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  1. Re:No, they haven't on Has Apple Made Programmers Cool? · · Score: 3

    This doesn't necessarily mean she was attracted to you. Its more likely that she now felt "safer" talking to you since you were married (ie. less likely to hit on her).

  2. Re:What I want to know... on Google Music Goes Live With Google+ Integration · · Score: 1

    The Artist Hub takes 30% too. Sorry, I guess you're boned...

  3. Re:Duopoly? on Canada CRTC Rules Against Usage Based Billing · · Score: 1

    How are you getting TekSavvy over cable in Vancouver? Their website only shows it available in Ontario. Is this new? I'd love to switch to TekSavvy...

  4. Re:Because the last Doctor Who movie was great... on Doctor Who To Become Hollywood Feature Film · · Score: 1

    Its actually a phonetic phenomenon called Canadian Raising (and you are correct, it's more like a-boat). It definitely regional and not restricted to Canada (it occurs in some parts of the US). See Wikipedia's page on Aboot.

  5. Re:That's why we didn't go ubuntu on Are Power Users Too Cool For Ubuntu Unity? · · Score: 1

    Why are you running a desktop on your servers? You're doing it wrong...

  6. Has to sweat? on Boston Dynamics' PETMAN Humanoid On Video · · Score: 1

    From the article:

    According to the Army requirements, the robot has to have about the same weight and dimensions of a 50th percentile male (the size of a standard crash-test dummy), or a mass of 80 kilograms (about 180 pounds) and height of about 1.75 meters (nearly 6 feet). PETMAN also has to simulate respiration, sweating, and changes in skin temperature based on the amount of physical exertion.

    Emphasis mine. Anyone know why the Army wants a robot that respires, sweats and changes skin temp? Weird...

  7. Re:And? on TSA's VIPR Bites Rail, Bus, and Ferry Passengers · · Score: 1

    Doesn't matter. Just keep doing it with as many people as possible like they did in the Free Speech fights in the early 1900s. Fill the jails!

  8. Re:Soon as an alternative pops up, i'm gone. on Skype Goes After Reverse-Engineering · · Score: 1

    Probably the easiest alternative for non-techies is Google+ Hangouts but its part of a social network like Facebook, sooooo...

  9. Re:Still kinda messy. on Designer Creates "Euthanasia Roller Coaster" · · Score: 1

    Yeah, sounds great! Except for the burning at the end after the "gentle descent"....

  10. Re:Shame on you, Slashdot on Anonymous Kills Websites, Cartels Kill Bloggers · · Score: 1

    I think its more the case that there are a few really noisy "libertarian" types on here that manage to derail a lot of discussion. But yeah, they annoy the hell out of me too.

  11. Re:Got my vote on US House 'Creator' of TSA Wants To Kill It · · Score: 3, Informative

    The environment is an externality for businesses. In other words, a form of market failure. It doesn't matter how free your markets are, they will never be able to handle environmental problems. This is why things like carbon credits are being tried - they attempt to make the externality internal.

  12. Re:This is cool on Windows 8 Roundup · · Score: 1

    ...but I think that's this sort of thing will be resolved before launch.

    You should probably read this earlier comment. Don't get your hopes up...

  13. Re:Fuck Crunchyroll on Starz To Pull Content From Netflix · · Score: 1

    Wow, sucks to be you I guess. I've been watching tons of anime off crunchyroll for the past few months and haven't had any problems. It even works well on my phone and tablet. I loves me some crunchyroll...

  14. Re:Extremely old news on Evangelical Scientists Debate Creation Story · · Score: 1

    According to evangelical christians, catholics are NOT christian. Stuff the pope says only applies to catholics. Hence the divide...

  15. For the Canadians out there... on Ask Slashdot: Info On Upcoming Handhelds? · · Score: 1

    I mostly just follow Engadget as mentioned above and (since I'm Canadian) http://mobilesyrup.com/ which covers mobile news/releases releases in Canada.

  16. Re:Todd Rider on New Drug Could Cure Nearly Any Viral Infection · · Score: 2

    RTFA:

    Most of the tests reported in this study were done in human and animal cells cultured in the lab, but the researchers also tested DRACO in mice infected with the H1N1 influenza virus. When mice were treated with DRACO, they were completely cured of the infection. The tests also showed that DRACO itself is not toxic to mice.

    So they have tried it on a real organism. And it appears to have worked as expected (yay!).

  17. Re:Talking is not Doing! on The London Riots and Facial Recognition Technology · · Score: 1

    +5 Informative, seriously!?! Let's see...

    So while gun suicide is on the rise, gun deaths are falling overall, suggesting that we have a handle on the problem.

    You will have a "handle on the problem" when you manage to get your gun deaths down to saner levels (like in the UK).

    Nah, the USA and Britain are just two sides on the same die. On the other hand, your culture is provably less free than ours.

    Bold claim, my friend! I suspect if you line up all the laws and balance out their "freedomness", etc. you guys will be too close to call.

    Anyway, one more thing upon which time will tell; your country is totally played out. You're out of natural resources and useful allies. All there is left is to fight each other for the scraps. Without projecting imperialism as the USA is doing you have no future except as just another soon-to-be-homogenized member of the EU. That's a good thing for the world but not for your quality of life.

    This one's the best... Out of natural resources and useful allies? Really? As a Canadian I can say that we have plenty of natural resources (including oil!) which we will happily sell to the UK (as we do to you). As far as useful allies (Canada not so much ;-) ) remember that the US is the UKs best buddy (remember the "special relationship"?) so I think they will be ok.

    TLDR; Nothing to see here, move along...

  18. Re:Reuters video sucks on Japanese Military Invents Tumbling, Flying Sphere · · Score: 1

    Works for me! (Ubuntu 10.10)

  19. Re:I'll take one on Google+ Already At 10 Million Users · · Score: 1

    Thanks Vlad K!!

  20. I'll take one on Google+ Already At 10 Million Users · · Score: 1

    shahdino gmail

    Please and thank you!

  21. Re:Search doesn't equate to browsing... on What Internet Searches Reveal About Human Desire · · Score: 1

    They addressed this here. Specifically look at the addendum at the end.

  22. Re:My list would be a little different on FSF On How To Choose a License · · Score: 1

    For 2, why not just use the LGPL? Doesn't it already include those exceptions?

  23. Re:Streaming from my Linux PC to my Android phone on Are Streaming Media Players a Passing Fad · · Score: 1

    Try Subsonic.

  24. Re:Permissions aren't 'fine grained' on Ask Slashdot: Android Security Practices? · · Score: 2

    ...you can't know the "in-call state" without being given permission to "phone calls".

    I don't think this is true. The permissions for phone state are called "Read phone state and identity" and they don't allow you make phone calls, as far as I know. That said, the internet access permission is too coarse - its basically all or nothing. It would be nice if apps had to list the domains they are going to connect to or something...

  25. Re:How about on 9 Features We May See In Ubuntu 11.10 · · Score: 1

    11.04 is a beta version. Anything not labeled LTS (Long Term Support) is beta. So if you want stability, etc. stick with LTS releases.