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  1. Mostly keys on Ask Slashdot: What's On Your Keychain? · · Score: 1

    My key chain contains mostly keys, but also a Yubikey Neo and "The Tool" by gopro.

  2. You still have to pay on Should Developers Still Pay For Game Engines? · · Score: 0

    Those engines aren't free. It is true that you can download and start developing without paying a dime, but you pay royalties once you start selling the software you've created with the engine.

  3. Very effective security. on Avira Premium Anti-Virus Bug Disables Windows Machines · · Score: 4, Funny

    This is a very effective security measure. If your system cannot boot it cannot get infected.

  4. Re:Why I care as a developer on Intel Demos Phone and Tablet In New Mobile Chip Push · · Score: 2

    But why use the emulator if you can debug directly on a physical device attached to the USB port of the PC. Works much better and easier to test as some sensors cannot be emulated easily. Use a physical device for devlopment and the emulator for automated unit testing.

  5. Re:Microsoft Virtual PC on VMware, a Falling Giant? · · Score: 2

    What costs? Have you ever heard of VMWare Player? Does not cost a thing and works great.

  6. Re:I'll tell you how to get more users... on Google+ To End Real Names Policy · · Score: 4, Informative

    Just a little more patience: https://plus.google.com/u/1/100940716892313727285/posts/2J1KCf3vv6K
    He should know as he is the Google Apps guy.

  7. Re:Wow... on Sprint Files Suit Against AT&T T-Mobile Merger · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes, also known as the sue-pervisor.

  8. Two steps forward, one step back. on Facebook's New Privacy Controls: Still Broken · · Score: 1

    Every time Facebook announces a change in their privacy stuff the change is utterly retarded. People start complaining about it and Facebook steps down a bit claiming they listen to the users. The end result: Facebook get what they want. It is just simple: cross the line, back down a little and you've moved it a little.

    note that I have a Facebook account but the things I share there are not private, everybody may see them.

  9. Re:try 24h first on Ask Slashdot: Could We Deal With the End of Time Zones? · · Score: 1

    Americans only use old and outdated stuff, like the 12 hour clock, Fahrenheit temperatures and the imperial system. They just refuse to use what the rest of the world uses.

  10. Re:AM & PM on Ask Slashdot: Could We Deal With the End of Time Zones? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    AM and PM is stupid and can be confusing. People often mention the time and assume you know whether they mean AM or PM. Most countries use a 24 hour clock so ditch the 2*12 one. And also ditch the imperial system.

  11. Re:I'm confused on Apple Patents Cutting 3.5mm Jack in Half · · Score: 1

    Yes and you need to plug in an iHeadPhone.

  12. Re:Java and .NET falling by the wayside? on Oracle's Java Policies Are Destroying the Community · · Score: 1

    This does not seem so strange. It is getting more clear that Oracle just wanted to eliminate the competition. They do not seem to want the assets they aquired from Sun (except for patent s). They just wanted them out of business.

  13. Re:Any animal that walks, flies, swims, crawls or on San Francisco Considers Ban On All Pet Sales · · Score: 2

    That would be illegal as kittens without legs can fly. Only the landing is a bit difficult.

  14. Will They sue themself next? on Oracle Thinks Google Owes $6.1 Billion In Damages · · Score: 1

    The company that has done the most damage to Java is Oracle. Will they sue themself next? It seems that Oracle is trying hard to destroy all assets they acquired from the Sun.

  15. Re:How the Android Market gets paid on Apple To Keep 30% of Magazine Subscription Revenue · · Score: 1

    You forget the advertising in most free apps. Why do you think Google bought AdMob?

  16. Re:Two Words on PayPal Withholding Indie Game Dev's €600,000 Account · · Score: 1

    I can perfectly do Google checkout payments from here in Holland. It is not US only, but not yet supported everywhere.

  17. Re:DRM free pc games get heavily pirated on Tensions Rise Between Gamers and Game Companies Over DRM · · Score: 4, Insightful

    But how much of those pirated copies are actually a lost sale? Most people that pirate software do not intend to buy the game if they are not able to get a pirated copy. The irony is that most pirated copies actually work better due to the removal of the obtrusive DRM. For a lot of legally bought games that required the CD/DVD in the drive I installed a no cd crack so i would not have to juggle the discs ll the time. You hear a lot of issues with DRM failing on some system configurations which makes the game unplayable for people that legally bought it. DRM hurts sales instead of improving them.

    I sometimes play some of the oldies I have for years. This will not be possible with the current games. If the publisher no longer want to support it it will no longer be playable.

  18. Re:Why? on Servers Ahoy — Startup To Build Floating Data Centers · · Score: 1

    Me thinks it has something to do with them floating license thingies.

  19. AOL will never be gone. on Is AOL Finally Crashing and Burning? · · Score: 1

    To use a quote from Iron Maiden: Only the good die young, all the evil seems to live forever.

    So I think AOL will be here to stay.

  20. Re:ash? on Opera Plans Containerized Data Center In Iceland · · Score: 4, Funny

    Then they just call it ash cloud computing.

  21. Re:Maybe Apple should pay their royalties first? on Apple Sues HTC For 20 Patent Violations In Phones · · Score: 1

    Does this mean that Apple invented software piracy?

  22. Re:F the EC on EC Formally Objects To Oracle's Purchase of Sun · · Score: 1

    Seriously, what can the EC do about it?

    Forbid them from selling their stuff in the EU. Somewhere between a quarter and a third of Oracles income comes from the EU. That is a significant amount of money they cannot afford to lose.

  23. cloudy? on What Kind of Cloud Computing Project Costs $32M? · · Score: 1

    As the saying goes: keep your feet on the ground instead of your head in the clouds.

  24. Re:Windows-only? on Firefox To Replace Menus With Office Ribbon · · Score: 1

    But how many things in the windows OS actually use a ribbon interface? Almost none.

  25. Re:Uh-huh. on Dell Considering ARM-Based Smartbooks · · Score: 1

    They are talking about smartbooks, not netbooks.