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  1. In summary on 64-Bit Gaming Oversold to Consumers · · Score: 4, Interesting

    There's some new objects in the levels of the 64 bit game. Hardly anything to do with the amount of bits, but technically they are not lying for saying the content is exclusive for the 64 bit version. As long as they avoid saying those objects could not have been there with 32 bit hardware.
    Okay, the screenshots published by Atari and AMD were deceptive, but they have now removed those too.

  2. Re:Im glad for one on Hotmail Begins to Upgrade Free Accounts · · Score: 1

    Well, I just tried to offer my wife a gmail account...

    Me: I have 6 gmail invites but no friends to invite. Wan't an invite?
    Her: No
    Me: Why not?
    Her: What for?
    Me: Well... It's err... Run by google.. or something. And it's very exclusive! Only invited people can join!
    Her: Well... Duh. Can I get my hotmail stuff forwarded there?
    Me: Sure! Just lemme look at the hotmail settings!
    [pondering]
    [twiddling]
    [a lil' bit of hac'n]
    [frustration]
    Me: Forget it...

  3. Re:Cool... or is it? on Mechanical Pong · · Score: 1

    230w.
    You'd better play Doom 3 to keep you warm.

  4. Re:Their Figures are a Little Off on FTC Recommends Bounty on Spammers · · Score: 1

    Well, SubTV in Finland broadcasts it every night.
    I assume we are lagging behind quite a bit thou...

    telkku.com, Finnish TV schedule (Yea, we only have 5 country wide channels over the air with no satellite or cable)

  5. Re:Their Figures are a Little Off on FTC Recommends Bounty on Spammers · · Score: 1

    Well.. I guess he's wold-famous enough because I recognized his face and name. I live in Finland.
    He just happened to be on Late Night Conan the other night.

  6. Re:Biased on Windows Fails 8% of the Time · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I find this comment offensive. Ability to learn depends more on intelligence and attitudes than on age or sex.
    Right...
    So you would happily take a job if the description was just "Teach a bunch of 50 old ladied to use Linux"?

  7. Re:BSOD jokes on Bill Gates Gives $20M to CMU for New Building · · Score: 1

    Haven't seen a BSOD on my home w2k box for so long time, I can't even remember was it this year, the previous or even perhaps the year before that. I use wide variety of software from coding to graphics to music composition on that. No weird hardware or other kernel level drivers (except for WinPcap).
    However, I have no control what software is on my work laptop (good, one less thing for me to worry about), instead the "IT guys" push whatever they see should be the defacto package of the moment.
    There is a LOT of software which works on very low levels to ensure data security incase I do something stupid like plugging it to an unsecure network or simply lose it by theft or own stupidity. You know, firewall, VPN, virus scanner, under-the-windows-level disk encryption, manythings-which-apparently-contribute-to-the-secu rity-but-i-have-no-idea-what-they-do.

    It's actually crashing on weekly basis. I don't usually care what the hell was it that crashed it this time, but I would go to suggest that it is the spagethi of 3rd party kernel level drivers, which prolly also assume they are the only oddball drivers on the machine so they can get away with some nastiness.

    Now, I wish /. would stop embedding those (funny, but) trollish comments to articles so we could discuss more of the article than these silly slams at MS (or whoever we hate this time)

  8. Re:Encryption != Security on A Working, Quantum-Encrypted Intranet · · Score: 1

    But you'd have to make HTTPS wrapper for your l33t sploit.
    What a drag :(

  9. Re:Shotgun traps on Home Defense, Geek Style? · · Score: 1

    I know nothing about guns but...
    Would the pressure of a person stepping on one actually be enough to set of the detonating cap?

  10. Is this even a book? on The Shaggy Steed of Physics · · Score: 1

    Sounds more like horror story instead of review:
    College kid reads a white paper disguised as a book; learns stuff.

  11. "Interesting skin technology" on First Linux Phone Arrives in US · · Score: 3, Funny
    Identity is the first phone designed to communicate who you are. When you snap on a SmartSkin, you change your identity.

    No doubt every /. geek would be thrilled by this innovative technology if this gizmo run some other operating system.

    (It's funny, not a troll you crackpot moderator you)
  12. Re:Things to keep your sanity in tact on Surviving College With Gear And Sanity Intact? · · Score: 1
    Posting AC because I'm way offtopic =)

    I didn't even care about losing my multiple level 65's with 200+ AA after six weeks.


    You won't lose them. I have had account closed for months and still find all my characters intact.
    It's just a clause for Sony (/Verant/911 Studios/UBISoft) to be able to free up space on servers if the need ever araises.

    I haven't hear of a single occurance a character would have been deleted because of inactivity.
  13. Re:What this means on Open-Destination Quantum Teleportation · · Score: 1
    I didn't RTFA, but I'll just guess...

    Wrong, but don't worry. The Quantum Monkeys on Quantum Typewriters theory ensures that someone someday will get it right if you just continue trying.
  14. Re:A mirror? on Logitech Gives A Mouse A Laser · · Score: 4, Funny

    I just imagined myself using a laser mouse on a glass table. Damn that would be hilarious.

    I have a cat. It already goes wild with ordinary flashlight. With a tiny laser dot jumping under my desk a mayhem would ensue.

    Goodbye tangled cabling I have under my desk.

  15. "but a major loss for all Linux users." on Kernel Maintainer Kills Philips USB Camera Support · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Yes, all Linux users who care about that particular module.

    Itt's not like everyone in the world own a Philips USB camera.

    Yes, yes. I know what's the point. Making it harder to include binary carbage in the kernel makes it harder to provide modules for proprietary hardware solutions.

    But in the long run, do you want to have third party binary carbage in YOUR KERNEL?
    No way to check out what's in there. Except perhaps reverse engineering, which isn't an option to everyone. Programming is hard. Reverse engineering is harder.

  16. Re:What if Odyssey becomes sentient? on Mars Odyssey Begins Overtime · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    What would happen, however, it this made Odyssey sentient?

    What would happen, however, if monkeys flew out of my ass?

  17. Nokia Series 90 on Mobile Phones w/ Support for Chinese Characters? · · Score: 2, Informative

    ..Will have atleast Chinese support. Keep your eyes focused at the web pages.

  18. Ha! on Why is Java Considered Un-Cool? · · Score: 1, Funny

    For once I can say "Java sucks!" and be on-topic.

    For all you moderators: "Neener! Neener!"

  19. Re:Uh... Fedora? on Linux Desktop Guide · · Score: 1

    Yes, my thoughts exactly.

    "Aimed at audience who has no previos PC experience"

    What's the obsession to try to teach someone quantum physics who doesn't yet know how to read.

  20. Re:How to make a digicam unhackable? on New Disposable Digital Cameras with LCDs · · Score: 1

    It would be theoretically easy to make it unhackable.
    Just encrypt the pictures with some public key algorithm, and only the printing machines the stores own would have the private key.

    In reality, I'm sure there is not enough oomph in the cheap kit to implement it.

  21. Re:Where is all the water now? on Mars Rovers Find More Evidence of Water · · Score: 1

    Hmm...
    Guess the Barbarians of Halas should get deep into the permafrost and slay Lady Vox to get to the water.

    (If you don't get it, just ignore it)

  22. Re:A decision has been made... on Forgent Squeezing Money Out Of JPEG, Other Patents · · Score: 1

    Wait...
    If the funny part is NOT that it makes no sense, it makes no sense :/

  23. Obligatory Futurama quote on Should SETI Be Looking For Lasers Instead? · · Score: 0

    Monk #1: "He speaks out of love for his friend. Perhaps that love in his heart is God."
    Monk #2: "Oh, how convenient, a theory about God that doesn't require looking through a telescope. Get back to work!"

    Here...

  24. Re:Buffer overflow *again*? on CERT Warns Of Multiple Vulnerabilities In Libpng · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    I'm not a programmer,
    No uninformed comments please.

    Is it really that difficult to avoid?
    Yes.

    I'm not going into long winded explanation. Simply put, if you are working in a language where you have control of the memory you use; you may accidentally use it incorrectly. It is laborous work to try and verify input data for all kinds of possible anomalies.
  25. Re:Not surprising on Net Addiction Gets Finnish Soldiers Out Of Army · · Score: 1

    Wow!
    This is the stupidest thing I have read in a while.
    Killing people for practise?
    Fighting a war for the sake of war?

    I really truly hope there are not many who think this way. I didn't think anyone would. Then again, I'm young and naive. Alternatively (hopefully) parent was just trolling.