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  1. Re:Helpful image to pass along on War Declared on Caps Lock Key · · Score: 1

    Music trackers tend to use it for writing note-off, which is useful. Of course it could be moved, though.

  2. Re:Helpful image to pass along on War Declared on Caps Lock Key · · Score: 2, Insightful

    That paragraph, right there, is TDWTF material.

  3. Re:They should do a real time replay on YouTube to Offer Every Music Video Ever Created? · · Score: 1

    I could relive my musical youth. There are so many songs that I used to like but have completely forgotten about. I'd love to rediscover them.

  4. Re:Helpful image to pass along on War Declared on Caps Lock Key · · Score: 2, Informative

    It depends entirely on the font, whether it is difficult to read or not. Also, there's a reason why sentences start with a capital letter: it makes it easier to find.

  5. Re:Interesting solution on IAU Proposes 3 New Planets · · Score: 1

    We can call them Plutoniums.

  6. Re:What the pluton? on IAU Proposes 3 New Planets · · Score: 1
    the center of mass of the Solar system, which is actually outside the Sun itself.
    Really, now? The sun contains more than 99,8% of the mass in our solar system


    Anyway, planets are things that usually orbit stars, and are large enough to be round, but small enough that they don't shine by themselves, at least not too much. A "moon" can also be a planet if it's large enough (otherwise it's a piece of rock), it just happens to orbit another planet. The "moon" tag distinguishes it from those bodies that fling around the central star system.

    To summarize:

    • A planet can be a moon
    • A moon can be a planet
    • Not all moons are planets
    • Not all planets are moons
    • Some moon systems are better described as double planets (Pluto-Charon)
    • If it's round and bright, it's a star
    • If it's round and dark, it's a planet
    • If it's small and round, it's still a planet
    • If it's really small and kinda wobbly-looking, it's not a planet, but probably asteroid or other satellite
    • Which planet drinks tea, lives in the greenhouse effect, and has a pet moon?
    • Add whatever tags necessary for further refinement, such as: "moon", "red dwarf", "gas giant", "neutron star", etc.

    Sure, the borders are a bit fuzzy. That doesn't mean it's impossible to draw a line somewhere, or that the majority of cases wouldn't fall into simple slots.

  7. Re:Organ, eh'? on A Gallery of Unusual Chinese Robots · · Score: 1

    I don't get it!

  8. Re:Sources.... Wrong... on A Gallery of Unusual Chinese Robots · · Score: 1
    Technically, ni hao == You Good
    ni = you
    hao = good
    Even more technically, no. Adding words together in one language does not make the translated words add together. Someone forgot to tell babelfish.altavista, however.
  9. Re:The Perceived Threat of Science on Did Humans Evolve? No, Say Americans · · Score: 1

    It is partly a (very small) genetic predisposition, and partly cultural (to a larger degree).

  10. Re:Universal Adapters. on Dangerous Apple Power Adapters? · · Score: 1

    A large range like that sounds like it's probably going to be a large device, and is probably going to cost a bit. I know I've seen some models that can go up to 20V, and had all the bits and pieces.

  11. Re:Penetration Testing? on Microsoft Bracing for Worm Attack · · Score: 1

    I shudder at the thought of a horse pen.

  12. Re:Oh? on Next Generation Stack Computing · · Score: 1

    No, it's Electronic Netiquette-Ignoring Anonymous Coward.

  13. Re:Of course its unstable on Novell Defends 'Unstable' Xen Claims · · Score: 1

    I imagine very few will want to jump onto the Xen bandwagon.

  14. Re:Tickets for all on Tracking Your Cell Phone for Traffic Reports · · Score: 1

    Increasing spee limits with, say, 10, would do almost nothing to how fast you get to your destination (those three minutes you save are totally irrelevant) except on very long trips, while at the same time drastically increasing damage, injury, and chance of fatality in the event of an accident.

  15. Re:Thinking Experience on How Old is Too Old? · · Score: 5, Funny

    ..and millions of neurons and organs around the world hardened and matured.

  16. Re:What an excellent article. on Hoarders vs. Deleters- What Your Inbox Says · · Score: 1

    I started archiving mails by year a while ago. Now I have a couple of mbox-files, named 2003,2004.. etc. The files can the be copied to several places and servers to spread out and eliminate the chance of losing them.

  17. Re:Safety on DC Power Saves 15% Energy and Cost @ Data Center · · Score: 1
  18. Re:Now... on Intel Open Sources Graphics Drivers · · Score: 1

    Hm, do you know of any optical in/out card (pci or usb) that would work under linux, preferrably with low latency of course?

  19. Re:gmail solved my clutter on Hoarders vs. Deleters- What Your Inbox Says · · Score: 2, Insightful
    I have the same, on several accounts/servers even, but not everyone has access to a real mailaccount. That's where gmail gives all the convenience and almost all the power.

    On a different note, TFA is a great and inspiring self-help article:

    In desperation, he decided to delete all his messages. ... Mr. Stratten describes what he did as "pure evil," but he also calls it a turning point. He realized he had to find a better way to ease his guilt over not coming through for people. He is now hiring an assistant who will handle his email.
    Great way to deal with the problem, yeah.
  20. Re:Oh? on Next Generation Stack Computing · · Score: 1

    Only if you have an unlimited amount of matter/energy from which to build the computer.

  21. Re:I think... on The FSF, GPLv3 and DRM · · Score: 1

    Good lord, seeing the link I first thought it was about some occult practice that only wikipedia could have the stomach to write about.

  22. Re:OK, just how GPL compliant is it??? on First Impressions of Freespire 1.0 · · Score: 1

    But it still has nothing to do with compliance with anything. Nothing needs to comply with anything else. You're free to copy the distro and give it to however many friends you want, but excluding the bits that have a license that prohibits that. So you can't just copy the CD straight, that's right, but that's no non-compliance. You're free to rip the offending pieces out, until you have a package that can be redistributed.

  23. Re:Again, probably a non-existent terror plot on BBC Reports UK-U.S. Terror Plot Foiled · · Score: 1

    And if you remember further, it turned out that he wasn't running anywhere at all, except a short sprint to catch the tube.

  24. Re:Now... on Intel Open Sources Graphics Drivers · · Score: 1

    Soundblaster cards are mid-range at best. Now, there actually is support for some high-end cards in ALSA, but I've had more trouble than I ever wanted trying to get the Echo Audio driver to work, and actually recognize the card, output sound, etc.

  25. Re:A lot of my spam seems pointless on New Kind of Spam 'Un-Training' Filters? · · Score: 1
    People who can't spell properly in the first place.


    Yes, I'm feeling cynical today.