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  1. Re:Apple cultists on iOS 6 Streaming Bug Sends Data Usage Skyrocketing · · Score: 2

    *whoosh*

  2. Re:How about a clean version of the TV show? on Jonathan Coulton Re-records 'Code Monkey' For Us · · Score: 1

    It looks fine on Netflix, check it out.

  3. Re:So... I read the article. on Bruce Perens: The Day I Blundered Into the Nuclear Facility · · Score: 1
  4. Re:Vodka is better on Beer Is Cheaper In the US Than Anywhere Else In the World · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Not everyone likes distilled liquors such as Vodka. I have no stomach for it and do not enjoy it in the slightest.

    Beer on the other hand I enjoy greatly. I stick to mainly micro and craft brews. I don't drink my beer to get drunk, I drink it because I enjoy the many many different flavor profiles possible with different types of beers and ingredients used. You sound like the typical youth of today, the only way to drink is in excess and the only reason to drink is to get drunk. Grow up and mature a bit, the world doesn't need more irresponsible alcoholics.

  5. Re:Kill XP? on Maybe With Help From Google and Adobe, Microsoft Can Kill Windows XP · · Score: 1

    And there are technical details like support for 4k sector drives (see http://www.zdnet.com/blog/storage/are-you-ready-for-4k-sector-drives/731 .

    XP works just fine with 4K sector drives as most if not all manufactures use an alinement tool to properly align the drives. I use it on drives before I clone them and it has been working great. Your point here is invalid.

  6. Re:Kill XP? on Maybe With Help From Google and Adobe, Microsoft Can Kill Windows XP · · Score: 1

    I do not like virtual box because it will not access my network and will not find a flash drive either

    I'm sorry but that is just user error, not VirtualBox. I run VirtualBox both at home and at work on many different models of hardware and I have never had those issues.

    Just because you don't know how to make something work does not make it a bad product.

  7. Re:Kill XP? on Maybe With Help From Google and Adobe, Microsoft Can Kill Windows XP · · Score: 1

    If your using single user licenses in your business, then thats the problem. Get a volume license like the rest of the business world did 11 years ago and you don't have to activate every single XP install.

    If you are a home user, upgrade to 7, there is no reason not to at this point.

  8. Re:Except... on Cameras To Watch Cameras In Maryland · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Common sense never seems to be a factor in these "bright ideas" that some panel of people came up with. Wasting money is what they do best, fixing problems is the least of their concerns.

  9. Re:Which Gnome? on GNOMEbuntu Set To Arrive In October · · Score: 1

    Same here, switched to Xubuntu and am back to a simple, usable and customizable desktop.

    Its actually kinda funny, I started out a KDE fan. I ran KDE 3.6 till support/updates were finally done and despising all the glitz and glam of KDE 4.0, switched to Ubuntu and got used to Gnome 2 and loved it eventually. Now that Gnome 2 is done and Gnome 3 and Unity are too much about looks and not about simple functionality, I switched to Xubuntu and now love Xfce.

    Funny how history keeps repeating itself.

  10. Re:Another Win on KDE Announces 4.9 Releases · · Score: 1

    That's what everyone said about 4.0 when it launched. People said 4.2 was far superior and far more stable than 4.0. I tried 4.2 and just could not get a usable desktop out of it. I switched to Gnome2 and have been using that for years happily. Now that Gnome has gone to hell, ive switched to Xfce and life is good again.

    I want to like KDE again, I just cant get over the bells and whistles getting in my way and cluttering up my work spaces.

  11. Re:Another Win on KDE Announces 4.9 Releases · · Score: 0, Troll

    The last KDE environment that I liked(and still use on a couple of machines) was 3.5.10, I tried 4.2 awhile ago and hated a lot of it. I currently run Xfce and have no reason to switch as it works so well for me.

  12. Re:Enough with giving Windows a pass on Ubisoft Uplay DRM Found To Include a Rootkit · · Score: 1

    On Win7, the local Administrator account is disabled by default.

  13. Re:Verified, and will continue on Thomas Drake: You're Automatically Suspicious Until Proven Otherwise · · Score: 1

    Do you honestly think that you could fight the U.S. government with any amount of weapons you as an individual, or even organized with your buddies, could ever accumulate?

    Most estimates range between 39% and 50% of US households having at least one gun(that's about 43-55 million households). The estimates for the number of privately owned guns range from 190 million to 300 million. Removed those that skew the stats for their own purposes the best estimates are about 45% or 52 million of American households owning 260 million guns).

    260+ million guns should answer your question. You push people enough, they will fight back.

  14. Re:is it real on Man Physically Assaulted At McDonald's For Wearing Digital Eye Glasses · · Score: 1

    Nope, Minnesota. We have whats Concealed Carry permits. It allows us to carry handguns concealed or visible legally. My wife and I both carry. I'm sorry you live in fear, we don't.

  15. Re:I've come to bless you all with information on The Web Is Not the Internet · · Score: 2

    Yes, for nerds apparently.

  16. Re:is it real on Man Physically Assaulted At McDonald's For Wearing Digital Eye Glasses · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Huh, remind me to never visit the UK. No wonder muggings happen so much there. Here in the US we carry handguns. If you mug somebody, you get shot in self defense.

  17. Re:Sweet on GM Car Owners With OnStar Now Can Be Their Own Rental Agencies · · Score: 5, Insightful

    My first thought as well.

    Piece of advice to people that cant afford their car so they need to rent it out: Find a cheaper car you can afford or switch to a different mode of transportation. If you are even considering renting your car out for extra cash, your car costs too much.

  18. Re:Sounds like fun! on 50th Anniversary of the Starfish Prime Nuclear Weapon Test Today · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dinosaurs aren't real, they were just made up to discourage time travelers.

  19. Re:What instead of Flash? on Adobe Stops Flash Player Support For Android · · Score: 1

    Well aren't you cute, "I don't care for something, therefore it shouldn't exist". Try trolling a little harder AC.

  20. Re:Common Sense on SAP VP Arrested In False Barcode Scheme · · Score: 1

    Actually that accurately sums up most of the corporate America work force.

  21. Re:Bad, bad, bad idea... on Sci-fi Writer Elizabeth Moon Believes Everyone Should Be Chipped · · Score: 1

    Yes...RFID chips...the ones your know, that cause cancer...

    http://science.slashdot.org/story/07/09/08/1832243/implanted-rfid-chips-linked-to-cancer

  22. Re:Thanks for reminding me... on US ISPs Delay Rollout of "Six Strikes" Copyright Enforcement Framework · · Score: 1

    Yes, they do have 40 Mb service in some areas, the fastest they offer to my residence is 7 Mb down/ 896 Kb up. With Comcast I'm showing 25 Mb down/ 4 Mb up via Speedtest.

  23. Re:Thanks for reminding me... on US ISPs Delay Rollout of "Six Strikes" Copyright Enforcement Framework · · Score: 1

    Same problem I'm in, I'm stuck with Comcast as the only cable Internet provider. My only other option is CenturyLink(Qwest) DSL at 7Mb.

  24. Re:8.8.8.8 on Paul Vixie: 100,000 DSL Modems May Lose Their DNS On July 9 · · Score: 1

    Yeah, your point? Instead of hitting a page that says "bad domain" you hit one that says "OpenDNS suggestions". Woopty freaking doo, means the same to me essentially. I have been using OpenDNS for many years and never once been redirected the their ad/suggestion pages.

  25. Re:This again? on Most CCTV Systems Come With Trivial Exploits · · Score: 3, Informative

    Just wait till someone stumbles onto the many webpages hosting hundreds of Trendnet CCTV IP addresses.

    http://pastebin.com/sSs79RTd

    Hey look at that, I even made it easy for you...