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  1. Re:For this you want a professional product on Ask Slashdot: Open Source Tax Software? · · Score: 1

    No, stamps are much more than a dime these days...

  2. Many bad suv hybrids... on Hybrid Car Owners Not Likely To Buy Another Hybrid · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I knew a number of people who bought hybrid suv's. There are convential gas hybrids which are only slightly smaller vehiciles that now get better gas milage than their hybrids do and at a lower purchase price. None of them want another hybrid at this point.

  3. Re:Few to admit it, but a lot of parents teach thi on Internet Responds To Racist Article, Gets Author Fired · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I have to second that. There were a lot of problems with gang violence at my highshool. I treated everyone with dignity and respect, and they did the same to me. Only assholes got jumped.

  4. Re:so, err, a 16 bit cpu emulator? on Minecraft Creator's New Game Called 0x10c · · Score: 1

    How many of those are embedded in a video game and who's programming may aide or hinder your progress in the game?

  5. Re:Volt is a game changer. on Chevy Volt To Resume Production One Week Early Following Record Sales · · Score: 1

    Yes, that is their goal. Unfortunatly, the batterys cost a ton. They can't sell them at voulme while taking a 10k hit on each one sold.

  6. Re:One or two Questions... on Qt 5 Alpha Released · · Score: 1

    QED

  7. Re:One or two Questions... on Qt 5 Alpha Released · · Score: 1

    FYI, I took a look at his link. This isn't the most rational or easily understood poster you'll find. Not worth pursuing any line of argument with him.

  8. Re:One or two Questions... on Qt 5 Alpha Released · · Score: 2

    Its not just open source, its an open community. If it doesn't work for you, work with the community to change it to work for you. Its not rocket science. You can't blame people who are open to suggustions and participation for not doing things you want, if you don't talk with them and explain your use cases.

  9. Re:One or two Questions... on Qt 5 Alpha Released · · Score: 1

    Whoah there... QT is far more popular than Autoit. Autoit is proprietary software, whereas QT is free. If Autoit doesn't work with it, they should work together with QT developers to find a solution that works for both.

  10. def check_storage_media(media): on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Test Storage Media? · · Score: 1

    while label_visible(media):
            apply_lighter_fluid(media)
            ignite(media)
            wait_while_burining(media)
    return media_is_bad

  11. Re:Another step on GNU/Linux Running On An 8-Bit Processor · · Score: 1

    I thought that was the NetBSD law ...

  12. Re:Razor-qt on Sawfish 1.9 RC1 Released · · Score: 3, Informative

    Sort of. Arch, obviously does. There is a repo for fedora as well. I've used it, its nice but a little rough around the edges. The psuedo start button menu pop up thing, doesn't do the submenus right. Switching to a sub menu only works if you keep the mouse directly to the right of the selector. Most desktops will give you a little bit of wiggle room. That's pretty much my only complaint

  13. Re:Not a flying car on Flying Car Makes Successful Maiden Flight · · Score: 1

    There is no pleasing people. If its as good of a road vehicile as it is a flying vehicle its a dang flying car. I'll take one, I'll take twelve!

  14. Re:like palm on RIM Firing (Nearly) Everybody · · Score: 5, Insightful

    No, that's very naive. Its not because people want shiny that RIM is in the dumpster. Its because "business phones" really needed to be able to do everything that the "non business phones" do too. Their web browser sucked, and they didn't do a good job making a phone ( storm sucked) with a decent screen to view more complex documents and emails. A proper business phone is a consumer phone PLUS additional security features. Not a consumer phone MINUS some usability features.

  15. Re:Finally!! on After 60 Years, Tape Reinserts Itself · · Score: 1

    Turtles?

  16. Re:Well, this IS slashdot... on Ask Slashdot: Store Umbilical Cord Blood — and If So, Where? · · Score: 1

    Yeah, I mean we all have liquid nitrogen cooled Core I7's running at 5 Ghz. Just add a branch off of that to keep the kids blood cold. Rig up a an adrino temperture monitoring rig that reports over nagios and call it a day.

  17. Re:Stop doing it in Flash on Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome to SlashdotTV! (Video) · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hmm... Let me check the password protection...

    ***************

  18. Re:A Tesla? on Google I/O Sells Out In 20 Minutes · · Score: 1

    Steve Jobs was one lab accident from not being a supervillan. So, they're close.

  19. Re:no scalping on Google I/O Sells Out In 20 Minutes · · Score: 1

    How on earth would they do that with any authority? How does google know what an authentic Acme Software Employee badge looks like? I can have a badge made http://www.easyidcard.com/ pretty cheaply and easily.

  20. Re:A Tesla? on Google I/O Sells Out In 20 Minutes · · Score: 1

    I think Apple just found their proper half insane/ half brilliant replacement for Jobs.

  21. Re:False claim? on The Spanish Link In Cracking the Enigma Code · · Score: 1

    Well, it was a lame joke, until you added that last bit categorizing it as a joke. That's a bit too pedantic for my tastes.

  22. Re:Of course on Is It Time For the US Government To Back Fusion At NIF Over ITER? · · Score: 1

    I wouldn't say Libya counts as an Obama *started* war. Now, did participate. That's a huge difference.

  23. Re:Scary on Sweden Moving Towards Cashless Economy · · Score: 2

    The supply of solar energy is fixed. The sun only puts out so much power. If you have a non zero population growth, you'll eventually reach a limit where you need more energy from the sun, than the sun gives out.

    Of course the costs associated with getting the solar energy will also increase as population increases ( all the easy sunny spots will be taken,leaving spots like the rainforest, and england.) Then you've got your volcanic eruptions that will block the sun, causing the value of the stored solar to skyrocket.

    And of course, the demand per capita of energy isn't constant either making it even more difficult.

    And of course, you need materials to capture the sun's rays, those have a value that will be determined by their supply.

    Its just not going to work. Nothing has a fixed value.

  24. Re:Of course on Is It Time For the US Government To Back Fusion At NIF Over ITER? · · Score: 1

    Bush, did conceed control ... when he stepped down after his elected term. Obama hasn't really started any wars, and basically ended one. I mean, he's not exactly a pacifict, but he's not exactly Bush/LBJ either.

  25. Re:So how do they intend to handle... on Sweden Moving Towards Cashless Economy · · Score: 1

    How is that different than today? You don't have cash, and the bank is experincing a technical difficultly that prevents you from withdrawling any money?