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  1. Re:2160 on 4K Computer Monitors Are Coming (But Still Pricey) · · Score: 1

    Do you mean four 1900x1080 screens?

  2. Re:Android Intents on Windows 8 Introduces a New Cross-App Data-Sharing System · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I came here to say the same thing. Also, Google and Mozilla are experimenting with making such functionality available to webapps as Web Intents / Web Activities http://webintents.org/ http://mozillalabs.com/blog/2011/07/web-apps-update-experiments-in-web-activities-app-discovery/ I hope Microsoft will join the effort rather than making a separate system.

  3. The Toolkit? on JavaScript Toolkit V1.1.0 Released · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Since when is this known as "The Toolkit"? The lack of github followers and general references across the internet makes this claim suspect. Its History file only goes back a few days, so I wonder how this could possibly be "long-awaited."

  4. They already are; Slashdot reported on it... on Where Is Firefox OS? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    just two weeks ago. Webian Shell on top of Linux sounds a lot like Chrome OS to me...

  5. Re:That's dumb. on Mozilla Rejects WebP Image Format, Google Adds It · · Score: 5, Informative

    As author of the Mozilla WebP patch, I can confirm that this was originally true. However, due to various shortcomings in design, WebP split off into its own codec library.

  6. Re:Not only graphics on How the PC Is Making Consoles Look Out of Date · · Score: 1

    Games like the upcoming Conduit 2 get around the off-screen problem by using the Wii Motion Plus gyroscope for directional input when pointer information is missing. They also have a button mapped to 180 degree turn.

  7. Re:This has been done before, and it failed. on Sony Lawyers Expand Dragnet, Targeting Anybody Posting PS3 Hack · · Score: 1

    The Blue Ribbon Campaign pre-dates DeCSS by more than three years, back to 1996, and was originally formed to protest the Communications Decency Act.

  8. Re:The one real data model: XML on How HTML5 Will Change the Web · · Score: 1

    You can use XML-conformant HTML 5. It's called XHTML 5 (read the spec).

  9. Re:Linux customize for "X" never works on Canonical Developing Ubuntu OS For Tablets · · Score: 2, Interesting

    If Linux's X apps were created with an application's equivalent of HTML's "CSS" then perhaps applications could be tremendously more adaptable to different user environments.

    Sounds like the QML (Declarative UI) portion of Qt Kinetic (and Qt Style Sheets have been around for a while).

  10. Re:as an extreme red-green colorblind person... on Could Colorblindness Cure Be Morally Wrong? · · Score: 1

    It's not that simple. Some things can only be cured effectively in early development because other things that depend on it can't be fixed by the time the person is deemed ready to make their own decision.

  11. Re:Tb or TB or TiB? on GE Developing 1TB Hologram Disc Readable By a Modified Blu-ray Drive · · Score: 4, Funny

    1 tuberculosis

  12. Re:Great! on Source Code of Several Atari 7800 Games Released · · Score: 4, Informative

    It's unofficial because it wasn't released by Atari, as the post suggests, but by the Atari Historical Society, copied from source disks recovered from Atari's trash.

  13. Help spread the word to those affected on Facebook's New Terms of Service · · Score: 1

    Facebook users should join this group to help spread the word: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=68090176688

  14. Re:It's CSS thats the problem on W3C Considering An HTML 5 · · Score: 1

    You can define multiple classes per element. To solve your example, you could have a color class with a single color: attribute that would be changed and your span would have something like: style="spanStyle1 corporateColorDuJour" Not as elegant as variables, but it avoids the search and replace problem.

  15. Re:Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth on US Population to Top 300 Million · · Score: 1

    You made the same stupid mistake with your second "proof" You're incorrectly converting area (square distance) into distance. Simply look at your units to see your flaw. You have (square miles/person) * (feet/mile), or (miles * miles/person) * (feet/mile) = miles * feet/person rather than the intended square feet/person If you really need proof, then: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=261914+square +miles+in+square+meters http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=261914+sq uare+miles+in+square+feet Also, the post below, using a different square meter measurement, found 116 square meters/person, very close to my 113 calculation. No, I don't have anything else to say. Looks like you couldn't even catch the short bus.

  16. Re:Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth on US Population to Top 300 Million · · Score: 1

    I don't know where your math is coming from. Well, I guess I do: you forgot to take into account square meters. Thus, you have to multiply your meters/mile factor one more time. So, 1609.344^2 square meters/square mile * 261914 square miles =~ 678354145930 square meters. 678354145930 square meters / 6000000000 people =~ 113 square meters per person. Sorry to squash your "new math" with actual math and all.

  17. Re:Gigantic crab on The Mystery of Oregon's 'Dead Zone' · · Score: 4, Funny

    Try to hit its weak point for MASSIVE DAMAGE!

  18. Re:Firefox Users on Inkscape 0.44 - Faster, Bigger, Better · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Firefox 3 will have resampling since it uses Cairo for rendering. You can try out a nightly build to test that feature.

  19. Re:The Wii? on Activision's Kotick Discounts Downloadable Games · · Score: 1

    Incorrect. They've mentioned new games as a possibility on numerous occasions, especially as an avenue for smaller developers to get games out.

  20. US Release on Brain Training Coming To The West · · Score: 3, Informative

    While there is no official US release date, the games definitely have been mentioned by Nintendo of America. The kids English version of the game was demoed months ago to press. Also, the names of the games, Brain Age and Brain Flex were mentioned in a NOA press release 10 days ago. Nintendo of Europe and Nintendo of Australia have actual release dates listed, but do not use either of those names for their version of the game.

  21. Re:Anyone else annoyed... on PSP Hackers Go Retro · · Score: 1

    Well, a "Mario World" demo came out based on the "Hello, World" demo, though this was only 2 days later, and it was nothing more than a graphic.

  22. Re:Crazy Talk on The Making of Super Mario Bros. 3 · · Score: 1

    Super Mario World was subtitled Super Mario Bros. 4 in Japan.

  23. $10 SMB?! on The Art of Purchasing Used Games · · Score: 1

    While Gamestop/ebgames is not the best place for buying used games, how in the world does Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt cost $10?? Gamestop sells it for 25 CENTS.

  24. News? on Howard And Nester Comic Archive · · Score: 2, Interesting

    While this is a cool site, I don't know how this qualifies as news. A quick check of the last modified date shows: Monday, December 02, 2002 04:40:17.

  25. Re:Car computer? on Via Now Shipping Dual-Processor Mini-ITX Board · · Score: 1

    This is true... this is why I myself run two processors... however, two processors aren't going to do much for 600MHz performance in today's marketplace, which was my point.