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  1. Re:spoooooky on Dead Salmon's "Brain Activity" Cautions fMRI Researchers · · Score: 1

    Eating your own species has a higher change of making you sick.

  2. Re:Thats kind of scarry on Windows Marketplace For Mobile Kill Switch Details · · Score: 1

    What kind of backwards country are you in? If I take a pre-paid phone, then it's locked to the network. If I take a subscription, I get the unlocked, unmodified phone in the box and a different box including my SIM card. I think Vodafone might have some branded phones, and most have some menu on their SIM card or something but you can easily get an unlocked phone.

  3. Re:BackupPC on Best Backup Server Option For University TV Station? · · Score: 1

    I switched away from BackupPC because the archive size started exploding. Lots of large files getting changed a little was the main reason I think. Also, copying the backup pool takes ages

  4. Re:Obligatory XKCD on Kernel 2.6.31 To Speed Up Linux Desktop · · Score: 1

    I would go with OpenSuse, which has really good and up-to-date packages for KDE (4.3.1 at the moment)

  5. Re:this is going to be fun on Microsoft Attacks Linux With Retail-Training Talking Points · · Score: 1

    No, they say sorry to the next person waiting, explaining that you where a dirty Linux hippie and they should buy Windows.

  6. Re:Version checking applications on Mozilla To Protect Adobe Flash Users · · Score: 1

    A newer beta was released a week ago. Still no x86_64 but I don't care that much (just install the 32 bit packages with it)

  7. Re:We need 'loser pays' laws on How To Survive a Patent Challenge? · · Score: 1

    Deposit before the case.

  8. Re:Shoot down at 10,000 feet is easy on High-Tech Blimps Earning Their Wings · · Score: 1

    But the bad guys don't have loads of them, and shooting down a stupid blimp doesn't give them jihad-credits.

  9. Re:Shoot down at 10,000 feet is easy on High-Tech Blimps Earning Their Wings · · Score: 1

    How much would each second balloon cost? Because if each balloon costs 100000 dollars in material, then replacing one only costs that, you don't need to factor in research costs (they are already made).

  10. DVD player on Why Is Linux Notebook Battery Life Still Poor? · · Score: 1

    Most laptops come with a windows tool that slows the DVD player down, maybe that's a reason. Another thing you can try is to just let it on till it goes off because it's really empty. Maybe the indicator is broken, and it is not using more power.

  11. Re:Your argument makes no sense. on Are Game Consoles Ruining DLC? · · Score: 1

    It plays quite nicely on my laptop.

  12. Milling it on Ten Ways To Destroy a Hard Disk · · Score: 1

    We have a part that's turning at a high RPM. Why not put a chisel against it and make it smaller? You would need some patience and a sharp chisel.

  13. Re:Your argument makes no sense. on Are Game Consoles Ruining DLC? · · Score: 1

    Strategy games is also another strong point. I wouldn't play Supreme Commander on a gamepad.

  14. Re:Premium - as in more useful? on Apple Dominates "Premium PC" Market · · Score: 2, Insightful

    You're comparing business class machines (MacBook pro) to consumer shit (Dell). Buy business notebooks (elitebook/thinkpad lines for example) and I think they are as solidly built as a Mac. You can also get a better resolution then 1440x900, but I don't think you would consider that a problem.

  15. Re:Worse than that on Critical Flaw Discovered In DD-WRT · · Score: 1

    SSH. You only lose the fancy GUI.

  16. Re:How long will peak rates be around for? on Consumers May Find Smart Appliances a Dumb Idea · · Score: 1

    Why do you need A/C at home? At the office it's nice but when I lived in a hot climate I never missed an A/C at home. It only makes you ill.

  17. Re:Well... yeh. on Swine Flu Kills Obese People Disproportionately · · Score: 1

    Skipping meals is the best way to get fat. It makes your metabolism go crazy and stuff.

  18. Re:Remote X servers? on Moblin Will Run X Server As Logged-In User, Not Root · · Score: 1

    You don't need X for Matlab. The interface isn't that good.

  19. Re:I Use Both on Standalone GPS Receivers Going the Way of the Dodo · · Score: 1

    Disable incoming calls while in a car, you're driving like a drunk when calling anyway.

  20. Re:I guess I should prepare for extinction then on Standalone GPS Receivers Going the Way of the Dodo · · Score: 1

    Just install the offline maps

  21. Re:HD Capable on Small, High-Resolution LCD Monitors? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Why not increase your DPI, so you still have a sharp image with big letters?

  22. Re:What about other uses? on Wind Could Provide 100% of World Energy Needs · · Score: 1

    You can put your cattle between the turbines as well.

  23. Re:Let's not put the cart before the horse on Introducing the Warpship · · Score: 1

    Tried that. Cost me two teeth.

  24. Re:Low-tech solution on Fifteen Classic PC Design Mistakes · · Score: 1

    I've screwed my laptop open, taped some yellow tape on it and screwed it back together. now it's a green light that is hardly visible at all.

  25. Re:Stadium mayhem on Blimps Monitor Crowds At Sporting Events · · Score: 1

    Riots. Tend to happen every big soccer game.