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  1. Get rid of the UN on The U.N.'s Push for Power Over the Internet · · Score: 1

    How about we get rid of the UN instead? It is filled with corrupt power hungry ghouls and does nothing good for us.

  2. Re:Not true that fighting back doesn't work. on Hacked Companies Fight Back With Controversial Steps · · Score: 1

    It isn't "eye for an eye" if something else is being done like your example. Which is why "an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind" is a such a bad quote to use. The original eye for an eye has to do with court punishment not vengeance.

  3. Re:Not true that fighting back doesn't work. on Hacked Companies Fight Back With Controversial Steps · · Score: 1

    An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind,

    No it doesn't. Person A pokes person B's eye out. Society pokes person A's eye out and it stops there. Two eyes are poked out and it is done. Everyone else's eyes are fine. That is a terrible quote and does nothing for your point.

  4. Re:In the NASA job column Nov 1968 on The History of the CompSci Degree · · Score: 2, Funny

    or vagina

  5. commercial versions already exist on Mozilla's Open Source Project Shumway To Translate SWF To HTML5 · · Score: 1

    I thought they had commercial versions of these up and running in special web browsers for iOS devices.

  6. Not many good computer desks out there on Ask Slashdot: What Is the Future of Standing/Walking Workstations? · · Score: 1

    I've been looking for a desk for the past several months and came to the conclusion that if I want something good I will have to build it.

    I currently have 6 monitors and plan on adding more and there aren't any computer desks big enough to handle them. I also wanted the ability be able to use it as a standing desk as well.

    I came up with a design to suit my needs but I haven't built it yet. Basically it is 2 desks. One is used for all of the monitors and the other is used for the keyboard, mouse, and whatever other input devices you may have.

    Ideally your arms should be at a 90 degree angle which typically puts your keyboard around 28" or so depending on your height.
    The center of your main display should be at about eye level. It is easier to look down so if you have a second row of monitors they should be below and angled at your eyes.

    I came up with this design, but ideally there would also be some way to adjust the height to convert it into standing mode. concept image

  7. Re:The NVIDIA Transition? on Despite Game-Related Glitches, AMD Discontinues Monthly Driver Updates · · Score: 1

    I've always bought 3Dfx then NVIDIA when they bought them out. I was always tempted to get ATI cards because of the price and performance but was always hesitant because of their driver issues.

    My NVIDIA card was having heating problems and needed a replacement so one day I finally said okay this ATI card is such a better deal (I think it was an X1900) and got that instead of a new NVIDIA card. Boy did I regret it. The card would overheat because the drivers wouldn't turn the fan up when it got hotter. Instead they just let it overheat and crash the system. So I had to download some third party thing to actual make it workable. I also had some issues with games and video editing applications not working at all because of other driver issues.

    I only buy NVIDIA cards now. I also spend the extra 20 or so extra dollars getting the better cooled version of the card so it doesn't sound like a vacuum cleaner and the card lives for more than a year.

  8. Re:How DARE they! on The Poor Waste More Time On Digital Entertainment · · Score: 1

    There is a difference between libertarians and anarchists. The majority of people who hate libertarians think they are anarchists.
    Instead of hating what you don't understand you should learn about it.

  9. Re:Construction or landscaping on Ask Slashdot: Find a Job In China For Non-native Speaker? · · Score: 0

    Most Chinese people are far kinder than North Americans when it comes to understanding you're difficulties in learning their language, but this shouldn't be an excuse to persist in ignorance. Show some respect and make every effort you can to learn the language.

    Learn the damn language before you post on this English speaking site!

  10. Re:Construction or landscaping on Ask Slashdot: Find a Job In China For Non-native Speaker? · · Score: 1

    WOOOOOSHHHHHHHH!!!!!

  11. Re:They skipped IE support on their ADMIN pages on Startup Skips IE Support, Claims $100,000 Savings · · Score: 1

    Try coding an html email for MS Outlook if you want a real bastardization of standards.

  12. Re:Oh, yeah! on The 30 Best Features of Windows · · Score: 1

    Basically every video card supports 2. A lot have 3 ports of different types but they still only support 2 at once.

  13. Re:Not Much You Can Do About That on 'Social Jetlag' May Be Making You Fat · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Same here, if only the days were longer. We need to find some way to slow the rotation of the earth.

  14. Re:Different kind of anti-social on UK Home Secretary Bans US Martial Arts Expert · · Score: 1

    I think the problem you are making is lumping the whole United States into one stereotype. It is completely the opposite where I am from.

  15. Re:I dumped Java a while back on Why You Can't Dump Java (Even Though You Want To) · · Score: 1

    Same for me. My newest PC that I built about 2 years ago never has tasted Java. Things that require Java either get put on my old PC or I just find a Javaless solution.

  16. Other Brands on Philips Releases 100W-Equivalent LED Bulb, Runs On Just 23 Watts · · Score: 1

    There are companies other than Philips and GE that make light bulbs. I bought several LED bulbs on amazon that were under $25 and one even has a LIFETIME warranty. So far they all have worked great. I even have the 60 watt equivalent Phillips LED but I got it for under $25 as well.

  17. Re:Catch 22 on Universities Hold Transcripts Hostage Over Loans · · Score: 3, Informative

    In the USA not all student loans are through the government. Some of mine were, and some of mine weren't. The ones that were I didn't have to start paying until I got a job or after a certain time period. When I became unemployed I could put them on hold without paying interest until I became employed again.

  18. Micro USB on Auto Makers Announce Electric Car Charging Standard · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why can't they just use micro USB like everyone else?

  19. Re:nokia may have a case on Nokia Sues HTC, RIM and Viewsonic · · Score: 1

    How is ViewSonic just a cheapenator that doesn't make their own stuff? They are widely considered to have the highest image quality in their monitors by graphic professionals with their pro line of monitors. They also have high end gaming monitors and came out with the first 2 ms response time monitor as well as the first 1 ms response time monitor as well along with one of the first 120hz LCDs.
    They do also make cheap monitors but ViewSonic seems to be a leader and first to bring a lot of technology. Not a cheapenator.

  20. case of Cause before Effect? on Open Research Computation Closes Before Opening · · Score: 2

    Perhaps this can be explained by a recent slashdot article about a quantum experiment that shows effect before cause?

  21. Re:Mr. Wall, please sit down... on Oracle and the End of Programming As We Know It · · Score: 4, Interesting

    China is controlled by basically the same thing with a different name.
    The country you are looking for is South Korea. They had a technological and industrial boom and now have a high standard of living and are leaders in technology and they DGAF about copyright.

  22. Re:no. on Hulu To Require Viewers To Have Cable Subscriptions · · Score: 2

    Don't worry, I'm sure the writers and everyone that matters get paid hourly or are salary anyways.

  23. Re:Why risk a pilot? on Discovery Channel Crashes a Boeing 727 For Science Documentary (latimes.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Probably because it would cost more, hasn't been tested for this particular craft, and there are regulations that make it illegal.

  24. You should try an e-ink screen.

  25. Re:Is it "too real"? on Hobbit Film Underwhelms At 48 Frames Per Second · · Score: 1

    I have the ViewSonic V3D245, which can do 3D or just plain 120hz. Just moving the mouse around from one monitor to the other I can tell the difference.
    The test I always do for monitor refresh rate and response times is play Unreal Tournament instagib on a specific map I made that consistently puts you in the same scenario. I play several matches switching off between monitors to determine if the screen really does make a difference. 120hz definitely does make a difference. I'm sure 240hz would make a difference too.