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  1. Re:waste on USB NeXT Keyboard With an Arduino Micro · · Score: 1

    It is also possible to learn to eat in a way that does not smear the keyboard.

  2. Re:Microsoft's Biggest Mistake on Valve's 'Steam Box' Console Is Real, Says Gabe Newell · · Score: 3, Funny

    No, no, no. It's confirmed research published in 2012 by authors Stetson, Harrison.[1]

  3. Re:All your mail belongs to GOOGL$!!! on Ask Slashdot: Current State of Linux Email Clients? · · Score: 1

    I drink the energy-saving drink Sleeping Cow while coding.

  4. Re:GIMP on Ask Slashdot: Best Laptop With Decent Linux Graphics Support? · · Score: 1

    Actually it's not even that far from running UT2K4. :) According to my tests, a X3100 (found in 965 chipset) is already capable of running it in playable framerates.

  5. Re:I'm usually hard for privacy but you know what on RMS Speaks Out Against Ubuntu · · Score: 1

    Can you repeat that behavior? You should research how that is actually possible and publish the details.

  6. Re:Stuck on 10.04 on RMS Speaks Out Against Ubuntu · · Score: 1

    Huh? Just get Xubuntu 12.10.

  7. Re:Editors... on Nintendo Puts a Bedtime On Wii U Content In Europe · · Score: 1

    between the hours of 3 a.m. and 11 p.m

    So, most of the daytime?

    Yes, most of the daytime the purchases are blocked. The summary also mentions the inverse (11 pm to 3 am) being the time when purchases are allowed. Thus, no editorial mistake regarding the times in the summary.

  8. Re:My MacBook Pro runs linux on Ask Slashdot: Best Laptop With Decent Linux Graphics Support? · · Score: 2

    Go fuck yourself. VMWare is a great solution for running Windows, because Windows is a shit OS that does not belong on hardware. No one should have to run another OS and build a fake environment just to be able to run Linux.

    Why would you have to be "pure"? Is it some kind of religion? If someone runs Windows on the metal and Linux in VM, and that kind of setup it works for him, that's fine.

  9. Re:It's a very sad thing to admit, but on Ask Slashdot: Best Laptop With Decent Linux Graphics Support? · · Score: 1

    For touchpad, you usually want to make sure it's Synaptics for multi-touch support.

    Multitouch works on Elantech touchpads too.

  10. Re:That bad? on Windows 8: a 'Christmas Gift For Someone You Hate' · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Do you know you can type the name of the program, or area of the settings you're after? Geeks should love this, since it's much easier to operate with the keyboard than previous versions of windows. Searching by typing a few letters vs hunting through menus is easier, period.

    The exact same thing is available in Windows 7.

  11. Re:Not watching the trends? on AMD Introduces New Opterons · · Score: 0

    A couple of years ago there may have been a reason to run XP on a netbook, but not anymore. Almost no sites require IE and lots of apps are moving to the cloud . Do yourself a favor and install a lightweight linux distro (such as Debian with LXDE) and google Chrome. You'll immediately notice the improvement in boot times, responsiveness, and browser speed. And you'll be a lot less susceptible to malware.

    I would just install Windows 7. It runs as fast as XP and, there is more software available. Also, internet video (Flash, HTML5) is garbage in Linux and cannot be played smoothly on a netbook.

  12. Re:A Few Minor Problems To Be Solved .... on Over 1000 Volunteers For 'Suicide' Mission To Mars · · Score: 1

    The comments are so great that we don't even read the article titles anymore.

  13. Re:Why!? on EU Issues Largest Antitrust Fine to Date for CRT TV Price Fixing · · Score: 1

    How do you know that asians have no morals when it comes to money? I would believe that at least for Japanese, running a respectable business is important.

  14. Re:my password on New 25-GPU Monster Devours Strong Passwords In Minutes · · Score: 2

    The missing one is the Unicode character representing a snowman.

  15. Re:Beyond Passwords on New 25-GPU Monster Devours Strong Passwords In Minutes · · Score: 1

    What solution would you propose?

  16. Re:my password on New 25-GPU Monster Devours Strong Passwords In Minutes · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hey, that's the combination of my luggage!

  17. Re:Chunghwa Picture Tubes! on HP Sues Over LCD Price Fixing · · Score: 2

    I also found it a bit awkward when Samsung carried the "SyncMaster" brand name from their CRTs to LCDs. When I'm getting a LCD, I'm not exactly pondering whether it will sync perfectly to various display modes.

  18. Re:What Version on Android Rules Smartphones, But Which Version? · · Score: 1

    I also have a couple of years old Gingerbread phone and it still feels like brand new to me. It would be crazy to upgrade already.

  19. Re:x86 on Toward An FSF-Endorsable Embedded Processor · · Score: 2

    If you are using proprietary code on an open source OS (eg. Flash on Linux) then x86 code execution would be nice, but in the long run - the ability (and documentation) to create an open source flash version has been available for years now. If anything - having a x86 proprietary Linux flash player has hampered development of FOSS flash implementations as there is less of a perceived need for it.

    Quartus, Maya, MATLAB... There's much more closed-source packages than just Flash. And all the upcoming Steam games for Linux will be binary x86.

  20. Re:Optimization favorites? on But Can It Run Crysis 3? · · Score: 1

    I gotta add Rollercoaster Tycoon, which was programmed in assembly.

  21. Optimization favorites? on But Can It Run Crysis 3? · · Score: 1

    Ok, while we are at it, let's flip this question too.

    Is there any particular game that is your favorite regarding exceptionally good optimization or low system requirements?

    I would pick the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series -- should be playable even on the low-end Radeon APUs, while bringing large outdoor areas and a nice amount of detail.

  22. Re:Wil it run under Wine? on But Can It Run Crysis 3? · · Score: 4, Funny

    Crispy winter night, glass of cabernet sauvignon, and Crysis 3. Ahh...

  23. Re:So back linux monetarily. on Microsoft Steeply Raising Enterprise Licensing Fees · · Score: 1

    Sure, that's true, and is certainly one of the advantages of open source.

  24. Summary on Adobe EULA Demands 7000 Years a Day From Humankind · · Score: 2

    Would it be possible to make a human-readable short summary of the core idea of the particular EULA, followed by the actual text?

    For example: "By accepting these terms, you agree not to disassemble, modify or redistribute this software. It is provided to you as is, without any warranty. For details, the complete end user agreement follows."

  25. Re:Great potential on Auto-threading Compiler Could Restore Moore's Law Gains · · Score: 1

    Good point. There is indeed parallelism going on with languages such as VHDL. Although they are technically just hardware description languages, not programming languages, there might be some things to learn from there.