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  1. AMD even still relevant? on AMD Unveils Elite A-Series APUs With Enhanced Performance, Improved Efficiency · · Score: -1

    Why does anyone buy AMD chips anymore? Their top of the line quad core barely keeps up against the mid range i5 chips.

  2. Re:Embalming, shudder on The Science of Hugo Chavez's Long Term Embalming · · Score: 1

    No actually I haven't browsed the coffin offerings. Steel still rusts so unless you mean stainless steel...

  3. Re:Embalming, shudder on The Science of Hugo Chavez's Long Term Embalming · · Score: 1

    Since when are coffins made of steel?

  4. Re:OS that doesn't do anything isn't cracked.. on Chrome OS Remains Undefeated At Pwnium 3 · · Score: 1

    Use the right tool for the right job you idiot.

  5. Wrong on Texas Bills Would Bar Warrantless Snooping On Phone Location · · Score: 0

    Most abortions are done with pills and shots. Hardly "chopping up babies" as you put it. Your anecdotal evidence goes against what statistics say. I agree that the government should not pay for a lot of things but paying for an abortion is a LOT cheaper than the 18 years of welfare, WIC, and food stamps that will ensue.

  6. Doesn't matter on SimCity 5: How Not To Design a Single Player Game · · Score: 2

    EA treats you gamers like shit all the time and you keep coming back game after game like an addict needing a fix. All this crying and bitching and I guarantee every single complainer here will be first in line for the next EA launch.

  7. Re:Robust hardware on Curiosity Rover On Standby As NASA Addresses Computer Glitch · · Score: 4, Informative

    This may be of some interest http://www.cpushack.com/space-craft-cpu.html

  8. Who would have thought on Florida Sinkhole Highlights State's Geologic Instability · · Score: 3, Insightful

    it was a great idea to start building homes on swamp land?

  9. Re:ASIC VS FPGA? on World's First Bitcoin ATM · · Score: 0
  10. ASIC VS FPGA? on World's First Bitcoin ATM · · Score: 1

    Can anyone explain why ASIC is supposed to be way better than the current FPGA chips?

  11. seriously on Napster: the Day the Music Was Set Free · · Score: 2

    I used to get them from DCC bots on IRC back in the early days. It was so well managed there was even a search script that worked across all the bots.

  12. brute force 63 characters? on Ask Slashdot: Dealing With an Advanced Wi-Fi Leech? · · Score: 1

    So you think brute forcing a 63 character password would be effective?

  13. Idiots gives suspended taxes on Congress Takes Up Online Sales Tax · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Only idiot politicians give out tax suspensions. Its happened several times with VW and Sony. As soon as the 10 year suspension was up both companies packed up and left.

  14. I tried it on Six Months Without Adobe Flash, and I Feel Fine · · Score: 1

    Some videos played just fine but other videos played back at 1.5x speed while the audio was normal. Opted out of the trial after that.

  15. *sigh* on Linux Foundation's Secure Boot Pre-Bootloader Released · · Score: 2

    To quote Wikipedia "The board of directors includes representatives from eleven "Promoter" companies: AMD, American Megatrends, Apple, Dell, HP, IBM, Insyde Software, Intel, Lenovo, Microsoft, and Phoenix Technologies."

    No its not just Microsoft.

  16. Its NOT Microsoft on Linux Foundation's Secure Boot Pre-Bootloader Released · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Nobody ever brings this up but me. Guess who else is in the UEFI group?

    AMD, American Megatrends, Apple, Dell, HP, IBM, Insyde Software, Intel, Lenovo, Microsoft, and Phoenix Technologies

  17. Re:Curious on Ask Slashdot: What To Do About Patent Trolls Seeking Wi-fi License Fees? · · Score: 2

    It'd be cheaper to take a hit out on the guy who filed the lawsuit.

  18. Care to provide a link to the documentation supporting your claim?

  19. This is gonna cost like $300-$400. Nobody is going to buy that except maybe a few researchers or dedicated RF hobbyists.

  20. Its called "disable" and is written into the UEFI spec. You don't have to run it. This has as much impact as those TPM chips that everyone here claimed would kill Linux back in 2005 or so.

  21. Why don't you list the rest? on UEFI Secure Boot Pre-Bootloader Rewritten To Boot All Linux Versions · · Score: 1

    Everyone keeps mentioning Microsoft like they thought up this whole UEFI thing. Well guess who else is also a "promoter" company.

      AMD, American Megatrends, Apple, Dell, HP, IBM, Insyde Software, Intel, Lenovo, Microsoft, and Phoenix Technologies.

  22. More like on FBI Responds To ACLU GPS Tracking Complaint · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Donate millions of dollars to your congressman. Then they'll really be working for you.

  23. REALLY? on Meet "Ophelia," Dell's Plan To Reinvent Itself · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Sounds like a glorified WebTV device. Dell has been going down the shitter for years turning out trash hardware.

  24. Try that shit in court on How Verizon's 'Six Strikes' Plan Works · · Score: 1

    Go ahead and try that in court. The judge is going to scratch his head and not understand what you're talking about and find you guilty.

  25. relevant for weeks? on Chrome 24 Released, Chrome Beta Channel For Android Added · · Score: 1

    What are you doing that you need a tab open for weeks? During a session I'll have some tabs open and when I'm finished close the browser. What are these people doing with 100 tabs open at a time?