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  1. Linux Peace Prize? on Linus Torvalds For Nobel Peace Prize? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    There are real people making real change on this planet. While I like Linux as much as the next guy, this is not going to happen.

  2. Re:Best Plan Ever? on China Enforces Even Stricter Regulation On Games · · Score: 2, Insightful

    That's a very profitable idea but you might want to consult with IBM about how history views those who comply with fascism for monetary return.

    I would definitely compare IBM's assistance in identifying, tracking and cataloging people for the Nazis during the Holocaust to PvP restrictions in World of Warcraft.

  3. Re:This makes sense on Fedora 12 Lets Users Install Signed Packages, Sans Root Privileges · · Score: 2, Insightful

    If the content is trusted then requiring the user to get root privileges is just a security risk (key-loggers). I do hope, however, that they had to foresight to require specific permissions to allow users to install signed packages. I don't want my guest users installing every signed package and filling my HDD.

    Signed doesn't mean bug-proof. Everything a user installs is just one more attack vector.

  4. PC Gaming! on AMD Radeon HD 5970 Dual-GPU Card Sweeps Benchmarks · · Score: 1

    And it costs as much as a Wii, Xbox 360 and PS3 combined! What a bargain. No wonder PC gaming is losing so much headway to consoles.

  5. Why fight it? on Chinese Court Rules Microsoft Violated IP Rights · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why fight it? It seems like a much cheaper solution would be for Microsoft to pay a fee for each copy of Windows sold in China.

  6. Re:great idea on Cooling Bags Could Cut Server Cooling Costs By 93% · · Score: 1

    we all know what happens when you mix water and server rooms http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1M_QTBENR1Q better call up Noah

    "The Iceotope approach takes liquid – in the form of an inert synthetic coolant, rather than water – directly down to the component level," the company said.

  7. A few questions on Cooling Bags Could Cut Server Cooling Costs By 93% · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Won't this cause accessibility issues for the administrators who have to support these servers? Additionally, Google's evidence supports the idea that warmer temperatures are better for the life of some components, such as hard drives. Last, this may work well for traditional servers, but I fail to see how this can be made to support a large SAN array or something similar.

  8. Re:My own review, after having finished the game on Review: Dragon Age: Origins · · Score: 1

    Planescape: Torment.

    You're welcome.

  9. Access Controls? on National Data Breach Law Advances · · Score: 2, Interesting

    S.139 would grant an exemption for data that 'was rendered indecipherable through the use of best practices or methods, such as redaction, access controls, or other such mechanisms, that are widely accepted as an effective industry practice, or an effective industry standard.

    In essence, this means the only companies required to report a data breach are the ones that keep their information in a publicly facing database with no authentication.

  10. Hard to know demand? on AT&T's City-By-City Plan To Up Wireless Coverage · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Take any area on Earth where you are not at max capacity and then model data usage per phone. Done. In what way is this difficult for a multi-national megacorp?

  11. Re:Remind a noob... on Shockwave Vulnerabilities Affect More Than 450 Million Systems · · Score: 4, Informative

    What's the difference between Shockwave and Flash?

    Or are they the same thing? If so, why two names for it?

    You're welcome.

  12. Re:We need robots that can walk around... on Rise of the Robot Squadrons · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The hope has always been that if your air stuff is awesome enough, you don't need guys on the ground. That's at least as old as Dunkirk and as recent as the US invasion of Iraq.

    Negative. The US currently has air superiority over every nation on Earth, to put it lightly. That will only go so far. You always need feet on the ground to take and hold an area.

  13. Stealing on Unfinished Windows 7 Hotspot Feature Exploited · · Score: 5, Funny

    or even tether a number of laptops together at a coffee shop that charges for WiFi

    That coffee shop has to pay for its connection, and bandwidth is a limited resource. Is Engadget going to instruct us on how to distract the employees while you pour free coffee into your thermos too?

  14. War on Drugs on Pirate Bay Closure Sparked P2P Explosion · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This is similarly ineffective as going after drug dealers. This addresses the symptoms, but not the underlying causes.

  15. Price Points on Free 3G Wireless For Nintendo's Next Handheld? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The challenge is to offer the immediacy of downloading an inexpensive new game, anywhere, anytime, without forcing the user into some kind of monthly data plan.

    There won't be a monthly plan, because it was be bundled into the price upfront. I also wouldn't be surprised if the median owner rarely used their 3G connection, and were subsidizing the small minority who uses it. There's a problem when Nintendo's handheld is more expensive than their full console. Especially when a large part of the success for the Wii is attributed to it's low price point.

  16. No thanks on Neural Implant To Give Control of Paralyzed Arms · · Score: 1, Funny

    I am against neural implants. They just don't feel as good as natural nerves.

  17. Windows Upgrades on Some Users Say Win7 Wants To Remove iTunes, Google Toolbar · · Score: 3, Insightful

    If you upgrade Windows on top of another installation you are in for a bad time.

  18. Yes and No on Is Working For the Gambling Industry a Black Mark? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Anything can be a black mark if the person hiring dislikes it. There is nothing particularly unique about gambling.

  19. Re:so does marge have blue pubes? on Marge Simpson Poses For Playboy · · Score: 3, Informative

    This spread is worthless without pink.

    To put in a way that slashdotters may understand, it is like an article featuring a new sports car that does not mention its horsepower.

  20. Re:Good luck with that on Marge Simpson Poses For Playboy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Playboy is portable and doesn't require internet access or power. I predict that it's still quite popular with that crowd.

    Great points. This will surely prove popular for the large, masturbator-on-the-go market.

  21. And for Playgirl on Marge Simpson Poses For Playboy · · Score: 3, Funny

    Playgirl announces plans to feature Homer. When asked what prompted him to do the photo shoot, Homer said he needed the d'oh.

  22. In related news on Marge Simpson Poses For Playboy · · Score: 3, Funny

    All of Hefner's girlfriends begin dying their hair blue.

  23. TLDR on FOSS Sexism Claims Met With Ire and Denial · · Score: 5, Insightful

    How can someone speak out against generalizations made towards an entire group of people (women), while at the same time condemning an entire group of people (FOSS)?

    If you would like to see individuals judged on their own merits then stop trying to link behaviors with groups of people. It makes your argument look flawed.

  24. Let's ban all hybrids in the US on Patent Claim Could Block Import of Toyota's Hybrid Cars · · Score: 1, Insightful

    The welfare of the people is definitely being promoted with this patent. I wonder if this no-name company is owned by Exxon?

  25. Stating the obvious? on Iran's Nuclear Ambitions · · Score: 1, Insightful

    It seems as if every country speaking out against Iran already has nuclear capabilities. In what way is this not a double standard?