Comment Re:Copyright laws. (Score 1) 436
you dont need to ask, you have already been granted that permission by the copyright holders.
Comment sex (Score 2, Funny) 194
Comment Re:You are crazy (Score 1) 14
Someday... you'll see... You'll rue the day..
<stewie-griffin>Well... go on then... start ruing!</stewie-griffin>
Comment Re:Provenge? (Score 1) 194
I'm 95% certain that this 'Provenge' drug will turn everyone into zombies.
Comment Re:Tablets are dead (Score 1) 401
I agree. The iPad, however, doesn't.
Comment Re:Graph on page 2 (Score 1) 372
Comment Re:Logmein ftw! (Score 1) 152
Comment Re:And if SCO _did_ get it... what? (Score 1) 286
Did Novell make any GPLed contributions?
Comment Re:Doublespeak (Score 1) 400
MKV files don't work on bloody anything reliably except VLC, even though they're theoretically an h264 variant
Setting aside the fact that MKV is a container, not a codec, try using SMPlayer. It seems to handle MKVs better, and it's also cross platform and (IIRC) FOSS.
Comment Re:reasons this may not catch on in the US (Score 1) 533
My point was that some of the cycle lanes I've used are so badly designed that it's safer to go on the road at the mercy of car drivers.
Comment Re:screen (Score 1) 307
Filter error: That's an awful long string of letters there.
sux
Comment Re:We're all mind readers (Score 1) 441
Once I'm forced to use iTunes a few more times my hatred will probably reach the level of a holy war.
That actually sounds likes a decent idea for a game. If anyone wants to write it, I'm guessing there would be quite popular here.
Comment Maybe... (Score 5, Insightful) 88
Maybed if they loaded it up with DRM, put restrictive policies in place to block certain apps and prevented open source publication of published apps, they would have been more successful.
Then again, maybe not.
Comment Re:news flash (Score 1) 450
I would instead say "unintentional megacorp hindered by purpose-sprawl more than code-stink or feature-creep". Some large organizations inspire creativity. Granted not many.
Can you name one - just one - top-down organization which inspires creativity and innovation? I'd even give you points for naming one which does not stifle said characteristics.