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  1. Re:90% reduction on Former Goldman Programmer's Conviction Overturned · · Score: 5, Informative

    That is the problem with the entire stock trading mentality. Stocks are viewed as commodity that makes the investor rich, no one views them as investing a company that will succeed with the investor's money.

  2. Re:Soon with crappier image quality! on Replacing the World's Largest IMAX Screen · · Score: 1

    WTFV (Watch..... Video). He does say he will not be switching to Digital because the quality is not on par with 70mm film.

  3. google provides gwt, you write your code in java, it compiles to javascript for all browsers. worth a look if u want web programming with java. it does have its quirky moments.

    further gwt coupled with something like sencha gxt lets you write web applications not possible easily with the likes of jquery etc.

  4. Re:H1B Joke? on Indian Engineers Modify Kinect To Help the Blind Walk With Confidence · · Score: 0

    Well here is one.

    "WTF dad, why did you come to this forsaken country, India again rejected my H1B application"

  5. Different War on Aging U-2 Will Fight On Into the Next Decade · · Score: 2

    The wars have also changed, we won't be going up against Russia anytime soon. Further China is more of an economic threat than a military threat. Their military expanse is more a response to worldwide US presence, they are not as quick as US to invade a country.

    So U-2 would do just fine against Taliban and even Iran. Why spend more money when the needs have changed, hell a bi-plane from WWI will do just fine against Taliban.

  6. Re:Arrested for knowledge? WTF? on Man Who Downloaded Bomb Recipes Jailed For 2 Years · · Score: 1

    Because Muslim is the new Black.

  7. Release.. on Firefox Javascript Engine Becomes Single Threaded · · Score: -1, Troll

    So then, we will have this released, say ummmm.... 2 hours from now.

  8. Re:Unforeseen consequences on A DNA Sequencer Cheap Enough For (Some) Doctors' Offices · · Score: 2

    Gene discrimination has been happening for ever, some call it Evolution.

  9. Tackle corruption with corruption on Tech Industry Reps To Speak Before Congress About SOPA · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So these politicians can be bought, this is not news.

    What I can't figure out is why haven't the tech giants got together and paid them more money. I know, they shouldn't have to, but as long as corrupt politicians exist, do the same.

    Media industry is worth a fraction of what the internet industry is worth. If there is a MPAA and RIAA, there could be IIAA - Internet Industry Association of America, get lobbyist, get moving, buy politicians. Its going to be cheaper than complying with SOPA and keeping their businesses up and running on a broken Internet.

  10. Re:$199 already at Futureshop on RIM's Playbook On Clearance · · Score: 1

    I picked one of these on sale, to be honest, it got the best browser on tablets, android and iOS included. Its the closest I have seen to a full desktop browser.

    Apps still very limited and that suck but still surprised to see a few big name titles showing up.

    Its been a perfect companion to my travel needs, where I need good battery life, small size and an excellent browser. It needs native skype to make it perfect for my needs, so I will go short of calling it excellent.

  11. Re:FDC Servers on Ask Slashdot: Best Inexpensive VPS Provider? · · Score: 1

    I have been using internetvps.com 19.99 plan for about 6 months, most recommended.

    1GB ram 100gb hd, and unmetered bandwidth.

    they also have a 9.99 plan which seems better than what FDC is offering.

  12. Re:5 billion years from now on Exoplanets Spotted Orbiting Dead Star · · Score: 1

    Ummmm.... Well done. Just like I do my stake.

  13. Stick to Nexus on Android Update Alliance Already Struggling · · Score: 2

    This is why I always recommend sticking to the google controlled nexus series. google has complete control, carriers or the manufacturers themselves can't even lock it. Its the reference platform for apps and to top it all off, updates come quick.

    My Nexus one always had timely updates, it still competes with modern day non-nexus phones and iPhone wasn't even a competitor for what Nexus One offered.

    Just upgraded to Galaxy Nexus and its is a good phone, real good.

  14. Re:Another iPhone on Android Update Alliance Already Struggling · · Score: 3, Insightful

    People are stupid. They compare any android device to iPhone. If you really want an alternative, stick to the Nexus series. I have had Nexus one and just upgraded to Galaxy Nexus. Carriers have no control, they are not even allowed to lock it. Google is in complete control. Don't go with any other Android phone, stick to Nexus.

  15. Replicate itself on How 3D Printing Could Help Keep the ISS In Orbit · · Score: 1

    It could even manufacture and assemble another 3D printer if the need be, what could go wrong?

  16. Re:Not running Android on RIM PlayBook Tablet Jailbroken · · Score: 1

    Go read the "Future Android and Java application support" section. The future they are talking about is Android player which will use Java. They run a full JVM on their QNX OS.

  17. Not running Android on RIM PlayBook Tablet Jailbroken · · Score: 4, Informative

    playbook is NOT running android. Its running openjdk based JVM. The android apps have to be packaged with RIMs packaging tools so the JVM on playbook can fire the app. The jdk holds playbook's implementation of android classes. as an e.g. opengl calls on the playbook jvm translate to lower level graphics call that are relevant to playbook.

  18. Make one using this on Ask Slashdot: Best Flash-Friendly Router To Replace Aging WRT54GS? · · Score: 1

    http://pcengines.ch/alix2d13.htm and a wireless minipci card of your choice (also available form the same vendor)

    pick either dd-wrt or better freebsd based router oriented distros like pfsense

    or get a Netgear WNDR3700, which IMO is a direct 2011 era replacement for WRT54G. Though what I found was that the built in firmware is rock solid and has QoS out of the box. doing bit-torrent full stream my Vonage VoIP and Facetime calls go through without a single hickup.

  19. Re:I have problems with this on Muslim Medical Students Boycott Darwin Lectures · · Score: 1

    Multiverse theory can't be true, if it is, our bunch is particularly unlucky to have suckiest planet earth!

  20. Fuji X100 or Canon S100 on Ask Slashdot: Best Camera For Getting Into Photography? · · Score: 2

    Some thing like a Fuji X100 or Even canon S100 is good to get familiar with all the fun stuff, shutter, aperture priority, macro etc. Also no interchangeable lens means you can slowly break into how costly this hobby can be. Good lenses cost upwards of $1000. Good SLRs upwards of $2000-$3000

  21. No one killed on Bradley Manning's Court Date Finally Set · · Score: 2

    Enough of that bullshit. Till to date no one has been proven killed because of the cable release. The only thing they have done is cast light on war crimes and other shit the US and their allies pull off. If anything the world is a little bit better knowing that all those conspiracy theories may not be as far fetched as the government would like you to think.

  22. Word in Urdu on Pakistan Bans 1600 Words and Phrases For Texting · · Score: 1

    They totally ignored cuss words in their native language, Its more likely to hear "gand-du" for "fag" than the word "fag".

    Or for that matter "run-dy" for "whore"

    or "lund" for penis

  23. Dickidydick on Pakistan Bans 1600 Words and Phrases For Texting · · Score: 1

    still not on the list

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  24. Frequent travel may be required on Now's Your Chance To Apply As an Astronaut · · Score: 1

    Duh!

  25. Bullshit on Why Microsoft Embraced Gaming · · Score: 1

    Microsoft saw what the hacker community is doing with the original xbox and great stuff like XBMC, they put that in Xbox360. They did not see any writing on the wall, as always they were smart in realizing the potential of what the hacker community bought to the xbox, bought that to 360. They did the exact same with Indie games on xbox 360 as people on the original xbox were writing indie games. They just capitalized on what the consumer wanted. A smart thing to do, but I would give credit to the innovators and original xbox hacking community.

    I did not RTFA.