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  1. By 2020 ... on Toyota Going 100% Hybrid By 2020 · · Score: 0

    ... more advanced fuel technolgy would have surfaced and 70MPG would be common. However the price of gas would have trippled rendering the technology worthless. Solution? Tele-commuting centers in sub-urban areas with a shuttle service.

  2. Sorta on MySQL Hits $50 Million Revenue, Plans IPO · · Score: 0

    Reminds me of the RedHat days before it went public, except that this isn't happening during the .com boom. More money, means more bureaucracy and bad decision making (example again: RedHat). From an investor's point of view, I will buy MySQL stock.

  3. That's wonderfull, except... on Using Google Maps With a Photo Album · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    ... most people can't even pinpoint the U.S. on the world map.

  4. $100,000 on U.S. Airlines to Offer In-Air Wi-Fi · · Score: 0

    to outfit a plane with a Wiki hot spot? Why?

  5. Blood sales on All Blood Converted to Type O? · · Score: 0

    are going to soar and blood prices drop because of over stock.

  6. Re:In a sense... on A Chinese Virtual Currency Challenges the Yuan · · Score: 1

    I can't help but note a sense of sarcasm here, unfortunately.

  7. Re:In a sense... on A Chinese Virtual Currency Challenges the Yuan · · Score: 0

    That is incorrect, currency has to be backed by gold.

  8. Someday... on A Chinese Virtual Currency Challenges the Yuan · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... we will all be in debt to the Chinese, the virtual Chinese that is...

  9. I guess we better on Surprise, Windows Listed as Most Secure OS · · Score: 1

    stop trusting Symantec as well.

  10. A lot of of these Windows vs. Linux reports on Novell Assents To "Windows Is Cheaper Than Linux" · · Score: 1

    fail to address the issue that a Linux sysadmin although usually paid higher can perform a task that would take 15 minutes for a Windows sysadmin to perform. Try this Windows sysadmin at Novell: Searching for a *set* of strings through a set of files, archive and compress those matching files, delete the originals and upload the compressed archive, once that is done *successfully*, email the sysadmin with the result, all of that in the background without having to wait at any stage of the task. This is a very simple task that I come accross on a daily basis, this usually takes about 20 seconds to type up, I can even logoff my computer while this is running. For those Linux sysadmins out there, you know what I'm talking about. For those Windows sysadmins out there, dream on...

  11. Re:Did I see it right? on Gran Turismo HD for PS3 Impressions · · Score: 1

    I think the poster assumed that the downloadable demo will have to be burned and played on his PS3.

    To be honest, I did as well. What's the point of a graphic demo if you're going to play it on your PC?

  12. Don't buy it.... on Card Locks Thwarted by Shopping Club Card · · Score: 1

    I may be naive but I personally don't buy this story, how did they get Admin privileges? What, the Admin had his password on a post-it note too?

  13. I've always been ... on When Wikipedia Fails · · Score: 1

    skeptical about such information. When I first started using, I was shocked to see that anyone could alter the content.

  14. 450,000 servers? on Inside the Google-Plex · · Score: 2, Funny

    I feel bad for the sysadmin

  15. Going to MSFT for better pay? on Gentoo Founder Quits Microsoft · · Score: 1

    Are you telling me he couldn't get a job elsewhere that paid well? Pulleeeze. I know lest than half as much about Linux as he does, I make 75K/Year. He went to MSFT because he wanted to be part of something big, very big.

  16. Most fuel requirement is on Has World Oil Production Passed Its Peak? · · Score: 1

    to generate electricity and fuel airplanes.

  17. Submit your own monthly report on Dealing with Corporate FUD About Linux? · · Score: 1

    to upper management. Setup meeting where your manager meets with uppper management to explain what has been done in the last month to tighten security.

  18. Time travel is impossible on No Time Travel, Sorry · · Score: 1

    Time travel isn't what SciFi movie show them, if a space ship travels back in time, it will basically trace back to its geographical location.

  19. Re:I'll Field a Few Questions on UNIX Security: Don't Believe the Truth? · · Score: 1

    Security is a direct function of a successful attempt to breach it. If the system hasn't been compromised, then it is secure.

    Some of you might think otherwise, but believe me, when the most secure operating system gets compromised, it feels as secure as a Windows box.

    On the other hand, we could discuss how 'protected' a system is from *known* security flaws, I'd have to say that Linux systems get updated much much quicker than a Windows, making them much more 'secure' at any point in time.

  20. Re:Because it makes things work. on UNIX Security: Don't Believe the Truth? · · Score: 1

    In either OS, it should clear and apparent how to change passwords. - Windows 2000: Easy but not intuitive - Windows XP: Intuitive but too many steps are involved - UNIX/Linux *shell*: Easy, intuitive and straight forward

  21. Re:Backup on UNIX Security: Don't Believe the Truth? · · Score: 1

    Lazyness... Loging in as Administrator (or root) makes it easy to install and configure software, that's what's called sysadmin lazyness.

  22. By all means, go ahead and buy it and leave us.. on Microsoft Windows: A Lower Total Cost of 0wnership · · Score: 1

    Linux users alone. If people want to believe the one is cheaper than the other, the by all means, go ahead.

  23. Performance degradation on Linux vs. Windows: What's The Difference? · · Score: 1

    "With Linux, you have messages transmitted which can degrade performance,..." HAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAAA!!! This whole article was written to try to degrade Linux and try to make Windows a leader. Nice try ZD!

  24. Reactions on Labor Department Downplays Offshoring · · Score: 1

    The problem is that none of us know all the facts. We all argue, bash this guy and bash that guy without knowing all the facts. We are merely reacting to articles being posted and the sad truth is that we will NEVER learn all the facts. However my opinion generally speaking is that companies outsource for many reasons: 1) To save on overhead 2) To save on taxes 2) To make money 3) To generate more profits Even if the healthcare system were to improve, do you really think that those companies are not going to outsource. They will outsource even if their pofits jump 200% year after year. The goal behing every company is to make money and NOT to create jobs, if you don't believe that, you live in wonderland. Stop nagging and if you want to create more jobs, established a small company, spend about $100,000 in office space, salaries, etc. etc. and create more jobs. Outsourcing has exsited for years and years, it is only now that we are waking up to it and why? Because of the bad economy. The economy isn't doing bad because of outsourcing, the economy (and thus jobs) isn't doing well because of the fear instated by the media. The fear of everything, war, terrorism, gangs, deseases, vaccines, the colored alert system and the list goes on and on and on... You want to improve the economy, quit being afraid, go about your life, smile and be happy.

  25. Why not use the heat as energy to run the fan? on Heat Insulators for Laptops · · Score: 1

    If anyone patents this idea, please think of me ;)