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  1. Re:Issues with such networks generalize to Mars on The Tech Aboard the International Space Station · · Score: 1

    They can have Marvin the Martian as their new mascot.

  2. Re:Who wants to update?? on Mac OS X 10.6.2 Will Block Atom Processors · · Score: 1

    I was actually planning on buying a retail copy of Snow leopard, since for $25 on Amazon it isn't worth the hassle of pirating it.

    Fat chance of that happening now, Steve.

  3. Re:Er, price? on Android 2.0 — Competition Against the iPhone and the Rest · · Score: 1

    In the US, the total cost of owning a Pre over 2 years is about $700 less than an iPhone.

  4. Re:Funny how this always happens on EPA To Buy Small Town In Kansas · · Score: 1

    Exactly, this is corporate welfare masquerading as social justice.

  5. Re:Windows 7 now has a math input panel on How To Enter Equations Quickly In Class? · · Score: 1

    The problem with that is that it won't let you type in text, so I still can't find a way to write something like "Power in Watts/Q*[greek letter]*1.421"

  6. Re:A double edged sword on Study Says US Needs Fewer Science Students · · Score: 1

    You make as much money as the average lawyer. The only difference is that when a lawyer wants to live in Northern California, their 20% down payment is for a decent home in downtown San Francisco instead of in Silicon Valley.

    So you probably have more money to throw around than the average lawyer.

  7. Re:I'm ruined! on Decline In US Newspaper Readership Accelerates · · Score: 1

    Just be glad you didn't buy stock in Garmin.

  8. Re:Is it me alone... on AbiCollab Takes On Google Docs and Zoho Writer · · Score: 1

    The whole point of using a web based document editor is convenience. Google Docs is the most convenient, and for when I want features, I use Pages on my mac or Word 2007 on my desktop or openoffice.org if I'm in the mood. The point is, Zoho won't ever get anywhere near the features of full on desktop apps, and won't be as convenient as Google.

  9. Re:Is it water on the knee... on Surgeon Performs World's First 4X HD Surgery · · Score: 1

    Yes, but can it be used to cure Writer's Block?

  10. Re:Causality is wrong on Ubuntu "Karmic Koala" RC Hits the Streets With Windows 7 · · Score: 1

    the October 22nd releasedate was most likely to d owith Windows 95 being released on October 25th. that would have been a sunday, so they did it on the last real weekday for maximum buzz.

  11. Re:Student Loan Forgiveness Plan on Student Loan Interest Rankles College Grads · · Score: 2, Interesting

    My Universities Law School will forgive your law school loans(probably end up around 6 figures) if you work for 4 years in various public service law jobs.

  12. Re:Meanwhile in America on 1Mb Broadband Access Becomes Legal Right In Finland · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Yes, the population in America is generally pretty dense, so we tend to lag behind the rest of the world.

  13. Re:Second Law of Thermodynamics on Universe Has 100x More Entropy Than We Thought · · Score: 1

    If there is 100x more entropy in the universe that means there is 100x more stuff in the universe that isn't God, making the existence of God 100x less likely.

  14. Re:Not reviewing them in any way? Really? on Palm Frees Up webOS Development · · Score: 1

    Because this way Palm will have the IP, personal info and so on of the app developer. I was skeptical of the system at first, but I can think of a number of ways now that this helps. At the very least it allows palm to do an automated sanity check on the app, ensuring it doesn't run any scripts, doesn't modify certain system files, installs cleanly, uninstalls cleanly, etc.

  15. Re:Born in December on A New Explanation For the Plight of Winter Babies · · Score: 1

    Grade ooint average.

    A is 4.0, A+ is 4.33, B- is 2.67, etc.

    GPA is the average of all the numerical values of your letter/percent grades.

  16. Re:Born in December on A New Explanation For the Plight of Winter Babies · · Score: 1

    I was born in August of 1995 and I am pursuing a PhD in Rocket Science and another in Brain Surgery. My GPA is a 4.22.

  17. Re:Interesting... on First-Ever USB 3.0 Hard Drive · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It will be supported in Windows 7 SE.

  18. Re:Large scale Apple managed LAN? on Large-Scale Mac Deployment? · · Score: 1

    I think a lot of companies are going to be using Gmail or other similar "cloud" services in place of exchange. My University uses it as of a couple weeks ago and it really works well. You get a ton of storage, unrivaled uptime and access via either POP, IMAP or the greatest WebMail interface in human history. And to top of it all off, it is a ton cheaper than a home built solution.

    There are certain control and privacy disadvantages to the approach, of course, and so it won't work for everyone, but I think it is a viable option for a lot of places.

  19. Re:God? Really? on Brian Eno Releases Second iPhone App · · Score: 5, Funny

    Man shot the rabbit and bulldozed the tree, and said "WHERES YOUR GOD NOW BITCH?"

  20. Re:Why regulate? on California Publishes Television Efficiency Standards For 2011 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Because that would require adding a carbon tax, a particulate emissions tax, an electronic waste disposal tax, a transportation tax, and a whole bunch of other stuff that people will yell at the government for.

    The only reason why anyone would go this route is if they have an irrational attachment to the free market. Banning things which have high hidden costs is a lot easier and a lot more effective than trying to put a monetary value on the hidden costs and hoping the free market fixes the problem. The end result is the same, the elimination of plasma TVs. One method is an ordered and effective ban, and the other is a laundry list of arbitrary taxes being attached to consumer goods, and then hoping people aren't stupid enough to pay $10,000 for a plasma TV.

  21. Re:Buy a Pre on iPhone 3.1 Update Disables Tethering · · Score: 1

    There has been a ton of WebOS and Android news in the past couple weeks and I haven't seen anything about it on /.

  22. Re:9" linux netbook was perfect on Netbooks Have a Huge Impact On the PC Industry · · Score: 2, Informative

    I bought a base model refubsihed Mini9 for $150 with Ubuntu, so I can understand why they would be wanting to up the prices. I bought third party 2GB ram and 16GB SSD, for a total price of under $230.

  23. Re:Buy a Pre on iPhone 3.1 Update Disables Tethering · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Well Windows Mobile sucks, so yes, nobody cares.

    WinMo got to where it is because for a number of years it had 0 competition. PalmOS was too 90s, Linux wasn't ready, Symbian wasn't advanced enough.

    That has changed now, and I think people are trying to get as far away from WinMo as possible. There is real innovation going on in the mobile world whereas MS hasn't had a single major change to their interface since 2002.

  24. Re:So let me get this straight... on Asus Plans Dual-Display E-Reader · · Score: 1

    Sweet jesus, are you illiterate?

    First of all, NO there are no devices shipping with this capability.

    Second, did you read your link? Again? This is a patent for a BUTTON with a built in fingerprint reader.

    IT IS NOT ON THE TOUCHSCREEN.

    Let me quote it:

    There may be a device 15 such as a sensor, camera, imager or scanner situated or embedded behind each displayed key 14 for obtaining fingerprint information from the finger pressing the respective key.

  25. Re:So let me get this straight... on Asus Plans Dual-Display E-Reader · · Score: 1

    I used the google, I found a picture of the device you listed, and I noticed that it had a separate fingerprint reader.

    Show me a touchscreen that is capable of accurately reading your fingerprint. They don't exist, plain and simple, and even if they did, the last place you will find one is on some crappy $200 ebook reader.