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  1. no need of restrictions then on YouTube Phasing Out Support For IE6 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    if IE6 is not supported by youtube, and many other popular, non work related sites follow suit, wouldnt enterprises prefer to keep IE6 as it would automatically prevent employees from accessing video/social networking sites from work, and additional money would not have to be spent on proxies and other content restriction system??

    since their own apps are in house they can keep IE6 forever w/o any problems

  2. Re:get rid of symbian signed.. on Symbian Foundation Takes First Step In Open Sourcing Mobile OS · · Score: 1

    having a pre symbian signed phone - 6600, i've faced no problems like the ones you have described, the phone will still ask you if you want to give network access to an application and other things

  3. Re:get rid of symbian signed.. on Symbian Foundation Takes First Step In Open Sourcing Mobile OS · · Score: 1

    but, arent the iPhone and the Nseries targeted to different markets??

    iPhone is generally used by people who want a good looking music player which can make calls, while a Nseries phone is more affordable(N79 is half the price of an iPhone 3g) more customizable,am currently using nokia 6600(the original one with s60, not s40) and the software can be customised to a great extent

    iPhone seems to be targeted to those who want to say that they have a smartphone, but are not intelligent enough to use it,while Nseries is meant to be used by a power user.after all, other than the touchscreen, there is nothing that N79 cannot do that iphone can

     

  4. get rid of symbian signed.. on Symbian Foundation Takes First Step In Open Sourcing Mobile OS · · Score: 2, Insightful

    whats the point of this if all apps need to be signed by an external authority?

  5. wasnt this here earlier on Stealing Data Via Electrical Outlet · · Score: 1

    not sure, but i think there was a similar article posted here a few weeks ago, maybe i saw it on digg, not sure but have read this earlier

  6. Re:Does it now play DVDs with "piracy" warnings? on VLC 1.0.0 Released · · Score: 1

    1- obvious solution is to pirate it so that you dont have to see the anti piracy warning, the warning is like being exempted from anti drug seminars if you buy drugs
    2- simply going to video_ts folder in the dvd and selecting the biggest file works for me(i dont want to see ad's when i buy a DVD at full rate, give it for free and i will see them)

  7. Re:impossible... on The Beginning Of the End · · Score: 1

    sry, commented on the wrong story

    ignore this comment

  8. Re:power consumption on Intel Demos Wireless "Resonant" Recharging · · Score: 1

    never tried it with a hard disk, but a small set of 2.1 speakers has caused me to lose a lot of data from floppy disks

  9. on local cable on Crowdsourcing Big Brother In Lancaster, PA · · Score: 1

    just put the camera feeds on local cable TV so that everyone can contribute..

  10. impossible... on The Beginning Of the End · · Score: 1

    Its actually impossible for a â1-square-foot block of urineâ(TM) to have been dropped from a commercial airplane unless the airplane itself suffered severe damage. The waste from the toilets is stored in a large tank and there is a pipe that leads to an outlet valve so that it can be emptied by groundstaff.

    Assume that this outlet was somehow damaged and open thus allowing waste to leave the tank. Due to the speed that the plane travels any waste that was released would be spread over a very large area. There is zero possibility that a â1-square-foot block of urineâ(TM) could stay together and then freeze solid.

    The most likely explanation for this story is that Hans and Irene Schueler have made a hole in their own roof and then pissed on the floor.

  11. ISS on Frozen Block of Urine Crashes Through House · · Score: 1

    why dont the airlines also recycle their piss like the ISS??

    they would save on takeoff weight then, as they would not have to carry any water

    ask for water and you would be told to take a leak first...

  12. Re:Oh this is going to look cool on Intel Demos Wireless "Resonant" Recharging · · Score: 0, Troll

    someone here has forgotten the definition of troll

    http://www.answers.com/troll

  13. Re:Already have wireless power.... on Intel Demos Wireless "Resonant" Recharging · · Score: 1

    the article does boast of 80% efficiency..

  14. Re:Oh this is going to look cool on Intel Demos Wireless "Resonant" Recharging · · Score: 1, Funny

    Can you imagine a Beowulf cluster of these things?

    that would wipe out every credit card in the neighborhood, not to mention HDD's and CRT's

  15. power consumption on Intel Demos Wireless "Resonant" Recharging · · Score: 4, Interesting

    what is the power consumption of the transmitting coil when there is no load coil, also, does the power consumption increase or decrease based on the number of receiving coils??

    and, what happens if you place a HDD, or your phone contains a HDD and is charged using this method, wont the magnetic field damage the magnetic media??

    similarly, magnetic fields can mess up CRT's, try taking a magnet to a CRT screen..

  16. Re:if it was truly anonymous on Anonymous Newspaper Commenters Subpoenaed In Tax Case · · Score: 1

    what about hidemyass.com and others??

  17. if it was truly anonymous on Anonymous Newspaper Commenters Subpoenaed In Tax Case · · Score: 1

    how could they be traced in any way??

  18. tax the 1/3rd on UK Government Announces Broadband Tax · · Score: 1

    the 1/3rd who will be getting broadband because of this tax should be the ones paying for it...

  19. Re:i use folding@home on The Science of Folding@home · · Score: 1

    for the bittorrent example, you could fix that with use of www.greedytorrent.com

    too many people who charge for torrent sites are anyways seeding at MBps speeds, what are your 8-10kBps going to do??

  20. Re:yeah, but..... on Oracle Beware — Google Tests Cloud-Based Database · · Score: 1

    shouldnt that be IBM Microsoft or Oracle, not and

    one company cant be all 3

  21. Re:childrens books on How Do You Greet an Extraterrestrial? · · Score: 1

    i guess long lost was the wrong word

    more like a minority language on which plenty of educational material is available

    sanskrit is spoken by only a few thousand people on earth, but its pretty easy to learn

  22. Re:Cable penetration on A Brief History of Downloadable Console Games · · Score: 1

    exactly what is born if a cable penetrates a city without protection??

  23. childrens books on How Do You Greet an Extraterrestrial? · · Score: 1

    just like young children are taught, they could be provided with material for understanding the english language and using it to communicate with us

    as they would be more technologically advanced, it shouldnt take too long for their linguists to understand

    otherwise, long lost languages like sanskrit which virtually operate on a flowchart could be used as well

  24. Re:If updates are free, why buy new phones? on 18 Android Phones, In 3 Flavors, By Year's End · · Score: 1

    Also, the phones die! It's not like they're built to last..

    not so sure about that, am still waiting for my 3 yr 6600 to die, have dropped it from 6 feet many times and has got drenched in the rain a few times
    only had to replace the battery after 2 yrs as standby was only 2 days by now and 2hrs talktime, bought original nokia battery, get a weeks standby and 5-6hrs talktime, use iot for occasional gaming as well

    same for my nokia 1108, have dropped it from the 1st floor to the ground(though it was grass,but still) and has survived many rains

    similar can be said for my friends N70,72,E61

  25. BBT on How Comic Fans & Shops Are Stereotyped · · Score: 1

    same happens in the big bang theory, you forgot to mention it...