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  1. Re:= paracetamol on Acetaminophen Reduces Both Pain and Pleasure, Study Finds · · Score: 1

    If you look up Tylenol you'll be told that it's active ingredient is acetaminophen which is only really a recognised name for the drug in the US and Japan, it's paracetamol pretty much anywhere else. So it is worth pointing out.

  2. Re:Aureal Vortex 2 on 3D Audio Standard Released · · Score: 1

    I loved some of my creative cards, but I heard MS killed it because they were sick of sound card drivers, especially creative ones, being such a huge source of BSODs.

  3. Re:Old news? Similar 2011 article on Make Those Brown Eyes Blue · · Score: 1

    At $5,000 the price is identical same, as is the fact that it's a Californian company, the newer article just doesn't mention a specific doctors name.

    Is this just a slashvertisement ?

  4. Old news? Similar 2011 article on Make Those Brown Eyes Blue · · Score: 2

    Here's an article on basically the same thing from 2011:

    http://news.discovery.com/huma...

    Is this a new system of doing this, a new group following previous working, just rehashing old news?

    Or is it the same group getting a lot closer to being approved for use?

  5. Yes! Please change the default on Why We Should Stop Hiding File-Name Extensions · · Score: 1

    YES, yes please.
    Aside from the security issue it's such a waste of time and so confusing for people.

    It is utter ridiculous that we still have to take ages to try to explain to people that they can't see the file we're talking about because they don't have any concept of what is because they've never seen the extension, even if they have any idea of what extensions are.

    Then they'll try make their new file, only it won't work because notepad will save it out to 'config.cfg.txt' except of course they don't see the .txt, so you have to talk them through turning off 'show hidden file extensions', more time wasted.

    I'm still shocked they left this unfriendly waste of time in windows 7, let alone 8 and 8.1.

    Until windows uses a system similar to OSX for determining file type and exec status which is probably never going to happen, it is just a real hassle for a huge number of people to try and just hide it away and make out it's the same thing.

  6. Re:file transfer on Ask Slashdot: Old PC File Transfer Problem · · Score: 1

    Some of the IDE->USB kits on ebay come with a molex plugged UK 3 pin PSU, I'm sure if you're in the US you could get a 2 pin US one instead too.
    Some even come with a molex -> SATA power plug adapter too if they're IDE/SATA -> USB adapters, not that the article author would need that one in this particular case :)

  7. Re:Is it just me... on Users Decry New Icon Look In Windows 10 · · Score: 1

    I think they look like something someone knocked up in MS Paint in 16 colour mode for geocities.

  8. Re:Bugs in Win 7 UI on Users Decry New Icon Look In Windows 10 · · Score: 1

    I've had files flat out left undeleted. There are bugs in the recursive delete routine that have been there in vista/7/8/8.1
    It mostly happens with multiple subdirectories with a lot of files in them, and the files were definitely not locked for any reason.

    If I remember right the last time I saw it happen was deleting the Qt 4.8 source folder shortly after a reboot of win8.1

  9. Only one game is demanding enough, on Should Video Games Be In the Olympics? · · Score: 2

    both mentally and physically,

    QUAKE

  10. Re:Better comparison site on Bellard Creates New Image Format To Replace JPEG · · Score: 1

    Neither site is any good in Chrome 41 dev, the bpg javascript doesn't quite work right in that I guess, lol. http://imgur.com/JeVKI0A

  11. Obviously.. on Romanian Officials Say Russia Finances European Fracking Protests · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Because of course, no one would protest against the proven prospect of

    poisoned ground water
    FLAMMABLE tap water
    Sinkholes

    until some other company with vested interests got involved.

    Hell even if it's true, I really don't mind where the money comes from the net result would be better for everyone but the greedy. Everyone should be investing in renewables anyway, especially solar, as it rapidly heads towards parity

  12. Why creative??! why won't you advance A3D. on RAYA: Real-time Audio Engine Simulation In Quake · · Score: 1

    I was never fortunate enough to actually own my own Aureal card.

    But I really really can't understand why having bankrupted them, and taken all of their technology, creative didn't do the sensible thing and USE IT.

    Even now A3D is still vastly superior to the latest EAX FIFTEEN YEARS LATER.

  13. For some it was just a plain black screen on Windows 8.1 Update Crippling PCs With BSOD, Microsoft Suggests You Roll Back · · Score: 4, Interesting

    For some it was just a plain black screen with no errors displayed (win 8.1 x64) , same fixes though:

    http://answers.microsoft.com/e...

  14. Re:On the down side... on Pirate Bay Block Lifted In the Netherlands · · Score: 1

    France actually dropped the bans from the 3 strike law in July last year, and only fines remain.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/tech...

    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2...
    "the government's Constitutional Council on Friday ruled that portion of the much-criticized law to be unconstitutional."

  15. Re:Possibly good for you on 20,000 Customers Have Pre-Ordered Over $2,000,000 of Soylent · · Score: 1

    Isn't roughage considered highly important to combat cancer, esp prostate cancer?

  16. Re:Citations? They need to be sued heavily on Florida DOT Cuts Yellow Light Delay Ignoring Federal Guidelines, Citations Soar · · Score: 1

    I don't know any statistics but I certainly think people find them very useful where they are in London, (Holborn for one).
    It gives people a chance to rethink dashing over the road at the last moment, as they can really see how long that last moment is going to be (though there will be a slight delay after the timer has finished I'm sure.
    They show a numeric countdown (15 seconds if I remember correctly)

    Still it doesn't help stop all the London drivers who seem to think that it's the slower party who should always get out of the way, rather than they that should slow down or even stop for an obstruction that is right in front of them.

    But overall I think they've probably prevented a lot of accidents.

  17. Re:So? The games suck anyway on Official: Playstation 4 Will Play Used Games · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I'm pretty sure the reason Quake is more addictive than Pong despite the learning curve is down to more than just fancier graphics.

  18. Win for common sense. on Official: Playstation 4 Will Play Used Games · · Score: 1

    Maybe they realized they actually wanted to sell a few. Certainly I believe there is a huge market who only buy because they think they'll sell the product on again later to get some money back, even if they never get actually round to it.
    And those that do... many re-invest what they make back into buying newer games.
    Thinking a £40+ item may be a dud that can never be resold is seriously going to put people off.
    Those that are happy to wait months to years to buy second hand because a title is too expensive, will STILL wait months to years to buy the title when it's in the bargain bin instead of paying more for something they don't think is worth it to them.

    I don't believe they'll ever stop piracy, and killing second hand sales would push those less well off to either forgo entirely and look to other forms of entertainment, or consider piracy. Either way, reducing sales.

  19. Unlocking doesn't end your contract though,so wtf? on What You Can Do About the Phone Unlocking Fiasco · · Score: 1

    If you unlock your phone that gives you freedom to use another network.
    But it doesn't magically remove you from the contract you agreed to, so you still have to pay, and would be chased by whatever debt collection system they use.

    You obviously would still have to pay for using the new carrier also if you swapped SIM.

    Skipping the early termination fee may save you a big one off payment but doesn't negate the above.

    This issues should solely be if you fail to pay your contracted fee's, and I fail to see why that should have anything other than normal contract law cover it.

  20. Re:I've forced myself to use it for over a month.. on Intel CEO Tells Staff Windows 8 Is Being Released Prematurely · · Score: 1

    it does most of the time, I can't find a way of causing it, it just happens a few times a day at least.

    x64 pro Microsoft Windows [Version 6.2.9200] from msdna

  21. Re:I've forced myself to use it for over a month.. on Intel CEO Tells Staff Windows 8 Is Being Released Prematurely · · Score: 1

    I've been using it for maybe a month since trying it and being really impressed with the startup times. I've finished installing everything I used on win7 and more (vs2012 for example) and it's retaining it's impressive speed.

    I haven't tried multi monitor yet, but I had thought about that problem, metro really is pretty awful, I don't mind it when I tap the windows key and start typing to find the program I want, but I don't use it for anything else, and it annoys me if something causes it to come up.

    The only real problem I've had is sometimes that search box doesn't clear.
    so
    [winkey] ecl (enter) (eclipse)
    [winkey] note (enter) (notepad++)

    and it ends up with "eclnote" which doesn't hit any search results.

    how the hell did that get through beta testing?? admittedly it's sporadic, but seriously why is the search box not cleared every time metro pops up?

  22. A short but terribly depressing one - on Ask Slashdot: What's the Most Depressing Sci-fi You've Ever Read? · · Score: 1

    The announcement of the cancellation of Firefly.

  23. Re:Funny... on Android App Lets You Steal Contactless Credit Card Data · · Score: 1

    Barclays made a big thing about introducing this in the UK with the advert with a guy sliding down a near endless water slide buying things as he went.
    I was livid as soon as I saw it, I had less than zero faith in it's security, I did NOT want it on my cards.

    Even back then I realised it meant a stolen card was instantly usable even if only for the small daily limit before it was reported, I still did not want it. But over the air cloning was what I was expecting.

  24. Re:Mr Mosley on UK MPs Threaten New Laws If Google Won't Censor Search · · Score: 0

    This is all part and parcel of a well known pr/media issue known as the Streisand Effect - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect

  25. Re:TMNT: Mostly Sucks on Michael Bay To Remake TMNT As Aliens · · Score: 1

    I think they were the same ones that were turned into the full colour graphic novel set that I had, they were great until about the 4th or 5th one.
    The foot soldiers were people not robots, and using swords and daggers on them had obviously graphic results... they were not exactly little kids comics.