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  1. Re:Feedback on Fedora 18 Released · · Score: 1

    I just tried fed up and got "Error: can't get boot images"
    Probably means its not ready just yet.

  2. Re:article doesn't make sense. on The Android Lag Fix That Really Wasn't · · Score: 2

    Look at the first sentence of the linked page: The Linux entropy pool is frequently empty as Dalvik appears to always use /dev/random, which depletes the entropy pool and will block when the pool is empty. This blocking results in user perceived poor performance.

  3. Re:Well... on US Near Bottom In Life Expectancy In Developed World · · Score: 1

    I supposed you could get a Soda Stream and add Stevia yourself.

  4. Re:It's nice and everything, but... on Timothy Lord Discovers the Good Night Lamp at CES (Video) · · Score: 1

    I can see how people like the super easy concept.
    In practice I don't see people pressing the button to change their status.
    So maybe needs to be even simpler - motion/heat sensor - no motion/heat for 10 minutes turn off the remote lights.

  5. Re:"Features?" on Fedora 18 Release Slips Another Week · · Score: 1

    Yes that's what distros do. They incorporate other stuff. Fedora is very cutting edge - its the place for new stuff.

  6. Adsense on Cox Comm. Injects Code Into Web Traffic To Announce Email Outage · · Score: 1

    I wonder if they could have done the same thing with Adsense.
    Target the ads for a specific area.

  7. Re:Beowulfcluster joke? on First Photos and Video of Raspberry Pi Model A · · Score: 1

    Lego frame ... nice.

  8. Re:It doesn't compete with tablets on Why Microsoft's Surface Pro Could Fail · · Score: 1

    The name has a definition.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultrabook

  9. Needs isobar lines on PressureNET 2.1 Released: the Distributed Barometer Network For Android · · Score: 1

    Then you can see what's happening

  10. jrunscript.exe on Oracle Proposes New Native JavaScript Engine for OpenJDK · · Score: 1

    On my Windows box I see jrunscript.exe - is that Rhino?

    C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_34\bin>jrunscript -?
    Usage: jrunscript [options] [arguments...]

    where [options] include:
        -classpath Specify where to find user class files
        -cp Specify where to find user class files
        -D= Set a system property
        -J Pass directly to the runtime system
        -l Use specified scripting language
        -e Evaluate given script
        -encoding Specify character encoding used by script files
        -f Evaluate given script file
        -f - Interactive mode, read script from standard input
                                                  If this is used, this should be the last -f option
        -help Print this usage message and exit
        -? Print this usage message and exit
        -q List all scripting engines available and exit

    If [arguments..] are present and if no -e or -f option is used, then first
    argument is script file and the rest of the arguments, if any, are passed
    as script arguments. If [arguments..] and -e or -f option is used, then all
    [arguments..] are passed as script arguments. If [arguments..], -e, -f are
    missing, then interactive mode is used.

  11. They don't have to manually rate every page on Google's Manual For Its Unseen Human Raters · · Score: 1

    If a page with a good manually set rating points to another page that other page should enjoy a good rep too. Perhaps for several "degrees of separation".

  12. I like it on Mozilla Makes Prototype of Firefox OS Available · · Score: 1

    I use Firefox. I like it more than Chrome. Chrome just makes tracking my life too easy for Google.
    Performance is fine for me.

    I just tried this new OS simulator. It was a totally easy install - installed inside Firefox.
    The Android simulator too a full day to install and required Eclipse and Java which pretty temperamental and heavy weight.

    The simulator work well for me. I was able to run Firefox inside it and see some websites.
    There's an "Internet Sharing" option which I haven't see on any other phone.

  13. Memory chips on Apple Orders Memory Game Developers To Stop Using 'Memory' In Names · · Score: 1

    Is apple going to remove DRAM (memory) from their iPhones?
    Or the description in the Settings that shows how much - gasp - memory you have!

  14. start his own on Mark Cuban: Facebook Is Driving Away Brands — Starting With Mine · · Score: 1

    If a guy like Cuban can throw his weight behind a social network PROTOCOL then nobody would be beholden to Facebook Corp.

  15. Re:I don't get the point of Kickstarter on When Kickstarter Projects Go Missing · · Score: 0

    Mass hypnosis and being the trendy thing of the moment.

  16. Re:No no no on Swiss Railway: Apple's Using Its Clock Design Without Permission · · Score: 5, Funny

    Isn't a train a mobile device.

  17. I like "executable comments" on Comments On Code Comments? · · Score: 1

    Java's @Override is great. I says something that might be a comment in C++. But its checked at compile time too.
    Java's JavaDoc is good to.... its parsed by the IDE so when you latter hover on a function you see its javadoc.
    Adding Java's final or C++'s const on variables is another good "executable" comment.

  18. finally on High Tech Companies Becoming Fools For the City · · Score: 0

    I hate the suburbs.

  19. services on top on Amazon Wants To Replace Tape With Slow But Cheap Off-Site "Glacier" Storage · · Score: 2

    I look forward to see what services are built on top of this. Easy and cheap backup?

  20. Re:Lack of judicial temperament on Judge Suggests Apple Is "Smoking Crack" With Witness List In Samsung Case · · Score: 1

    I don't know what you mean... Judge Judy does that.

  21. Re:Backblaze on Ask Slashdot: Best On-Site Backup Plan? · · Score: 1

    How can it be unlimited? Thats crazy.

  22. Re:I got one! on With $8.6M In Kickstarter Funds, Ouya Opens Console Pre-Orders · · Score: 4, Insightful

    But the Wii has the fun movement controller.

  23. Re:Cost is important! on Existing Solar Tech Could Power Entire US, Says NREL · · Score: 4, Interesting

    There are companies that will own the panels and charge you for them monthly like a utility. No upfront cost.
    eg -
    http://sanjosegreenhome.com/2010/01/27/secrets-of-residential-solar-lease-sweet-deal-or-disastrous-rip-off/

  24. Parody on Jack Daniels Shows How To Write a Cease and Desist Letter · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Perhaps this could be called parody. Lots of times people take a famous logo and tweak it for a joke or comment. eg the Coke logo that says "Cocaine".
    Generally that's called fair use.

  25. Facebook investors on TIME DotCom and Facebook Invest In Massive Undersea Internet Cable Project · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I bet Facebook IPO investors didn't know they were investing in this.