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  1. Re:A perfect storm of trolling on New Mac OS Trojan Produces BitCoins · · Score: 1

    Crazy! This is like putting a Morris Mini in the bed of a Ford F350.

  2. Getting cheaper on Build the 2006 Prototype $25 PC · · Score: 3, Interesting

    If they are sticking to the $25 cost, this is getting cheaper every year even though they are increasing performance. If you figure the future value in 2005 of the cost at 2011, it should be around $39.

    FV=(25*(1+4.5%)^6)*(1+3%)^6
    = $38.87

  3. Re:Researchers? on Researchers ID Skype, BitTorrent Users · · Score: 2

    I guess it will depend on who they are working for. If it is for the CIA, FBI or RIAA, then they are crime fighters. If they work for Anonymous, Wikileaks, or the Chinese government, then they are criminals.

  4. Ding dong... on Reuters Reports Death of Gaddafi In Libyan City of Sirte · · Score: 1
    First thing that popped into my mind when I heard this was that damn song from the Wizard of OZ. Ding dong the wicked witch is dead! Now just waiting to hear:

    As Coroner, I must aver
    I thoroughly examined him
    And he's not only merely dead,
    He's really most sincerely dead

    (Mayor)
    Then this is a day of independence for all the Libyans
    And their descendants
    Yes, let the joyous news be spread
    The wicked old witch at last is dead!

  5. Xubuntu on Ubuntu Turns 7 · · Score: 1

    As a stable server-class OS, I think Ubuntu is not quite ready for the enterprise. However, as a desktop OS, it blows RedHat and SuSE out of the water. I have been a Xubuntu user for years. I used to switch distros about every 6 months. That ended once I tried Xubuntu. I just keep upgrading.

  6. Re:Just When You Thought... on Facebook Is Building Shadow Profiles of Non-Users · · Score: 1

    I was thinking the same thing.

  7. Doh! on Facebook Is Building Shadow Profiles of Non-Users · · Score: 2

    See this is why I don't use facebook..... er...damn it!

  8. The 'killer' app on RIM Offers Free Apps Following Outage · · Score: 1

    Users will want an app that allows them to migrate off RIM to iOS or Android.

  9. Car analogy on iOS 5 Update Available · · Score: 1

    You sir have restored my faith in /.

  10. Re:Where have I seen this before? on Boeing Suggests Possible Manned Version of the X-37B Space Plane · · Score: 1

    I know, call it the Dual-Transposed V-shaped Synergistic Winged Vehicle. (DTVSWV for short)

  11. Obligatory on Boeing Suggests Possible Manned Version of the X-37B Space Plane · · Score: 1

    All you'd need is a targeting system with a big rotating mirror, and you'd have everything you need to vaporize a human target from space.

  12. Re:Famous Photos on Behind the Scenes: How Conflict Photographs Come To Be · · Score: 1

    True. Does not necessarily make it right. The Iwo Jima photos were taken with a manual camera and real film. If you want to make sure you get the shot, I can see staging it. But with today's digital cameras and automatic triggers that can shoot multiple shots every second, I am not so sure staging a shot is necessary except for propaganda.

  13. That was Quick! on Netflix Kills Qwikster · · Score: 1

    That was Quick!

    Thank you. I'll be here all week. Don't forget to tip your waitress.

  14. Re:That seems old school. Not in a good way. on Inside ICS-CERT's War Room · · Score: 1

    You misunderstand. I am talking about those that were trying to figure out what stuxnet was and who the intended target could be. That was a global effort. If there is a group attempting to thwart cyber threats, a global coordinated effort seems to make more sense to me than the war room mentality.

  15. That seems old school. Not in a good way. on Inside ICS-CERT's War Room · · Score: 1

    From what I have read about Stuxnet, it was a global coordinated effort. The benefit to that level of diversity is the "out of the box" thinking is off the chart. You put similar people with similar backgrounds in the same room, and the hacking world will eat their lunch.

  16. Re:Deja View on HTC Android Backdoor Leaks Private User Data · · Score: 1

    Some of us were not at "work". We missed it.

  17. Re:The future doesn't look that multipolar on Oracle: Proud, Self-Reliant, Increasingly Isolated · · Score: 1

    So who is going to win the World Series this year?

  18. Duplicate (from the 19th century) on MIT's 'Artificial Leaf' Makes Fuel From Sunlight · · Score: 1

    Besides the debate as to whether this is a duplicate story, electrolysis has been around since the 19th century. The only thing here is that they are using solar cells to generate the power. Seems to me like saying a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup is a new discovery because they mixed chocolate with peanut butter.

  19. Re:Attention to the thief who is eating my pizza on Why Chilies Are Hot and Yogurt Puts Out the Fire · · Score: 1

    Awesome idea. Now if I can just find a way to slip it into a soda can (work) or beer bottle (home).

  20. Re:Policy City-State on Conflict Between Occupy Wall Street Protestors and NYPD Escalating · · Score: 1

    Wow, you must be really popular at the Ron Paul meetings.

    You say that like it's a bad thing. Considering the Arab Spring, protest does seem to have an affect. But I agree that the way to really hurt someone motivated by the bottom line is hurting the bottom line.

  21. In case you missed it... on Returning Power From Electric Cars To the Grid · · Score: 1

    Maybe this will clear up the confusion.

  22. Re:Don't over think religion. on Pakistan Seeks To Block Facebook Again · · Score: 1

    Are you kiding? Christians love worshiping images of Christ.

  23. Re:I like how the author on Adobe Releases Flash 11 and AIR 3 · · Score: 2

    Maybe they are going to buy up some really cheap Borders Books franchises.

  24. Dammit Jim! on Intel Shows RealVNC Embedded In the BIOS · · Score: 1

    Finally a good post and I am all out of mod points!

  25. Re:Google+ is a success on Google+ Enters Open Beta · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I agree. The big problem is overcoming the inertia of moving to a new service. For many, Facebook has become their family photo albums. Even if Google+ provides a better service, most do not want to start over. They also don't want to deal with moving all of their pictures over. The daily connectivity and communication is something that can quickly be overcome, but the archived photos and videos is the anchor that will keep people on Facebook.