Comment Re:This is why I use linux... (Score 5, Funny) 842
Firefox with >150 tabs (using Tree Style Tabs for nesting)
multiple VLC video players
That is a lot of porn!
Comment Uhhhh.....free? (Score 4, Insightful) 125
Ruckus was notable for its poorly-designed client software and
I think it was far more notable for that fact that it gave away almost half the size of the itunes catalog for free.
Comment Re:Switching Power Supply Design, Abraham I. Press (Score 2, Insightful) 517
I wouldn't call that computer science
It's electrical engineering. The title of the article asked for Tech/engineering/CS books.
Comment Re:Price (Score -1, Offtopic) 256
more than a Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks? I would imagine so....
Comment VNC! (Score 1) 1117
I would install VNC then uninstall it when they graduate. Problems solved!
Comment Re:Batteries for the US car industry? (Score 1) 394
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Battery_EV_vs._Hydrogen_EV.png
This image explains why hydrogen cells are not viable for any large scale deployment. Combine this with their extraordinary cost, and you have a big myth which car companies have used to bait us for years...
Comment irs.portforward.com (Score 3, Insightful) 78
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Submission + - Smaller and more lightweight software is better?
An anonymous reader writes: I prefer software that takes as little hardrive space and RAM as possible. I can't stand bloated software like iTunes, as compared to Foobar or classic Winamp; or Windows Media Player, as compared to VLC or Media Player Classic. What are some of your favorite applications which are virtually bloat-free?
