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Famous tech myths that just won't die

Comment in News (16 diggs, 0 replies) - on 09/28/2008
Oooh, power buttons can only be used to turn ON a computer? Sheesh. It can initiate shutdown, hibernate, suspend to RAM, resume - all in the settings. Revoke that guy's know-it-all license. (see comment)
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WebKit becomes first browser engine to fully pass Acid3 test

Comment in News (3 diggs, 1 reply) - on 09/28/2008
No, you're not limited to the lowest common denominator! Lynx still doesn't support graphics. You're just making a choice not to ask users to download another browser. Webmasters have a choice. They can work their butt off to be IE compliant, or they can … (see comment)
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WebKit becomes first browser engine to fully pass Acid3 test

Comment in News (1 digg, 0 replies) - on 09/28/2008
That's freaking cool - some kind of UTF8 foreign characters trick? How DID he do that? (see comment)
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Gnome 2.24 is Out!

Comment in News (1 digg, 0 replies) - on 09/25/2008
I think it's cool that I recognize some of the technologies from KDE articles, like Avahi and Telepathy - hopefully they'll be even more cooperation between the desktops in the future. KIO and gvfs for instance. (see comment)
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Google software: Linux repositories for all distros

Comment in News (1 digg, 0 replies) - on 09/17/2008
You clearly didn't read the comic book. Chrome actually has a pretty inovative architecture. (see comment)
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10 reasons why you should use the Opera browser

Comment in News (2 diggs, 1 reply) - on 09/14/2008
Learn to spell, then maybe you won't be dug down so much. (see comment)
1204

10 reasons why you should use the Opera browser

Comment in News (2 diggs, 0 replies) - on 09/14/2008
When you're visiting a lot of web pages, those extra 2 seconds add up. (see comment)
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10 reasons why you should use the Opera browser

Comment in News (3 diggs, 0 replies) - on 09/14/2008
Opera tends to be ahead of the curve. Firefox tends to be conservative with its features, letting extension developers fill the gaps. For instance, Opera had session saving long before Firefox got it. If you zoomed in with Opera, it would increased the si … (see comment)
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10 reasons why you should use the Opera browser

Comment in News (3 diggs, 0 replies) - on 09/14/2008
"#4: Wand: I'm pretty sure every other major browser saves username/passwords these days." But none of them do it securely except Opera. The way Firefox fills out passwords automatically creates a vulnerability for cross site scripting, a flaw which has … (see comment)
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10 reasons why you should use the Opera browser

Comment in News (1 digg, 0 replies) - on 09/14/2008
Well, obviously you're not rating them in terms of features, because Chrome only has really basic features at the moment. Sure, it's pretty and fast, but you can't customize anything about it. (see comment)
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10 reasons why you should use the Opera browser

Comment in News (3 diggs, 0 replies) - on 09/14/2008
When FF3 came out, I went and downloaded extensions until I replicated the functionality I used daily in Opera: All-in-One Sidebar, Duplicate Tab, FireGestures, Fast Dial, Secure Login, InFormEnter, Tab Scope, plus some other little tweaks, like Undo Clos … (see comment)
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10 reasons why you should use the Opera browser

Comment in News (6 diggs, 0 replies) - on 09/14/2008
What are you talking about? Opera has an ad-blocking feature built-in! (see comment)
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A really sexy Ubuntu theme that is actually possible!!

Comment in News (-1 diggs, 0 replies) - on 08/25/2008
Can we all SHUT UP about Ubuntu themes, just for a DAY? (see comment)
1783

What Ubuntu 8.10 SHOULD look like.

Comment in News (2 diggs, 0 replies) - on 08/24/2008
I guess nobody has heard - KDE 4.x is completely gorgeous. Plasma and Oxygen are beautiful, and plasma is fully themable. Don't get left behind, try KDE 4.2 when it comes out! (see comment)
1783

What Ubuntu 8.10 SHOULD look like.

Comment in News (1 digg, 0 replies) - on 08/24/2008
I sure hope ambiescent made the first one, because everybody seems to like it. (see comment)
1783

What Ubuntu 8.10 SHOULD look like.

Comment in News (0 diggs, 0 replies) - on 08/24/2008
I just live with it, because Obsidian Coast is sooo awesome. It takes a few days to get used to webpages being brighter than everything else, but it's not really that bad, because it emphasizes the content. (see comment)
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XBMC's Linux Port Lacks Impressive Features

Comment in News (5 diggs, 3 replies) - on 08/20/2008
Who uses Blu-Ray? (see comment)
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Court: Violating Copyleft = Copyright Infringement

Comment in News (3 diggs, 0 replies) - on 08/14/2008
An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind? (see comment)
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GNU/Linux Desktop Market Share is 4% -- Gartner

Comment in News (3 diggs, 1 reply) - on 08/12/2008
No, not GNOME! 2009 is the year of KDE (just ask Nokia and their Internet tablets). I read today that Nokia is porting Firefox to Qt! (see comment)
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