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  1. Re:Agreed on Google Wants To Take Away Your Capslock Key · · Score: 1

    Day I learnt this was the greatest day.

  2. Version Control on Programming Things I Wish I Knew Earlier · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Put everything in version control. Everything. EVERYTHING!

    Well. You could skip /home, but I know a roll back of /etc has saved me a couple of times on config upgrades.

    Remember that once code is deleted, you can't get it back. However, version control changes that. Version control is one of the most vital tools for anyone developing/working with a computer.

    Oh and git rocks and stuff :)

  3. Re:How Deliciously Appropriate on With World Watching, Wikileaks Falls Into Disrepair · · Score: 1

    And thoes soldiers are in a war that has killed 100,000~ civilians? So maybe exposing the abuses the soldiers commit makes me wish I could walk into their barracks and give them a massive slap round the face.

  4. Re: The elephant in the summary on Study Finds Google Is More Trusted Than Traditional Media · · Score: 1

    I can live with the bias, everyone knows it's there. Its the lying that I don't like.

  5. The elephant in the summery on Study Finds Google Is More Trusted Than Traditional Media · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Who shall be the first to say it. Rupert Murdoch?

    Oh and of course, I do realise that the left has much bias aswell. But R.M. does take it to a new level.

  6. Re:not proportional voting, rather representation on "Cumulative Voting" Method Gaining Attention · · Score: 1

    Yes Great Britain does have members of parliment and linked constituencies. However, it's not massivly popular, so I personaly wouldn't use it as an example.

  7. Re:Wikileaks = Enemy on How Did Wikileaks Do It? · · Score: 1

    sooo 95,000-105,000 civilians dead, and 1034 US soldiers dead? It's probabaly not a bad thing to put thoes soldiers in danger, it'd even out the ratios a bit.

  8. Re:Iceweasle on Mozilla Foundation Begins Redraft Process For MPL · · Score: 1

    I use archlinux, and I think it's called shireotoko by default. I've rebranded mine, using the firebrand script, but frankly... well I don't like to play up to trolls, but the point of my comment was that a lot of people find that particular clause rather annoying. If you wish to be a penickity git and tell me it's icecat, I couldn't care less :)

  9. Iceweasle on Mozilla Foundation Begins Redraft Process For MPL · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I guess we'll still be stuck with iceweasle? As a corperation, I can't see them making that concession...

  10. Re:All of the above and Cowboy Neal on Algebra In Wonderland · · Score: 1

    Apart from the fact I think you're wrong, you could very well be right.

  11. Ion Infused on First Look At Latest Ion-Infused Asus Eee PC · · Score: 4, Funny

    What is up with the names?! Ion infused?? Definition of Infused: An infusion is the outcome of steeping plants with a desired flavour in water or oil. Defenition of an Ion: An ion is an atom or molecule where the total number of electrons is not equal to the total number of protons. Right...

    So, saying they get their ions from a sensible source, such as salt, and use a plant with salt on it, such as seaweed, then what we actually have is a laptop that has been dipped in seaweed oil? No wonder people don't trust major companies any more... all this sounds very fishy.

  12. Moving on Controlling Games and Apps Through Muscle Sensors · · Score: 1

    Like the wii, touchpads, motion tracking and countless other control methods, this one fails to address a key issue: I don't bloody want to move my hands other than to type.

  13. Re:Braid & quick-save/quick-load on Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time Offers New Gameplay Mechanic · · Score: 5, Informative

    Actually, there have been flash games based on this concept for ages. But apparently they aren't "proper" games...

    See http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/439647 for a good example.

  14. Mirror on ASCIIpOrtal Has Been Released · · Score: 3, Interesting

    If people want a link to a mirror, one for the 64 linux binaries is: http://download566.mediafire.com/b2wsmldgy9gg/yzdneznfujo/asciiportal-1.0-linux-x64.tar.gz

    However, I'm getting an error, stating "Error - No map files found.

    You must place all level files in a directory with the same base name.
    The default should then be in \maps\maps001.txt"

    I've tried renaming them, but it doesn't seem to work. And what's going on with the backslashes?

  15. So they won on TSA Seizes Disney World Toys · · Score: 5, Insightful

    We've got to hand it to the terrorists... They're good at what they do. They set out to affect our lives in a detrimental way, and we let them do it, doing their work for them most of the time, with "anti-terror" measures and "national security" legislation.

  16. Re:Switch distros? on Keeping Up With DoD Security Requirements In Linux? · · Score: 1

    I wouldn't take gentoo, you'll spend all day updating (and most of the night). I suggest Arch linux, for: a, Binary repos b, Easy packaging c, Source install tracking d, Up to date repo's (relatively) e, Rolling release distribution f, Packages are easy to mark out of date