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Comment Re:But does it run on linux? (Score 5, Insightful) 524

by abshack on Friday June 19, 2009 @09:21AM (#28388741) Attached to: Microsoft Launches New "Get the Facts" Campaign

Running IE on Linux is like rubbing tainted semen on the outside of a condom. You're doing it wrong!

Comment But the real question is... (Score 2, Insightful) 150

by abshack on Thursday June 18, 2009 @04:13PM (#28379751) Attached to: iPhone 3.0 Update Delivers Prodigious Patch Batch

Does it support copy & paste?

Comment Re:Downgrade then Upgrade... sigh... (Score 1) 567

by abshack on Tuesday June 16, 2009 @03:40PM (#28352331) Attached to: Windows 7 Licensing a "Disaster" For XP Shops

There's no money to be made being simple (or so Microsoft probably believes).

Comment So... (Score 1) 567

by abshack on Tuesday June 16, 2009 @03:38PM (#28352291) Attached to: Windows 7 Licensing a "Disaster" For XP Shops

You buy a PC before April 23, 2010, you can get XP on it. Buy it after that date and you can't get XP on it. IT wants XP because it doesn't know whether Windows 7 will support everything it needs and doesn't want to use Vista because it sucks.

This sounds like a job for Linux, man!

Comment Re:Effect on computing (Score 1) 71

by abshack on Tuesday June 16, 2009 @02:49PM (#28351523) Attached to: Buckyballs Polymerized Into Buckywires

No editing? :(... I used "effect" when I meant affect. Damn.

Comment Effect on computing (Score 2, Interesting) 71

by abshack on Tuesday June 16, 2009 @02:44PM (#28351437) Attached to: Buckyballs Polymerized Into Buckywires

How does this effect computing, I wonder. I've heard that buckyballs have some interesting electrical properties (in passing conversation so I can't recall what they are). Could someone elaborate on how "buckystrings" could be used for electrical applications?