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  1. To IBMs defense on Alan Cox's Exploding Laptop · · Score: 1

    From the article: "...with third-party batteries we bought separately"

    Shame IBM for not having an "your cheap battery is imminent to asplode" sensor.

  2. Re:Big issue: Requires JavaScript on Slashdot CSS Redesign Contest Update · · Score: 1, Insightful

    1992 called, they want their web surfer back.

  3. Chinese market maybe? on Nintendo Revolution Renamed 'Wii' · · Score: 1

    So who wanna bet Nintendo got a cold reception from the chinese government while trying to sell the "Revolution" to the chinese market...?

  4. Re:And repairing those computers? on IBM Hardwires Encryption Into Chips · · Score: 1

    I believe the data is encrypted by some key, like a "password"...

    Also, this chip is merely an accelerator, probably some kind of DSP. RAM, filesystems etc can be encrypted in software, the downside with encrypting RAM in software is that you have to store the unencrypted key in the same RAM.

  5. Chuck Norris on IBM's High Performance File System · · Score: 3, Funny

    Chuck Norris penis is so big that 1.6 petabyte can only store 4 seconds of Chuck Norris porn.

  6. Re:Why are "standby" and "sleep" functions needed? on Standby TVs Waste Electricity, How About ACPI? · · Score: 1

    Welcome to the 21:st century... In windows it's called "hibernate" but I don't know if there's an ACPI state for it.

    The problem is that it takes a while to transfer 2GB to the hard drive. And restoring the state takes almost as long as booting up fresh.

  7. Re:Get me a bucket I'm gonna throw up. on Bill Gates, Time Magazine "Person of the Year" · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Yeah right, he's spending $6000 million to get a profit on his $200 million investement in medical companies?

    Conspiracy Theory FTW!

    Bill Gates is surely giving a larger percentage to charity than I do. I think I gave $2 for the flood victims because a couple of swedes were there, otherwise I usually think "well build yuor homes somewhere else next time". Otherwise I havn't been giving a single penny to charity for about 10 years.

  8. Re:Why eight? on First Quantum Byte Created · · Score: 2, Funny

    The extranous bit(s) are evil of course.

  9. Re:Why eight? on First Quantum Byte Created · · Score: 1

    I would propose using a 11-bit byte instead of 8-bit. There's something nice about that number.

    byte: approx -1000 - 1000
    short: approx -1M - +1M
    int: approx -1T - +1T
    long: wowsies!

    nice huh?

    Just a shame it will have to be converted at every friggin stage of internet transport, file compatability etc....

    Ah well I guess we're fine with 8 bits.

  10. Well your Type Manager... on 'Type Manager' The File Manager of Tomorrow? · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...should learn to Type Type Manager Less.

  11. Re:Still Logging In? The System Isn't Finished. on Weighing the Internet · · Score: 2, Funny

    Not until you take a basic course in computer I/O.

  12. Re:Don't confuse the market segments. on Asa Dotzler on Why Linux Isn't Ready for the Desktop · · Score: 1

    What is WinDOS? Is that a Linux distro?

  13. Re:Not gone... on The End of a Floppy Era · · Score: 1

    Combine that guide with this:

    http://www.nliteos.com/ ... and you dont even have to go into commandline

  14. Re:WebObject is great .... on WebObjects Now Free With Tiger · · Score: 1

    Except that Java isn't opensource of course...

  15. Re:Maybe its because... on Why Don't Companies Release Specs? · · Score: 1

    I think this statement is very true. Take a look at the linux source code for some network card drivers for example. Some network hardware is so buggy that much of the features have to be turned off, leaving it to run on software-everything, PIO addressing and whatnot.

    And let's not even think about SCSI/IDE... *horror*

  16. Re:wow on First Shareable Interactive Display · · Score: 2, Funny

    +1 Oh God That's So Disgusting

  17. Based on cacheing GeForce 6xxx? on Integrated Graphics from NVIDIA Back In Style · · Score: 1

    The latest low-budget GeForce 6xxx cards are using just a little "real" graphics memory that caches system memory (where most of the data is residing).

    I wonder if a new IGP will be based on this design. IMO it is the only way to get even half-decent performance out of a system-memory-based solution. It does mean that there have to be at least 16-32MB of additional memory coupled tightly to the chipset. The best solution would probably be to include this memory in the chipset itself (?).

  18. Re:PowerPC vs Intel on The Scoop on the Xbox 360's Embedded OS? · · Score: 1

    Because, one chip is better (cost/performance) for some appliances?

    It's really that simple.

  19. Re:Legit reasons. on Tinfoil Hat House · · Score: 1

    No it isn't cool. It's totally crazy. And get the kids out of there if they have any.

  20. Bluetooth is dead on Ultra-Wide Band And Bluetooth Working Together · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Bluetooth is dying, and good riddance. In a year we will use WLAN-enabled phones and accessories, with no reduction in battery time.

    There's a prototype b/g chip for phones which uses less power than bluetooth in standby and just a little more when active.

  21. Re:The ? operator on A Review of GCC 4.0 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I'd say "thank god" after reading that text. And mod your comment "funny".

    a=min(a,b)

    that is one of the most self-descriptive statements i have ever seen.

  22. Re:Applications? on 64-Bit Windows Releases Now Available · · Score: 1

    The compiler is one big part of porting... you have to compile your app for another arch = porting.

  23. Re:Aren't neutron stars "stars"? on Star Smaller Than Some Planets Found · · Score: 1

    A neutron star is related to a star in the same sense as a black hole is, i.e. at one point it _was_ a star.

    Real life doesnt do
    SELECT * FROM definitions WHERE phrase LIKE '%star%'

  24. Genetic packet scheduler on Tuning The Kernel With A Genetic Algorithm · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Would it be possible to apply a genetic algorithm on a packet scheduler? IMO the packet schedulers available today needs too much manual tweaking.

  25. Re:XMLHTTP on Google Suggest Dissected · · Score: 3, Informative

    Just steal the Google code for finding out what XmlHttpRequest object the client has... it's not hard, just a bunch of try-catch clauses.

    What I think is cool about the Google implementation of XmlHttp is that it's run asynchronously so it won't lock up the page.