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  1. Re:I don't understand why it was banned. on 8chan Criticized By Its Founder, Blocked by Australian and NZ ISPs (marketwatch.com) · · Score: 1

    The bans are gone. I'm from New Zealand and can now access both chans successfully.

  2. Yep Portal and Portal 2. Throw in Half Life as well and possibly Half Life 2.

  3. Let's see.

    There's Linux, BSD, Windows XP, Windows Vista as backup OSes.

    No problem.

  4. The natural tidal range of the oceans is of the order of one metre (several feet).

    That's at sea. NOT on the coastline.

    See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

  5. Re:Next release likely to include Myst and Riven? on ScummVM, Update With a Bang (kingofgng.com) · · Score: 1

    Interesting.

    I thought ResidualVM was meant to be handling Myst rather than ScummVM.

  6. Re:They're correct - because it's about survival on DoJ Says Apple's Posture on iPhone Unlocking Is Just Marketing (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    It's China not Latveria, that's the problem.

    If China says to Apple we want the same facilities/privileges you gave to the US then Apple will comply. China has enough clout/market share for that to happen.

  7. Re:They're correct - because it's about survival on DoJ Says Apple's Posture on iPhone Unlocking Is Just Marketing (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    If they do this for the FBI (US Government) then any overseas government will ask for the same privilege/device. And No, they won't be sending the devices to the USA, the unlocking device will be in the country concerned.

    Of course, Apple don't have to agree. Unless they want to keep doing business in that country.

  8. Re:2 problems with this on Australian Post Office Opens Mail Forwarding Warehouse In the USA · · Score: 1

    1. It can be more expensive. You have to do the sums and work out which is cheaper.

    2. New Zealand's Post Office has been doing it for a couple of years with no problems.

  9. This isn't new on Australian Post Office Opens Mail Forwarding Warehouse In the USA · · Score: 3, Informative

    New Zealand has a similar service. It's been running for a couple of years or so.

    It is called Youshop https://www.nzpost.co.nz/tools...

    The USA warehouse opens the parcel and repackages it if they can. This saves volume and for Amazon packages this might be a 50% volume saving. All of the packages are then bundled together and shipped to New Zealand for final distribution.

    For the user there may or not be a mail cost saving. You pay for shipping to a US address and then for shipping from there to Australia. The service is extremely useful where the seller won't ship to a foreign address but will ship to a US one.

  10. Re:XP losing Market share is not bad news. on Windows XP Falls Below 25% Market Share, Windows 8 Drops Slightly · · Score: 1

    If the graphics break again and the network is up then try PuTTY.

    http://www.chiark.greenend.org...

  11. Better Information Here on Microsoft's CEO Says He Wants to Unify Windows · · Score: 3, Informative
  12. Re:What difference now does it make? :) Sunk costs on The Pentagon's $399 Billion Plane To Nowhere · · Score: 1

    You don't need a Cadillac to deliver a parcel when a Honda will do the same mission. Thus the F35 may be overkill for many missions that the F-18 can accomplish at lower cost.

    In the Second World War the Germans had better tanks but sheer numbers built at lower cost were able to overcome them. So a better fighter doesn't mean you can win battles or wars.

  13. Re:What difference now does it make? :) Sunk costs on The Pentagon's $399 Billion Plane To Nowhere · · Score: 1

    >> A proven fighter is one that has been through the teething problems that the F-35 is going through now.

    No, it's not.

    A proven fighter is one that has shown itself to have a good combat record.

  14. Re:Aftermarket patches already exist on Should Microsoft Be Required To Extend Support For Windows XP? · · Score: 1

    WinXP, even patched, is the equivalent of driving around a rust bucket with bad wiring and bald tires. It's an accident waiting to happen.

    A bad analogy.

    It is more like driving around in an old 1950s car with no seat belts and no air bags and no crush zones.

    If it is has been maintained it will still do the job required of it but care must be taken. Why upgrade - spend the money - if the equipment is still capable of doing what is asked of it?

  15. Why Should I Upgrade? on Slashdot Asks: Will You Need the Windows XP Black Market? · · Score: 2

    I'm a Windows XP user. I see no need to upgrade. The only circumstances in which I would upgrade is either I can't find hardware to run XP on or the data I process (documents, music, video) have no applications I can use on XP. These circumstances forced me from 98 to 2000 and now XP.

    Yes, I'm going to have to take care to stop being infected by malware. Good anti-virus, good firewall, Chrome browser, safe surfing habits, care with email.

    If you would like a similar analogy people drive old cars with drum brakes, no seat belts, no air bags and no crush zones in modern traffic. They see no need to upgrade as well. Just take care and be sensible.

  16. Re:Public service announcement on An Engineer's Eureka Moment With a GM Flaw · · Score: 1

    If your power steering goes you have very poor leverage no matter what type of steering system you have. And British cars successfully used rack and pinion without power steering, the popular British Morris Minor from 1948 - 1972 was one of these. Two and a quarter turns lock to lock.

  17. Re:Here's my POV on Beta on Military Electronics That Shatter Into Dust On Command · · Score: 1

    I'm sure there's a HTML web page usability design guide around that the Slashdot Beta programmers are using.

    Does anyone know the name of it because I want to make sure I don't buy it.

  18. Re:YUP on Is Intel Selling Bay Trail Chips Below Cost? · · Score: 1

    >> Therefore, $7.2 million of intangible assets and $6.3 million of goodwill related to Slashdot Media were reduced to zero.

    And Slashdot Beta reduces the goodwill left in Slashdot Media to below zero, a phenomenon last seen with Stephen Elop and Nokia.

  19. Unsounded on Ask Slashdot: What Was Your Favorite Web Comic of 2012? · · Score: 1
  20. Re:But why buy Delicious? on YouTube Founders Acquire Delicious · · Score: 1

    Easy.

    Tidy it up and then sell it off to Google.

  21. Re:Oh, hey, on Where the Global Warming Data Is · · Score: 4, Informative
  22. Re:Vista reserves 1 GB on Why Use Virtual Memory In Modern Systems? · · Score: 1

    Isn't it only the server versions of XP that you can tweak userspace to 3 GB?

  23. If You Really Want To Read It on Bottom of the Barrel Book Reviews — Special Operations Team Raptor · · Score: 1
  24. Re:Okay, I'll bite... on Nvidia Rumored To Be Readying X86 Chip Release · · Score: 1

    NEC had 10 MHz 8088 clones when the normal 8088 was only 4.77 MHz. These were the V20 chips. Quite competitive with the 6 MHz 286 as well. I still have one of these somewhere.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEC_V20

  25. SCO on Nominations Open For "Most Likely to be Shut Down By Government" · · Score: 2, Interesting

    SCO http://www.sco.com/

    They are in Chapter 11 bankruptcy at the moment. The next stage is Chapter 7 hopefully when Kimball's ruling comes through. Then the Government through the agency of the Delaware court will terminate them.