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  1. Re:The question is still absurd... on 2 In 3 Misunderstand Gas Mileage; Here's Why · · Score: 1

    That's really over simplifying the situation. There are other concerns beside the one you mentioned, such as how many cars are being sold that are 10mpg vs 33 mpg? Which one is easier to increase the mileage on? Do the people who buy the 10mpg cars care about gas mileage?

  2. Re:Uhh.... on Anti-Speed Camera Activist Buys Police Department's Web Domain · · Score: 1

    Traffic camera tickets don't affect your driving record.

  3. Re:How come... on Anti-Speed Camera Activist Buys Police Department's Web Domain · · Score: 2, Insightful

    There's nothing inherently dangerous about speeding, aka, driving faster than the posted limit. Driving recklessly, on the other hand, has killed a lot of people.

  4. Re:How come... on Anti-Speed Camera Activist Buys Police Department's Web Domain · · Score: 1

    Speed limits are about as effective as minimum drinking ages and drug prohibition. They aren't. Tons of people use drugs, any kid that wants alcohol gets it, and people still drive recklessly.

  5. Re:Can't... on Anti-Speed Camera Activist Buys Police Department's Web Domain · · Score: 2, Informative

    One of these things is not like the others! Can you tell which one it is?

    Speeding
    Jaywalking
    Murder
    Failure to signal before turning
    Public intoxication

  6. Re:President Obama on BP Knew of Deepwater Horizon Problems 11 Months Ago · · Score: 1

    Yeah, I'm pretty sure that the president of the United States cannot just take anyone's assets, be it a domestic or foreign company. He's the chief executive, not the Dictator of Justice.

  7. Re:They need to find a marketplace for themselves. on What Microsoft Must Do To Save Its Mobile Business · · Score: 1

    Um, the OS can be upgrade on Windows mobiles phones. My phone came with Windows Mobile 5 and I got an upgrade to 6 when it came out.

  8. Re:ORLY? on Cutting Umbilical Cord Early Eliminates Stem Cells · · Score: 1

    Really? You're using yourself as the standard for births? If there was a problem as straight forward as you are saying, the practice would already be to wait before clamping. Reality is that you were the exception, not the rule. There's no evidence that keeping you attached to mom would have done anything.

  9. Re:DOS Is dead use visual basic on For Automated Testing, Better Alternatives To DOS Batch Files? · · Score: 1

    Honestly he shouldn't build a complex solution where a simple on will suffice. Batch files are fine for what he's doing.

  10. Re:Job applicants have cookie-cutter knowledge on Mixed Signs On the State of IT Education · · Score: 1

    It doesn't help that arrogant employers refuse to entertain the idea that their employees may need to learn a few things on the job.

  11. Re:Job applicants have cookie-cutter knowledge on Mixed Signs On the State of IT Education · · Score: 1

    (Computer science doesn't necessarily cover rdbms in depth.)

    That said, it's entirely possible to learn how to build a SQL database + web application on the job, like I have, and be able to make it work well, but have no idea what the official lingo is for much of the process.

  12. Re:Or you could get an MSCE on Mixed Signs On the State of IT Education · · Score: 1

    You actually don't have to know a lot about computers to be a system admin or a programmer.

  13. Re:You dont steal, you copy. on Why I Steal Movies (Even Ones I'm In) · · Score: 1

    The owner loses their right to be the sole distributor. It's actually a fairly substantial loss for someone who makes their money off copyrighted material.

  14. Re:You dont steal, you copy. on Why I Steal Movies (Even Ones I'm In) · · Score: 0, Troll

    >When you steal something you deprive the previous owner of their copy.

    Ok, so when you illegally download a movie or song, you are stealing the copyright holder's right to distribute it.

  15. Re:Uh huh on Can We Legislate Past the H.264 Debate? · · Score: 1

    Interestingly, real property rights are also privileges created by the state, or, in the absence of a state, by force.

  16. Re:Watch the messenger on iPad Isn't "Killing" Netbook Sales, According To Paul Thurrott · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Bah...the market overlap between netbooks and tablets (that would cause competition) is tiny. People who buy netbooks want a small laptop. People buy the iPad want an entertainment device. The iPad happens to be coming in ot the market at a point where it's becoming saturated with netbooks. The drop in demand in natural, and is unlikely to have anything to do with the iPad.

  17. Re:This invalidates studies of Windows security on Security Firm Reveals Microsoft's "Silent" Patches · · Score: 1

    These weren't released as anonymous patches, they were bundled with other security updates. If you don't think you need to install security patch marked as "important", you should look into a career other than IT.

  18. Re:Ubuntu is a quisling on Canonical Explains Decision to License H.264 For Ubuntu · · Score: 1

    >Is an h264-enabled web browser a core application? An h264-enabled video player? Etc., etc.

    You appear not to understand how codecs work.

  19. Re:Good thing on Canonical Explains Decision to License H.264 For Ubuntu · · Score: 1

    >They're signing up now when this thing isn't even GPL compatible. Do you have any diea what that means?

    It means nothing.

  20. Re:This invalidates studies of Windows security on Security Firm Reveals Microsoft's "Silent" Patches · · Score: 1

    Read the article before you go spouting off about Microsoft.

    >The truth is that it's business as usual for not just Microsoft, but for most software makers, said Storms. "Vendors commonly find bugs themselves in released code and will distribute the fixes inside a bundle of other patches," he noted. "Many times there simply is no benefit to anyone to disclose the bug."

  21. Re:Unsurprising on Security Firm Reveals Microsoft's "Silent" Patches · · Score: 1

    >Sysadmins need to know exactly what bugs are being fixed in each patch so they can decide on appropriate priorities for deployment.

    If it's a security update, you apply it. If you don't, and you get owned, it's your fault.

  22. Re:How so? on Security Firm Reveals Microsoft's "Silent" Patches · · Score: 1

    You realize that this article is all about some security firm that thinks the patched problems were more important than Microsoft did, right? They think the updates should have been marked "Critical", while Microsoft thinks they were "Important". I'd go with MS on this one instead of some attention whoring security firm.

  23. Re:Phwew, back to status quo... on Security Firm Reveals Microsoft's "Silent" Patches · · Score: 1

    This is such a non-story. MS found a few bugs that they patched and this security company happens to think that they were more critical than Microsoft did.

  24. Re:See, this is what I've been saying on Slashdot on Is HTML5 Ready To Take Over From Flash? · · Score: 1

    I'd hardly call Flash old and useless. Have you watched a video or animation in HTML5? The quality just isn't the same as Flash.

  25. Re:Except you still miss the point on The Desktop Security Battle May Be Lost · · Score: 1

    >Mainly the fact that they need to get their cutesy screen-saver into a distribution repo to actually gain a significant level of deployment.

    Or they could, you know, just send a link to a deb or rpm in an email, because most people wouldn't think twice about it not being in a repo.