Comment Re:OT, but... (Score 3, Insightful) 229
And we are also tired of:
Are Linux users lemmings collectively jumping off of the cliff of reliable, well-engineered commercial software? -- Matt Welsh
Comment Re:Mint analogy (Score 4, Informative) 99
Do you really think that all US dollars that are in circulation have physical representation? We are already paying with virtual money that is nothing more than a number written in a database field somewhere in [insert name of your bank here] servers.
Comment Re:Impressive graphics ? (Score 1) 116
Nothing impressive in 3D, but excellent in video encoding/decoding which is much better than current AMD/nVidia cards.
Comment Re:Additional Story Resources (Score 3, Informative) 116
Tom's Hardware Guide: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/sandy-bridge-core-i7-2600k-core-i5-2500k,2833.html
Comment Re:Well, I sure am glad (Score 1) 279
Actually, Ubisoft's DRM is still not cracked.
Comment Re:Obligatory (Score 5, Funny) 112
Of course. Since it's gaming device, Linux enthusiast are their main market.
Comment Great! (Score 5, Funny) 118
I put on my robe and wizard hat.
Comment What happens in case of developer bankruptcy? (Score 1) 176
I suppose I won't see the game and the money. Errrr, no thanks. If this takes off we can expect a lot of "developers" to come with ideas.
Submission + - Up to 10% of CD-Rs fail within a few years! (techarp.com) 1
crazyeyes writes: "Here's an interesting look at how fragile CD-Rs are :
"In the past, hard disk drives were small (in capacity) and costly. To make up for the lack of affordable storage, many turned to CD-Rs. As it became common to store backups and personal pictures, videos, etc. on CD-Rs, the lifespan of these discs became a concern.
According to manufacturers, CD-Rs should last for decades. Some even quoted an upper limit of 120 years based on accelerated aging tests! That sure is a long time, isn't it? But will CD-Rs really last that long?
Comment Flop/s?!! (Score 1) 114
What exactly is Flop/s?
It's FLOPS. FLoating point Operations Per Second.
Comment Re:Can it.... (Score 1) 100
I also wrote similar program to play old NES games and it turned out that the best network used some unknown strategy to beat the game:
Up-Up-Down-Down-Left-Right-Left-Right B, A, Start
Comment Re:Hmmm (Score 2, Interesting) 288
Well, Conficker queries well known sites and checks the date on the HTTP headers. You can't just redirect DNS to "move the clock forward".
Comment Re:James Maynard Keenan? (Score 3, Funny) 115
For the band, see Tool (band). For other uses, see For the band, see Tool (disambiguation).
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