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  1. Re:Thanks for pointing out the "briefly" part. on Half of Germany's Power Supplied By Solar, Briefly · · Score: 2

    "Now" is misleading when the article is 2 years old?

    lol :D

    Oh well, more recently they hit 74% with all renewable energy combined:
    http://thinkprogress.org/clima...

    Maybe the 50% is correct for this year or other pages have just picked up the hype and not checked the sources or noticed the dates either.
    http://www.thelocal.de/2014061...
    http://www.forbes.com/sites/qu...

    Did I Fucking Love Science got it wrong?
    http://www.iflscience.com/tech...

    More 2012:
    http://www.marketwatch.com/sto...
    I can't see a year here:
    http://theweek.com/speedreads/...

    Anyway, even if it has happened recently too it's less impressive when it has already been done more than 2 years ago..

  2. Re:Thanks for pointing out the "briefly" part. on Half of Germany's Power Supplied By Solar, Briefly · · Score: 1

    Which is cheaper?

    For looks I'd prefer the De Loreans.

  3. Re:Problem #1: Usage Cap on EFF To Unveil Open Wireless Router For Open Wireless Movement · · Score: 1

    Then you're doing it.

    If you just allow anyone Internet access through you?
    (Which in itself isn't a crime.)

    But ok.

  4. Re:Problem #1: Usage Cap on EFF To Unveil Open Wireless Router For Open Wireless Movement · · Score: 1

    Then again if everyone did this would that law make sense / be resonable to uphold?

  5. Re:I wonder what their reasoning is...? on Russia Wants To Replace US Computer Chips With Local Processors · · Score: 1

    Reality is, you don't want to push a country with military that is more powerful and has more capability to project force over long distance than anyone else in the world to collapse quickly. That has a huge risk of military taking things in their own hands and everyone suffering for it.

    Call Putin and tell him when you want to start.

  6. Re:Nice looking bike... on Harley-Davidson Unveils Their First Electric Motorcycle · · Score: 1

    I don't understand why one would want to ride a bike associated with the kind of individuals who are the most loyal purchasers anyway.

  7. Re:display port on 4K Monitors: Not Now, But Soon · · Score: 1

    Sorry my misstake.

    In the first part it should of course had said DP.

    In the last sentence it should had said DVI as it did.

    Numbers still correct (if you replace DVI with DP on the lines with numbers.)

  8. It's the same in Sweden on Google and Facebook Can Be Legally Intercepted, Says UK Spy Boss · · Score: 1

    FRA only interecept traffic passing the boarder.

    Oh wow ..

    But at least we've always known about it.

  9. Re:display port on 4K Monitors: Not Now, But Soon · · Score: 1

    http://www.prisjakt.nu/kategor...
    3 GTX 750 with DVI.
    11 GTX 750 without DVI.

    That's super surprising to me.

    209 GTX 7__ with DVI.
    20 GTX 7__ without DVI.

    Is it some special thing with the 750? I know it's the only Maxwell card out yet.

    It would be more understandable if they missed DVI because that one is abandoned and won't be upgraded. Then again lots of devices have DVI so I guess we won't get rid of it all too quickly (disturbing to have both DVI and HDMI in the first place.)

  10. Re:display port on 4K Monitors: Not Now, But Soon · · Score: 1

    Yupp.

    False claims for clueless idiots - old news and dupes.

  11. Re:Bets, anyone? on Chinese-Built Cars Are Coming To the US Next Year · · Score: 1

    If I had any mod points I would.

    How are you guys managing the Japanese car manufacturing industry? Same old piece of shit?

  12. Re:Bets, anyone? on Chinese-Built Cars Are Coming To the US Next Year · · Score: 1

    And engine and a tranny?

    And "One night in Bangkok" banging on the stereo?

  13. Re:Ikea evil? on Ikea Sends IkeaHackers Blog a C&D Order · · Score: 1

    What about:

    3:
    a) Remove adds.
    b) Become a partner of IKEA.
    c) Get paid by IKEA for maintaining a website of hacks using their products (may be harder if he "steal" ideas from around the web possibly or get ideas from others? I don't know.)

  14. Re:HP should liquidate on Dell Exec Calls HP's New 'Machine' Architecture 'Laughable' · · Score: 1

    Did the buy out of Dell happen?

    Because if so they kinda followed through with that idea themselves at least.

  15. Re:Biggest problem on Dell Exec Calls HP's New 'Machine' Architecture 'Laughable' · · Score: 2

    Political programming?

    I will set var A to 5.

    If it's:
    *
    *
    *
    You want I can do it.

    Var A is 4.5 we'll try to make it 5 the next period.

  16. Re:Ex-Valve Rich disagreed: Intel was more open on NVIDIA Is Better For Closed-Source Linux GPU Drivers, AMD Wins For Open-Source · · Score: 1

    Many gamers play more or less just the same game over and over and if one do that and it's available then it's of course all ok if there's a Linux version of the game.

    But if one want all the variety and old games yes.

  17. Re:Hello there, Captain Obvious on NVIDIA Is Better For Closed-Source Linux GPU Drivers, AMD Wins For Open-Source · · Score: 1

    It's more or less pretty obvious why Nvidia wouldn't want to share of their knowledge and solutions to the AMD camp though.

  18. Re:Ex-Valve Rich disagreed: Intel was more open on NVIDIA Is Better For Closed-Source Linux GPU Drivers, AMD Wins For Open-Source · · Score: 1

    Also if you are a gamer why spend lots of money on a gaming PC and then live with shitty performance because you pick the open-source driver (even if it would be no more shitty than the AMD drivers)?

    AKA: If you play advanced games get an Nvidia card and run the proprietary drivers.

    Now if you don't play games do you really need a graphics card in the first place? Likely not. So get the integrated Intel or AMD graphics depending on your choice of processor. (And you could always leave AMD in the cold there too ..)

  19. How to beat censorship in china. on Behind the Great Firewall: What It's Really Like To Log On From China · · Score: 1

    1. Demand democracy.
    2. Convince someone else to follow and on and do the same (including convincing someone else.)

  20. Re:Linux didn't made much sense for the consumer a on Alienware Swaps SteamOS For Windows · · Score: 2

    No?

    The user obviously notice what software they can run.

    What make Android successful against the competition? The same thing which make Windows popular. Software compatibility.

    Linux doesn't have it when it comes to all the games on Steam.

  21. Re:Linux didn't made much sense for the consumer a on Alienware Swaps SteamOS For Windows · · Score: 1

    No.

    But I wouldn't mind if my brain knew how to do it correctly and did so.

  22. Re:As expected on Alienware Swaps SteamOS For Windows · · Score: 1

    The Valve titles are very popular on Steam's platform and some of the large AAA titles are ported to Linux and I suspect the idea was that even more of future AAA titles would run on Linux.

    (I think Civilization V was supposed to? If nothing else the new space one? X-COM: Enemy unknown will get a Linux version, Metro Last Light have one, Serious Sam 4 will have and 3: BFE have, FIFA have or will have (I don't care) and so on.)

  23. Re:Good Luck Gamepad Users on Alienware Swaps SteamOS For Windows · · Score: 1

    You saw it here first (patent fuckers! ;D)

    I think the keyboard should be replaced by an analogue controller, keyboards both have the traveling distance before they engage and disengage and they are simply on or off.

    For instance in a game which use stealth as a mechanic IMHO it would be much better with exact controll about both when and how much you are doing something, say walking forward and strafing slowly behind a couch to get into just the right position vs running full speed ahead or standing still ...

    The mouse is decent for aiming though. But the keyboard is far from optimal.

  24. Re:There's a shock move... on Alienware Swaps SteamOS For Windows · · Score: 1

    I'm far from convinced the Steam controller is a better controller than the Xbox One controller.

    And so is likely Valve and the people who have tried it out and hence the delay.

    Sure it will be able to emulate a keyboard and mouse but on the other hand some titles already have a controller support and the controller they support is (among others?) the Xbox 360 controller.

    The awesome part about those controllers is that they have the analouge sticks which I think may be ergonomically better.

    The Xbox One controller also have a "NES styled" cross which will be nice to have and the Valve one have neither kind of somewhat more "physical feedback" controller.

  25. Re:Linux didn't made much sense for the consumer a on Alienware Swaps SteamOS For Windows · · Score: 1

    At least for streaming purposes for compatibility it doesn't matter that it run Linux and it could possibly give a somewhat lower price for the machines (and for streaming purposes they would have less expensive hardware too so any dollar saved make a bigger impact.)