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  1. Re:The funny part is, it's still better than Andro on Apple Hires Antenna Engineers. Really. · · Score: 1

    SVG. Big gaping hole in Android

  2. Re:I love moderates on Pakistani Lawyer Wants Mark Zuckerberg Executed · · Score: 1

    Now we just have to find Jesus' sword then.

  3. Re:Ob on Pacific Northwest At Risk For Mega-Earthquake · · Score: 1

    Clearly it's BP's fault. Those evil Belgians!

    Belgian Petroleum ! Also known as Chimay.

  4. SVG ? on Google Outlines Feature Set For Android 2.2 · · Score: 1
    Forget Flash. Will they be supporting SVG already ?

    For some reason google disabled SVG support in their webkit browser.

    The iphone's safari browser has no problems with it

  5. Re:700 Mhz anyone? on Analyst Estimates AT&T Needs To Spend $5B To Catch Up · · Score: 1

    LTE (aka 4G) is where Verizon's 700Mhz spectrum will be used. It's being trialed in Boston and Seatlle I believe

  6. Re:Is it really that necessary? on US Air Force Confirms New Stealth Aircraft · · Score: 1

    I just saw him on the golf channel. His alias is gipper

  7. Re:Big deal on Open Source Attempt To Crack GSM Encryption · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Woosh

  8. Exactly my thoughts. on Service Oriented Architecture With Java · · Score: 1

    Java is mature. Not really the leading edge anymore. The SOA hype did come and go.

  9. Re:Correction on Apple Discontinues ZFS Project · · Score: 2, Informative

    AIX has had a similar "filesystem" for a long time BTW so it's not such a novel idea

  10. Re:Easy for users, hell for admins on Microsoft May Be Inflating SharePoint Stats · · Score: 2, Funny

    For a second I thought you were describing lotus notes.

  11. Re:But does texting make today's kids stupid? on Has Texting Replaced Talking For Teens? · · Score: 1

    No it's just something that neurotypicals do.

  12. Re:Diesel is so obviously better for hybrids on World's Only Diesel-Electric Honda Insight · · Score: 2
    The issue is that US refineries aren't set up to produce much diesel.

    Adapting them would be a major investment so I don't think oil companies are very hot on the idea either.

  13. Re:Canada getting 21bps on Verizon 4G LTE Tests Planned For Seattle, Boston · · Score: 5, Informative
    I doubt that 21Mbs will be the average speed. They are saying "up-to"

    LTE is the 4G successor of HSPA+ so you're not really getting anything state of the art up there in the north. It's more like a squeezed 3.5G lemon

    Verizon is advertising 8-12 average speed. LTE is in theory capable of doing 150Mbs

  14. Re:Potentially disastrous news for SouthKorean iPh on Apple To Sell Wi-Fi-less iPhone In China · · Score: 1
    Hmm, aren't Korean carriers CDMA based (like Verizon/Sprint in the US) ?

    What would you do with a GSM based iPhone in Korea ?

  15. Re:Better off not working for them... on In France, Fired For Writing To MP Against 3 Strikes · · Score: 1
    Nope, religion is a software virus for the brain.

    So it doesn't matter how smart/stupid you are. Once you're infected you're screwed.

    It's quite contagious also

  16. Re:Do Not Want on IBM About To Buy Sun For $7 Billion · · Score: 2, Funny
    IBM has a process that they apply to all companies they acquire.

    Internally it's known as "bluewashing" and it's not done until the acquired product runs on their mainframes and it's translated into swahili.

  17. To put it in the words of one Scott Mc Nealy.. on Sun In Talks To Be Acquired By IBM · · Score: 1

    A slow collision of a really huge garbage truck with a somewhat smaller garbage truck

  18. Re:Imagine... on India Will Show Its $10 Laptop Prototype · · Score: 1

    Try a hairdryer. Works great to get stickers off cars

  19. Re:Don't force Microsoft's hand on Senator Prods Microsoft On H-1B Visas After Layoff Plans · · Score: 1

    > I'm an MBA - so let me give you geeks a clue It takes courage to come out of the closet like that !

  20. Re:PHBs take note, please? on Bjarne Stroustrup On Educating Software Developers · · Score: 1

    IBM ?

  21. Re:I like Python on What Programming Language For Linux Development? · · Score: 1

    Why not choose the better scripting language then and use ruby.

  22. Re:And here on /. on Machines Almost Pass Mass Turing Test · · Score: 1

    Can you elaborate on that ?

  23. Re:No, No, No! on China To Snap 4 Space Ships Into a Station · · Score: 1

    No because then it would be called the Shenzou B.

  24. Re:Quiet diesel? on Redesigned, Bulkier Honda Insight to Challenge Prius · · Score: 1

    Mmm, european diesels. You just have to ask the Belgians how clean they are.

  25. Re:The good ole days on The Mainframe World Is Alive, Even For Those Under 40 · · Score: 1

    Well, I worked for IBM and had to port a product that was a bit heavy on the processor to zlinux. It didn't exactly fly. I'd describe it more like crawling. These things are really good for IO-intensive stuff but the mainframe processors aren't exactly speed daemons.