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  1. Re:Meh on Samsung Offered StackOverflow Users $500 For "Organic" Publicity · · Score: 1

    +1 to that. The only apple device I've ever seen in promo material or demonstration prior to launch is the coming Mac Pro.

  2. Re:Facebook does it, Slashdot does it on Samsung Offered StackOverflow Users $500 For "Organic" Publicity · · Score: 1

    So when microsoft do this, it's their stupid, probably former, marketer too, right?

  3. Re:Not an achievement really on FreeBSD, Ubuntu Offer Same NVIDIA OpenGL Support As Windows · · Score: 1

    Only because on Windows there's actually a second 3d API. OpenGL on Windows still works better than OpenGL on linux across the board.

  4. Re:Grain of salt on FreeBSD, Ubuntu Offer Same NVIDIA OpenGL Support As Windows · · Score: 1

    Or... you know... you could just run proper FreeBSD or PC-BSD at least.

  5. Re:in 3... 2... 1... on FreeBSD, Ubuntu Offer Same NVIDIA OpenGL Support As Windows · · Score: 1

    In many ways the Windows graphics stack is well ahead of X

    I think you mean "all ways". Note: "graphics stack" doesn't mean window manager...

  6. Re:AMD Shooting themselves in the foot on FreeBSD, Ubuntu Offer Same NVIDIA OpenGL Support As Windows · · Score: 1

    Why would Nvidia want to enable ARM support to cannibalize their own mobile chipset?

  7. Re:AMD Shooting themselves in the foot on FreeBSD, Ubuntu Offer Same NVIDIA OpenGL Support As Windows · · Score: 1

    The irony of course here is that the driver for FreeBSD by Nvidia is a binary blob, and performs the same across all platforms probably because of this (i.e., a single compiler with nvidia flags is used for all platforms). The OS just compiles a platform specific stub for it - all the heavy lifting is done internally...

  8. Re:Or just pirate Adobe on Australian Government Releases Report Into IT Price Fixing · · Score: 1

    Just because you drink it, it doesn't mean you can normally even find it for sale either on tap, or in an average bottle shop. In Perth, I am yet to see fosters either at a pub or in a coldroom. Ever.

  9. Re:quick key repetition on More Encryption Is Not the Solution · · Score: 2

    Why add another CA when you can just bribe one of the existing ones?

  10. Re:quick key repetition on More Encryption Is Not the Solution · · Score: 1

    Or rather, set up your own CA. You still want to be able to revoke a cert if it is stolen and the cert can have the CRL built into it. Relying on a public CA is only somewhat useful if you're dealing with an untrusted third party.

  11. Re:Don't be evil (some of the time) on Google Argues Against Net Neutrality · · Score: 1

    A unique data point vs personally identifiable information is just splitting hairs. If i can track you via a unique data point, and then track that unique data point, I can track you.

  12. Re:Solution to price gouging by American SW compan on Australian Government Releases Report Into IT Price Fixing · · Score: 1

    How do you go with access databases?

  13. Re:Solution to price gouging by American SW compan on Australian Government Releases Report Into IT Price Fixing · · Score: 1

    Staroffice was, which is what it's based on, einstein.

  14. Re:Don't be evil (some of the time) on Google Argues Against Net Neutrality · · Score: 1

    Bit-torrent. Owait, that's a server...

  15. Re:No, it is simple economics on Google Argues Against Net Neutrality · · Score: 2

    Define: reasonable. If i am paying for say, a 100 megabit "unlimited" connection (if this is what is advertised) then it is "reasonable" to assume that I can use it in the manner advertised.

  16. Re:Don't be evil (some of the time) on Google Argues Against Net Neutrality · · Score: 1

    We ALL know that google makes money selling your demographics in bulk and pushing ads on you. There is no secret there. In my day job I manage google advertising for the company I work for, and we get nothing identifiable on those who click my company's ads. (Just like Google's privacy policy says).

    You don't. Google does.

  17. Re:Don't be evil (some of the time) on Google Argues Against Net Neutrality · · Score: 1

    Pretty much. And the scary thing is that google serves almost all the content outside of facebook that people care about now.

  18. Re:Don't be evil (some of the time) on Google Argues Against Net Neutrality · · Score: 2

    Pretty much. Define "server". Does my Quake server count? How about my Airport with back to my mac? The ssh port on my router? My home security webcam? There are plenty of legitimate reasons a home user may want to run a "server", especially if they have high bandwidth fiber.

  19. Re:Government can do little here... on Australian Government Releases Report Into IT Price Fixing · · Score: 2

    Piracy says no we aren't willing... government can do whatever the fuck they like within our local market.

  20. Re:Solution to price gouging by American SW compan on Australian Government Releases Report Into IT Price Fixing · · Score: 0

    Wake me up when libreoffice can actually open and save documents properly. I've been waiting since 1997.

  21. Re:Or just pirate Adobe on Australian Government Releases Report Into IT Price Fixing · · Score: 1

    Yeah, its pretty funny how you can tell those who think they know aussies and who have no fucking idea - fosters is one of the big give aways.

  22. Re:the cause on Australian Government Releases Report Into IT Price Fixing · · Score: 2

    We need to speak indian like everyone else...

  23. Re:Adobe Logistics on Australian Government Releases Report Into IT Price Fixing · · Score: 1

    Because GIMP does PDF editing...

  24. Re:Logistics on Australian Government Releases Report Into IT Price Fixing · · Score: 1

    And for those in the US who think "so what", have a look at our fucking airfare prices.

  25. shows how little we "know" on Imitation In Dogs Matches Humans and Apes · · Score: 2

    My cats, both of them will attempt to do stuff like reach for the door knob to open closed doors. They are round knobs so they can't do it. But they know what they need to do. One of them has opened a bag of litter and knocked it over when we were out so she could do her business in it after the door to the room with her litter tray blew shut in the wind (I kid you not).

    Animals are a lot smarter than we give them credit for, a lot of the tests they "fail" is likely because they are simply differently motivated.