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  1. Re:Entirely new! on Review of Dell Inspiron Tablet/Laptop Hybrid · · Score: 1

    Driver download sites that are more often offline than online, hardware that is crippled by design (like not soldering on all the memory racks a mainboard would support), issuing device-specific IDs yet not trimming down the driver downloads to the stuff that's actually inside (leads to having customers play component bingo when it's time to figure out which network chip is in there), ...
    And it's even "funnier" for middle-sized businesses (crappy business phone support; it takes weeks to be mailed a simple cost estimate for a mere twenty identical workstations, ...).

  2. Quick question on Whitehat Hacker Moxie Marlinspike's Laptop, Cellphones Seized · · Score: 1

    What exactly is the advantage of harassing one of the good guys?

  3. Thanks, Pavlov! on Oregon Senator Seeks To Block COICA · · Score: 1

    Whenever a politician comes to a decision that seems like common sense I usually suspect ulterior motives.

  4. One question on Life Found In Deepest Layer of Earth's Crust · · Score: 1

    Did it have horns and a tail?

  5. Depends on Why Don't We Finish More Games? · · Score: 1

    Sometimes there are reasons beyond the player's control.
    A few games like Fallout 3 have game-breaking bugs that won't let you continue (even happened to me once when I played through it a second time and the script after finding the G.E.C.K. wouldn't trigger).

  6. Re:Old people already use that in Japan on Paying With the Wave of a Cellphone · · Score: 1

    Strange, RFID cards have been in use for ages (even out university cafeteria used them back in the 90's). They're usually tied to a prepaid account, limiting the risk in case of theft/misuse.

    What's so special about unifying the whole thing and placing the chip inside a cell phone instead of a separate card?

  7. Re:Entirely new! on Review of Dell Inspiron Tablet/Laptop Hybrid · · Score: 1

    Sounds like you're talking about Fujitsu.

  8. Re:Argghhh on Swedish Court Orders Detention of Wikileaks Founder Assange · · Score: 1

    The only rape here is what Assange's lawyers should do to the Swedish government for keeping up this smear campaign.

  9. Re:Legal response on Swedish Court Orders Detention of Wikileaks Founder Assange · · Score: 1

    It's hard to believe something like that isn't torn to pieces by the media, considering that's a gigantic insult to real rape victims.

  10. Re:Windows 7 is not a Tablet OS on Review of Dell Inspiron Tablet/Laptop Hybrid · · Score: 1

    I wonder... could you run Android in a virtual machine for use as a tablet ...

    Technically it's just a weird Linux distro. A proper VM would certainly be a step up from what's included in the Android SDK.

  11. Re:Entirely new! on Review of Dell Inspiron Tablet/Laptop Hybrid · · Score: 0, Troll

    Different kind of animal. HP uses a real CPU instead of a toy.

  12. Re:What's the deal with the rush of TSA stories re on TSA Pats Down 3-Year-Old · · Score: 1

    That's the best you could come up with?
    Maybe you'll have more luck once you reach preschool.

  13. Re:What's the deal with the rush of TSA stories re on TSA Pats Down 3-Year-Old · · Score: 1

    The rule works in principle, but we all know the part about best-laid plans.

  14. Re:What's the deal with the rush of TSA stories re on TSA Pats Down 3-Year-Old · · Score: 1

    Nope, but a bullet to the head of each flight crew member usually poses a danger.

  15. Re:What's the deal with the rush of TSA stories re on TSA Pats Down 3-Year-Old · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Only one, considering sky marshals carry firearms and therefore present a source for better ways to down a plane.

  16. Re:What's the deal with the rush of TSA stories re on TSA Pats Down 3-Year-Old · · Score: 1, Informative

    Not that I actually consider glass to be a risk, mind - worst case scenario someone gets a few cuts before the hijacker is jumped by 150 other passengers - but it's more of a risk than most of what they're confiscating.

    You remember that one only needs to cut through a single major artery to kill a person?

  17. Hmm ... on Internet Explorer 9 Caught Cheating In SunSpider · · Score: 1

    Is this like the old Mac OS days where Apple fine tuned the OS to score better at graphics benchmarks, even though the rest still couldn't compete?

  18. One question: on China To Build Its Own Large Jetliner · · Score: 1

    Whose product will they carbon copy this time?

  19. Re:Do we want DRM on the platform? on Why There's Still No Netflix App For Android · · Score: 1

    If there's no pressing need to get a new phone in the next couple of months it might pay off to keep a closer eye on Meego-related changes, since the N900 represents over a year old hardware.

  20. Re:Are you looking to start a flame war or for adv on Which Language To Learn? · · Score: 1

    Depends on what you're looking for. Python also has the added bonus that it's a pretty good pack mule for server management and tasks where the web application has to transfer work load to the server below via the command line.

  21. Re:Intended Use? on Iron Man Is Another Step Closer To a Reality · · Score: 1

    Hopefully one day this technology will be in the hands of emergency services and to help disabled people live a more independent life. But military organizations have a habit of perverting various technologies (e.g., nuclear research).

  22. Re:Intended Use? on Iron Man Is Another Step Closer To a Reality · · Score: 2

    Export it to Japan and it's only a matter of weeks until the Knight Sabers become reality. :D

  23. Re:Misleading Summary on Aussie Gov't Says Wiretap Laws Fine, Telcos 'Wrong' · · Score: 1

    Considering Jack Valenti (former head of the MPAA) called filesharers terrorists it seems like some people are already halfway there.

  24. Re:Less weird than it sounds on Military Uses 'Bat-Hook' To Tap Power From Lines · · Score: 1

    Mostly chopper jockeys, unlike the Marines which operate almost everything short of of B-52 bombers ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_active_United_States_Marine_Corps_aircraft_squadrons ).

  25. Strange on UK Games Retailers Threaten Boycott of Steam Games · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why do I get the feeling they'll still find a way to somehow blame this on piracy?