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  1. 10 Million? on Google Envisions 10 Million Servers · · Score: 2, Interesting

    How many servers does this thing need to become self-aware?

  2. Re:bloated-office on Sneak Preview of New OpenOffice 3.2 · · Score: 1

    You want bloat? I hear OO.o is available as an Emacs plugin now too...

  3. Re:WIll this be backported? on Sneak Preview of New OpenOffice 3.2 · · Score: 1

    "
    su root
    tar -zxvf OO.version.tar.gz
    ./configure
    make
    make install
    ???
    PROFIT!

    .. and that's the sum total of my knowledge of compiling ...

    FTFY.

  4. Re:Political correctness assaulting opposers on Legal War For WA State Sunshine Law · · Score: 1
    HNV: Matthew Chapter 15

    16. So Yeshua said, “Do you also still not understand?
    17. Don’t you understand that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the belly, and then out of the body?
    18. But the things which proceed out of the mouth come out of the heart, and they defile the man.
    19. For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies.

    For the relationship between the Old and New Testaments, read the book of Romans. In a nutshell, the New Testament 'law' is the same concepts expressed in a different way. The Old Testament Law would have been enough if people had been capable of obeying it. But as everyone knows, people never do as they are told. Therefore, the New Testament came as an alternate route, based on love and grace rather than on works. But Paul explains it better in Romans than I do here, IMO.

  5. Re:Thank goodness it's Microsoft on MS's "Lifeblogging" Camera Enters Mass Production · · Score: 1

    Grandma is safe, cradled gently in Ballmer's strong arms...

    Thank you for that lovely mental picture...

  6. Why? on Scientists Write Memories Directly Into Fly Brains · · Score: 0, Troll

    Is there any morally correct application for 'writing' false memories into a brain? Or is this yet one more experiment that we've done just because we can, hang the consequences? Don't get me wrong, I'm all for scientific investigation, but this seems like it's beginning to cross the line.
    On the one hand, this teaches us more about memory. On the other, what's stopping it from one day being used on humans? Just because it's not the primary goal doesn't rule it out as an extension.
    Maybe I'm just paranoid, but I think there are some experiments that just shouldn't be done.

  7. Re:except Windows 7 on Sneaky Microsoft Add-On Put Firefox Users At Risk · · Score: 3, Informative

    Removing the ubufox package is supposed to leave you with a vanilla Firefox, as far as I know. I don't know anything about the 'Ubuntu Firefox Modifications' add-on; I have nothing of the sort on my Ubuntu Jaunty system as far as I can tell.

  8. Re:except Windows 7 on Sneaky Microsoft Add-On Put Firefox Users At Risk · · Score: 1

    sudo aptitude remove ubufox?

  9. Re:Why can't Microsoft be a business too? on Windows Server Trusts Samba4 Active Directory · · Score: 1

    Microsoft is simply moving away from a revenue stream based on selling software to a revenue stream based on selling licenses.

    Read the EULA's, that's how they've always operated.

  10. Re:Autodestruct? on Microsoft Plans Largest-Ever Patch Tuesday · · Score: 1
    Obviously, you were lucky enough to never encounter the following error message:

    Computer will now throw itself out window. Press F1 to continue.

  11. Re:We'll only read about it if they support AGW on Captain Bligh's Logbooks To Yield Climate Bounty · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    This comment, in conjuction with Darwin, made me think of something. No political(?) implications here, just a thought:

    If it doesn't support evolution, the media will ignore them. Don't you DARE call it "science" when skepticism is met with derision.

    Again, I'm not taking sides, or endorsing a viewpoint. Just mentioning that I've heard something to that effect before.

  12. Everybody's thinking it, I'm just saying it on Eolas To Sue Apple, Google, and 21 Others · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I think we've hit the breaking point for software patents. The i4i suit was the first real big patent case I can remember (disclaimer, I have a short memory), especially due to the number of people affected - not just users, but retailers like Dell (according to them). This one ought to make everyone say "enough is enough".

    [/fingers_crossed]

  13. Re:PALM IS DEAD !! on Palm Frees Up webOS Development · · Score: 1

    I won't believe it 'til Netcraft confirms it.

  14. Re:Last Thursday on 4-Winged Proto-Bird Unearthed In China; Predates Archaeopteryx · · Score: 1

    That's an interesting view. From a religious standpoint, just because God permitted this Devil to make old rocks doesn't mean he wants us to think that. Look at the book of Job, God permits the Devil to destroy Job's family and possessions, but not for the sake of hurting him - Job is essentially collateral damage in a power struggle. Even if God had allowed evolution to be scientifically viable, it would not be possible (for God as we understand him, anyhow) for him to intend for us to believe it, as it would make him a liar.

  15. Re:Last Thursday on 4-Winged Proto-Bird Unearthed In China; Predates Archaeopteryx · · Score: 1

    Oops, that should be "provable", not "irrefutable". My bad - trying to watch TV and type at the same time.

  16. Re:Last Thursday on 4-Winged Proto-Bird Unearthed In China; Predates Archaeopteryx · · Score: 1

    I can't prove beyond the shadow of a doubt that the universe wasn't created last Thursday, because neither I nor any other reliable source has memories of the event, given that the theory assumes false memories. Funny thing is, this is the same reason that evolution is not irrefutable, nor is Creation. Evolution assumes long periods of time before memory and written history, and Creation assumes an untouchable designer. There is no such thing as an irrefutable origins theory.

  17. Re:Devil's Advocate on 4-Winged Proto-Bird Unearthed In China; Predates Archaeopteryx · · Score: 1

    This is far from the last time I will say this, but no true scientist would believe the theory of evolution to be irrefutable. Darwin didn't, he says in his book that the human eye keeps him awake with its complexity, the fossil record is laughing in his face, and if any system could be found that could not have evolved his theory should be thrown out. Beyond that, it hinges on the belief that the world is millions of years old, which (bear with me here, please) is scientifically unlikely, given the vast amount of evidence suggesting the contrary (you've heard this before; salt in the ocean, rate of development of human culture, decay of magnetic field, and the dust on the moon, for openers).

  18. Re:The Karma-Whoring Generation on StackOverflow For Any Topic · · Score: 1

    Yeah, but just picture being able to put "100,000 StackOverflow points" on your resume!

  19. I see the problem. on '09 Malibu Vs. '59 Bel Air Crash Test · · Score: 5, Funny
    It should have been a reverse Bel Air.

    Now this is a story all about how my life got flip turned upside-down. I'd like to take a minute, just sit right there, I'll tell you how I totally destroyed a classic car in the name of science.

  20. Purpose on Apple Behind Intel's USB Competitor? · · Score: 1

    an interoperable standard which could handle massive amounts of data and 'replace the multitudinous connector types with a single connector

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that what USB is supposed to be?

  21. Re:not a record on New Motorcycle World Speed Record, 367.382 mph · · Score: 2, Informative

    Apparently, the controls were taken from an F-4 fighter jet. But if you look at some of the pictures underneath the shell it looks slightly more motorcycle-like.

  22. Re:Born in December on A New Explanation For the Plight of Winter Babies · · Score: 0, Troll

    grammer Nazi's:
    'gra-mer nat-sees, n.
    The kind of people who's goal in life are to point out you're mistakes.

  23. Re:Born in December on A New Explanation For the Plight of Winter Babies · · Score: 1

    I know the feeling. Born in January, running a 94% average for my entire school career.
    Don't it feel good to be a misfit? (And to all the grammer Nazi's, that was intentional.)

  24. Re:Going or coming? on High-Tech Gadgets Can Pose Problems At Mexican Border · · Score: 2, Informative

    Come to Canada. They don't even ask you where you're from half the time.

  25. Re:Interesting... on First-Ever USB 3.0 Hard Drive · · Score: 3, Informative
    Or I could RTFA, where this question is answered...

    The company is also supplying drivers to make USB 3.0 work with Vista and XP. Windows 7 should have 'native' drivers from not long after launch, or users will hope so. Apple is not yet supported by the XS 3.0.