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  1. Imagine a Beowulf Cluster of all these GPUs... on 28-Way Radeon GPU Comparison Under Linux · · Score: 2

    well assuming there were a gallium or similar driver for them...

  2. If they could turn WebOS into a launcher / UI.... on HTC Considering Buying Own OS · · Score: 1

    So basically instead of sense or touchwiz or whatever you ran webOS as your "skin", and it handled the multi-tasking and other interface elements... but the apps themselves were android apps that ran inside "cards"..... I'd sign up for that.

  3. "There are fat men who are bold?" on Hair Growth Signal Dictated By Fat Cells · · Score: 1

    But with science we can force them to be meek and timid so they keep in their place.

  4. Pacman Jones already knows how to make it rain. on Swiss Researchers Try to Make it Rain With Lasers · · Score: 1
  5. Everybody Off! on HP Spinning Off WebOS and Exiting Hardware Business · · Score: 1

    Works like nothing.... well, just nothing.

    What will Russell Brand do now?

  6. Heat to blame? on Heat 'Most Likely Cause' of Pioneer Anomaly · · Score: 0

    I knew it was LeBron's fault!!!!

  7. forms of locomotion not covered on San Francisco Considers Ban On All Pet Sales · · Score: 1

    So pets that exclusively hop, brachiate, burrow, or use jet propulsion. So I guess its kangaroo mice, spider monkeys, badgers and scallops for pets from now on.

    We'll train them to not use other forms of locomotion...

  8. iRaq and iRan are both in violation as well on Apple Sued Over Use of iCloud Name · · Score: 5, Funny

    That is what this whole gulf war was really about.

  9. Re:Zombies have alternative now on Researchers Grow a Brain In a Dish · · Score: 1

    Coming this fall on HBO: TruBrains

  10. You'd think they'd mention webOS on Experts Say Gestural Interfaces Are a Step Backwards In Usability · · Score: 1

    seeing as it has a standardized set of gestures including a standard gesture area. But it seems to focus exclusively on iOS and Android...

  11. URL Lengthening Service on Spammers Establish Fake URL-Shortening Services · · Score: 1

    I've found people no longer trust short URLs. But give them a long, impressive authoritarian-sounding URL and they assume it must be part of some corporate datacenter they can feel safe doing business with. Right now there are a couple, like Johannes longurl. It works, but doesn't fill the URL with impressive sounding words. What we need is something tied to a thesaurus lookup with all manner of impressive sounding terms meant to subliminally make the person think they are safe. e.g., reallybigcorporationofamerica.com/htppsss/accounting/security/firewall/lockdown/secureurltoken.shtml&verifiedid=320498982342394ab098f&checksum=0342f&etcetcetc

  12. control lights from your phone on An IP Address For Every Light Bulb · · Score: 3, Interesting

    No longer will you need a lousy LED flash on your phone camera. Just tap to brighten all lightbulbs in the area. Or if you're into being dark and mysterious, a constantly running app that dims all lights within 50' of your GPS location... people will know when you're coming...

  13. Ritual Seppuku should suffice on Ask Slashdot: How Should Sony Compensate PSN Users? · · Score: 1

    oh, and re-enable linux on PS3. Hell, make an official distro.

  14. Boy Scouts of America... on BSA 2010 Piracy Report: $58.8 Billion · · Score: 0

    I got my anti-piracy merit badge....

  15. You're controlling unmanned drones... on US Navy Creates MMO To Fight Somali Pirates · · Score: 2

    you think its only a game but you're really piloting their unmanned drones for them....

  16. Hellfire on Yes, an Armadillo Can Give You Leprosy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Damn you Lord Foul! Must you corrupt these beautiful creatures and turn them into servants of despite?

  17. It already does this if you have U-Verse... on Microsoft's Xbox To Have Streaming TV Service? · · Score: 1

    If you have U-verse you can get this xbox thing that basically turns it into a u-verse receiver/dvr (using the xbox hard drive). Sadly they charge $99 for this, versus a monthly fee of like $5 for another unit. I guess it would pay for itself eventually. Or if you somehow had a TV with only one input it could be worth it. They advertise not having to use the source select button on your tv remote as a feature. Its not a $99 feature. Also you can stream a lot of ESPN content via Xbox Live... not their top ticket items, but it is a good way to see some of the less in demand sporting events... e.g., CONCACAF soccer, NCAA women's basketball, etc. You can usually see one of their current sportscenter shows as well..

  18. Missing Scent: Human on Smell Like An Orc · · Score: 1

    I always play humans in D&D. Why is there no human aroma available?

  19. Originally I was bummed out at HP's Touchpad plans on RIM BlackBerry PlayBook: Unfinished, Unusable · · Score: 1

    They had a big announcement then pushed its launch out to sometime this year, late summer maybe, nothing firm. Most of the palm fans were screaming about how can they wait that long apple is launching stuff now we have to get it out there and OMG the playbook is also launching way way ahead...

    Now I think that was probably a better choice.

  20. Groklaw... on Google Loses Bedrock Suit, All Linux May Infringe · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Cancel that retirement party

  21. MIcrosoft has gone native... on Rivals Mock Microsoft's 'Native HTML5' Claims · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think what they mean is they are employing natives in third world countries to write their HTML.

  22. Re:Brainiac 5 on Which Comic Character Is the Greatest Engineer? · · Score: 1

    You do realize his great engineering solution you described consisted of destroying the Miracle Machine. This machine, which somehow was impervious to 30th century science, the combined might of Supeboy, Mon-El, Wildfire, Supergirl, Ultra Boy et al combined..... was destroyed when he had Matter-Eater Lad ate the bloody thing.

  23. There will be plenty of innovation... on Ma Bell Stifled Innovation, AT&T May Do the Same · · Score: 1

    Just less of the technical sort, and more of the "how can we take your money" sort.

  24. Re:Never understood why ultima IV was so great on Ultima IV — EA Takedowns Precede Official Reboot · · Score: 1

    In the context of what came before, it was the first game I can recall where the ultimate victory was not based on killing a bad guy, but rather a personal quest. It was also the first time we got the world of Britania (Ultima ]I[ had been Sosaria, ][ was earth through time, and I... I dunno, something like Alkabeth I imagine, never played that one). It was the first time we got to journey with Iolo Fitzowen, Dupre, Shamino, et al.

    Yes it was over the top in its morality, and Ultima V was directly a response to that. But the role of Ultima IV should not be ignored or minimized. It advanced the bar in terms of these games beyond anything else at that time.

    (dusting off old sig)
    Asgrim Dragon, UDIC

  25. The eight virtues: on Ultima IV — EA Takedowns Precede Official Reboot · · Score: 1

    COMPression
    HUMIdity
    SACRilege
    HONEy
    SPIRals
    VALOrem
    HONOlulu
    JUSTico (these days you could use JUSTintimberlake or JUSTinbieber... but I did not know who the former was back then and the latter did not exist back then).

    (the Ultima IV language parser only read the first four letters of any word) you could pass all the challenges where they asked you questions about the virtues by answering with thse...)