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  1. Re:Fifteeen minutes of fame. on Julian Assange Plans Modeling Debut At London Fashion Show · · Score: 0

    The only tragedy is that some people ever took that moron seriously...

  2. Re:Bizarre on Julian Assange Plans Modeling Debut At London Fashion Show · · Score: 1

    Are you kidding? McAfee would have them both dead by the time the door is locked.

    Now, how about we take McAfee deep into whatever country he's pissed-off lately and tell him to go hunt the other two? He seems to have some experience handling local South American officials...

  3. Re:and yet on Julian Assange Plans Modeling Debut At London Fashion Show · · Score: 1

    What he is accused of in the US is absolutely irrelevant. It's what the Swedish court says that would matter.

  4. EA Boycott on The Simultaneous Rise and Decline of Battlefield · · Score: 1

    Join the EA boycott!

    What about the good games, you ask?

    Look at all the money you would have saved by not buying these pieces of shit:

    Battlefield 3 - "You'll have to buy this, or else nobody will be around to play with you" DLC
    The new Sim City
    The new Sim City - "Expansion pack that adds nothing players wanted and a ton of stuff nobody cares about" Expansion pack
    The Sims 3 - "You already bought this expansion twice before" Expansion Pack
    Battlefield 4(ever ridden with bugs)

    And in the future:

    Battlefield 4 DLC - "We promised we'd fix the game first, and with luck, it's now possible to play a whole match without game-breaking bugs, so it's technically fixed"
    The new Battlefield which shares nothing with Battlefield other than the name
    The Sims 4 - Bend over and buy the expansions you already bough three times before once more!

  5. Appropriate image on Oracle Buying Micros Systems For $5.3 Billion · · Score: 1

    Can we get a Ferengi photoshopped onto a Borg Cube image in here? Seems appropriate.

  6. Re:Not sure what the "secrecy" fuss is on WikiLeaks Publishes Secret International Trade Agreement · · Score: 1

    Depends on how final the final draft is.

    Ideally, you open up the proceedings once the fundamentals are in place and everyone's basic demands have been met. From there, it's much easier to filter out the noise and actually improve the treaty.

    In practice, if it's felt that the current version won't hold up, it probably won't be the final "take-it-or-leave-it" version.

  7. Re:Not sure what the "secrecy" fuss is on WikiLeaks Publishes Secret International Trade Agreement · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Why not? It would only create additional, unnecessary public anxiety about stuff that might never even see the paper.

    As long as the final version (release candidate would be a better expression here) is properly publically analysed (and, if needed, rewritten), there's no problem.

  8. Re:It's too slow. on Ask Slashdot: Best Way to Learn C# For Game Programming? · · Score: 1

    [Citation needed]

    If anything, they should be comparable.

  9. Re:As good as European cars? on Chinese-Built Cars Are Coming To the US Next Year · · Score: 1

    You've obviously never experienced a Fiat.

  10. Re:Feature or bug? on Nokia Extorted For Millions Over Stolen Encryption Keys · · Score: 1

    I believe my N97 had an option to allow unsigned apps (which were blocked by default, for obvious reasons).

    The stock media player not accepting new codecs is also different from the OS not accepting new apps that are unsigned.

  11. Re:Feature or bug? on Nokia Extorted For Millions Over Stolen Encryption Keys · · Score: 2

    The story is badly told. Symbian never restricted apps. I believe it did check their signatures on install, informing users (kinda like UAC in Windows).

  12. Re:I'll buy anything from China except food on Chinese-Built Cars Are Coming To the US Next Year · · Score: 1

    I'd like to know where I can get some of this non-carbon-based food everyone seems so scared of.

  13. Re:As good as European cars? on Chinese-Built Cars Are Coming To the US Next Year · · Score: 1

    Nobody ever said Fiat was good quality.

    In fact, it may just be that Chrysler quality *dropped* thanks to Fiat.

  14. Re:I'll buy anything from China except food on Chinese-Built Cars Are Coming To the US Next Year · · Score: 1

    Most (if not all) garlic in the US now comes from China, thanks to their dumping of garlic.

  15. Re:Who wants this? on Microsoft Releases Early IE12 Preview As Part of Its New Developer Channel · · Score: 1

    [Citation Needed]

  16. Re:You want IE to be relevant? on Microsoft Releases Early IE12 Preview As Part of Its New Developer Channel · · Score: 1

    3 different versions? Only IE11 matters. It's even being distributed automatically.

  17. Re:Out of curiosity on Microsoft Releases Early IE12 Preview As Part of Its New Developer Channel · · Score: 1

    I doubt there's many, but it's sure to improve in the future when support actually exists.

  18. Re:It's Nissan on BMW, Mazda Keen To Meet With Tesla About Charging Technology · · Score: 1

    For a fixed installation, you can use cheaper batteries (even lead-acid if you've got a lot of room and can handle the weight) or batteries that are too degraded for in-car use, reducing upfront costs significantly.

  19. Re:Yawn on Russian RD-180 Embargo Could Boost American Rocket Industry · · Score: 0

    If I wanted Russian propaganda, I'd watch RT.

  20. Re:Tesla == ARM on Musk Will Open Up Tesla Supercharger Patents To Spur Development · · Score: 2

    It's not that I don't agree with your general point, but the ARM vs. Intel example is absurd.

    The price of an individual share is meaningless (unless it's 0). ARM's stock price might be more than 30 times higher than Intel's, but Intel is still worth more than 10 times more than ARM.

  21. Re:Interesting, but... on Musk Will Open Up Tesla Supercharger Patents To Spur Development · · Score: 1

    All you have to do on the charging side is supply power in a certain standard way (AC vs. DC, high voltage vs. high current) and let the car decide how much current to pull. A standard interface between charger and battery controller is also important, otherwise there's a need to drop down to lowest common denominator charging (kinda like incompatible USB charging standards).

  22. Re:He continues to show himself to be ... on Musk Will Open Up Tesla Supercharger Patents To Spur Development · · Score: 1

    Not necessarily. It's good if it means that his customers will be able to find any charging station and plug in (like they can find any gas station and fill their tanks).

  23. Re:Well, whatever you do.... on Mad Cow Disease Blamed For Patient's Death In Texas · · Score: 1

    But you can gain his courage. His rich, tasty courage...

  24. Re:Symptom of a much bigger problem on Intel Confronts a Big Mobile Challenge: Native Compatibility · · Score: 1

    Serving what? DNS, NTP and DHCP?

    The power savings from retiring something as old as a Pentium II or Pentium III certainly pay for newer hardware.

  25. Re:Apple did this when they switched to PPC. on Intel Confronts a Big Mobile Challenge: Native Compatibility · · Score: 1

    The solution is easy: provide signatures for the various download options.