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  1. Re:Just as far as it needs to to displace OpenGL. on DX10 - How Far Have We Come? · · Score: 1, Interesting

    I use Vista on a daily basis and like it. What am I doing wrong?

  2. Re:DX9 looks better? on DX10 - How Far Have We Come? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    What is so bad about vista?

  3. Re:to put out some of the flames on Undocumented Bypass in PGP Whole Disk Encryption · · Score: 1

    Them be facts. Facts are not welcome on Slashdot anymore.

  4. Re:FSF? on Sun Refuses LGPL for OpenOffice; Novell forks · · Score: 1

    This idea that the FSF does things in the best interests of the whole free (Random Capitalization Doesn't Make tHe MEAning of words change bTW) isn't correct unless one defines the FSF as the entire free software community.

  5. FSF? on Sun Refuses LGPL for OpenOffice; Novell forks · · Score: 4, Insightful

    How is Sun's policy any different than the FSF's policy for GNU projects they manage?

  6. Re:Many? on Processor Throttling In Windows XP · · Score: 1

    http://www.intel.com/products/processor_number/chart/pentium_dual-core.htm E2140 65 nm 1MB L2 1.60 GHz 800 MHz FSB Dual core, enhanced speed step, 64bit, Execute disable support. In short it is a Core 2 Duo with only 1MB cache and not virtualization support in hardware.

  7. Re:Many? on Processor Throttling In Windows XP · · Score: 1

    Explain.

  8. Re:Many? on Processor Throttling In Windows XP · · Score: 1

    That should have been Ghz. Oops.

  9. Re:Many? on Processor Throttling In Windows XP · · Score: 1

    I have also used Vista on such a system. No problems at all.

  10. Re:Many? on Processor Throttling In Windows XP · · Score: 1

    That 2GB of RAM cost 85.00 from newegg...

  11. Re:Many? on Processor Throttling In Windows XP · · Score: 4, Insightful

    My main windows box is a dual core Pentium @ 1.6 Mhz running on an Intel DG33TL motherboard, 2 GB Crucial ram, 300 GB SATA drive and Windows Ultimate. It isn't sluggish, in fact it runs rather quickly, nothing like a PII-300. Perhaps I am doing something wrong?

  12. Re:Many? on Processor Throttling In Windows XP · · Score: 1

    What is so wrong with Vista on modern hardware?

  13. Re:About to "down grade" my laptop on PC Makers Offering a Bridge Back To XP · · Score: 1

    It takes less than 45 seconds for my system to boot into Vista Ultimate from a cold start. Specs 2 GB RAM, Pentium Dual Core @ 1.6 GHZ, 300 GB HD, Intel Built in graphics and sound. What apps did you have trouble with?

  14. Re:So let me get this straight... on Apple Platform Lock-Ins, A 3rd Party Dev's Opinion · · Score: 1

    Behaviors such as this are why I don't own an I phone..

  15. Why no mention? on BioShock Review · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Why no mention of the copy protection or the limited number of times it can be installed?

  16. What about digg? on Facebook Exposes Advertisers To Hate Speech · · Score: 2, Insightful

    What about the large amount of anti religious speech on Digg.com?

  17. Re:This is the sort of thing OS needs to focus on on New Failsafe Graphics Mode For Ubuntu · · Score: 2, Insightful

    In which universe is that user friendly?

  18. Re:Not really same drives on Seagate Firmware Performance Differences · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Two drives sold under identical make and model identifiers should not be that different.

  19. Re:Sad. on Shuttle Atlantis Launched Without Incident · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It is sad in that it is now June and this is the first launch of the year. Such lauches should be such a common occurance that they aren't great and/or amazing news. That is what is sad in all this.

  20. Sad. on Shuttle Atlantis Launched Without Incident · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It is sad that a Shuttle launching with no problems is major news.

  21. Re:Democrats on Bill to Treat Bloggers as Lobbyists Defeated · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wasn't aware that "our side" was the Democrats. Did I miss the memo?

  22. Re:The problem is... on Siemens Reaches 107 Gbps Data Transfer Record · · Score: 3, Informative

    My year old SATA Maxtor 7L300S0 can sustain ~ 50 megabytes / sec averaged over the entire surface of the disk. Don't speak again on this subject until you learn more about it.

  23. Re:ONLY useful for world class gamers/richie rich on 'Killer' Network Card Actually Reduces Latency · · Score: 1

    I am sure the stack of money in front of the 'killer' NIC enable machine helps as well.

  24. TV on Yahoo CEO Speaks Up about Shake Up · · Score: 1

    the re'design' of tv.yahoo.com shows how out of touch yahoo? has become.

  25. Re:lying in court? on RIAA Mischaracterizes Letter Received From AOL · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Look at the former profession of most of those who make our laws. That will answer your question.