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  1. Re:Another piece in the puzzle... on Turing Near Ready To Ship World's First Liquid Metal Android Smartphone · · Score: 1
    I was thinking *almost* the same thing.

    I was thinking about how a new Terminator movie is coming out, like... RIGHT NOW.

    And Slashdot is posting their first "liquid metal" post since... I dunno. When was the last Slashdot "liquid metal" post?

  2. Re:i wonder on Android Game Devs Worry Over Ease of Copying · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Does this even need a telephone hotline? If a red flag arose when any submitted app was 90% similar to an existing app from another developer, wouldn't the minimal human intervention required from Google eliminate this problem?

  3. Most obvious flaw, to me... on Rounding the Bases Faster, With Math · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Is that model presumes that the batter's immediate intention is to round all the bases. That is certainly not the fastest path to run a single.

  4. Re:Waiting.. on Apple Awarded Patent For iPhone Interface · · Score: 1

    I'm pretty sure "I'm squishing your head" counts as prior art.

  5. Re:What? on Ubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy Gibbon" Is Out · · Score: 1

    In other words, you're too lazy to dual-boot ... so you stay on Windows

    I see where you're coming from...but how lazy is too lazy? My ideal computer would be downright psychic and instantaneous with any task I wanted it to perform. Is that too lazy? I also don't want file transfers interrupted or services abruptly halted because of the task I choose.

    To most people a computer isn't a project to work on, it's a tool to make things easier. You and I aren't most people...but I suspect some folks are.


    Oh, and in the self-serving interest of deflecting [-1 Offtopic], I'm also running Ubuntu (and reccomend it to others) specifically because it's the laziest distro I've stumbled upon.

  6. Re:Hah. on Fox Hacks Fark · · Score: 5, Informative

    For those that didn't get the reference.

  7. The article in a nutshell on Procedural Programming- The Secret Behind Spore · · Score: 4, Funny
    • Programs use if statements
    • The more complex the program, the more if statements
    • FF7 filled 4 CDs with if statements
    • Spore is even more complex than FF7
    • Spore must be using some new programming paradigm
    • I'm confused about what the paradigm is or what it's called, but I'm sure it uses fewer if statements
  8. All I can say... on The Downide of Your ISP Turning to Gmail · · Score: 1

    ...is that I'm glad I'm not using an email service that is not the most popular,,,

  9. Why just *file* sharing? on File Sharing — Harmful to Children and a Threat to National Security · · Score: 1
    Does it have to be a file to hurt children and national security? What's so unique about having the information in a file, as opposed to sharing a photograph or a pamphlet?

    It would appear that letting other people have things is really the source of what threatens our way of life. And sharing? Not expecting anything in return? Not in my America, bub.

  10. And just as quickly, it's all over. on Sony Blackballs Blog Over PS3 Rumor · · Score: 1
  11. "Visible"? on First Company Logo Visible From Space · · Score: 1

    What does "visible from space" mean? Surely they don't mean with the naked eye; it's still far too small. And the last time I checked Google Earth, the bushes in my front yard were apparently visible from space.

  12. Save glitter? on New E3 Show Announced - Smaller and Invite-only · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It looks like other gaming shows will need to step in if the glitz and glitter of E3 is to be saved."

    Does the glitz and glitter need to be saved? Have you ever played a game and said "I wish they didn't work so hard on this game. If only they had rushed it out to stores prematurely or had fewer people working on it, they would have had more money for E3 glitz and glitter."

    That glitz money has to come from somewhere.

  13. Re:Wouldn't... on Xbox for Stroke Rehabilitation · · Score: 1

    Intel's x86 line of processors, one of which is the CPU of the Xbox, uses an architecture where the call stack traverses down memory. Since a character array traverses up memory, it's possible for a text copying function to copy text to a space on the call stack that won't fit, and the excess characters will overwrite the call stack.

    There are three Xbox games that are commonly known to have this flaw, and probably many more that could be found if one was inclined to look.

  14. Re:Wouldn't... on Xbox for Stroke Rehabilitation · · Score: 3, Informative

    It is possible to install Linux on an xbox without a mod chip or even opening the box. It involves loading a "baited" savegame that triggers Intel's infamous buffer overrun and does some reworking of the device's startup files.

    However, as best I can recall, the DMCA doesn't care whether you're using a physical chip. It's just the act of circumventing a protection scheme that's illegal. So yes, the DMCA has still been violated.

    They could have avoided breaking the law by working on this humanitarian project only after leaving the United States.

    Either of these scenarios should make DMCA-loathers smug.

  15. Re:Prior Art? on Nintendo and Microsoft in Suit Over Controller Patents · · Score: 1
    The patents are referring to analog buttons.

    The analog button features don't get a lot of use, but many modern console controllers actually know how hard you are pushing a button. I always found it entertaining that the classic-looking four-way d-pad on a PS2 controller actually had more "analog" granularity than the analog-looking controller next to it.

  16. Re:Not Funny- this is actually happening on Parexel Destroys Immune Systems, Not Liable · · Score: 1
    Deem me "cold-hearted" if you will

    Do you suffer from mild to severe cold-heart and are between the ages of 18 to 55? If so, call the number below to find out if you qualify to participate in a research study to evaluate the effects of a new medication that treats many of the symptoms of CHS.

  17. Vertical Mouse on Input Solutions for Repetitive Stress Victims? · · Score: 1
    As the mouse solution is concerned, I've been very happy with my Vertical Mouse 2. Your arm rests completely on the desk in a fetal/handshake rotation and the finger buttons need little pressure. It only requires subtle motions. My hand pains aren't as severe as what you describe, so you'll want to run the idea by your employee before ordering it.

    (I have no affiliation with the company that makes/sells it)

  18. Gamers, in general, are still not savvy on Urban-Themed Video Games 'Basically Dead'? · · Score: 1
    How far is this from the shafted Snoop game?

    For those without the time or ambition to read the whole wikipedia article, I'll pluck out a few phrases.

    "2005".

    "'Worst Game for the PS2' award"

    "sold over two million copies"

  19. And the games are...? on Games Seized Following Murder · · Score: 1

    I know JT referenced "Grand Theft Auto", but has there been a definitive list of the specific games confiscated? Every aricle I've read mentions "several".

  20. This will be great! on Philips Patents Technology to Force Ad Viewing · · Score: 3, Insightful

    My MythTV will be able to remove commercials much faster once there's a flag showing where the ads are.

  21. Re:Bosses? on Know Thy Bosses · · Score: 1

    It was during my second read through it that I started to suspect it wasn't about my employer.

  22. So what should they have done? on Google's Action Makes A Mockery Of Its Values · · Score: 1

    Is it less evil to not provide Google to the people of China?

  23. Someone THERE is a Japanophile on In the Shadow of Greatness · · Score: 1

    That quote is from TFA.

  24. Re:Restrict the sale to children? on California Legislature Passes Violent Game Bill · · Score: 2, Informative
    I'm pretty sure it's:

    Restrict (the sale to children)

    not:

    (Restrict the sale) to childern

    (I get the joke, I'm just saying the grammar gets a C+, not a D-)

  25. A scenario on American Workers: Lazy or Creative? · · Score: 1
    Dormann's boss: "Dormann, we have observed that while you are doing great work, you also fritter away a good 2.09 hours of potential work each day. That's costing the company and we are getting no apparent benefit. You have to stop that immediately."

    Dormann: "I see. That puts everything in a new light. I quit."

    I strongly doubt that removing intermittent downtime will lead to better work output. Do the world's best sprinters sprint for 8 hours nonstop, aside from a break for lunch?