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  1. Re:This! on HTC Does What Google Wouldn't: Sell an LTE Phone That Sidesteps AT&T · · Score: 1

    And all their phones are at least 2 years out of date on the OS. HTC has the WORST track record for pushing out OS updates.

    Wrong, Sony took the title in 2012 with it's new models. Don't even mention new Android versions - they even stopped giving out bug fix releases after 6 months of Xperia Sola release date.

  2. Re:GPL != Free on Ask Slashdot: Where Do You Draw the Line On GPL V2 Derived Works and Fees? · · Score: 1

    What if I work for your Random Fortune 500 Co and execute the modified GPL application on my workstation. Do you have to provide me the source code if I ask you to? Does GPL allow me to take the program and it's source with me when I leave the company?

  3. Re:Anecdotal evidence from that last math test!! on Evidence for Unconscious Math, Language Processing Abilities · · Score: 1

    My insights often come when I sit down on the toilet.

    Not sure what's up with that, but I'd suggest directing the next study towards test subjects in toilets.

  4. Re:If it is not broke, don't fix it on Maybe With Help From Google and Adobe, Microsoft Can Kill Windows XP · · Score: 1

    I completely agree. Just yesterday I was replacing another old machine with a new one at a small business and was forced to Windows 7. This meant reinstalling all the business-specific software and exporting-importing the data to the new machine, which took around 3 hours. Add to that setting up mail clients, office and other smaller programs and you end with quite a bill for the company.

    And the end result for the business? 0% increased productivity/business value (-X% for the first days of troubleshooting/getting used to the 7 UI). I guess everyone would've been happier if we could've paid 100 € for a new XP license when ordering the machine and simply copied the whole XP image onto the new machine.

    Personally, I love Windows 7, but for many tasks there really isn't any real added value.

  5. Or kill it from the Task Manager.

    Or wait until your disk drive light dies down...

    So it's normal that when stopping your car engine for a minute, you have to go open up the bonnet and turn some large crank or wait until the engine cools down to restart the engine?
    I'm just saying that most other Windows applications have managed to bypass this nonsense...

  6. Hope they fix the running process error before going any further, it's the next most annoying thing after WinRAR's evaluation period!

    http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-already-running-not-responding

    I don't take this as a solution:
    If Firefox did not shut down normally when you last used it, Firefox might still be running in the background, even though it is not visible. Restart your computer to see if the problem goes away.

  7. Running process! on Why We Love Firefox, and Why We Hate It · · Score: 2

    Sounds familiar?

    "Firefox is already running, but is not responding. To open a new window, you must first close the existing Firefox process, or restart your system."

    I'm just too fast for this FF!

  8. Re:Prior Art on Amazon Patents Electronic Gifting · · Score: 3

    I don't get it - how can they get highly educated people to even consider working on a patent like this? My motivation would be -100 on a scale of 10.

  9. Re:If you think you understand the world of 10^(-2 on Physicists Detect Elusive Orbiton By "Splitting" Electron · · Score: 2

    Only the likes of Sheldon Cooper with superior intellect to the others' may understand this.

  10. Re:If the consumer association wins it's case ... on Apple Sued By Belgian Consumer Association For Not Applying EU Warranty Laws · · Score: 2

    It's strange that they've gotten away with it for so long. In most EU countries, each and every electronics shop states clearly that they offer a 2 year warranty to all retail clients, even if the manufacturer only provides one year. The retailers are simply obligated to take the extra risk and adjust their prices.

  11. Re:Hilarious, in a sad way. on Swedish Supreme Court Refuses Appeal In Pirate Bay Case · · Score: 2

    So now every small copyright infringement will lead to detainment until the decision has been reached as pirates are "highly more likely to flee the country"? Or at least the record labels would like to see it that way...

  12. Re:LAME! on Wikipedia Still Set For Full Blackout Wednesday · · Score: 1

    Is it still possible to access Wikipedia in any way?
    The Wikipedia community, as part of their request to the Wikimedia Foundation to carry out this protest, asked us to ensure that we make English Wikipedia accessible in some way during an emergency. The English Wikipedia will be accessible on mobile devices and smart phones. Because the protest message is powered by JavaScript, it's also possible to view Wikipedia by completely disabling JavaScript in your browser.SOPA and PIPA - Learn more

  13. Re:WTF is WPS? on Attack Tool Released For WPS Setup Flaw · · Score: 1

    Well I checked the manual for Thomson TG784 and it seems that if I use WPA/WPA2, then WPS is enabled by default and can't be disabled.
    Maybe from CLI, but that's absurd...

  14. Slide to...? on Apple Granted Patent For Slide To Unlock · · Score: 1

    Doest it cover all slide gestures, like slide to answer, decline?
    If not, then can't we just say that from now on nobody lock's their phones. They just use the sliding gesture to get to their home page?

  15. Re:Leave it to Linux on GRUB 1.99 Released With Support For ZFS and BtrFS · · Score: 1

    It's like the Y2K bug all over again when Grub 2 reaches 2.00. Hope they get it sorted out before new Grub version has to be released.

  16. Re:I fail to see the point.. on Japanese Researchers Test Flying Trains · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It's all about bringing the Caspian Sea Monster back to life on dry land!

    You have been warned.

  17. Gold goes to... on Countries Ranked In Terms of Internet Freedom · · Score: 1

    ...Estonia because it only exists on the Internet (www.ee): noone can actually point it's location on a map.

  18. Chuck Norris on Sciencey Heroes For Young Children? · · Score: 1

    ...counted to infinity, twice!

    That's just astronomical, so it should do.

  19. Re:Not in Apple's playbook? on Chrome OS Arrives On the iPad — No, Seriously! · · Score: 1

    It will be in Apples playbook when someone publishes an app for installing the 'cool new OS' without any hassle.

  20. Re:Using a company field to extract key VM info? on Oracle's Java Company Change Breaks Eclipse · · Score: 1

    And I thought my computer was going crazy with Eclipse crashing every 30 minutes.

  21. Re:"Toyota" really? on Long In Development, Toshiba 'SCiB' Battery Debuts · · Score: 3, Funny

    Does this mean that Prius will now go 2 miles instead of 1.5 on batteries.

  22. Re:Thanks for providing a real world example.. on New Messenger Has Same Old, Gaping Privacy Holes · · Score: 1

    It's not a bug, it's a feature.

  23. Re:Pfft. on Video Gamers Have Power Over Their Dreams · · Score: 5, Funny

    I hate these long respawn times - you're having a great game and suddenly - woosh, it's gone, connection dropped! It takes forever to calm down and reconnect to the realm of dreams. Even when you eventually manage to, there are no dedicated servers and the maps are random, so you rarely end up playing the same good map that you got disconnected from...

  24. Re:Google is catching on fast on Google Releases Chrome 5.0 For Win/Mac/Linux · · Score: 1

    "Users who currently have Chrome installed can use the built-in update function."

    This feature is a bit hidden under the wrench -> About Google Chrome.
    There you are, saved you 10 seconds of thinking time that you have wasted by now reading this comment.

  25. Re:A few caveats... on Russian Man Aims To Reinvent "Taser" Technology · · Score: 2, Insightful

    What about people with weak hearts... They would survive one hit, but what if some triggerhappy cop gives 10 shots to a big person with a weak heart? Not so non-lethal anymore...