Comment Re:Why indulge? (Score 1) 449
sex-tourism? sex is really nothing
Comment Recursive virtualization is now a Linux Feature (Score 2) 150
Nested VMX (in Linux (kernel) Documentation)
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/Documentation/virtual/kvm/nested-vmx.txt
Comment Re:I wonder if they have a working fsck yet? (Score 1) 198
Comment Re:What about fsck support? (Score 1) 198
If there is no fsck for btrfs then what is this?
Comment PS3 business model vs. Phone business model (Score 1) 212
With the PS3 Sony was heavily subsidizing the GPU hardware expecting the sale of software titles to recoup the amount they were losing per PS3 sale. Along comes the world and makes PS3 systems into clusters that will never be accompanied by the purchase of a game and Sony starts bleeding cash.
With the phone there is no subsidized GPU and therefore no loss when Linux is used on the phone. In fact selling them as a Linux platform will mean more paying customers.
Comment Re:Did anyone actually read the complaint? (Score 1) 407
Microsoft simply said "you don't need to have the servers off site to be secure, don't worry about it!"
Comment Competition in Contracting Act (Score 1) 407
I just wanted one freaking post in this forum to use the phrase "Competition in Contracting Act". Now one does.
Comment Re:SYNTAX ERROR (Score 1) 407
"Google Sues US Gov't For Merely Considering Microsoft (you know what we mean.)"
Comment A review of a book about this sort of thing (Score 1) 527
Comment Umm, Multitasking? (Score 1) 338
I have no issue with working and reading Slashdot (and breathing and chewing gum, etc.) all at once.
Comment Re:Why? (Score 1) 461
So instead of devs will complaining how it's Apple's fault that an update broke their apps they have users complaining that it's Apple's fault they pulled the apps. What an improvement!
Apple Removes Wi-Fi Finders From App Store 461
jasonbrown writes "Apple on Thursday began removing another category of apps from its iPhone App Store. This time, it's not porn, it's Wi-Fi. Apple removed several Wi-Fi apps commonly referred to as stumblers, or apps that seek out available Wi-Fi networks near your location. According to a story on Cult of Mac, apps removed by Apple include WiFi-Where, WiFiFoFum, and yFy Network Finder."
How To Play Poker With Your Rock Band Drum Kit 46
SeanLind writes "After writing a similar article for converting your Rock Band guitar I got flooded with feedback and requests for a Drum Kit versions. So that's exactly what I did, three easy steps to converting your Rock Band drum kit into a wireless game controller, and using that to play online poker."
Comment Good and Bad are Relative (Score 1) 168
As icky as this might sound, the longer it takes before we crash the higher the population.
Crashing sooner involves fewer people suffering.
