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  1. Maybe not on Microsoft Apologizes For Inserting Naughty Phrase Into Linux Kernel · · Score: 1

    It could be referring to Steve Ballmer.

  2. Fuck them. on Decency Group Says "$#*!" Is Indecent · · Score: 1

    The Parents Television Council can go fuck themselves.

  3. Drobo on Best Solutions For Massive Home Hard Drive Storage? · · Score: 1

    Get a Drobo. It's a RAID cabinet that holds up to 4 SATA drives (newer models hold 5 or 8 drives). It's hot-swappable. You can add or replace drives without shutting it down, and if you need more space, swap a 1TB drive for 2TB.

  4. Re:DreamHost on Things To Look For In a Web Hosting Company? · · Score: 1

    I love DreamHost. I've been using them for several years. When they had a rough period a few years ago I switched to MediaTemple's gridserver (although I kept my DH account open and continued to host some less active sites there). Recently I became dissatisfied with MediaTemple when it started getting really slow and I was constantly getting GPU overages for two moderately busy self-hosted WordPress sites. I finally switched back to DreamHost and I'm very happy with them.

    I use a DreamHost VPS, which lets me change the memory allocation as needed and reboot the server at any time. I recently switched my VPS from Apache to Nginx, which gave me a dramatic performance increase and reduction of memory usage.

  5. Re:More speed ... thttpd on Facebook's HipHop Also a PHP Webserver · · Score: 1

    I switched my virtual private server from Apache to Nginx and I found the memory usage dropped by nearly half and it runs a lot faster. I have two wordpress sites and one Drupal site on that server. The default Apache configuration uses a separate process for each connection, so the memory usage balloons with a lot of activity. Nginx defaults to use a single process, and the memory usage remains constant no matter how busy it gets.

  6. Camera Choice on The Presidential Portrait Goes Digital · · Score: 1

    Too bad he's using a Canon camera.

  7. Get on with it already on Obama Recommends Delay In Digital TV Switch · · Score: 1

    Everyone knew about the switch for more than a year and they had plenty of time to prepare. Anyone who doesn't know about the switch or isn't prepared is either an idiot or living under a rock. They should have done the switch earlier. I'm sick of seeing the ads about the switch.

  8. Re:My Two Favorites on Mystery Science Theater Turns 20 · · Score: 1

    Actually it's "Attack of the The Eye Creatures". Yes, "the" actually appears twice on the title screen.

  9. Re:Shell history tricks on (Useful) Stupid Unix Tricks? · · Score: 1
    My favorite history trick:

    alias redo 'sudo \!-1'

  10. Re:Makes Sense on Cat Ownership Correlated With Heart Health · · Score: 1

    Cats have amazing problem solving abilities. If they want something that's out of their reach, they'll figure out some way to get at it. If they really want to get into a drawer or cabinet, they'll figure out a way to open it. Let's see a dog do that.

  11. Bullshit on Mac OS X Secretly Cripples Non-Apple Software · · Score: 1

    I call bullshit on this.

  12. Way off base on Google Reader Begins Sharing Private Data · · Score: 1

    You're way off base. First of all, You need to explicitly invite people as friends in reader. Second, only items you explicitly share are visible. When I share an item I've always assumed I was sharing it with everyone.

  13. Re:take the path of least resistance on Bulletproof Tool For Golden Age Browsing? · · Score: 1

    If you're using Safari, install Saft and enable Kiosk mode. Opera also has a kiosk mode, which disables menus and limits users to web browsing.

  14. An old project seems to have gone away on Africa - Offline And Waiting for the Web · · Score: 1

    What happened to the Joko Clubs in Senegal?

  15. I want one! on Man Finally Makes the Weed-Removing Robot · · Score: 1

    The weeds are finally winning the battle and I hate weeding my garden. I really want one of these.

  16. Ron Paul on Best Presidential Candidate for Nerds? · · Score: 1

    I voted for him when he ran as the Libertarian candidate. Maybe he'll do the same this time, since he won't get the republican nomination.

  17. ISP email on The Downide of Your ISP Turning to Gmail · · Score: 1

    I've never used an ISP email address. Many years ago I used a pobox.com forwarding address as my public email address. These days I use gmail and the IMAP server associated with my Dreamhost web hosting account. I don't even think about my DSL provider and I never check the email account they provided. I've switched between cable modem & DSL several times and never even think about it. I want them to provide my connectivity and nothing else.

  18. Simple Brew on What is Your Favorite Way to Make Coffee? · · Score: 1

    I love the Mr. Coffee Simple Brew. It's a single cup pressure brew machine that works like the pod machines except it uses regular ground coffee instead of pods, although it can optionally use pods.

  19. Prius on Hybrid Cars to Get New Mileage Ratings · · Score: 1

    I've had my Prius for a little less than a year and I wouldn't drive anything else. Even with the new standards, the relative mileage is still better than any other car. I find that I get the best mileage on longer trips. Taking lots of short trips will reduce the effective mileage. For the first 5 minutes, I average only about 25 MPG, but after that I average 50 or better, often around 75 MPG. My overall average is around 45, though, since I take lots of short rides.

    There are a lot of other things I like about the Prius besides the mileage. It's comfortable, has lots of room, has the smoothest & quietest ride of any car I've driven, and it has the most advanced features like push button start with a smart key system, backup camera, and stability control. I'm driving a regular car this week, thanks to one of my neighbors hitting my Prius, and I can't wait to get it back in a few days. After driving a Prius, using a key to start the car, hearing engine noise and feeling the transmission shifting jolt seems strange.

  20. Re:1 thing the EMPLOYEE needs to know on 7 Things the Boss Should Know About Telecommuting · · Score: 1

    I live in Florida and my job is in Vancouver.

  21. Wii Sports on What is Your Desert Island Game? · · Score: 1

    I need to stay in shape and it can help.

  22. I'd rather drive a Prius on Hummer Greener Than Prius? · · Score: 1

    I'd still rather drive a Prius than a Hummer. I like a quiet, smooth ride and it's just plain fun with all of the high-tech goodies.

  23. Great for developers on The Prospects For Virtualizing OS X · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It would be very useful to be able to run OS X in a VM for testing different versions. I have to test my software in 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, and 10.5. Of course it won't help with PowerPC versions, but it would be nice to be able to use 10.5 without rebooting.

  24. No big deal on Flickr To Abandon Early Adopters · · Score: 1

    I don't understand the outrage. The change has no practical effect. I switched to using my Yahoo ID long ago and it didn't affect anything. My visible user name & photo URL remains the same. It didn't affect my pro status. You're the only one who knows that you're logging in with a Yahoo ID - everyone else sees exactly the same thing they saw when you logged in with a Flickr ID.

  25. pwn3d by micro$oft on 10 Years of Pushing For Linux — and Giving Up · · Score: 1

    He works for Dell. Nuff said.