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  1. Beowulf on Kernel 2.6.31 To Speed Up Linux Desktop · · Score: 1

    clusters.

  2. Re:Gaming on iPhone 3GS Is Number One In Japan · · Score: 2, Informative

    What's not to like?

    Lack of openness?

  3. Buy an Openmoko Freerunner on Google Opens Up Android Codebase · · Score: 2, Informative

    Open hardware is available out there.
    I recently bought one, and so far I find the hardware quire acceptable.

  4. Great news! Vote with you wallet. on Atheros Releases Free Linux Driver For Its 802.11n Devices · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This is great!
    I applaud Atheros for taking this step, and I will be buying Atheros hardware in the future due to this move.

    May other companies learn from this initiative.

  5. Re:And we wonder why people are paranoid? on Ray Gun Puts Voices Inside Your Head · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Murder is murder, but if mentally ill people received actual help, instead indifference, from society and the heath care system, some murders and/or suicides might be avoided.
    Wouldn't the money be better spent treating people prior to problems cropping instead of keeping them locked up afterwards?
    A criminal justice system is not designed to help sick people.

  6. Drat! There goes the neighborhood on Wearable Motorcycle Design · · Score: 1

    once the Invid show up.

  7. Where cerdit is due: Douglas Adams on The Dead Sea Effect In the IT Workplace · · Score: 1

    To summarize the summary of the summary, people are a problem. -Douglas Adams
  8. Aticle on same page referring to topical caffeine on Topical Caffeine Might Help Fight Skin Cancer · · Score: 1
    The summary linked to the wrong article with regards to the topical caffeine treatment. It should probalby have been this study (found on the site referred to):
    http://www.pnlab.org/news/documents/KooCaffeine.pdf

    Excerpt:
    Caffeine applied topically after UV treatment resulted in a significant decrease in UV-induced skin roughness/transverse rhytides as assessed by treatment-blinded examiners.

    Interesting stuff.
    -Nikolaj

  9. Still needs the "ah" sound: "oh, ee, oo, ah, ah" on Major Breakthrough in Direct Neural Interface · · Score: 1

    Sure hit.

  10. My dog has made farts to consider! on Does ODF Have a Future? · · Score: 1

    Ay Caramba!

  11. Trust your tools, but only so far. on Microsoft's OOXML Formulas Could Be Dangerous · · Score: 1

    As a developer I occasionally find myself questioning my tools.
    A compiler/linker may contain errors, the IDE may do funny things etc.
    Admittedly most of the time it's because I've missed something somewhere, but there have been occasions where the tools have been at fault.
    The software is ultimately written by humans and will as such necessarily contain errors, and should therefore not be implicitly trusted.

    Concerning the Pentium bug: there are plenty of bugs in processors. Ask NASA. They refuse to use anything but old, thoroughly tested hardware that won't suddenly show unexpected behavior, ruining an expensive mission. The shuttles stopped using magnetic core memory in 1990. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle

    -Nikolaj

  12. Minimize global warming regardless of the cause on 26 Common Climate Myths Debunked · · Score: 1

    Whether or not humans are the cause of global warming, we can do something to slow or halt global warming. It does not matter whether humans are the cause or not, the consequences will be the same; changed weather patterns, mass extinctions and lots of people suffering due to droughts/flooding and food/water shortages. We should do what we can in order to minimize the fluctuations, for our own good, regardless of the cause.

  13. So much for representative democracy on Voters Vote Yes, County Says No · · Score: 1

    In Soviet Russia, you represent Democracy!

  14. MCAD on C# Book Recommendations? · · Score: 1

    If you are looking for information on the .NET framework and namespaces, not syntax and language features, then consider getting one of the MCAD books.

    They cover a lot of subjects concerning the .NET framework, assemblies, deploying, databinding, controls, web services and many other things.

    Having worked with .NET for a bit over a year now, I have learned a lot of things about the .NET framework by reading the "Developing and Implementing Windows-based Applications with Visual C# .Net and Visual Studio .NET", that I have not touched upon otherwise while working with .NET. The book is a bit dated compared to the newer .NET frameworks, but still covers a lot of ground that can be very useful.

    -Nikolaj
  15. Re:Go Linux! on Microsoft Charging Businesses $4K for DST Fix · · Score: 1

    It's hard to say this without sounding like a Zealot, but: "My life for Aiur!".

  16. Re:Idiots on Chinese Hack Attacks on DoD Networks Coordinated · · Score: 1

    Considering that the US: 1) Gives weapons to it's own enemies (amongst others) 2) Have a crappy human rights record (e.g. Guantanamo and US prisons) 3) Uses mass pollution to take shortcuts and undercut prices (The US is one of the biggest polluters pr. person in the world) 4) Is not a democracy (Was your last president democratically elected by the majority?) you sure do throw stones while living in a glass house. Mod me as you see fit.

  17. Re:Should have opted out. on Russia's Biggest Spammer Brutally Murdered · · Score: 1

    Don't forget to credit the source of your post: Dougls Adams.

  18. Re:You know what they say... on Russia's Biggest Spammer Brutally Murdered · · Score: 1

    As opposed to the States where extraordinary levels of physical violence isn't the accepted norm? E.g. killing for a pair of shoes?

  19. Re:firefox breaks my laptop's ability to wake up on The Future of Firefox · · Score: 1

    I have seen this issue as well (XP-sp2, Dell laptop). I generally try to remember to shut FF down before closing the screen. Annoying, but still preferable to using IE, in my opinion.

  20. Re:Gcredit? on Google CEO Confirms Online Payment System · · Score: 1

    Gollars? or maybe Geuros? Sound terrible either way...

  21. Re:this is illegal on Tracking Your Taxes · · Score: 1

    This may be illegal, and there may be plenty of people smart enough to sue the hell out of them; but are there people that satisfy the above criteria that have the time and money to do so?