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  1. Re:Windows 7 on Microsoft Extends XP To May 2009 For OEMs · · Score: 1

    Right... unless of course there's a setting that was causing the application not to start, or to trigger a bug. In which case the user removes the app, and tries to re-install it to "start fresh", only to find out they aren't starting fresh at all.

    To say it's not a big deal to leave behind config files is absolute crap, and the sort of response I'd expect from a fanboi.

  2. Re:Windows 7 on Microsoft Extends XP To May 2009 For OEMs · · Score: 1

    Except that doesn't work most of the time and leaves things behind. Hence the invention of things like AppZapper.

  3. Re:What about bailing out people? on Governments Preparing To Bail Out DRAM Makers · · Score: 1

    What??? Are you insinuating slavery was a *bad thing*?

  4. Re:a way to make money on Apple Quietly Recommends Antivirus Software For Macs · · Score: 1

    Telnet? RSH? Ya, definitely built from day one to be secure.

  5. Re:no on Should Taxpayers Back Cars Only the Rich Can Afford? · · Score: 1

    ...you can get those on a minivan today. And could get them there before you could get them on a benz.

  6. proper comparison? on Intel Takes SATA Performance Crown With X25-E SSD · · Score: 1

    Seems to me the *target* for this drive would be the same buyer as 15k sas/scsi drives. Those are suspiciously absent from the tests...

  7. Toxicity? on Researchers Getting the Lead Out of Electronics · · Score: 4, Insightful

    So... have they actually tested this on humans to verify it's non-toxic? That's great that we're not using lead, but if this is just as bad for humans when it hits our water supply, what exactly is the benefit? Swapping one (cheap) poison for another (expensive) one?

  8. Re:Sun's storage strategy on Sun Unveils RAID-Less Storage Appliance · · Score: 1

    I'm a huge fan of Sun, I'm on the zfs mailing list, I run it at home.

    That said, I can buy an S-series from NetApp for under 10,000 with more storage and features, TODAY.

  9. Power industry anyone? on Discuss the US Presidential Election · · Score: 1

    You're right. Just look at the power industry. Every state that's "deregulated" has seen astronomical jumps in their monthly bills.

    I *REALLY* wish the government would just deregulate everything!

  10. Government isn't the problem... parents are on Discuss the US Presidential Election & Education · · Score: 1

    As for the main topic of this thread. Isn't it bad enough I have to pay for a educational system that is failing? Has failed. I always here the same line, "the schools need more money." Why? How come the public school system, for double to triple the cost, can't provide as good of an education as the bulk of the private schools? (I'm talking the smaller ones, not the elite ones like Obama uses.)

    Govt is rarely the answer, and is almost always the problem.

    I'm going to vote for my right to be a stingy and keep my money for myself and my own personal enjoyment, and for the right for everyone else to do the same.

    Because they have the right to kick a student out and tell them they can't ever come back. As soon as you tell those private schools they have to deal with the "problem students" and HAVE to take on "special education students", you'll quickly see the same thing all over again.

    Did you ever stop to think that maybe it has something to do with parental involvement as well? Like... if you're paying $25k/year to send your kid to a private school, you might take the time to make sure he's actually learning something. And help him when he needs it? Or at the very least pay for a tutor?

    These *horrible* problems everyone always talks about with the public school system is always interesting to me. They just don't seem to exists in rural America... you know, where parents are still willing to kick their kids ass if they screw up in school, instead of saying "not my kid, it must be the school's problem!!111"

  11. SOCIALIST!!111 on Discuss the US Presidential Election & Education · · Score: 0, Troll

    Non-selfish? You sound like a socialist. Everyone knows the good christian thing to do is horde your money and become greatly offended if anyone even suggests giving something back to continue the existence of the country that afforded you your wealth in the first place.

    /neocon

  12. NOT a hacker on Yahoo Hacker 'Mafiaboy' Eight Years On · · Score: 1

    He was a script kiddy, not a hacker. That's about it. And no, he's not any better today.

  13. The "government" isn't "competing" on Judge Tosses Telco Suit Over City-Owned Network · · Score: 1

    I keep hearing all this trash about how the government is competing with private companies. That's completely untrue, RTFA. The government is laying fiber, then leasing the lines to third party ISP's who can provide service over it. They aren't trying to be the ISP.

    We should probably just privatize roadways too. We'll pay private companies like walmart to make roads. Then whichever stretch walmart lays, only allow walmart trucks to drive on. That's great for the country, right?!

  14. Re:what happens if... on Choosing a Replacement Email System For a University? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Agreed outside of saving the mail logs and bodies. This is a college, not a corporation. At mine, they preferred to log nothing to avoid getting pulled into legal disputes. AFAIK, it isn't required by law, so it's all headaches for no gain on their part.

  15. Re:Linus... humble!? on Linux Turns 17 Today · · Score: 1

    *CURRENTLY* being the key word. But yeah, aside from that, Stallman had nothing to do with it.

  16. Re:Linus... humble!? on Linux Turns 17 Today · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Ya frigging Stallman. While he may be a bit off his rocker... he only created the license Linux currently uses, as well as the compiler it was created with. Other than that, a COMPLETE hackjob.

    Or did you conveniently forget that it's GNU/Linux? Without Stallman you likely wouldn't have Linux at all.

  17. Linus... humble!? on Linux Turns 17 Today · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Holy crap, Linus almost sounds like he was humble back then. Apparently all that fame and power since has turned him into a complete cock.

    Yaya, mod me down as flamebait, but the guy really needs to get off his high horse.

  18. Re:CitroÃn, manufacturing this? Be serious... on Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Spawns Real-Life Car · · Score: 1

    So the 7 series is better how? Not that you can even compare the two. The Vette makes more power, and gets 30mpg+ highway.

    If you want to compare the 7 series, let's bust out the new CTS-V.

  19. he bailed out... on Hikers May Have Found Fossett Items · · Score: 2, Insightful

    if he jumped out of the plane it's ENTIRELY feasible that they found clothes and his ID, and no "plane parts".

  20. Put another way... on How Close Were US Presidential Elections? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    McAfee anti-virus software decided our president...

  21. Re:Why VMware rocks over all comers on Sun Bare Metal Hypervisors Now GPLv3 · · Score: 1

    I call BS on "branches of branches of snapshots". Even VMware explicitly warns you NOT to do this because it absolutely murders performance.

    If you want lots and lots of snapshots with vmware you'd be much better served with netapp storage on the backend.

  22. Vmotion? Clustering? on Sun Bare Metal Hypervisors Now GPLv3 · · Score: 1

    I love Sun, but this isn't viable yet. Vmotion? Clustering? A (relatively) easy to use GUI? Not even close.

  23. Re:Oh Yeah? on Intel's First SSD Blows Doors Off Competition · · Score: 1

    small block dodge?

  24. Re:Looking back on Dell on Dell To Sell Its Computer Factories · · Score: 1

    Managing the group doesn't mean they had ANY of the creative genius behind what they're managing. Being there a long time means you're probably going to be management, and they're probably going to find something for you to manage.

  25. Re:Market research!? on The Making of Bioshock · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Some middle manager finally figured out it might net them a bit more money than "blaming it on piracy". EUREKA!