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  1. Re:Java on Can Sun Make MySQL Pay? · · Score: 1

    Except for the minor problem that MySQL isn't written in Java.

    I don't see how this is a problem. Embedding C/C++ stuff in Java is quite easy.

  2. Re:IDEs and EJBs on Followup On Java As "Damaging" To Students · · Score: 0

    then a crazy pointer math or memory management in C/C++.

    Nobody bothers with that anymore. Go check STL and Boost for your programming needs.

  3. Re:dumb or troll ? on Mass Hack Infects Tens of Thousands of Sites · · Score: 1

    > This is an SQL injection attack.

    So, am I correct in thinking a simple AddSlashes() addition to the server side script will prevent this? Other posts imply (heavily) that it's not as simple as that, but when I read "SQL injection attack" I think "AddSlashes()".

  4. Re:Boiled down on Microsoft Apologizes To Rival · · Score: 1

    Please excuse if my inexperience shines through, but buffer overruns? To this day? I am by no means an expert programmer, but I've had my share of buffer coding, and I couldn't make an insecure one by sheer slooppiness, it would take an effort.

  5. Re:Pumps with no moving parts? on Introducing Magnet-Responsive Memory Foam · · Score: 1

    Whether there are moving or rotating parts is not as interesting as whether there is wear, tear or fatigue. Pumps exist where the rotating parts are magnetically suspended and thus they can theoretically work forever. TFA doesn't mention any real life test, so in essence it's vapourware.

  6. Re:He seems conflicted on Dvorak Looks Back At 'Another Crappy Tech Year' · · Score: 1

    I think we all know that the Russians during the communist era were willing to experiment on their people in a way that would be completely unthinkable in the US.

    Really? What makes you believe that?

    If you've got a better way of slaughtering the huge numbers of cows that Americans consume every year in an economical manner

    I guess the magic words are "economical manner". Granted, eating shit is quite economical (resulting illnesses notwithstanding), but I prefer paying a little extra for shit-free meat.

  7. Re:Dammit on Plexiglass-like DVD to Hold 1TB of Data · · Score: 1
  8. Re:Dammit on Plexiglass-like DVD to Hold 1TB of Data · · Score: 1

    FYI, that comic is not mine. I linked to it because it is the second best web comic right now, after Girl Genius.

  9. Re:Dammit on Plexiglass-like DVD to Hold 1TB of Data · · Score: 1

    Don't worry, it's just an announcement. It won't hit the stores in a while.

    But I guess that is obvious.

  10. Who cares? on Bees Can Optimize Internet Bottlenecks · · Score: 1
  11. Re:What? on 'w00t' Named 2007 Word of the Year · · Score: 3, Funny

    We pwned the English!

    Fixed that for you.

  12. Re:Microsoft, Google, Apple on Ogg Vorbis / Theora Language Removed From HTML5 Spec · · Score: 4, Funny

    Google = Chaotic Neutral
    Apple = Lawful Evil
    Microsoft = Chaotic Evil

    Me = Nerd

  13. Re:Who cares? on Users and Web Developers Vent Over IE7 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Why do I need IE 7 when IE 6 already works.

    Define "works". If you're fine with the slow rendering, broken DOM, memory leaks, etc, then so be it. The thing is, people like you shouldn't have the right complain when pages don't display properly, if you can't be bothered with upgrading.

  14. Re:Simple solution: on Chinese Sub Pops Up Amid US Navy Exercise · · Score: 1

    > Our submarines are far superior to the Chinese even now

    How would you know? The US navy recently loaned a Swedish submarine for exercises. It ran circles around them and generally made them look like fools.

  15. Re:Could age be a factor? on Brain Differences In Liberals and Conservatives · · Score: 1

    "Not all conservatives are corporate criminals, but it is true that most corporate criminals are conservative."

  16. Re:not bad... on The Future of C++ As Seen By Its Creator · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The problem is that there are so many ways to do things wrong in C++. Writing proper code takes experience. It doesn't help either that monsters like MFC easily mess things up.

    I was going to quit coding C++ when I discovered Boost and wxWidgets. Now I don't want use anything else.

  17. Not Invented Here Syndrome on Inside FAA's GPS-Based Air Traffic Control · · Score: 2

    There's already a tested, approved and standardised system; follow links in this page for info.

    But the inventor has for a long time been harassed by various US instances, in order to facilitate US interests, and that's why you won't see it in the USA.

  18. Re:Bombula on Deathbed Confession Says Aliens Were at Roswell · · Score: 1

    That should go for the ears and nose as well. You need to be able to move those around to locate sound/smell source, and the canals can obviously not be too long.

  19. Re:Remember, guys on Michael Moore's New Film Leaked To BitTorrent · · Score: 1
    The most important thing is that he's fat and his voice is a little whiny. If you can't see that and channel your rage accordingly, I feel sorry for you dirty hippies.

    Dick cheney, is that you?

  20. Re:Rather get one of the scion models or even a ya on Smart Car Coming To the US In Jan. 2008 · · Score: 1

    > But more to the point, go fuck yourself, wuss.

    Here's a tip: if you want to make a point, don't invalidate yourself by coming off as a blithering idiot.

    > Thanks for your concern but it's none of your fucking business.

    Actually, when supply and demand is of concern, it very well is.

    > And the green biomass of the planet needs the CO2.

    Again, I shall have to assume this is a joke.

    > that's because you're a moron.

    Insulting people because they have different point of view is generely a bad tactic, bad manners, and unintelligent.

    > one of the things I'm not at my age is insecure.

    Really, Anonymous Coward?

    > It's an esthetic thing, not an insecurity thing, moron.

    Do you even know what you are talking about? You're becoming increasingly incoherent in this paragraph.

    > In comparison, that Smartcar looks like a pre-crashed piece of shit.
    > To those of you who like it, I say you've got some serious life issues.
    > I hope you and your junk toy cars are happy with each other.
    > Just don't get in front of my SUV, hehehe.

    And now you've just dismissed everything you might have tried to say. You are a troll, an idiot, and an embarrasment. Please go away.

  21. Re:oh BS on Smart Car Coming To the US In Jan. 2008 · · Score: 1

    > You mean like "Global Warming" which is all BS anyway?

    I shall have to assume that you are joking.

  22. Re:Meh on Safari on Windows, Leopard Debut at WWDC · · Score: 1

    I meant current versions of Opera, IE, Firefox, and previous versions of Safari. I would never touch Safari and IE if it weren't part of my job. Firefox is nice, but since I like having 12 to 16 browser windows open at the same time, it becomes too resource heavy.

    It's the list overall I find highly dubious. I'm not saying anything about Safari 3, but considering previous versions, it has a lot to prove.

  23. Re:Meh on Safari on Windows, Leopard Debut at WWDC · · Score: 1

    Yes, what were the testers smoking, and can I have some?

    Having had to use all four browsers extensively, I call a big BS on those numbers. It may be correct in a benchmark setting, but out in the real world where I live they perform a bit differently.

    Sorry for the tone, but that's the way it is.

  24. Meh on Safari on Windows, Leopard Debut at WWDC · · Score: 1

    "He said Safari was 'the fastest browser on Windows', saying it was twice as fast as Internet Explorer."

    So really it should read: 'the second fastest browser on Windows, after Opera' since IE usually runs like a snail on Valium. Please come back when you've tested it against a *real* browser.

  25. Re:On the other hand, they also make great Bourbon on Creationism Museum Opening in Kentucky · · Score: 1

    The real outrage here, is that you're saying bourbon is whiskey. That's gross.