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  1. Makes sense in germany on VW Concept Microcar Gets 235 MPG · · Score: 1

    Right now a gallon of fuel costs more than $ 9 in germany.

  2. Fuel is still cheap in the US... on $1/Gallon "Green Gasoline" In Sight · · Score: 1

    This morning i've paid 1.47 Euro per liter.

    Thats $9.5 per gallon.

  3. Re:Vista is a placeholder on Microsoft Extends XP For Low-Cost Laptops · · Score: 1

    I've heard this before....

    When Windows XP was released....
    And Windows 2000...
    And NT4...
    And Windows 95...

    It seems to me, that every new Version of Windows is worse than the older on...

  4. Sounds familiar... on What Programming Languages Should You Learn Next? · · Score: 1

    Now you sound just like my father...

  5. Re:WTF? Sony for $3k, Asus for $350? on Sony's Flash-Based Notebook Reviewed · · Score: 1

    Yeah...

    But the Sony may run on Linux to. At least its little non solid state brother does:

    http://www.minitechnet.de/sony_tz21mn_4.html

    S3 *and* S4 work out of the Box!

    Sadly the screen is a little bit too flexy..

  6. Welcome to europe... on Europe's Galileo Program In Serious Trouble · · Score: 1

    ...the home of bureaucracy.

  7. Dilemma on Linux as A Musician's OS? · · Score: 1

    Still, you can't go anywhere without getting blasted by audio hippies claiming "that's not real music!". The fact is, recording is the easy part! Multitracks and sequencers are to music what Windows Explorer is to files.

    Damn! I try so hard, not to make fun out of the last sentence... The first one will make me look like a hippie, if i do...

  8. Multiseat X... on Microsoft Invents Split Screen PC · · Score: 1

    ...but only one monitor... nice.

    Maybe Microsoft finds a way to share mouse and keyboard as well... uhm.. wait..

  9. Speeding.. on Plan For Cloaking Device Unveiled · · Score: 1

    Cloaked from radar waves?

    I do need one for my car...

  10. Re:Ministry of Truth on Apple's All-Seeing Screen · · Score: 1

    >Because sex outdoors is more uncomfortable than sexy.

    Outdoors?

    Please explain!

  11. And by the way.. on Next in Browser Development, High DPI Websites? · · Score: 1

    TFA doesn't render that well in a high dpi environment.

  12. Re:Bad idea in so many ways on Next in Browser Development, High DPI Websites? · · Score: 1

    Well.

    I'm working on a high resolution Screen. (about 140 dpi.)
    And to keep things readable, i tend to use huge fonds. Most Webpages i visit regularly are looking pretty good.

    But some (especially commercial ones, made by some high payed 'web designer') got a bad, bad layout. These certain 'web designers' want a pixel centric layout, which becomes totally useless when working in a high dpi environment.

    Choosing a regular font size, and the font becomes unreadable small, choosing a decent font size, and the font becomes unreadable becaus it overlaps other text.

    Nice!

  13. Fictional vs. Nonfictional on Da Vinci Code Author Sued · · Score: 1

    To steal a nonfictional idea?

    I'm confused. Must be something like throwing an apple at someone violates Newtons intellectual property.

    'Holy Blood, Holy Grail' is a hoax anyway.

  14. Re:Opera did heavily influence Firefox. on A History of Firefox · · Score: 1

    > Certain innovations, including tabs and mouse gestures, were first developed for Opera.

    Well. Its not true.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabbed_browsing#Tabbe d_browsing

    And in a way Firefox ist the offspring of Mosaic, which was groundbreaking back in the days.

    So i'd say Firefox did heavily influence Opera.

  15. Best useability on Konica Minolta Quits Photography Market · · Score: 1

    I started using Minolta back in 1986 with the Minolta 7000.

    Witch btw suckt. Big time. It was the first SLR with autofocus. And i can tell you this autofocus never worked that good, especially in difficult contitions.

    But i got used to it, and i still can controll the camera with closed eyes. I know how the center-weighted average metering worked, and i was able to produce hq pictures.

    in 1995 Minota released the 600si. Which featured a complete new/old concept of useability. Instead of push buttons and menus it had knobs and dials.

    I got one, and i was in heaven. All the controls where in the right place. It took me about 5 minutes, to get used to it, plus all the settings where much faster done.

    It was great to see, that Minolta adopted that concept of use to the 7d.

    Lets hope, Sony keeps that useability concept.

  16. Easy with VDR on Building a Linux Home Media Center · · Score: 1
    Get yourself a comuter (alt least a 200 MHz Pentium, 128 mb ram) with a huge harddisk, install a full featured DVB card, and install linvdr.

    http://linvdr.org/projects/linvdr/index.en.php

  17. Re:foreign technologies on Time Saving Linux Desktop Tips? · · Score: 1

    Since the car is a german invention...

    You don't use cars in the US?

  18. Re:A Video iPod may be nice.. on No Video iPod Coming? · · Score: 1
    Don't be prude..

    We even share them.

  19. Re:A Video iPod may be nice.. on No Video iPod Coming? · · Score: 1, Funny
    Shure. You'r right.

    What about some Compact Disk, that stores Audio files, and can be played on devises installed in most households now-a-days?

    Screw the iPod!

    Oh. Wait.. Does that mean, i have to bring lots of disks?

  20. A Video iPod may be nice.. on No Video iPod Coming? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    If it can be connected to any TV.

    I mean imagine, you could go visit a friend, and bring your movie/porn collection...

  21. Re:Bitching on The GIMP Gets Ready for 2.2 · · Score: 1
    Maybe better: Get yourself a dual monitor setup, and enjoy GIMP the way it is ment to be.

    I haven't got Windows on my box, but every time i have to use PS on a Windows box (even with a xinerama setup), i get pretty annoyed by the gui of ps.

    GIMP is superior and much more flexible.

  22. Re:Friendly linux users/community more important on Linux Desktop Guide · · Score: 1

    Yeah.. thats true.. But i would reccomend gentoo to any new user who (maybe tried knoppix, and liked it..) is willing to use linux, since it will teach him or her to do at least some stuff and rtfm.