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  1. Re:Oh Lord. on Multi-Target Photo-Radar System To Make Speeding Riskier · · Score: 3, Informative

    This is true of Illinois as well.

    A person, driving at less than the normal speed of traffic, shall drive in the right-hand lane available for traffic or as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway. See 625 ILCS 5/11-701(b).

  2. Re:Pay scale is to blame on Federal Contractors Are $600 Screwdrivers · · Score: 1

    OR maybe they are actually worth it -- just saying.

  3. Re:Waiting for MS to underbid on Schools In Portugal Moving To OSS · · Score: 1

    Hmm.. I paid $110 for 3 copies of Windows 7 Home Premium in a family pack... I thought that was rather cheap.

  4. Re:Waiting for MS to underbid on Schools In Portugal Moving To OSS · · Score: 1

    Were you trying to install an 11 year old version of Windows (XP) vs the latest version of Ubuntu?

  5. Re:Waiting for MS to underbid on Schools In Portugal Moving To OSS · · Score: 1

    If you hand me an 8 year old computer without an operating system, but it has a dvd drive, then there is a 99% chance that I can install the latest Microsoft Windows on it, and it will correctly install every driver I need automatically. Or I can put the DVD in the drive, hit power, and let my grandma finish the install.

  6. Re:This is an enabling technology.... on $25 PC Prototype Gets Award At ARM TechCon · · Score: 1

    Please stop reading the articles and completely invalidating my well thought out and convincing posts, thanks.

  7. Re:This is an enabling technology.... on $25 PC Prototype Gets Award At ARM TechCon · · Score: 0

    Well except that it doesn't have enough power to play back 1080p videos, and likely it can't even do 720p either, let alone video overlays etc. It really wouldn't be appropriate as an internet tv type box, not in that configuration, but I would be surprised if they couldn't make a $35-$40 box that couldn't.

  8. Re:Oh ffs on Apple Granted Patent For Slide To Unlock · · Score: 1

    It's not superior in every way, but most people would agree that there are a number of features that are highly desirable. For example, the S2 has a slower camera shutter than the iPhone 4S. The iPhone 4S can take multiple pictures back to back faster than the S2. The S2 doesn't have as many apps as the iPhone 4S. The S2 screen doesn't have as good of dpi as the iPhone 4S. The S2 doesn't have dual antennas for double the bandwidth like the iPhone 4S. The S2 is also larger, and the battery doesn't last as long. The Droid UI isn't nearly as fluid or refined as the iPhone 4S's. The app store's apps have been vetted by a 3rd party so they are MUCH less likely to contain malicious code. Connecting to an Exchange Server works much better (and easier) on the iPhone 4S than droid, as does syncing contacts with outlook. The iPhone 4S can stream content wirelessly to my AppleTV, while the S2 can not.

    On the flip side, the S2 has a microSD slot, user replaceable battery, higher resolution screen, and a larger screen. Those are features I wish my iPhone had, but currently does not. However, it's definitely not enough to get me to switch to a droid from the iOS platform.

    The S2 is better in SOME aspects, but it's hardly better in every way.

  9. Re:Read the article; do the math; calm down on Fukushima's Fallout Worse Than Thought · · Score: 1

    he lesson is to improve your game, not loose your cool.

    I totally agree. We all need to tighten our cool.

  10. Re:Local devastation, global impact on Fukushima's Fallout Worse Than Thought · · Score: 2

    We do have good disaster plans. We also have better designs than those plants were using, but most places can't upgrade them because of regulations, politics, fear mongering, FUD, and idiocy.

  11. Re:Oh ffs on Apple Granted Patent For Slide To Unlock · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Marketshare doesn't show quality, nor preferred product. It would only do so if everything else (price, availability, etc) remained the same.

    Using your logic, a Nissan Versa is a much better and desirable car, and everyone wants it more than say a Ferrari/Porshe/Mercedes (pick any model) because it out sells it 1000 to 1. You can keep your Versa, and I'll drive the Ferrari. Thanks.

  12. Re:Dangerous. on IT Shops Coping With Overloaded 2.4GHz WiFi Band · · Score: 1

    Tinfoil hats solve that problem.

  13. Re:Depends on how you look at it on Android ICS Will Require 16GB RAM To Compile · · Score: 1

    My nearly two year old desktop has 12GB of ram in it, and can take 24GB (i7 930 based system). My next build which should be in December or January will likely have 32GB and expandable to 96GB (Dual socketed X79).

  14. Re:meaning of three new blades... on Feds Take USAjobs.gov Back From Monster, Performance Tanks · · Score: 2

    That explains the lack of an edit button!

  15. Re:Still a grind on Blizzard Announces New WoW Expansion: Mists of Pandaria · · Score: 1

    Sure there is.. Get a complete set of the best gear. Then max out every faction. Then get all the achieves. Then you are done unless they've added somethign else.

  16. Re:Not likely on A Digital Direct Democracy For the Modern Age · · Score: 2

    The correct thing to do is to add asprin to the MSG.

  17. Re:Thoughts on Early Speed Tests For Windows 8 · · Score: 1

    It is to me. I haven't had a computer with less than 8GB of ram since 2004. My current one has 12GB, and I would have upgraded it to 24 by now, but I'm about to replace the motherboard in January, and I'll put in 32GB at that time, or 64GB if it's affordable.

  18. Re:Performance on Early Speed Tests For Windows 8 · · Score: 1

    Yes, of course.

  19. Re:What's the problem? on Early Speed Tests For Windows 8 · · Score: 1

    Get a smarter UPS like one from APC that will turn off everything once the master outlet draws less than 20 watts of power. Put your computer in the master outlet, and everything else in the slave.

  20. Re:Some of us have to pay for our electricity on Early Speed Tests For Windows 8 · · Score: 1

    I believe mine takes somewhere between 7 and 12 watts, and that's everything I have plugged into my UPS. My tower, external drives, cable modem, router, monitor, etc. Basically everything I need to keep my computer running, and the internet up.

  21. Re:Performance on Early Speed Tests For Windows 8 · · Score: 1

    No thanks. Services need administrative privs, and I don't want my word processor requiring admin privs to be installed.

  22. Re:Performance on Early Speed Tests For Windows 8 · · Score: 1

    That is quite odd, my desktop is immediately usable. Not sure what the difference is.

  23. Re:Federal Law State Law on Legal Tender? Maybe Not, Says Louisiana Law · · Score: 1

    If you were extended credit for your items/service, they couldn't arrest you for walking out. They would have to file a lawsuit, and/or go through collections, and they could report your non payment to the credit bureaus. That obviously isn't the case. You are changed with stealing -- you don't own the item yet.

  24. Re:Ummm how about.... on Legal Tender? Maybe Not, Says Louisiana Law · · Score: 1

    A sale is not a debt.

  25. Re:In other words, we should give up. on Ron Paul Suggests Axing 5 U.S. Federal Departments (and Budgets) · · Score: 1

    If you think the government trying to decide what's best for everyone is inefficient, just wait to(sic) you see what 5 billion people with their own thoughts, working independently on the same things can come up with.