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Comment Re:Makes sense. (Score 1) 629

Because Linux, Linux kernel modules, when distributed as binary bulbs are tied to specific Linux version.
This originally wasn't a limitation as all drivers were open source, so you just needed to recompile the driver modules.

With closes source drivers that's not an option, there are work arounds as using an open sourced compatibility layer between your driver and the kernel (I believe that that's what NVIDIA does).
But on embedded devices that's not worth as those do not require to be upgradable or have planned obsolescence.

Comment Re:Religions codify survival info ... (Score 1) 755

And these books have ridiculous fantasies about supernatural powers.

So you have never read the Qur'an, but you assume that all religions are the same.

According to historian Denis Gril, the Qur'an does not overtly describe Muhammad performing miracles. The supreme miracle of Muhammad is finally identified with the Qur'an itself.

Source: Islamic_view_of_miracles

Comment Re:*sips pabst* (Score 1) 351

Tom Bombadil was rightly cut as it served no practical purpose

Fine, I liked Tom Bombadil, but I can accept that he was cut off...

But Peter Jackson changed Tolkien's end from:
Frodo reaches the volcano edge -> Decides he wants the to keep The One -> Puts it on -> out of nowhere gollum bites his finger -> dances with the finger in his hand at the edge of the volcano -> Falls because he es dumb.

To:
Frodo reaches the volcano edge -> Decides he wants the to keep The One -> Has 7 minutes Hollywood fight -> Gollum predictable falls down

Comment Re:Incontrovertible evidence (Score 0) 115

Cuba's health and education stats are above average compared with the rest of LATAM and high when compared with the rest big Caribbean islands.

Cuba's health is not much worse than the US (yeah, that's a really low bar, but that's what most Slashdotters use as reference.)
http://www.worldlifeexpectancy...

Also Cuba ranks above the US in the Happy Planet Index.
http://www.happyplanetindex.or...

Let's say you won't be happy if you're a dissident in Cuba.

You won't be happy either if you're a dissident int he US.
You may stay "free" as long as you remain inside of your Free Speech cage.

Comment Re:They will either change their mind (Score 1) 183

They can't set their own fee / arrangement. Only the Big Guys Conglomerate can negotiate.

las últimas declaraciones de Wert contradicen ese carácter de irrenunciabilidad, sin embargo los agregadores no pueden negociar con el medio directamente (lo haría AEDE) y sólo sirve para la cuantía, no para la exención.

Spanish source in Spanish: http://es.gizmodo.com/internet... http://es.gizmodo.com/que-sign...

Comment Re:permanent death? no save points? (Score 1) 222

Simple UI? what are you talking about?
Nethack uses almost all key combinations, lower case, uper case and ctrl+key. And if you are playing Nethack without a keypad, you need to use vi style cursor movements. Not that I'm complaining, but not even vim forces you into sort of pain.
And don't make me start talking about Dwarf Fortress, were the game needs to be hacked to put some sense intro that micromanagement mess.

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