Linus isn't talking about gaming, performance or anything else like that. The point is : nVidia ships a binary blob and an obfuscated source portion that needs to be built outside of the vanilla kernel. That is what Linus is talking about, nVidia's lack of cooperation with the kernel people at integrating their drivers into the main line kernel in a way that respects the project's goals and visions.

Why you people are discussing the performance when that is not at issue, I have no idea. It was all pretty clear to me what Linus meant.

Wow, impressive. I have no certifications whatsoever and am employed as Unix systems administrator, have been in this position for 3 and a half years now, did the NOC thing before that, did the SMB (small/medium business) systems integrator/administrator/operator before that, etc.. etc..

Maybe you just aren't looking in the proper places.

I think his point was how QT is much more than just a UI library. It has support for primitive types, it has a socket API, it has low level operating system abstraction. It's basically a portable framework for making rich applications with the least possible amount of platform dependant code. Quite off topic.

No it doesn't. I tried for 5 minutes to have it "cancel" an e-mail I was in the midst of having it write up without using the word cancel. It never understood even the simplest of phrasings I tried, including : "Nevermind", "Don't send this e-mail", "I changed my mind", etc.. etc... Maybe you should own and play with an iPhone 4S before you just repeat whatever you saw in a demo on the Internet.

This is exactly what they said they would do a month ago. They have been quite clear going forward, they would continue work on webOS itself, just not webOS hardware. So I don't see how this is the "end" of webOS at HP, it's the same thing they've been saying for a month now.

I do. We use a couple of their different enterpise packages for performance monitoring, centralized printing, backup and of course, clustering and big-iron Unix to run on Integrity boxes.

Oh, our storage too is based off their XP line-up.

Why is the Samsung Galaxy S II the one breaking sales records then ? It's certainly not cheap, being dubbed a "Superphone" by local carriers around here and being as expensive as an iPhone on contract most everywhere.

http://www.knowyourmobile.com/blog/994578/samsung_confirms_5_million_galaxy_s2_shipments_in_85_days.html

Wow, did the summary ever get this wrong. The court said that the Samsung supplied Photo Gallery application infringes on an Apple patent related to a swipe gesture to move from picture to picture that bounces back to the current picture if the swipe is not completed.

The default Android Photo Gallery application does not do this, but Samsung customized the version included on its phones with TouchWiz (hence the Nexus S does not infringe and is not part of the ban or the Tab 10.1 that uses stock Android too) to replicate this functionality of iOS.

Also, the solution is not to provide Android 3.0 for the phones, Samsung will simply remove this extra functionality from the application (either by reverting back to the stock Android application or by simply removing it from their customized app) and provide an update for the affected models, thus negating the ban.

Back in 1992, the Internet was a vast worldwide TCP/IP based network. It still is today. You could install a "browser" and use that piece of software to navigate on web sites, using the HTTP protocol. We still pretty much do that today. Domain names were used so that you didn't have to remember numerical addresses, and were stored and queried using the Domain Name System. Like today.

Need I really go on ? Because you didn't know it, doesn't mean it didn't exist.

That's the sound the point of this story made when it flew past your head. Maybe you missed the part about "diagnosing people with no symptoms".

Anyway, we're all sorry for you and we'll all cry ourselves tonight hugging our loved ones thanks to your heartfelt tale, but it has nothing to do with what is being discussed here. Maybe you should submit this to your doctors : Reading Comprehension fail might be another symptom.

Calculating calorie content takes a few minutes at most, not a half hour. Most of it is already listed on the package for the meat/veggies and the rest easily acquired from a calorie counting scale. If you have time to look at a microwave meal cook to cold for 10 minutes, you have the time to prepare a cook a fresh meal.

Bollocks, spoken like someone who is overweight (which you claimed you were). I've learned a lot about the human body in the last few years as I've stopped making excuses for my weight and started doing something about it. I hardly starve, quite the contrary, I'm on a 3000 calorie/day diet and it barely lets me keep my 22 BMI (if I go under that for a few days, I quickly shed weight with my training regiment). I don't do protein powders and other gym type supplements because my goal is not to look like body builder.

Again, stop looking for material on the web that tells you you're not being lazy but that it is normal to not be fit in your 30s. It's all plain false. You can weight 185 now just like you did at 18, especially if you're 6'1", which is nothing spectacular, without starving yourself at all.

As for BMI being stupid, thank you for ignoring all my points about it. It is an acceptable measure for the average person. It does not apply to some individuals, of which body builders are a part of (football players and other atheletes also using body building techniques would fit under this "does not apply to" rule).

Anyway, I seriously doubt anyone would mistake a body builder/athlete for an obese person, so the point is moot. If someone has a BMI of over 35 and is obese, not muscled, you won't actually need the BMI test to tell you he's fat. If you think you do, you're probably fat yourself.

Sensible post, except for this :

Don't do that. Ever. That's the worst kind of meal you can eat. Just cook from fresh produce/meats and other ingredients, calculate calorie content and divide into sensible portions on the fly. Pre-packaged meals have tons of sodium and other crap put in them and are far from healthy, not to mention they don't actually promote changing your over-eating habits, they're only a band-aid to them.

What about BMI is extremely stupid ? It is a perfectly acceptable scale to measure normal people and their weight. Also, when the BMI scale indicates you are obese, you are far over the "healthy weight" line, which is a BMI between 15 and 25.

BMI also hasn't really been a moving target, the measure is well defined, and the limits in which it applies are also well defined (it does not apply to athletes). Couple it with a body fat % test and you've got a pretty solid scale to measure obese people objectively.

As for your example, you're missing a key factor, your height. And seriously, today, I weight less at 32 years of age than I did at 18 even without the high metabolism of adolescence. A lot less (about 30 lbs less). I train 5 days a week now and I'm holding a BMI of around 22. I don't look overly skinny at all, in fact quite the contrary. It's all about how you eat, there is no reason at all you can't still weight the same you did when you were 18. Just eat healthier and exercise regularly. A lot of your assumptions are misconceptions and false stereotypes unfortunately. Education goes a long way.

Why don't you type about:plugins in a Chrome window and tell us ? (Btw, yes, it has 10.2).