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  1. Re:Then... on Google Drive Will Soon Back Up Your Entire Computer (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    That must really get your backup

  2. secret agent reporting in on Android Leaks Location Data Via Wi-Fi · · Score: 1

    ok control, we've discovered that the suspect is called, or knows someone called, 'Tom', and that he once visited a McDonald's... maybe.

  3. Re:"marg"? on The Science Behind Powdered Alcohol · · Score: 2

    I assumed it was short for Margarita, a tequila-based cocktail which is not that delicious to start with.

  4. Re: horses and barns on Memory Gaffe Leaves Aussie Bank Accounts Open To Theft · · Score: 2

    And if the user is gullible enough to run any exe that they come across, then the sheep is sitting to close to the barbecue.

  5. Re:Conditioned Much? on Drone Made of Lego Takes Flight · · Score: 1

    That's no fun. I'm pretty sure the OP is right and this is part of an insidious government plot to legitimise the use of terminator drones. Conspiracy!

  6. Re:$500,000 on HP Becomes a Platinum Member of the Linux Foundation · · Score: 2

    iToiletPaper? They have an app for everything now-a-days!

  7. Re:Take it one step further on Scientists Store Entire Textbook In DNA · · Score: 1

    This would be the equivalent of adding comments into some source code and expecting the compiled program to impart the knowledge. Cool idea, but we won't be programming genius babies this way.

  8. Re:Article submitter's an idiot on Apple Hacker Charlie Miller To Demo Dangers of Near-Field Communications · · Score: 1

    Who Grammar Nazis the Grammar Nazis?

  9. Re:TLD Squatters? on ICANN Reveals New TLD Application List · · Score: 1

    ah wait.. those are the same ones you're talking about. Never mind!

  10. Re:TLD Squatters? on ICANN Reveals New TLD Application List · · Score: 1

    I'm more interested in the domains registered by donut.co. Each one is registered under a different LLC with company names that look like they have been auto generated.

  11. Re:It's more than just global warming gas on Climate Change To Drive Weather Disasters, Say UN Experts · · Score: 0

    How about the 5 nonillion (5 x 10^30) bacteria that are all farting out "global warming gas"? I'm actually coming round to the human contribution to global warming idea, but saying "7 billion is a big number" doesn't persuade me.

  12. Re:Is this Apple or MS? on Apple Threatens To Pull Siri Clone From App Store · · Score: 1

    I just bought myself an iPod Touch for 150 GBP. My first Apple device. It's reliable, well crafted and easy to use. And, despite the 'proprietary lock-in hell', I'm still able to use Chrome, MS Office and Photoshop - on my laptop.

    It's nice to take a stroll around a walled garden from time to time. You should try it.

  13. Re:Stupid marketing from google on Adobe Makes Flash on GNU/Linux Chrome-Only · · Score: 1

    I don't think they're going after Linux users. They are more likely ensuring that their Chromebooks are able to run the sites that the other 96% of users use.

  14. Re:You know why they call it Xbox 720 on Xbox 720 Might Reject Used Games · · Score: 1

    He said 'walk away', not 'walk forwards', smart arse!

  15. Re:Bad sumary much? on Google Pulls the Plug On BlackBerry Gmail App · · Score: 1

    Two lines down: "BlackBerry owners will not be able to reach Gmail on their devices"
    I think that's what he was referring to.

  16. Re:Gibberish - wrapped up as geekspeak on Type Safety Coming To DB Queries · · Score: 1

    I dont think it was awful as submissions go, but I suppose they could have clarified what a database is, what type-safe is, and what a query is.

    To be fair, the title of the story was 'Type Safety Coming To DB Queries.' If you don't know what four of those six words mean, then it probably isn't for you.

  17. Re:invite? on Google+ Already At 10 Million Users · · Score: 1

    Thanks you Luis, Nate and Asbjorn. True gents!

  18. invite? on Google+ Already At 10 Million Users · · Score: 1

    I'd love an invite, if there's one going spare! starsky51 [at] gmail [dot] com

  19. Re:Windows? on One Week: No Mouse, Just Keyboard · · Score: 1

    Who still wants a keyboard with a numpad?

    The numpad is the only way I can play Nethack. I could never get to grips with those VIM keys.

  20. Re:Testing on Rapid Browser Development Challenges Web Developers · · Score: 2

    Take a look at Spoon. It's a browser plugin that launches applications in their own virtualised environment. Meaning that different versions of the same browser can run alongside each other, without you having to con Windows into it.

  21. less THAN you do on Sony Music Greece Falls To Hackers · · Score: 1

    Think about it.

  22. Re:KeePass on LastPass Password Service Hacked · · Score: 1

    That is really slick. We're using KeepassX in work, which doesn't have the Autotype feature. I'd always assumed it was on par with the standard version. Time to switch!
    Thanks.

  23. Re:KeePass on LastPass Password Service Hacked · · Score: 1

    Maybe I'm paranoid, but I really don't like copying passwords to the clipboard. I'd much prefer some kind of automatic key pressing function.

  24. Re:I have done several different IQ tests on What Does IQ Really Measure? · · Score: 1

    I had a friend who were far from bright

    The ones I did were regular official ones though.

    I wouldn't be too sure about that, if I were you!

  25. Re:Joli on GNOME vs. KDE: the Latest Round · · Score: 1

    It's official. ArhcAngel, you must remove Jolicloud from your PC with immediate affect.