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  1. Re:have they fixed on Firefox 8 20% Faster Than Firefox 5 · · Score: 1

    I've tried that, unfortunately without luck. But thanks anyway.

  2. Re:have they fixed on Firefox 8 20% Faster Than Firefox 5 · · Score: 1

    I have the same problem with google.com, CPU usage suddenly hits 100% for a few seconds. But that only happens on my Natty machine, and even only under my user account...which leads me to believe that it is a configuration problem, because it also happens with all plugins/addons disabled.

  3. Re:Didn't Apple ever read the netiquette FAQ? on Apple Ordered To Pay $8M For Playlist Patents · · Score: 4, Informative

    The problem with patent trolls is, that they're similar but quite different from internet trolls:

    * Internet Trolls: They want your attention, to harass you and that you get angry. They achieve this by posting/writing nonsense, half-truths and lies anywhere into the internet. Solution: Ignore them, they might shout louder, but you can still ignore them.

    * Patent Tolls: They want your money. They utilize a broken patent system and the courts. Solution: Burn them with fire. Hint: Ignoring them might result in you getting sued and you might lose everything.

  4. Re:They are telling the truth, the system is secur on Hacker Exposes Florida's Voting Database — Again · · Score: 1

    That is, if he/she is even sitting in the U.S. .

  5. Re:secure? oh really? on Hacker Exposes Florida's Voting Database — Again · · Score: 2

    They probably were...but the bastard slipped through the intertubes!

  6. Re:Oh Yeah? on South Korean Textbooks to Go Digital by 2015 · · Score: 2

    I'm not sure if you've noticed, but I think HAL tried to be sarcastic. There are many big companies and even politician which would try to tell us such a nonsense to support their decision, just think of the following statements: "Torrent is only used to copy music", "We need to stay open and compatible in the future, we're going with Microsoft" or my personal favorite "Nobody uses Linux".

  7. Re:Oh Yeah? on South Korean Textbooks to Go Digital by 2015 · · Score: 1

    You missed that on all those Frames is either iOS or Windows installed because the Software to show the jpegs is only available on that OS and it was "the cheapest offer"TM.

  8. Re:What about a Linux port? on Source Engine SDK To Be Free · · Score: 1

    They wont. ...and Valve of course still wants to be able to sell the engine for commercial usage.

    That does not exclude each other.

  9. Re:hrmmph.. on Yet Another "People Plug In Strange USB Sticks" Story · · Score: 1

    You're right, the problem is that people (read: IT-Stuff) trusts an OS which trusts random USB-Sticks OR are too dumb to configure it correct.

  10. Re:Chinese? on US Congress To Use Skype For Video Teleconference · · Score: 1

    You mean the evil capitalists in Redmond?

  11. Re:Non-story on Is Google Playing Fair With Groupon, et al? · · Score: 2

    Well, the blog has Google Ads on it...any further questions?

  12. Re:Reverse-Engineering for Interoperability on Skype Protocol Has Been Reverse Engineered · · Score: 1
    Yes, I did.

    Updated at 12 midnight. Microsoft has bought Skype for $8.5 billion, in an all-cash deal.

  13. Re:Reverse-Engineering for Interoperability on Skype Protocol Has Been Reverse Engineered · · Score: 1

    Did you even look at the link I provided? It's the Slashdot article about how Microsoft bought Skype.

  14. I think I know that on. on Apple Camera Patent Lets External Transmitters Disable Features · · Score: 1

    For example, an infrared emitter could be located in areas where picture or video capture is prohibited, and the emitter could generate infrared signals with encoded data that includes commands to disable the recording functions of devices.

    I thought we agreed that DRM [on the client side] is broken by design?

  15. Re:Samba has done exactly this for ages on Skype Protocol Has Been Reverse Engineered · · Score: 1

    Unfortunately it's not Oh-Kay considering the U.S. Patent Law. Of course, the question is if implementations will be made by people in the U.S. and if Microsoft hodls any patents at all related to the protocol.

  16. Re:I hopefully speak for lots of people when I say on Linux 3.0 Will Have Full Xen Support · · Score: 1

    So, it will be able to do cool songs, soon?

  17. Re:Reverse-Engineering for Interoperability on Skype Protocol Has Been Reverse Engineered · · Score: 1
  18. Re:the moon is not a national park on NASA Sting Busts Woman Selling Purported Moon Rock · · Score: 1

    Ohhh...but that's how it works. People find a piece of land which belongs to no one, starts clubbing each other at the head and the last man standing owns it. That even works with land which is already owned by someone else, look at Northern Cyprus, Israel or the extreme example: Nothern America.

    They also never claimed the moon...they claimed some *rocks* from it which *they* brought back. If you find a nice shell at the beach in your holidays and you take it home, you would also be pissed if your neighbor wants it and starts arguing "it's from the ocean, the ocean belongs to no one so I should also be allowed to have it".

  19. Re:Let's get this straight... on NASA Sting Busts Woman Selling Purported Moon Rock · · Score: 1

    Oil which lies miles underneath the floor of the ocean does also belong to no one...yet we need to pay BP and other companies for it because they tell us "we own it, you pay it"...why's that?

    The U.S. has used a very big amount of resources (money, material and human) to get to the moon, and they brought something back and of course they want to keep it, because they've earned it.

  20. Re:Without porn on Anti-Porn Facebook Page is Deleted, Then Restored · · Score: 1

    Who said it's a guy?

  21. Re:has there ever been a situation on Steve Ballmer's Head On the Block? · · Score: 1

    Oh damn...that would be so damn cool to see that giant fall. I mean, my job wouldn't be worth a nickel after that moment, but hey, that's totally worth it for me.

  22. What the hell... on Preliminary Benchmarks: Unity vs. Gnome-Shell · · Score: 1

    ...is this (linked) site? But irony has it that it is not trustworthy.

  23. Now we only need... on 'Homeless' Planets May Be Common In Our Galaxy · · Score: 1

    ...to find the five worlds in a Klemperer Rosette and see how far they've made it so far.

  24. Re:So what you're saying is.... on Australian Journalist Arrested, Released After Detailing Facebook Flaws · · Score: 1

    How often do I have to tell you? Put your pants bag on!

  25. Re:Sure. on Can Computers Be Used To Optimize the US Tax Code? · · Score: 1

    I read that in the first moment as "Our Benefactors". 8)