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  1. Retrospectively? on Easy Fix For Software Patents Found In US Patent Act · · Score: 0

    Surely you mean retroactively old boy?

  2. Too bad on Intel Says Clover Trail Atom CPU Won't Work With Linux · · Score: 1

    I'm sure they'll see the error of their ways both in support when the countless numbers who don't read this article try to use linux, and lack of sales in the future because I can with great certainty tell you I'm not buying one.

    This seems pretty shady on the part of Intel.

    Of course there are probably some MS crazies out there who are like "Finally! A Chip that won't support that evil convoluted operating system!!!!!!"

  3. It could be worse on Microsoft: As of October, 1024-Bit Certs Are the New Minimum · · Score: 1

    We could've gotten notification a week or two after the update.

    This is gonna be a pain in the butt though =\

    On the bright side things will be more secure!

  4. What I would do on Ask Slashdot: Best Computer For a 7-Year Old? · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Is buy parts for a PC off of some website, get a case with a clear side. Build it with him, teach him the importance of discharging static etc. Let him put the pieces together, tell him what each piece does.

    You should be able to get parts for a standard PC relatively inexpensively.

    Load the operating system with him, and explain what it does.

    This is essentially how I got my start, I was about 9 years old I believe, it was an awesome experience! My Dad bought the parts from a magazine, we waiting the grueling week for it to come in. He watched over my shoulder as I assembled it, making sure I didn't do anything wrong. My Dad is awesome for many reasons and this is one of them.

    I applaud your effort to get your son involved at an early age, and with the right mindset!

  5. I am 100% certain. on California's Unspoken Health Problem: Brain Parasites · · Score: 1

    This is where zombies will originate.

  6. Well, from our frame of reference on Arctic Sea Ice Hits Record Low · · Score: 0, Troll

    We say "all time low" when really what we mean is "for the past few years we've been keeping record of it". I love sensationalist stories like this. I'm not saying the ice hasn't melted a lot. I'm not saying the earth isn't warming. What I am saying is I doubt its the first in the millions of years of earth's history that it has gotten warm for a period. Then it'll get all cold for a while and everyone will be like "Oh no we stopped global warming too well...".

    =D

    Discuss.

  7. Amazing! on Rare Form of Autism Could Be Curable With Protein Supplements · · Score: 2

    Any potential treatment is lightyears beyond what is available currently. This is awesome news!

  8. Re:The damage is already done on Nokia Apologizes For Misleading Lumia 920 Ad · · Score: 5, Funny

    OR -

    Give away a free DSLR with every phone. I'd probably buy it then.

  9. Re:The damage is already done on Nokia Apologizes For Misleading Lumia 920 Ad · · Score: 0

    Exactly what I was going to write. Exactly.

  10. That's what you get on ICS-CERT Warns That Infrastructure Switches Have Hard-Coded Account Holes · · Score: 2

    For not using Cisco Gear. ...

    *ducks*

  11. Re:Applause please.. on Government Lawyer Says Patent Trolls Are a 'Concern' · · Score: 1

    I concur, there will be no true reform in this area the way things are operated now-a-days. The big dogs want to be able to sue each other to recoup losses of sales to other companies. The little trollies are just trying to get rich quick. The whole thing makes for an unpleasant industry.

  12. Re:Ewww on Microsoft Releases Windows Server 2012 · · Score: 1

    Oh. Well... I shall enjoy my nice plate of crow. Thank you!

  13. Re:I dunno on Most Torrent Downloaders Are Monitored, Study Finds · · Score: 1

    If I could mod this up I'd mod it to 6... well played sir.

  14. Re:Ewww on Microsoft Releases Windows Server 2012 · · Score: 2

    Sure, but right now you can get server core and hyper-v standalone and run many virtual servers, but in the future if you want to stay current, at some point you're going to have to pay through the nose.

  15. Ewww on Microsoft Releases Windows Server 2012 · · Score: 1

    This makes me sad... Microsoft needs to do more to enable everyone to use their software. Not everyone wants to pay a ridiculous amount of money just for one or two features. Even the @1k price tag is expensive for a server in my book.

    This is really expensive for an OS, and it doesn't even come with awesome looking hardware.

  16. Re:I dunno on Most Torrent Downloaders Are Monitored, Study Finds · · Score: 1

    aww, it took out my tin-foil-hat and /tin-foil-hat

  17. I dunno on Most Torrent Downloaders Are Monitored, Study Finds · · Score: 2

    Why does it matter that they keep track of this information. Pretty soon we'll all have an IP address and we'll be globally trackable and tracked.

    Seems about right to me.

  18. Not a fan on How Apple's Story Is Like Breaking Bad · · Score: 1

    I don't really like Breaking Bad, yet so many people tell me I should love it. I generally like shows like that too, just can't seem to make myself like that show.

    I have seen enough to not really feel like this analogy holds any water. The show, like this analogy are weak and annoying. That's my two cents =\

  19. Poor carriers.

    I for one can't wait for the day when a Star Trek style communication system is the norm and companies can't gouge your arses with fees and extraneous charges just because they feel like it.

  20. He was the guy on Did an Unnamed MIT Student Save Apollo 13? · · Score: 1

    Who, at the movie theater, was yelling "THAT IS NOT HOW IT HAPPENED" and then mumbling things like "all the glory to yourself" "selfish bastard" "starfish shirt"

  21. That looks... on CDE Open Sourced · · Score: 4, Informative

    Horrible.

    =\

    (Visually speaking of course, I know nothing of the innards)

  22. If you really think about it on Open WebOS Releases Core Apps; Reveals Touchpad Won't Be Supported · · Score: 1

    This needed to happen for webOS to grow as an OS and as a community.

  23. Re:In days of yore, this was solved differently on Teenager Arrested In England For Criticizing Olympic Athlete On Twitter · · Score: 2

    It is not the future we want, it is the future we deserve.

  24. Re:He Did Appear to Make a Threat Actually on Teenager Arrested In England For Criticizing Olympic Athlete On Twitter · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Maybe they arrested him because of his usage of the word "your" instead of "You're".

  25. Well see the best way is this on Microsoft Lays Out Money-Making Options For Windows Store Developers · · Score: 2

    Create apps for the Apple and Android markets and forget the Microsoft market.

    Lets break the cycle!