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  1. There will be... on Windows 8 ARM Will Not Support Legacy Software · · Score: 1

    There will probably some sort of man-made emulation software to take care of it. For example, something QEMU-based or something like that. Of course it wouldn't run at full speed, but it just seems like the natural progression of things for there to be an emulation layer eventually, whether it's official or not.

  2. Depends! on Ask Slashdot: DOSBox, or DOS Box? · · Score: 1

    If you have the older hardware, why not use it? Back everything up on disk (hard drives and DVD-ROM if you can) to preserve it all, and play on the original computers for a more retro experience to your gaming. At least, I do that, because I'm a bit of a retro freak. :P

    Of course, if a game doesn't work on that old computer, you'll probably have to go with DOSBox instead.

  3. LibreOffice on 9 Features We May See In Ubuntu 11.10 · · Score: 1

    Dropping LibreOffice is not a feature...

  4. Re:Why is this news? on Ubuntu 11.10 To Switch From GDM To LightDM · · Score: 1

    My guess is that they still want to improve the boot time by introducing this, while simultaneously try to improve the log in experience (even if it doesn't really need that at this point).

  5. Re:Ubuntu Vista defies expectations on Ubuntu 11.10 To Switch From GDM To LightDM · · Score: 1

    ... is DUMB.

    Why?

  6. Re:What it means for Linux users... on Microsoft Buying Skype for $8.5B · · Score: 1

    Not a single update seems to be going into the Linux updates now, anyway. I have some old beta of the client which is supposed to represent the latest version.

  7. Re:Switch to KDE on Ubuntu Unity: The Great Divider · · Score: 1

    If I remember correctly there was a menu editor which lets you add/remove things like the Help options and anything beside the actual applications (as these are actually imported from that centralized place where all the .desktop files are). I haven't been able to find it myself for some time now, though.

  8. Re:another cycle on Ubuntu Unity: The Great Divider · · Score: 1

    We learn to live with bad GUIs. In the case of Ubuntu, someone goes out of his/her way to install it on their computer, and THEN when they find out it's shit they have all the more reason to complain.

  9. Re:No problems here - No option to use Unity on Ubuntu Unity: The Great Divider · · Score: 1

    Yeah, it's called hardware compatibility. There's so many pieces of hardware out there you can't guarantee the proper or required drivers for everyone.

  10. Re:Absurd on Ubuntu Unity: The Great Divider · · Score: 1

    If you don't like it, force Gnome 3 to compatibility mode and it will more or less function like Gnome 2. There's always Xfce too if you liked Gnome 2.

  11. Re:Switch to KDE on Ubuntu Unity: The Great Divider · · Score: 1

    If you liked the default Gnome 2 desktop, it's worth digging into Xfce.

  12. Re:Why is NTFS read only. on OpenBSD 4.9 Released · · Score: 0

    Wha? He was talking about the misspelling of avant garde...

  13. Re:Why is NTFS read only. on OpenBSD 4.9 Released · · Score: 1

    Ooh, thanks for mentioning! I had corruption issues with it before, but if it works well now, it's finally time to format and test an NTFS drive for a while again.

  14. Re:Why is NTFS read only. on OpenBSD 4.9 Released · · Score: 1

    1. The Linux kernel has only very basic NTFS support. Which comes down to read-only and overwriting a file with the exact same size (ie no practical use).
    2. There's NTFS-3G, but personally I've had some issues with it where some files on my NTFS partition had the chance to slowly, slowly get corrupt or slow down the disk. This has been more than a year ago, however, so I shall try again (if NTFS-3G has updated at all since then).

  15. Re:One month is a joke on Playstation To Restore Services This Week · · Score: 1

    I think you'd rather want Sony not to mess up in the first place. Be glad they're trying to apologize to everyone by giving you this extra.

  16. Soo... on Sweden May Mandate Opt-in For Cookie Transfer · · Score: 1

    So, how will they store the fact that the user denied opt-in for a cookie if they can't store it in a cookie? localStorage?

  17. Re:Flash vs. HTML as opposed to hover vs. not on Adobe Ships Flash Player 10.2 For Android 3.x · · Score: 1

    Hover is used to perform actions? *Shudder*

    That's definitely the authors' fault. No web designer worth his salt would do that.

  18. Re:Does this fix all the Flash apps on Adobe Ships Flash Player 10.2 For Android 3.x · · Score: 1

    No, it's become even more bloated and slow.

  19. Re:YES! on Firefox On Linux Gets Faster Builds — To Be Fast As Windows · · Score: 1

    Actually, Linux usage share seems to be around 1.8% for Linux users (rough estimate, naturally). It's a small percentage, but imagine how many people on the world use operating systems, and now think about how many people 1.8% can be. Furthermore, Macs have about four times that amount of people and they have slower Firefox too (until this fix).

    Source used: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS_market_share

    Yes, I just went all reasonable on a troll.

  20. What a question. on Using AI To Identify Innuendo · · Score: 1

    This has led some to wonder whether it is possible to determine when it is appropriate to add those magic four words to a sentence.

    That's easy: it is. I mean, people have been determining it's (in)appropriate every time they feel the need to say it.

    Oh, you mean through software! Why didn't you say so?

  21. Interpreted by the article: on Google Adds Speech To Newly Stable Chrome 11, Pays Big Bounty · · Score: 1

    1 of the features of google translate that uses android mostest utility to listen to that accept just translated in audio form to play in audio version of translate text we use the speech synthesizer the computer algorithms that converts texting to speech today we apple on this new speech synthesizer voices

    This is the first paragraph from the article linked in the link, translated through me saying it in the mic.

    I must say, I didn't expect it to come up with Android and Apple when the original paragraph never contained those words.

  22. If you know... on Geohot Denies Involvement In PSN Hack Attack · · Score: 1

    If you know about Geohot's motive to hack the PS3 itself, it really doesn't make sense why he would be involved with this. He wants people to be able to do more with their PS3s, not less.

  23. Re:Good luck with that on Is YouTube Launching a Netflix Competitor? · · Score: 1

    Sorry, I misread the first line. That's true. But as long as Netflix isn't worldwide, it doesn't have to be "the guys to beat".

  24. Re:Good luck with that on Is YouTube Launching a Netflix Competitor? · · Score: 1

    Until these and many more questions are answered, I wouldn't call them a Netflix competitor at all. Netflix has established themselves as the guys to beat.

    Wrong and wrong. Unless Netflix suddenly decide to work outside the US and Canada, Google can get some very good business oppoertunities here by actually offering a similar service to the rest of the world. It's all about what audience you choose, and a large audience is almost completely without a Netflix-like deal.

  25. Re:Search Warrant? on Bizarre Porn Raid Underscores Wi-Fi Privacy Risks · · Score: 1

    A gun also has the purpose to threaten or hurt people.