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  1. Re:Nay! on Game Theory, Antivirus Improvements Explain Rise In Mac Malware · · Score: 1

    Tis a feature, allowed by the Almighty Jobs as a test thy faith in Apple .. so only mayest the True Believers be granted the next iDevice.

    Jobs 31:1: "I made a covenant with mine eyes. Why then should I think upon Windows?"

  2. Re:Number One! on 12 Ways LibreOffice Writer Tops MS Word · · Score: 1

    Tell me about it. They really need to stop putting interfaces on top of their UIs.

  3. Re:LaTeX on 12 Ways LibreOffice Writer Tops MS Word · · Score: 5, Funny

    Bah. Talk about a Mickey Mouse way of doing it. Rather, you should be able to command the elements to rise from the earth and form into the necessary parts. Then, with a single word spoken from your omnipotent mouth, the beasts should gather and use the parts to construct a PC and program an editor of infinite perfection, using the blessed intelligence you've bestowed on their worthless feeble minds. Finally, with your wonderful gaze, the PC will gain sentience and operate the editor by itself, performing the work you've predestined upon it.

    As it uses the editor to expound the details of your immaculate glory, the beasts will simultaneously bow, exclaiming your great and powerful name. Forever and ever, amen.

  4. Re:Am I the only one in the world that likes Ribbo on 12 Ways LibreOffice Writer Tops MS Word · · Score: 1

    Yeah, no kidding. I especially like the feature with it where I can minimize it and never see its ugly face ever again.

  5. Re:aw man... on Matt Groening Reveals Springfield Is In His Home State of Oregon · · Score: 0

    Everyone is well aware that show died long time ago. Matt played it safe by waiting to reveal it now rather than before when it was in its prime.

  6. Re:Word Salad on Demoscene: 64k Intros At Revision Demoparty · · Score: 1

    So instead of trying to make sense of it all by researching on the topic, you immediately start complaining because it assumed you had prior knowledge? I'd hate to see how you've reacted to the math and science articles here a /. .

    What ever did happen to people involving themselves in /. because of an inquisitive nature?

  7. Re:Damn you kids, get off my lawn. on Demoscene: 64k Intros At Revision Demoparty · · Score: 1

    Unless they use their own driver, I can't see how they can write directly to the video hardware without doing so through passing it via DirectX11 APIs. Nowadays it's all a bunch of API calls.

    I think it also goes to saying that there's not going to be much involvement with reducing clock cycles per instruction because nowadays CPUs are very well capable. Now the focus on how to efficiently utilize APIs to do your bidding and how to use tricks to compress textures and code as much as possible. So yes, while reducing the code to as minimal as possible would entail some optimization for clock cycles, a lot of the management is no longer done directly via the internal code but through external DLLs supplied by the OS.

  8. Re:If you have to ask why this is cool... on Demoscene: 64k Intros At Revision Demoparty · · Score: 2

    Well, Farbrausch did release .kkrieger , which is a 96k FPS with Doom 3 graphics. Not much in the gameplay department, but it's still a revolutionary example of what can be accomplished within a small filesize.

  9. Re:Best scenario... on Mercedes Can Now Update Car Software Remotely · · Score: 1

    At least they're using German minutes. Companies are notorious for using the dreaded American equivalent.

  10. Rumors on Dysfunctional Console Industry Struggles For New Profit Centers · · Score: 1

    The summary made sure to clarify the constant online connection for Durango were just rumors, yet no problem stating the anonymous "developer" claims against the Wii U hardware as factual when it is indeed also a rumor. In contrast:

    • EA: "Wii U is not a transitional platform, it is a true next generation system."
    • Vigil: “We had the game at the same level as high end PC version in a matter of days and a few lines of code got the game up and running on tablet in 5 mins.”
    • Crytek: “Wii U devkits are very powerful, the specs are very good.”
    • Epic: “It will do things current HD consoles simply cant do it's going to be a powerful box.”

    These were all even early statements from them when fiddling with the old dev kits given to them. Certainly does not give the "anonymous devs" claims any credence, but regardless of this people love slurping up this sensationalist swill. Same goes for the Durango mess.

  11. Re:...and WTF is the tech angle here? on The Politics of the F.D.A. · · Score: 1

    Armchair politics is now classified as a geek subculture.

  12. Extraordinary! on Ask Slashdot: Store Umbilical Cord Blood — and If So, Where? · · Score: 1

    What an unusual keepsake! I think for my first child I might bribe the doctor into having me keep the uncleaned vag-tongs!

  13. Re:Timmeey! on Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome to SlashdotTV! (Video) · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    He takes after the Dear Leader

    .

  14. That's good. on China Unblocks Sensitive Keywords · · Score: 1

    I'm sure they feel a lot better now that they're unblocked. Can't imagine how upset they were when it happened.

  15. Zoom. on Camera Can See Around Corners · · Score: 1
  16. Re:The whole thing is a scam ! on Evidence of Lost Da Vinci Fresco Behind Florentine Wall · · Score: 1, Funny

    Gives a whole new meaning to the idiom, "Teaching your grandmother to suck eggs."

  17. Re:Cycles on Can Microsoft Afford To Lose With Windows 8? · · Score: 1

    People who have perused the WDK on Win8 and looking at ReFS have claimed it looks similar to their efforts with WinFS, thinking it to be the spiritual successor.

  18. Re:And yet... on Have Online Comment Sections Become Specious? · · Score: 1

    Congrats on stealing his thunder.

  19. Re:obviously on Have Online Comment Sections Become Specious? · · Score: 1, Funny

    Slashdot, it must be said, continues to be a great source of insightful comments (a thing which is becoming extinct on the Internet lately).

    Unfortunately, contrary to your statement, your post ended up Interesting instead.

  20. Re:Easier to use a mountainside on Startram — Maglev Train To Low Earth Orbit · · Score: 1

    I learned to do this with Roller Coaster Tycoon. The amount of lift garnered is second to none in that game.

  21. Re:Literary mentions on Startram — Maglev Train To Low Earth Orbit · · Score: 1

    I love how you gave the english translated title for Kenji's novel, but failed to do so for Galaxy Express 999. Going otaku on us?

  22. Re:Great, Can you say BANKSTERS now? on LulzSec Leader Sabu Unmasked, Arrested and Caught Collaborating · · Score: 1

    Fast and Furious

    Yes, I agree, those responsible for those God-awful movies should be barred. Or at least be forced to drive stock Pintos for the rest of their life.

  23. Re:7h3m vs. 6h57m on Computer Programmers Only the 5th Most Sleep Deprived Profession · · Score: 1

    So it's enough to force someone to hit the snooze button once instead of twice. I say that is a pretty substantial difference.

  24. Scripting on Khan Academy Chooses JavaScript As Intro Language · · Score: 1

    I'm not a programmer, but I remember hearing many times throughout the years that learning scripting like Javascript is a no-no as a first language because it lacks certain concepts that are crucial to learning a "full" programming language, and sets them in a rut to write code that works well for scripting but is not best practice otherwise. Is this dubious wisdom people have been feeding me?

  25. Re:We Are Anonymous on 25 Alleged Anonymous Hackers Arrested By Interpol · · Score: 2

    Because in British prisons, the intercourse is consensual.