Comment: Re:Linux client != windows games to linux (Score 1) 224
I think the point you're making is covered pretty comprehensively in this article:
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=valve_linux_dampfnudeln&num=1
Comment: Amateurs! (Score 1) 380
This is not a brag - more like my secret shame - but it's safe to say I have driven probably more miles than any of you ever will. Somewhere along the way, I stopped caring about where my hands were on the wheel. I'd say most of the time it's my left hand at about 7:00 and my right hand on a cup of coffee, and I'd guess that most people whose jobs entail driving end up the same way.
Also, all of us pro drivers have post-traumatic stress disorder. 2 solid hours of driving in Chicago or L.A. traffic will do that. I'm not proud of it, but it is what it is. So use your turn signal or the cup of coffee is going straight on to your windshield. Which is just going to piss me off more, because I was really looking forward to the coffee. And now my hands are positioned at your shirt and your neck. Asshole.
Comment: It matters WHERE you work. (Score 2) 743
Under normal circumstances, sure, the guy has a right to believe and say what he wants. But if your job depends upon understanding how science works, and you're publicly making an ass of the organization that employs you, you kind of have it coming.
Comment: Torrenting (Score 5, Insightful) 409
Sorry, entertainment industry dicks, but until your releases meet the following criteria:
* Available digitally on day 1 of release
* Reasonable compromise between file size and quality
* Can play the media without your buggy piece of crap software
* No oppressive DRM such as rootkits
* Transportable to different players and locations
* No imaginary or irrelevant services or features bundled into the cost (I'm not paying you for anything but the content)
Comment: H.L. Mencken nails it again... (Score 1) 1276
H.L. Mencken was a delightful troll, but he did always have something fun to say about democracy. Let's try this one:
"If X is the population of the United States and Y is the degree of imbecility of the average American, then democracy is the theory that X times Y is less than Y."
World's tallest free-standing broadcast tower completed
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dtmos writes "The world's tallest free-standing broadcast tower has been completed, in Tokyo. Rising to 634.0 metres (2,080 ft), it is the second-tallest structure in the world, after the Burj Khalifa. Completion was delayed two months due to the effects of the 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami."
Cyber Espionage Targeting Southeast Asia->
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wiredmikey writes "Researchers have pulled the covers off of a cyber-espionage operation that compromised as many as 200 computers – many belonging to government ministries in Vietnam, Brunei and Myanmar.
The company discussed the research at the RSA Conference in San Francisco this week. Besides government ministries, other victims included a newspaper and more than one petroleum company. In a report, Dell SecureWorks revealed the attackers used pieces of malware tied to attack on EMC’s RSA security division in 2011, as well as the infamous GhostNet case. In addition to the victims mentioned above, there will also a handful of compromises in Europe and the Middle East. Like the other infected machines, these computers belonged to government agencies, businesses and even an embassy.
Joe Stewart, director of malware research at SecureWorks, told SecurityWeek that the targets suggest the person was working on behalf of a government or entity that wants confidential information, but there was nothing to definitely prove whoever is behind the attacks is working for a particular country."
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The company discussed the research at the RSA Conference in San Francisco this week. Besides government ministries, other victims included a newspaper and more than one petroleum company. In a report, Dell SecureWorks revealed the attackers used pieces of malware tied to attack on EMC’s RSA security division in 2011, as well as the infamous GhostNet case. In addition to the victims mentioned above, there will also a handful of compromises in Europe and the Middle East. Like the other infected machines, these computers belonged to government agencies, businesses and even an embassy.
Joe Stewart, director of malware research at SecureWorks, told SecurityWeek that the targets suggest the person was working on behalf of a government or entity that wants confidential information, but there was nothing to definitely prove whoever is behind the attacks is working for a particular country."
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Comment: Re:Novelty is overrated (Score 1) 55
And yet Seth MacFarlane's life and work seem to confirm it.
Comment: Re:It depends... (Score 1) 585
I don't know
Comment: Drunken Sex Party Photos (Score 1) 139
I think you'll find that when it comes to Drunken Sex Party Photos, most of us who are going out of our way to look at them really don't care whether or not they have been edited.