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  1. Re:Google+ on Google+ Runs Out of Disk Space, Swamps Users With Notifications · · Score: 2

    Democracy does not require capitalism. To say otherwise is completely illogical. For example, true Communism would work best in a democracy.

  2. Re:Rogue state on Facebook Helps Israel Blacklist Air Travellers · · Score: 1

    It is not illegal to stash nukes. And Israel has an Arab/Moslem political party, and there are Arabs in the Knesset. Israel is more democratic than the US and it allows non-Jews to hold positions in government. Try finding an Arab or Moslem country that reciprocates.

  3. Re:Games only on smartphones - that's like sayin'. on Carmack: Mobile Gaming To Surpass Current Consoles · · Score: 1

    Those using their mobile device as a gaming platform will not have a problem charging every day, if need be.

  4. Re:Yeah well. If exceptional means "special" on Apple Hits 15b App Store Downloads, But Loses "App Store" Name Skirmish · · Score: 1

    Neither (ba|c|k|z)sh nor X Window System is Unix.

    You have a lot to learn.

  5. Re:Nerds Love UNIX on Apple Hits 15b App Store Downloads, But Loses "App Store" Name Skirmish · · Score: 1

    I have never read nor heard of Apple sending even a cease and desist to any jailbreak group. In fact, Apple has even failed to close holes in older iOS versions when they release updates. Just yesterday I jailbroke my 4.3.3 (latest iOS) iPad by browsing to a website. How long ago was that hole revealed to exist?

    Apple will not support you if you jailbreak, but they obviously don't care much if the community and facility exists.

  6. Re:Thank god on Apple Hits 15b App Store Downloads, But Loses "App Store" Name Skirmish · · Score: 1

    There is a difference between elements of a UI and an OS or operating environment (pre-Win95 and/or pre-NT).

  7. Re:Thank god on Apple Hits 15b App Store Downloads, But Loses "App Store" Name Skirmish · · Score: 1

    Not supporting something is not the same as blocking support. Your attempt at logic is a failure.

  8. Re:Thank god on Apple Hits 15b App Store Downloads, But Loses "App Store" Name Skirmish · · Score: 1

    It could also be that the UI isn't changing much because it's pretty much good enough for most users. Change for the sake of change is bad, especially in user interfaces.

    If you compare OS X 10.0 to 10.6 (and especially the upcoming 10.7), you'll see the UI has changed quite a bit.

  9. Re:Jobs killer on IBM Watson To Replace Salespeople and Cold-Callers · · Score: 1

    I am sure Watson is much more intelligent, and will be able to parse the broken English.

  10. Re:Jobs killer on IBM Watson To Replace Salespeople and Cold-Callers · · Score: 1

    You're not only ignorant, but you're stupid because you've done nothing to remedy your ignorance.

  11. Re:Evolution on Thunderbird Unseats Evolution In Ubuntu 11.10 · · Score: 1

    I've used Outlook for over 10 years at work. I can't remember Outlook ever crashing.

  12. Re:Not surprising on Spanish Copyright Society Raided For Embezzlement · · Score: 1

    Your sig is oddly appropriate. Modern copyright law is theft by people who do not create or author anything except the very laws which enrich them. To support an enforcer of copyright is to support morally corrupt individuals or corporations.

  13. Re:Sad, but interesting on WebOS Chief: Don't Fret Over TouchPad Reviews · · Score: 1

    Not only do you not have to purchase media on the iOS device today, but you won't have to in the future. iOS 5 will give the option of computer-free operation, but it won't insist on it.

  14. Re:SO SUCK IT CHINA !! on Japanese Team Finds New Source of Rare Earth Elements · · Score: 1

    You want the US to ally with a dictator that tortures his own people?

  15. Re:iOS *does not* have the same scaling on Why Are There So Few Honeycomb Apps? · · Score: 1

    Apparently you have never used IB and you unreasonably hate Apple. iOS developers have to deal with at least 3 different resolutions to support all current hardware.

  16. Re:No amount of security will prevent terrorism on Time To Close the Security Theater · · Score: 1

    You totally misunderstand. The flight #93 alone isn't security. It's the reinforced doors plus the response that make for security. The underwear bomber might have gotten that stuff lit if he had the time. The passengers are who stopped him. The locked door means that no hijacker can get to the pilots, the passenger response means that no one can threaten the entire plane's passenger complement and get away with anything.

  17. Re:Those aren't "programming" mistakes... on The Most Dangerous Programming Mistakes · · Score: 1

    I prefer to refer to people who translate requirements into functional code as "coders". As in (en)coders that translate English (or whatever your analysts write in) into something the computer (compiler) can understand. I hate coders with a passion because they are devoid of thought.

  18. Re:Table-valued parameters; query by example on The Most Dangerous Programming Mistakes · · Score: 1

    Your second example is wrong. If you have to include every column in the where clause, but you only want to test non-blank entries, you use code like the following fragment:
    where (columnA is not null or columnA = :columnA and (columnB is not null or columnB = :columnB)

    If the table may change, you just generate your where clause dynamically, using the RDMS's data dictionary to get the column names.

  19. Re:why am I not surprised sql injection is first? on The Most Dangerous Programming Mistakes · · Score: 1

    To be fair, that won't do anything in SQL either.

  20. Re:No, MS jsut needs a new industry leader to foll on It's Not a New Ballmer Microsoft Needs; It's a New Gates · · Score: 1

    While you do see everyday people using iPhones, it's extremely rare to see somebody using an iPad.

    That's funny. I never notice iPhones, but just last night someone in my wife's (and my) birthing class was using an iPad 2. Every time I've flown since the iPad was released, at least one person in my line of sight had an iPad. Its has not proven to be a fad, and it certainly hasn't worn off if it is one.

  21. Re:It's time for MS to Split on It's Not a New Ballmer Microsoft Needs; It's a New Gates · · Score: 1

    XP is an upgrade for Vista, but not Windows 7.

  22. Re:Controlled by IT managers on Cisco's Tablet Act Like a Desktop · · Score: 1

    Where were these clients until a couple months ago, when not a single iPad had a camera?

  23. Re:The obvious question on World's Best Chess Engine Outlawed and Disqualified · · Score: 2

    If he doesn't distribute the binary, he needn't release the source.

  24. Re:Can it crash less often than Windows? on Can Ubuntu Linux Consume Less Power Than Windows? · · Score: 1

    Shouldn't the last step of your sig be 2=0?

  25. Re:Just odd. on San Francisco Considers Ban On All Pet Sales · · Score: 1

    Until it is born, a baby is called a fetus, but once full term is reached, a human fetus is fully developed and has the same capacity to think, reason and feel as any adult. What the fetus lacks is experience and knowledge.