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  1. Re:My preview of ReFS on Microsoft Announces ReFS, a New Filesystem For Windows 8 · · Score: 1

    Why would Microsoft care so much about what is said on ./?

  2. Re:My preview of ReFS on Microsoft Announces ReFS, a New Filesystem For Windows 8 · · Score: 1

    I just can't get over Python's lack of brackets. I guess that's just me being old fashioned. And Perl's integration with regex is simply amazing.

  3. Re:Oracle matters more thank you'd think on Oracle and the Java Ecosystem · · Score: 1

    No. I got a job a year before I left school. While it's likely that this is the reason I haven't had to touch Java since school (we're mostly a Perl/PHP shop), no one I know in my major has gotten a job where they had to deal with Java either. It's mostly C (And Objective C for the one who went on to be an iPhone dev).

    Like I said before, even in school they only covered it for one class, to teach the basics. After that it was C and Perl.

  4. Re:More importantly, on Radioactive Concrete From Fukushima Found In New Construction · · Score: 1

    Explain? I've never been to an American prison either, but from what I understand they're meant to lock people up and stealing their labor for whoever owns the prison. Sounds like taking away freedoms to me.

  5. Re:Oracle matters more thank you'd think on Oracle and the Java Ecosystem · · Score: 2, Insightful

    This. I haven't had to use Java since I left school (and hell even in school we only used it to learn the basics of programming)

  6. Re:Google does the same on Facebook To Share Private Data With Politico · · Score: 1

    There IS a difference, but I wouldn't say it's COMPLETELY different.

  7. Re:oooh yes on Code Cleanup Culls LibreOffice Cruft · · Score: 1

    cower in my shadows you feeb.

    Hehe I've only seen one person use that phrase on this site before... I know who you are ;)

    The senior coder at the company I work for left this past August. Since then I've had to play with code that I know nothing about. I've broken things a fair few times, but there's really no way to get around that. Sometimes things that we'd rather not do are unavoidable.

  8. Re:Well. this will be a first... on US Government Seeks Extradition of UK Student For File-Sharing · · Score: 1

    So who the fuck elected stupid politicians in the first place ?

    Stupid people (Yes, that means you and I as well. We're all pretty stupid when it comes to electing the right people).

  9. Re:fp on Oracle's Latest Java Moves Draw Industry Ire · · Score: 1

    You could always mod then post as AC...

  10. Re:Why is /. repeating Iran's propaganda for them? on Video Games As Propaganda · · Score: 1

    What you've just ranted about has very little to do with what I said. I wasn't talking about the person condemned to death. I was commenting on GGP's comment on Iran. Though what can you expect from an AC?

  11. Re:Got what he deserved on Video Games As Propaganda · · Score: 1

    just differ with the government.

    With a government like Iran that's not a good attitude to hold when travelling there. At least not held openly.

  12. Re:Why is /. repeating Iran's propaganda for them? on Video Games As Propaganda · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I don't see the difference. They suspected he was an American spy. He confessed under torture. So using torture they confirmed suspected intel.

  13. Re:Eye for an eye.` on Video Games As Propaganda · · Score: 1

    Hmmm... but what if we killed an Iranian spy? I'm sure we have some locked up in secret facilities... Or at least someone who is willing to say they are.

  14. Re:Eye for an eye.` on Video Games As Propaganda · · Score: 1

    Didn't we already kill Iranians?

  15. Re:Best care money can buy helps on How Stephen Hawking Has Defied the Odds For 50 Years · · Score: 4, Informative

    American hospitals leave people to die in the gutter unless they have insurance or cash on hand.

    No, it's quite the opposite. American hospitals are not allowed to turn people away just because they can't pay. They are forced by law to admit them and treat them, then release them. This used to be mostly illegal immigrants, but now is growing to include American citizens who just don't have insurance and can't afford the bills. To make ends meet, hospitals then have to jack up the prices on the people who CAN pay, which increases insurance costs, which then increases our premiums. It's a vicious cycle.

  16. Re:Circumvent on Apple Patents Power Adapter That Recovers Lost Passwords · · Score: 1

    Sucks to be you, if you are like me and keep multiple Power Adators at various locations, rather than lugging the thing around with my like some kind of Cupertino-required parasite.

    Yeah I do this with my phone. Also, what the hell is an adator? Even if you remembered the "p", it's not spelled "adaptor".

  17. Re:Circumvent on Apple Patents Power Adapter That Recovers Lost Passwords · · Score: 1

    From what I can tell (from TFS) the adapter only has a number that acts as a decryption key. You wouldn't be able to get the actual password from just the adapter itself. Though it may be possible to figure out the password based on just the decryption key. I'm not very well versed in cryptography, so if someone who is wants to correct me on this, feel free.

  18. Re:another bogus patent from Apple on Apple Patents Power Adapter That Recovers Lost Passwords · · Score: 1

    On the flip side, if someone wants to steal their stuff, it's a lot harder to know which flash drive has the password. It's fairly easy to recognize the charging cable.

  19. Re:new socil engineering technique on Apple Patents Power Adapter That Recovers Lost Passwords · · Score: 2

    Hmm I can see this being pretty popular if there's an easy way to grab the password. Otherwise you've got the power adapter but no laptop that will be unlocked with it.

    I wonder if Apple will also stop chargers from charging any laptop that doesn't have the same password hash?

  20. Re:Freedom on US Threatens Spain For Not Implementing SOPA-Like Law · · Score: 1

    99% of the population aren't really concerned with SOPA anyway.

  21. Re:Prices ARE different on Why Do All Movie Tickets Cost the Same? · · Score: 1

    I do. I just went to see a movie in IMAX 3D. Try reproducing that cheaply in your living room without a 3D TV or binoculars.

    I wouldn't want to see it in a theater or at home (3D hurts my eyes).

  22. Re:No reason to celebrate now. on IE6 Almost Dead In the US · · Score: 1

    Heh you're right I see it now. I have no idea how I missed that (seriously, I read the entire thing).

  23. Re:IE6 was still quite alive 3 months ago on IE6 Almost Dead In the US · · Score: 1

    However, my chosen browser is SeaMonkey, now at 2.6.1. Almost no one seems to use SeaMonkey, which accounted for only 3 hits.

    All of those were probably you :D

  24. Re:Subjective on IE6 Almost Dead In the US · · Score: 1

    That's not true at all. Most major web services define clearly browsers that are supported and not supported. The good ones will let you continue regardless, but will inform you that things may not work as expected.

  25. Re:A cheer goes up on IE6 Almost Dead In the US · · Score: 1

    Isn't HTML supposed to be about both layout and content? Don't get me wrong, CSS is vital to designing a good looking page, but HTML provides both the content AND the structure of the page. CSS is the paint and glitter that goes on top to make it look good.