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  1. Re:Anyone have statistics? on Linux Kernel Developers Discuss Dropping x32 Support (phoronix.com) · · Score: 1

    Isn't it technically less than 4GB of RAM because you still need address space for PCI devices?

  2. Re:Jury of your peers on There's a Problem In the Silk Road Trial: the Jury Doesn't Get the Internet · · Score: 1

    There are plenty of people such as retired army and other law enforcement personnel, antiques dealers, pawn brokers, etc that would have extensive knowledge of guns and not necessarily have a strong political opinion on gun rights for or against.

    I guess you didn't understand what ledow meant when he wrote, "think of the worst-case scenario".

  3. Re:It's Mariott, not Mariot on Marriot Back-Pedals On Wireless Blocking · · Score: 2

    Of course, I don't take pride in my screw-ups. It's actually Marriott, with two Rs and two Ts. *sigh*

  4. It's Mariott, not Mariot on Marriot Back-Pedals On Wireless Blocking · · Score: 0

    I think the Slashdot editors actually take pride in screwing up.

  5. Re:Conform or be expelled on HOA Orders TARDIS Removed From In Front of Parrish Home · · Score: 3, Informative

    If you don't get the bylaws before you buy, and sign them before you buy, then you aren't bound by them.

    That is completely false.

  6. I wish I had thought of this on Dad Makes His Kid Play Through All Video Game History In Chronological Order · · Score: 1

    My 10-year-old now only likes easy console shooters and shies away from any real gaming challenge. And he keeps begging me to get him Rated M games, because the rating is the only thing he cares about. Ugh.

  7. Re:Copyright filter? on Microsoft's Age-Old Image Library 'Clip Art' Is No More · · Score: 1

    Based on this page, I would say that it doesn't work at all:

    When you find an image that you want, go to the originating website for the image and determine the actual license for the image.

  8. Re:Perspective on LinkedIn Study: US Attracting Fewer Educated, Highly Skilled Migrants · · Score: 1

    To me, "high six-figure income" implies more than $500K.

  9. Is Tomb Raider sexist? on Sweden Considers Adding "Sexism" Ratings To Video Games · · Score: 2

    Some people would say the Tomb Raider games are sexist, because of the way Lara Croft is modeled. But she's a strong, indepedent, intelligent, and very capable individual. I think she's a great role model for my 12-year-old daughter. If I buy the next Tomb Raider game for her, will I be labeled sexist?

  10. Re:Who cares on Austin Airport Tracks Cell Phones To Measure Security Line Wait · · Score: 1

    Don't you mean active scans? It's not necessary to broadcast your MAC address in order to find Wifi access points. A passive scan just waits until it receives all the beacons. Since beacons are transmitted every 100ms, I never understood the need for active scans.

  11. Re:I live in the Northeast part of Austin... on Google Fiber To Launch In Austin, Texas In December · · Score: 1

    I feel for you, dude. I lived in NE Austin for 12 years, but last year I moved to NW Austin. We just got sick and tired of being ignored by the city. I hope the new district plan will improve things for you. My suggestion is that you really pester your district representative as much as you can to improve things.

  12. Re:OK, so set up a tiny company owned "dealership" on State of Iowa Tells Tesla To Cancel Its Scheduled Test Drives · · Score: 1

    Tesla does not want to the pay the dealer fees just to sell cars, since the fees benefit their competitors.

  13. Re:Does Swift work on older iOS versions? on Ask Slashdot: Swift Or Objective-C As New iOS Developer's 1st Language? · · Score: 1

    In that case, this is one good reason to use Obj-C instead of Swift: to support older iOS devices that cannot upgrade to iOS 7. I have an iPad 1 that is stuck at iOS 5.1. If Apple had a good trade-in program, I would use it.

  14. Re:Does Swift work on older iOS versions? on Ask Slashdot: Swift Or Objective-C As New iOS Developer's 1st Language? · · Score: 1

    Are you sure about that? My understanding is that new/updated apps must be "optimized" for iOS 7, but they can still run on older versions.

  15. Does Swift work on older iOS versions? on Ask Slashdot: Swift Or Objective-C As New iOS Developer's 1st Language? · · Score: 1

    I'm also about to learn iOS programming. If I write an app in Swift, what is the oldest version of iOS that it will run on?

  16. Re:Oh good on Miss a Payment? Your Car Stops Running · · Score: 1

    Maybe I missed the part of the article where the car explodes if you are late.

    Grave bodily injury? If the car doesn't start?

    Yes, you did miss something:

    One woman in Nevada said her car was shut down while she was driving on the freeway.

  17. Re:Federal Overreach on Dealership Commentator: Tesla's Going To Win In Every State · · Score: 3, Informative

    no one should have to sell their product through a middleman.

    Tell that to Section 2 of the 21st Amendment.

  18. Re:https://www.mylunchmoney.com on School Installs Biometric Fingerprint System For Cafeteria · · Score: 1

    I would rather have that, than to have my son fingerprinted.

  19. https://www.mylunchmoney.com on School Installs Biometric Fingerprint System For Cafeteria · · Score: 1

    There already is a server that works, without using biometrics: https://www.mylunchmoney.com./ My kids' schools use it, and we've never had any problems.

  20. 20 minute nap? on Coffee Naps Better For Alertness Than Coffee Or Naps Alone · · Score: 2

    It takes me 20 minutes to fall asleep normally, even when I haven't had any caffeine. Not only that, but I would need to take my contact lenses out first.

  21. Re:Simple, block all ads on Nasty Business: How To Drain Competitors' Google AdWords Budgets · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The business model exists as a business expense and therefore exists to reduce the companies tax liability.

    That is the dumbest thing I've heard all year.

  22. Re:From the Phoronix site: on Qualcomm Takes Down 100+ GitHub Repositories With DMCA Notice · · Score: 3, Informative

    I'm a Qualcomm employee working on the Linux kernel. Qualcomm has a very thorough vetting process for publishing open source code. I would have to see the file in question to be sure, but it appears that someone in Qualcomm messed up and allowed that C file to be published. It probably should have had the Proprietary line deleted, although I have a suspicion that the file was copied from some actual proprietary code and should never have been submitted.

  23. Texas cows are dwindling on Mad Cow Disease Blamed For Patient's Death In Texas · · Score: 1

    Just FYI, the inventory of Texas cows is generally shrinking year over year.

    http://tscra.org/news_blog/201...

  24. Re:Controllers for PC? on Microsoft Confirms Disconnecting Kinect Gives Devs 10% More GPU Horsepower · · Score: 1

    That is interesting given that my brother and my cousin - both big into gaming - use PC-style controls with their Xbox because they feel it gives them an edge over users of the Xbox controller.

    This doesn't make any sense. There are no PC-style controllers that work on an Xbox. You can plug in a keyboard and a mouse, but they work very poorly on an Xbox. Now, there are third-party controllers that have some enhancements (extra buttons in different locations, etc). But I would not call them "PC-style" controllers.

  25. Grammar on Scott Adams's Plan For Building Giant Energy-Generating Pyramids · · Score: 0

    It's Adams', not Adams's. How could you not know that?