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  1. Re:Ha on Prosecutor Loses Case For Citing Wikipedia · · Score: 1

    You're reading a lot of intention into what is essentially, a seldom-used punctuation, and a capital letter there. That's like one step closer to insanity than the rest of us.

  2. Re:I finally could tell my friend to go to hell on Windows 95 Turns 15 · · Score: 1

    It would have been interesting if Windows continued using DOS as a bootloader, upgrading DOS to support 32, 64 bit, TCP/IP natively, NTFS and other improvements as they came along. However it would make Windows in itself, a separate product, one that could be replaced with any other GUI, and opening a market that Microsoft would rather keep closed. Ah well. (returns from alternate universe)

  3. Re:Get a clue on From Slaying Dragons To Dictators · · Score: 1

    Google relies on security through obscurity - they obscure the way in which pages are ranked to protect themselves against competitors, and users against SEOs.Granted that it doesn't prevent people from trying (and occasionally succeeding) in pushing up their results though.

  4. Re:Innovation has been replaced by litigation on Why Software Patents Are a Joke — Literally · · Score: 1

    The thing that protects fashion is... Trademark. Since the branding and logo are such an important part of the product, and displayed prominently too, you could literally make an exact copy without the branding and logo, and nobody would want to buy it.

  5. Re:Innovation has been replaced by litigation on Why Software Patents Are a Joke — Literally · · Score: 1

    Do you mean to say that there is a way of making a thing unpatentable - by making the USPTO sick and fed up? There's hope for us yet then.

  6. Re:How? on Cambered Tires Can Improve Fuel Economy · · Score: 1

    Wonder if it is possible to design a tire that changes its rolling resistance according to the speed with which it is rotating.

  7. I speak for us all when I say on 'u' — the First Authentic Klingon Opera On Earth · · Score: 1
  8. Who cares about speed on Aussie National Broadband Network Will Be Gigabit · · Score: 1

    when they have to deal with download quotas?

  9. Re:Outing the update on Apple Outs Anti-Jailbreak Update · · Score: 1

    The thing I'm thinking is, if there was a remote root hole that did not enable people to jailbreak their phones, would Apple have moved so fast to fix it? Also, amazingly, their idea of a patch is a complete new firmware release - it sits at 380mb for the 3GS and 590mb for the iphone 4. Considering the amount of downloading that happens every time there is a patch, and the popularity of the phones, a regular release cycle could possible chew up a whole lot of internet out there.

  10. Re:Why Slashdot generally avoids this on Buried By The Brigade At Digg · · Score: 1

    What was that old adage? Arguing on the internet is like running in the special olympics. Even when you win, you're still retarded.
    Expanding on that, arguing about digg on slashdot is like making posters of running in the special olympics. Even when everyone reads it, you're still wasting your time.
    Then there's the joke about moderating an argument about digg on slashdot, or arguing about how moderation works on an argument about digg on slashdot. I'm still waiting for a kick so that I can wake up and return to reality, but the damn song isn't playing yet.

  11. Re:This is just a small sampling... on Artist Photoshops Scenes From WWII Into Present Day · · Score: 1

    That's a pretty interesting hit-counter on that page... BTW this is in idle? Why?

  12. Re:Remember kids on HDMI Labeling Requirements Promise a Stew of Confusion · · Score: 1

    If you don't know, say you don't know. It's called integrity, and it should apply no matter how much you make an hour.

  13. Re:Wow... on HDMI Labeling Requirements Promise a Stew of Confusion · · Score: 1

    You'd need to be a bit more specific on the DVI support, namely that it only implements DVI-D. This is because I know people who have considered converting their VGA signals to HDMI through the use of cable adapters and a DVI cable. (FYI an ADC is required for such things).

  14. Re:Android needs a sandbox. on Android Data Stealing App Downloaded By Millions · · Score: 1

    Thing is, a app can have a legitimate use of a certain function, and an additional malicious use of it. Without code review, you're only going to get a single security prompt, which you would allow of course, that's what you wanted your app to do for you.

  15. But Apple had one first on Android Data Stealing App Downloaded By Millions · · Score: 1
  16. Re:Questions questions questions on NASA's Top 10 Space Junk Missions · · Score: 1

    What you are talking about, of course, is an anti-satellite weapon. Do you foresee any problems with any nation possessing this technology and openly showing it works?

  17. Re:Brilliant.... on Blogetery Shutdown Due To al-Qaeda Info · · Score: 1

    If the government was onto you, then you're the winner, you get to live and learn. If the government had no clue as to your existence, then you're the loser, as your paranoia and blood pressure go up, you have no idea how they found you out, and hence you're uncertain what to do next.

  18. Kill yourself on Privacy Flaws In Chatroulette Expose Users · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Your friend is a gay apple fanboy that goes on Chatroulette, and he enjoys seeing penises on the internet, never mind that he can recognize one immediately by the shape, color or size.

  19. The interesting part on Half of Windows 7 Machines Running 64-Bit Version · · Score: 1

    Windows 7 as released through OEMs for business grade computers would typically be the 32-bit version, and down here at least, the business machines come pre-installed as XP SP3, with the end user having to install Windows 7 manually from the DVD. If the 64-bit version is dominant, then it must mean that most organizations are indeed sticking with XP.

  20. Re:Hail Eris on The Verizon Wireless HTC Eris 'Silent Call Bug' · · Score: 1

    More closer to home, the mother of all IRC networks is specifically named for the absence of the one named eris. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EFnet

  21. Re:Next please! on Proximity Sensor Presents Latest iPhone 4 Issue · · Score: 1

    Class action suit? How naive. Someone should do a study on how well it generally works out for the consumer, the company, and the lawyers.

  22. Re:Not statistically significant on Reading E-Books Takes Longer Than Reading Paper Books · · Score: 1

    Scottie lifts the mouse gently.

    "Computer."

    "Com...puter?"
     

  23. Re:Many users are on 10 or 25gig? on Australia's Largest ISP Ditches Linux Mirror · · Score: 1

    Last i checked it is the year 2010 now. What on earth have these guys been doing with your money? They're not improving the connections or anything, just sucking up the dollars...

  24. Re:I need saturday mail pickup on Amazon Opposes Plan To End Saturday Mail Delivery · · Score: 1

    A reasonable employer would allow deliveries to your place of work though.

  25. Re:More Juggalo research is needed on Noisebridge Attempts to Teach Science To Juggalos · · Score: 1

    Why do you have to be so mean about it?