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  1. Re:Are they worth it? on Are Code Reviews Worth It? · · Score: 1

    That's twice you've mentioned being paid for masturbating.

    Just an observation.

  2. Re:VX Nano on Bluetooth Versus Wireless Mice · · Score: 3, Interesting

    It has a middle button. It's behind the scroll wheel. Clicking the scroll wheel changes the gear behavior so they couldn't make that the middle button like normal. But there is a functioning middle button on this mouse.

    You just have to tell the logitech software to use it as such is all.

    The mouse is awesome.

  3. Re:VX Nano on Bluetooth Versus Wireless Mice · · Score: 1

    I've got a VX Nano for work and a v550 for home. I prefer the nano because of the back/forward buttons...other than that, these mice are practically identical (which is to say AWESOME).

    I'll never buy another mouse without a MicroGear scroll wheel again.

  4. Re:Rails? on Head First Rails · · Score: 3, Informative

    Can you provide a reference for that? I thought the two projects were merging, not that Rails would just "use Merb's code base".

    Thanks

  5. Re:Usable Navigation on What Features Should Be Included With iPhone 3.0? · · Score: 1

    Seconded! Also because it's fun having Stephen Hawking tell you how to get places...

  6. Re:Usable Navigation on What Features Should Be Included With iPhone 3.0? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    No, but apparently you are the only person who doesn't believe in improving things.

  7. Re:Multitasking on What Features Should Be Included With iPhone 3.0? · · Score: 1

    They will probably be adding background notifications so that IM apps and the like can send notifications to your phone while they're closed. This is probably ideal for that type of operation anyways.

    There are definitely other things that should be able to run in the background though (Pandora for one).

    Also, you can already change the current song (if you're playing it through the iPod) without closing an app.

    In your settings, assign double Home to Music Controls. Then while in another app, double tap home and you'll get a pop-up with prev, play/pause, and next.

    Lastly, if your phone is jailbroken, you should check out iRealQuickSMS for replying to text messages while you're using another app. Really great utility. It is ~$5, but definitely worth it to me and I don't even text very often.

  8. Re:huh? on What Features Should Be Included With iPhone 3.0? · · Score: 5, Informative

    You do know that you can use a shared iTunes account on multiple phones and you won't have to purchase apps twice, right?

  9. Re:Working Exchange support on What Features Should Be Included With iPhone 3.0? · · Score: 2, Informative

    Exchange support seems to work great if your exchange server is setup to support it. Everyone I know who has an iPhone plus Exchange (including myself) never complains about it except for one friend who can't sync at all....but it's a server configuration issue for his company...not an iPhone issue.

  10. Re:GPU: 2x2GB 4870 = No 32 bit XP? on The Best Gaming PC Money Can Buy · · Score: 1

    I'm curious why you think that "for software which supports 64bits it should be faster than it's 32bit equivalent" ?

  11. Re:small, cheap, and reliable, please! on Samsung Mass Produces Fast 256GB SSDs · · Score: 1

    Yea, it will incur a lot of CPU overhead. I'm pretty sure that you can't do DMA over USB.

  12. Re:10,000 RPM on Samsung Mass Produces Fast 256GB SSDs · · Score: 1

    And....now people can click on the full URL without worrying about seeing a gaping anus?

  13. Re:Unfortunately... on How to Search Today's Usenet For Programming Information? · · Score: 1

    There is of course StackOverflow as well. After not too long, it should surpass Expert Sex Change as the best source for programming information.

  14. Re:Homebrew Wii-ns again on Nintendo Blocks Homebrew Installation · · Score: 1

    Sounds familiar.....

    Game Over :)

  15. Re:Damnit!!! on Wall Street's Collapse Is Computer Science's Gain · · Score: 1

    So, the war on drugs (pot at least) already pays for itself? I'd be very surprised if that were true.

  16. Re:Damnit!!! on Wall Street's Collapse Is Computer Science's Gain · · Score: 2

    Joe Potsmoker spends x$ a month on pot. After it is legalized and taxed, now n% of that x$ goes to the government. What am I missing?

  17. Re:Ok - looking to replace NVidia then on VIA Releases FOSS Graphics Driver · · Score: 1

    Someone above said that VIA has a problem with 1080p so he better give his other monitor to me.

    Thanks

  18. It's ABI isn't it? on Software Quality In a Non-Software Company? · · Score: 1

    God their software is awful

  19. Re:Please explain exactly what is wrong with C# on Head First C# · · Score: 1

    Do the web browsers that run on these sub-notebooks not support javascript? Last time I checked, the javascript generated by ASP.NET ran fine on all of the browsers that matter at all (IE, Firefox, Safari, Opera and the iPhone's brwoser)

  20. Re:World's Greatest Detective on Hans Reiser To Reveal Location of Wife's Body · · Score: 1

    I haven't been here for nearly that long, I'm quite sure.....

  21. Re:Coldfusion Anyone? on Half a Million Microsoft-Powered Sites Hit With SQL Injection · · Score: 1

    I'd rather eat cat vomit than write web apps with ColdFusion.

    Thanks for the suggestion though.

  22. Re:Bad Language makes Bad Programs on Half a Million Microsoft-Powered Sites Hit With SQL Injection · · Score: 1

    Microsoft is working towards eliminating the root of this problem (the problem being tunneled languages like SQL) with the addition of LINQ to .NET.

  23. Re:Wha?!? on G-Archiver Harvesting Google Mail Passwords · · Score: 2, Funny

    I don't see where this is going.

    So, to continue, why not just make the firewall check itself to make sure it checks if it has been modified?

    What could the malware possibly do then?

  24. Re:OT -- what's the state of flash encryption? on TrueCrypt 5.0 Released, Now Encrypts Entire Drive · · Score: 3, Informative

    TrueCrypt can do this when used in 'Traveler' mode.

    It does install a system driver when in use, but the driver can reside purely on the unencrypted portion of the flash drive.

    James

  25. Re:But if you carry out threats anonymously.... on AC = Domestic Terrorists? · · Score: 1

    A Packard Bell with 512mb of ram? What dimension are you from?