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  1. Re:You know what... on Russian Town Puts Giant Smiley On Google Maps · · Score: 1

    Fake, or already "overwritten" by newer satellite data?

  2. Re:Where's the keyboard error? on The Thirteen Greatest Error Messages of All Time · · Score: 1

    "It was" several messages similar to this one, depending on what BIOS your computer has. I have ony ever encountered "Keyboard not found. Press F1 to continue."...

  3. Re:Five pages on The Thirteen Greatest Error Messages of All Time · · Score: 1

    It's funny how the article is split up in so many pages, yet the huge list of comments below it isn't and is all loaded over again when navigating to the next page.

  4. Hmm... on Is Open Source Different In Europe Than In the US? · · Score: 1

    I wasn't aware that a difference existed between countries. For me, my love for open source must be both: free software that can be improved by anyone (when following the rules (license)).

  5. Re:Cobol defeated da Terminator on Don't Count Cobol Out · · Score: 1

    Wait, the scene was cut because of foul language, not the fact that he was cutting his freaking eye out? o_O

  6. Re:Smartphone? on Fast-Booting Text-Editor Operating System? · · Score: 1

    There's no real "lugging" if it's something like an Eee PC though. (By the way, these boot up in 10-15 seconds when using its default crappy Linux OS.)

  7. Re:Security on Locate Any WiFi Router By Its MAC Address · · Score: 1

    Because they likely have to sign a special contract forbidding such actions or placing it into confidentiality when applying for a job at that ISP? I don't think any ISP would allow for an employee to breach their clients' security like that.

  8. Movies on Locate Any WiFi Router By Its MAC Address · · Score: 1

    You know... Those people in them action movies about hackers have been able to do this for years.

    On a serious note, this is a bit... unsettling.

  9. Re:FITD vs DITF on Researchers Find Racial Bias In Virtual Worlds · · Score: 1

    I think certain stereotypes or generalizations can't be helped if you start talking about Martians.

  10. Re:FITD vs DITF on Researchers Find Racial Bias In Virtual Worlds · · Score: 1

    Racial bias, eh? But what if I deliberately choose to pick a black avatar when I'm white? This is why racial bias seems kind of weird to me in computer.... games.

  11. Re:it's a good general guide on Sony Pledges More Accurate Laptop Battery Figures · · Score: 1

    Well, I don't think you can call the number of people running linux "tiny" anymore. I think it's upgraded to "pretty small" by now.

  12. Re:How dark? on Space Observatory May Have Found Dark Matter · · Score: 1

    Troll? I would have understood an off-topic modification, but troll? Umm...

  13. Re:Very Interesting... on Google Chrome, the Google Browser · · Score: 1

    Why a new Javascript engine if TraceMonkey is coming soon, anyway?

  14. Libraries on Java, Where To Start? · · Score: 1

    Swing is important for graphical user interfaces - for both applets and standalone applications. Tomcat and Java Server is useful for creating dynamic web pages (JSP and Servlets).

    I don't like using either of them, really, but they're pretty much the more important and useful things you can learn in Java. There are also plenty of other useful libraries out there (learning to use JDBC, and Hibernate, is good for databases).

  15. Re:How dark? on Space Observatory May Have Found Dark Matter · · Score: 0, Troll

    class Troll extends Twitter { ?

  16. Netherlands on Businesses Choosing "Community" Linux Distros · · Score: 1

    If I remember correctly, the governments in Rotterdam and Den Haag, two cities in the Netherlands, have switched to Linux a few months ago too. Reason: Windows wasn't stable enough. Heh.

  17. Re:Obligatory on VIA Releases FOSS Graphics Driver · · Score: 1

    More accurate would be "some of us" can play through Wine in Linux.

  18. Re:Hmmm on A Hardware Mashup Device Running Linux · · Score: 1

    No. No, it doesn't. It's only Linux-based.

  19. Definitely not DNF. on The Duke Is Finally Back, For Real · · Score: 1

    AAAARGH! Thanks for getting my hopes up, this news is only about the ports of DN3D for the 360!

  20. Re:Full speed, high speed, superspeed on Hands-on Look At USB 3.0, Spec Details Revealed · · Score: 1

    Why anonymously? Or did you mean unanimously?

  21. Wireless electricity?! on Intel Claims an Advance In Wireless Power · · Score: 1

    There was this joke commercial in the Netherlands about a year ago about "buying wireless electricity" (point of the commercial was that something like that doesn't or won't exist, so instead you'll have to get your electricity at their company). It sure doesn't seem so impossible now...

  22. Re:Think Antarctica on What Will Linux Be Capable Of, 3 Years Down the Road? · · Score: 1

    All I'm saying is that support by at least some of those companies WOULD help. As for how... If the solution was that easy, Linux would be in a better state right now, no? I guess commercial products do get all the commercial attention...

  23. Re:KDE4 on What Will Linux Be Capable Of, 3 Years Down the Road? · · Score: 1

    Luckily for KDE, it's all very well customizable.

  24. Re:Come On on Intel Releases USB 3.0 Controller Interface Spec · · Score: 1

    Yes, but are you a woman?

  25. Re:KDE4 on What Will Linux Be Capable Of, 3 Years Down the Road? · · Score: 1

    I foresee a good future for Xfce: lightweight, not bloated at all, somewhat customizable, has a bunch of awesome "applets" to put on the task bar(s). In my opinion, it only really lacks in customizability...