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  1. That's not the HTML you're looking for on Windows 8 Even Less Popular Than Vista · · Score: 5, Funny

    Misses a "<"

  2. Re:you read the set of permissions. on California Sues Delta Air Lines Over Mobile Privacy · · Score: 1

    Search the play store for an app called "permissions free". It can enable and disable permissions for any app on any ROM as long as you're rooted. I use it extensively.

  3. Re:A solution on Ask Slashdot: Best Laptop With Decent Linux Graphics Support? · · Score: 2

    Or buy from a company that allows you to customize every aspect of the laptop. I have an Eurocom Racer http://web.eurocom.com/EC/ec_model_config1%281,219,0%29 with Radeon HD6970M graphics. You almost can't get better non-Nvidia mobile graphics than that. Got it with no OS installed, and it runs xubuntu like a champ.

  4. Re:Will it work with glasses? on Kickstarted Oculus Rift VR Headset Shipping In March/April · · Score: 1

    I have, and they're not acceptable.

  5. Re:Finally on Kickstarted Oculus Rift VR Headset Shipping In March/April · · Score: 1

    The upcoming Star Citizen will have full support for the Rift.

  6. Re:How does this compare with Google glasses? on Kickstarted Oculus Rift VR Headset Shipping In March/April · · Score: 2

    They're aimed at different (yet in some areas common) consumers. The Rift is for gamers, to provide a completely artificial replacement of the surroundings (virtual reality). Think Star Trek holodecks.

  7. A little longer, perhaps... on Kickstarted Oculus Rift VR Headset Shipping In March/April · · Score: 1

    But at least the revolution will be televised!

    Can't wait until I get mine.

  8. Re:Even if this was true... on Is Intel Planning To Kill Enthusiast PCs? · · Score: 1

    AMD has played the socket compatibility game too. Remember socket 939? Yeah.

  9. Re:The vast explosive materials conspiracy on Man Arrested At Oakland Airport For Ornate Watch · · Score: 3, Funny

    But do YOU realize there's an even bigger conspiracy to load all cars, including yours, with an even more explosive fluid? And that it's also pumped through the engine where it causes explosions?Think about it, man, and ditch your booby-trapped car. I have a bike I could sell you.

  10. Re:He also used some words... on Man Arrested For Photo of Burning Poppy On Facebook · · Score: 1

    Probably if you're on a fishing boat and the fishing season is closed for that particular critter.

  11. How about Steam for Radeon? on Nvidia Doubles Linux Driver Performance, Slips Steam Release Date · · Score: 1

    I only have various incarnations of ATI/AMD video cards in my laptops and desktops. I have just installed the Steam beta on one of them, running Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit and the latest fglrx proprietary Radeon driver. It's horrible. The Steam window has a really bad flickering, which makes it unusable. I managed to get some games installed by creative guess-and-click to hit the right buttons, but then none of the games run; they give me some error, but I can't read the box because of the flickering.

    So it looks that so far this is compatible with nvidia only. No luck for Radeon users.

  12. I am looking forward to getting one of these on Is Microsoft's Price Model For the Surface Justifiable? · · Score: 1

    One year from now, in the bargain bin.

  13. Re:Will this somehow cause Sprint to stop sucking? on Japan's Softbank Buying Sprint, Creating Third-Largest Global Carrier · · Score: 1

    Well, first of all there never was any talk of LTE on Sprint. Their WiMax finally began extending to relevant areas (they started by covering some rural areas in Georgia - WTF?) I agree coverage sucks in some areas, but it's pretty good here. There's unlimited data included, at a time where few other carriers can claim the same. As for tethering, there are always 3rd party applications that allow you to do it. I just hope that if they do get bought the unlimited data doesn't get pulled.

  14. Space pirates rejoice! on Space Sugar Discovered In Binary System Star · · Score: 2

    If there's sugar, someone will surely make rum out of it. We'll have plenty of space grog. Arrr!

  15. Re:Just the obvious on Ask Slashdot: Rescuing a PC That's Been Hit By Scammers? · · Score: 1

    Machine completely flattened? That's stupid. There's nothing wrong with any of the hardware components in the computer, only with the 1s and 0s. In other words, software. The kind that, you know, can be erased and reinstalled from trusted sources.

  16. Re:e-ink model didn't drop on Barnes & Noble Cuts Prices on Nook Color, Tablet · · Score: 2

    7" fits fine in my pockets. 10" doesn't. That's why I use a Nook Color under CM7 instead of a bigger tablet. In fact I just typed this whole reply on it.

  17. Re:Maybe it's just me on Windows 8 Graphics: Microsoft Has Hardware-Accelerated Everything · · Score: 2

    C'mon, text renders 184% faster, you can't ignore that. That's rendering a line of text in .027 milliseconds instead of 0.0496 milliseconds, definitely an improvement, and long overdue. Who cares that in order to do that you'll need to have 1400 graphic cores running at full speed, using about 0.8kW in the process.

  18. Re:What if your name doesn't come up? on British Airways Plans To Google Passengers · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The only things that show up when you google my real name are a few usenet posts that I made in one of the Linux kernel groups circa 1999. That ought to keep some airline people wondering.

  19. Re:So from here on out ... on Supreme Court: Affordable Care Act Is Constitutional · · Score: 1

    Read the law again. It's not "the lesser of" but "the greater of"

    As in, the greater of $695 or 2.5% of income. If you make more than $27800/yr, then you pay the 2.5%, if less then you pay the $695.

  20. Re:How much of the 'operating system' needs to sig on Ubuntu Lays Plans For Getting Past UEFI SecureBoot · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Here's a link for an Office license for $0: http://www.libreoffice.org/

  21. Re:Dear Slashdot, on Ask Slashdot. Best Online Science Course? · · Score: 1

    Agree with this.

    Kinda difficult to brush up on polyacetylimidazolidindiones if you slept through that chapter, without dedicating some hard learning time to it.

  22. Re:Suing herself? How you say .... on Copyright Infringer Tries To Shut Down Reporting On Her Infringement · · Score: 0

    I got better.
    "What's your IP address?"
    "127.0.0.1"

  23. Re:One-time purchase vs. subscription on Adobe Introduces the Paid Security Fix · · Score: 1

    There should be a "not equal" sign in the middle. Bad Slashdot! Bad!

  24. Re:One-time purchase vs. subscription on Adobe Introduces the Paid Security Fix · · Score: 1

    Updates bugfixes.

  25. Re:And? on Slackware: I'm Not Dead Yet! · · Score: 2

    The niche that Slackware fills still better than any other distro is: small, highly customized, floppy-sized (or close, USB stick-based these days) "live" bootable mini-distributions aimed at a very specific goal. Such as system repair, etc. Slackware is just easier to adapt to such a role, because of the lack of those basic features you mention.