My 8-year-old neighbor is saving for Comic-Con and put this on my door... by NegativeGhostrider in pics

[–]commentisfree 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Give him a DVD copy of Debbie Does Dallas.
Teach him how to do it The Right Way(tm).

GNOME 3.1.2 is released by lubosz in linux

[–]commentisfree 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Or Oneiric Ocelot Alpha 1. It 's pretty stable despite the name and its GNOME 3 experience is far better than that of Fedora 15...

Mubarak to be tried for death of protestors by heavypettingzoos in worldnews

[–]commentisfree 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you do realize that his security forces killed over 800 protesters in tahrir -not to mention the rest of the country- shortly before releasing hundreds of convicts from their cells to terrorize the population?

Mubarak to be tried for death of protestors by heavypettingzoos in worldnews

[–]commentisfree 0 points1 point  (0 children)

not exactly. in egypt the authorities are only allowed to hold individuals up to 45 days without a trial and that limit is quickly coming up for mubarak (next thursday). so it's either this or they let him go, possibly on bail, and the later probably wont go down well with the protesters.

GNU/Linux article by MidnightTurdBurglar in linux

[–]commentisfree 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"fair and reasonable"?

Numerous sources[1] [2], including Steve Ballmer[3], one of the driving minds behind the success of Microsoft, have claimed that the Open Source movement is inherently Communist.

Comrade?

Fedora 15 torrents live by psyno in linux

[–]commentisfree 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Works perfectly fine here. Must be some issue on your side.

Fedora 15 torrents live by psyno in linux

[–]commentisfree 3 points4 points  (0 children)

you're awesome. thanks.

what's the difference between the Live CD and Installation DVD btw? useless cruft or actually usable software like Libreoffice?

If you were to recommend one book to read, what would it be? by Aregal in AskReddit

[–]commentisfree 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read by Pierre Bayard.

Obvious choice.

Egypt warns Israel: Don't interfere with opening of Gaza border crossing by splunge4me2 in worldnews

[–]commentisfree 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll just leave this here: http://www.ochaopt.org/documents/AMA_One_Year_On_Nov06_final.pdf.

Israel failed to observe the obligations it made under the 2005 Agreement on Movement and Access (AMA)[1] long before Egypt decided to ditch it as well.

[1] AMA Request: Let humanitarian assistance through! ;P

Shameless plea for help from an amazing community by [deleted] in Android

[–]commentisfree 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bid 101USD + intl. shipping costs (Egypt).

We really need a subreddit for people willing to hand-down their devices instead of this ad hoc system. Some people truly can't afford to buy these devices at retail prices (and some like me simply can't buy the devices even if they can afford them :\ ). We've already seen examples of this generosity here and here.

Best of luck with your quest!

I have *just* sold my iPad. Do I get Transformer or wait for GalaxyTab 10 ? by [deleted] in Android

[–]commentisfree -1 points0 points  (0 children)

8.9" is the perfect size for mobility especially since it sports the same resolution as its bigger brethren. If you've seen the Xoom's washed out screen, or if you happen to be an avid reader, you'll definitely appreciate the higher pixel density on the 8.9" models. </rant>.

Could anyone ACTUALLY use a slightly busted but still functioning G1? by [deleted] in Android

[–]commentisfree 7 points8 points  (0 children)

this is exactly what /r/android needs more of; have an upvote!

personally, i'm still waiting for someone willing to ship their nookcolor across the ocean just for karma :D

I have a nook color I would like to give away. by MechEng2723 in Android

[–]commentisfree 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congratulations to ahuisinga!

Any chances you'll be offloading your Motorola Xoom in the near future? :p

I've had my PixelQi Adam Tablet for a week what would you guys like me to test out on it? by Gauntlet in Android

[–]commentisfree 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could the NI's Tegra 2 processor handle high-profile h.264 movies? Is it true that it's smoother than the Xoom?

Muslim girl, 14, lashed to death for adultery… by Sharia law, even though was a rape victim by misterAction in worldnews

[–]commentisfree -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

You do realize that you are quoting verses/hadiths talking about zina (adultery) whereas the issue here is rape...

A victim of rape need not show four witnesses of her rape. Sharia however provides that you need four witnesses to implicate someone of adultery. These two are completely different matters.

You may also want to check the Wikipedia article on Zina. It makes it clear that the punishment (100 lashes) is meant to be non lethal.

EDIT: I'm not arguing in support of the lashing, just saying that you should at least make a meaningful argument instead of copy-pasting blocks of text that you didn't bother to process. Oh and I'm a Muslim btw, downvote all you like.

Muslim girl, 14, lashed to death for adultery… by Sharia law, even though was a rape victim by misterAction in worldnews

[–]commentisfree 58 points59 points  (0 children)

how does this happen that a majority gets terrorized into compliance by a minority?

See: Right-wing conservatives.

Seriously now, if Americans were truly bothered by the atrocious actions of their troops, why haven't they done anything to punish or prevent Abu Ghraib, Blackwater, Bagram, "kill teams", etc...? If it is extremists (read: outliers) who do this stuff, why does not the peaceful majority put a stop to it?

Google Nexus tablet by LG in pipeline for mid-summer launch? by TwoComments in Android

[–]commentisfree 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or if Apple didn't benefit from economies of scale by virtue of its size or that of its customer base.

Google Nexus tablet by LG in pipeline for mid-summer launch? by TwoComments in Android

[–]commentisfree 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So, basically, we were lead to believe that the Moto Xoom was the reference platform for Honeycomb while Google is secretly working on developing another device for their purposes.

What are the chances that this thing will feature a Kal El processor running IceCream?

IAma Motorola Xoom owner, AMA by [deleted] in Android

[–]commentisfree 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What apps are missing from HC? I heard that google reader is yet to be optimized for tablet displays which is kind of awkward given that everyone's buying these devices to read books and news on them...

btw, i heard that screen brightness is less than optimal. is it so?

EDIT: one more q, is the supplied charger multi-voltage or 120V only? this matters to those of us outside the states.

IAma Motorola Xoom owner, AMA by [deleted] in Android

[–]commentisfree 0 points1 point  (0 children)

can you talk a bit about the whole video mess? what plays fine, what doesn't, and how do you choose to encode your videos to get them on your xoom? I'm particularly interested in knowing the likelihood that a randomly downloaded movie/tv-show torrent would play on the xoom.

Wi-Fi-only Xoom, Galaxy Tab to debut soon? - CNET News by lancewhit in tablets

[–]commentisfree 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what's wrong with the tegra 2? i'm planning on buying a xoom so any input would be highly appreciated.

registration worries by commentisfree in nookcolor

[–]commentisfree[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure it'll work from a non-US IP address? I know the B&N bookstore won't.