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  1. Re:They already do.. on Nvidia Is Trying To Make an x86 Chip · · Score: 1

    Where 'enough' is probably more than what half a dozen countries could pay :)

  2. Re:How do they make money from this? on Google Unofficially Announces GDrive By Leaked Code · · Score: 1

    Are you aware of how decryption works? Why would an option to a local mount be propagated back to the server? Why would you even use an option in fstab and not enter the passphrase interactively?

  3. Re:KRunner on KDE 4.2 Is Released · · Score: 1

    That has been fixed ages ago.

  4. alternatives on Midnight Commander Development Revived · · Score: 1

    Everyone should use the tools that fit their needs, yes. I _loved_ norton commander on DOS, yes. I even made my Win 95 boot into DOS 7, not the GUI.

    But it took me less than three months of using Linux to leave mc behind. Bash was so much more powerful and versatile, I stopped using mc altogether. And that was before I found out about zsh..

    I don't want to troll, change anyone's opinion or anything. I just want to know where the use case of mc is, these days. And "I prefer it, go eat a broom." is a perfectly valid answer :)

  5. Re:Temporary measure on Linus Switches From KDE To Gnome · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yah, she is made from silicone, erm, silicium.

  6. Re:Temporary measure on Linus Switches From KDE To Gnome · · Score: 1

    Exactly. I switched to the 4 series on my laptop the day 4.1 came out. With 4.2, I will migrate my girlfriend (i.e. this weekend) and with 4.3, I plan to migrate my box at work.

  7. Re:It makes sense... on Linus Switches From KDE To Gnome · · Score: 2, Insightful

    True, Gnome simply ignores your wishes. And _if_ you want to configure Gnome stuff, it's either text files or their version of regedit.

    No bad feelings, everyone should use what they want. But to claim that Gnome is easy to use is a misrepresentation in _my_ opinion.

  8. Uhhh.. on Texas Board of Education Supports Evolution · · Score: 1

    Texas has schools? And textbooks?

    On a more serious note, someone I know went to primary school in Texas. They learned that the USA are the _only_ country with courts and democracy. Said person is under 50 and trustworthy.

  9. Re:Fracking Halleluja on Texas Board of Education Supports Evolution · · Score: 1

    No, I would not.

    But implying that this might be the case here is.. strange..

  10. Re:Stop it on Second Prototype of the $200 Open Source Tablet · · Score: 1

    Wait, what, who? Argh?

    Please cite your sources, I will try to poke ED about it.

  11. Stop it on Second Prototype of the $200 Open Source Tablet · · Score: 1

    Can you stop using actual facts, please? This is Sparta, erm, /.

    By the way, I am waiting for my Pandora, as well. Same as you seem to be.

  12. truly on How Best To Deal With WiFi Interference? · · Score: 1

    Yah, instead of whoring for Informative or Interesting, you are whoring for Insightful.

    Myself? I am going for Funny, here.

  13. Re:Hack your AP on How Best To Deal With WiFi Interference? · · Score: 2, Funny

    > But on a lighter note, from one who works in radios a lot[...]

    Wow, you must be really small!

  14. Re:Whoah, slashvertisement on Crayon Physics Combines Science and Puzzles · · Score: 1

    Both promised me personally. Only after that did I pre-order to help them get over the half to full year of unemployment when they made their games.

    As an aside, Crayon Physics introduced me to lullaby by _ghost -- freely available on CCMixter and easily in my personal Top 5 _ever_.

  15. Re:Weird license restriction: on Qt Becomes LGPL · · Score: 1

    > Wow! How do they know how you "initially" began development?

    Wow! It seems you did not read what they actually say in that FAQ. They _can_ tell you if you are able to _relicence_ to their other licence.

    How they can enforce it is another question, but they can make things hard for others.

  16. Whoah, slashvertisement on Crayon Physics Combines Science and Puzzles · · Score: 1

    CP won a game award in 2008, same as World Of Goo (http://worldofgoo.com) -- both are awesome games, both promised to create a Linux client and both cost me $20.

    Here's to hoping the small indie shops get more exposure. And even more hoping to them open sourcing their stuff after some time :)

  17. Sauerbraten on Most Popular Free, Arena-Style FPS? · · Score: 2, Informative

    Sauerbraten is _fast_. It gets rid of many factors which slowed people down in Q3 and really and truly concentrate on annihilating enemies.

    Plus, it has nice GFX.

  18. Uhhh.. on How Do You Manage Your SD Card Library? · · Score: 1

    Are you serious? Take a pen and write the name of the owner on them.

    Also, do you _really_ _need_ more than one card per device, two per camera? Keeping the old 8 MiB crap around might sound like a great idea to save money, but it's not. If you have many cards for device X, get a bigger card. If you have several of the biggest cards, you will have a case for the device. Stuff the cards into said case.

  19. Re:How to store teeth today? on Tooth Regeneration Coming Soon · · Score: 1

    No idea, that's why I'm asking :)

  20. Re:How to store teeth today? on Tooth Regeneration Coming Soon · · Score: 1

    Alcohol will definitely kill the stem cells.

  21. How to store teeth today? on Tooth Regeneration Coming Soon · · Score: 3, Interesting

    As someone who has smaller children in his extended family, I am wondering if there are any house-hold-compatible ways to save cells on teeth. Or should I just forget the whole thing?

  22. Two comments: on Why Mirroring Is Not a Backup Solution · · Score: 1

    1) This: http://journalspace.com/this_is_the_way_the_world_ends/not_with_a_bang_but_a_whimper.html is amusing. "The guy who I fired for stealing and who told people how smart he was did not have backups. After he left, I should have checked on stuff." -- This is wrong. If you don't _know_ proper off-site backups exist at any time, you are making a huge mistake. Every single day. Your responsibility does not start when you fire some guy. And in a shop small enough that one guy can handle all IT, the boss of a blogging _website_ _must_ know that.

    Not much he can do now and no use crying over spilt milk. But to imply that his (shared) responsibility is less than 100% is a joke.

    2) To save affected bloggers the trouble of posting: http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s257/MyDoom111/btarded/outrage4yvdj3bf67oq.jpg ;)

  23. Here's what you need to do on Home Generators (or How DTE Energy Ruined My Holidays) · · Score: 1

    1) Get a generator, some extension cords, etc. Stash gas. Do this is a secure location, preferably inside so the gear is not frozen when you need it.
    2) Put stuff which does not burst when frozen outside; get ice, put it into a bucket and place that into the fridge to cool the rest.
    3) Get one Fenix PD30 or any other small flashlight with a Cree Q5 or forgotthename P4/P7 per person in the household. Get ones that eat CR123A as those last long and store longer. The PD30 will burn for 65 hours at 12 Lumen (that is too bright to read by comfortably). The batteries have a shelf lie of 10 years, after which they still retain 70%-90% of their power.
    4) Drain your pipes after filling your bathtubs etc for flushing the toilet, washing, whatnot. You will have food and water stashed for consumption, anyway.

    Optionally, move to a country with proper regulation as those tend to have working power networks. And yes, I know the US are large and have scaling problems. The point remains the same, though.

  24. Huh? on NIST Announces Round 1 Candidates For SHA-3 Competition · · Score: 1

    The first third of the submission is interesting, relevant and sane. The rest, especially the question, is based on so much mis-understanding of the topic at hand, I just lack the time to point all of it out. I suggest OP re-thinks the effort of switching to new _and maintaining the old_ hashes for a second or twenty. That should be a good starting point for some relevations.

  25. Re:I'd ignore the Europeans too on NIST Announces Round 1 Candidates For SHA-3 Competition · · Score: 1

    To quote grandparent: "Yes, but you can't prove that it's secure, only that it's not."