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  1. Re:xbmcui on XBMC Developers Criticize AMD's Linux Driver · · Score: 1

    if you don't like the default UI, install one of the many skins that are available.

    I tried, but the non-default ones were worse (visually and/or use-wise) and some even seem to make XBMC (on a clean Win7 64bit Home Premium) even more unstable.

    XBMC is good idea, but I'm not really impressed.

  2. Re:it's obvious on Faulty Patch Freezes Millions of UK Bank Accounts · · Score: 4, Funny

    A few weeks ago (5th June, to be precise) a similar thing happened in Belgium. Caused chaos on the railways.

    What, SNCB suddenly had trains leave on time?

  3. Re:It's a space "RACE" because that's what US want on Shenzhou 9 Sparks Renewed Debate On Space Race With China · · Score: 3, Funny

    If the average Chinese person is smaller than the average American person, it could be argued that the average Taikonaut is smaller than the average Astronaut - so while the station may be physically smaller, it will appear bigger!

    uhm, or not...

  4. Re:Thunderbolt is going to be a standard? on Thunderbolt On Windows: Hardware and Performance Explored · · Score: 1

    Firewire was (is?) more expensive to implement (or so some articles claimed), which meant Firewire devices were more expensive to sell - something to do with USB end-devices being very dumb, and Firewire end-devices needing some built-in brain.

  5. Re:It's the apps, stupid! on Universal Android Laptop Dock: Microsoft Nightmare, Or Toy? · · Score: 2

    Doesn't some Android phone come with full Ubuntu installed, for these situations? I think there is some kind of open office application available for Ubuntu, which means that a phone can truly move from a Phone UI/App-set to a laptop/nettop ditto by just sliding it into a case or dock.

  6. Re:Why am I thinking of the old Clippy cartoon... on Kinect: You Are the Controlled · · Score: 3, Funny

    My current favorites are ads for Google+ on Google+.

  7. Re:No problem on An HTTP Status Code For Censorship? · · Score: 1

    So, it describes Syria pretty well...

  8. Re:Tough call on New Evidence Indicates Amelia Earhart Survived For a Time on Pacific Atoll · · Score: 1

    Whenever a TV show on survival (Am watching too much Discovery Channel) mentions the solar-still, or related setups, they tend to come back to it not producing enough water to survive on, and much too little compared to effort (at least initially).

  9. Re:this woman is an attorney? on Copyright Infringer Tries To Shut Down Reporting On Her Infringement · · Score: 1

    When crossing into El Paso (Texas, US) from Ciudad Juarez (Cihuahua, MX), there used to be a sign saying:
          "Welcome to Texas, proud home-state of President George W Bush"

    So I say at least Texas thinks he is a Texan, and they are proud of him apparently.

  10. Re:Google Rx glasses? on Sergey Brin Demos Google Glasses Prototype · · Score: 1

    Seeing the surgery(?) demonstrated, requiring the patient being awake while they peel away the outer layer of skin on your iris, scares the shit out of me.
    I know the eye is numbed, I know they are really good at this, that there are computers ensuring precision etc .... but no way I can go through that while being awake!

  11. Re:Cool tech, but on LG Aims To Beat Apple's Retina Display · · Score: 1

    As a Blackberry user, I can confirm that yes - those numbers are in minutes.

  12. Re:More of this, please on Scientists Turn Skin Cells Into Beating Heart Muscle · · Score: 1

    Sign me up!

  13. Re:Underestimation? on BSA Claims Half of PC Users Are Pirates · · Score: 1

    might be that they are only surveying Windows/Mac users, and that those not wanting to "pirate" software are simply switching to Linux :D

  14. Re:A week? on Who's Pirating Game of Thrones, and Why? · · Score: 1

    Thank you - I thought I was going mad, while watching that episode...

  15. Re:It's a trap! on Assange Stands 'Real Chance' of Election In Australia · · Score: 1

    According to articles online, he doesn't have to go back there to be in the election ... and judging from politicians here (Europe), he might not have to show up AFTER being elected.

  16. Re:And, of course on Americans Happy To Pay More For Clean Energy, But Only a Little More · · Score: 1

    Why would someone go to MacD to get salads? There are places for salads, and places for burgers, and MacD is, uhm, neither really.

  17. Re:Not quite on Wil Wheaton: BitTorrent Isn't Only For Piracy · · Score: 1

    I need you to explain me something:

    When I buy a DVD, I give them money for the right to watch the content at home, at a time of my choosing.

    Why is there then ads on the DVD, sometimes even unskippable ads (Disney...) ?
    Am I breaking an agreement by not watching those?

  18. Re:long time? on The Mathematics of Obesity · · Score: 1

    I'm currently targeting (and mostly hitting) about 2-2.5 kilo fat-loss per week. I think it might be possible to achieve more in a short burst, but it wouldn't be sustainable in a healthy manner.

    To get there, I'm now on ca 1/3 the caloric intake that I had before, where my weight was stable, and it is (as GP mentioned) boring. Will currently have to endure it for at least 4 more months, longer if work keeps getting in the way.

    As for dropping 100lbs of fat in 1 year, I think is extreme based on the numbers I'm looking at for myself. Most likely there was some water and some muscle-mass in that loss too.

  19. Re:Hate to put a damper on the celebration on Diablo III Released · · Score: 1

    Then I'm glad that I live in a country where the law explicitly prohibits extradition to countries with the Death Penalty... ...though why our goverment allow and support rendition, I cannot fathom.

  20. Re:Doesn't even need to have anything wrong at all on The Dutch Repair Cafe Versus the Throwaway Society · · Score: 1

    I concede that if everyone around you have PCs and flatscreens, then yes, no-one wants them.

    Some schools might take them, some charities .. friends/family/acquaintances in other countries ... I know people whose yearly income equals my quarterly income, and they'd love a free computer, even if it is Pentium-3 or similar.

  21. Re:Back, to the Future... on HP Shows Off Power Over Ethernet Thin Client · · Score: 1

    Am definitely see a degradation in performance when using multiple units, so if you're setting up 100 thin clients, its not going to go very well :)
    There are some "pro" units with switches built in, so you could perhaps have 1 per 4-8 devices (group of cubicles), but even then it will be pushing it.

    Nah, PowerLine is oki for small setups, not larger ones.

  22. Re:Doesn't even need to have anything wrong at all on The Dutch Repair Cafe Versus the Throwaway Society · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I have a simple solution: Give it away.

    I've got a pile of tech-stuff that I no longer need, but instead of throwing it out, I'll give to anyone who wants/needs it.
    (was surprised to find someone who had never had a DVD player - well, she does now!)

  23. Re:Doesn't work in the US on The Dutch Repair Cafe Versus the Throwaway Society · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Couldn't you have posted this while I still had modpoints?!?

    (and: He is right, it is called Football, and the american football is wussyball compared to e.g. aussie rules)

  24. Re:Not Much You Can Do About That on 'Social Jetlag' May Be Making You Fat · · Score: 1

    Could you bring your kids over to teach mine? They are impossible to get out of bed in the mornings, weekend or not, pretty much independent of when they go to bed.
    (They're like their parents in that regards, I guess)

  25. Re:Back, to the Future... on HP Shows Off Power Over Ethernet Thin Client · · Score: 0

    Yeah, the 500 megabit powerline adaptors are too slow and unstable ... or, not really.
    The 200 megabit ones I had previously were problematic, in that I couldn't stream a 5mbit video over them, but latest standard seems pretty solid. Even decent power-management, so they switch "off" if there is no live devices connected to them

    Need to replace 1 (or 2) with units containing built-in switch (3 ethernet ports), but that has to wait until I have more "time".