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  1. Re:Slow news day on Microsoft To Issue Emergency Fix For Windows .LNK Flaw · · Score: 1

    Remember the Morris Worm?

  2. Re:Selective evolution on Why SSDs Won't Replace Hard Drives · · Score: 1

    And evidently I am unable to read. Totally misread your comment. Perhaps I should sleep.

  3. Re:Selective evolution on Why SSDs Won't Replace Hard Drives · · Score: 1

    My Intel SSD has 25.01 TB of writes to is so far and it hasn't shown any signs of failure. All stats are perfectly normal.

  4. Re:US abuse on WikiLeaks Publishes Afghan War Secrets · · Score: 2, Insightful

    "how we're less ruthless today than 60 years ago" Dresden

  5. Re:If It Didn't Run Linux it would be a $400 PC on Building a $200 Linux PC · · Score: 1

    It is a major portion of the system, what is wrong with paying for it?

  6. Re:If It Didn't Run Linux it would be a $400 PC on Building a $200 Linux PC · · Score: 1

    Microsoft Security Essentials - 0.00

  7. Re:If It Didn't Run Linux it would be a $400 PC on Building a $200 Linux PC · · Score: 2, Informative
  8. Re:retire it on What To Do With an Old G5 Tower? · · Score: 1

    Assuming 225 watts for the G5 and 90 watts for the T110 and 10 cents per kwh you would save about 30 cents per day. More in areas with higher power rates. A large portion of the cost of the T110 could be covered by the selling of the G5. http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBUQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdocs.info.apple.com%2Farticle.html%3Fartnum%3D32486&ei=5epKTLfyK4H48AbemK00&usg=AFQjCNHwaVdoqoKnWrar1u0GzHDttwedbA

  9. Re:retire it on What To Do With an Old G5 Tower? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    This $299 T110 from Dell will be much faster and use less power than the G5. http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/poweredge-t110?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd

  10. Re:About Software on Windows Vulnerable To 'Token Kidnapping' Attacks · · Score: 5, Funny

    You aren't checking the the return status of printf.

  11. Re:Hmmmm. on Wine 1.2 Released · · Score: 1

    Why do you think that?

  12. Well. on Has Any Creative Work Failed Because of Piracy? · · Score: 1

    Ask Conan O'Brien

  13. Re:World is changing on Chinese Company Seeks US Workers With 125 IQ · · Score: 1

    Take your rose colored glassed off and do your own research about their banking system, the results will surprise you. Just don't drink any of their milk while doing that research. Just watch out for the Chinese security services while doing that research, don't want you to go to jail for 8+ years for reveling state secrets.

  14. Re:DRM on Is PC Gaming Set For a Comeback? · · Score: 1

    "windos" Grow up.

  15. Re:Maybe this is why? on MySQL Outpacing Oracle In Wake of Acquisition · · Score: 1

    Don't blame the tools for your inability to use them correctly.

  16. Re:Standards and "Standards" on Apple's HTML5 and Standards Gallery Not Standard · · Score: 1

    The Microsoft AntiVirus package is free.

  17. Re:test results are largely irrelevant anyway on Clashing Scores In the HTML5 Compatibility Test Wars · · Score: 1

    When has Microsoft ever forced someone to upgrade their browser?

  18. Re:Dear Texas on Conservative Textbook Curriculum Passes Final Vote In Texas · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Thank you for grouping everyone in an entire state into one neat little category.

  19. Re:Insomnia and stupidity on Steve Jobs Says PC Folks' World Is Slipping Away · · Score: 1

    Did you use to sell mortgage backed securities?

  20. Re:More "zero tolerance" idiocy on 3rd-Grader Busted For Jolly Rancher Possession · · Score: 1

    Free? No. They tax you based on the value of your home and land.

  21. Re:Name two on Microsoft Shows Off Future Product Tech · · Score: 1

    http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/people/surajitc/

    http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/about/brochure-7.aspx

    There are lots of examples on the site I originally linked to.

  22. Re:A Three Hour Tour... on Microsoft Shows Off Future Product Tech · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Quite a few actually. See http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/

  23. ECC Support on AMD Undercuts Intel With Six-Core Phenom IIs · · Score: 4, Informative

    And additional benefit of AMD processors is that they all support ECC RAM.

  24. Re:Can we get.. on Intel Turbo Boost vs. AMD Turbo Core Explained · · Score: 0

    If only Microsoft had things like that.

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/concurrency/default.aspx

  25. Re:Cooling fan noise anyone? on Intel Turbo Boost vs. AMD Turbo Core Explained · · Score: 1

    Then buy one of the low voltage / extreme low voltage variants that AMD and Intel both make.