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  1. Re:Oblig: TED Talk on Apple-Motorola Judge Questions Need For Software Patents · · Score: 1

    How about shifting 90% of the military budget and off the book war spending to drug and health care investment?

  2. Re:I don't see the problem with this on Full Upgrades To Windows 8 Only From Windows 7? · · Score: 1

    You forgot the first step: 1) backup

  3. Re:NO !! NEVER WERE !! on Are Open-Source Desktops Losing Competitiveness? · · Score: 1

    I never liked Dolphin and had hoped that with Webkit, Konqueror would get a new lease on life via backports and inspiration from it's children, but sadly not.

  4. Re:It's not a tax, it's an improvement on California City May Tax Sugary Drinks Like Cigarettes · · Score: 1

    After the smoking bans at bars and restaurants went into effect in Nantucket several bars built "outside" smoking areas that have roofs, no heating, and enough gaps in the walls to be considered outside. I am surprised more places have not done this. And, as a non-smoker, I see this workable win for both sides.

  5. Re:Interesting technology on Microsoft-Funded Startup Aims To Kill BitTorrent Traffic · · Score: 1

    At least vlc can bypass that crap.

  6. Re:If you really trust dropbox on Ask Slashdot: How To Secure My Life-In-A-Briefcase? · · Score: 2

    How about leaving your hardware behind and accessing your files remotely? Make use of SSH, a service like LogMeIn, or use the cloud with strong encryption with iTwin.

  7. Re:Sign me up! on Online Learning Becomes Court-Ordered Community Service · · Score: 1

    All you need is some bear mace. If it can bring down a bear, you know you should be safe, unless they are immune to pepper spray.

  8. Re:First on Speech-Jamming Gun Silences From 30 Meters · · Score: 1

    Growing up, I always wanted a voice jammer for family parrots when they decided they wanted to screech. I, also, wanted one to use on my sister when she annoyed me. These days, I would love one to use against people being rude and too loud talking on their cells while in shops and while watching a film in a theatre.

  9. Re:It's not worth it.. on Should Microsoft Put Office On the iPad? · · Score: 1

    Besides, they already have a version of Office that runs on iOS and Android or anything else with a modern web-browser, it is called Office Live. Not that I would use it, but MS Office followers can.

  10. Re:Innovate? on Facebook Expected To Go Public Next Week · · Score: 2

    I am no fan of Facebook as a platform, but you have to admit their contribution to OSS and open hardware designs has brought much to the tech community.

  11. Re:why phase out DVI? on VGA and DVI Ports To Be Phased Out Over Next 5 Years · · Score: 1

    I would guess it is all about bandwidth speeds and volume with Intel backing closed standard Thunderbolt, while AMD is backing the more open standard DisplayPort1.2

  12. Re:It feels too heavy and old on Looking Back On a Year of LibreOffice · · Score: 2

    I agree no ribbon please. Instead, how about being able to print to a printer on 8.5x11 paper without causing the Ricoh printer at my work to think it is a improper paper size (despite all the settings claiming it is: with double checking printer and page-layout settings). At least I can export it to a pdf and print the pdf with any pdf viewer with no problem (I don't even have to tweak the page scaling for it to print properly so it must be some OO.o & LibbreOffice bug) just wish I did not have to do these extra steps for myself, and teach co-workers the work arounds.

  13. Re:Duh. on The End of the Gas Guzzler · · Score: 1

    Is there anyone that actually buying this requirement set so far in the future that it most likely will be changed by some future president over a decade from now, because the auto makers did not have enough time to meet the guidelines they hoped they could ignore. What they really should do is make it so that it goes into effect in one or two years, to force the auto makers info finding solutions and bringing them to consumers NOW. Personally, I don't understand why auto makers have not done this yet, anyway-- think of the advertising advantage of car that most people buy and being able to say, it goes 2 to 3 times further on one tank of gas than anyone else while costing the same sticker price.

  14. Re:England on Twitter Sued By British Soccer Player · · Score: 1

    She does have some power, considering that she has the power to de-solve parliament and bring back the monarchy, plus she is one of the largest land owners' in the world.

  15. Re:What is foursquare? - The missing description. on Gaming Foursquare With 9 Lines of Perl · · Score: 1

    Do you work for them?

  16. Re:I don't get it. on To Ballmer, Grabbing iPad's Market Is 'Job One Urgency' · · Score: 1

    If only they could design a tablet that was unique and very useful... oh wait, they did have one, it was called the Currier (if memory serves me right) and they publicly killed the project several months ago. That was the only MS tablet that even looked like a re-imagining of a touch based computer worth considering to buy that was made/designed by MS.

  17. Re:Uh, not really on Google Chrome Now Has Resource-Blocking Adblock · · Score: 1

    I just wish the widgets were as customizable in placement as Firefox is. I have only been able to place widgets in Chrome in the same region that address/search bar is, which I don't want to do, nor can have I found a way to move them their order around.

  18. Re:So who's to the rescue? on Airlines Get Billions From Unbundled Services · · Score: 1

    There is. It's called North West Airlines and it is thriving by not feeing patrons like the other major airlines have been doing. And, small plane airlines such as Cape Air don't charge for any luggage, but they don't offer a toilet, in-flight snack or drink either; though on the plus side, if you are luckily you get to sit in the co-pilot seat during the trip.

  19. Re:What If I never click adverts anyway? on ScienceBlogs.com Deals With Community Backlash Over PepsiCo Column · · Score: 1

    Wrong adverts don't influence me much at all. I buy things based on how I want to use them: my computer I built and my digiplayer is a iriver, simply because it plays Ogg files, Linux support is better than the Windows App it came with, has a radio that I can record, and runs off easy to replaceable AA battery (it also can run Rockbox).

  20. Re:A return to baseline... on Caffeine Addicts Get No Additional Perk, Only a Return To Baseline · · Score: 4, Informative

    Interesting, especially since that, for me, exercise always wakes me up far more and longer than some stimulating drink. Very helpful when I am overtired for work one morning and I choose to bike to work.

  21. Re:Not on my dime on BP's Final "Top Kill" Procedure For Gulf Oil Spill · · Score: 1

    Am I the only one that likes the idea of them using a nuke option to close off the well?

  22. Re:U.S. Air Force to the rescue! on Call In the Military To Blast Rogue Satellite? · · Score: 1

    So what we need is some sort of gravity weapon.

  23. Re:That's pretty cool on Indie Pay-What-You-Want Bundle Reaches $1 Million · · Score: 1

    I found this a major buying point: once you paid, you could download any or all version of the games for Linux, Mac OS, and MS Windows. I grabbed all versions for my different systems, so now I just need to get the saved game data synced across platforms once I start playing them during some down time.

  24. Re:And even more platforms can benefit! on Indie Pay-What-You-Want Bundle Reaches $1 Million · · Score: 1

    I am happy I did too, though I wish I had more to give them.

  25. Re:WebOS? Intermeresting... on HP's Slate To Be Replaced By WebOS Tablet? · · Score: 1

    Was it doing that with the full-blown version of gmail or the mobile version?