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Comment Re:me two. (Score 3, Informative) 458

Lithium is better at treating the "manic" side of bipolar disorder (manic depression) as it is a mood stabilizer.

When treating depression (unipolar disorder) Lithium is also prescribed to enhance other antidepressants, so he is more than half right.

Comment Re:You mean... (Score 1) 420

"Now why the hell does a friggin' game need admin rights, you ask?..."

      "Users are to blame to put up with it and accept that they're "forced" to use admin privs to run programs. "

In my opinion, "Blame the user" is not part of the problem. The user wants their email, web and apps to work. The user on the most part does not have the required knowledge to understand what they're "forced" to put up with. They rely on administrators or nerds like us to provide the advice they need to help complete their tasks. We're left contending with the flaws to resolve problems that may have no clear resolution... the switch to "admin" gets thrown on as a result.

Is it the users fault? They didn't design the software. Is it the admins fault? The admin shouldn't have given admin capabilities to the user, but again, they didn't design the software either. If the problems remain unresolved by the developer despite the negative feedback, from here, I will agree with your "third party software" blame.

Comment Re:THINKGEEK has converters (Score 1) 308

It's too bad the audio cassette devices at Thinkgeek do not (appear to) have Dolby B & C decoding. Transcribing tapes recorded with B & C noise reduction to wav, without the decoding will sound like crap (especially Dolby C)

One might as well buy a used cassette deck, and use analog hookups to your PC.

Comment Re:demographics (Score 1) 305

"I can't help but wonder who'd care enough about this topic to be writing serious thoughtful comments on it on christmas eve!..."
"...the point is that even I am not spending christmas eve thinking about the next 2.6.28 release notes"

My comment is relative to the AC post above (as I replied to that posting).

"Not all Linux users are Christians, you know. I know several devoutly pagan Linux advocates, and quite a few Jewish ones" ...thanks, I guess, ... Not sure why you feel you must this out since I am referencing one comment.

Space

Water Found in Exoplanet's Atmosphere 185

anthemaniac writes "Astronomers have long suspected that water should exist in the atmospheres of extrasolar planets. Now they have evidence. Water has been discovered in a planet called HD209458b, which was previously found to have oxygen. From the article: 'The discovery ... means one of the most crucial elements for life as we know it can exist around planets orbiting other stars.' But don't go looking for little green men. You might remember HD209458b as a 'hot Jupiter' that boils under the glow of its very nearby star."
Editorial

Submission + - Editorial on the Future of the Linux Desktop

invisibastard writes: "Linux Tech Daily has an editorial on the future of the Linux Desktop. Does Linux really need to be ready for your Grandmother? Can you run Photoshop on Linux? Is 2007 the Year of Linux on the Desktop, or is that even a question worth asking? How does YouTube fit into this? Check out the article for more. Do you agree with the editorial?"
Programming

Submission + - Computerworld Names Rails #1 Tech to Know

spookyfluke writes: Computerworld is pinning Rails as the #1 technology to know in 2007. About Rails they write:

Equal parts design philosophy and development environment, Rails offers developers a few key code-level advantages when constructing database-backed Web applications. One of the central tenets emphasizes using less code for application development by avoiding redundancy and following Rails conventions. This means increased performance and, ideally, decreased development times.

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