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  1. Re:Unbalanced? on Next Pwn2Own Contest Targets IE8, Firefox, iPhone · · Score: 1

    Because no virus mean secure? Since when? But I guess I shouldn't bother answering.

  2. Re:Finally on Scientists Harvest Nano-Power From Hamsters · · Score: 1

    No-one haven't written "imagine a beowulf cluster of nanopowergeneratingjacketwearing hamsters"?

  3. Re:Sub $500? on Build a BoxeeBox and Wean Yourself From Cable · · Score: 1

    And because the finish is better?

  4. Re:Easy to share photo's, difficult to share a mov on I'm a PC and I'm 4-1/2 · · Score: 2, Informative

    I use to add &fmt=18 and yes, it gets better, but good would be a stretch. I've seen one video on YouTube in HD I believe, don't know if all videos uploaded in good enough resolution gets HD or not, bitrate still isn't very good, especially for the resolution, but sure it's better, googled for YouTube HD and found this:

    &fmt=6 increases the resolution from 320x240 to 448x336, Flash 7 video @ 900Kbps; audio @ 44.1KHz 96Kbps Mono CBR. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfWXRybZS4A&fmt=6

    &fmt=18 increases the resolution to 480x360, H.264 video @ 512Kbps; audio @ 44.1KHz 128Kbps Stereo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfWXRybZS4A&fmt=18

    &fmt=22 increases the resolution to 1280x720 (720p), H.264 video @ 1024Kbps; audio @ 44.1KHz 232Kbps Stereo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfWXRybZS4A&fmt=22

  5. Re:Nauseating on I'm a PC and I'm 4-1/2 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    ... and I don't think having a girl in an ad is "child abuse" even though she may not act natural, I doubt she feel abused from doing the ad but may even think it was funny to star in a commercial. So the reason I made the joke was to tear down some of the serious edginess of "omg it's a child in a video! porn! abuse!"

  6. Re:Nauseating on I'm a PC and I'm 4-1/2 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Yeah, guess I should use the no karma bonus-button more often so my OS X bashing don't hurt my karma so bad, right? Because things can't go under -1 anyway so that way I'll lose less?

    Anyway I don't really like being anonymous, I rather post things as the person I am, though I think it was 50% flamebait 50% funny, people who see it as a flamebait don't need to answer and that problem would get solved by itself.

  7. Re:What's the point in wating for markets to turn on AMD Launches New Processor Socket Despite Poor Economy · · Score: 1

    and AMD chipsets have used less power making the two when used in a complete system rather comparable.

    Sure I may not have been spot on but atleast I mention it ..

  8. Re:Easy to share photo's, difficult to share a mov on I'm a PC and I'm 4-1/2 · · Score: 1

    YouTube uses Flash video instead so I really don't see the problem, except flash is currently bigger. It's not weird Microsoft use their technology, just as I assume the Apple ads use Quicktime.

    Also YouTube video quality leaves much to wish for, and Microsoft probably rather host the video on their own servers.

    Obviously they could had used WMV though, but I guess they want more people to install Silverlight, and it works.

    I have no idea what sucks more of Silverlight vs Flash.

    Can I install gnash in OS X? Does it work "better" when it comes to bloat? YouTube still works? Maybe I should just uninstall the flash plugin and use Miro for YouTube. No ads! No crashing browsers! No 100% CPU load!

  9. Re:Nauseating on I'm a PC and I'm 4-1/2 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Think-Of-The-Children

    Fuck, now you got me horny again.

  10. Re:The plot thickens on I'm a PC and I'm 4-1/2 · · Score: 4, Informative

    I downloaded Silverlight in OS X, installed without restarting browser, opened the video clip, this is what happens:

    * I've taken a picture of my fish tank.
    * First I plug this thing in *plugs in USB*
    * Then I make this photo better (or something such), you don't get to see anything worth it in the application, images gets more saturated and better levels.
    * Then I share it with my friends (pre-typed family in a to-field.)
    * I'm 4.5 years old and I'm a PC.

    That's all, the whole thing is over in 15 seconds or so, so unless you enjoy seeing an USB-cable get plugged in, the result of pressing "auto"/"fix it" and how the to fields in an e-mail look you won't be missing anything.

    I've uninstalled Silverlight now ..

  11. Re:Stupid, stupid, stupid... on You Are Not a Lawyer · · Score: 1

    Why would my neighbour be questioned? Do you think it's common to look at general network gear in the wrong appartment?!!

    And naturally you need a neighbour who understands things, but it will be somewhat weird if you put the things in each others apartments :D

  12. Re:IANAL on You Are Not a Lawyer · · Score: 1

    I'm Swede, not american, are you really sure?

  13. Re:IANAL on You Are Not a Lawyer · · Score: 1

    .. though the problem is probably all the fucking cd-r and dvd-rs which we don't even use any more.

  14. Re:IANAL on You Are Not a Lawyer · · Score: 2, Interesting

    What about hiding something for wireless NAS in a less than obvious place and just let them take the machines? Keep the things you want hidden on the disk in the wireless NAS and don't log your transfers.

    If you think it's to hard to hide it what about hiding it at the neighbors apartment? Good luck with happening to bring that back for investigation ..

  15. Re:NO on Hadron Collider Relaunch Delayed · · Score: 1

    I was partly joking/just following the same line. And it was three dates which was all one year wrong.

  16. Re:Why don't they... on Firefox 3.2 Plans Include Natural Language, Themes · · Score: 3, Funny

    But the thing is, how many people won't type "download some free porn movies"? Should they make it a button? [I feel lucky!]? :D

    The Internet (is still) for porn

  17. Re:NO on Hadron Collider Relaunch Delayed · · Score: 1

    "omg, it's 2009, not 2008"

    *replace first occurrence of 2008 with 2009, that should do it!*

    Yeah, I don't get how they couldn't figure out whatever person posted it was 1 year off the whole time. It's not like there isn't 100 replies pointing it out for them .. Also, if they don't know shit about the LHC shouldn't they turn in their geek card and get the hell out of Slashdot anyway? =P

  18. Re:More Likely Responses on Hackable Microcontroller-Powered Valentine's Card · · Score: 1

    Can't you just replace her with a Perl script or something?

  19. Re:2012 is fast approaching on Hadron Collider Relaunch Delayed · · Score: 1

    That's 2008 kdawson time for those of you who didn't get it!

  20. Re:Good on AMD Launches New Processor Socket Despite Poor Economy · · Score: 1

    And both are probably cheaper than regular S-DRAM, and cheaper than even older technologies, but so what?

  21. Re:2012 is fast approaching on Hadron Collider Relaunch Delayed · · Score: 5, Funny

    Mark my words, 2009 will be the year of atleast one prophecy!

  22. Re:So Advanced on Hadron Collider Relaunch Delayed · · Score: 1

    Didn't it rather make them happen early? Fixed september 2008 isn't what I would call a delay.

  23. Re:NO on Hadron Collider Relaunch Delayed · · Score: 3, Informative

    Hard to notice the years passing by in the cellar.

    Damn, yet another year as virgin!

    (I to was wondering if it happened to be an old article which some idiot had posted, but LHC isn't that old I thought... But well, turned out it was just an idiot who wrote the dates.)

  24. Re:strange on AMD Launches New Processor Socket Despite Poor Economy · · Score: 1

    Reminds me of my cousin, he works in a computer store and his girlfriend wouldn't allow him to get a new computer because she thought he should spend the money on a trip for them (he was like 19 and she 18 so pretty pussy whipped.)
    Anyway, he kept the case, problem solved ;), or well, not the actual problem, be he found a workaround.

  25. Re:What's the point in wating for markets to turn on AMD Launches New Processor Socket Despite Poor Economy · · Score: 2, Insightful

    For notebooks I have no idea how total system power usage looks, AMDs chipsets provide better integrated graphics than Intel do however. And I guess I would go for someone better though still crappy graphics when somewhat faster / more power efficient CPU (if Intel really is.)

    Afaik AMD don't have an alternative to Atom, I may be wrong though.

    Also Intel notebook with Nvidia chipset may compare better to AMD.