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  1. Re:Well, duh on On Orbitz, Mac Users Offered Pricier Hotels First · · Score: 0

    If buying a superior product is what passes for drinking "kook-aid" these days then all I can say is "OH YEAH!"

    Something being expensive does not make it superior.

  2. Re:Probably. But he doesn't deserve it. on History Will Revere Bill Gates and Forget Steve Jobs, Says Author · · Score: 1

    "Much of the funding to create their drugs actually comes from the taxpayer, because the fundamental research is carried out at public universities."

    heard this on BBC Radio 4 a few weeks ago, you may find it interesting and somewhat relevant.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01hxh76/The_End_of_Drug_Discovery/

  3. Re:I'm all for it... on Despite Game-Related Glitches, AMD Discontinues Monthly Driver Updates · · Score: 1

    ... if it means fewer nags to update drivers.

    Not a problem if you do a custom install. ;)

  4. Re:The NVIDIA Transition? on Despite Game-Related Glitches, AMD Discontinues Monthly Driver Updates · · Score: 1

    "I may just bite the bullet and switch to NVIDIA just to stop having to worry about driver-related frustrations altogether"

    I wouldn't bother, I did and I've had more issues with the GTX 280 than I ever did with the HD 4870.

  5. Re:Pretty good bundle on Humble Indie Bundle V Released · · Score: 1
  6. Re:Dear USA on US Ordered To Hand Over Megaupload Documents · · Score: 2

    Europeans: Stop making reflexive anti-American statements at every opportunity. Thank you.

    Last time I looked Australia and New Zealand were not part of Europe.

  7. Re:Why would it need studies? on TomTom Flames OpenStreetMap · · Score: 1

    The clue to the accuracy and detail is "Ordnance Survey Map" right in the top left corner of the map.

    So the credit goes to these http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/ and not Microsoft.

  8. Re:Sounds familiar on When Antivirus Scammers Call the Wrong Guy · · Score: 5, Funny

    "That shit ain't funny, it's fucking Insightful."

    Great, now we're getting false funnies.

  9. Cheque has now cleared on Curt Schilling's 38 Studios Struggling Financially · · Score: 1
  10. Would be interesting to know on UK Government Staff Caught Snooping On Citizen Data · · Score: 1

    if any of these breaches can be linked to articles that have appeared in the British press.

  11. Re:I've used the LRAD... on Britain Bringing Out 'Sonic Gun' For Olympics Security · · Score: 1

    "that's so loud that you'll feel your bones rattle if it's pointed at you - even from a hundred meters away."

    Reminds me of a Motorhead gig I was working at.

  12. I'm almost certain on Running Apps From Your Car's Dashboard · · Score: 2

    that the result will be similar to those in the user images for this product:

    http://www.amazon.com/Wheelmate-Laptop-Steering-Wheel-Desk/dp/B000IZGIA8

  13. Re:What the "Coalition" promised before elections. on UK Web Snooping Plan Invades Privacy, Despite Claims To the Contrary · · Score: 1

    Rule number One:

    Never believe anything a politician/political party says when they are trying to get elected.

  14. Re:London bias on Millions of Brits Lose Ceefax News Service · · Score: 1

    London Metropolitan area has approx 14 million population, which makes it about 20%.

  15. Re:Firing in US on Interview With TSA Screener Reveals 'Fatal Flaws' · · Score: 1

    Not with NHS whistleblowers in the UK.

    http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/legal/nhs-whistleblowers-threaten-legal-challenge/5039169.article

    If you're a regular reader of http://www.private-eye.co.uk/ you will know that the above are not isolated incidents.

  16. Re:Surveillence State on Anonymous Hacks UK Government Sites Over 'Draconian Surveillance' · · Score: 1
  17. Re:Inbreeding... Just say no. on UK Bill Again Demands Web Pornography Ban · · Score: 2

    That stupid jcr didn't RTFA otherwise he/she would of understood that she is not trying to stop porn on the net.

    Not even TFA, it's in the summary.

    Here's a clue: "provide a service that excludes pornographic images"

  18. Re:What...No technological advancement? on MIT Institute's Gloomy Prediction: 'Global Economic Collapse' By 2030 · · Score: 1

    You'd think that if cancer rates skyrocketed alongside the takeup of GM food, that somebody would notice?

    Only when Monsanto starts suing cancer patients.

  19. Re:WTF? on UK Man Jailed For 'Offensive Tweets' · · Score: 1

    "We are a democracy in the UK."

    Western democracy is a myth, the only thing remotely democratic is the vote you get every 4/5 years.
    Once in they do the bidding of Big Business/Big Money/Big Media and vested interest with a few scraps
    thrown to the voting populace.

  20. Re:One hand, 12 o'clock ... on You're Driving All Wrong, Says NHTSA · · Score: 1

    Cigarette?

  21. Re:Musicians demand loudness on Mastering Engineer Explains Types of Compression, Effects On Today's Music · · Score: 1

    In my experience with on-stage monitors, each musician has only wanted to hear themselves louder.

  22. Re:Fuck the UK on UK Plan Would Use CCTV To Stop Uninsured Drivers From Refueling · · Score: 2

    Two points.

    You don't get watched everywhere you go.

    Ireland isn't in the UK.

  23. Re:Oh So That's Why NASA Has Little Funding on Huge Triangle-shaped Spot Over the Sun · · Score: 1

    The Register, with complete disregard for knowledge, skips this part and goes straight to alien's fueling up on the sun, Death Star references, etc.

    Did actually read all of the Register article, or just the tongue in cheek headline and intro?

  24. Re:Floppy... on White House CIO Describes His 'Worst Day' Ever · · Score: 1

    360K , 5.25"
    1.2M , 5.25"
    720K , 3.5"
    1.44M, 3.5"
    2.88M, 3.5"

    Pretty much standard on all motherboards that have a floppy controller.

    From my X38 and X48 socket 775 motherboards.

  25. Re:Mass Effect 3 is $80 on Can $60 Games Survive? · · Score: 1

    If you wait a year it will be that price new.