Comment: Re:I miss GOTO...there I said it (Score 4, Informative) 353
The Linux kernel uses goto statements. About 95000 times..
Comment: Isopropanol (Score 2) 185
Just buy some 99.9% pure isopropanol and some distilled water. 5L cost like 10-15EUR here and last a long time.
Then submerge the keyboard or spray it with a 70-80% isopropanol/distilled water solution and let it dry.
Comment: Re:Any 64-bit ints in C++? (Score 1) 378
From the C++11 standard:
The contents of header <cinttypes> are the same as the Standard C Library header <inttypes.h>, with
the following changes:
- the header <cinttypes> includes the header <cstdint> instead of <stdint.h>, and
- if and only if the type intmax_t designates an extended integer type (3.9.1), the following function
signatures are added:
intmax_t abs(intmax_t);
imaxdiv_t div(intmax_t, intmax_t);
which shall have the same semantics as the function signatures intmax_t imaxabs(intmax_t) and
imaxdiv_t imaxdiv(intmax_t, intmax_t), respectively.
The contents of header <cinttypes> are the same as the Standard C Library header <inttypes.h>, with
the following changes:
- the header <cinttypes> includes the header <cstdint> instead of <stdint.h>, and
- if and only if the type intmax_t designates an extended integer type (3.9.1), the following function
signatures are added:
intmax_t abs(intmax_t);
imaxdiv_t div(intmax_t, intmax_t);
which shall have the same semantics as the function signatures intmax_t imaxabs(intmax_t) and
imaxdiv_t imaxdiv(intmax_t, intmax_t), respectively.
Comment: Re:Turing is way overrated. (Score 0) 269
Couldn't agree with you more. Turing is extremely overrated.
Comment: How well does it work for scientific books? (Score 2) 291
I'm curious about the Kindle but some reviews I've read on amazon claim that its display size and its weak zoom function make it useless for typical university books (mathematics, computer science).
I have no first-hand experience, so could someone here enlighten me whether it's a viable alternative to paper?
Microsoft Dumps Partner For Fake Support Call Scam 212
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from the don't-let-the-door-hit-you-on-the-way-out dept.
from the don't-let-the-door-hit-you-on-the-way-out dept.
An anonymous reader writes "Microsoft has broken its relationship with one of its Gold Partners, after it discovered that the partner was involved in a scam involving bogus tech support calls. India-based Comantra is said to have cold-called computer users in the UK, Australia, Canada and elsewhere, claiming to offer assistance in cleaning up virus infections. The calls used scare tactics to talk users into opening the Event Viewer on Windows, where a seemingly dangerous list of errors would be seen. This 'evidence' was used to trick innocent users into believing they had a malware infection, and for Comantra to gain the users' confidence. Duped users would then give permission for the support company to have remote access to their PC, and hand over their credit card details for a 'fix.' Security firm Sophos says that internet users have been complaining about Comantra's activities for over 18 months, and it has taken a long time for Microsoft to take action. Comantra's website still retains the Gold Certified Partner logo, although their details have been removed from Microsoft's database of approved partners."
Comment: Re:Bloody well done. (Score 1) 347
What's terrible about the Sansa OS?
I have a Sansa Clip+ and see no reason why I should switch to Rockbox or why you claim that it's better.
Comment: Re:Broadband != Speed (Score 3, Insightful) 611
Aha, words mean what people want them to mean.
No, they don't. Words mean what they mean. Ignorance doesn't change that.
Comment: Re:What is the point? (Score 2, Informative) 799
Maybe, just maybe, you should specify which country you live in, not which continent.
I live in Germany, and you can do fuck all to a 6 year old. A 6 year old could throw in your window and nobody, not the kid nor the parents would have to pay.
Comment: Re:where's the beef? (Score 3, Informative) 301
Oh ffs.
"Even when Turbo is enabled, encrypted traffic does not go through our compression servers. This means that when you are on a SSL site, we bypass these traffic and let you communicate with the SSL site directly."