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    Image of anexanhume anexanhume
    11/11/09

    In reply to The First Real Mac Google Chrome Beta Coming in December
    Been running the developer build. Almost no issues to speak of, and no crashes. Very pleased. #google
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/11/09

    In reply to The First Real Mac Google Chrome Beta Coming in December
    If it's as good in OS X as it is in Windows, I'd download it posthaste. I've all but stopped using Firefox since I downloaded Chrome. Much much faster, smaller memory footprint, and much more stable. Though I do miss AdBlockPlus, XMarks, citation resource plug-ins and small things like that. Overall, Chrome handles things better than FF.

    When I get my hackintosh up and running, you can bet I'll be installing this. #google
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    11/11/09

    In reply to Wolfram Alpha Ends Up Where It Belongs: Inside Another Search Engine
    Did you say Bing? #wolframalphabing
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    Image of ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNO-TOAD ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNO-TOAD
    11/11/09

    In reply to Wolfram Alpha Ends Up Where It Belongs: Inside Another Search Engine
    Know what I want from Microsoft? An original idea. It seems like the more time goes on, the more companies like Apple and Google come out with neat products like iPods and Microsoft just kinda says
    "Wow, that's neat. Let's steal the idea, we'll call it zune".
    "Google's making money? Hey we should start a search engine"
    "OS 2, huh? Looks neat, we'll call it Windows" #wolframalphabing
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/11/09

    @ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNO-TOAD: Brush up on your history a little. MS was in the search engine game before Google ever existed. (sources: [searchenginewatch.com] [en.wikipedia.org] [en.wikipedia.org] ). In fact, there were at least 16 other search engines that predated Google ( [en.wikipedia.org] ). So, one could argue that Google stole the idea from MS, amongst others following your logic.

    The first MP3 player was made by Eiger Labs and was called the MPMan (source: [reviews.cnet.com] [en.wikipedia.org] [boingboing.net] ). In fact, the market had several different MP3 players before iPod came along. Apple rarely innovates technology, they tend to wait and synthesize the best facets of different products together into one user friendly and attractive device and it is something they do very well.

    OS2 was co-developed by Microsoft and IBM ([en.wikipedia.org] ) and was built around MS-DOS, the DOS ( [en.wikipedia.org] ) system created by Gates and Microsoft. Granted, MS-DOS is preceded by Apple DOS by a year ( [en.wikipedia.org] ). The independent Windows OS was antecedent to Apple's OS, but the IBM/MS one preceded it.

    I could go on and on, but don't feel like it. The thing is, tech companies constantly "steal" from one another because they see what customers like or what are good ideas and attempt to utilize them. Call it stealing or failure to innovate if you want, but you'd be flat out wrong. Go troll somewhere else about MS. Do a little research before opening your mouth about something that you don't know about. #wolframalphabing
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/11/09

    In reply to Apple App Store Approval Process Becomes Slightly Less Inscrutable
    That still doesn't change the fact that apps applied to Apple must first be checked by Apple technicians, upon which the checklist must be signed in triplicate, sent in, sent back, queried, lost, found, subjected to public inquiry, lost again, and finally buried in soft peat for three months and recycled as firelighters.
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    Edited by Kaiser-Machead at 11/11/09 4:14 PM Kaiser-Machead was starred Kaiser-Machead was unstarred
    Image of tucker tucker
    11/11/09

    In reply to Wolfram Alpha Ends Up Where It Belongs: Inside Another Search Engine
    I use Bing. Oh wait. No I don't. #wolframalphabing
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/11/09

    @fucker: Who's got two thumbs and doesn't care? This guy. #wolframalphabing
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    Image of The guy who loves those Big-Ass-Tables The guy who loves those Big-Ass-Tables
    11/11/09

    @Nathan Obbards: I get it... you purposely misspelled his name.... hahaha #wolframalphabing
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/11/09

    @The guy who loves those Big-Ass-Tables: Who, me? I would never do something subtle and easy like that. #wolframalphabing
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    Image of The guy who loves those Big-Ass-Tables The guy who loves those Big-Ass-Tables
    11/11/09

    @Nathan Obbards: Well Played Sir... #wolframalphabing
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    Image of jepzilla jepzilla
    11/11/09

    In reply to Wolfram Alpha Ends Up Where It Belongs: Inside Another Search Engine
    Personally, I think Wolfram Alpha is the greatest thing since sliced bread. Perhaps even greater.

    The ability to quickly whip up a query to answer some bizarre random question gives me a feeling of Godlike omniscience. It's almost like something out of Star Trek, where the computer was always solving complex problems for the crew and then I'd be watching this on TV wondering why they bothered with the useless meatbags at all, when the computer was obviously the smartest one there.

    But still, I have to wonder... does anybody other than me really use it? #wolframalphabing
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    Image of chuckbass chuckbass
    11/11/09

    @jepzilla: I use wolfram alpha a lot! I'm an engineering student, so I am commonly doing my hw in front of wolfram alpha.
    And I love having it come up with quick answers to other things. And it's a great tool to look at stocks and economic trends.
    It is honestly one of the greatest things on the internet and I think more people use it than you are aware - I am constantly catching classmates on it. #wolframalphabing
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/11/09

    In reply to Wolfram Alpha Ends Up Where It Belongs: Inside Another Search Engine
    Never have I been more tempted to make a "yo dawg..." joke. #wolframalphabing
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    Image of PregoNation PregoNation
    11/11/09

    @Nathan Obbards: omg. As in "Yo dawg...I like you...Yo Dawg...I like you too man. Let's get married" #wolframalphabing
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/11/09

    @PregoNation: More like, "yo dawg I heard you like search engines, so we put a search engine in your search engine so you could Bing while you Google" #wolframalphabing
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    Image of PregoNation PregoNation
    09:32 AM

    @Nathan Obbards: Hahaha! Equally hilarious. #wolframalphabing
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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    11/10/09

    In reply to Oh Sh*t: New Viruses Download Child Porn Onto Your Computer
    Well, I have predicted that something like that would happen one day.
    People already use other people's computer to hack in anonimity... why not use them to store files?

    And that's why arresting people for "possession" of virtual files is something really complicated.

    It's extremely hard for everyone who is not living in complete isolation to keep a thorough check on every file in their personal computers. And I'm talking about people who knows how to deal with their PCs VERY well... let alone people who don't.

    A good exercise to this is taking a look at temporary internet files. You'll find stuff there you'll never find out where it came from.

    If by any chance you got into a more suspicious website... by mistake or not (let's say you were doing a very innocent Google Image search) you could end up with very compromising stuff and never know about it.

    But I feel I'm going off topic... so let's leave it at that. #virus
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    11/10/09

    In reply to Oh Sh*t: New Viruses Download Child Porn Onto Your Computer
    Uh, hey what's going on here?

    Why don't you have a seat?

    Ok.

    Why are you here?

    I was just uh going to say hello...?

    Uh-huh. It says here that you said you "want to bang you so hard all night long".

    No, see, I... I thought she was 18!

    Uh-huh. Let's see... ah here it is, "I want to pound your 14 year old ass until we hit peak oil" - did you say that?

    it was uh... it's a typo!

    Uh-huh. Let me ask you something: What makes you think that even a naive, libidinous 14 year old girl would want to touch your crusty Frankenstein-looking ass?

    I uh.... I like turtles!
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    Edited by nutbastard at 11/10/09 6:17 PM nutbastard was starred nutbastard was unstarred
    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    11/10/09

    In reply to Oh Sh*t: New Viruses Download Child Porn Onto Your Computer
    So Frooch. You're saying that fleshlight porn got on your computer via a virus? #virus
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    Image of Shamoononon: I shave my legs. Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
    11/10/09

    In reply to Oh Sh*t: New Viruses Download Child Porn Onto Your Computer
    Oh boy, that's one handsome dude. #virus
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    Image of Truth Bringer :D Truth Bringer :D
    11/10/09

    @Shamoononon: I shave my legs.: He kind of has a Will Ferrell look about him... weird. #virus
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    Image of Yuri Dambyotch Yuri Dambyotch
    11/10/09

    @Shamoononon: I shave my legs.: One of my favorites....I believe this is one of the gentlemen(predators) that shows up and disrobes in the kitchen. This guy was on before they started involving Law Enforcement, and a couple of weeks later they caught up with him at a McDonalds waiting to meet a 13 year old boy..... #virus
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    Image of Shamoononon: I shave my legs. Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
    11/10/09

    @Yuri Dambyotch: Castration is a wonderful thing... for some people. #virus
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    Image of Yuri Dambyotch Yuri Dambyotch
    11/10/09

    @Shamoononon: I shave my legs.: Only if it's above the neck castration. #virus
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    Image of RainyDayInterns RainyDayInterns
    11/10/09

    In reply to Oh Sh*t: New Viruses Download Child Porn Onto Your Computer
    It is not the infection by a virus that is scary... it is the actions of those in power who are "techno-illiterates."

    Sounds a lot like a modern-day Salem Witch Trial. #virus
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    Image of something_unique_and_descriptive something_unique_and_descriptive
    11/10/09

    In reply to Oh Sh*t: New Viruses Download Child Porn Onto Your Computer
    Why do I get the distinct feeling that this is ignorant fear mongering?

    They make it sound like this could happen to anyone... it could happen to YOU!

    But stop and take a look at it and every one of them was engaging in the online equivalent of drunken sex with a transvestite hooker (shady warez site, P2P network). Even if you're using a condom (AV software) if you do it enough times sooner or later it's going to break and you're going to catch something. #virus
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    Image of dolo54 blows minds and blows engines! dolo54 blows minds and blows engines!
    11/10/09

    @something_unique_and_descriptive: how about my poor neighbor who is computer illiterate and whose kid keeps downloading stuff off the internet and screwing up his computer. I installed av software and cleaned his computer for him, it had over 150 viruses on it. The most I've ever seen one computer by far. #virus
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    Image of mike.m mike.m
    11/10/09

    @something_unique_and_descriptive: I agreed with you until you correlated P2P with transvestite hooker. Warez sites, yes. P2P, no.

    P2P != warez. or shady.

    Peer-to-peer is a distribution architecture. How can something inert give you a virus?

    Now can viruses be found on P2P networks? Absolutely!

    Viruses can be found on webpages too. Should we also avoid HTTP?

    EDIT: And I make this comment because I use peer-to-peer literally every single day and have not had a virus on my PC in YEARS. Probably since the napster days.#virus
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    something_unique_and_descriptive promoted this comment Edited by mike.m at 11/10/09 6:16 PM mike.m was starred mike.m was unstarred
    Image of something_unique_and_descriptive something_unique_and_descriptive
    11/10/09

    @dolo54 blows minds and blows engines!: You should have locked the little f**ker out. Or set the DNS on his router to OpenDNS and set up an ACL.

    Ignorance is no excuse. If someone is computer illiterate they need to find someone who knows what they're doing and learn from them. #virus
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    Image of something_unique_and_descriptive something_unique_and_descriptive
    11/10/09

    @mike.m: If they're dumb enough to be trawling through non-scene warez sites you think they're going to be using P2P for anything other than piracy? These folks weren't downloading the latest Debian Alpha, they were looking for porn (maybe not kiddie porn, but porn none the less).

    Hell, I'm guessing we're probably talking Kazaa, Limewire, etc. not BitTorrent. #virus
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    Image of dolo54 blows minds and blows engines! dolo54 blows minds and blows engines!
    11/10/09

    @something_unique_and_descriptive: okay but in the real world there are people (like your grandparents perhaps) who will never be able to understand what's going on with their computer. When you're talking about throwing someone in jail for the rest of their life and costing them everything they own, well obviously it's a situation requiring a little more sensitivity than the average uptight computer nerd may be able to muster. #virus
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/10/09

    In reply to Oh Sh*t: New Viruses Download Child Porn Onto Your Computer
    This is a general transmission to all out there listening on the Internets. If you know anyone that does this shit, kill him dead this instant. Any and all methods of dispatch are encouraged. Speed of death is irrelevant. Results are top priority. All other considerations secondary. You will be rewarded by FSM in the afterlife.
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    Edited by Kaiser-Machead at 11/10/09 5:13 PM Kaiser-Machead was starred Kaiser-Machead was unstarred
    Image of kennyg311 kennyg311
    11/10/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Yes, but really how great a reward can the Federated States of Micronesia give?? #virus
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/10/09

    @kennyg311: @hatedinamerica: I don't consider the long-term punishment of cockroaches that find themselves in the path of one's heel. Just stomp and move on. :P
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    Edited by Kaiser-Machead at 11/10/09 5:35 PM Kaiser-Machead was starred Kaiser-Machead was unstarred
    Image of Truth Bringer :D Truth Bringer :D
    11/10/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: How about something a little slower that'll give them a chance to think about what they've done.... Strap them nude to an aquarium (Junk down) full of piranha. and surround the Tank with those lovely quick growing bamboo trees.... I think that's sufficient to the pain they cause an idiot who didn't properly protect their computer. #virus
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/10/09

    @Truth Bringer : D: Personally, I'm more at peace with the idea of a threat to society simply not existing anymore. All else is for the lulz. While I'm all for doing things for the lulz, perhaps certain things should not be. #virus
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