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  1. Re:Quick kid on Seattle Seventh Grader Wins National Math Bee (ap.org) · · Score: 1

    Now, quick, what is the remainder of 999,999,999 divided by 31?

  2. Too easy on Seattle Seventh Grader Wins National Math Bee (ap.org) · · Score: 1

    It should take less than 7 seconds to realize that 32 divides 1 billion evenly, so the answer is -1 mod 32. (Not the crappy truncate towards zero C kind of mod).

  3. Re:Too late on 11 Years After Git, BitKeeper Is Open-Sourced (phoronix.com) · · Score: 2

    What isn't clear is if it could have been monetized effectively.

    Git has been monetized effectively, and it is open source. I have my doubts that anything involving Larry McVoy can be monetized effectively, judging from his behavior in the whole sad tale (with a happy ending for the good guys).

  4. Re: Saddled with Windows 10 on Sales Of PCs, Laptops, Tablets Continue to Fall, Hit Lowest Point Since 2011 (canalys.com) · · Score: 1

    You spent $2500 on a laptop? OMG.

  5. You're holding it wrong on 'Apple Stole My Music. No, Seriously' (vellumatlanta.com) · · Score: 1

    You're holding it wrong. The right way to hold your Apple thugware device is briefly, over a dumpster.

  6. Re:Finally! on Windows 10 Updates Are Now Ruining Pro-Gaming Streams (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Linux doesn't do that...

    Linux doesn't do lots of things...

    Right, Linux doesn't get constantly loaded down with malware or humiliate you with oppressive license terms or make you enter a whacky license key to run it. Linux doesn't do lots of things, and thanks for that. BTW, Linux is currently installed on way more computers than Windows is, which is suck, suck, sucking away Microsoft's ill begotten license income. If you don't believe that, then check Microsoft's latest financials. Yes, Linux sucks, it sucks the evil out of Microsoft.

  7. Re:Irony!!! on Windows 10 Updates Are Now Ruining Pro-Gaming Streams (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Sounds like you're hurting for some flash loving.

  8. Re:Works better on Linux on Windows 10 Updates Are Now Ruining Pro-Gaming Streams (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    As far as I can see, Dota 2 already runs better on Linux. It doesn't have lan lag and doesn't ever seem to need a restart. I guess you can run a streaming server on the same box too, without worries.

  9. Re:Irony!!! on Windows 10 Updates Are Now Ruining Pro-Gaming Streams (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Now us Linux users are making fun of Windows users...

    We always have done, they just don't take it seriously until their game streams start to reboot.

  10. Re:Irony!!! on Windows 10 Updates Are Now Ruining Pro-Gaming Streams (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Not only that, but you'd need to go out of your way to create a cron job that noticeably lags a Linux system. Number of times I've noticed cron make any discernible impact in the last ten years or so: zero. Much less reboot it.

  11. Re:Finally! on Windows 10 Updates Are Now Ruining Pro-Gaming Streams (theguardian.com) · · Score: 2

    Linux doesn't do that...

  12. Works better on Linux on Windows 10 Updates Are Now Ruining Pro-Gaming Streams (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Watched a bunch of Dota 2 live streams lately, noticed way too many "windows intrusions" in the form of lan lag, game restarts and system reboots. Valve's Dota 2 Linux beta is solid and the network will work properly with minimal lag, guaranteed. Only a matter of time before pro players and tournament organizers notice that. Farting around with a second rate operating system costs big money at that level.

  13. Advanced? on Are We Alone In the Universe? Not Likely, According To Math (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Advanced? Can't cure the common cold, let alone cancer. Still burning fossil fuel for power. Can't get ourselves to the next planet, let alone next star. Still running Microsoft Windows. Primitive savages, I say.

  14. Re:New iPhones on Tim Cook Defends Apple, Teases Exciting New Products In The Pipeline (bgr.com) · · Score: 1

    ...is it cool if I use the same the fork y'all were sticking 'em with after they released the G4 Cube?

    +1, Insightful. Apple is obviously on the verge of releasing the iPhone Cube.

  15. Re:New iPhones on Tim Cook Defends Apple, Teases Exciting New Products In The Pipeline (bgr.com) · · Score: 1

    Tim Cook can wear the turtleneck but can't fill the shoes. Watching Tim Cook's Apple implode is like watching an ultra slow train wreck in a huge cloud of aluminum dust and unicorn poop. Next exciting innovation will be the one-button keyboard.

  16. Re:New iPhones on Tim Cook Defends Apple, Teases Exciting New Products In The Pipeline (bgr.com) · · Score: 1

    Cook is doing his job of defending Apple.

    Defending Cook.

  17. Factor out the Alibaba stake on Yahoo's Marissa Mayer In Line For $55M Severance If Fired Within A Year Of Sale (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Factor out the value of the Alibaba stake, which she had nothing to do with, and you get a much clearer picture of Marissa's Mayer's management talent. Honestly, her talents lend themselves better to some other room than the boardroom.

  18. Re:The Bar Chart on Windows Desktop Market Share Drops Below 90% (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    The bar chart clarifies things. Windows down a tick. OSX up a tick. Linux flat-lined as always

    What do you suppose is in that "8.5% Other" ?

  19. Re: Yeey, less than 90% to go on Windows Desktop Market Share Drops Below 90% (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    It is market leader in the server world, having a market share of 100% in supercomputers,

    100%??? I call bullshit. it has 100% of the top 10 and the vast majority of the top 500 but Linux most definitely does NOT have 100% marketshare in supercomputers.

    OP pretty much got it right, it's actually 99%. Check for yourself.

  20. Re: Buy Low, Sell High on Billionaire Investor Carl Icahn Sells Entire Stake In Apple (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Goldman Sachs does this several times a minute every minute of every trading day.

    Several times a millisecond.

  21. Re: Costs less but on HP Announces All-Metal Chromebook 13: Thinner Than MacBook Pro, Costs $800 Less · · Score: 1

    You have to reinstall a Linux distribution if you want the full GNU/Linux toolset.

    Duh.

    And if you do that, you get a nag screen every time you boot it saying your OS isn't secure, and asking to reinstall chrome OS.

    press ENTER to turn off VERIFICATION

  22. What about "touchpads" (trackpads) that have the entire touchpad as a "clicky" button, ala Apple?

    Suck.

    They are widely regarded as having the hands-down (no pun) best trackpads in the industry, by a very wide margin.

    Seems like a very low bar.

  23. Re:I'm just not seeing the point on Intel Wants To Eliminate The Headphone Jack And Replace It With USB-C (9to5mac.com) · · Score: 1

    A dongle to lose.

  24. Comparing this to a MacBook Pro is like comparing a Chevy Spark to a BMW 7-series.

    Right, a BMW 7xx with one door.

  25. Re:Costs less but on HP Announces All-Metal Chromebook 13: Thinner Than MacBook Pro, Costs $800 Less · · Score: 1

    Does commensurately less too. It isn't as doorstop-worthy as one of those 32GB MS cloud-traps, but I still pity those who buy this.

    I don't, I'll probably pick one up instead of another tablet. Battery life, weight, usable keyboard, decent screen. Perfect for travelling. Good enough for a school computer and you won't cry too much if it gets dropped. Of course it will be running Linux not brain damaged Android. For printing and bulk storage you use wifi or usb.