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  • On the post: NVIDIA Calls A Feature A 'Bug,' Strips Away Overclocking Option On Its Mobile Device Cards

    Rikuo ( profile ), 17 Feb, 2015 @ 08:38am

    Re: Re: Re: Common Sense

    Are gaming laptops with overclocking capabilities generally marketed to minors?

  • On the post: NVIDIA Calls A Feature A 'Bug,' Strips Away Overclocking Option On Its Mobile Device Cards

    Rikuo ( profile ), 17 Feb, 2015 @ 08:17am

    Re: Common Sense

    Put up a splash screen saying "If you REALLY want to do this, then by clicking OK, you are hereby expressing to the world that you are an idiot and we wash our hands of all responsibility for what will most likely happen".
    There, any legal liability waived.

  • On the post: NVIDIA Calls A Feature A 'Bug,' Strips Away Overclocking Option On Its Mobile Device Cards

    Rikuo ( profile ), 17 Feb, 2015 @ 08:08am

    Re: What I bought ...

    To answer your question...unfortunately yes. Nvidia cards are superior to AMD cards (I've got two machines, one with an Nvidia card, the other AMD). Just like how, despite the fact I don't like the direction Intel is going with partnering up with Anita Sarkeesian, I have to buy their CPUs if I want good hardware, since they're miles ahead of AMD in that regard.

  • On the post: NVIDIA Calls A Feature A 'Bug,' Strips Away Overclocking Option On Its Mobile Device Cards

    Rikuo ( profile ), 17 Feb, 2015 @ 07:51am

    Re: Re:

    Yeah, that's why I think BettyLu is lying about their experience in software development. You don't develop software and then go on to not think about the implications of manufacturers having control over the functionality of consumer purchased hardware.
    I can very easily get malware on my machine, but no computer manufacturer to the home market would write-lock the hard drives in order to prevent this.

  • On the post: NVIDIA Calls A Feature A 'Bug,' Strips Away Overclocking Option On Its Mobile Device Cards

    Rikuo ( profile ), 17 Feb, 2015 @ 07:39am

    Re:

    All overclocking can cause damage to a user's machine. That's why whenever you do it on a desktop, you get a splash screen from your overclocking software saying that you do this at your own risk, it voids your warrenty, etc etc.
    Obviously it's not a good idea to do it on a laptop, since you've so much less room to work with in terms of cooling, but if the hardware supports overclocking, allow it.

    The problem with your line of thinking is that you don't follow it through. Software not vetted and signed by Microsoft could damage your machine, so, according to your logic, Microsoft shouldn't allow programs you write yourself to install in Windows.

  • On the post: Je Suis Disappoint: French Court Convicts Idiots For Homophobic Stupidity

    Rikuo ( profile ), 27 Jan, 2015 @ 04:37am

    Re:

    "There's a TREMENDOUS difference between free speech and a hate crime."
    What makes a hate crime a hate crime? I hate religion, I'm fervently anti-religion so if I say (while on holiday in France) "Let's tear down all the mosques/churches/temples", should I be prosecuted?

    "To me, calling for the "burning of gays" is no different than saying "Come join ISIS"."
    As a bisexual man, I view this differently. Yes, saying "burn these people purely because of their sexual orientation" is horrible, but should we bring police and courts into the equation?
    As Mike and others have said, the proper response to speech you don't like is more speech, not censorship. Explain to these people why saying "burn gays/joining ISIS" is wrong, give them information, give people who are listening to this speech this information. If you go out and attempt to silence them, you're just handing them ammunition. They'll be able to crow about "We're oppressed! They fear our speech because they know we're right! Join us, take down the big man!"

  • On the post: DailyDirt: Catchy Music Breakdown

    Rikuo ( profile ), 27 Jan, 2015 @ 01:40am

    Re:

    Plus, not all the songs they mention use 4 chords.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Axis_of_Awesome#.22Four_Chords.22

  • On the post: Judge Tries To Gag Reporters Covering Court Case, Gets Ignored

    Rikuo ( profile ), 07 Jan, 2015 @ 12:31am

    " is now spreading nationally,"
    You might want to change to internationally, since I'm reading this in Ireland.

  • On the post: Sharyl Attkisson Sues Justice Department For Hacking Her CBS Laptop Over Benghazi Reports Even Though That Didn't Happen

    Rikuo ( profile ), 06 Jan, 2015 @ 01:36pm

    "the goverment is so all-powerful that they have managed to get into all my tech and are personally screwing with me because I'm so important, but they're also so completely terrible at it that I can see all the signs of their nefarious deeds around me."

    Sounds like the Vigilant Christian on Youtube. He's a guy who constantly releases videos talking about Satanic Illuminati influences in the media. Apparently, in his world, the Illuminati are skilled enough and powerful enough to control the entertainment industry as a whole and insert subliminal messages to trick people into worshipping Satan...but they're also inept enough that this nobody can somehow discern all the signs and not evil enough to arrange for a fatal accident for him.

  • On the post: In Another Meaningless Gesture, Administration Smacks North Korea With Sanctions Over Sony Hack

    Rikuo ( profile ), 05 Jan, 2015 @ 02:21am

    "who is the administration scoring points for by pursuing sanctions against an entity that hacked a private corporation?"

    It's scoring points with those cretins who heard of the hack and demanded that Obama do something about it. Now he can say, with full honestly, that he did.
    Just ignore the fact that what he's doing will have little to no actual effect.

  • On the post: Would Sony Have To License A Screenplay About The Sony Hack?

    Rikuo ( profile ), 30 Dec, 2014 @ 01:14pm

    Re: Re: Re: Nit: The filenames contained the word "password"

    That's what I do. I have a document called My Passwords, which contains, well, my passwords. I've carefully listed them all and stuck them in one document.
    I have taken the precaution of keeping the document on a machine that is forever disconnected from the internet, though.

  • On the post: Whether Or Not Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood Is In Hollywood's Pocket, He Sure Doesn't Understand Free Speech Or The Internet

    Rikuo ( profile ), 19 Dec, 2014 @ 11:49am

    Damn...what an article. Nice one Mike!

  • On the post: Judge Throws Out Evidence Obtained By Six Weeks Of Warrantless Surveillance Footage

    Rikuo ( profile ), 16 Dec, 2014 @ 10:31am

    Re: Re:

    *Napping should be nabbing

  • On the post: Judge Throws Out Evidence Obtained By Six Weeks Of Warrantless Surveillance Footage

    Rikuo ( profile ), 16 Dec, 2014 @ 10:30am

    Re:

    Napping an illegal alien doesn't look as good as nabbing an illegal alien who also owns and fires guns illegally and possesses drugs.

  • On the post: Court Ruling: EA's Anti-Piracy Software Is Patent Infringing

    Rikuo ( profile ), 16 Dec, 2014 @ 10:24am

    Re: Flashbacks

    I remember my physical copy of Bioshock 1. Never did work. Instead of screaming to me about Process Explorer, instead, it would try (and fail 100% of the time) to download Bioshock.exe at the end of the install process (only it wouldn't tell me this was what it was doing, it just mentioned some generic BS about going online). Not only that, but upon failure, it would delete the entire game folder. Eventually, after many hours, I figured out that when the prompt came up saying it was going online, I should quickly rename the game folder to something else, let the download fail, quit the installer, drop in a cracked version of the executable and rename the folder back to what it was.

  • On the post: When Is A Terrorist Not A Terrorist?

    Rikuo ( profile ), 09 Dec, 2014 @ 12:07pm

    Re:

    Just double checked. Fire-arms are heavily restricted in the UK. However, it's okay for this guy to build and possess nailbombs?

  • On the post: When Is A Terrorist Not A Terrorist?

    Rikuo ( profile ), 09 Dec, 2014 @ 12:24pm

    http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/nov/28/soldier-jailed-nailbomb-ryan-mcgee-manchester-bomb

    Guardian reports that Ryan was jailed for two years for building the nail bomb, but wasn't charged with terrorism.

  • On the post: When Is A Terrorist Not A Terrorist?

    Rikuo ( profile ), 09 Dec, 2014 @ 12:03pm

    So UK citizens are being told to suffer silently through mass surveillance, "to catch terrorists"...and when one is found, WITH A BOMB ALREADY BUILT...they decide not to prosecute?

    *head explodes*

  • On the post: Secretive UK Court That Approves Of GCHQ Surveillance Says That GCHQ Surveillance Doesn't Violate Human Rights

    Rikuo ( profile ), 08 Dec, 2014 @ 04:43am

    In other news, Ireland's Justice Minister just signed into law allowing foreign intelligence agencies to tap into our telecommunications.
    http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/foreign-law-enforcement-agencies-allowed-to-tap-irish-calls-653609.html

  • On the post: Amazon Fire TV Firmware Update Bricks Rooted Devices, Prevents Rollback To Previous Firmware Versions

    Rikuo ( profile ), 05 Dec, 2014 @ 12:08pm

    Re: Re: Well...

    Ditto. Well, I wasn't getting the Fire TV, but I was hovering between getting the Kindle Fire HDX or the Nvidia Shield tablet. Guess I'll be going with the Shield then.

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