for my ethernet card which worked out of the box (along with my wifi) on linux.

  2. Re:This just makes sense on Science and Religion Can and Do Mix, Mostly · · Score: 2

    "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them." -- Matthew 5:17

    Sorry, buddy, you're going to hell.

    Telling somebody that they're going to hell kinda goes against the whole leaving judgement up to god thing, but the text you quoted goes well with the love god commandment.

  3. Re:I have another, related question: on Ask Slashdot: Clever Cable Management? · · Score: 1

    I don't know of anything that does exactly what you say, but this will help you somewhat with the power savings. If you take all of those wall warts and plug them into a power squid, you can cut power off to all of them when your computer's off by switching off the squid. Not the most helpful of solutions, I know, but it will at least do something about residual power drain.

  4. Re:Google What Now? on What Google+ Games Needs To Beat Facebook · · Score: 1

    So does google wave.

  5. Re:no, it's time. on Building 2011's Sub-$200 Computer · · Score: 1

    I don't even have an external dvd drive and I've only borrowed once in the last two years.

  6. Twydroid on Smartphones: the New Home of Crapware · · Score: 1

    Mine came with twydroid which is completely useless cause twitter doesn't support it (not to mention that I rarely touch my twitter anyway) and I couldn't remove it until I rooted it and installed a special app to remove it.

  7. Re:Easy... on Escaping Infinite Loops · · Score: 1

    I always thought the best method of getting out of infinite loops was to not have infinite loops. Everybody loves watchdogs and timers but they would be a reactive fix rather than a proactive fix.

  8. Re:How about on The Next Firefox UI · · Score: 1

    So... install Seamonkey then?

  9. Re:So how long on Now You Can Use the Nook Touch ... As a Kindle · · Score: 1

    Why would Amazon sue? Kindle app means more Amazon purchases.

  10. Android on Now You Can Use the Nook Touch ... As a Kindle · · Score: 1

    It's just an android device though, isn't it? Yeah, it's got Barnes and Noble stuff on it, but still, it can't be that hard to hack.

  11. Re:Linux Boot Loader on The Frankentablet: Windows and Android Mashup · · Score: 1

    From the article:

    I asked ViewSonic why the boot menu didn't match the actual buttons and was told that the company used a Linux boot loader.

    If only they used a product whose source code was available, rather than Linux, maybe they could have changed the text to line up with the buttons.

    My thoughts exactly.

  12. Re:Universal User Interfaces? on Ask Slashdot: Where Is the Universal Gesture Navigation Set? · · Score: 2

    [Your sarcasm filter has just exploded. Replace it? Y/N]

    I'd love to replace it, but I keep pressing enter and nothing happens.

  13. More Effective Cure on Workers Will Smash Their PCs To Get an Upgrade · · Score: 1

    Any employee who smashes a pc is replaced by one who's less likely to destroy company equipment.

  14. Re:WTF on Internet Abbreviations Added To Oxford Dictionary · · Score: 1

    roflthhlords!

  15. Re:Back in (the) Black on University Switches To DC Workstations · · Score: 1

    Yes, instead of one power supply taking down one computer with it when it dies, it gets to take down 50.

  16. Re:ACS on Is the Business Card Dead? · · Score: 1

    If, and I say if I ever get a business card again, it's going to have nothing on it but a bit.ly address.

    And everyone will just throw your card away without ever looking. Few people are interested in manually typing in a url to get info that they're not sure they really want in the first place. If people have to work to see it, it's an ineffective advertisement.

  17. GPL on Does Android Have a Linux Copyright Problem? · · Score: 1

    Isn't Linux covered by the GPL? Also, doesn't the GPL require that you keep the copyright information in the source code? Maybe I'm just slightly confused, but at any rate, Google should not be scared to show the source code.

  18. Re:How cheap is cheap enough? on Cutting Prices Is the Only Way To Stop Piracy · · Score: 1

    If the $0.00 costing song still has Digital Restrictions Management on it, I'd imagine that people would still "pirate" it. I believe that stripping DRM violates copy-protection laws and would be considered "piracy."

  19. Re:Already Running that Version on Ubuntu on GNOME To Lose Minimize, Maximize Buttons · · Score: 1

    Gnome traditionally has followed a path of encouraging user customization

    Tell that to the developers of Gnome-Screensaver.

  20. Re:Yes on Should Public Libraries Become Hacker Spaces? · · Score: 1

    In Ohio our libraries can't even afford to be open 5 days a week and two of those four days are half-days. Not only that, but in our county several libraries have had to be shut down.

  21. Re:Why? Visit our App store! on HP To Put WebOS On PCs In 2012 · · Score: 1

    I don't know. I always found the actual "app store" concept interesting (as in the "wow, that's kinda neat" type of interesting) ever since I discovered Linspire's CNR (Click N Run) application (which was just a front end for Debian's apt, but I did not know of apt at the time). I think for me that the whole idea of a place where one can find almost every application they need accessible under a series of categories rather useful. It's a lot faster than the old way of hunting all over the internet to find the one thing that I need. I only wish there was a decent one for windows.

  22. Re:Eurotrash fucktards on New EU Net Rules Set To Make Cookies Crumble · · Score: 2

    Europe today would be the same if Hitler had won. They are worse than Nazis

    Wow am I out of the loop or what. They still practice genocide over there?

  23. Re:May not be practical on Talking To Computers? · · Score: 1

    Give the machine a phrase it has to listen to first before responding to anything else, like how Apple Macs do.

    Example: "Hey Computer: Launch Firefox" as opposed to "Launch Firefox."

  24. Re:As it is supposed to be on Chrome May Drop the URL Bar · · Score: 1

    A link to one of these documents would be nice. It would also help to prove your point.

  25. Re:They already removed too much on Chrome May Drop the URL Bar · · Score: 1

    Their short status bar which hides long links already annoys me enough not to use their browser

    Sadly, Firefox 4 (at least in the latest beta) has completely removed the status bar and links just partially appear in the url bar too. This also means no long links in Firefox in the near future too.