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  1. Try writing better searches on Microsoft Tackles 'Horrifying' Bing Search Results (bbc.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I'd appreciate a search engine that gives me exactly what I search for. I can filter things myself and get better at searching and get what I'm looking for that way.

  2. Operating systems that mishandle... on Multiple OS Vendors Release Security Patches After Misinterpreting Intel Docs (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    Operating systems that mishandle this debug exception and had their systems open to attacks include Apple, Microsoft, FreeBSD, Red Hat, Ubuntu, SUSE Linux, and other Linux distros based on the Linux Kernel -- which is also affected.

    Apple, Microsoft, and Red Hat are not operation systems ;-) Also, I think most Linux distros are based on the Linux Kernel.

  3. You could justify on Suit To Let Researchers Break Website Rules Wins a Round (axios.com) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    just about anything if you start with 'in the public interest' and 'finding out if there is discrimination'. Also. Can people just use 'unjust discrimination' instead? Discrimination is what we do as human beings. We can't function without it. (sorry. Pet Peave).

  4. Re:And it was completely accurate on False Hawaii Missile Alert Sent After Drill Recording Said 'This Is Not A Drill' (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    It wasn't a drill - it was a missile.

  5. Thanks Ronald on MINIX: Intel's Hidden In-chip Operating System (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Now I have to go change my pants

  6. Re:Indeed on Why RSS Still Beats Facebook and Twitter for Tracking News (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    and thank you TheOldReader.com for allowing me to continue doing things this way. News, webcomics, blogs, podcasts, etc., etc. I've even contact web devs to see if they would add or fix newfeeds to make them easier to use and to skim through the summaries. I don't use Facebook, and I rarely look at Twitter. RSS/Atom is much better.

  7. Why not just make it user-configurable?

    It's Linux. It probably is already.

  8. He must be using on Linus Torvalds Says Linux Still Surprises and Motivates Him (linux.com) · · Score: 1

    KDE

  9. that his attitude comes back to bite him. I can just imagine the fun that social media could have with that kind of arrogance.

  10. Re:"Open too many tabs" on Should You Leave Google Chrome For the Opera Browser? (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Yeah, but I bet Arch Linux with i3wm would really fly ;-)

  11. Re:Yes, I do. on Slashdot Asks: Do You Still Use RSS? · · Score: 2

    Mod this up ;-) I use The Old Reader daily to get updates for software, blogs, comics, news, etc. I couldn't function without RSS/Atom.

  12. Re:Perspective, Please! on Earth-Sized Telescope Set To Snap First Picture of a Black Hole (newscientist.com) · · Score: 1

    hubris to believe that an area the size of Earth is considered huge

    I think it would be considered huge compared to other radio telescopes, though.

  13. I posted before I saw this. I like the nanomoles. Nice touch.

  14. 2 Billion Genomes?? on Earth-Sized Telescope Set To Snap First Picture of a Black Hole (newscientist.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    enough to store the full genomes of some 2 billion people

    There's a useless comparison. Unless you're doing a lot of genome storage I'd think that you'd have no idea what that means.

  15. Re:Interesting story on Software Engineer Detained At JFK, Given Test To Prove He's An Engineer (mashable.com) · · Score: 1

    You know what's interesting. I'm not a programmer but have an amateur's interest in it and have dabbled for years. I couldn't write code to show this out of my head (except in pseudocode) but I knew what a balanced tree would look like from an xkcd comic.

  16. only works under Linux on Hands On With the First Open-Source Microcontroller (hackaday.com) · · Score: 1

    Right now, the SDK only works under Linux

    There's something in me that snickers every time I read those words. It happens surprisingly often ;-)

  17. But will it run on Nokia Dials Back Time To Sell Mobile Phones Again (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Linux ;-)

  18. Re: Michigan's Lake Superior on An Underground Ice Deposit On Mars Is Bigger Than New Mexico (popularmechanics.com) · · Score: 1

    Thank you sir! As a Canadian I was deeply offended ;-)

  19. Re:But does it run on linux? on VLC Media Player Previews 360-degree Video Support (videolan.org) · · Score: 2

    OK. I answered my own question. Of course it isn't true. Download the tarball and compile away ;-)

  20. Re:But does it run on linux? on VLC Media Player Previews 360-degree Video Support (videolan.org) · · Score: 1

    No it doesn't.

    Is this true? If so, that's pretty crummy.

  21. Re:Moving to a truth-free society. on Adobe Is Working On 'Photoshop For Audio' That Will Let You Add Words Someone Never Said (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Oh, I think we're headed there anyway. Our society is already hostile to truth if it contradicts the public narrative sharply enough. There's nothing new under the sun.

  22. Re:Not a pirate on Spanish Police Arrest Their First Ever eBook Pirate (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    uploaders should be called...er

    Perhaps 'enablers' might be appropriate.

  23. Not a pirate on Spanish Police Arrest Their First Ever eBook Pirate (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 0

    For one thing he doesn't say 'aarh matey' nearly enough. Maybe a misguided Robin Hood. I think pirates are more into acquiring booty for their own use.

  24. Re:How does it compare? on Microsoft PowerShell Goes Open Source and Lands On Linux and Mac (pcworld.com) · · Score: 1

    I agree. It's not just the registry though. Everything is treated as an object in PS. I find it very easy to use. I've seen a couple of attempts to create a powershell-like, object-oriented shell in Linux. I've even tried out a couple of them, but the Linux commandline just isn't designed that way. The thing about PS for me is that I was already scripting Windows using vbscript and PS is much simpler and come with a whole host of functions (cmdlets) built in, including those that come with the server tools (Active Directory cmdlets, etc.).

  25. Re:Q and A Time: What can Powershell do... on Microsoft PowerShell Goes Open Source and Lands On Linux and Mac (pcworld.com) · · Score: 1

    I find that they both make sense in their environments. I have no problem with piping in Linux because that's the way Linux command want to work. I sometimes find bash syntax cumbersome, but that's just because I'm unfamiliar. I love the pipeline in PS too. I use it all the time. I found PS much easier to learn from scratch than bash has been over the years. The Powershell_ISE is great too, and helps a lot.