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Comment Re:Total Hijack (Score 1) 263

Under the "Discussion" preferences, there are two options I've found helpful:

The first is "Retrieve (few|more|many) comments". I think "many" is the new default, and "few" was the old default. The switch is probably why turning it off and then back on loads all of the comments.

The second is "Get (highest rated|oldest) comments first". The default is "highest rated", which causes it to load the best comments, but then it scrambles to dynamically stuff subsequent comments where they fit. Switching to "oldest" loads the comments in order, eliminating the script that arranges things. This has reduced my load time to a few seconds, an improvement over almost a minute, excluded hanging scripts.

(Of course, if that doesn't help, there's always "Enable dynamic discussions = false"

Comment Re:I know you slashdotters hate to hear it (Score 1) 316

Indeed. That's why MSOffice is always backwards-compatible with earlier versions.

In general it is compatible - but only in one direction. You can load MSOffice n documents in MSOffice n+1 but not the other way around.

So, you don't lose any of your own data, and your information sources are still valid. Unfortunately, companies who rely on your data now need to upgrade or find another provider. Their backwards compatibility is like a checkvalve, forcing every customer in one direction if they want to stay in the game.

Comment Re:Five dimensional in the same way... (Score 2, Interesting) 239

A byte is a one-dimensional, eighth-order, array of bits.

Of course, bits in this context are discrete units of information only capable of providing one of two values. This method is interesting because the "bits" are capable of providing 5 pieces of unrelated, non-interfering, pieces of data. It's perfectly acceptable to refer to it as an orthogonal, five-dimensional datum, regardless of the lack of separation in space or time, and that they are not at 90 degree angles.

Comment Re:And... (Score 1) 206

No, I just don't take laws in every state before 1972 to mean the federal government.

FTFY

Or does an article about the federal government doing the "same as usual" quantify all state governments underneath it. If you think it does, then you should look into the structure of the US a little more and learn a few things.

I have taken your advice and I've discovered that the United States Supreme Court is a part of the Judicial Branch of the Federal Government!

The federal government has not told people who they can sleep with period.

Unless you work for them, then it's still illegal.

At least not United States of America.

Nope. It could never happen here.

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