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  1. Re:stopped using it? on Why Microsoft Killed the Windows Start Button · · Score: 1

    I like how single apps have their own category

  2. Re:No suprise there on U.S. Students Struggle With Reasoning Skills · · Score: 1

    You forgot the QED

  3. Re:Doesn't work in Windows 8. on Microsoft Killed the Start Menu Because No One Uses It · · Score: 1

    Maybe you need to change your power options. I don't know why they would have the power button default to "do nothing."

  4. Easy on Ask Slashdot: Where Can I Buy Legal Game ROMs? · · Score: 1

    1.) Buy the original arcade board 2.) Dump ROMs Of course, you could use your cabinet to play the original games instead of emulating them.

  5. Re:Rapid Release - a Tradeoff on Mozilla Firefox 6 Released Ahead of Schedule · · Score: 2

    I don't think anyone really minds if new versions are released often, but the issue of add-ons breaking because of the chosen versioning scheme is probably the largest annoyance. You can still release often without changing the major version number, at least until you can convince add-on developers to use the new SDK.

  6. Re:Ridiculous on Firefox 8 20% Faster Than Firefox 5 · · Score: 1

    Maybe it's time to revise the contracts based on these new realities?

  7. Re:What's the point? on NVIDIA Gets Away With Bait-and-Switch · · Score: 1

    What is the problem with ATi? The PS3 uses an NVIDIA-based GPU.

  8. Re:Installation disks on Mediacom Using DPI To Hijack Searches, 404 Errors · · Score: 1

    This is why I always run untrusted software in a virtual machine.

  9. Re:Expired and stagnant. on Internet Explorer Antitrust Case Set To Expire · · Score: 1

    Yep, it was Win 9x. Not a big surprise.

  10. "It's a feature" on Firefox 4 Released! · · Score: 1

    I am really disappointed by their changes to "streamline" the session manager. You can nuke the previous state by opening the browser, closing it (accidents can happen), and opening it again. All because they didn't want to automatically restore it when Firefox starts.

  11. Re:Nintendo 3DS Battery on Nintendo 3DS Battery Is Quick To Die and Slow To Charge · · Score: 1

    You mean something like this? It looks more reasonable than most of the extended laptop batteries that I've seen.

  12. Re:Developers/Partners before Users on Microsoft Explains Windows Phone 7 'Phantom Data' · · Score: 1

    So I'm not a Nintendo customer if I buy a 3DS from Amazon?

  13. Re:So, the system works? on Retailers Dread Phone-Wielding Shoppers · · Score: 1

    You must be unlucky, because I've only had excellent experiences with Amazon. They usually over pack the stuff that they send me. I once received a $4 keyboard from them in a box about 10 times the size of the keyboard itself, complete with a huge amount of paper padding.

  14. Re:Tampering! on Kinect Hacked, Adafruit Bounty Won · · Score: 1

    "Winmodems" were made to reduce costs. It's apparently cheaper to remove hardware and replace the functionality in the driver. Even the Dreamcast has a soft modem.

  15. Re:HDDs are the new CRT on Are Consumer Hard Drives Headed Into History? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Good luck lifting a giant CRT

  16. Re:VirtualBox on Recommendations For Home Virtualization? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I have the option to enable both on an AMD computer with a Radeon card. You might possibly have a configuration problem.

  17. Re:Probably not. Sorry. on Square Enix Attempting Final Fantasy XIV Damage Control · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Have you ever played FFXI before? Most of your time in the game involves long periods of waiting, so being able to look at a website while doing so is actually a good thing.

  18. Re:TI isn't going anywhere. on Casio Unveils New Color Screen Graphing Calculator · · Score: 1

    Yes, mine had a 3 color display. Nice for graphing.

  19. Re:Wow on Best Buy Unapologetic About Charging For PS3 Firmware Updates · · Score: 1

    I like how a HDMI cable has a financing option

  20. Re:Not so fast on Why Are We Losing Vertical Pixels? · · Score: 1

    For that much money, you could almost buy a monitor that doesn't use a TN panel

  21. Re:Kilobytes, as God (Knuth) intended on 1K JavaScript Madness · · Score: 1

    No need to change; context sensitive units were a great idea!

  22. Re:More anti-3D trolling on The Joke Known As 3D TV · · Score: 1

    Yes, they have "seen" how 3D TV can be "used" to make more money

  23. Re:7.3% as May-10-10 on Bill Gates Doesn't Work At Microsoft Anymore · · Score: 1

    Microsoft is putting the peddle to the metal!

  24. Re:Surprisingly Competant for an Evil Villain on BP Buys "Oil Spill" Search Term · · Score: 1

    An "NPR news story" is not unidentified. They even post their news programs for free online if you want to listen to them again.

  25. Re:ATI? No Thanks. on One Video Card, 12 Monitors · · Score: 1

    What driver issues? Maybe you're thinking of the pre-AMD ATI. I heard all sorts of scary stories before buying a HD 5770, but I haven't had any problems with it. The performance is quite good too.