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  1. Re:4000 liters for $385? Not outrageous! on "Lifesaver Bottle" Filters Viruses Out of Water · · Score: 1

    Well he did say under $1/l. so technically he is sort of still correct since $.10/l is less than $1/l (unless you work with verizon).

  2. Re:Why no mention? on BioShock Review · · Score: 1

    Was thinking the same thing, but some mods just mod stuff down for the heck of it.

  3. Re:Why no mention? on BioShock Review · · Score: 3, Interesting

    A better question would be, why are you re-installing so often?


    8 years, 3 machines+, 10+ operating systems install (at least, remember this game started back in the days of windows 98, reinstalling that once a month was not unheard of) and removing steam to clear up space for other games.
  4. Re:Why no mention? on BioShock Review · · Score: 1

    Except that doesn't make any sense since its being distributed via Steam - only one can be logged into a Steam account at a time.

  5. Re:Why no mention? on BioShock Review · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If the game is as good as CS for instance 25 installs is nothing. I have been installing that game on and off for 8 years now.

    Why does a game need to limit the amount of installs I can do?

  6. Re:ahem.... are you sure? on Retailer Refuses Hardware Repair Due To Linux · · Score: 1

    You have to get the expensive models for the good stuff, the cheap lenovos break when you look at them in a hard way.

  7. Re:At Long Last! on Inventor of GMR Bids To Shake Up Storage, Again · · Score: 1

    I can see it now - to erase your iPod, turn it on its side and shake - just like an Etch-a-Sketch!


    Thats just great, so every time I go running (It could happen!!!) I'm going to erase my iPod?
  8. Re:Anybody bought a hard drive in the last 10 year on Inventor of GMR Bids To Shake Up Storage, Again · · Score: 1

    This is probably the most insightful comment I've seen in a long time - yeah its funny, but most comedy truly is insightful.

  9. Re:Soo.. on Turned Off iPhone Gets $4800 Bill from AT&T · · Score: 1

    So you are saying the networks we got here in EU are untested running on non standard stuff?

  10. Re:Meh, back in... on Ohio Court Admits Lie Detector Tests As Evidence · · Score: 1

    I'm not native English speaking so I had to go with what Firefox suggested. But to be fair with the witch detection methods and the general law back then it was a nasty time (in northern Europe anyways).

  11. Meh, back in... on Ohio Court Admits Lie Detector Tests As Evidence · · Score: 1

    the mid evil times there was a much better method of figuring out if someone was lying. Just make them walk 10 paces with red hot glowing iron in the arms, if they where talking the truth god would protect them.

  12. Re:Before there was the Matrix... on Realtime ASCII Goggles · · Score: 1

    Heh this is actually a problem for some actors. Here in Denmark a female actor has been in a number of commercials as this annoying woman, the ad worked - the company had its name etched into peoples memory, the downside however is whenever people see this woman they expect her to be this nagging b**** which has pretty much limited the womans ability to get a job.

  13. Re:Linux gaming arena? on AMD To Open ATI Specs · · Score: 1

    Think he is just rambling, the issues where linux gamers got banned have been resolved and people gets unbanned. It's true at one point there was a big cry out because of linux users getting banned but blizzard did the right thing [tm] and all (well most) are happy.

  14. Re:We have 3 options here on Air Force Mistakenly Transports Live Nukes Across America · · Score: 1

    If five nukes goes off in close proximity I don't think anyone cares about the 6th...

  15. Re:Open and Shut Case of Police Harrasment on Man Arrested for Refusing to Show Drivers License · · Score: 1

    Most big shops here in Denmark have the same thing, when leaving you hit a button and it does a random selection for searches where the guard on duty looks through your bag. Not sure what the penalty for refusing the search is, but I would think it would be immediate termination (of employment, not the other kind).

  16. Re:He will be fouhd guilty of the charge on Man Arrested for Refusing to Show Drivers License · · Score: 1

    Here in Denmark an arrest goes something like this: "It's 5:30 pm and you are under arrest".

    But then again, here we don't get incriminated on what we say during an arrest.

  17. Re:May I suggest.... on Programmer's Language-Aware Spell Checker? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Also people tend to miss that our brains are very good at correcting spelling mistakes as we read, doing code review trying to catch spelling mistakes can be very tough.

  18. Re:I smell something... on Man Arrested for Refusing to Show Drivers License · · Score: 1

    Actually in a sane country they do have the right in some circumstances.

    Think of festivals, clubs and soccer matches. But the system there is you aren't allowed to enter unless you submit voulentary (sp?) to a search.

  19. Re:Open and Shut Case of Police Harrasment on Man Arrested for Refusing to Show Drivers License · · Score: 1

    Yeah theres another post on this story with a link, but I can't find it now. It points to how security guards are allowed to handle the situation in the US. The rules are pretty much the same as those I outlined in GP and the in UK according to a sibling.

  20. Re:Open and Shut Case of Police Harrasment on Man Arrested for Refusing to Show Drivers License · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I don't know what the law says in the land of the free, but here in Denmark they definitely are not allowed to search you - they can ask if they may see the content, you can refuse and if they have enough to suspect you (ie. seeing you putting something in the bag or setting off the alarm) they can call the police and have them search you.

  21. Re:Evidence destruction ? on TorrentSpy Must Preserve Data In RAM For MPAA · · Score: 1

    I like the fact that you tell him the paranthesis with sizeof is a waste, and you the proceed to write main(void).

    I prefer both the paranthesis and the void - easier to read imo.

  22. Re:Commercials really bug me... on Google Launches First YouTube Ads · · Score: 1

    The best keyboard I have had was a logitech wireless from the MX series, it had a scroll wheel on the left side a long with some multifunktion buttons, very handy (yes yes, geeks surf pr0n lets assume its for left handed surfing (look at a sibling to my GP)). Instead of having to move my right hand to the page up and page down buttons which requires me to lift the arm I could just twist the left hand to scroll down on a page, but they stopped making that keyboard - now I got a G15 which has programmable buttons on the left side which kinda works like the scroll button.

  23. Re:Commercials really bug me... on Google Launches First YouTube Ads · · Score: 1

    It is not the act of using the mouse that troubles me, its the change from having both hands on the keyboard to have one on mouse - do this enough times and I start getting a burning sensation up the arm (very very unpleasant), so trackball writ rest etc. doesn't help.

    I can play games for hours - or type/program for hours, but shifting from keyboard to mouse too often and I'm in trouble.

  24. Re:Commercials really bug me... on Google Launches First YouTube Ads · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Yay, another thing I have to click on to get the video? Like when their stupid menu decides to minimize the showing video. I really really really HATE using my mouse, its the source of carpel tunnel syndrome and it pisses me off when a website forces me to shift to mouse.

  25. Re:Interesting idea on DARPA Files Patent On Predictive Simulation · · Score: 1

    Please note I said public server. Comparing the actions of a coordinated fight is like comparing the action of trained professionals in a intense situation to what Joe Public is doing.