Comment Re:Let's Reiterate... (Score 1) 898
USB 2.0 support, I think, and even that was in a Win98 service pack.
Comment Re:I might go mad... (Score 1) 73
'Least I got chicken...
Comment Who the hell is SHE to make such a comparison? (Score 1) 516
Maybe she should have posted that pile of crap as AC? Ms. Dyson does her gender and her namesake an incredible disservice by spouting such ignorant bullshit.
Comment Re:Note to non-Americans (Score 1) 346
1. Wow, classy.
2. I quote: 'Americans refer "burgers" as "sandwiches".. reserving the word "burger" to refer to just the patty...'
3. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. Link
From the linked text: Scholarly, up-to-date etymologies, including dates to show when terms entered the language, and showing clearly labeled Americanisms. Hmmm...
4. Did I mention; classy?
Comment Re:Note to non-Americans (Score 1) 346
Well, when I have trouble understanding the definition of a word, the dictionary is the first place I look. It just so happens that if you had known the definition in the first place, you wouldn't have been confused. Cool, you pointed out a cultural difference. Dandy. We get it. Just admit that you failed, and we can all move on.
And please, in the future, if you're not an American, kindly refrain from speaking for us. You got it wrong. We can tell you better than anyone what our customs are. Thanks.
Comment Re:Note to non-Americans (Score 1, Informative) 346
From dictionary.com:
sandwich
[sand-wich, san-]
-noun
1. two or more slices of bread or the like with a layer of meat, fish, cheese, etc., between each pair.
2. open sandwich.
3. something resembling or suggesting a sandwich, as something in horizontal layers: a plywood sandwich.
-verb (used with object)
4. to put into a sandwich.
5. to insert between two other things: to sandwich an appointment between two board meetings.
Origin:
1755-65; named after the fourth Earl of Sandwich (1718-92)
Eh, at best you are being overly pedantic and as such myopic. Anyone confused by the association between a hamburger and the generic term "sandwich" doesn't even have the mental capacity to belong on the _other_ side of the Mickey D's chow line.
Comment Re:AHA! (Score 1) 436
Poit!
Submission + - Molecular Basis of Life Found on Extrasolar Planet (wired.com)
DarkProphet writes: "Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope have for the first time found the telltale signature of methane, an organic molecule, in the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system.
Methane is one of the chemicals of life, an organic compound in the class of molecules containing carbon. However, no life is likely to exist on the large, gaseous planet known as HD 189733b. Its daily temperatures can reach 1,340 degrees Fahrenheit."
Methane is one of the chemicals of life, an organic compound in the class of molecules containing carbon. However, no life is likely to exist on the large, gaseous planet known as HD 189733b. Its daily temperatures can reach 1,340 degrees Fahrenheit."
Submission + - New universes will be born from ours
David Shiga writes: "What gruesome fate awaits our universe? Some physicists have argued that it is doomed to be ripped apart by runaway dark energy, while others think it is bouncing through an endless series of big bangs and big crunches. Now, physicists have combined these two ideas to create another option, in which our universe ultimately shatters into billions of pieces, with each shard growing into a whole new universe. The model could solve the mystery of why our early universe was surprisingly well ordered."
Submission + - Novell-Microsoft deal may soon bear fruit
OSS_ilation writes: Not much has been said about actual products or services coming out of the Novell-Microsoft partnership. So far it's been nothing but rhetoric and highway billboards touting interoperability between Linux and Windows. But that could change soon, as Novell executives have started to ramp up talk of a looming series of announcements with Redmond and an unnamed chip vendor that will focus on the topic of virtualization.
From the article: 'Novell has some key press releases coming out very soon. One is with a chip vendor about a new level of support for Windows virtualization. The other is an announcement regarding a roadmap of all capabilities we will be delivering with Microsoft from our collaborative partnership. That includes a series of interoperability deliveries in virtualization between Novell and Microsoft. We have talked about a couple of those already, like Longhorn virtualization on top of SLES 10. — Roger Levy, Novell vp of open platform applications.' Sounds good, but is it just more talk?
From the article: 'Novell has some key press releases coming out very soon. One is with a chip vendor about a new level of support for Windows virtualization. The other is an announcement regarding a roadmap of all capabilities we will be delivering with Microsoft from our collaborative partnership. That includes a series of interoperability deliveries in virtualization between Novell and Microsoft. We have talked about a couple of those already, like Longhorn virtualization on top of SLES 10. — Roger Levy, Novell vp of open platform applications.' Sounds good, but is it just more talk?
Google Opens Gmail To All 231
Reader Russian Art Buyer lets us know that GMail is now open for all ("Google Mail" in the UK). The service is no longer by invitation only. This welcome page shows an ever-increasing amount of storage available per user, currently about 2,815 MB.
Submission + - Biggest Windows Vista Annoyances
Deathspawner writes: "The RTM version of Vista has been final for a while, but many of the biggest annoyances from Beta 2 still remain. Techgage takes a look at the top 8 annoyances found after usage of the RTM for two months. Included in the list is the horrible bootloader, general slowness, DRM, lack of ease and problematic activations. Not to mention the headache inducing "Are you sure?" prompts."
Submission + - Hybrids in the Universe?
lukfil writes: Scientists recently made a discovery that forced them to re-think their theories on the most powerful explosions in the cosmos — gamma ray bursts.http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/swift/bur sts/hybrid_grb.html
Vista May Put Anti-Spyware Companies Out 392
Ant wrote to mention a C|Net article with an interesting premise: Windows Vista's tough approach to spyware may put anti-spyware companies out of business. From the article: "While this may be good news for buyers of Vista, it is not for anyone who makes a living from selling anti-spyware software. The worldwide market has boomed recently, reaching $97 million in revenue in 2004, up 240.4 percent from a year earlier, according to IDC. However, companies such as Webroot Software and Sunbelt Software are in for tough times, analysts said."
