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  1. Re:It looks like even they know it sucks... on Mainstream Press "Cringes" At Win7 Launch Parties · · Score: 1

    Just wonder what the polish version is going to look like? Is there really 4 Borat impersonators out there?

  2. Re:Good thing these bad commercials... on Mainstream Press "Cringes" At Win7 Launch Parties · · Score: 1

    Who is this Microsoft you speak off?

    You really don't understand the concept of free press.

  3. Re:Classic Cars on '09 Malibu Vs. '59 Bel Air Crash Test · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    As a driver, I think they need to point out that the idea is to NOT CRASH.
    You are a fucking idiot.

    This is one aspect of education for people. This isn't the only thing they are doing. Or do you think they should only do one thing???

  4. Re:G-Mail? on Bank Goofs, and Judge Orders Gmail Account Nuked · · Score: 0

    You are wrong. The fact is that there was all this money around, and people wanted to invest it. So the financial institutions has to create investments for people. One way to do this, is give out lots of cheap, crappy loans, package then with some good loans, and get someone to rate then at AAA or AA. Everybody makes money, and is happy.

    But since they aren't really AAA or AA rated loans, they default at a higher rate than they should. This means people investing in these loans, lose their money. This is were the crisis started.

  5. Re:Sounds to me that Microsoft... on Microsoft Says Google Chrome Frame Makes IE Less Secure · · Score: 1

    Yes, they do you ignorant twat. Or maybe you don't think controlling the home page/search actually provides money? What do you think Google lives on then, good intentions?

  6. Re:Actually MS is right. on Microsoft Says Google Chrome Frame Makes IE Less Secure · · Score: 1

    Yeah, lets take it to an extreme. If you don't have a point, and can't think of anything smart to say, then push the barriers.

  7. Re:Eyecandy in cost of usability on Firefox To Replace Menus With Office Ribbon · · Score: 1

    I think his point still stands. Who cares if a menu you will never use, as most people will not, is 3 menus deep. Do you really want that option in front of you all the time, even if you will never click on it??

    Most people never even go into the menus for firefox, why would they. Like chrome or ie8, the menu is actually hidden completely, squashed into a little button on the RHS.

    This is not something that needs changing. It already has a ribbon-like interface, with all the buttons you need. Back, Stop, reload.

  8. Re:Prepare for the usual comments on Microsoft Tax Dodge At Issue In Washington State · · Score: 1

    You do realise that not everyone has to move?

  9. Re:Apple to MS Transferable Skills? on Microsoft Reportedly Poaching Apple Retail Staff · · Score: 1

    Well, they have an ipod, the zune. They also have the xbox, lots of hardware. They are bringing out a phone and maybe even a tablet.

  10. Re:But why? on Microsoft Reportedly Poaching Apple Retail Staff · · Score: 1

    Perhaps they are hoping these guys will help shape the setup for the stores. Basically, they steal the way Apple does things with there stores, rather than having to reinvent it all.

  11. Re:And, cue commercial... on Microsoft Reportedly Poaching Apple Retail Staff · · Score: 1

    Does it come with a free lobotomy, or do you have to smack your head into the wall 10 times?

  12. Re:Somedays... on Microsoft Reportedly Poaching Apple Retail Staff · · Score: 3, Funny

    Did you hear they are bringing out a tablet. And the Zune phone is all but guaranteed, to go along with there new Zune MP3 player, which has a big screen that takes up the front of the player.

    That is new right? Nobody else is doing anything like that.

  13. Re:Had a chuckle at this. on The Perils of Ramming Products Down IT's Throat · · Score: 1

    One must question why you worked so hard then?

  14. Re:Develop a more positive view of the negatives. on The Perils of Ramming Products Down IT's Throat · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Maybe you can tell us how many were real sales, how many were used to "downgrade" to XP.

  15. Re:I beg to differ on MIT Project "Gaydar" Shakes Privacy Assumptions · · Score: 1

    You are very confused. Unless you are someone famous, people aren't going to be pretending to be your friend.

    Your 'real' friends, may not think anything of it posting pictures of you at a picnic or a night out. Once that is there, they don't even have to tag you, we can do face matching once we have one picture of you. Then we have you.

  16. Re:I beg to differ on MIT Project "Gaydar" Shakes Privacy Assumptions · · Score: 1

    If there are tagged photos of me on fb its the same, they are their but all disconnected. If you have a facebook account they'd all link back to that.

    They are no disconnected. They are associated with a location (via the poster), and a group of friends (via the other people tagged in the photos). This is a huge amount of information just there. If the photos have GPS we have your locations, which may include your house. If not, we can use flickr pools to get your location anyway.

    That is why this is a little scary.

  17. Re:I beg to differ on MIT Project "Gaydar" Shakes Privacy Assumptions · · Score: 2, Funny

    No, each group of friend would probably only know one person with the same fullname. Now we have your name, friends, location, locations at certain times if the images have GPS in them, rough locations if no GPS (using flickr pool). We can do face matching to find out which one is you. We could find out your partner from these photos, with an error margin, and if they are on facebook we could get a lot from that, including here dob. From that we could find her address, and if you are sharing an address, your address. Or there might be a photo of you car in one of the pictures -> bam all the info we want.

    Staying of fb is no longer a guarantee that we can't track you down.

  18. Re:Doesn't help. on Why Developers Get Fired · · Score: 1

    You have to be careful in this situation, or you come of at best as a dick, at worst as a non-team player. You need to remember that you don't have the full picture, you don't know what the company will be doing in a month, that could negate all your attempts, and will actually annoy a lot of people.

  19. Re:Bragging on Why Developers Get Fired · · Score: 1

    So you have to go have a casual chat with your manager to find out when products are due???

  20. Re:Bragging on Why Developers Get Fired · · Score: 1

    You have just demonstrated how replaceable you are. Looks like you might be next to get fired.

  21. Re:From My Simpleton Point of View on Why Developers Get Fired · · Score: 1

    My question is, why would you be aiming to be at least as productive, but now you have to deal with 2 people, 2 computers, etc... How is that a good thing, ever?

  22. Re:Pre has it on Google, Apple Joust Over Rejected Voice App · · Score: 1

    That is a huge logic leap there. They may not mind it on the Blackberry, but still reject it on the iPhone. For obvious reasons.

  23. Re:Stop buying crippled devices on Google, Apple Joust Over Rejected Voice App · · Score: 2, Informative

    Well, it is on Telstra, so no way I am going near that beast. Sure, it might be the same price upfront, but the extra charges you pay on Telstra compares to the other Australia carriers, Optus, Vodafone, 3 are a joke, and push it over the edge.

  24. Re:Stop buying crippled devices on Google, Apple Joust Over Rejected Voice App · · Score: 2, Informative

    Let's hope the company's name gets tarnished enough by the numerous apps that consumers actually want, and developers want to write, but Apple won't approve.

    You know, people have made Millions, millions from one app. You are so ignorant if you think that a few rejections, and there have not been that many, are going to change anything..

    Rank Title Units Sold Current Price
    1 Tap Tap Revenge Classic 4,036,348 $0.99
    2 Fieldrunners 1,638,916 2.99
    3 Flight Control 1,381,320 0.99
    4 Touchgrind 990,086 $4.99
    5 Zombieville USA 960,868 1.99
    6 iShoot 843,392 $1.99
    7 Super Monkey Ball 748,063 5.99
    8 Hero of Sparta 747,716 0.99
    9 Enigmo 686,160 2.99
    10 The Sims 3 669,280 9.99

  25. Re:Still waiting for Google to release to Cydia/Ic on Google, Apple Joust Over Rejected Voice App · · Score: 0, Troll

    It is no the same thing, not even in the same ballpark, not even the same game. You are bringing a cricket bat to a boxing match.

    There is nothing to stop Walmart from not selling A the Sony Vaio WGA3. There is no laws to stop Walmart from not selling any Sony product at all. Are you demented?