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  1. Re:Codes are for on Opera Turns 10, Gives Away Free Registrations · · Score: 1
    None of that is valid anymore. Opera reports itself as Opera, and has almost the same screen space as Firefox by default. It also has some of the best XHTML strict interpretation out there.

    Seems like articles about Opera have become the new trolling playground right now...

  2. Re:Nested tabs, already in Opera on Opera Turns 10, Gives Away Free Registrations · · Score: 2, Informative

    ..Thus it is essentially nested windowing systems, smart! Save a session, and when you open it, it goes into a new window by default.

  3. Re:Codes are for on Opera Turns 10, Gives Away Free Registrations · · Score: 4, Informative
    Wow, another adblock-troll, here goes the response:

    There are more options than that. Notice also that none of these are required to filter anything, the function is already built into Opera. These things just make it more convenient, but you can set up your filters manually in your filter.ini-file.

    It's not as convenient as the FFx-extensions though, but I see no ads in Opera now. In both browsers, once it's set up, it's set up anyway.

    The interface is clunky in this one, but it's very logical and you can block anything (of course): OperaAdFilter (freeware). You can simply filter all *.swf files if you so desire, or all servers starting with "http://ad.*". Another option for open-source advocates is C++AdBlock . If you want to know how the filtering works, there is a good explanation of it. Lastly, notice that you can block IP-ranges as well.

    All of these happen to be the first things in a simple Google search .

    I don't know if this was a troll, but so many people say this as "the only reason they don't switch", that it's just idiotic. From now on, anyone who mentions this again, will have their geek license removed , effective immediately!

  4. Re:Call of Cthulhu ? on Nintendo Patents Insanity · · Score: 2, Informative

    Not to mention the hallucinations in the original Team Fortress for Quake1. When hit by a stun grenade, the world would start going seasick, you'd see explosions from nowhere, and hear gunfire like it's total warfare all around you.

  5. Re:Some audio cards already allow it. on Libraries Use DRM to Expire Audiobooks · · Score: 1

    Such watermarking can easily be thwarted. It could already be thwarted by mistake, or by determined but unnoticeable tweking of the audio signal, but if you know exactly how it was done, it's a piece of cake. Just watermark it with something else entirely. Problem overwritten!

  6. Re:Gotta double up! on Fly To Mars In A Plastic Ship · · Score: 1

    I just use a hardened polymer hair gel. No government or secret entity has been able to penetrate my hairstyle yet. Neither have I, for that matter, I've had the same hairstyle for months now.

  7. Re:I want to say one word to you. Just one word. on Fly To Mars In A Plastic Ship · · Score: 1
    I made a t-shirt inspired from that quote, with the text:

    "Laws are like violence. If they don't solve the problem, use more."

  8. Re:Question on Usability Eye for The GIMP Guy · · Score: 1

    Windows doesn't have multidesktops by default, but Gimp assumes it has. That's a clear design mistake there.

  9. Re:I agree on Usability Eye for The GIMP Guy · · Score: 1

    You wouldn't happen to know if tablets work well in the Gimp, like my Wacom for example?

  10. Re:"Its," damn it! on iTunes Might Lose Labels · · Score: 1
    ...it is possessed (by Apple)

    And so are all you people, by the Grammar Devil.

    But I applaud you for your struggle, though the teachings apparently fall upon infertile soil.

  11. Re:Yeah well on iTunes Might Lose Labels · · Score: 1

    Yes, but they can blame it on piracy!

  12. Re:Except... on Comparison of Java and .NET security · · Score: 2, Funny
    I have an idea: I'm going to write a new .Net VM.... in Java!

    Eat that, hax0rs!

  13. Re:they might on Sony Describes DS As Gimmick · · Score: 1

    UMD-movies certainly feel as gimmicky as prerecorded MD's.

  14. Re:Honestly...what the hell? on Nintendogs In-Depth Strategy Guide · · Score: 1
    But try doing the same in a city. Dogs can be rather demanding, especially if yours happens to have some mental disorder, or just really frightened by some things.

    Now, cats on the other hand presents more of a case. A cat never has to go outside the flat, if it's reasonably large (3+ rooms). Of course, there's still the matter of how to feed it when travelling, but that can be solved by a neighbour, or by putting it in a cat hotel. Nintencats would be harder to justify, except if you're allergic.

  15. Re:Movie Theaters are Obsolete on Piracy Not To Blame In Decline of Moviegoers · · Score: 1
    Why the hell would I want to spend $200 on sushi for a date? I can rent a whore for $200!

    Yes, you get a cold fish either way.

  16. Re:Health care conspiracies at work on Microsoft Infected by Virus · · Score: 1

    That would certainly be the first real plus point.

  17. Re:Missunderstanding on Report Claims Men More Intelligent Than Women · · Score: 1

    Perhaps you mean that all decisions are based on intuition. But intuition can be trained with logic.

  18. Re:Changing to another CMS on Migrating from Mambo to Another CMS? · · Score: 1
    How would /. readers feel if suddenly the site wasn't running slashcode?

    I cannot accept any other $deity than bgcolor=#006666;.

  19. Re:Great! on GMail Sign-Ups Via Mobile · · Score: 1
    Better than M2 in Opera?

    No.

    Quicker than M2?

    No.

    Simpler that M2?

    Perhaps, depending on what 'simple' happens to mean for you.

    I think if you're already using M2, there's no point in using the web interface, because you already have the features. However, the storage space is great, and when you're not at a familiar computer, then the web interface won't leave you feeling crippled.

    I mean, if I feel like sending an email while browsing, I press ctrl-e, type, then ctrl-shift-s, bombs away. On the other hand, the web-gmail is probably more obvious when you look at it.

    Notice though, that with a real mail reader you can use several accounts in conjunction with gmail. No, forwarding to the gmail account is not the same thing. If gmail implemented that, it'd be a kick-ass whole lot better.

  20. Re:mobile phone? on GMail Sign-Ups Via Mobile · · Score: 1

    Electronic spam is spelled in lowercase. SPAM, on the other hand, refers to the trademarked food and something entirely different.

  21. Re:Accessible? on GMail Sign-Ups Via Mobile · · Score: 1

    Such a person is very likely to have someone to help with the initial obstacle.

  22. Re:from library to... what? on College Libraries Without Books · · Score: 1

    What's that, Nigerian blend?

  23. Re:bad move. on College Libraries Without Books · · Score: 1

    Cognac. Unless it's an emergency.

  24. Re:Great! on House-Sitting Robot Hits Store Shelves in Japan · · Score: 1
    Everything can be used for both good and evil.

    Yes, even this robot can be used for evil! Just think about the evilness of placing one of these in a girls' locker room, and then waiting unti... no wait, that's not evil, just a good opportunity.

  25. Re:Er. on House-Sitting Robot Hits Store Shelves in Japan · · Score: 1
    How do you trust that person?

    Can I recommend this robot, only $2600, in order to personally keep an eye on the house-sitter?