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  1. Re:Steve who? on Apple 1 Sells At Auction For $905,000 · · Score: 2

    He was the guy who worked with Steve Wozniak.

  2. Re:Retro computers as DIY kits? on Apple 1 Sells At Auction For $905,000 · · Score: 1

    At 905K$USD per unit I'm pretty sure the market is non-existant. ;-)

  3. Re:Monochrome, Yes on The Classic Control Panel In Windows May Be Gone · · Score: 1
  4. Re:Monochrome, Yes on The Classic Control Panel In Windows May Be Gone · · Score: 3, Funny

    And yellow can be replaced by blinking. Hell, the speed of blinking could even be a better indicator of how much time is left before it turns "red". Epileptic people would love it.

  5. Re:This looks familiar on The Classic Control Panel In Windows May Be Gone · · Score: 1

    But power users are exactly the kind of users who can dig around to find the setting they're looking for.

    New users are totally lost if there's no logic to the structure and organisation in the control panel.

  6. Re:Some people here have no idea on FTDI Reportedly Bricking Devices Using Competitors' Chips. · · Score: 1

    What about OS X, Linux, Raspberry Pi, etc?

  7. Re:This looks familiar on The Classic Control Panel In Windows May Be Gone · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I don't recall any design from the past 50 years that looked as plain and boring as OS X Yosemite and Windows 8/10.

  8. This looks familiar on The Classic Control Panel In Windows May Be Gone · · Score: 3, Insightful

    As a Mac user, I find the "zPC Settings" categories quite similar to what Apple uses in OS X.

    It's not about "dumbing down" features, it's about having clear categories at the first level. If Microsoft hides settings from level 2 and up, then it does become a problem.

    Also, I find the look of those GUIs horrible, even more so than OS X Yosemite. Where did the latest GUI designers graduate from? Both OS X and Microsoft look more plain than twenty-five years ago, surely that can't be a coincidence. Are they preparing us to go back to monochrome displays?

  9. Re:Lesson learned on Judge Says EA Battlefield 4 Execs Engaged In "Puffery," Not Fraud · · Score: 3

    Just like the gamers!

  10. How does that work? on Google Announces Inbox, a New Take On Email Organization · · Score: 1

    Inbox is invite-only right now, and you can email inbox@google.com to request an invite.

    I'm sending an email right now to cutegirlfriend@google.com

  11. Some people here have no idea on FTDI Reportedly Bricking Devices Using Competitors' Chips. · · Score: 3, Informative

    Some people say they're going to "avoid FTDI chips in the future". Good luck with that because FTDI makes the most reliable Serial-to-USB ICs on the planet. Going with anything else is just asking for trouble.

  12. Re:On the other hand... on FTDI Reportedly Bricking Devices Using Competitors' Chips. · · Score: 1

    It is, but in this case USB stands for Ultra Sensitive Bits.

  13. Re:South Park? on Shooting At Canadian Parliament · · Score: 1

    COMBO BREAKER!

    I'm sorry but "man" is not a proper word for this sequence.

  14. Re:Only for root users on Windows 0-Day Exploited In Ongoing Attacks · · Score: 1

    Switch to MS-DOS?

  15. Re:It's great to see so much community feedback on Microsoft Introduces Build Cadence Selection With Windows 10 · · Score: 1

    No idea, I was aiming for a +3 Funny.

  16. Re:Community involvement is nice on Microsoft Introduces Build Cadence Selection With Windows 10 · · Score: 1

    They didn't listen to Vista either.

  17. Re:It's great to see so much community feedback on Microsoft Introduces Build Cadence Selection With Windows 10 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    OS/2?

  18. Re:DOS version? on Samsung Acknowledges and Fixes Bug On 840 EVO SSDs · · Score: 1

    Maybe I'm missing something, but how are we supposed to run their DOS executable on a Mac?

  19. Re:Wonder what brand is best now... Intel? on Samsung Acknowledges and Fixes Bug On 840 EVO SSDs · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'd rather go with stable than EXTREME, so I go with Intel. It might not be the fastest around, but we rarely hear about Intel SSD problems.

    Available soon below my post, someone with a story about failed Intel SSDs.

  20. Re:Can we stop trying to come up with a reason? on NPR: '80s Ads Are Responsible For the Lack of Women Coders · · Score: 0

    We don't hear about the lack of women on construction sites, etc.

    It's a non-problem that people who are too hung up on being politically correct and equality want to fix for the sake of appearances.

    Some types of people don't like the same things as some other types of people. Deal with it.

  21. Re:"Reversible Tractor Beam"? on Australian Physicists Build Reversible Tractor Beam · · Score: 1

    At least it's better than my raincoat!

  22. Re:All the more reason to get an antenna. on Your Online TV Watching Can Now Be Tracked Across Devices · · Score: 1

    Why the fuck would nudity be edited?

  23. "Reversible Tractor Beam"? on Australian Physicists Build Reversible Tractor Beam · · Score: 1

    It's called a Repulsor Beam, you nimwits.

  24. Japan isn't the United States on 3D-Printed Gun Earns Man Two Years In Japanese Prison · · Score: 1

    I wouldn't be surprised to see the exact same thing happen in Canada or France.

  25. Re:Question on The Largest Ship In the World Is Being Built In Korea · · Score: 1

    What do you mean? African or European daylight savings time?