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  1. Re:The average user on Haswell Integrated Graphics Promise 2-3X Performance Boost · · Score: 2

    The target is most likely HTPCs or something basic. If Intel's integrated graphics aren't adequate then pop in a real GPU and bypass the integrated graphics. Simple, and both sides are satisfied. If Intel integrated a full fledged GPU into their CPU then it'd increase die size, increase power consumption, increase heat generation, etc. A small, efficient, powerful-enough integrated solution is the best market for the vast majority of users since they still can opt to add a dedicated GPU if needed.

  2. Politicians != Educators on Politician Wants Sci-fi To Be Mandatory In School · · Score: 1

    How about politicians focus on the bottom layers of Maslow's Hierarchy (e.g. safety, security, etc.) and let educators worry about the mid- and upper tiers. Why do politicians think they can meddle with any part of our society?

  3. Re:Google Fiber on Unanimous: Provo Utah Council Approves Google Fiber · · Score: 1

    Probably should cite your source or we'll assume your "facts" are BS.

  4. Re:Gotta Love 4chan on One Boston Marathon Bomb Suspect Dead, Other At Large After Shootout With Police · · Score: 1

    Christians have their own problems (e.g. Catholic pedophiles and a few radicals) but you hear about Muslim atrocities (e.g. beheadings, attacks with bombs and guns, etc.) daily. Violence in the name of Christianity is minor compared to the horrific things the Muslims do, all while Muslim leaders say nothing to denounce the violence.

  5. Re:Gotta Love 4chan on One Boston Marathon Bomb Suspect Dead, Other At Large After Shootout With Police · · Score: 1

    There are radicals in all religions, races, and genders, however the vast majority of radical bombings are committed by radical Muslims. You have a few Americans listed but there aren't an awful lot more...there are tens of thousands of Muslims who've committed terrorist acts but nobody knows their names due to the sheer volume of them. Granted they are the minority in their religion and I'm not painting Islam as a religion of violence but your argument simply listed three Americans and you think that's a statistical population worthy of citing.

    I'd STFU if one Muslim person of authority such as an Imam, would denounce the violence on TV, but they all sit quietly for fear of being beheaded by yet another blood drenched Muslim terrorist for speaking out.

  6. Re:Sexist!!!!!!!!!! on One Boston Marathon Bomb Suspect Dead, Other At Large After Shootout With Police · · Score: 1

    Police and Israeli security have been very successful profiling people based on generalized statistics coupled with some clues (e.g. demeanor, type of device used, etc.).

  7. Re:Sexist!!!!!!!!!! on One Boston Marathon Bomb Suspect Dead, Other At Large After Shootout With Police · · Score: 1

    Exactly what I meant :) Thanks.

  8. Re:Sexist!!!!!!!!!! on One Boston Marathon Bomb Suspect Dead, Other At Large After Shootout With Police · · Score: 1

    Probably more related to testosterone than the Y chromosome.

  9. Re:Gotta Love 4chan on One Boston Marathon Bomb Suspect Dead, Other At Large After Shootout With Police · · Score: 1

    No, they said "they hoped they were white" not muslim.

  10. Re:Sexist!!!!!!!!!! on One Boston Marathon Bomb Suspect Dead, Other At Large After Shootout With Police · · Score: 1

    We need to take be comfortable using statistics to state who the most likely suspects are...if that means it's white males, Islamic males, black females, or any combination of anything, then so be it. You can say a certain population generally commits crime X or Y, you just can't say Bob commits crimes because he's of a certain race, religion, gender, etc. It's helpful to narrow the search...but people are too sensitive in America and are easily offended.

  11. Re:Gotta Love 4chan on One Boston Marathon Bomb Suspect Dead, Other At Large After Shootout With Police · · Score: 2

    What difference does that make? The fact reporters would print their desire the perpetrators were whites is disgusting as they are more concerned with their agenda with finding the people who did this...you ass.

  12. Re:Nethack on Former Sega Employee Reveals Sega Pluto Prototype Console · · Score: 1

    7 bits = $0.875

    Six degrees of seperation say we can do the math to make this into XBox 360 or something more clever.

  13. Re:Gotta Love 4chan on One Boston Marathon Bomb Suspect Dead, Other At Large After Shootout With Police · · Score: 3, Insightful

    There were probably a lot of erroneous reports of dark-skinned males, light-skinned males, etc. Why don't you complain about the news reporters that "were hoping the perpetrators were white"?

    Islam produces a lot of radicals and their modus operandi (e.g. IED-style device) matches this attack so the odds are people will assume it was Islamist radicals. They shouldn't have said anything about the description of the suspects unless they were sure they were right so as not to distract anyone from finding the culprits.

  14. Wrong Type? on Six Retailers Announce Recall of Buckyballs and Buckycubes · · Score: 1

    Maybe the people who had issues with the buckyballs ordered the "assault buckyballs" instead of the normal one because we all know some are much more dangerous based on appearance.

  15. Re: Innovation on What's Next For Smartphone Innovation · · Score: 2

    They improve the accuracy of drone strikes.

  16. Re:Innovation on What's Next For Smartphone Innovation · · Score: 1

    Durability, battery life, and better quality voice. AT&T is working on "HD voice" but I want all cell providers to bump voice quality up.

  17. Re:Dangerous on Not Even Investors Know What Google Glass Is For · · Score: 1

    Quick, go out and get you an anti-drone hoodie STAT!

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/03/anti-drone-hoodie-adam-harvey-surveillance_n_3007064.html

  18. Re:Killer App on Not Even Investors Know What Google Glass Is For · · Score: 1

    Nice...love that scene. "hey buddy, whatchoo got in there, a dead cat?"

  19. Answer on Not Even Investors Know What Google Glass Is For · · Score: 1

    I think Richard Pryor was talking about Google Glass in this line from Superman III: ""Google Glass will do anything you tell me to tell it to do for you...If anyone attacks Google Glass or anything, the Google Glass counter-attacks it. I mean, it finds their weaknesses and wipes them out."

  20. Re:Maybe... on USPS Discriminates Against 'Atheist' Merchandise · · Score: 1

    Liberals exploit the call for tolerance but they themselves are not tolerant of any POV that isn't in line with their own.

  21. Re:Maybe... on USPS Discriminates Against 'Atheist' Merchandise · · Score: 1

    Great comment...of course I'm all out of mod points...

  22. Re:Maybe... on USPS Discriminates Against 'Atheist' Merchandise · · Score: 0

    The vast majority of /. users are liberals. Happy Easter BTW.

  23. Re:Good. on Man Who Pointed Laser At Aircraft Gets 30-Month Sentence · · Score: 1

    Same for firearms...banned because some people misuse them.

  24. Re:Release Schedule? on Testers Say IE 11 Can Impersonate Firefox Via User Agent String · · Score: 1

    But that's part of the argument the OP raises in support for Firefox and Chrome as a benefit...obviously to most people on ./ it's a nonfactor but to the general public (the the OP) it's a perk.

  25. Release Schedule? on Testers Say IE 11 Can Impersonate Firefox Via User Agent String · · Score: 1

    The OP says Firefox and Chrome have a faster release schedule but fails to mention the content of those releases by Firefox and Chrome are minor where the updates of IE are major. You can't say that because Firefox and Chrome release a new "version" every month that they're better or more innovative. They just consider everything worthy of a version upgrade. Add a built-in pdf viewer, increment the version number; change the font style, bump the version up one; add some other good or inconsequential feature, release a new version. It is really misleading but it obviously tricked the OP into thinking it's better.