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  1. Re:Since when does Qt "work" with OS X? on Apple Announces New Programming Language Called Swift · · Score: 1

    Parallels Desktop (virtualization software).

  2. Re:Not a market back then on Nokia Had a Production-Ready Web Tablet 13 Years Ago · · Score: 1

    They weren't ordering completely blind. With three models each of the iPhone and iPod Touch released before the iPad, I would say purchasers had a pretty good idea what they were getting into.

  3. Re:Answer is totally obvious - content providers on Are DVDs Inconvenient On Purpose? · · Score: 1

    It varies - I just streamed Dr. Strangelove (1964) via Netflix a couple days ago.

  4. Re:Maybe yes, maybe no? on Ask Slashdot: Should Developers Fix Bugs They Cause On Their Own Time? · · Score: 1

    If you get paid hourly then perhaps. If it is irrefutable that its your fault/bug then you should feel obligated to fix for no extra charge/hours to them.

    Currently illegal in most if not all US states. When an hourly employee does work, they must be paid for all of their time.

    I certainly wouldn't want to see this change. Way too much room for abuse on the employer side. I think the current remedy is sufficient (if any employer thinks someone is screwing up too much, they can fire them).

  5. Re: 64-bit BS on Why Apple Went 64-Bit With the iPhone 5s · · Score: 1

    The iPhone 5c is 32-bit ARM (same internals as the original iPhone 5) and it's not even on sale yet. It'll be a while before Apple can stop letting developers target it.

  6. Re:GREAT! on Drug Runners Perfect Long-Range Subs · · Score: 1

    Two steps: Colombia to Mexico, Mexico to US.

  7. Re:It's still a GPL violation on Do Build Environments Give Companies an End Run Around the GPL? · · Score: 1

    It doesn't sound like that applies. The OP mentions being unable to get the compiler and firmware loader utilities (which I expect would be "general purpose tools ... used unmodified") - not build scripts referred to in the quoted section.

  8. Re:Doomed on HP To Buy Palm For $1.2 Billion · · Score: 1

    The driver situation has gotten much worse over the years. It used to be the case the HP Printer == PCL. Now they sell lots of "WinPrinters" that follow no particular standard.

  9. Re:Par for the course? on Sony Update Bricks Playstations · · Score: 1

    Apple does not force iPhone and iPod updates.

  10. Re:With piercings...? on The Struggle To Keep Java Relevant · · Score: 1

    You say that as if it's a bad message to send. Some people like getting things done, not pushing paper in management.

  11. Re:I'll say.. on Preview the Office 2007 Ribbon-Like UI Floated For OpenOffice.Org · · Score: 3, Informative

    Have you used Outlook 2007? The message composing window definitely uses a ribbon.

  12. Don't on Windows Home Directory Encryption? · · Score: 1, Insightful

    If you're concerned enough to consider encrypting your home directory, you ought to go all the way and use full disk encryption. There are too many artifacts that can escape your home directory (RAM contents saved to swap file or hibernation file) or are never in your home directory to begin with (system logs, print spool, etc).

  13. Re:Why remove it alltogether? on Windows 7 Lets You Uninstall IE8 · · Score: 1

    Yeah, triple the cost of application development! That'll give users what they want!

  14. Re:DOD Guidlines. Re:"The only fireproof on "Smash Your Hard Drive" To Fight Identity Theft · · Score: 4, Informative

    There's no original because that's not the spec.

    The real spec is DoD 5220.22-M, available at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/html/522022m.htm.

  15. Sprint Xohm WiMax on Broadband Access Without the Pork? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Sprint Xohm WiMax. Its available in limited areas only for now (Baltimore & Chicago) but it works great. I'm getting 6Mbps download speeds for just $25/mo (6 month promotional period; $35/mo after) with no setup fee, no contract, and no termination fee. Clearwire is rolling out similar/same technology in additional regions.

  16. Spreadsheet on iPhone App Pricing Limits Developers · · Score: 5, Informative

    Visicalc was an app for the Apple II, not the Mac.

  17. Re:Nothing to see here. on Why Your Clock Radio Is All Abuzz About iPhones · · Score: 1

    It's not just GSM. iDEN phones (Nextel) used to do the exact same thing.

  18. Re:No Brainer. on IRobot Looj Gutter Cleaning Robot Review · · Score: 1

    They're in Bedford now (not that it makes any difference season-wise).

  19. Re:Not performance limiting restrictions on Microsoft Decides To Take On Linux On Low-Cost PCs · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Try reading the whole article:

    That's where the hardware limits come in. Besides limits on the screens and hard drives, to be eligible, the systems can have no more than 1G byte of RAM and a single-core processor running at no more than 1GHz.

  20. I Doubt It on ARPANet Co-Founder Predicts An Internet Crisis · · Score: 2, Insightful

    People have been claiming "new technology $foo is going to overwhelm the Internet!" for ages. Yet somehow the Internet keeps up. I'm not worried - especially since this guy just so happens to be offering to sell us a solution.

  21. Re:iCase in case! on Turned Off iPhone Gets $4800 Bill from AT&T · · Score: 1

    Although that's already taken by a line of 3rd-party laptop sleeves.

  22. Re:Try turning it off instead of sleeping the disp on Turned Off iPhone Gets $4800 Bill from AT&T · · Score: 1

    Automatic email checking isn't the default on the iPhone. The user has to specifically enable it.

  23. Re:Jitterbug on Where In the US Can You Get Just a Cell Phone? · · Score: 1

    I doubt my Grandma would use such a cell phone unless it is rotary dial.

    Spark Fun to the Rescue

  24. Re:Why? on Microsoft's Acoustic Caller ID Patent · · Score: 1

    I'm sure identifying the speaker phone conversations in live phone conversations isn't the only use. It probably works on any sort of audio - radio broadcasts, recordings, etc.

  25. Re:Obvious When? on Location-Based Search Was Patented In 1999 · · Score: 1

    Bindingly. It's just a database-backed web application. It's been obvious ever since websites were invented. Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if the same sort of thing had been done long before that - with plain dialup services like AOL and Compuserve.