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  1. Re:lol nokia on Nokia and Open Source — a Trial By Fire · · Score: 1

    It's an easter egg: nomnomnomnomnom....

  2. Re:10 INPUT "Flogging a dead horse: ", U$ on Super Mario Coming To the 3DS · · Score: 2

    Judging from the sales of Super Mario Bros. on Wii, this horse is far from dead.

  3. Re: Genetically engineer plants to grow it as frui on Scientists Work To Grow Meat In a Lab · · Score: 1

    Dilbert already called it. He invented the Tomeato. It didn't go down well!

  4. Re:Lame on Police Arrest Five Over Anonymous Attacks · · Score: 1

    I have an useful motto when it comes to these things - I'm not the law. So break it. I don't care. But when you get caught remember that I don't care.

    That is useful. I hope you quote that to the next hooded gentleman who stops you on the street and asks for your mobile phone.

    (wait.. have I just been trollertronned?)

  5. Re:how on Mozilla To Release Firefox 4 Next Month · · Score: 1

    I had the same problem. I use the 'Hide Caption Titlebar Plus' addon to ensure the tabs are flush with the top of the screen. I love the layout of Chrome but I don't like its Yeti-like footprint.

  6. Re:Customability? on The 10 Best Android Hacks · · Score: 4, Funny

    The first line of your comment reads like a limerick. I was disappointed when I read he second line :(

  7. Re:Agreed on Google Wants To Take Away Your Capslock Key · · Score: 1

    I do a fair bit of SQL scripting in my day job and my right-hand pinkie works fine.
    I know programmers traditionally like to preserve their energy for building up their fat stores, but you can spare a tiny bit.

  8. Re:Backups on Ransomware Making a Comeback · · Score: 1

    That's more of a preventative measure than a solution. Try telling some student that has lost all of his college work that the solution is to go back in time and backup his files.
    Unfortunately, the only solution in this event is to pay $120 to the crooks.

  9. Re:It's all in the name on OpenOffice.org Declares Independence From Oracle, Becomes LibreOffice · · Score: 1

    First came OpenOffice. Then came OpenOffice.org. Ladies and Gentleman, we are proud to present OpenOffice.org.org.
    Hey the http://org.org/ domain doesn't seem to be being used for much.

  10. Re:LiveSQL on The Big Promise of 'Big Data' · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Couldn't this be done using regular sql and an indexed timestamp column?

  11. Re:Text adventures on Modded Nintendo Lets You Play Mario With Your Eyes · · Score: 1

    > LOOK

  12. Re:More Info & Dashboard on Global Warming 'Undeniable,' Report Says · · Score: 1

    Your post came across as whiney and attention-seeking. The reason it was marked -1 Troll is because there is no -1 Pointless [citation needed].

  13. Re:Garbage on Sex Offender Shuffle · · Score: 1

    hmm.. sounds like something a sex offender might say...

  14. Re:Myth... on Mythbusters Accidentally Bust Windows In Nearby Town · · Score: 3, Funny

    Conclusion: Myth Plausi;,. .. .

  15. Re:Anonymous Coward on BT Shows First Fiber-Optic Broadband Rollout Plans · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You're right. Progress is a pain in the arse!

  16. Re:Dear Slashot on Brian Aker On the Future of Databases · · Score: 1

    MyISAM uses a 32-bit address for row pointers for tables.
    Surely that would limit it to ~4.3 billion rows, not a 4GB file size.
  17. Re:Time for the Google Goggles on Cyber-Goggles Record and Identify Every Object You See · · Score: 1

    "Mmm... burger... On sale now at McDonalds!"
    Let's hope they're not quite that redundant!
  18. Re:Loose tha Connexn on Work Progressing on Army's Future Combat Systems · · Score: 2, Insightful

    By the sounds of it, i'd say this was written by someone who sat in on a "Future Combat Systems for Dummies" presentation. I'd imagine the "healing" process is equivalent to services restarting themselves when they fail.

  19. Re:Proves my point on What 2008 May Hold In Store for FOSS · · Score: 2, Funny

    +1 Martyr

  20. Re:Why the "i" on BBC Quietly Announces Linux/Mac iPlayer · · Score: 1

    why does it have to be called the iPlayer

    because 'ePlayer' is so year 2000.

  21. Snakes on a Plane 2 on Acoustic Levitation Works On Small Animals · · Score: 1

    Somewhere a New Line Cinema executive is having a eureka moment

  22. Re:supress password popups with one click. on Firefox Accepting Feature Suggestions for Version 3 · · Score: 2, Insightful
    How about something like:

    Should Firefox remember the password for this site?

    [ ] Remember this answer
    [ ] Use this answer on every site

    [YES] [NO]
    (The second checkbox only becomes active when the first is ticked)
    This presents the user with less choices and the additional options make sense.
  23. Re:I'd like to say ... on IE Market Share Drops to Lowest Level in Years · · Score: 1, Interesting

    What can IE's competitors use to differentiate themselves from IE (to the average user) in Vista-land? Extensions. I tell friends about increased security, they don't seem too phased. I tell them about tabbed browsing, XP groups their IE windows so they don't much care. However, when I tell them about ad blocking and mouse gestures and show them what a few greasemonkey scripts can do, they see some worthwhile benefits. Microsoft like to offer a solid inflexible interface, because that is what newbies are most comfortable with. Firefox extensions entice users who want to move away from this rigidity.

  24. Re:yeah but, on Giant 'Leap' for Robotics · · Score: 0, Troll

    lame

  25. Re:Next on the list... on Dragon's Lair Remastered in HD · · Score: 1

    Nice idea. Someone beat you to it: Pong HD