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  1. Re:Doomed... Not in a good way on HP's Shift On PCs Could Boost Acer, Dell and Lenovo · · Score: 3, Funny

    Companies that don't make anything, can't sell anything, and can't make any money.

    Tell that to Wall Street.

  2. Re:Piracy != Privacy on Windows 8 To Fight Piracy With the Cloud · · Score: 1

    The intent might be what was written but will more than likely end up being what you thought your read. Lay off the coffee. It keeps you from being psychic.

  3. Cool. on Windows 8 To Fight Piracy With the Cloud · · Score: 1

    I was worried there was going to be a version of Windows that wasn't free.

  4. Re:It depens on Harrison Ford on Ridley Scott To Direct New Blade Runner Movie · · Score: 1

    Huh? His latest movie came out last week. It was a lot better than I had expected. Cowboys and Aliens.

  5. Re:Total Recall 2070 on Ridley Scott To Direct New Blade Runner Movie · · Score: 1

    it couldn't be by texas. our beer sucks.

  6. Re:Total Recall 2070 on Ridley Scott To Direct New Blade Runner Movie · · Score: 1

    You mean FOX isn't the only station that shit cans the good stuff early?

  7. So?!? on American Grant Writing: Race Matters · · Score: 1

    What are minorities going to do that is special? Invent open heart surgery or something?

  8. Exclusive to one language? D2 on C++ 2011 and the Return of Native Code · · Score: 1

    Is there anyone these days writing applications in one language in exclusion to any other? I'm feeling old. I wrote applications in ASM because it was exclusive. Then I wrote applications in Fortran because it was easy. Then basica because it was way easer. Then Pascal because it was the shiznit. But then applications became more complex because of these GUI things and stuff. That is when the OO languages like C++ kicked ass. Now days it is so "normal" to write something that communicates with the actual interface (ie. HTTPD and the browser. SMTP and the reader...). It doesn't matter what you write it in as long as it is fast and works in conjunction with some dynamic language. I like the additions 11 has brought to C++, regex, threads, pretty much anything boost has added. I'm using C++ today, despite not learning OO programing until I was in my 40's. As someone who has watched people fall in and out of love with languages I have to wonder why so little attention is payed to D2. Most of the additions to 11 are in D2. er I think. Did I mention I'm old?

  9. Re:Or... on Moon Younger Than Previously Thought · · Score: 2

    Not everyone can bowl a 300. Personally I bowl a 65 but I at least I can golf a 300.

  10. Re:calm the eff down on Canada To Adopt On-Line Voting? · · Score: 1

    I'm sure he just forgot that the internet is only in Canada.

  11. Only for the crooks. on Canada To Adopt On-Line Voting? · · Score: 1

    Is it worth trying to fix a system that isn't broken?

    Only for the people that can afford to buy the technology to manipulate the votes.

  12. 200 of boring is better than DRM on Coming Soon, Shorter Video Games · · Score: 1

    First of all: and it's not just dull games that go unfinished. == "After all, 10 hours of awesome is better than 20 hours of boring." so redundant department of redundant redundancy aside...

    I'm looking forward to a game so big I can't finish. That is assuming there isn't so much DRM bullshit to wade through I decide not to buy the game. 200 hours of boring is better than 2 hours of installing the game, the root kits, and signing up for accounts on privacy destroying shit hole web sites.

  13. huh wha? on New Twitter-Based Hedge Fund Beats the Stock Market · · Score: 1

    something cluttered with mundane musings and media links

    You described the pyramid scheme that is the stock market. Were you trying to describe twitter? Oh. I see. The ARE the same thing. My bad.

  14. Note to self: on ARM Is a Promising Platform But Needs To Learn From the PC · · Score: 3, Funny

    Goals for Friday.
    1) play all pink floyd albums in a continuous loop.
    2) make bubbly gurgle sounds with my "sandwich".
    3) contemplate "making a chip out of what sticks on the wall".

  15. But Why?!? on IBM Shows Off Brain-Inspired Microchips · · Score: 1

    A microchip with about as much brain power as a garden worm...

    They invented the Mother-in-Law?

  16. SWITS on DARPA To Sponsor R&D For Interstellar Travel · · Score: 1

    I've already sent them my SWITS (Single Wide Interstellar Travel Standard) for adoption. NASA refused it but I think these guys are a lot smarter. I've even included weight restrictions for duct tape.

  17. Re:PITA on Collar-Bomber Tracked By Gmail Accesses · · Score: 1

    It IS expensive isn't it?!? I hear it is well worth the money. I'm sure some the pics you've received are of the country side. in all seriousness it has a lot of beautiful country side views. There is a reason the Huns took their sweet time crossing it.

  18. 88 servers all on line? on Fired Techie Created Virtual Chaos At Pharma Co. · · Score: 1

    I don't understand. Was this guy the head of the IT department? Did they lay off the entire IT staff? Who was in charge of the IT department? I hope it is the guy stabbing himself in the stomach. What type of moron doesn't have machines storing VM drives separated from the network just in case of catastrophic disaster or intrusion? For the love of Yoda people! Hire a Security Engineer!

  19. PITA on Collar-Bomber Tracked By Gmail Accesses · · Score: 1

    Finding a shell account in outer Mongolia is more work than it is worth. What are you going to get from an extortion gig? A couple mil? You couldn't drag me to outer Mongolia for less than 10. Well. Unless the alternative was inner Australia. :P

  20. Re:Microsoft talking about Open? on Microsoft Exec Responds To the Google-Motorola Deal · · Score: 1

    Maybe they mean the source to applications sold for the WP7 platform will be freely visible and open to the public. I mean, aren't they all going to be HTML and Javascript?

  21. Oh Oh. on Microsoft Exec Responds To the Google-Motorola Deal · · Score: 1

    The most popular rap artist is white. The tallest man in the NBA is Chinese. Microsoft is lecturing people on fairness.

    I believe I know why it is so hot in Texas. I'll know for sure if Perry and Buchanan win.

  22. Re:Holding off using it for other reasons on Hard Truths About HTML5 · · Score: 1

    I guess it is important to remember, "complexity is relative to the individual". I've worked with XML enough for it to be just another format. To me writing an XSLT for an XML document and using a scripting language to manipulate the file is as normal as writing a CSS file for an HTML document and using javascript to manipulate the file. Well. They are literally the same exact thing but for some reason not immediately apparent to web developers.

  23. Re:Holding off using it for other reasons on Hard Truths About HTML5 · · Score: 1

    It sounds to me you've just run into the dipshits that write articles about XML and basically make it as difficult as humanly possible so they sound smart. If your a C++ programmer try this. Write a DTD (make up your own XML). Then use the dtd to xsd script from here to create an xsd. Then use this to create C++ templates from the xsd.

    If your working on a really big complex project that needs to have the ability to manipulate the output using C++, or even javascript in a browser, you will see how much of a time saver XML can be.

  24. Is this a fools day joke? on Star Wars Coins Issued By Pacific Island Nation · · Score: 1

    It isn't December 25th. wtf.

  25. What tests? on The FCC Says ISPs Aren't Hitting Advertised Speeds · · Score: 1

    Did they send a burst of nops over port 80 for 1 second on tuesday at 4am? Any details on the tests would be great. Without something specific about the tests the information is bullshit. Give us something useful like sustained side by side TCP and UDP data transfers over multiple ports for at least 350 days. Here is the results of my "data". Cable and dsl do not meet their advertised marks while fiber does. My data --> cuz_i_sed.txt.