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  1. Re:The larger, the less useful on Unicode 7.0 Released, Supporting 23 New Scripts · · Score: 1

    There is no such thing as fragmentation with Unicode. Most fonts only implement a small portion of it however.

    If Microsoft and Apple both decide to implement 'Linear A' for example, they will do it with different fonts but using the same codepoints.

  2. Re:And hippies will protest it on "Super Bananas" May Save Millions of Lives In Africa · · Score: 1

    Ahhh anecdotal evidence. The best kind.
    Wait no that's not right. That is the most irrelevant kind possible.

    By definition, the people who go to food banks aren't starving. Duh.
    That is the system working.

  3. Re:OCA on Judge Orders DOJ To Turn Over FISA Surveillance Documents · · Score: 1

    What would the terrorists that are (apparently) lurking behind every corner want?

    Yep. They wouldn't give a rats ass about efficiency if it is in the middle of New York City.

    But it probably would have been done already if there were the terrorists everywhere. Oh and the boogey man under the bed isn't real either.

  4. Re:OCA on Judge Orders DOJ To Turn Over FISA Surveillance Documents · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Anyone who hasn't figured out how a regular nuclear weapon works is an idiot. Its surprisingly crude.
    You just need the time, money and material.

  5. Re:Uh Oh! Here comes Iron Man on Gecko Feet Inspire Hand-Held Spider-Man Paddles · · Score: 3, Insightful

    There was also walking on water like some lizards and insects do, but no not quite similar.

    Van der Waals force isn't exactly a myth though, just a job for materials science.

  6. Re:Any good hoster in Africa ? on Latin America Exhausts IPv4 Addresses · · Score: 1

    I can't imagine connectivity to Europe, the US or Australia would be particularly good from anywhere other than Egypt.

    Why do you need IPs? They aren't hard to get if you have a actual reason. (I'm a owner of a /24)

  7. Re:Holy crap! on Docker 1.0 Released · · Score: 1

    "Why doesn't Crysis 3 work on my Windows 3.1 computer?"

    "Why doesn't this square peg fit in to this round hole?"

    "Why doesn't this .deb compiled for squeeze work on etch?"

  8. Re:Holy crap! on Docker 1.0 Released · · Score: 2

    Name a single example of this occurring with a up to date maintained package.

    I dare you to link to a .deb file. Go on.

    And don't get me started with DLL hell on Windows.

  9. Re:Holy crap! on Docker 1.0 Released · · Score: 1

    Download .deb
    Double click it
    Insert password, hit ok

    Seriously it is a hell of a lot easier than Windows and that is for packages that aren't in the repositories.
    If it is in a repository then there isn't even a need to go to the manufacturers website, plus it auto-updates for you.

  10. Re:In other words on Britain Gets National .uk Web Address · · Score: 1

    Yeah that one already exists: http://www.projectmanagement.n...

  11. Re:Melting point on Nanoparticles Used To Create Thermal 'Barcodes' · · Score: 1

    The way I read it was that the explosion melted the particles, not the verification step. So once melted you can verify it as many times as you want.
    Plus they are small so you can cram a lot in to the explosive.

  12. Re:Asbestos dust anyone? on Nanoparticles Used To Create Thermal 'Barcodes' · · Score: 1

    Personally I'd be more concerned about the explosion that released the nanoparticles, rather than the nanoparticles themselves.

  13. Re:Wow... this is actually pretty big on Pixar To Give Away 3D RenderMan Software · · Score: 1

    Erm aren't "small software developers" usually excluded by the non-commercial bit?

  14. Re:Crowdsourcing on TrueCrypt Cryptanalysis To Include Crowdsourcing Aspect · · Score: 1

    Not much is broken with Truecrypt from the audit's initial results.

  15. Re:Crowdsourcing on TrueCrypt Cryptanalysis To Include Crowdsourcing Aspect · · Score: 2

    A lot of GNU tools haven't been updated in around two decades yet no one feels like they need to be rewritten.

    I was shocked to find out the other day that the cron most Linux distributions use was last updated in 1993.

  16. Re:Crowdsourcing on TrueCrypt Cryptanalysis To Include Crowdsourcing Aspect · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Why? It is already open sourced.

  17. Re:Nonsence on The Sudden Policy Change In Truecrypt Explained · · Score: 1

    That is what I meant when I said they had no keys.

  18. Re:Nonsence on The Sudden Policy Change In Truecrypt Explained · · Score: 1

    Correct, they have no keys.

    However 7.2 doesn't encrypt at all. Does that not qualify?
    If they got a valid legal letter saying they must release a version that can be read by law enforcement then they have complied.

  19. Re:Where's The Content? on 4K Displays Ready For Prime Time · · Score: 2

    Erm isn't pixel pitch a factor of resolution and physical size?

    So your 24" 1080p monitor has a smaller pixel pitch than your 50" 1080p TV, but if you got a 50" 1080p 'monitor' it would have the exact same pitch as the TV.

  20. Re:all i really want from IE on Next IE Version Will Feature Web Audio, Media Capture, ES6 Promises, and HTTP/2 · · Score: 1

    And Microsoft never quite figured out what the box model was.

  21. Re:No Way! on Curved TVs Nothing But a Gimmick · · Score: 1

    A curved TV will make it far worse. Instead of a single reflection on the flat plane, the reflections will follow the curve.

  22. Re:No Way! on Curved TVs Nothing But a Gimmick · · Score: 1

    Nonsense. Curved TV's ensure you see a square picture if you are sitting exactly dead centre. That is a tangible difference.

    I've never actually seen anyone watch anything in 3d in their home.

  23. Re:Real Time? on Microsoft Demos Real-Time Translation Over Skype · · Score: 0

    It can, in different ways with different languages. Not universally no.

  24. Re:So when will the taxi drivers start protesting? on Google Unveils Self-Driving Car With No Steering Wheel · · Score: 1

    Have you ever used Google Maps at all? Google has a perfect track record for public transport here in Australia.

    Oh and they will do one better than you - they will tell you when your bus/train is late. I haven't seen a Taxi driver do that yet! :P

  25. Re:Ubisoft and PCs... on Watch Dogs Released, DRM Troubles · · Score: 1

    Pirating also works nicely I hear. None of that DRM rubbish. :)