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  1. not just AMD on AMD Forces a LibreOffice Speed Boost With GPU Acceleration · · Score: 2, Insightful

    AMD engineers have contributed OpenCL code which is an open standard that can run on many different accelerators (some not even GPUs). this is distinctly different from CUDA which only works with Nvidia stuff.

  2. if it's ain't broke, dont fix it. on Tomb, a Successor To TrueCrypt For Linux Geeks · · Score: 1

    TrueCrypt (now VeraCrypt) is still alive and kicking. better than that, it's been security audited. so why go from a multiplatform system known to be secure to a bunch of scripts that only work on linux?

    stop trying to fix what isn't broken.

  3. obvious solution on Comet Lander Falls Silent; Scientists Fear It Has Moved · · Score: 1

    if it moved, just ask for it's forwarding address. :)

  4. Re:Is this any different than the US government? on Red Star Linux Adds Secret Watermarks To Files · · Score: 1

    it has the net effect of making every printed document uniquely identifiable.

    wrong. it only applies to color printouts. the jillions of black and white text pages printed out are unaltered.

  5. the future of car accidents on Remote Exploit On a Production Chrysler To Be Presented At BlackHat · · Score: 1
  6. Re:Is this any different than the US government? on Red Star Linux Adds Secret Watermarks To Files · · Score: 2

    Is this any different that our government forcing printer manufacturers to put secret watermarks on pages printed?

    actually, yes it is! the point of the watermarks made on color printers is to make it easy to track down counterfeiters, specifically those printing USD. fun fact, North Korea loves to counterfeit $100 USD notes.

  7. Re:First thing I thought of on Affair Site Hackers Threaten Release of All User Data Unless It Closes · · Score: 4, Funny

    this is a prime target for a hacking/blackmail scheme

    My first thought was that the entire point of the site was to BE a blackmail scheme.

    it was a blackmail scheme but now those rotten hackers have ruined it for me!

  8. Re:Speed v.s. reliability on AMD Catalyst Linux Driver Performs Wildly Different Based On Program's Name · · Score: 1

    Speed increases may be sacrificing some reliability or cutting some corners.

    that word doesn't mean what you think it means.

  9. plenty of sugar on Your Body, the Battery: Powering Gadgets From Human "Biofuel" · · Score: 1

    one serious problem that western society has is the overuse of sugar in our foods. it's lead to the fat american and has already infected europe. if these technologies can actually take the sugar out of our blood before it hits the liver, that would be great. however, seeing as how people are going to start dying off in droves from diabetes, i think there will be a correction in the food market before this technology is mature enough to be useful for general use.

  10. Drone possession on Spurious Drones Buzzing Around Spanish Royal Palace · · Score: 1

    this is an obvious case of drone possession! they should really call Talley and exorcise the evil spirit from this poor drone.

  11. does this clarify ODF rendering? on Open Document Format 1.2 Published As ISO/IEC Standard · · Score: 1

    i recall that Microsoft elected to use their own interpretation of how the ODF should be rendering because the standard was unclear about how some things should be rendered. does this clarify those issues so it will render properly on MS software?

  12. awesome!... wait... on ARM Support Comes To SUSE Linux Enterprise Server · · Score: 1

    so... are there any ARMv8 servers on the market? o_O?

  13. You presume too much! on Uber Class-Action Case May Hinge On What the Drivers Want · · Score: 1

    This case hinges on exactly the same thing as all other cases, the judge. If patent litigation has revealed anything, it's that the law is exactly what the judge wants it to be.

  14. Headline from the future: on Oracle Bullies Enterprise Clients Into Cloud Purchases, Consultant Claims · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The End of Oracle: Unhappy Customers Jumping Ship In Droves

    You can only be pushy for as long as you are irreplaceable.

  15. they can't be all bad on Hacker Group That Hit Twitter, Facebook, Apple and Microsoft Intensifies Attacks · · Score: 4, Funny

    after all, they did attack Twitter, Facebook, Apple and Microsoft. ;)

  16. Re:Fuck cancer. on UK Privacy Advocate Caspar Bowden Dies · · Score: 1

    Fuck cancer.

    do you get angry at your car for being wrecked or do you get angry at the person who wrecked it?

  17. Is that what you want? on DARPA's $4M Cyber-Threat Clash Down To Seven Challengers · · Score: 1

    because that's how you get Skynet.

  18. encryption? huh? on Samsung Releases First 2TB Consumer SSD For Laptops · · Score: 1

    i'm not talking about encryption, you fool! i'm talking about firmware! why else would i write "permanently infected" if not to say it was firmware?

  19. good news, bad news on Samsung Releases First 2TB Consumer SSD For Laptops · · Score: 2

    the good news is that fantastic advances in memory construction are coming to SSDs. the bad news is all SSDs and HDDs are relying on security by obscurity and at some point everyone's storage devices will be permanently infected with malware that gives away their personal information.

  20. Re:Daytime only operations on Wired Cautions Would-Be Drone Photogs on the 4th · · Score: 1

    Last time I checked, freworks are generally done when it's dark.

    preposterous! if they waited until it was dark how would you see the fireworks?!

  21. Re:What? on Wired Cautions Would-Be Drone Photogs on the 4th · · Score: 1

    These headlines get harder to decipher all the time.

    Maybe drop the all caps, or something?

    i have some bad news about newspaper titles and proper noun for you.

    There are at least 5 ways I can read this and none of them make sense to me.

    you should ask someone to drive you to the hospital because you have suffered a serious head injury. nobody can be that stupid and not be suffering from a head injury.

  22. Re:I'm all for recreational drone use but... on Wired Cautions Would-Be Drone Photogs on the 4th · · Score: 1, Funny

    Jackasses seem to keep ruining it for everyone. For example i was at an art show and it was pretty packed, some jackass drone operation was flying a larger model, around 4kg / 10 lbs or so, up and down the isles probably 15 feet over people's heads. It was large enough that a simple slip up, if not outright killing someone would have caused a few trips to the ER. It's that kind of jackassery that ruins it for everyone.

    It's finally starting to be a greater danger to be injured by an idiot teenager looking for some hits on his youtube channel than being hit by a stray firework.

    it is unlikely to be a teenager because large drones are very expensive. i find it more likely that an overconfident adult is going to hurt someone. but hey... i think there are some kids on your lawn, right over there!

  23. Re:Photogs? on Wired Cautions Would-Be Drone Photogs on the 4th · · Score: 3, Informative

    Is that like an Apple II GS?

    the term has been around a bit longer than that.

    http://www.merriam-webster.com...

    photog
    noun photog \f-täg\
    Definition of PHOTOG

    : one who takes photographs : photographer
    Examples of PHOTOG

    Origin of PHOTOG

    short for photographer
    First Known Use: circa 1906

  24. simple solution on Wired Cautions Would-Be Drone Photogs on the 4th · · Score: 1

    And the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
    Gave proof through the night that our drone was still there.

    seems simple enough to me. :)

  25. Re:Competent Authorities on In Response to Open Letter, France Rejects Asylum For Julian Assange · · Score: 1, Informative

    He's shown he thinks he's above the law and that he thinks EVERYONE else is corrupt and out to get him.

    well... here's the thing, the law is deeply flawed and was exploited on behalf of the US, a powerful nation that can bend any country to its will if it wants it enough. i don't think he perceives everyone as being against him or corrupt, just the companies and governments he's exposed as well as the officials that have been talked into charging him (remember, the charges were initially dropped until a big wig stepped in). the warrant is a pretext constructed by the CIA to get him in custody at which point he will be unjustly silenced.

    He's a douche,

    there i no law against it... unless you are exposing companies and governments in which case every law will be twisted to get you.

    so much a douche that even France thinks he's a douche.

    france has no qualms with his character, it's simply that the US government would hound the french government until they handed him over. the french government may be acting in self-interest or it may be that they know they cannot keep him safe.