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  1. Re:It's not new on Netflix Sues Blockbuster for Patent Infringement · · Score: 2, Funny

    God, I hope that was a joke because adding DVD and internet to it shouldn't make it original.

  2. Re:62 supercomputers on Supercomputer to Hit 1.6 Petaflops With 16,000 Cell Chips · · Score: 1

    They don't call them Big Blue for nothing.

  3. Re:I've seen it hacked faster on Hardware Hacking a Voting Machine in 4 Minutes · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yeah, right. We all know that one of them simply walks up to the INS agents, waves his hand and says "these are not the aliens you're looking for" and the INS agents simply walk away.

  4. Re:Standards Compliant Editor Useless Without IE F on Microsoft Expression vs. Dreamweaver · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I'm all for standards, but are you saying you don't check to see if your site works with the #1 web browser?

  5. Re:No, you want it back. on Intel to Lay Off Thousands · · Score: 1

    Yes, because dismantling R&D has worked for every other major corporation in the past...

  6. Re:Ah brilliant on Possession of Violent Pornography Outlawed in UK · · Score: 1

    I think there's a slight difference between porn and mind altering substances ;)

  7. Re:Actually, the problem is Intellectual Property on Dodging the Negative Reaction To GE Crops · · Score: 1

    If that farm going under puts a large number of workers out of work? What happens to the businesses those workers bought goods from? Could it be that after we've knocked over the local food producers, they might end up tipping over the rest of the economy on the way down?

  8. Re:U.S. Constitution (was: Feds vs. others) on ICANN OKs Tiered Pricing for .org/.biz/.info · · Score: 1

    Strictly interpreted you are correct. However, we have been in a constant state of war or near war for nearly a century and a half. The Supreme Court would no doubt give the okay to a standing army funded indefinately given those conditions. There's also the possibility that the Supreme Court could simply declare that clause outdated on grounds that it would be impossible to defend the country in modern warfare if the clause was enforced. In other words, dismantling the country's standing armed forces could actually produce a national emergency all by itself.

  9. Re:Doubles? on Oak Ridge Lab Supercomputer Doubles Performance · · Score: 1

    it has slightly more than doubled...what's the problem?

  10. Re:Just curious on Stolen Laptop Calls In! - Will Police Act? · · Score: 1

    well apparently some don't...and if you can recover even a few missing laptops it may be well worth it.

  11. Re:Well, along with the blankets and pillows... on Dell, Sony Discussed Battery Problem 10 Months Ago · · Score: 1

    That is if the explosion doesn't blow the bag open :O

  12. Re:Haven't we heard this before? on Apple's Leopard Strategy to Kill Microsoft and Dell? · · Score: 1

    There are Mac OS X only games? Somebody has a stunning business model...

  13. Re:Doh! on Apple's Leopard Strategy to Kill Microsoft and Dell? · · Score: 1

    Apple tends to keep the same configurations for quite a while though.

  14. Re:nv doesn't work well for 2D on Intel Open Sources Graphics Drivers · · Score: 1

    Both ATI and nVidia have been known to insert game specific optimizations even in games that we don't normally see used as benchmarks. If they can pull it off without anyone noticing a difference in quality, why not? That's why we don't just use one game as a benchmark anymore. This is probably why ATI and nVidia driver release notes are full of game specific known issues and bug fixes every release.

    I do wish they could optimize their drivers for the games without actually breaking them though...

  15. PingThrottle(tm) on Network Card for Gamers - Uses Linux to Reduce Lag · · Score: 1

    I'm sure the ability to throttle your transfer rate to induce warping in multiplayer games like counter strike when they feel they might be in danger will be extremely attractive to 13 year old FPS fanatics...

  16. Re:Could you get around this... on The Keyboard That Could Phone Home · · Score: 1

    The US government was going to buy PCs for use on a secure network from a Chinese company until they scrapped the deal over security issues. Many people accused the US of being alarmist over that, but here we see exactly how keyloggers etc could be shipped with PCs undetectable.

  17. Re:Gov't runs them off... then complains?! on Hoboken, NJ vs. Giant Parking Robot · · Score: 1

    The company who wrote the software placed timebombs in the software to sabotage the garage if the city ever dared to cut off their licensing revenue. If they aren't there to update or otherwise intervene, the software will shut off the garage and leave any vehicle trapped in the garage.

  18. Re:What about Visual Studio users? on Vista Hacking Challenge Answered · · Score: 1

    I think there might be a facility for running the code in a different account (or even a different computer) for purposes of debugging. I'd have to look that up to be sure though.

  19. Re:Get a young police officer... on Combating Harassing Use of Mosquito Noise Device? · · Score: 1

    Why not a security camera? Why would this stop damage when they could just damage his property and leave immediately? If he even admitted he thought it was his neighbors without any evidence, he'd lose immediately because the device would then be known to be inteaded to terrorize his neighbors.

  20. Re:Silly on Internet Usage Boosts Post Office Revenue · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Inflation + fuel prices + Congress telling them they must put billions into escrow...

  21. Re:MS Grasping for Straws on OSS on Windows the Next Big Thing? · · Score: 1

    The platform sdk is free and probably makes more sense for command line lovers than the express editions.

  22. Re:Oooh great... on Army to Require Trusted Platform Module in PCs · · Score: 1

    You just described what it means to be a world superpower. China will be doing the same thing when they grow up.

  23. Re:Hyperhidrosis? on Apple Faces Up to the MacBook Whining · · Score: 1

    haha, my notebook PC has discoloration on one side but it's just a darker gray.

  24. Re:Congresscritter mentality on Congress vs Misleading Meta Tags · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Virus installations, ad impressions etc.

  25. Re:Java already breaks the WORA model on Simon Phipps on the Process of Opening Java · · Score: 1, Informative

    Back then, MS's JVM was one of the best ones available. However, that distinction may not mean much since most JVM's blew the goat...