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  1. Re:Start with a simpler, better defined problem on Kaspersky's Exploit-Proof OS Leaves Security Experts Skeptical · · Score: 1

    What you said is equivalent.
    You're the one not understanding what the halting problem is.

    Given a program, you cannot necessarily prove that it will halt or not. This is somewhat related to the incompleteness theorem: not all assertions can be proven.

  2. Re:I have an "exploit-proof" OS on Kaspersky's Exploit-Proof OS Leaves Security Experts Skeptical · · Score: 2

    Why are you relating this to a model theory theorem that you don't really understand?

  3. Re:Ubuntu can fuck off on Ubuntu Isn't Becoming Less Open, Says Shuttleworth · · Score: 1

    Is that a case of a noob comparing ubuntu with debian stable again?
    Use debian testing or unstable.

  4. Re:You know what it is on Mars Rover Solves Metallic Object Mystery, Unearths Another · · Score: 1

    "the" movie?
    unobtanium is a classic, present in dozens of works of literature, TV shows and films.

  5. Re:And we snobs have the last laugh... on How Hair Can be Used To Track Where You've Been · · Score: 1

    Even the French don't drink much Evian.
    Spring water, such as Cristaline, is actually more popular.

  6. Re:Translation on Parent Questions Mandatory High School Chemistry · · Score: 2

    Biology is really chemistry.

    Chemistry is really physics.

    Physics is really math.

    Math is really logic.

    And logic is really philosophy.

  7. Re:The society is to blame on Teen Suicide Tormentor Outed By Anonymous · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I've seen absolutely zero indication her parents were prudes nor that they didn't do everything they could to support her.

    She said she was alone and had no one helping her. She called for help to random strangers on the Internet.
    Clearly, her parents were not helping her. They probably weren't even aware of her problems. The reason the girl didn't tell them is probably that she believed they wouldn't understand or be of any help, which is a sign of bad parent-child relationship.

    Clueless parents not able to connect with their children and help them in times or need are to blame.

  8. Re:It's all tied together on Teen Suicide Tormentor Outed By Anonymous · · Score: 1

    Since when has religion had much to do with morality?

    Since its inception.

  9. Re:Thinkpad still the best laptop on Has Lenovo Taken the Top PC Manufacturer Spot From HP? · · Score: 2

    You can switch them in the BIOS.

  10. Thinkpad still the best laptop on Has Lenovo Taken the Top PC Manufacturer Spot From HP? · · Score: 4, Informative

    I've bought many laptops, and thinkpads, even recent ones, are still clearly the best laptops on the market.
    Great build, great keyboard.
    Pricey, but has all the best hardware possible, and it works well on linux.

    Everything a demanding software engineer might need.

  11. Re:What's the difference? on Has Lenovo Taken the Top PC Manufacturer Spot From HP? · · Score: 1

    They both use Chinese/Taiwanese components

    You realize Lenovo is a Chinese company right?

  12. Re:C is the epitome of a programming language. on Linus Torvalds Will Answer Your Questions · · Score: 1

    It costs time, and thus money, to contribute to the C++ Standards Committee.
    Therefore those who do so are either academics or have are supported by a business who has interest in them extending the language in certain ways. It doesn't necessarily mean, though, that those extensions are not beneficial to C++ users.

    It's not only compiler writers, Intel and Microsoft are pushing (arguably bad) extensions for parallel programming in order to sell parallel hardware better (for Intel) and to get more app developers on their platform and hence attract customers (Microsoft).
    Google is pushing some extensions to make their workforce working with C++ more efficient.

  13. Re:Excellent execution which needs more explaining on UK 'Virtual ID Card' Scheme Set For Launch · · Score: 1

    Well if you want a passport with your name on it, they need to know your name,
    If you want to pay your taxes, rather than someone else's, they need to know which is your tax return?

    Yes, so?
    What data are you exactly giving away?
    When you register for a passport, the government already adds you to a database. I don't see what new data you are giving away to anyone with the digital ID scheme, be it the government or a third party.

    True but that would depend on encrypting the data at the ID checkpoint as well as on the 3rd party's database, with no backdoors.

    I don't know what you're talking about.
    BrowserID for example guarantees that your ID provider cannot track who you're giving the ID to.

  14. Re:Excellent execution which needs more explaining on UK 'Virtual ID Card' Scheme Set For Launch · · Score: 1

    Why would you need to give any data to anyone, other than proving your ID?
    The system should be designed so that the "trust authority" cannot be able to track who you are giving your ID to.

  15. A good idea, but poor execution? on UK 'Virtual ID Card' Scheme Set For Launch · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Sometimes I enjoy thinking of what I would do if I were at the head of a country to improve society, and providing a service that allows a person to prove their identity to another party over the Internet is one of those.

    In real life, you can choose to show your ID card to someone to prove who you are, but there is no way to do something like this over the Internet, which might be useful to prove your age or nationality and access certain services.
    Likewise, you could use a mechanism to prove you are who you claim to be when you send a message to someone (digital signing). Solutions exist, but you always need to rely on a reference authority; it being the state is the most official authority there is.

    It seems however that in this case the execution is extremely poor, the possibilities limited, and security a problem. In particular, there is no need to put trust in private parties, it should be handled by the state. OpenID and similar technologies can already do the right thing without problems.

  16. Re:The Good and the Bad on The Sci-fi Films To Look Forward To In 2013 · · Score: 1

    Gundam has nothing to do with fighting giant alien monsters.

  17. TLS on IETF Starts Work On Next-Generation HTTP Standards · · Score: 1

    Isn't that what TLS is for?

  18. Missing the point on Why Are We So Rude Online? · · Score: 1

    The reason people are rude is because communication on the Internet is done through text rather than through voice.
    That's all there is to it.

  19. Re:Comparison on The Explosive Growth of 3D Printing · · Score: 1

    Or just japanese erotic figurines.

  20. Understanding on The Day Leo Traynor Confronted His Troll · · Score: 1

    Did the guy ever try to understand what drove this "Internet troll" to hate/despise him so much, or did he just assume it was baseless racism and he was crazy?

  21. TwinView on KDE Multi-Monitor Control Getting An Overhaul · · Score: 2

    nvidia-settings
    Detect Displays
    Click on newly-detected display and select "TwinView" and "Clone Displays".
    Click apply.

    Done, works with all window managers.

  22. Re:hahaha on The Rise of Paid Wikipedia Consulting · · Score: 1

    More like a pleonasm.

  23. Re:Why assembly ... on iPhone 5 A6 SoC Teardown: ARM Cores Appear To Be Laid Out By Hand · · Score: 1

    It's very different. Clearly you haven't done significant amount of work with the two to be able to tell.

  24. Re:Why assembly ... on iPhone 5 A6 SoC Teardown: ARM Cores Appear To Be Laid Out By Hand · · Score: 1

    Which are really just alternative ways to write a line or two of assembly code.

    it is vastly different since you leave register allocation to the compiler, which means you can still use inlining and constant propagation.

  25. Re:Why assembly ... on iPhone 5 A6 SoC Teardown: ARM Cores Appear To Be Laid Out By Hand · · Score: 1

    You don't need to use assembly for this, you can just use built-ins or intrinsics.

    Assembly is only useful if you want to control register usage.