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  1. Re:Yay on CyanogenMod 9 Working On the Nexus S · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Done. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN4c61ETCWg Totally useless of course, but knock yourself out. Just hope you dont need to make calls on your "phone".

  2. Re:Won't sell. on Next Apple iPhone To Have a 4 Inch Display? · · Score: 1

    Dont confuse resolution with pixel density. Frankly, I doubt we'll see a 4" iPhone, but perhaps there will be an iPadMini.

  3. Re:Won't sell. on Next Apple iPhone To Have a 4 Inch Display? · · Score: 1, Troll

    Well yea, they dont want anything that Apple isn't offering, until Apple does and then they claim that its the best thing ever and even though others had it first Apple is responsable for making it popular and therefore gets its invented by credit.

  4. Re:Yes it is! on New Batch of Leaked Climate Emails · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The issue is that a set of emails can not counter all the other evidence and research. If I falsify tests on gravity and write some emails about it, does this mean that gravity is not a universal constant? The mentality of people who pounce on these emails as proof that "global warming" isn't real are the same ones that used snow storms as proof. They totally miss the overall picture.

  5. Take your time, let software catch up. on AMD Cancels 28nm APUs, Starts From Scratch At TSMC · · Score: 4, Insightful

    So far I have been totally unable to tax my current CPU past 40% utilization. I think we can take a break and let software catch up and older systems fall off the support map before the next generation of CPUs hit.

  6. Depends on if it can be turned off and if its good on MS To Build Antivirus Into Win8: Boon Or Monopoly? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    If I somehow end up with a Windows 8 machine, I will continue to use F-Prot or Command anti-virus no mater what is bundled. Microsoft including their own anti-virus software will not compete with such products, it may however be the end of McAfee and Norton. But I honestly think the world is better off without them.

  7. Reminds me of when NY sprayed for mosquitos. on Amazon Denies Reports That Airport Scanners Ruin Kindle's e-Ink · · Score: 5, Funny

    Everyone was told it was perfectly safe, but to cover their cars because it would strip the paint right off.

  8. Re:Computer science != IT jobs on How To Get Into an Elite Comp-Sci Program · · Score: 1

    How about I DONTget a degree, and still work as a programmer for 15+ years? Cause thats what I did. Took one day of CS classes before I realized that they where teaching me how to not think.

  9. Re:Kindle Fire is one device I see no reason to ro on A Kindle Fire Review For Those Who Plan To Void the Warranty · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Well, the Nook has technical hurdles to overcome. That may just be a matter of waiting till someone cracks it. The Fire is easy to root, but I see no reason to do so. Look at it this way, what do you gain by rooting a Kindle Fire? You can already install third party APKs by checking the option in the system preferences and you can use the Android developer tools to side-load apps if you add the devices ID number to your INI file. Once rooted however you lose access to the Amazon cloud and video streaming services. So overall, it seems like it cripples the device more then it elevates it.

  10. Re:Kindle Fire is one device I see no reason to ro on A Kindle Fire Review For Those Who Plan To Void the Warranty · · Score: 2

    Interesting. But without the cloud services the Fire is stuck with 8GB of non-expandable storage. Which combined with lack of blue-tooth, cameras, gps, etc means that its use is limited. Even once you get CM9 etc installed, lost of apps simply will not run because they are looking for hardware and drivers that dont exist on the device.

  11. Kindle Fire is one device I see no reason to root. on A Kindle Fire Review For Those Who Plan To Void the Warranty · · Score: 5, Informative

    The whole point of the Fire is to use it as a content consumption device for Amazons services. It frankly, is not a great tablet otherwise as it lacks things such as a flash card slot. So long as I use my Fire to view Amazon content, it works great and the missing hardware isn't noticed. If I where to look for a low cost tablet to root and mess around with the Nook is leaps and bounds better and worth the extra 50$. But I just wanted an eReader and client for Amazons video services. So I went with the Fire and have little issues with it (the carousel is problematic so far as you can not control what gets placed in it).

  12. Re:Easy to use nice computer on 2-Year Study Shows Mac Users Downloading More Open Source Software · · Score: 2

    More or less the reason I went with OSX. Scaled down from five different computers running different OS to one machine with lots of CPU power running OSX and my five old systems virtulized.

  13. Re:New boss, same as the old boss on Feds Helped Coordinate Occupy X Crackdowns · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Politifact shows Obama having kept more of his campaign promisses then any president in a long time. Granted there are some big ones he has failed on such as Guantanamo, but overall he has been very true to his word.

  14. Re:This begs an interesting question... on Feds Helped Coordinate Occupy X Crackdowns · · Score: 5, Insightful

    No, you can not go to any country in the world. See other countries are protective of their workers. Go ahead, try to go to India and work. Others have tried and found that it simply can not be done.

  15. Re:Neat on Steve Jobs Wanted an iPhone-Only Wireless Network · · Score: 4, Funny

    And I would have stayed on the other side of the wall and chucked the occasional beer can over into the garden.

  16. Re:Old School on Ask Slashdot: What's a Good Tablet/App Combination For Note-Taking? · · Score: 1

    Paper means trees, which where planted specifically for making paper. Stop using paper, and they stop planting trees.

  17. Re:Only one problem on The Elder Scrolls Return With Skyrim · · Score: 1

    Yup, more or less why I'm not buying it. Perhaps later when the price comes down and there are mods to fix it.

  18. Re:Price is low because of subsidy, not size. on Kindle Fire Will Be Hotter Than iPad This Holiday · · Score: 1

    They require 30% of sales. That's brick and mortar overhead costs, not online sales.

  19. Re:Price is low because of subsidy, not size. on Kindle Fire Will Be Hotter Than iPad This Holiday · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Yes, Apple runs the iTunes store a non-profit charity.

  20. Re:Hilarity on Valve Announces Massive Steam Server Intrusion · · Score: 1

    Think I understand what you're saying, what if they use the same password for gmail etc. That's an issue to be sure. Especially if you used the same gmail account to register with steam.

  21. Re:Hilarity on Valve Announces Massive Steam Server Intrusion · · Score: 1

    The password doesn't mater. You cant log into Steam from an untrusted computer without access to the email account.

  22. Re:How hard are the passwords to crack? on Valve Announces Massive Steam Server Intrusion · · Score: 1

    I am a steam customer, I buy a lot of games, I dont store my credit card information any place other then my wallet. And keep in mind, the CC numbers them selves may not have been taken. They are in a separate table and s the email says, they have no evidence that it was touched.

  23. Re:Hilarity on Valve Announces Massive Steam Server Intrusion · · Score: 3, Informative

    Unless you disabled the security checks, you can not log into steam from an untrusted computer. If you try to do so, you will be asked to enter a code that is emailed to the account holder.

  24. Re:Hilarity on Valve Announces Massive Steam Server Intrusion · · Score: 1

    And of course the large number of CC fraud reported by Sony customers right after the event lends some credence to the idea that the numbers where not encrypted, or at least not encrypted well.

  25. Re:How hard are the passwords to crack? on Valve Announces Massive Steam Server Intrusion · · Score: 1

    Keep in mind, you cant log into a steam account from an unregistered computer (assuming you didn't turn the security checks off). If someone tries, they need to enter a code that gets emailed to you. So I'm having a hard time figuring out what anyone can do with the information other then build a list of email addresses to try and use for phishing scams. Granted, if you stored your CC number in steam you may have a problem.