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  1. Re:evidence that he is thinking ahead like humans. on Stone-Throwing Chimp Back In the News With Better Plan · · Score: 1

    Swinging from branch to branch in our dense spruce forests could be difficult.

  2. Re:Three-level protection on Ask Slashdot: Best Option For Heavy-Duty, Full-Home Surge Protection? · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hey people with modpoints, look what I found! An informative comment at 0!

  3. Re:That depends... on Is Google the New Microsoft? · · Score: 1

    This is just pure bullshit. I use different browsers depending on where I happen to be and what computer I happen to use. At no time do I get worse results from Google when using any other browser than Chrome. I am also never pestered by any ads about Chrome.

    Their free products were free from their competitors even before they started. Remember Firefox? Open Office? Hotmail? Altavista?

  4. Re:Since Google wasn't the first search engine on Is Google the New Microsoft? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Come on, it was absolutely not just the design. Google gave much more relevant search results from the beginning than Altavista ever did.

  5. Re:Football? on Growing Evidence of Football Causing Brain Damage · · Score: 1

    Hum? Why would it be worse when it's wet?

  6. Re:Does this apply to all cases? on NY Judge Rules IP Addresses Insufficient To Identify Pirates · · Score: 2

    If bomb threats are originating from my IP address, I would imagine society (ie: throough the police authority) would like to see my computer and know more about me. They shouldn't send a class action lawsuit against me, and/or bully me just because a hacker has hijacked my computer.

    The problem with this is that "see my computer" must mean "take everything in my house that can store digital information and keep it at the station until the computer forensic guys have time to look at it, likely within the next 6 months."

    In this day and age, it's pretty much like taking everything you own...

  7. Re:Football? on Growing Evidence of Football Causing Brain Damage · · Score: 2

    Turns out it's that weird wrestling / hand egg game they play in the US.

    FTFY

  8. Re:YAY! on Bug Busters! OpenBSD 5.1 Released · · Score: 4, Interesting

    What has changed since the beginning that made OpenBSD less relevant?

  9. Re:Risk? on Tor Researchers' Tool Aims To Map Out Internet Censorship · · Score: 1

    They don't make any profits, it's a non-profit; they are not allowed to.

    It is likely that all this code is free and open software, as is everything else they have released. This makes it difficult to hide their intentions. I have not verified this since the website seemed to be slashdotted.

  10. Re:Editing? English? on Fly-By-Wire Contributed To Air France 447 Disaster · · Score: 1

    Now, I'm not an expert in the English language, but I can try:

    It means that whenever one pilot pulls his stick (no pun intended), the other pilot won't sense anything in his stick. The other pilot will simply not be aware that the first pilot is doing some (possibly incorrect and fatal) action.

    An alternative would be for the sticks to be linked, either mechanically (difficult) or electronically using servo motors (easy and common even in commercial products).

  11. Re:Complain or act? on Who Needs CISPA? FBI Has a Non-Profit Workaround · · Score: 1

    Yeah, I mean, just look at how crappy everything is in Europe. A democratic disaster. Obviously public schooling is the root of all evil.

  12. Re:Universe in a few minutes? on Analytic Thinking Can Decrease Religious Belief · · Score: 1

    Remember...it used to be considered a FACT that the Earth was flat based on expert's findings.

    No. It used to be ASSUMED that the Earth was flat, until people actually started thinking about it and made some observations. It's likely that this happened many thousands of years ago.

  13. Re:Is she? on Is Siri Smarter Than Google? · · Score: 1

    Yeah, but often you only have the part number, and can't easily find out who manufactured the component from the part number. Component retailers generally don't stock old or very specialized components, exactly the kind you often need a datasheet for when repairing or hacking on unknown equipment.

    Your advice is a bit like, "Why use google to search for information? Go directly to whatever page you're interested in."

  14. Re:What is the point of gaming consoles? on Most Game Console Power Draw Comes From Time Spent Idling · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The question should be rephrased:

    How much more do you have to spend on your computer for it to match the power of an XBox 360?

    Because today, you already need a computer.

  15. Re:No way on 12 Ways LibreOffice Writer Tops MS Word · · Score: 1

    Do you enjoy working for such extremely stiff and bureaucratic companies? :)

  16. Re:Why would I want this compatibility break? on Mosh: Modernizing SSH With IP Roaming, Instant Local Echo · · Score: 1

    I've never had a problem with crazy characters with plain olde SSH. what's the problem?

  17. Re:Great guy on SJVN Tells How Reporting on Linux Has Changed in the Last 10 Years (Video) · · Score: 2

    What the hell, the parent does not deserve a flamebait mod for merely stating an opinion like this!

  18. Why video submissions? on SJVN Tells How Reporting on Linux Has Changed in the Last 10 Years (Video) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Do people really want video stories? I thought it was just the old-media newspapers that pushed them because you can't skip ads as easily in a stream as you can on a website.

    It takes ages to sit through a video with someone talking, compared to reading a transcription, so a written story is obviously superior.

  19. Re:knowledge is power on Ask Slashdot: How To Deal With Refurbed Drives With Customer Data? · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yes, that's the point of rare earth magnets. That they are more powerful than normal magnets. I'm glad you understand!

  20. Re:Whatever their job is.... on How the US Lost Out On iPhone Work · · Score: 1

    I thought that, in capitalist US of A, they were legally required as a company to making bucks. Isn't that what it's all about? Aren't socialism and communism told as horror stories to children? At least that's how it seems from outside when you elect your presidents and representatives.

  21. Re:Surprise, surprise... on How the US Lost Out On iPhone Work · · Score: 0

    Do you know that the workers in those factories are required to sleep 8 to 10 people in a dorm room, and they are not allowed to talk or socialize with their roommates?

    They also eat cats and dogs and have yellow skin!

  22. Re:Prove your absurd prices on How the US Lost Out On iPhone Work · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Seems to me that your prices are just as made up. Adding false precision might fool a 10-year old to swallow your argument.

  23. Re:Yeah...but on How the US Lost Out On iPhone Work · · Score: 3, Insightful

    FYI - American workers are the most productive workers in the world. You have no argument for laziness.

    Wtf? Do you really believe that? Perhaps in a study from 1942.

  24. Re:Popcorn on Google-Funded Study Knocks Firefox Security · · Score: 1

    cue

    "You must be new here".

  25. Re:FreeRunner on OpenMoko's FreeRunner Rises From the Ashes · · Score: 1

    Nah, the issue is picking a chipset meant for 320x240 pixels and using it with a 640x480 display. The chipset can't even accelerate more than 512x512 pixels and since the bandwidth to the CPU is some slow serial bus, acceleration is necessary to get anything done..