User: tedu_again

Re:Hmmm

On: Trading the Markets With FOSS Software?

So what did you think the word "variable" meant in variable rate?

Re:Hmmm

On: Trading the Markets With FOSS Software?

Next time buy what you can afford.

Re:All I can say...

On: Speculation On Large-Scale Phone Location Snooping

Because that's considered polite on our society? I've been in the bathroom when people walked in accidentally before. I survived the experience.

Re:Why?

On: Speculation On Large-Scale Phone Location Snooping

Yeah, sure, but that's not real-time. Unless the author's idea of real time is "months later".

Why?

On: Speculation On Large-Scale Phone Location Snooping

What would be the motivation for *real-time* tracking of millions of people? How many watchers do you need to watch a million people?

Re:Chrome is a resource hog

On: Development, Privacy, and Standards for Chrome

CPUs use a let less power idle than working. I'd rather waste potential CPU power than real electric power.

Re:Collapse?

On: A History of the Xbox Red Ring of Death Fiasco

Do you remember the story about the lawyer's letter to the parents of the baby killed by an Xbox fire? No, I had to look it up, but how is it relevant? And it wasn't a letter, it was a court filing, which I believe are pretty typical when you find yourself being sued.

Re:Dumping? Loss leader?

On: A History of the Xbox Red Ring of Death Fiasco

If Microsoft then doubled their prices after Christmas, it'd be dumping.

Re:What's the fuss?

On: USAF Violates DMCA, Escapes Unscathed

Search for "university of california patent shield" for a more spectacular case.

Re:10,000 customers?

On: MySQL Prepares To Go Public

http://www.enterprisedb.com/

Re:Ambigious acronymns

On: Possible Serious Security Flaw In ATMs

Was it just me, or did I read "ATM network" and thought that it meant Asyncronous Transfer Mode network?

can't say for sure. what did you think?