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  1. Re:Free botnet removal support? on Australian ISPs To Disconnect Botnet "Zombies" · · Score: 1

    This I like

  2. Free botnet removal support? on Australian ISPs To Disconnect Botnet "Zombies" · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Its not like everyone knows how to (and in some cases cannot afford to hire someone to) remove botnets from their machine. I hope the ISPs will provide this kind of support as part of standard service before they consider disconnecting users...

  3. Re:Are Americans really this lazy? on The DIY $10 Prepaid Cellphone Remote Car Starter · · Score: 1

    Yeah, I always wait just long enough for the RPMs to settle to normal during cold (less than 20 degress F) before I go. I figure that means everything is warmed up enough to circulate normally...

  4. So long as it only turns the car on... on The DIY $10 Prepaid Cellphone Remote Car Starter · · Score: 1

    I can just see the first time you bump the speed dial on your cellphone while going down the freeway if this thing turns the car off as well as on...

  5. Re:Not sure in USA but in Spain... on The Apple Paradox, Closed Culture & Free-Thinking Fans · · Score: 1

    Head hurtink muchly...

    Well it would still make a good linux platform...

  6. Re:Not sure in USA but in Spain... on The Apple Paradox, Closed Culture & Free-Thinking Fans · · Score: 1

    MacOS runs on an Atom processor? I obviously needed to do more research on Hackintoshes...

  7. Re:status of shiny white thingys on The Apple Paradox, Closed Culture & Free-Thinking Fans · · Score: 3, Insightful

    So as soon as she makes enough money working to afford the difference between an affordable PC and that Mac she can buy one.

  8. Re:Not sure in USA but in Spain... on The Apple Paradox, Closed Culture & Free-Thinking Fans · · Score: 3, Funny

    I want to buy a mac because I'm a geek and have never used MacOS. Then again I've never used it because I'd rather pay off my house...

  9. Re:Nuclear Volcano? on Humans Nearly Went Extinct 1.2M Years Ago · · Score: 1

    Yeah I know the origin of the term but using nuclear to describe non-nuclear items can lead to potential confusion among people who don't understand.

    Then again, I've done work developing requirements so maybe I'm just more anal than most... (complete, consise, unambiguous...)

  10. Re:Nuclear Volcano? on Humans Nearly Went Extinct 1.2M Years Ago · · Score: 1

    That's a neat perspective though I wonder if scientists have ever measured the radioactivity that is producing the heat or if this is a theory to explain measurements that scientists can't explain otherwise?

  11. Re:Gamers grown up on Researchers Make a Case For Learning Through Video Game Creation · · Score: 1

    I work in the avionics industry and all of my work is modifying existing code or inserting new functionality into existing code. Using off the shelf engines would be the same as what I do every day.

  12. Nuclear Volcano? on Humans Nearly Went Extinct 1.2M Years Ago · · Score: 2, Funny

    What happened to those? Sounds like an excellent power source...

  13. This is more efficient than a computer simulation? on Slime Mold Could Lead To Better Tech · · Score: 1

    Just curious...

  14. Re:Hmmm... on Court Rules WHOIS Privacy Illegal For Spammers · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It seems kind of like DRM (in an indirect way). Anything created to stop illegal activities will not slow down the crooks and instead end up making legitimate users pay more...

  15. Re:Avatar was a step out of uncanny valley on Why the Uncanny Valley Doesn't Really Matter · · Score: 1

    Ok how about the Final Fantasy based movie or others that are supposed to be realistic CG movies?

  16. Re:Wait, what? on Amazon Kindle To Get Apps and EA Games · · Score: 1

    Interesting power generation techniques come to mind but I think I'd better not post diagrams...

  17. Re:Wait, what? on Amazon Kindle To Get Apps and EA Games · · Score: 1

    I was going to say that the game loop would take up CPU but if the hardware has good interrupt design then any game that doesn't require refresh without user input could be just about as efficient as reading text. Good point.

  18. Re:games? on Amazon Kindle To Get Apps and EA Games · · Score: 1

    Yes but the iphone has pretty good display capability. The kindle has E-Ink. Not quite the same thing...

  19. Wait, what? on Amazon Kindle To Get Apps and EA Games · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't the kindle (and E Ink in general) most efficient as displaying the same thing? Why would I want something with a frame rate killing my kindle battery?

    Just my bent $0.02

  20. Re:Enough is enough! on Microsoft To Ship Emergency IE Patch · · Score: 1

    Could you also convince my place of buisness that making IE6 the manditory browser and not allowing installation of any other browser is a very lousy idea?

  21. Re:Riiiiiight... on Pat Robertson Says Haitians Made a Pact WithThe Devil · · Score: 1

    I lean towards Pat Robertson exceeded the amount of time his mouth should be opened. Unfortunately the earthquake missed...

  22. Re:Really? on "Doomsday Clock" Moves Away From Midnight · · Score: 3, Funny

    You mean like a session of congress?

  23. Re:My psychic prediction on Martian Microbe Fossils, Not So Debunked Anymore · · Score: 1

    Yeah but are we ever going to go find it or just sit on earth and twiddle our thumbs?

  24. Re:undebunked? on Martian Microbe Fossils, Not So Debunked Anymore · · Score: 1

    Is that like the bottom bunk?

  25. Re:What about CTRL and Fc on Does Your PC Really Need a SysRq Button Anymore? · · Score: 1

    Agreed, I don't know how many times I go for Ctrl-F4 on my Lenovo and put the damn thing to sleep...