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  1. How about... on DOS Emulation Arrives For the Raspberry Pi · · Score: 1

    How about the mid 90s FPS Duke Nukem Forever? Oh wait a sec...

  2. Fill in the blank... on Wi-Fi Enabled Digital Cameras Easily Exploitable · · Score: 1

    Enabled Wi-Fi _______ easily exploited.

  3. Re:Clearly, the US is at fault here on As US Cleans Its Energy Mix, It Ships Coal Problems Overseas · · Score: 1

    Not too long ago, the Canadian government was still pushing the export of chrysotile, aka asbesto. Canadian government isn't forcing those import countries to buy them. They need the stuff and they determined that asbesto is the best choice for now, and is that Canadian government's fault?

  4. Re:Why lose your time? on Ask Slashdot: Dealing With an Advanced Wi-Fi Leech? · · Score: 1

    Free loading is one thing but arp spoof MITM is possible once on MAC.

  5. Re:Figure out where he is located on Ask Slashdot: Dealing With an Advanced Wi-Fi Leech? · · Score: 1

    Oh ok here: 1. Post on /b/ 2. ??? 3. Profit!

  6. Re:Uh yeah on With 128GB, iPad Hits Surface Pro, Ultrabook Territory · · Score: 1

    Insightful for both because it's apples vs oranges? I'm tired of people doing this. My washing machine runs linux on its control panel and it washes clothes, can iPad or Ultrabook do that?

  7. Re:Capacity on Getting Better Transparency From Oil Refineries · · Score: 1

    Ask the pipeline folks - Alberta can't get the crude down south (or anywhere) to be processed.

  8. Re:Sounds Too Good to Be True ... on All New Homes In China Must Have Fiber Optic Internet Connections · · Score: 1

    I'd have to think this ISP thing in China is mostly in urban center, which is densely populated. Hong Kong is at 34% . Similar to mobile services, because of the scale and density, the service is much cheaper. As long as we love our single family house with double garage....

  9. Re:What could possibly go wrong... on Smart Guns To Stop Mass Killings · · Score: -1, Troll

    One step further, they should do the same as tobacco - print 'messages' on guns such as "My ding-dong is short".

  10. Re:Time to burn some points. HEY MBA STUPID PEOPLE on Change the ThinkPad and It Will Die · · Score: 1

    On a serious note, can you suggest to me what place (hopefully easily accessible, semi-big-box/brand name) carries "higher quality" clothes and shoes - casual or business? I need that.

  11. Re:About "M.B.A." on Ask Slashdot: How To Gently Keep Management From Wrecking a Project? · · Score: 1

    I'd argue that MBA is a by-product of US-style capitalism.

  12. Re:How Gradual Is Your Gradual? on 2012 Another Record-Setter For Weather, Fits Climate Forecasts · · Score: 1

    I agree, though I'd think human can adapt but not sure about animals/plants and the rest. Obviously we rely on the entire eco-chain....

  13. I suggest the alternative of... on Facebook Test Will Let You Message Strangers For $1 · · Score: 1

    ...forcing people to watch "Never Gonna Give You Up" before allowing them to type/send the message. Almost no incremental cost to FB and I'm sure it will discourage unwanted messages.

  14. Edges on Will Tablets Kill Off e-Readers? · · Score: 1

    It has to be faster, thinner, longer battery life and cheaper. Initially these are the edges against laptop/tablet in the beginning but the gap has shrunk quite a bit.

  15. ITER on Laser Fusion Put On a Slow Burn By US Government · · Score: 1
  16. Re:Irony on McAfee Is Doing a Live Broadcast Tonight · · Score: 1

    It's fair deal. So by renouncing citizenship, one does not need to pay US tax, but on the same token, can't go knock on the door of US embassy for help.

  17. Re:Uh oh on Russia and China Withdraw Bid For Internet Control · · Score: 1

    In the US, this is about national security and sovereignty issue, why bring it up at UN, or for the matter, anywhere?

  18. Re:Good name there, guys... on Golden Spike Working On Private Moon Flights · · Score: 1

    I got it!! They'll employ slave Chinese engineers via H1B to work on the project!!!!

  19. What's this? on Android Options Mean "Best" Browsers Might Surprise You · · Score: 1

    "Due to Apple's anti-3rd-party browser stance" - iOS may not have all the choices and a bit restricted on functionality but there are many options like Mercury, Atomic, Dolphin, Opera and even Chrome.

  20. Re:People still buy tube TVs? on EU Issues Largest Antitrust Fine to Date for CRT TV Price Fixing · · Score: 1

    1. Politicians don't initiate lawsuit like this 2. It's 1996-2005 not now 3. The alternative is let it go?

  21. Re:What College Are You Talking About Here? on Just Say No To College · · Score: 1

    "skip the overly expensive college because you'll get a more than adequate education somewhere else." - THIS. I'll have to guess that unless the university/college is really pit bottom that everybody but you don't know, then there's no reason that any decent university/college will equip you with similar knowledge and skill set (tech degree) compare to most other places. Research and grad study is very different though....

  22. Bad examples.... on Just Say No To College · · Score: 1

    I'm a grad from CS and EE but I don't believe college is a must. However, media and otherwise keep using the examples of Microsoft, Facebook, Dell, Twitter, Tumblr, and Apple as a counter to post-sec education - to me those are out-liers and anecdote that in those cases, colleges were impediment to the growth of those founders. But media is making the implications based on those examples that, "hey see these guys made it huge without college - go try that!". Bad logic.

  23. Re:Seriously on Newzbin2 Closes For Good · · Score: 1

    Wow didn't realize... holy crap. I recall .bin splitted into 30 posts to get a single GIF : )

  24. Seriously on Newzbin2 Closes For Good · · Score: 1

    wtf is newzbin2? I used USENET but since existence of online forum... what's the point?

  25. Population on In a Symbolic Shift, IBM's India Workforce Likely Exceeds That In US · · Score: 1

    India: 1.2B; USA: 300M