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  1. Re:ok if your car is new on Has the Ethanol Threat Manifested In the US? · · Score: 1

    Australia deployed Ethanol nation wide... and do you know what? I now purchase 95 octane to avoid it. I like to be able to make it through a week with a specific mileage without having to refuel. E10 is everywhere here (and sometimes it's disguised under the 91 or 93 octane label instead of being branded "E10". Anecdotally it costs more to run E10 from a fuel consumption to mileage ratio.

  2. Re:You know what worked better for me then longhan on Students Remember Lectures Better Taking Notes Longhand Than Using Laptops · · Score: 1

    ...and some people spend lecture time at the Pool Table and prefer to learn from the books and Tutorials.

  3. Re:How to Falsify Evolution on Kickstarted Veronica Mars Promised Digital Download; Pirate Bay Delivers · · Score: 1

    What they fail to see themselves is that they are blind and deaf to the real message, and therefore fail to heed the knowledge that is available to them. They should take heed of their own parable.

  4. Re:she's a nutcase on Prominent GitHub Engineer Julie Ann Horvath Quits Citing Harrassment · · Score: 1

    Nobody actually READS Slashdot. They only read snippets and come to their own conclusions, and berate the OP about how they are wrong. If they were actually reading slashdot they would be a far better prospect. You could also choose to only employ people that RTFA, which would discount most /.ers.

  5. Re: Was not arrested on Australian Teen Reports SQL Injection Vulnerability, Company Calls Police · · Score: 2

    What clink? He wasn't arrested. He hasn't even been approached by the police.

  6. Re:Most games can be registered with Steam on Humble Bundle Launches Online Store For Games · · Score: 2

    And to clarify, I now have about 150 games on steam, and at least 100 of those came from Humble bundles (I haven't purchased many from steam, but I have added non-steam games to my library).

  7. Re:Most games can be registered with Steam on Humble Bundle Launches Online Store For Games · · Score: 2

    By no means did I purchase all bundles, and some games (I only saw two in the quick look I had) were duplicated, and the list does not guarantee that they are available on Steam, but the count I got was 141:

    A Virus Named TOM, Misfits Attic; Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Frictional Games; And Yet It Moves, Broken Rules; Anodyne, Analgesic Productions L.L.C.; Anomaly Korea, 11 bit studios; Anomaly Warzone Earth, 11 bit studios; Aquaria, Bit Blot; Atom Zombie Smasher, Blendo Games; Autonomous Prototype, Double Fine Productions; Avadon: The Black Fortress, Spiderweb Software; Avadon: The Black Fortress, Spiderweb Software; Avernum: Escape from the Pit, Spiderweb Software; Avernum: The Great Trials Trilogy, Spiderweb Software; Awesomenauts, Ronimo Games; BIT.TRIP BEAT, Gaijin Games; BIT.TRIP RUNNER, Gaijin Games; Bastion, Supergiant Games; Bastion, Supergiant Games; Beat Hazard Ultra, Cold Beam Games Ltd; Black Lake Prototype, Double Fine Productions; Blades of Avernum, Spiderweb Software; Blocks That Matter, Swing Swing Submarine; Botanicula, Amanita Design; Braid, Number None; Brazen Prototype, Double Fine Productions; Broken Sword: Director's Cut, Revolution Software; Brütal Legend, Double Fine Productions; Canabalt, Semi Secret Software; Capsized, Alientrap Games; Cave Story+, Studio Pixel; Chocolate Castle, Lexaloffle Games; City Generator Tech Demo, Introversion Software; Closure, Eyebrow Interactive; Cogs, Lazy 8 Studios; Cortex Command, Data Realms; Costume Quest, Double Fine Productions; Costume Quest Prototype, Double Fine Productions; Crayon Physics Deluxe, Kloonigames; DEFCON, Introversion Software; Darwinia, Introversion Software; Dear Esther, thechineseroom; Dungeon Defenders + All DLC, Trendy Entertainment; Dungeons of Dredmor, Gaslamp Games; Dustforce, Hitbox Team; Dynamite Jack, Hassey Enterprises, Inc.; EDGE, Mobigame; Eets Munchies, Klei Entertainment; English Country Tune, Increpare Games; Eufloria HD, Omni Systems; FEZ, Polytron Corporation; FTL: Faster than Light, Subset Games; Fieldrunners, Subatomic Studios; Fractal, Cipher Prime Studios; Frozen Synapse, Mode 7 Games; Gish, Cryptic Sea; Gratuitous Space Battles, Positech Games; Greed Corp, Vanguard Games; Hack n' Slash Prototype, Double Fine Productions; Hammerfight, Kranx Productions; Happy Song Prototype, Double Fine Productions; Hotline Miami, Dennaton Games; Incredipede, Northway Games; Indie Game: The Movie, BlinkWorks; Jack Claw, Frozenbyte; Jamestown, Final Form Games; Jasper's Journeys, Lexaloffle Games; King's Bounty: Armored Princess, 1C Company; King's Bounty: Crossworlds, 1C Company; King's Bounty: The Legend, 1C Company; Kooky, Biograf; LIMBO, Playdead; Legend of Grimrock, Almost Human; Little Inferno, Tomorrow Corporation; Lone Survivor, Jasper Byrne; Lugaru HD, Wolfire Games; Machinarium, Amanita Design; Mark of the Ninja, Klei Entertainment; McPixel, Sos; Multiwinia, Introversion Software; Nethergate: Resurrection, Spiderweb Software; NightSky, Nicalis; Offspring Fling, KPULV; Oil Rush, Unigine Corp; Organ Trail: Director's Cut, The Men Who Wear Many Hats; Osada, Amanita Design; Osmos, Hemisphere Games; Penumbra Overture, Frictional Games; Prison Architect Preorder, Introversion Software; Proteus, Ed Key & David Kanaga; Psychonauts, Double Fine Productions; Revenge of the Titans, Puppy Games; Rochard, Recoil Games; Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken, Ratloop Asia; Samorost 2, Amanita Design; Shadowgrounds, Frozenbyte; Shadowgrounds: Survivor, Frozenbyte; Shank, Klei Entertainment; Shank 2, Klei Entertainment; Shatter, Sidhe; Snapshot, Retro Affect; Snuggle Truck, Owlchemy Labs; Solar 2, Murudai; Space Pirates and Zombies, MinMax Games; SpaceChem, Zachtronics; Spacebase DF-9 Prototype, Double Fine Productions; Spirits, Spaces of Play; Splice, Cipher Prime Studios; Stacking, Double Fine Productions; Stealth Bastard Deluxe, Curve Studios; Steel Storm: Burning Retribution, Kot in Action Creative Artel; Super Hexagon, Terry Cavanagh; Super Meat Boy, Team Meat; Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP, Superbr

  8. Re: Sugar on What's Causing the Rise In Obesity? Everything. · · Score: 1

    I think the main issue is they are adding more HFCS to everything, not less. This is what is affecting us, and it's getting worse as time goes on.

  9. Re:Sugar on What's Causing the Rise In Obesity? Everything. · · Score: 5, Informative

    Really. So you think it is chemically the same as glucose? The difference is that sucrose provides half sucrose half fructose. The fructose gets metabolized in an entirely different way to the glucose.

    The two main issues are that fructose by itself provides energy in such a way that it does not make the body feel "full", and that unlike the normal sugar we would expect (sucrose) we get no glucose from using it as an alternative.

    Normal consumption of fructose in a natural setting also would include fibre which helps signal the body about satiation. This has been a major contributing factor in the whole "processed foods" vs "weight gain" issue. HCFS is a major component of most of the processed products that we rely on for our bulk energy needs. Really, do take a look at the lecture. The biochemistry component on how fructose gets metabolized in the liver is very interesting.

  10. Re:Sugar on What's Causing the Rise In Obesity? Everything. · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I watched this lecture recently about Fructose (and high fructose corn syrup). https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dBnniua6-oM

    It was quite long (1.5 hours) but very informative in how bad HFCS is to us, and why low fat has caused this.

  11. Re:Idiots... on Australian Government Initiates Covert Internet Censorship · · Score: 1

    They were the only one who could get me onto ADSL2+, due to their want to RIM all newer developments. I'm glad to finally get the speeds I should have had years ago, but now I'm locked in for another 1.5 years. The price is not so good, though.

  12. Idiots... on Australian Government Initiates Covert Internet Censorship · · Score: 5, Informative

    Interestingly I can still access the blocked site, so looks like they've undone that (I'm on Telstra at the moment... Don't ask). Also interesting is that they just dismantled the filtering scheme in the budget overnight, so with any luck it goes away altogether. The ACL are not particularly happy about it though (but who cares about them).

    As is linked in TFS, the filter list that some ISPs may have implemented is the Interpol one. Certainly not as broad-reaching as the original Conroy planned one.

  13. Re: I can assure you... on Hello, I'm a Mac. And I'm a $248 Win8 PC. · · Score: 1

    Is it Cluster Aware? So far I haven't found a lot that really is, even when they claim it is.

  14. Re:Doing the right thing on Ask Slashdot: What To Do With Found Calculators? · · Score: 5, Funny

    No Silicon Heaven? That's preposterous! Where would all the calculators go?

  15. Re:Right on Trolling Al Qaeda... For Peace? · · Score: 1

    Even logical argument wont work due to cognitive dissonance and a desire to hold on to your values despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Satire would probably just rile them up more.

  16. Re:Lots of coffee or caffeine = always indoors? on Caffeine Linked To Lower Skin Cancer Risk · · Score: 4, Funny

    Except Diabetes. And Sleep. Unless by through you mean through it awake.

  17. Re:I can't possibly be the only one... on Pirate Party Gains Another Seat In EU · · Score: 1

    I thought you were one of the members of the Monster Raving Loony Party.

  18. Re:Anyone remember that "Bad Idea Jeans" skit on S on Airline to Offer In-Flight Adult Movies · · Score: 1

    There was a guy banned from a bus here in Canberra for watching porn on his phone. Mind you, he kept making a deal about it and sitting next to women so that they could see/hear it. Some people will already be doing this on planes, I see no need to enable more people to do it. "Now do I give her the ass, or the crotch" will have a whole new meaning

  19. Re:Headline: Schools Respond to Gates Suggestions on Bill Gates On What Business Can Teach Schools · · Score: 1

    "we got this"? You must be one of the teachers that could use some improvement according to Mr. Gates suggestions.

  20. Re:I started to lose my hair when I was 17... on Hair Growth Signal Dictated By Fat Cells · · Score: 2, Funny

    You really haven't seen the shape of my head. The hair is doing everybody a favour... trust me

  21. Re:And we shall name it Lister! on Baby Red Dwarf Found Just 27 Light Years Away · · Score: 1

    Apart from Jim and Bexley, he had another son: David Lister. Who was for a time named Our Rob or Ross.

  22. Re:Best advice not to get caught on Collar-Bomber Tracked By Gmail Accesses · · Score: 1

    If he really wanted to get away with it he should have been behind 7 proxies.

  23. Re:I don't Git it.... on The Rise of Git · · Score: 1

    I was using it as a document repository. As such there were files that took on the titles of documents. It worked fine for the 5 years I was using Subversion on Linux and Windows. It worked fine while I was on Linux using Git (connecting back to the subversion repo). In order to make the change now I need to remove all existing files that are experiencing the problem and resubmit in the new location.... or I can just keep using Subversion without issue.

    I certainly haven't named any new files with Unicode Characters (really its just 1 Unicode character, e acute), but the issue is there now, and if I ever need to revert to older documents/folders. I do use Git for a couple of new Repos, but not as extensively as I use subversion.

  24. Re:I don't Git it.... on The Rise of Git · · Score: 2

    My main issue with Git was it's Unicode filename support under Windows. Quite frankly it's broken. You add and commit your "Unicode Filenames" fine in Linux or Windows, but if you ever check them out under Windows they are renamed to a weird character set and require being re-added and checked in with their new path.

    SVN doesn't have this problem (using TortoiseGit and mSysGit vs TortoiseSVN). I stopped using Git after I encountered this and have reverted to using Subversion until this has been resolved. If I had some time I might look into it, but seeing as it seems to be a known issue in mSysGit and the underlying cygwin(?) libraries I doubt I'd ever manage to resolve this myself without breaking something else.

    Personally I like the Git Workflow, especially the commit-early-commit-often mentality that I never managed to get to in svn. It's just a shame that I can't use it seamlessly on Windows to complement my use on Linux.

  25. Re:Length is your friend on The Science of Password Selection · · Score: 1

    Reminds me of the "company" name my friend "created" when he was writing small apps in high school. Tpwwpffbfnr. The people who write programs for fun but for no reason. :D