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  1. Re:Its called AppleTV on A Least Half a Million Raspberry Pis Sold · · Score: 1

    He's talking about the $25.00 model which would make it 4x the cost.

    There's no reason to debate that.

  2. Re:Its called AppleTV on A Least Half a Million Raspberry Pis Sold · · Score: 1

    This is also incorrect. Because one distro that has customized their kernel that doesn't include the ability to mount some USB devices doesn't mean that any other kernel can't do that with ease.

    OpenElec won't mount my Drobobox but Raspbmc does. So do a number of other distros.

    Don't fall for some article where the author doesn't understand how Linux and the various distributions work.

  3. Re:Its called AppleTV on A Least Half a Million Raspberry Pis Sold · · Score: 1

    Your statement is totally false. Just a big lie.

    The Pi's 2 USB ports are standard USB that you would find on any personal computer.

  4. Re:They are remarkably versatile on A Least Half a Million Raspberry Pis Sold · · Score: 1

    They could have sold many times that if they'd actually upped production so we could buy them.

  5. Re:Only ranks major ISPs on Netflix Ranks ISP Speeds · · Score: 1

    Mb/s is nothing to be cheering about.

  6. Re:Only ranks major ISPs on Netflix Ranks ISP Speeds · · Score: 1

    All those numbers suck. They should be double or quadruple by now considering how long we've been using broadband.

  7. Re:First spam! on Text Message Spammer Wants FCC To Declare Spam Filters Illegal · · Score: 2

    Filters don't stop his free speech. He can still speak. We have the right to filter him out and listen to only that speech we want. He has no right to force us to listen to his speech. That's what he's asking of the government.

  8. Re:Two-Way Street on Verizon To Throttle Pirates' Bandwidth · · Score: 1

    Though you may think you can do that you can't. Unfortunately. Congress determined pretty explicitly what types of works are covered by copyright. There has been a number of cases where things such as live broadcasts were not covered by Congress's copyright protection and the rulings have been that those events don't get that sort of protection (complete protection). Read the techdirt.com article about the UW restricting journalistic tweets to X #. I think you'll understand why his claim of copyrighted works would not hold water.

  9. Re:Why I stick with my local telco VDSL on Verizon To Throttle Pirates' Bandwidth · · Score: 1

    Hey man, that anonymous poster saying fuck you is your judge jury and executioner.

  10. Re:I've got a way around this on Verizon To Throttle Pirates' Bandwidth · · Score: 1

    Netflix is Microsoft's pony. It only rides in Microsoft's fields. There's a huge segment of people that can't run it. It's also country specific.

  11. Re:Did this cause $200,000 worth of damages? on $200,000 Judgement Against Google In Mokbel Shots Case · · Score: 1

    I was actually expecting someone to try to make that point, and yes, our Superior Court is probably the equivalent to their Supreme Court.

  12. Re:Rats. on Windows Chief Steven Sinofsky Leaves Microsoft · · Score: 2

    Business has no need for the metro UI and they have no need for an online store. If you think otherwise you've never worked in corporate. You don't get to buy your software from such a system.

  13. Re:Rats. on Windows Chief Steven Sinofsky Leaves Microsoft · · Score: 1

    Microsoft unlike most competitors in the computing industry sits in a position of monopolist. That gives them king of the hill status. You can't help but make that kind of money being a monopolist that has succeeded in getting your product pre-installed WORLDWIDE. I can guarantee you they are no where near that amount of success in sales to non-corporate customers.

  14. Re:Rats. on Windows Chief Steven Sinofsky Leaves Microsoft · · Score: 1

    My goodness, I think we all have some knowledge about how Microsoft rates their players and what they mean by team players. Besides, Microsoft itself is not a good team player with the industry.

    If the guy does more for you than the others then who cares if he is a good team player?! Let's hope he's just good enough. And you can play as a team and have only one stand-out player, which I think is what Sinofsky was. He was pushed out because the other poor players didn't like his ability to make things happen. Happens all the time in corporations. Besides, isn't mediocracy Microsoft's middle name? Seriously, the guy comes out with Win7 after the Vista debacle and was probably pushing internally to get something really good to happen with Win8 (which didn't happen and maybe couldn't). He brings back success to Windows with win7 and is dumped because he won't cooperate with the mediocre Win8 guys?

  15. Re:If there was a Bad at Math Map... on Secession Petitions Flood White House Website · · Score: 1

    I think their success after secession would be limited to the point of starvation. They'd flip-flop in short order. And why complain now? They have had the same president for 4 years now and will only have him for 4 more. There's no rationale behind their actions.

  16. Re:Dig a little deeper... on $200,000 Judgement Against Google In Mokbel Shots Case · · Score: 1

    The problem is that Google didn't place them there. Also, if Google were to take everything down they'd be overwhelmed by the work. Besides asking an entity like Google to remove something is a form of censorship. I'm sure Google doesn't like to always cave to censorship requests. What defies common sense is that now everyone gets to sue because they don't like what the search index says, and they get to sue the wrong entity. I'm sure the information is in Bing and other search engines too, so how did they keep from getting sued?

  17. Re:Did this cause $200,000 worth of damages? on $200,000 Judgement Against Google In Mokbel Shots Case · · Score: 1

    The American courts are not predicated on justice or fairness. They are predicated on the placement of blame.

  18. Re:Did this cause $200,000 worth of damages? on $200,000 Judgement Against Google In Mokbel Shots Case · · Score: 1

    I don't think they are any different as far as common sense goes. Often cases start out winning in the lower courts and are overturned the higher up the case travels. This is far from over.

  19. Re:Next Valve Game on Gabe Newell Confirms Source 2 Engine · · Score: 1

    Seriously a class action lawsuit is a shakedown? It costs them money? Both can be true, but limiting the consumer's legal choices is also a shakedown that ends up costing the consumer individually, which is what a class action is meant to protect against.

  20. Kickstarter projects are making up for it, most certainly.

  21. Re:"private sector" on The Cyber Threat To the Global Oil Supply · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Yet another attempt at FUD to get the American people to accept higher gas prices. Yet another way for them to arbitrarily increase gas prices even though there's plenty available.

  22. Re:Efficiency Performance on Apple Considering Switch Away From Intel For Macs · · Score: 1

    One day. Maybe far off, but one day.

  23. Re:Steam Game Console on Nvidia Doubles Linux Driver Performance, Slips Steam Release Date · · Score: 1

    It is hard to get into hardware. It is costly to fail. Who said there was profit in consoles? And when does Steam's license fees pay enough to support hardware development, production, and maintenance?

  24. Re:Hear that, Microsoft? on Nvidia Doubles Linux Driver Performance, Slips Steam Release Date · · Score: 1

    It used to be 98%. It is not that now.

  25. Re:32 bit ?! on Nvidia Doubles Linux Driver Performance, Slips Steam Release Date · · Score: 2

    You can get nvidia 64bit drivers from their site. The web page will automatically know you are using a 64bit Linux and offer that version. You can override it and download any version you wish.