Comment Re:TL;DR (Score 1) 107
No, MS Office is not extremely stable on Wine. For example, check out the AppDB for MS Word here:
http://appdb.winehq.org/appview.php?appId=10
http://appdb.winehq.org/appview.php?appId=10
Comment Re:Are we all supposed to know what Airbnb is? (Score 1) 141
That's not mystifying at all. I would think illegal hotels would be a problem in most countries, not least due to inability of the government to collect taxes on the room rentals.
Comment Re:Not a review (Score 2) 458
Apparently he did click on the "full disk summary and options" hyperlink. From TFA:
... and the hyperlinked disk summary and options gives an empty screen.
Comment Re:intelligent design? (Score 1) 111
If this characteristics is advantageous to the survival of the species, according to evolution we should be seeing it on more than one strain of fireflies, shouldn't we?
Comment Re:Linux, not necessarily GNU/Linux (Score 3, Informative) 164
You can sue for copyright for something other than infringing. I've seen them sue for failing to distribute source in violation of the license, but that's not infringing.
Infringing: 1. Actively break the terms of (a law, agreement, etc.): "infringe a copyright".
Comment Re:Some of these were also considered... (Score 3, Funny) 149
Don't forget,
"FIRST!"
"FIRST!"
Asteroid 2011 AG5 Will Miss Earth In 2040 143
dryriver writes with a report from CNN that the asteroid known as 2011 AG5 will not hit Earth in 2040 as early calculations had led some to fear when it was first spotted last year. "To narrow down the asteroid's future course, NASA put out a call for more observation. Astronomers from the University of Hawaii at Manoa took up the task and managed to observe the asteroid over several days in October. 'An analysis of the new data conducted by NASA's Near-Earth Object Program Office at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, shows that the risk of collision in 2040 has been eliminated,' NASA declared Friday."
Comment None of the above (Score 1) 304
There's no answer that would be correct for me. I'm not going to be travelling, so options 1 to 6 are out. Since I don't celebrate Christmas or the New Year in any way, option 7 is also out.
In conclusion, this poll is stupid.
In conclusion, this poll is stupid.
Comment Re:Pooh. (Score 1) 202
Ozymandais? That super villain in that movie with that tall guy with the blue dong?
Comment Re:Are we any smarter than we were 2000 years ago? (Score 1) 202
The closer you get from the "source" is with the Q'ran because it was never translated - however it was written from memory by followers of Muhammad so if this was a CSI episode one would have to admit that the chain of evidence is somehow broken.
Not quite. The verses of the Quran was in fact transcribed word for word during the time of Muhammad. It was later compiled and the script standardised after Muhammad's death.
Comment Re:Why... (Score 1) 184
Because it's just south of Belize. It's not that he was feeling to Guatemala but that he was fleeing from Belize.
Comment Don't you mean flat panel display? (Score 3) 56
I know 'flat screen' is now commonly used in place of 'flat panel', but come on, this is Slashdot, we should be the elites when it comes to technology, and we should know better to use the more accurate term compared to common folks. I have a CRT television that at the time of purchase, was advertised as a 'flat screen TV' because it has a flat rather than a convex screen surface. I also used to have a 'flat screen monitor', which was a CRT with a flat screen surface.
Comment Re:Usual problem with world maps of things (Score 1) 94
And why are Israel and Lebanon classified as "resistant"? Do they each have more than 10, let alone 40, internet service providers?
Comment Malaysia? (Score 1) 94
Dubiously, Malaysia is in the "Resistant" category. We're such a small county, and I believe we have less than 10 internet service providers. We should be in either significant or severe risk category. Something doesn't smell right.
Comment You people are you paranoid (Score 5, Insightful) 133
Personally I think this is an ingenious use of technology. You people are so paranoid about privacy. You seem to be able to find a sinister side to everything, don't you? Come on, get over it. Let's celebrate creativity instead of always raining on people's parade.
