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  1. Re:CMake on What Free IDE Do You Use? · · Score: 1

    I was going to post CMake had no one else done so. It's a build system, not an IDE, so not completely on topic yet still a very important aspect of programming.

  2. Re:Speed? on Canonical Demos Early Stage Android-On-Ubuntu · · Score: 1

    Android apps are Java, aren't they? Java is interpreted code, and won't run any slower on either platform. Actually, last I checked, Java is more mature on x86 processors supporting features like just-in-time compilation, so it could run faster on desktops.

    This is assuming the android apps aren't compiled straight to some sort of ARM or other CPU-specific executable.

  3. Re:What about the existing 360 camera? on Microsoft Working On Motion-Sensing Camera For the Xbox 360 · · Score: 1

    Yeah, didn't Microsoft already release a camera like the EyeToy for the 360 and a few games that used it? Maybe you and I have slipped into an alternate reality where they haven't yet?

    Or is there something radically new about this newer camera?

  4. Re:Photocopying on MPAA Says Teachers Should Camcord For Fair Use · · Score: 1

    PuTTY has the same functionality. Can't remember the exact menu you pick the option under but works just like the standard ssh program.

    I have PuTTY Portable and FireFox Portable set to use the proxy on my flash drive, so I'm good where ever I go :)

  5. Re:Slow as usual... on Anonymous Network I2P 0.7.2 Released · · Score: 1

    Whenever you're connecting to something needing authentication, like a bank, you should be using encryption (HTTPS), no matter which method.

    Without it, at the coffee shop, someone monitoring it can sniff your password. On Tor or a similar network, someone can sniff your password if they're running an exit node.

  6. Re:Yay? on AMD Demos Live Migration Across Three Opterons · · Score: 1

    I thought KVM or qemu did this?

  7. Re:Aggressive Social Sites on Social Search Reveals 700 Comcast Customer Logins · · Score: 1

    Twitter also seems to do this. I even skipped the step where it asked to log into my other accounts, but it still seemed to check my MSN account (using the same password) and automatically make me follow the twitter of someone from my contact's list.

  8. Re:HAHAHA Halo had a good story - yeah right on Review: Halo Wars · · Score: 1

    I can't even begin to describe how simplistic and boring the story in these games was. Actually, I never really figured out too much of what was going on aside from various retarded looking aliens hissing at each other and posturing to show off how tough they are.

    Not exactly helping your position that the story sucks when you admit you never bothered to pay attention to it.

  9. Re:HAHAHA yeah right on Review: Halo Wars · · Score: 1

    To answer one of your other points... accident? Coming out beside the ring was intentional (the AI did it).

    In the game, it's made out to seem that it was accidental. The book seems to imply that Cortana kept it secret that she used the discovered coordinates for the jump.

  10. Re:Terrible. on Quake Live Public Beta Launches To High Demand · · Score: 1

    It works well, just refuses to minimize if you use Compiz (wtf?). I'm thinking Quake Live will work as well under wine, but I'm disappointed there doesn't sound like there's a linux build. id always seems to make sure to have linux builds; maybe they're just going to take some time before putting one out for Quake Live.

  11. Re:Exactly on Woman Claims Ubuntu Kept Her From Online Classes · · Score: 1

    On Ubuntu, flash is in the standard repositories, just not installed by default (since it isn't free software). Install the "ubuntu-restricted-extras" package and it will automatically install a bunch of non-free software, such as flash. It's even set up by default to install it correctly with the right wrapper program on 64-bit systems.

  12. What's the problem? Fairpoint is replacing Verizon on Fairpoint Pledges To Violate Net Neutrality · · Score: 1

    I'm not seeing the problem, if I'm understanding this right. Verizon offered ISP services, and a service where you could access msn/yahoo/aol email through a Verizon page.
    Now that Fairpoint is taking over, the customers need to use a Fairpoint page instead of a Verizon page.
    Doesn't seem like an issue, just an ISP restructuring its service, not a web filtering scheme by the ISP to force their email program usage.

    The article is kinda vague about this. Any other news articles about this? If not, its probably because this interpretation is right and its a non-issue.

  13. Re:Ask Slashdot AGAIN on Long-Term Personal Data Storage? · · Score: 1

    This is why files have 'last modified' dates saved on them.

  14. OpenMP makes parallel programming simple on Time to Get Good At Functional Programming? · · Score: 1

    OpenMP makes it simple to write code that takes advantage of multiple threads, and it's supported by gcc 4.x, Visual Studio (just not the Express editions I think), and other compilers.

  15. Re:All email IS plain text on Worm Attack Prompts DoD To Ban Use of External Media · · Score: 1

    If the home directories are set to back up regularly, it can be recovered easily with no lasting damage. But a real solution would be to be able to set the rights of specific programs; I believe either SELinux or AppArmor can do this when set up.

  16. Re:This isn't alarming... on Worm Attack Prompts DoD To Ban Use of External Media · · Score: 1

    Not like Linux, or a lot of common distros are much better at being managed with built-in tools - I can't for the life of me figure out how to use gconf editor to set system defaults short of setting up a .gconf folder in /etc/skel on Ubuntu.