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  1. Re:in other words on FreeBSD 10 To Use Clang Compiler, Deprecate GCC · · Score: 0

    It's pretty damning when Linus himself no longer refers to Linux as free software because he doesn't like the extremism of the free software movement. And why should he? He's an engineer, not a religious fundamentalist.

    He's a moron.

    The BSD license is good for only one thing: power-mad corporations who make proprietary crap.

  2. Re:deliberately obscured internals by Stallman et. on FreeBSD 10 To Use Clang Compiler, Deprecate GCC · · Score: 1

    LLVM internals are not better documented than GCC.

  3. Re:What's wrong with GCC? on FreeBSD 10 To Use Clang Compiler, Deprecate GCC · · Score: 1

    A good idea, in theory, but as someone who's attempted to add an architecture to LLVM, I can tell you, it's NOT easy to port.

    Minimal documentation, inexplicable crashes, a 600 MB debug executable that takes five minutes to link on a modern workstation... not fun at all. Had to give up and go back to GCC.

  4. Re:Interesting technology on Microsoft-Funded Startup Aims To Kill BitTorrent Traffic · · Score: 4, Insightful

    How fortunate you are.

    I have merely survived.

  5. Not a motivator on Is Gamification a Good Motivator? · · Score: 1

    I think it's not a motivator by itself. It's a tool that helps you keep track of your achievements. It's useful for those that are already motivated to do well.

  6. Re:Xubuntu on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Out; Unity Gets a Second Chance · · Score: 1

    indicator-multiload, gnome-power-manager, gpointing-device-settings.

  7. Xubuntu on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Out; Unity Gets a Second Chance · · Score: 1

    Trackpad settings are lost on reboot, extra packages are needed to get sane status displays, but everything else works great.

    Above all, it's not Unity.

  8. Re:There are some problems with it on Anonymous, People's Liberation Front Build Anonymous Data-Sharing Site · · Score: 2

    The server operator could modify the javascript it sends to the client, so that the client sends either the key or the plaintext to a place of the operator's choosing.

  9. Re:So when it comes to 3 strikes.... on EU Commissioner: We Cannot Allow ISP Disconnects · · Score: 1

    But we do struggle with it. Everyone I've talked to agrees that the system is dysfunctional. No one has a workable idea on what to do about it.

  10. Re:The real state of Diablo III on The State of the Diablo 3 Beta (Two Videos) · · Score: 1

    By then, the pirate server (which is already under development), will hopefully be good enough for regular use.

  11. Re:SSL needs to be mandatory on S+M Vs. SPDY: Microsoft and Google Battle Over HTTP 2.0 · · Score: 1

    SSL relies on the CA system to function effectively, which means that without a reliable CA system, SSL is also unreliable.

  12. Re:We should be happy on Reddit: No More Suggestive Content Featuring Minors · · Score: 1

    Don't fool yourself, this is censorship.

  13. Damn lies on Facebook, Google Argue Against Web Censorship In India · · Score: 0

    Facebook and Google are lying. They can and do censor all their networks. They have processes in place to remove content at will. For example, in the USA these processes are used by copyright holders via the DMCA.

  14. Analysis on Ask Slashdot: Setting Up a Wireless Catch-and-Release · · Score: 2

    What I think the OP wants is to give people Internet access without simultaneously giving them access to the organization's LAN. He also doesn't want to invest in new hardware, seeing as how they've just done that.

    So: how to set up the WLAN APs to block IP packets directed to anything except the gateway (or the Internet) itself?

  15. Re:This is good news! on Amazon Granted Location Tracking Patent · · Score: 0

    Word!

  16. Re:License on Doom 3 Source Released · · Score: 2

    It seems to me that ID's replacement sections 15 & 16 comply with section 7 of the GPLv3. The source code, remains, therefore, GPL3-compatible. https://github.com/TTimo/doom3.gpl/blob/master/COPYING.txt

  17. Hand gestures, eh? on Microsoft Patent Aims To Curb Obnoxious Employee Behavior · · Score: 1

    I have one for you.

  18. Software on What's Keeping You On Windows? · · Score: 1

    Let's count them: Total Commander, TeamSpeak, Nokia PC Suite, Visual Studio, SoulSeek, and games.

    Many games barely work on Windows as it is; I'm not taking any chances.

    Also, 20 years of Windows experience means it's a lot easier to get Windows itself to do what I want, compared to Xubuntu.

  19. SOPA on Stop Online Piracy Act Supports Blacklisting, Says EFF · · Score: 1

    This word just so happens to be the singular form of "garbage" in Swedish.

  20. Aperture on EU Scientists Working On Laser To Rip a Hole In Spacetime · · Score: 1

    We're not banging rocks together over here. We know how to make a quantum space hole.

  21. WIPO on US Defunds UNESCO After Palestine Vote · · Score: 1

    Yes, please!

  22. Re:Absolutely right on The Software Patent Debate Is Incorrectly Framed · · Score: 1

    I think a good patent system would be of value

    Except there is no such thing as a "good patent system" in this world.

  23. Re:Wiimote support built-in on Linux 3.1 Released With Support for the OpenRISC CPU · · Score: 1

    WHY did they put this in the kernel? It's just a custom Bluetooth device. Afaik, the driver worked perfectly well in userspace. Also, as far as I can tell, this new kernel driver doesn't do anything.

  24. Likelihood on TSA Doing Random Truck Searches On Tennessee Highway · · Score: 4, Insightful

    "Where is a terrorist more apt to be found? Not these days on an airplane more likely on the interstate," said Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security Commissioner Bill Gibbons.

    I wonder, has the TSA ever found a real terrorist? Except from their employees, that is. :)

  25. List of sites on UK ISPs To Begin Censorship of Porn Websites · · Score: 1

    I want to see the list of sites that would be blocked by this program. Just to make sure they didn't block any Bonsai-tree sites by accident.