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  1. Re:Perfect Example on Google Backs Down On Maps Redirect · · Score: 1

    If google is the best search then why would you want to switch to a different one?

  2. Re:Hope it's not windows 8 on US Military Signs Modernization Deal With Microsoft · · Score: 1

    I find it unlikely they will transition soon as they only started transitioning to vista two years ago. But sharepoint will probably be 2013 right after they can convert data from the previous version.

  3. Re:This should be interesting... on Teens Drug Parents To Get Web Access · · Score: 1

    Charging it sounds like a problem though.

  4. Re:Not connected to the internet? How does that wo on Google Challenging Microsoft For Business Software · · Score: 1

    What about using a cloud based product without internet?

  5. Re: one of the biggest and most powerful companies on Google Challenging Microsoft For Business Software · · Score: 1

    I doubt that desktop is dead though. Could you imagine cubicle farms where everyone programs/admins from tablets? *shudders*

  6. Re:Does it matter? on First Radeon HD 8000M GPU Benchmarked · · Score: 2

    I've got three for you to try out.
    1) Natural-Selection 2 for 25$ (with no deal) on steam.
    2) DayZ, which is a free mod for Arma II Combined Operations (Arma2+expansion) for 30$ (with no deal) on steam.
    3) A slightly older game called Metro 2033 for 20$ on steam.

    You can find most of the games 50% off during sales, like the one going on right now. Though, if you'd rather sit on the floor and play with a bit of string.. have at it.

  7. Re:Does it matter? on First Radeon HD 8000M GPU Benchmarked · · Score: 2

    You need some new games : )

  8. Re:Groklaw is biased, read FOSS Patents instead on Apple's Pinch+Zoom Patent Invalidated By Preliminary USPTO Ruling · · Score: 1

    Software patents, eh? That's some troubled water

  9. Re:I have to admit. He is a great politician. on Obama Releases National Strategy For Information Sharing · · Score: 1

    Yeah, because you need to be equipped with a college education to be swayed by facts instead of charisma and bullshit.

  10. Re:good luck with that on Dell Gives Android the Boot, Boots Up More Windows 8 · · Score: 3, Informative

    I just run my init scripts after making changes. No need to reboot. But if i make changes to /boot then yeah, you'll have to reboot to check.

    When you say "you aren't patching enough" you can only be talking about the kernel. Nothing else requires a reboot. Even then there is wierdness like kexec: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kexec

  11. Re:good luck with that on Dell Gives Android the Boot, Boots Up More Windows 8 · · Score: 1

    Seems odd that just because the arch is different that it can't host the services. It really shouldn't matter what the hardware is. But like you said, if it shipped without the services at all, then it's probably not even possible to try.

  12. Re:timeframes reveal anything? on Air Force Sends Mystery Mini-Shuttle Back To Space · · Score: 1

    Imagine spy satellites that can return to earth for an upgrade when new tech is available : )

  13. Re:Not quite right on F-16 Engines Stolen From Israeli Air Base · · Score: 1

    Attempts to force it's (paid) employees to accept that state. Even if the rest of the world doesn't. Kind of like how you and your friends say you smell okay but everyone else has another thought on that matter : P

    Whether you agree with me or not. The title is still confidential and gov employees who shouldn't read it, still can not read it. Especially while at work.

  14. Re:Not quite right on F-16 Engines Stolen From Israeli Air Base · · Score: 1

    It's a title, not a state. Though i'm sure that's the desired state. Asshole : )

  15. Re:Not quite right on F-16 Engines Stolen From Israeli Air Base · · Score: 1

    lol, actually it is STILL confidential.

  16. Re:Microsoft's Biggest Mistake on Valve's 'Steam Box' Console Is Real, Says Gabe Newell · · Score: 3, Insightful

    lol, what percentage of gamers is that?

  17. Re:$2.7 million in stock? on GameSpy's New Owners Begin Disabling Multiplayer Without Warning · · Score: 1

    DMZ and play. Who cares, lol.

  18. Re:I tried the Nexus 7 on Android Options Mean "Best" Browsers Might Surprise You · · Score: 1

    Apps on the market that aren't usable for your device sounds terrible. Until you realize that for your pc/mac you are in the exact same position. Not every linux program will be available for windows/mac. You are coming from an environment (iOS) where it is impossible to even see something that you cannot use. That is why you didn't like it.

  19. Re:Huehuehuehue on Android Options Mean "Best" Browsers Might Surprise You · · Score: 1

    What browsers are they comparing there?

  20. Re:Great! on Army Tests Autonomous Black Hawk Helicopter · · Score: 2

    hahah. Domestic pacification in the United States isn't a robot helicopter with weapons. It's television!

  21. Re:Keep 'em Coming on AMD Introduces New Opterons · · Score: 1

    That isn't what that link is saying. It's saying they are comparable.

  22. Re:Good Marketing on Valve Officially Launches TV-Friendly Steam Big Picture Mode · · Score: 1

    It makes you think they'll be bringing out more in this general direction, right? Like setting up for a console?

  23. Re:More bloat on Valve Officially Launches TV-Friendly Steam Big Picture Mode · · Score: 1

    Skyrocket to the exact same size as having the windows open, lol.

  24. Re:hopefully... on The Promo Bay Blocked By UK ISPs · · Score: 1

    hahah, you aren't even thinking this through. The US is more than north & south now. Think in more than one dimension.

  25. Re:Cruel and unusual on Bradley Manning (WikiLeaks Source) Given Hearing After 2 Years In Jail · · Score: 1

    It doesn't sound like torture to me. It sounds exactly like normal life in the US Army. People pass out from the heat all the time, who cares. Stick them with an IV, tell them to drink more water, and drive on (unless they are showing stroke, of course). At one point i was drinking 15 liters of water a day and when i did pee it was brown and wasn't even enough to fill a coffee cup. When i took my uniform off at night it looked like a cicada shell contoured to my body from all the sweat. Oh, and i enjoyed that part!

    I mean, if the army wants you to stand in a broom closet all day for years on end.. guess what? That's exactly what you'll do. It's only cruel if you don't have at least 4 hours of sleep a night, food, and water (i would also add decent pay to that list though).

    Even if Manning did the morally right thing, he should still be punished for doing the legally wrong thing. Two years of waiting sounds like a long time to me but i don't know anything about courts martial.