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  1. Re:For the internet age? on Toy Story Meets Google Street View · · Score: 1

    I also find very uncomfortable to use a computer without a good system monitor.
    I use the good old gkrellm

  2. Re:FUD? on Separating Fact From Hype On Mobile Malware · · Score: 1

    the new version is doing exactly that for some time now

  3. Re:use dolphin mini on Dolphin, a 3rd Party Android Browser, Relayed URL Data · · Score: 1

    Amen.

    I started with HD, then switched to mini (fortunately) just before the webzine crap.

  4. Re:Samsung Nexus official specs on Android Ice Cream Sandwich SDK Released · · Score: 1

    It's good to see they didn't increase the megapixel of the camera.
    Without a bigger/better sensor, it does not give a better picture quality, just a bigger file to waste space and processing time.

    But 1080p movie recording would be nice.

  5. Re:SVG support? on Google Preps Devs For One-Size-Fits-All Android · · Score: 0

    this

  6. Re:STL already on Nokia Announces Qt Open Governance Model · · Score: 1

    At the time they started coding Qt, STL was still very immature, even embryonic. So it's was not that brain-dead a decision back then.

    Of course now it's a major nuisance.
    Other one being their signal/slot implementation, with the inconvenient moc precompiler.

    Qt is already pretty good, but with STL, std::string and boost::signals, it would be perfect.

  7. Re:Slashdottings aren't what they once were. on Linux Kernel Moves To Github · · Score: 2

    offline

  8. Re:Browser bug on MK-1 Robotic Arm Capable of Near-Human Dexterity, Dancing · · Score: 1

    Fortunately there is a workaround.

  9. Re:you know what speeds up my browsing on Google Patches 30 Chrome Bugs, Adds Instant Pages · · Score: 1

    I don't see this because I never use the google.com search page, I use quicksearch instead (Firefox feature since 0.x days).

  10. Re:so what? on Exercise Your Thumbs and Eyeballs With a Tiny Space Invaders Cabinet · · Score: 1

    and cute.

  11. Re:Say waht you will about MS on Bill Gates On Energy · · Score: 1

    No single alternate source of energy will be enough for all.

    Some places can use wind, others solar, others tides.
    Here in Brazil more than 80% of all the eletricity is generated by hydro dams.
    All of the alternate sources together, combined with less waste (responsible use), may not solve all the problems, but sure can help a lot.

  12. Re:Linux vs Git? on Linus' Other Gift to the World · · Score: 3, Informative

    There is nothing special about Linux, apart from being a successful FLOSS operating system.
    There were no great genius work from Linus there, he "just" wrote an ordinary OS and made the source public.

    Git, in the other hand, is a work of a genius. It's not merely one more version control system.
    It made branching, merging and atomic commits so acessible that it changed the way people code.

    ps: no idea why you were modded down, it was a completely reasonable question.

  13. Re:How about a real open protocol? on Skype Protocol Has Been Reverse Engineered · · Score: 3, Insightful

    the question here is not the protocol/technology, but the userbase.

    you can't use jingle to talk to all your friends running skype.

  14. "computer wannabe" on The Machines That Sparked the Beginning of the Computer Age · · Score: 2

    who the hell wants to be a computer?

  15. Re:Why wouldn't you? on 35 Million Google Profiles Collected · · Score: 1

    Good point.

    If you want to hide something, just don't do anything online with it, even if you "trust" the other party.

    When I put anything online, even if configured to be seen only by my friends, or even only by myself, I am aware that it may breach to public access. That is the nature of digital data ("information wants to be free").

    The most important action that need to be taken in respect to information security and privacy is a campaign for people to be aware of that.

  16. Re:Why wouldn't you? on 35 Million Google Profiles Collected · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If I didn't want the data available to the world, I wouldn't put it there in the first place.

    Duh..

  17. Re:The Empire Strikes Back IRL on Man Demonstrates His New Bionic Hand · · Score: 1

    What does the Big Lebowski has to do with it?

  18. Re:Let's hope for another radical GUI change! on 9 Features We May See In Ubuntu 11.10 · · Score: 1

    this

  19. Re:Slow down and THINK before you use these. on Capturing Solar Power With Antennae · · Score: 1

    but not a well respected chiropractic doctor

  20. Does it have user switching? on Ubuntu 11.10 To Switch From GDM To LightDM · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Many a time I searched for a replacement for GDM, but none of the alternatives provide the switch-user feature that I need (that is, the ability to have multiple users logged in at once, with an option to switch from one to another; useful for when there are more users than machines at home).

  21. Space Race 2 on NASA Banned From Working With China · · Score: 1

    And the new space race officially begins.

  22. Re:WHENNNN on Bin Laden Hideout Recreated In Counter-Strike · · Score: 1

    people still play quake1

  23. Re:Was excited.. Not anymore.. on id Software's RAGE To Ship With Mod Tools · · Score: 1

    1. multiplayer quake is Quake III Arena

    2. there will be a new multiplayer-only quake using rage engine (tech 5), and also a doom4 (single player)

  24. Re:One reason alone on GIMP 2.7.2 Released — Another Step Toward 2.8 · · Score: 1

    point taken

  25. Re:CMYK on GIMP 2.7.2 Released — Another Step Toward 2.8 · · Score: 2

    What about 16-bit per channel?

    It's a must for working with photography.