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  1. Welcome back to 1960's cabling issues ala RS232 on It's 2018 and USB Type-C Is Still a Mess (androidauthority.com) · · Score: 2

    Is this a null-modem cable?
    Is this a cross-over cable?
    Is this a TTL device?
    Is this 5V, 3.3V, 1.8V, 9V, -11 V?

    Except now:

    Is this a charge cable or a data cable?
    Can it support USB 3.1?
    Can this port support Thunderbolt? WTF Apple.. how did this end up as part of USB3.. and why don't all your ports support it?
    Is this a hub or a power passthrough adapter?
    Can I buy a hub?
    Can I buy a hub for less than $200?
    How do I search for a fucking hub?

  2. Obligatory Simpsons reference on The WWII-Era Inspired Plane Giving the F-35 a Run For Its Money · · Score: 4, Informative
  3. ..and in other news.. on China's Yangtze River Turns Red · · Score: 1

    the next iPhone will be red!

  4. Prior art on Microsoft Patents GPU-Accelerated Video Encoding · · Score: 1
  5. No printer? on Choosing a Personal Printer For the Long Haul · · Score: 1

    It's 2009, man. It's time to consider discarding the printer and not replacing it. I haven't had a printer for 4 years. If you really need a hard copy, try Staples.. 10 cents per sheet.

  6. Re:idea on Cable Management To Defeat Clutter? · · Score: 1

    Ikea has them. They work well if all your cables start at one place and end in another, but a lot of times cables come out of random places and go to random places.

  7. Re:It's 1980 all over again on Embedded Linux Achieves One-Second Boot Time · · Score: 1

    My bet is he had 486DX266 in his head.. meaning 486 DX2 66MHz, and then transcribed it wrong.

  8. Re:This might help... on Getting a Classic PC Working After 25 Years? · · Score: 1

    Awesome! I can't wait to try that with all my Commodore plastics. Thanks for the link!

  9. Re:Helpful Unit Conversions on The Ecological Impact of Spam · · Score: 1

    A kilowatt is a unit of power. Therefore, you can power cars with kilowatts.

  10. reminds me of a quote.. on Jet Pack Runs For Hours On Water · · Score: 1

    Boxing is a lot like ballet. Except there is no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit each other.

    - Jack Handy.

  11. Re:This was done a long time ago with cats on Japanese Scientists Claim To Reconstruct Images From Brain Data · · Score: 1

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/471786.stm I think the difference is that the cat images were recorded in real-time whereas the human images in the current experiment were recorded as they recalled them later.

  12. Then we should also praise Hitler! on 10 Years Later, Misunderstood DMCA Is the Law That "Saved the Web" · · Score: 1

    You know, he wasn't perfect, but he was responsible for Volkswagen! All hail misunderstood Hitler! All hail the misunderstood DMCA!

  13. Question 24 on The 23 Toughest Math Questions · · Score: 1

    Prove that the questions above are the world's 23 toughest math questions.

  14. Re:Names are not unique on How to Fight Name Scraping Scammers? · · Score: 1

    I won't even entertain the thought of visiting a site that has shitty grammar in the URL.

  15. Re:What about.. Doh! on Was This the First CC Community-Edited Novel? · · Score: 1

    Yeah.. I see the previous posts now..

  16. What about.. on Was This the First CC Community-Edited Novel? · · Score: 1

    ..the Bible?

  17. Microsoft Robot on Survivor Buddy, a Friendly Robot Rescuer · · Score: 1

    "Oh Fry, I love you more than the moon and the stars and the POETIC IMAGE #37 NOT FOUND"

  18. To really compare to the Beta vs VHS war.. on HD-DVD and the Early Adopter Premium · · Score: 1
    ..I think everyone is forgetting just how long that battle lasted. Beta VCRs came out circa 1975, and I don't believe any victory was conceded to VHS until about 1985 or later. Even though VHS always had the market edge, Beta users were still able to find units and most of the same titles at rental stores until the 90's. And just so I'm not completely talking out of my ass, I guess I'd better check Wikipedia... yup: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betamax.

    That being said, is there still a chance for HD-DVD to come out on top again, especially considering the points in the above article?

  19. Key word: Allegations on Jimmy Wales Faces Allegations of Corruption · · Score: 2, Insightful
    There appear to be two sides to this story. There seem to be many points defending him.

    And although a $1300 meal sounds expensive, the article doesn't actually say it was a dinner with friends. Maybe he dined with some corporate donors that would be responsible for contributing many times that amount back to the foundation.

  20. Re:Diversity might be an issue on Firefox's Market Share Hits 28% in Europe · · Score: 1
    ..for those evil sites that won't allow a netscape based browser..

    If a web site doesn't support standard web browsing, I don't support the site. There is lots of choice out there now. I lived about 18 years of my life without any web browser, so I know that there aren't any pages out there that are important enough to be bothered with IE. If such a web site provides a feedback form that I can still access, I sometimes even let them know they've lost a customer/viewer due to lack of support for my alternate browser.

  21. Re:Steer the Earth on Vote To Eliminate Leap Seconds · · Score: 1

    Haha! Yeah, I thought of that after I posted. Note the time. I'm in the UTC-6 zone.. Guess I shoulda been sleeping.

  22. Steer the Earth on Vote To Eliminate Leap Seconds · · Score: 4, Funny

    We could just fire off some nukes every six months or year to control the orbital speed of the earth around the sun. Just keep tuning the orbit to our atomic clocks instead of vice-versa.

  23. Do we really need to care? on Chinese Sub Pops Up Amid US Navy Exercise · · Score: 1

    Alright everyone.. let's just get along with one another!

  24. Re:North America has poor folks too! on OLPC Launches Buy One, Give One Free Program · · Score: 1

    Maybe there could be an option for Canadians buy a laptop and send one to an American child.

  25. Wow on FEMA Sorry for Faking News Briefing · · Score: 1

    American citizens should be very angry and vocal about this. This is a brain-washing tactic in its worst sense. There is no way that anyone involved in this should be allowed to continue to work for your government. The entire organization should be completely disbanded. That act is a blatent misuse and abuse of a public forum. Make examples of them. There is no room for such acts in the free world, and this time, apologies do not cut it.

    Good luck, yet again, Americans. I feel for you in this time of shitty governance.

    Greg