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  1. x86 Still in Charge... on Despite Aging Design, x86 Still in Charge · · Score: 1

    Why? Because it has strong competition going on.

    Ever since AMD64 technology, it isn't that bad either.

  2. R.I.P. on John W. Backus Dies at 82; Developed FORTRAN · · Score: 1

    Rest in peace. His legasy lives on..

  3. Apple iRokr on What If Apple Made A Cell Phone And No One Cared? · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    iRokr is better that Motorola Rokr, because of the 'i'. Whee.

  4. OMG on Why Apple Backed out from India? · · Score: 1

    No more cheap labor! Next please..

  5. Re:AMD is hitting Intel in their soft spot on Intel Admits To Falling Behind AMD · · Score: 1

    Intels main problem is "Not Invented Here" syndrome. It's staring to kick their ass.

  6. I see the pattern here! on Half-Life 2 Episode One Delayed · · Score: 1

    The game will be released Q3 next year. Many gameplay vids before that.

  7. Wow! on iTunes Use Surges Past QuickTime, RealPlayer · · Score: 1

    Passing RealPlayer is a GREAT milestone.

  8. Re:Hackorama Windows on U of Wisconsin's Mac OS X Security Challenge · · Score: 1

    Windows 2003 Professional aka Windows XP Pro x64 Edition.

  9. I'm sad on Mac OS X Struck By Severe Security Hole · · Score: 1

    Finally the internet has cought up with OS X. Welcome to the real world. :(

  10. Hardly an issue.. on Firefox Memory Leak is a Feature · · Score: 1

    ..because I (and many others) have 2GB or RAM anyways.

    This weren't an issue even when I had only 1GB. We have lots of memory, why shouldn't use it? ;)

  11. Re:The Bloat Divides? on Vista's Graphics To Be Moved Out of the Kernel · · Score: 1

    My point is, in Vista you can choose how much eye candy you want or how much your hardware can take it.

  12. Re:The Bloat Divides? on Vista's Graphics To Be Moved Out of the Kernel · · Score: 1

    Without the 3d-card Mac OS X would damn slow...

  13. Re:VIA Who? on VIA K8T900 Chipset Launched For AMD Platform · · Score: 1

    I agree. I have K8T800 Pro based motherboard and it's quite solid performer quality vise.

    VIA has come a long way from the K6 days.

  14. Simple plan on Sony's EULA Worse Than Its Rootkit? · · Score: 1

    Just let the music industry die.. They deserve it.

  15. Only from Intel! on Intel Slashes Computer Startup Times · · Score: 2, Funny

    When your computer crashes, we enable you to boot almost immediately. It's so fast, it's almost like no crashing at all!

    With Intel Inside, you can.

  16. Re:it's all just rumor... on Video iPod Oct 12? · · Score: 1

    Or iPowderMac nano and iPowderBook mini. Yes, you are right, who needs yet another iPod.

  17. World domination on South Korea Introducing Robotic Teachers · · Score: 1

    Year from now, South Korea is announcing world domination.

  18. Yeah right on IE Flaw Exposes Users To Spoof-Based Attacks · · Score: 1

    "Firefox is more vulnerable than IE" sais Symantec.

  19. It's works! on Warming Up Mars With Greenhouse Gases · · Score: 1

    Preliminary tests here at Earth show that it actually works.

    Next stop, Mars..

  20. Re:Hackers Always Gathered in Finland on Hackers Gather in Finland, Netherlands, and Vegas · · Score: 1

    Actually Finland fought about the freedom. Did they lose it, no.. It was all about being independent.

    The Soviet's was after all Finland and didn't get it.

  21. Re:Of course they changed the socket... again... on AMD to Adopt DDR2 Next Year · · Score: 1

    When comparing Mini to the Shuttle, you can actually upgrade parts if nessesary, sarcasm: and won't be so owned by Apple. :O

  22. Re:They switched because of Microsoft. on Apple Switching To Intel Chips In 2006 · · Score: 1

    Nope. My friends are bunch of programmers and they like PPC's much more than x86.

    Average user doesn't care, but I'm not talking about them right now. ;-)

  23. I feel sorry for my friends on Apple Switching To Intel Chips In 2006 · · Score: 1

    I'm sure that my Mac-user friends are feeling quite sick right now. :( They switched because of the Intel's, now Intel comes back to them... Oh dear.

  24. Re:22 yrs in security, can't get a PC to run stabl on Mad as Hell, Switching to Mac · · Score: 1

    Why would I do that? ;)

  25. Re:22 yrs in security, can't get a PC to run stabl on Mad as Hell, Switching to Mac · · Score: 1

    XP's firewall is sufficent if you don't let any malicious stuff to install itself, via IE's exploits etc. Greatest vulnerability has been open ports by default, and there SP2 makes a difference. As I said, it's quite sufficent. And yes, I know.. it's not like I'm new at this stuff. ;)