You know what kills small children? Parents not keeping an eye on them. Gates/fences around a pool are for home owners who have irresponsible neighbors.

Pools without double drains? My grandmother has an 30+ year old in-ground pool that only has one drain, and in all the years I swam in it, I never once had my "innards" sucked out. The single drain was at the bottom of the deep end in the center. Maybe the pools with only one drain aren't designed properly?

Wait, I can turn it around on you, too!

-- Truth is, both of you are the opposite ends of extremes.

Where's Slashdot with the "like" button that Facebook has? Ok, I kid.... maybe.

I have a similar setup. For the past 2-ish years, I've been using a regular desktop hooked up to my 480p TV (EDTV) with component cables. I currently have 7.1 speakers hooked to the sound card. I use a wireless keyboard/joystick mouse combo (BTC 9019URF3 - discontinued model) that has a handle on each side, with buttons for left, right, middle mouse buttons, and 2 buttons to simulate scrolling with a wheel (up/down). Internet is plugged in via an integrated NIC.

When it comes to entertainment, it's the ultimate freedom setup.

I say "fuck you" to your moral objection. Color blindness is a disability. It may not be anywhere near as serious as being handicapped, missing an appendage, or say, a whole eye, but it does cause problems nonetheless.

In high school, a Brazilian by the name of Diego (go Diego, go!) came to America via the foreign exchange program and started at our high school. He didn't speak much English when he got there, but by the end of the first year, he was throwing insults and having all most complete conversations. Just goes to show that complete immersion into a culture is the best way to learn it's language. No, I don't know if he learned any English before he came to the U.S.

What's wrong with that?

"used to"? It still is: http://www.free-av.com/en/products/1/avira_antivir_personal__free_antivirus.html - and the premium version, clearly labeled, "Avira AntiVir Premium", is sold in the shop I work.

Internet Security 2010 is not OSRI-worthy. It can be removed in as little as 15 minutes, with the right tools, but usually other malware is on the PC when this or other fake security software is present, which does mean it is sometimes more cost-effective to do a wipe (backup first!) and reinstall.

And yes, IAAPCT.

I was talking about inline 6's. I made no mention of engines with more cylinders. Nice straw man.

Yes. The biggest scam is soap. And antibacterial soap.

Washing your body with soap gets rid of important bacteria, which upsets the balance of your skin, and causes odor. The next time you take a shower/bath, try scrubbing with a clean, wet cloth. No soap. No shampoo or conditioner.

I haven't used soap, shampoo, or hair conditioner in 3 days, and I have no smell, my hair is healthier than ever, and my skin is no longer dry/scaly. I take showers to wash off the extra sweat/oil on my skin, but I only use a wet cloth. Read this: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-477378/Six-weeks-wash-The-soapless-experiment.html - the woman went 6 weeks without washing, even if it's just a quick run under the shower.

I was waiting for this. Thanks.

Screw V-6's. Inline 6's have more power and better reliability. Inline engines always do.

Android does have these features, present in cupcake, I believe (Android 1.5). I own a G1 with Android 1.6 (long live Cyanogenmod), and the pinch-gesture works for zooming in/out. The double-tap anywhere on the screen also zooms in. There's also zoom buttons on the screen when you slide your finger across it, in addition to another zoom button that zooms completely out with a small magnifier: use your finger to scroll to the part of the screen you want to view, then release.

I checked my e-mail today to see a message from Nvidia:

from Timothy Bornemisza
to "laebshade@gmail.com"
date Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 3:49 PM
subject Saw your /. post
mailed-by nvidia.com
hide details 3:49 PM (33 minutes ago)
Hi laebshade-

I saw your /. post below - can you give me some more details about what changed 190.62? I can definitely check and see if we did this intentionally :) We're feeling pretty good about the 190.xx series of drivers and but if there's a regression, we would certainly want to go get this fixed.

Thanks,
Tim Bornemisza
Senior Software Engineer, NVIDIA

And my response:

"I'm impressed that Nvidia monitors Slashdot.

I'm unable to give you more details or provide testing info, as that computer is currently in storage 360 miles away from me. I'm fairly certain it was with the 190.62, that's when I noticed the problem at least. It will be at least 2 months, maybe longer, before I am able to get more detail/test with the newer version again; however, I can tell you I was running Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit, and had been using Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit prior to that."

I had a similar problem with a driver update for Nvidia, though it had nothing to do with using another video card. My HTPC setup connects my PC with an 8600GT with component cables to my TV, an old, Samsung flat-screen CRT. I bought it used for cheap, the color is fantastic, and it does 640x480p. In combination with the horizontal/vertical TV adjustments, I also used the equivelant adjustments built into the Nvidia software to get the perfect screen size with no overscan.

For about a year I had been using it in that setup. I usually check the nvidia website for driver updates, and had been through at least 2 since I set it up with no problems. The latest driver update, 190.62, suddenly disabled the prized feature I was using, stating it was not supported with my particular setup. I had to downgrade to the earlier version to get it working correctly.

I'm not sure if Nvidia did this on purpose to try to get me to upgrade to a newer/better card, or if it was just some unintentional bug that was overlooked, but I've learned not to always upgrade to the newest driver.

Try joining Google so you can work on their new app. Use your existing app as reference.