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  1. Re:Dishwasher? on Review of Das Keyboard · · Score: 1

    Yeah - I normally take the electronic parts out first though.

    With a grey MS Natural keyboard this is even easier since there are "key plates" that hold the keys between the exterior and the electronics. (It was a little more difficult for a black multimedia natural keyboard...)

    So you just take those out and throw them in the dishwasher. See here: http://www.rabidhardware.net/index.php?id=9

    PS: Turn off heated drying if you do put actual electronics in the dishwasher.

    PPS: Dishwashers are great for washing everything - from toothbrushes to bongs. The next time you need to wash something, think about throwing it in the dishwasher!

  2. Re:Oh great... on Supreme Court Holds Right to Bear Arms Applies to Individuals · · Score: 1

    Are you high, stupid or both? Gun control and Gitmo are the WORST possible decisions. I suppose you think waterboarding is a "hoot" also?

    What are you blathering about? I was just noting that the last couple rulings I heard about were pro-freedom. Maybe if I had this link in the last post, you would have a clue what's going on.

    SCOTUS Grants Guantanamo Prisoners Habeas Corpus

  3. Re:Wait - I've got a MUCH better idea... on The Beginnings of a TLD Free-For-All? · · Score: 1


    Nah, people will want certain numbers and not want others. East Asians won't want numbers with "4" in them as they're unlucky. Christian nutjobs won't want 666, the number of the Beast. Script kiddies will want 1337.

    Since an IPv4 address is made up of 4 bytes, each ranging from 0 to 255 - any sequence where three 6s are together would be split by a period. The same goes for 1337.

    Although I'm sure you know that and you just wanted to jab "Christian nutjobs" for karma. Which is a noble goal, except when you're retarded in the process.

  4. Re:Oh great... on Supreme Court Holds Right to Bear Arms Applies to Individuals · · Score: 4, Interesting

    That's not annoying - that's helpful, isn't it?

    When one party gets into power and abuses stuff, you can use your first amendment. When the other party gets into power and abuses stuff, you can use your second amendment. At least in theory.

    I'm happy. The Supreme Court has been making some good decisions lately (ex: Guantanamo).

  5. Re:Call on Dodd, Feingold To Try and Filibuster Immunity Bill · · Score: 1

    Call and remind your representative that he or she has an oath of office and a public image to sustain, and voting for this bill cannot possibly be a supportive action for either. My representative is Feingold, you insensitive clod!
  6. Re:Obama on Dodd, Feingold To Try and Filibuster Immunity Bill · · Score: 3, Interesting
    Here's a better Jefferson quote. From a letter to William S. Smith with regards to Shays' Rebellion.

    God forbid we should ever be 20 years without such a rebellion. The people cannot be all, & always, well informed. The part which is wrong will be discontented in proportion to the importance of the facts they misconceive. If they remain quiet under such misconceptions it is a lethargy, the forerunner of death to the public liberty. We have had 13. states independent 11. years. There has been one rebellion. That comes to one rebellion in a century & a half for each state. What country before ever existed a century & half without a rebellion? & what country can preserve it's liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms.
  7. Re:Weird if it's true. on Japan Imposes "Fine On Fat" · · Score: 1

    Your own BODY SIZE/SHAPE seems like an awfully personal thing to let OTHERS dictate for you! While I agree on a philosophical level, I don't think there are many overweight people that don't want to be thinner - and for them, government intervention would be welcomed if it could accomplish such a thing.
  8. Re:Reading comprehension on Stephen Hawking Turned Down Knighthood · · Score: 1

    "Professor Hawking does not like titles. In fact he dislikes the whole concept of them" Is it just me, or does it seem hypocritical to use the title of "Professor" in this sentence. I mean, if that really is Hawking's spokesman.
  9. Re:losing strategy on AMD's New Card Supports Linux From the Get-Go · · Score: 3, Informative

    It's been said before that treating Linux users nicely has a cascading effect, since they are the people that Joe and Grandma ask for help when buying a new computer. So that number may not be HUGE but it's definitely not small, as I have probably caused NVIDIA many, many purchases by now. The ROI is probably pretty good, in fact, for the little they have to spend for Linux drivers.

    What I don't get are these crazies who say they're ready to jump ship to AMD/ATI already - over a BINARY driver. But that just goes to show that this "Linux initiative" is paying off.

    The first graphics card manufacturer to have open source, quality drivers is going to win big. My guess is NVIDIA is already prepared to release theirs, but they're waiting while AMD plays catch-up.

  10. Re:I am conflicted on AP Targets Blog Excerpts With DMCA Notices · · Score: 2, Informative

    Why? I know liberals and conservatives who like it - if nothing else, for the bizarre links. Helps fill in when Slashdot gets slow...

  11. Re:Hash values are not "fuzzy" on Three ISPs Agree To Block Child Porn · · Score: 1

    Except when you base the hash on some fixed points in the image rather than the whole image.

    There are some excellent tools out there to find duplicate images that are of different sizes/color tones.

  12. Re:do spoons make us fat? on Is Google Making Us Stupid? · · Score: 1

    I may or may not agree with you, and I may or may not be "feeding the troll", but I must ask... Mr Anonymous Coward, assuming you are correct: Are you the perfect person you always imagined, or are you bitter at yourself (and thus projecting your hatred upon others)? Because, you know, if you have some tips for being perfect, I'm sure a lot of people would be interested.

  13. Re:Responsibility? on Proposed Legislation Would Outlaw "Cyberbullying" in US · · Score: 4, Informative

    People with depression tend to have parental relationships like that. When the parents are the emotionally needy, withholding ones, the child becomes hyper-sensitive to others.

    A good book to read on the topic is The Drama of the Gifted child by Alice Miller.

  14. Re:Awesome on Linux Cluster Supercomputer Performs Surgery on Dog · · Score: 2, Interesting

    We could get the savings now, without machines, if we lowered the bar to doing certain doctor-only actions and stopped artificially limiting the amount of doctors in the market.

    In some cases, they already are by allowing doctor's assistants and nurses' assistants the same powers. But I won't really consider it a success until I can go down the street and have eye surgery in Boris's basement, right next to where he makes the bootleg vodka.

  15. Re:Should be criminal anyway on Graphics Advances Make Identifying Real Images Difficult · · Score: 1

    What I see affects my actions only insofar as it changes who I am and how I see the world. Advertising works because it plants a seed in our heads: "X is a solution to Y product" or "product R is better than product S". "Sex with children is a solution to my sexual needs."
    "Kinky misogyny is better than making love."

    Geez, with all you naysayers, I think I might be coming to understand what's wrong with pornography, and that says a lot! :)
  16. Re:Should be criminal anyway on Graphics Advances Make Identifying Real Images Difficult · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Simple. If I have absolutely never heard of a product, how would I know it's available to buy it? Or rather:
    "If I have absolutely never seen women treated in misogynistic ways, how would I know it's an option for me to act in such a way?"

    I'm not saying I necessarily agree, but you walked right into that one. :)
  17. Re:Finally!!! on How to Turn a PlayStation 3 Into a Linux PC · · Score: 1

    Zomg, you do know that the PS3 firmware is past 2.2, right?

  18. Re:Finally!!! on How to Turn a PlayStation 3 Into a Linux PC · · Score: 1

    Yes, all the models except the 40GB have at least one PS2 chip on them. The 40GB is sold with no backward compatibility promises, but it's difficult to procure any other model nowadays. Technologically, there's no reason why the emulation can't all be done in software, but Sony's not very interested in doing it or helping the open source world do it.

  19. Re:Finally!!! on How to Turn a PlayStation 3 Into a Linux PC · · Score: 1

    The PS3 already plays PS1 games... natively, with no Linux.

    The problem is PS2 emulation! Completely possible in software, but Sony's not going to do it for their 40GB models, and they're not going to give us proper 3D chip access in Linux to run the unofficial emulators there.

  20. Re:Enough time has passed on Duke Nukem Forever Preview On Jace Hall Show · · Score: 1

    Let's be honest here - the average 22 year old kid who sees a review of DNF on some game site in six months isnt going to have the 12 years of expectation and context that the rest of us might have. Actually, I'd venture that most Duke fans are in their 20s now, you insensitive clod! It was all the rage in junior high.
  21. Re:What Happened When HD-DVD Gave Up on Toshiba Going After Blu-ray? · · Score: 1

    Yea, I upgraded my firmware but it still doesn't play anything.

    Can you recommend a good DLNA server for Linux that doesn't require too much configuration for transcoding?

  22. Re:What Happened When HD-DVD Gave Up on Toshiba Going After Blu-ray? · · Score: 1

    I was ecstatic when I found out the PS3 could play media off of my network.

    Until I found out that it couldn't play 90% of my stuff because of codec incompatibilities.

    And I can't seek through the files that actually do play.

    But gee whiz, it sure is great for looking at JPGs.

  23. Re:McCain has been one of Amtraks most on McCain vs. Obama on Tech Issues · · Score: 1

    It would be possible to dismantle the military-industrial complex without sinking into anarchy in the process. You're throwing the baby out with the bathwater. The bathwater would not exist were it not for the baby.
  24. Re:McCain has been one of Amtraks most on McCain vs. Obama on Tech Issues · · Score: 1

    It's a shame you experienced problems with the Libertarian party. I'm actually not too thrilled with how they're managed either, but who else am I to vote for?

    Whether there are worthwhile government projects and whether they could be accomplished by the free market is a fair point to debate. And at what level of government they should be executed is another point. However, my feeling is that the more money you give the government to do something you like, the more they will spend and waste on things you don't like. Maybe a completely transparent government will be immune to that, but I don't know how we can ever achieve such a thing.

  25. Re:McCain has been one of Amtraks most on McCain vs. Obama on Tech Issues · · Score: 1

    Collapse Iraq right when their government is finally getting some traction and cohesiveness? You'll throw anarchy stright into the middle of the middle east, creating refugee crises, and breeding terrorists, as well as completely discrediting the US as an ally for anyone - completely untrustworthy. Guess what? I don't give a shit. If you want to flush your dollars down the toilet, go right ahead and hire a private militia to inhabit Iraq. Living in the mid-west, I have no fear of terrorism. The risk of dying to terrorism is several times lower than the risk of dying in an automobile accident. Hence, I don't care. The middle-east is none of our business.

    pull out of social security - how do you fund the obligation to those on it? Its a ponzi scheme and will collapse unless you shut to down "gracefully", leaving millions in poverty with little to no income. People who will become an immediate burden on overwhelmed state and local agencies. I said allow citizens to opt out. That means that you still help the people who have invested in it, but don't force new generations to pay in.

    Eliminate the Fed Income Tax? OK. And replace it with? Consumption taxes? Good luck with the 20% or more added cost of retail goods. Eliminating the fed income tax would put our government's income at the level it was in the year 2000, due to the money it makes through other sources. It's possible - we just need to stop wasting money on pointless wars and entitlement programs.

    You did a pretty good job reciting typical Republican jibberish, but it's a shame you don't think for yourself.