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  1. Re:When create the most used operating system on Linus Rants About C Programming Semantics (iu.edu) · · Score: 1

    Bingo! Damn right... it's just laziness. The author can't be bothered coming up with a proper subject line. If that's the case, just leave the default "Re: ..." subject.

  2. Re:What is UNUSUAL on Assange Says Harrods Assisting Metro Police in 'Round-the-Clock Vigil' · · Score: 2
    http://www.abc.net.au/4corners...

    As usual, US is behind it, and other western countries do whatever they say.

  3. Re:How big a fuss is it, really? on How Apple Watch Is Really a Regression In Watchmaking · · Score: 2

    Absolutely! A lot of things are remedied by alcohol.

  4. Re:Why is Apple the one being sued? on Apple Sued For Dividing Final Season of Breaking Bad Into Two On iTunes · · Score: 1

    That's correct. 1GB = 1000MB
    On the other hand, 1GiB = 1024MB
    Are you getting them confused?

  5. Re:Rupert Murdoch can die in a hole already. on Rupert Murdoch Wants To Destroy Australia's National Broadband Network · · Score: 1

    The logical extension to this argument is that as the cost of producing, distributing and accessing content approaches zero, increasingly the best content will get the most readership. Newscorp recently announced they are setting up paywalls across all their sites. When people have to pay for content to access it, it not only has to be the best content, but the best by a significant margin. I don't believe this is the case for Newscorp. They'll see a protracted decline unless they can remodel their business to embrace the spirit of the internet, rather than the kneejerk reactions we're seeing.

  6. Re:Yeah yeah, this is old news.. on When 1 GB Is Really 0.9313 Gigabytes · · Score: 1

    The hard drive manufacturers are using the units correctly. 1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes

    It's the units used in most operating systems that are inaccurate (although I've seen some Linux distros that use GiB, etc.). They use GB for numbers that are actually in GiB, and it is that difference that causes people distress. But no, it's the drive manufacturers fault! Perhaps they could make it clearer by labelling disks with both units... but let's not pretend they are being anything less than accurate in their labelling.

    Putting their crapware on non-removable partitions and reducing the usable drive space, however, is another story!

  7. Re:I'd argue he should wait on Ask Slashdot: Undoing an Internet Smear Campaign? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Your modders say "Funny". I say "Insightful".

  8. Re:simpler system used 50+ years ago on CIA: Flying Skyhook Wasn't Just For James Bond, It Actually Rescued Agents · · Score: 1

    Skyhook just flies an airplane over the target, with nothing to distinguish that spot from anywhere else on the flight path.

    Except the frickin' balloon with lights on the cable! ;-)

    The enemy just has to follow the balloon to get to the guy. Then the plane crew will be winching up a dead guy.

  9. Robocode on Ask Slashdot: Best Book Or Game To Introduce Kids To Programming? · · Score: 1
  10. The Metric System? on US Looks For Input On "The Next Big Things" · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Enough said...

  11. Overpopulation on Complex Systems Theorists Predict We're About One Year From Global Food Riots · · Score: 0

    I think it's time the one-child policy went global.

  12. Worst. Simile. Ever. on How Apple's Story Is Like Breaking Bad · · Score: 1

    OK, there may be worse, but admit it - this is pretty bad.

  13. Meetings, hey? on New Zealand Draft Patent Law Rewritten After Microsoft Meeting · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Sounds like the kind of 'private meetings' where large sums of money change hands.

  14. Re:Lord Help Matt Gemmell on App Developer: Android Designed For Piracy · · Score: 0

    Agreed. Nothing more than the deluded ravings of an Apple fanboi. Move along.

  15. Re:The U.S. demands extradition on Australia's Largest Police Force Accused of Widespread Piracy · · Score: 1

    Oh yeah, we're *really peeved* our ancestors were sent to Australia. Please don't send us back there!

  16. Found this... on Bogus Takedown Notice Lands $150k Settlement In Australian Court · · Score: 1
  17. Re:Military Intelligence on US Air Force Buys iPads To Replace Flight Bags · · Score: 1

    That doesn't really match my experience. I've seen dozens of smashed iPhones, looking just like in the video below, but rarely see *any* other phone smashed like that.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elKxgsrJFhw

  18. Military Intelligence on US Air Force Buys iPads To Replace Flight Bags · · Score: 1

    A bit of turbulence and they'll all be on the floor... screens smashed. Apple stuff seems so fragile. If I had a dollar for every smashed iPhone I've seen...

    I would have thought this kind of functionality would be provided through specialised mapping software on the navigator's console.

  19. What about sneaker-net? on Filesonic Removes Ability To Share Files · · Score: 1

    Next they'll be going after Nike!

  20. Re:Summary is wrong on Hackers Steal $6.7M In Bank Cyber Heist · · Score: 1

    But it is about 6.7m Brunei dollars, or New Zealand dollars... or Singapore dollars.

  21. Re:Please mod parent up.. on Telstra Starts Implementing Australian Censorship Scheme · · Score: 2

    Did you actually read the page you linked to? This database is a collection of images used to help identify and rescue victims of (kiddy-porn related) sexual abuse, NOT a website blacklist.

  22. Re:I doubt this is Oracle's motive on The Case For Oracle · · Score: 1

    My god! Your hatred for and ignorance of Java is quite amusing.

  23. Re:Java won't die anytime soon. on Google Backs Out of JavaOne · · Score: 1

    Wow, your ignorance of Java is astonishing.

    I think it's not only ignorance, but outright prejudice against Java. Look at her profile.

  24. Re:I disagree on EC Formally Objects To Oracle's Purchase of Sun · · Score: 1

    Also remember Oracle already "distributes MySQL as part of their Enterprise Linux offering".

    It's all about product integration and market level. It will allow Oracle to more tightly integrate MySQL with its other software, giving clients greater choice and comfort when it comes to stability and support. Some (generally smaller) clients will prefer the lower price tag of MySQL, but would still like the same level of integration with other apps. Having MySQL as a tightly integrated and properly supported option will help sell other Oracle software!

  25. Re:Shit! on Five Technologies Iran Is Using To Censor the Net · · Score: 1

    Don't worry... he wouldn't understand it.