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  1. Re:False assumption on Wikileaks Vows Release '7x the Size' of Iraq Leak · · Score: 1

    "I don't respond to Anonymous Cowards. And, no, I am NOT an American."

    For someone who has that sig you spend a lot of time defending the US actions,
    (War crimes)apparently you are happy to see war crimes as long as noone is punished for them

  2. Re:NO! on Wikileaks Vows Release '7x the Size' of Iraq Leak · · Score: 1, Troll

    You have a masters and cant spell welfare eh.

    Time well spent you think?

  3. Re:Why the hell... on Anti-Smartphone Phone Launched For Technophobes · · Score: 0, Troll

    Because some of us use a phone as a phone, its original intnded purpose.

    I have had a few smart phones and now gone back tO a simple basic Samsung.

  4. Re:You could almost get the vinyl on The Beatles On iTunes · · Score: 1

    The SL-1200 is not a particularly good sound quality turntable. Like all direct drive turntables its wekaness is wow and flutter. It is widely used by modern DJ's due to its ability to reach full speed very quickly when they mix songs.

    High quality belt drive units such as the Linn Sondek are far better.

  5. Re:Good, but overrated products on The Beatles On iTunes · · Score: 1

    So influential nobody has heard of it!

    No story at all apparently.

  6. Re:If you don't already.... on The Beatles On iTunes · · Score: 1

    Well said sir. Nearly every modern band is influenced by the Beatles. Many of them got their entire sound from imitating one Beatles song.

    As a part time musician, I am constantly amazed by the number of young people who prefer 60's and 70's music to the crap that pretends to be music these days.

    My 21 yo son (WHo is an awesome guiterist) loves the 60's/70's bands, as do most of his friends.

    Obligatory XKCD http://www.xkcd.com/339/

  7. Re:If you don't already.... on The Beatles On iTunes · · Score: 1

    Please please me-2min 27sec of pop perfection.

  8. Re:It's not a mystery, people are just dumb on Mystery Missile Launched Near LA · · Score: 1

    Perhaps it was lauched using the alarm function on an iphone? Not working very well these days I am told.

  9. Re:E INK FTW on E Ink Unveils Color E-Reader Display · · Score: 1

    My son got a new model Kindle on the weekend, I have to say the display is absolutely excellent, way way better than i was expecting. It is easily the best sunlight readable display I have seen.

  10. Re:"Responsive and trusted" on Google Scares Aussie Banks · · Score: 1

    I use Savings and loans credit uion in .au, low fees and good interest rates, electronic transfers and internet banking 24/7.

  11. Re:Something's missing o_0 on 2010 Election Results Are In · · Score: 1

    Au delegation member here, and you seem to have finally got the npoint so why repeat the bleedin obvious.

    I must admit, the delusion that any US poilitician is left wing does amuse a good deal though, showing as it does the unlimited gullibility of Americans.

    Have a nice day!

  12. Re:ObamaCare on 2010 Election Results Are In · · Score: 1

    The naivety of those who believe the lies about proper public health care in the US is astouding, we have an excellent system here in .au, which for me costs 1.5% of my yearly salary to cover all my health care costs.

    I get to see my doctor within 24 hours consistently, for free.

    The civilised world gets it why is it so hard for US citizens to understand?

  13. Re:Fear & Ignorance on 2010 Election Results Are In · · Score: 1

    In .au those sort of variations are taken into account in by what is known a seasonally adjusted figures, accounting for the variations, and have been for as long as I can remember.

  14. Re:Should be good for the economy on 2010 Election Results Are In · · Score: 1

    Devaluation is good for me, the .au $ is now above parity with the US on the way back to the $1.25 it was in the 70's.

    The utter gulibiltiy of the US public never ceases to amaze me though, thinking they will be better of under the Republicans is frankly hilarious.

    What is that old saying-ah yes "No one ever lost money betting on the stupidity of the US publc"

  15. Re:I'm sitting this one out on 'Cellphone Effect' Could Skew Polling Predictions · · Score: 1

    In .au, we have proportional representation, and currently have a minority government. Seems to work well for us.

    You would be better getting rid of the whole direct elect leader model and going to a leader elected by the majority party. The situation where a President is of the opposite persuasion
    to the house of reps is frankly silly.

  16. Re:Kennedy's folly and sad legacy on US Supreme Court Expected Political Ad Transparency · · Score: 1

    We have such funding in Australia. it works on the basis of reaching a minimum number of votes, 5% if I remember correctly, then parties/candidates are paid a set ammount per vote.

    Seems to work OK.

  17. Re:And yet, I'm stuck on Closing In On 1Gbps Using DSL · · Score: 1

    Yep, we do and as far as I am concerned it is money well spent, regardless of other priorities.

  18. Re:he died a pioneer on Austria's 'Bionic Man' Dies In Car Crash · · Score: 1

    Why would I need to install software on the server?

    There are many programs that dont require a restart, if you had any idea what you are talking about you owuld know that.

    So go fuck yourself AC, I note you dont have the guts to log in when you troll and call people liars.

  19. Re:Bigger Issue! on Austria's 'Bionic Man' Dies In Car Crash · · Score: 1

    * Dave Lister: Sometimes I think it's cruel giving machines a personality. My mate Petersen once brought a pair of shoes with artificial intelligence. Smart Shoes, they were called. It was a neat idea. No matter how blind drunk you were, they would always get you home. Then he got ratted one night in Oslo, and woke up the next morning in Burma. See, the shoes got bored just going from his local to the flat. They wanted to see the world, man, y'know? He had a helluva job getting rid of them. No matter who he sold them to, they'd show up again the next day! He tried to shut them out, but they just kicked the door down, y'know?

    * Arnold Rimmer: Is this true?

      * Dave Lister: Yeah! Last thing he heard, they'd sort of, erm, robbed a car and drove it into a canal. They couldn't steer, y'see.

      * Arnold Rimmer: Really?!

    * Dave Lister: Yeah. Petersen was really, really blown away by it. He went to see a priest. The priest told him, he said, it was alright, and all that, and the shoes were happy, and they'd gone to heaven. Y'see, it turns out shoes have soles.

  20. Re:he died a pioneer on Austria's 'Bionic Man' Dies In Car Crash · · Score: 1

    Yeh, I have a terrible time as a windows sysadmin, what with no server crashes in 7 years
    supporting 250 clients, 0 downtime, uptimes of 3 years, only shutdown for new hardware.

    It awful having nothing to do.

  21. Re:Austrian Wildlife to Blame on Austria's 'Bionic Man' Dies In Car Crash · · Score: 1

    Jean Paul Satre said "Hell is being locked in a room with your friends forever"

    Then again, all of his friends were French!

  22. Re:empty space? on Are Consumer Hard Drives Headed Into History? · · Score: 1

    To overcome the swap file problem, I located my swap file on a cheap 4GB SD card left in the onboard slot all the time, ensuring the SSD does not get thrashed by the swap file. Cheap and easily replaceable!

  23. Re:Spinning disks have left this customer on Are Consumer Hard Drives Headed Into History? · · Score: 1

    Agreed, I just put a 32GB Runcore SSD in my Dell D430 and it is excellent.

    Startup form hibernate in windows XP 20 sec later I am browsing happily.

    It takes my Macbook mlonger to come out of standby. Ta ta Apple-woohoo!

  24. Re:Ron Gilbert on Apple Announces iLife '11, FaceTime Mac, Lion, Mac App Store, MacBook Air · · Score: 1

    Youshould beleive baseed on Aplles previous behaviour. But as an obvious fanboy..
    You want beleive until his Jobsness announces it, at which time you will be preaching the benfits.

    Yawn.

  25. Re:Is there really a market for this? on Apple Announces iLife '11, FaceTime Mac, Lion, Mac App Store, MacBook Air · · Score: 1

    I dont know anyone who isnt dual booting a Mac.

    Why go thru another software layer when you dont need to.