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  1. Re:Ti-82 on How the Outdated TI-84 Plus Still Holds a Monopoly On Classrooms · · Score: 1

    I really wish the TI-85/86 line was the standard; it's a much better calculator from most standpoints. Sadly, we'll never see a TI-87.

  2. Re:+1 for this Post on Ask Slashdot: Life Beyond the WRT54G Series? · · Score: 1

    Or Soekris, who make machines with Geode CPUs that consume an average of about 2 watts, unlike any Athlons that would consume many more times that.

  3. Re:There's another treatment that stops most T2 on New Treatment Stops Type II Diabetes · · Score: 1

    By 'northern state,' do you mean Alaska? I live in Seattle and can get around by bicycle year-round. Of course, we don't get snow like the Northeast.

  4. Re:There's another treatment that stops most T2 on New Treatment Stops Type II Diabetes · · Score: 1

    I hear you, and raise you my weekly unsupported Saturday bicycle tours of 130-180 miles. They burn upwards of 15,000 calories, and I have to keep slamming down food and water in order to not waste away, or even pass out while riding as I did one time. Also, I don't have a car, so I get around by bicycle when commuting and running errands.

  5. Re:Airports are not much better on The Improbable Story of the 184 MPH Jet Train · · Score: 1

    And don't forget about those without cars, so it's either Greyhound (on an equivalent), trains, or airlines for long distances.

  6. Re:Redneck roadhouse on Tor Project Sued Over a Revenge Porn Business That Used Its Service · · Score: 1

    I may be weird, but I don't associate 'car dependence' with 'livable.'

  7. Re:I can't buy one on Are US Hybrid Sales Peaking Already? · · Score: 1

    ...roughly about 65-70mph over the speed limit on all US highway driving...

    You peppered your comment with commas and missed a very important one needed for conveying your meaning. Nice job.

  8. Re:16" wheels are surprisingly useful on Shawn Raymond's Tandem Bike is Shorter Than Yours (Video) · · Score: 1

    And people tour on Bromptons. I can load a lot more than expected on mine and it still handles pretty well with more than 40 pounds on its racks, including on slow hill climbs. I don't own a car, but a Brompton is really nice for air travel: I can fold it up, put it in its back, and put it into checked baggage with no extra fees. Once at the destination airport, I can unfold it and ride away without having to deal with trains, buses, or taxis. It does fit quite well in those, too.

  9. Re:Not good enough on First Looks At Windows 8.1, Complete With 'Start' Button · · Score: 3, Informative

    There's also the 'singular they'.

  10. Re:Observation about Slashdot on Why Trolls Win With Toxic Comments · · Score: 1

    That must be it; I haven't commented in years and still get mod points periodically.

  11. Re:This is probably great news for Qt on Nokia Gives Some Hints On the Future of Qt · · Score: 2

    Despite the fact there's already a Visual Studio Add-in for Qt.

  12. Re:Thanks Slashdot for your timelyness on Today Is EPOCH Day 15000 · · Score: 2

    I'd recommend either static pages (nginx) or a highly-scalable asynchronous dynamic web server (like Tornado).

  13. Antiword on Where Do I Go Now That Oracle Owns OpenOffice.org? · · Score: 2, Informative

    As long as images aren't an issue, you could use Antiword to convert it into a (somewhat) styled text file. That's what I did when I ran into the same thing with BIOS updates.

  14. Re:Erm... on Long In Development, Toshiba 'SCiB' Battery Debuts · · Score: 1

    There exist plug-in hybrids. Most of them I've seen are Prius conversions involving much larger battery packs and warranty voiding.

  15. Re:Zero to botched in 60 nanoseconds? on IE9 Flaunts Hardware-Accelerated Canvas · · Score: 1

    Does IE8 support application/xhtml+xml, which has been around since 1998 or so?

  16. Re:Stop using the browser for print on Best Browser For Using Complex Web Applications? · · Score: 1

    XML, as in XHTML?

  17. Worse Reception. on DTV Transition - One Year Later · · Score: 1

    I was among those who got worse reception, unfortunately. I recall getting something like ten channels with reasonable reception prior to the switchover, and now I get five channels with one of them (the only HD channel) losing reception regularly.

  18. Re:Dull surprise on XBMC Discontinues Xbox Support · · Score: 1

    Did you even enable VDPAU?

  19. Re:Server technology? on Intel Shows Off First Light Peak Laptop · · Score: 1

    Multiplexing or packet switching would be a way to get that to work, since none of those devices alone will saturate the link.

  20. Re:Perhaps nobody else cares? on HDTV Has Ruined the LCD Market · · Score: 4, Funny

    How does one use a requirement?

    Well, some people often abuse requirements, so using a requirement is probably similar to that.

  21. Re:apple needs to be sued over there app store loc on Will Adobe Sue Apple Over Flash? · · Score: 2, Informative

    Yep, I was in the same boat. I now just use a Cowon D2+ instead since it plays nice with pretty much everything via both USB-MSC and MTP.

  22. Re:Is the AI any better? on OpenTTD 1.0.0 Released · · Score: 1

    Simutrans is my favorite game currently. The list of transit possibilities is so long, and trolleybuses were included with the standard distribution sometime between version 99 and version 100. They're great for many purposes, especially since they don't slow down on hills.

  23. Re:Using it since Alpha 1 on Ubuntu's "Lucid Lynx" Enters Beta · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I also use Awesome for that reason. It's especially nice on very large monitors because you can split a screen to have multiple windows maximized in one of several layouts rather than having to juggle them. That said, I dislike how a lot of runtimes (Java, Adobe AIR) don't work with tiling window managers so well.

  24. Re:Careful on Your Terminology There on SSD Price Drops Signaling End of Spinning Media? · · Score: 1

    Yeah, if you have Internet access. Doesn't work so well when you don't.

    Yes, it may be hard to believe, but there still exist places where Internet access isn't practical (generally due to high cost).

  25. Re:IE engine with a new GUI on The Seven Hidden Browsers In the Windows Ballot · · Score: 1

    They don't really use the same rendering engine, though. WebKit has had dozens of changes not yet included in KHTML, though at some point Konqueror will move to using Qt's built-in WebKit widget soon enough.