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  1. Re:Something to try: on Apple Says Macs Are Safe, No Antivirus Needed · · Score: 1

    "military grade" just means you're as vulnerable as the military is.

  2. Re:Tiget may be better than Vista, but on Microsoft Feared Mac Vs. Vista In '05 · · Score: 1

    I think that once Steve Jobs is bored of swimming around in the billions of dollars that Apple has in the bank they'll go change the advertising.

  3. Re:MacOSX has awful Java support on Why Developers Are Switching To Macs · · Score: 1

    1) It's not clear what Java6 update release this corresponds to.

    build 1.6.0_07-b06-153 for the SE runtime.
    build 1.6.0_07-b06-57 for Hotspot.

    If your business depends on releases, an Apple Developer Connection Select/Premier account ($500/year for Select) provides better information. You end up saving the money spent on the ADC membership on hardware anyway. I actually saved money buying a Select membership and hardware than buying the hardware alone without the Select membership.

  4. Re:MacOSX has awful Java support on Why Developers Are Switching To Macs · · Score: 1
    http://developer.apple.com/java/

    Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 2 delivers improved reliability and compatibility for Java SE 6, J2SE 5.0 and J2SE 1.4.2 on Mac OS X 10.5.4 and later.

  5. Re:One of the better ideas to fix health care... on Discuss the US Presidential Election & Health Care · · Score: 1

    Ask yourself: "what product do insurance companies offer in terms of health care?" What do they create? How do they contribute to health care? When it comes down to it, health insurance companies are not in business to provide health care or help you pay for health care. They are in business to provide insurance, collect money, minimize any payout and answer to their shareholders who expect the system to turn a healthy profit. Any reduction in what they have to pay out is money earned for them.

    I pay $52 a month for dental coverage. Every month, the insurance company pays me back $90 a month for dental coverage. I like that sort of arrangement.

  6. Re:Define "Winning" on Discuss the US Presidential Election & the War · · Score: 2, Interesting

    War is about *not losing*. There is no winning in war. Losing is the lost of will to fight. From a body count perspective, the US was doing absolutely fine in Vietnam. The US was piling on the North Vietnamese casualties. What defeated the US in Vietnam was the loss of will to continue the fight by the civilian population while the North Vietnamese still had the will to continue the fight despite their casualties. Casualty rate is merely one metric to sustain the will to fight. As long as a nation is willing to wage war, it hasn't lost. Neither has it won. It's not possible to win in warfare. You are sacrificing your patriots for foreign policy. That's not winning. The men and women that love your country most die in wars. There is no upside. Another metric to sustain the will to fight is if we quit, we get royally rogered. When that metric kicks in, casualty stops mattering. Incidentally, the casualty ratio favors the US and allies greatly in both Afghanistan and Iraq. Like all modern wars however, "winning" or "losing" is the perspective of the civilian populace and bears no relevance to actual foreign policy goals achieved or failed, nor are there are any relevance to casualty ratios. This applies both to all nations of the world.

  7. Re:Only one question to ask yourself on Discuss the US Presidential Election & the Economy · · Score: 1

    I'm not voting for Barack Obama because I'm racist.

  8. Re:Is that fine a bit large? on Palin E-mail Hacker Indicted · · Score: 0, Troll

    Has someone charged her with conducting official business with Yahoo! mail?

  9. Re:CDE? on Steve Jobs Patents "The Dock" · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You mean NextStep has had this for years, if not decades.

  10. Re:It's not politically correct... on Software Update Makes iTunes Accessible To Blind Users · · Score: 1

    Can we call them stupid? Or is that insulting to the er ...stupid?

  11. Re:I just ordered one!! on Run Mac OS X On Non-Apple Hardware, With a Dongle · · Score: 1

    At the same time, supporting an OS on unsupported hardware is more problems than its worth. I'm all for helping other people but not at the expense of my own sanity. If you have supported hardware, I know how things are going to work. If you have unsupported hardware, I have no idea what the hell is going to happen.

  12. Re:good for you on Mobile Phone Users Struggle With Hardware Adoption · · Score: 1

    I'm going to go on a limb and say that whatever you call a real camera is a useless toy.

  13. Re:Unemployment is only the thin end of the wedge on Unemployment Hits New High In Silicon Valley · · Score: 1

    When the economy is down, there's less free cash for people to spend. As such, it's not a good time to start such a thing.

    I'd argue that when there's an economic downturn, it's the perfect time to start a business. When you come out of the downturn your R&D is done and you have something to sell to consumers/businesses who now have money. Meanwhile the business twits that build companies in good times are just putting their company together. You're shipping a product. They just started their R&D.

  14. Re:Like Android, don't like the G1 on Google Unveils First Android Phone · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Issue #2 is the classic PC OEM issue.

    You develop a reasonable software OS. You hand it off to hardware OEM. They fuck it up.

    It happened to Windows with crapware. Now it happens to Android with the headphone jack.

  15. Re:Unemployment is only the thin end of the wedge on Unemployment Hits New High In Silicon Valley · · Score: 1

    Why have a job when you can have your own business?

    <ralph wiggums>Oh boy! When I grow up, I want to work for someone else!</ralph wiggums>

  16. Re:iphone is a police state on Apple Bans iPhone App For Competing With Mail.app · · Score: 2, Insightful

    On an iPhone, I can only run Apple-approved software, unless the phone is jailbroken.

    So you're saying you can only run Apple-approved software but there are cases where you can opt to run software Apple hasn't or doesn't approved?

    That's like saying I always tell the truth except when I'm lying.

    I run software Apple hasn't approved right now on my iPhone. No jailbreaking required.

  17. Re:no on Bill To Add Accountability To Border Laptop Search · · Score: 1

    Because when I leave my fingerprints on my drinking cup, they're not being entered into a searchable database in an attempt to link me with criminal activity.

    That might be what you think. The moment someone thinks you're a criminal, they'll get your finger prints anyway. The legal requirements for getting finger prints without anything border related is very very low.

  18. Re:The ol' double standard... on "Anonymous" Hacks Palin's Private Email · · Score: 1

    That's because the Patriot Act is a law.

  19. Re:no on Bill To Add Accountability To Border Laptop Search · · Score: 1

    - my fingerprint taken as if I'm some common criminal (as opposed to a classy criminal)

    I'm not sure why this bothers people. You leave your finger prints all over the place.

  20. Re:Old Skool Science Mavericks on McCain Answers Science Policy Questionnaire · · Score: 5, Funny

    But Palin is a hot Creationist. It's like an equation. After hot, you can drop everything else.

  21. Re:Hello - Libertarian? on Sarah Palin's Stance On Technology Issues · · Score: 1

    "Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country."

  22. Re:China on Scientists Fear Impact of Asian Pollutants On US · · Score: 2, Informative

    Ok. That covers carbon dioxide. What about the other stuff? Soot? Mercury? Ozone?

  23. Re:More for less is an easy sale... on SSD Won't Make Sense In Laptops For Two Years · · Score: 1, Interesting

    What about weight? Do SSD drives weigh less than the normal types today? Or is it about the same?

  24. Re:We should start encrypting everything on As of October, FBI To Allow Warrantless Investigations · · Score: 5, Funny

    I am a criminal. That's why I use encryption. Same reason I have a gun.

  25. Re:Oh noes! on Obama's Evolving Stance On NASA · · Score: 1

    The only solution is to be in power as opposed to sitting around on the intertubes discussing who should be in power.