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  1. Cool on iPhone Interface For Ham Radio Mates Old With New · · Score: 4, Funny

    Maybe now they will have a signal good enough to make a call.

  2. Have to say... on Kim Dotcom Outs Mega Teaser Site, Finalizes Domain Name · · Score: 3, Interesting

    He has pretty big balls. I wish him all the best. But this time, I hope he will build a safe-room, in a safe-room because this is going to upset a lot of tier 1 criminals, eh businesspeople.

  3. Re:I code in C#, on The IDE As a Bad Programming Language Enabler · · Score: 1

    I code in C, Python but also in C#. For Python and C I prefer Vim, but for C# you are right. VS is the best tool out there for C#. Monodevelop is nice, but VS wins. Big time.

  4. Re:Did he already heard about integrated debugger on The IDE As a Bad Programming Language Enabler · · Score: 1

    And that's why these days we use Vim... not vi... Oh yeah, and we get shit done. Fast.

  5. Re:Word on The IDE As a Bad Programming Language Enabler · · Score: 3, Funny

    (obligatory) I run emacs on my mainframe, great OS and desktop-environment but I can't understand why Stallman didn't put a decent editor in it.

  6. Re:Word on The IDE As a Bad Programming Language Enabler · · Score: 0

    I think it depends on what you are doing. Are you writing or debugging code? If you're writing it (and the language is supported) do it in Vim. You'll save lots of time. If you are debugging? Use a debugger! Then again, if you write in C#, use VS, because it is the best tool for the job. But in any case, think about what you are doing. Writing software, or debugging your code. Think about the language your code is written in. Then pick the right tool for that job.

  7. Re:But eclipse is terrible at navigation on The IDE As a Bad Programming Language Enabler · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wanted to ask you about non-trivial tasks that need 100+ projects, but then I noticed your signature. Congrats btw, being head developer of Apple Maps must earn really good!

  8. No they are not. on Are Teachers Headed For Obsolescence? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    A good teacher is more than a textbook-reader. It's someone who sees in a kid, where it has strong points, where there are weak points. What the kid really gives shiny eyes in terms of interests and hobbies. He know if the kid has parents who are in a divorce and will anticipate on it. He will ask a normally happy kid that all of sudden is all down, what's wrong. So no, you can not replace a good teacher. A good teacher is a source of inspiration and a safe haven.

  9. Re:Perfect give on IBM Reports Carbon Nanotube Chip Breakthrough · · Score: 1

    gift* sjee. To many beers. Sorry.

  10. Perfect give on IBM Reports Carbon Nanotube Chip Breakthrough · · Score: 2

    for the wife. Now she can vacuum and have some logic. Assuming the tube is large enough.

  11. Re:No I would not. on Would You Put a Tracking Device On Your Child? · · Score: 1

    I agree with you. But they should have some privacy (depending on age). A parent doesn't need to know everything.

  12. Re:No I would not. on Would You Put a Tracking Device On Your Child? · · Score: 1

    Yeah what if the extra-protective parents don't like the kid hanging around with white, or black, people... they see the neighbourhood they are in when they are 12. No, this essentially comes down to basic human rights. Your kid has a right to be in a place where you can not track or spy on him. Just like you had when you where 10 or 12. If this tech would magically stopped working when the kid turned 6, we could talk. But it doesn't.

  13. Re:The only place for win 8 on Now That It's Here, Is There a Place For Windows RT? · · Score: 1

    On RT? All of them? Sure on x86 i could switch to desktop-mode, but why bother? I don't want a candystore on my desktop, so no win8 for me. I don't have unity, kde or gnome on my debian and freebsd boxes and I use a win7 install on my game-machine with the 'old theme', all the eyecandy turned off. When I use a gui, i don't want it to get in my way. That's all. But sure, you could use desktop mode on the regular win 8, that is true.

  14. The only place for win 8 on Now That It's Here, Is There a Place For Windows RT? · · Score: 2

    is it's rt distribution. Haven't tried it on a tablet but I am sure it's great for it. However, keep that crap away from my desktop where I need to get work done!

  15. Re:No I would not. on Would You Put a Tracking Device On Your Child? · · Score: 2

    Well to be honest, I am glad my dad/mom didn't always knew where I was as a kid. That would have prevented me from getting some valuable lessons in life. But I do understand your point of view nonetheless.

  16. Re:No I would not. on Would You Put a Tracking Device On Your Child? · · Score: 1

    While I agree with you they don't have that expectation, we all know the device won't be gone when they turn 4. Or 6. Or 8. Had you one on you when you were a kid? I assume no. And yet you turned into a fine anonymous psychopath.

  17. No I would not. on Would You Put a Tracking Device On Your Child? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The risk isn't worth the lost of privacy. If we teach our kids it's ok to be tracked anytime and always, it won't be long until all the kids wear government mandated trackingdevices. Which they get to keep to wear when they grown into adults. So no. It's not worth it, the risk is so small, don't do it. Keep an eye on your kids, make sure your kids know when to kick, bite and scream, but don't go tracking them with hardware. It's stupid.

  18. Re:This is really easy to solve... on OpenGL Becoming a Requirement For the Linux Desktop · · Score: 1

    Sure in the pc, but my old laptop is a different story. Not that I am complaining, I hate 3d-accelerated wm's. I just use DWM and I notice my productivity goes way up. That's the beauty of linux and bsd. Just install what works for you. For me that is an ultra-lightweight tiled wm that doesn't get in my way, doesn't needs a mouse and can run fine on very few resources. The choice is there. And that is a good thing. Like eyecandy and have resources to spare, use gnome/kde. Don't want/need the eyecandy? Install something that suits your needs.

  19. Re:Thieves don't care about serial numbers on Smartphone Mugging More Popular Than Ever · · Score: 1

    Smart criminals aren't in the business of stealing phones. Drug-addicts with no money however are. Personally I rather get robbed by the smart ones. That way I sort of know if I hand my bankcard and pin-number I won't end up dead. With the junks you never know.

  20. Re:So basically... on Dolphins Can Sleep One-half of Their Brain At a Time Say Researchers · · Score: 2

    It is not name-calling, it is pointing out facts. Huge difference there.

  21. So basically... on Dolphins Can Sleep One-half of Their Brain At a Time Say Researchers · · Score: -1, Troll

    What they are saying is, dolphins are republicans?

  22. Re:Hitch on Ask Richard Dawkins About Evolution, Religion, and Science Education · · Score: 4, Interesting

    And of course, what is your least fondest memory of Christopher Hitchens? :)

  23. Re:Hey if China is whining about building them.... on Foxconn Thinks the iPhone 5 Is a Pain · · Score: 1, Informative

    You don't steal the code... you steal the guy that is writing it... John Hubbard. Apple, that firm that invents nothing, but steals everything (Jobs said so himself!) and became filthy rich with FreeBSD, offered John Hubbard so much money he could not resist. There is 1 guy working at apple that has access to the freebsd source (with a account...) and there is 1 guy who has made a couple of contributions since... I wonder who that guy is. a 100 billion company that owns everything to BSD, has bought away the mainguy behind it, and now has 1 guy that sometimes contributes back.... That is how you steal from a BSD license my friend. Apple is the end of innovation and should be fought with fire.

  24. Re:Hey if China is whining about building them.... on Foxconn Thinks the iPhone 5 Is a Pain · · Score: -1, Troll

    Because apple doesn't give a shit about their mother country... Apple however, does give a shit about money, that's why they stole their OS, stole all their designs and have outsourced everything that can be outsourced to companies that gladly will push little kids to the limit and over it (suicide)... Apple doesn't care about you. Apple does only care about your money. And it's willing to do everything for it, including the indirect murder of kids.

  25. Re:Work 80 hours a week! on Faculty To Grad Students: Go Work 80-Hour Weeks! · · Score: 2

    Yeah, in that other country... just like you would be... Not on the same campus! And this is, why that Chinese guy got your job...