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  1. Re:Works both ways on Getting Company Owners To Follow Their Own Rules? · · Score: 1

    Cops randomly arrest and search corporations, and kill them because they happen to be dark skinned on the subway now? I didn't know that.

  2. Re:Uhhh... on Open Source Software Meets Do-It-Yourself Biology · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Why would anyone write computer programs for fun? Fun is completely in the eye of the beholder

  3. Re:I don't get it... on Getting Company Owners To Follow Their Own Rules? · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Actually, unsecure has no definition. Insecure does, though...

  4. Re:Explain what can happen on Getting Company Owners To Follow Their Own Rules? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If you have that stuff documented, they can't screw you out of unemployment.

  5. Re:Laudable, but misguided on SETI Founder Outlines Ambitious Future Plans · · Score: 1

    Just because someone is doing something stupid that's not hurting anyone else, I can't say that it's stupid? It would be horrible if anyone was ever offended for any reason at any time...

  6. Re:Laudable, but misguided on SETI Founder Outlines Ambitious Future Plans · · Score: 1

    I'm just amazed SETI gets so much money. I know of no other projects that have burned through so much money just to produce a whole bunch of nothing by way of results.

  7. Re:These are the only industries on Universal, Pay Those EFFing Lawyers · · Score: 1

    They've said that before. But the problem is that they then rolled out WGA... that's completely contrary to that viewpoint.

  8. Re:Telemarketer solution on The DIY $10 Prepaid Cellphone Remote Car Starter · · Score: 1

    People who live in cold climates (especially those with a car with a few miles on it) who frequently park outside like them.

    You really shouldn't drive away until your car has had some time to warm up and reach a stable idle. Your car is also really cold so you don't want to sit in it for a couple of minutes while the engine warms up when the heater core also has to warm up. Hit the remote start button while you are putting your coat on and your car is ready to go when you get there. Also a lot of people used to install remote start systems in cars because it went hand in hand with remote locks on cars that were too old to have them originally.

    That's old advice. Modern engines warm up perfectly well (and faster) as long as you don't drive it hard when it's cold. A minute or two at most is all that is ever needed: http://ca.autos.yahoo.com/p/1663/do-you-need-to-warm-up-your-car

  9. Re:Confusing icon practices on For GUIs, Just the Right Degree of Realism · · Score: 1

    I'm guessing they rotate the video 90 degrees in either direction?

  10. Re:Come ON Nintendo, Square on Final Fantasy I and II Are Coming To the iPhone and iPod Touch · · Score: 1

    They also have III and IV as updated 3D versions. It's pretty slick... playing through IV now.

  11. Re:Come ON Nintendo, Square on Final Fantasy I and II Are Coming To the iPhone and iPod Touch · · Score: 1

    Given what they do with the numbered titles, there's just no way the Wii or any of the recent Nintendo hardware can handle it. They'd have to strip the hell out of it, and I don't blame Square/Enix for not wanting to.

  12. Re:Well, it certainly _CAN_ matter. on Why the Uncanny Valley Doesn't Really Matter · · Score: 1

    Great points. Go all the way, or go none of the way, but be consistent. That's the only thing that really changes perceptions is when consistency is changed.

  13. Re:Must be running bootcamp on Apple Patches Massive Holes In OS X · · Score: 0, Troll

    You know, I'm not gonna say it directly, but I heard that carou wears dresses and is a good dancer, and knows how to put on makeup. Draw from that what you will.

  14. Re:Must be running bootcamp on Apple Patches Massive Holes In OS X · · Score: 1

    The Apple commercials have told me that viruses and security holes are only possible in Windows

    [citation needed]

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiBLIGy_mpk

    That citation enough for ya? It's not outright stated, but it sure as hell is very strongly implied

  15. Re:Twelve? on Apple Patches Massive Holes In OS X · · Score: 2

    Just the really shitty parts. Only turn flash on when you need it, youtube and the like

  16. Re:Typical on US Military Weapons Inscribed With Secret Bible Codes · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Does it to Christians? You're welcome to proselytize. Just don't do it on my dollar, AKA the taxpayer's money. Fuck you for even suggesting that it might be appropriate.

  17. Re:But does it run on Linux? on Newly-Found Windows Bug Affects All Versions Since NT · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The difference is how much faster it was fixed once it was discovered, and how much less work and money that it takes to run a new version of Linux. Switching from a vulnerable Win2K or NT to 7 is a VERY costly endeavor. Switching to a new version of Linux is not nearly as big of an undertaking.

  18. Re:WTF? on Genre Wars — the Downside of the RPG Takeover · · Score: 1

    Which isn't exactly a shallow argument. It basically takes games from being a platform for fun and tries to turn them into a short-lived money maker. Same price as they were before, but severely curtailed replay value so you have to pay for the next version instead of just making a mod.

  19. Re:Duh on Willow Garage To Give Away 10 Open Source Robots · · Score: 1

    I knew what you were referring to and that it was a joke. I was just being a grammar-nazi.

    Apparently my humerous intentions also missed their target.

    Please tell me that was intentional...

  20. Re:Duh on Willow Garage To Give Away 10 Open Source Robots · · Score: 1

    Did you ever watch the Sourcerers Apprentice section of Fantasia? Because if not, I politely suggest you do.

    He was a programmer? Or were you talking about a magician?

  21. Re:Nice try! on Displayport V1.2 To Take Giant Leap Over HDMI · · Score: 1

    All GPU's can use HDMI. Why does Nvidia care any more than ATI or Intel do?

  22. Re:no no no no no! on Displayport V1.2 To Take Giant Leap Over HDMI · · Score: 1, Informative

    The word is "fewer". You have less sand, or less water. You have fewer cables or fewer computers.

  23. Re:first bid! on Lacking Buyers, NASA Cuts Prices On Shuttles and Old Engines · · Score: 1

    Shit. I hate this moderation system. Posting to undo.

  24. Re:I disagree on Adding Up the Explanations For ACTA's "Shameful Secret" · · Score: 1

    Sarcasm. Look it up ;)

  25. Re:Spin on In UK, Oink Admin Cleared of Fraud · · Score: 1

    There was a situation where people who formerly sold buggy whips could no longer sell them. The realities of marketplaces change. Just because that's the way things used to be done doesn't mean it's the natural order of things.