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  1. Re:Lame response on Former IBM Exec Ordered To Stop Working For Apple · · Score: 1

    Maybe with unions you wouldn't get such stupid contracts to get a work ;)

    (I think we have similar rules in Sweden though... So maybe not :D)

  2. Re:Well... on Google Exec Hints At Future Open Platform · · Score: 1

    Is it just me or does that make me/us/.. think of a flasher, eventually dressed in a box instead of a robe but still?

  3. Re:use the cans, luke on After 4 Years, HydrogenAudio Opens New 128kbps Listening Test · · Score: 1

    And how would we know if they have a similar quality? I would assume it's easier to get things "right" the bigger format you're working on but obviously that will use more material which if nothing else would raise the cost.

    My headphones was manipulated by a cup of tea yesterday, I stumbled upon my TP cable (access point power supply is broken since I stumble upon that one to but anyway :D), I saved the sandwich I held in my hand but the cable tiped my tea cup and some of the tea went into one of the ear pieces of my headphones.

    I lifted them up so some dripped out and put them on a chair with a hair drier.

    Serious question: How much do you think this will affect their performance?

    They wasn't drown in the tea but they probably got at least a table spoon of the liquid thru them ..

    Suck but what should I do about it? :/

  4. Re:use the cans, luke on After 4 Years, HydrogenAudio Opens New 128kbps Listening Test · · Score: 1

    Just give me neural driven audio already :D

  5. Re:use the cans, luke on After 4 Years, HydrogenAudio Opens New 128kbps Listening Test · · Score: 1

    So all open headphones is shit because they don't isolate ambient noise? ;D

    But ok, closed cans is probably better while vaccuming the appartment than speakers :)

  6. Re:use the cans, luke on After 4 Years, HydrogenAudio Opens New 128kbps Listening Test · · Score: 1

    I had the impression headphones was supposed to be better earlier but then I got the impression on head-fi that speakers was considered superior. Atleast afaik, so that's what I wanted to ask to make "sure."

    Neither of my speakers or headphones are that exclusive, rather cheap B&W DM603s2s and also not that special Alessandro/Grado MS-1. And I think it's very hard to compare the "feeling" of each medium, sound levels and such makes such a huge impact beyond signature.

    Without having listened to them I think I'd bought some of the Beyer-Dynamic DT770/880/990 instead today, but it's to late now =P.. Some other day :)

  7. Re:use the cans, luke on After 4 Years, HydrogenAudio Opens New 128kbps Listening Test · · Score: 1

    While headphones may give better sound for the money spent isn't expensive speakers better than expensive headphones?

  8. I don't see the problem. on Bug In Android Passes Keystrokes To Root Shell · · Score: 1

    So you're using your device, and it let you do whatever you want with it. So what? Why does it matter if I'm root on my phone?

    (Say whatever you want for exploitable applications also enjoying the same level of authority.)

  9. Re:this just makes sense on Scientists Turn Tequila Into Diamonds · · Score: 1

    Still if you manage to get HIV in Thailand I think maybe you deserved it + the darwin award as a bonus.

    Why would the likelyhood be lower? I think at least here in Sweden youth protect them less than before. Afaik most adults have herpes, 50% of all girls which has been active for 4 years have the virus behind condylom, and so on.

    Condoms isn't "true"/"real" so people don't use them and... Maybe you just think the risks are lower?

    Also I would expect prostitutes to try to take care of themself, harder with oral sex and such though. The impression I've got is also that thai chicks does it because they earn more money that way, not because they "have to", or well, maybe if they don't want to be very poor but you understand what I mean. So maybe they also have an option to choose what they accept or not. Though there are probably a huge bunch of bastards among men so who knows.

  10. Re:this just makes sense on Scientists Turn Tequila Into Diamonds · · Score: 1

    As if you couldn't get that from someone you'd had to give a ring? Also there is solutions for that problem.

  11. Re:I find on Simulations Predict Where We Can Find Dark Matter · · Score: 1

    I for one welcome our dark matter overlord: Obama.

  12. Re:this just makes sense on Scientists Turn Tequila Into Diamonds · · Score: 3, Funny

    In Thailand you can get more for less.

  13. Re:this just makes sense on Scientists Turn Tequila Into Diamonds · · Score: 1

    Ah, I get it, "I suck balls, look at me!" :D

    Makes perfect sense! Seem like the homosexual men stereotype wants to tell the world in the same way as well.

    Then came Mystery and misunderstood the concept and dressed up even though he was the one receiving the blow jobs. Maybe it's some kind of "Look at me, I can wear this and still have my balls sucked!"-theory.

  14. Re:this just makes sense on Scientists Turn Tequila Into Diamonds · · Score: 1

    Ah, so it was a RING and a jeweller. I thought maybe it was some beer brand and a funny looking can/bottle but still couldn't understand how that would lead to oral sex, weird opening maybe?

    Never that I'd buy someone a ring for oral sex though.

  15. Re:this just makes sense on Scientists Turn Tequila Into Diamonds · · Score: 1

    But I'm not only talking about the oral sex, I wish I was, but I actually don't get the meaning of the picture either!

    Not only my beauty or sexual attraction has abandoned me, my intellect is gone to!

  16. Re:this just makes sense on Scientists Turn Tequila Into Diamonds · · Score: 1
  17. Re:this just makes sense on Scientists Turn Tequila Into Diamonds · · Score: 1, Funny

    I don't get it.

  18. Re:Importance of warm-up on Stretching Before Exercising Weakens Muscles · · Score: 1

    That there may be no benefits from stretching has been known for quite some time.

    And as other have pointed out there is a difference in stretching and warming up. When I warm up in the gym all I do is a couple of lighter sets of the first exercise and eventually again later if I'll switch muscle group.

    I don't think many people stretch before a weight lifting session, and I think you'll notice the drop in strength yourself if you do.

    Last couple of times I've done iliopsoas stretch and standing gluteus contractions before my dead lifts and those couple of times the workouts has actually become better. But I've only done that for 2 sessions so it's no valid proof yet I guess :D.

    For jogging or something such I would just start walking and increase the speed over a couple of hundred meters before starting and not stretch.

    I would eventually stretch my calves afterward because sometimes they get so tight it hurts a lot.

  19. Re:Why is there a browser in the music player? on iTunes On OS X Finally Has Competition · · Score: 1

    I don't know how podcasts work, but in most cases all you need to be able to do is to connect to the web server, request a page and filter out/save/... whatever parts you care about from the result. No need for a complete browser being able to present and interpret it all.

  20. Re:Why is there a browser in the music player? on iTunes On OS X Finally Has Competition · · Score: 1

    I use iTunes, because the amount of players in OS X is fairly limited, I don't own an iPod or would ever buy one. I don't have a problem with the player not supporting MTP or iPods. If it did support them? Good, but not a requirement.

  21. Re:Some possible problems, here? on Ballmer "Interested" In Open Source Browser Engine · · Score: 2, Insightful

    But what he meant was how far gpl/lgpl will spread into the OS depending on which license is used and how integrated it is.

  22. Re:We musn't fight each other... on Ubuntu 8.10 vs. Mac OS X 10.5.5 Benchmarks · · Score: 1

    Heh, but you can't modify the source code of the closed software anyway? Sure I guess you could "patch" them somewhat.

    But as long as you write your own application I don't see how it matters it the OS is closed or not.

  23. Re:Why is there a browser in the music player? on iTunes On OS X Finally Has Competition · · Score: 1

    To the application you mean? Because when it comes to starting the default browser and visit an URL I believe you can have any browser as default in Windows to? It sure can be done in OS X at least (by the preferences in Safari, just choose whatever browser you want to be the default from there.)

  24. Re:Why is there a browser in the music player? on iTunes On OS X Finally Has Competition · · Score: 1

    And what's so bad about just giving a link to the browser and start the browser from the music playing instead? If I'm supposed to buy music from a web page why not let me do that from whatever browser I already have installed? To get basic functionality such as telling if the songs is available in the store and such they don't need a complete browser, especially if the store is developed by themself as well.

    To integrate Safari in OS X, IE in Windows or even a browser in JAVA there is a difference since I believe you use integrate a browser component so to speak. You don't include the source code and roll your own browser, you just use the one which already exist but from within your own application. If there for instance is some bug fixes to your systems browser your application will still benefit from them.

    But in this case will they update their music player for each new bug fix in Mozilla? How convenient ...

  25. Re:We musn't fight each other... on Ubuntu 8.10 vs. Mac OS X 10.5.5 Benchmarks · · Score: 1

    Yeah I know, I've seen it to and although it's funny it's hard to argue that it was a good thing from Microsoft :D

    Especially considering mr Jobs gave us the first mac:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSiQA6KKyJo
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJ12vNZ5yMY

    lol, I had never seen the Apple II ad before, what an annoying voice:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtsvrUqW7_Q