Broken Beer Bottle Battle In Debate Over Merits of Android Over iPhone

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Broken Beer Bottle Battle In Debate Over Merits of Android Over iPhone

Posted by samzenpus on Monday April 20, 2015 @04:50AM from the sticks-stones-and-beer-bottles dept.

HughPickens.com writes Lee Hutchinson writes at Ars Technica that platform loyalty is a powerful thing, as two roommates in Tulsa, Oklahoma stabbed each other with broken beer bottles in a debate over the relative merits of Android versus iPhones. Tulsa police were called to Evergreen Apartments at 1 a.m after a woman found a man covered in blood, stumbling around the parking lot and found that two roommates had been drinking and arguing over their mobile phones. The two men broke beer bottles and stabbed each other with them and one of the men smashed a bottle over the back of the other man's head. "In over 35 years as a cop, this is one of the oddest reasons I've seen for assault," says Maj. Rod Hummel. According to Channel 8 News, police had no comment when asked which phone was in fact better.

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Why it did not go further by SuperKendall · 2015-04-20 04:52 · Score: 5, Funny

They would have escalated to a steel-cage death match, but the signal drop was too great,

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1. Re:Why it did not go further by Mr+D+from+63 · 2015-04-20 04:56 · Score: 1
  
  This reminds of of the song "More Pride than Priors" by The Pine Box Boys.
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
2. Re:Why it did not go further by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 05:00 · Score: 0
  
  When someone argues about my choice, I always agree with them. I don't care which is better or prettier or newer or more BS.
  For me, it's not the frakking phone, it's the eco-system that I am purchasing.
  I just don't care about this manufactured conflict.
3. Re:Why it did not go further by ackthpt · 2015-04-20 05:01 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Wait until they find the body of the Windows Phone fanboy.
  
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4. Re:Why it did not go further by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 05:06 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  The Android guy won the fight. After the beer bottles, they hit each other with their phones, but the iPhone guy dropped his; turns out he was holding it wrong.
5. Re:Why it did not go further by 93+Escort+Wagon · 2015-04-20 05:07 · Score: 2
  
  I have known very few people who really care about my choice of phone. But, then, I've never thought about starting the discussion with a drunk person.
  Now I do see it here on Slashdot all the time; but in the real world, not so much. On the rare occasion it comes up, we usually end up talking about some feature on each other's phone that we like.
  
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6. Re:Why it did not go further by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 05:11 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  You have a Blackberry, don't you?
7. Re:Why it did not go further by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 05:26 · Score: 0
  
  And now, my last eight album purchases have come from Slashdot recommendations. Thanks Bro!
8. Re:Why it did not go further by itzly · 2015-04-20 05:27 · Score: 1
  
  They would have escalated to a steel-cage death match, but the signal drop was too great,
  At least, it would have been too great for the iPhone.
9. Re:Why it did not go further by Frobnicator · 2015-04-20 05:30 · Score: 4, Insightful
  
  But, then, I've never thought about starting the discussion with a drunk person.
  Agreed.
  The three causes are clear enough in the news report: Two drunken roommates around 1:00 AM were in a fight. That's it. What they were arguing about is irrelevant.
  Having heard drunks argue, I can assure you it was not an articulate and well-reasoned discussion. The argument could have been about anything from a favorite phone operating system to a favorite sports team or a favorite color. The fact that they reached for the nearest beer bottle as a weapon is unsurprising.
  
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10. Re:Why it did not go further by Mr+D+from+63 · 2015-04-20 05:51 · Score: 1
  
  STAB is the one you want.
11. Re:Why it did not go further by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 06:02 · Score: 0
  
  >body of the windows phone fanboy
  is that like bigfoot? at least we have video of bigfoot
12. Re:Why it did not go further by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 06:11 · Score: 0
  
  The Android guy didn't throw his phone.... he couldn't afford a replacement... The iPhone guy was just looking for an excuse to buy the iPhone 6.
13. Re: Why it did not go further by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 06:13 · Score: 0
  
  When someone argues about my choice I always bring up some other phone that they've never heard of or have any experience with. And I usually do so while stroking my glorious neckbeard.
  If they push the issue I break their kneecaps by hitting them with my Nokia n900.
14. Re:Why it did not go further by Ravaldy · 2015-04-20 06:35 · Score: 1
  
  That's funny!!!
  But fact is the Windows Phone fanboy wasn't actually invited to the party. Isn't that like most of us during our high school years?
15. Re:Why it did not go further by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 06:46 · Score: 0
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
16. Re:Why it did not go further by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 06:54 · Score: 0
  
  Actually, they agreed to stop fighting when they finally agreed that AT&T sucked on both phones.
17. Re:Why it did not go further by radarskiy · 2015-04-20 07:14 · Score: 1
  
  If only the iPhone can be held wrong, where are there so many instructions on how to hold Android phones correctly? http://dontholditwrong.tumblr....
18. Re:Why it did not go further by dAzED1 · 2015-04-20 07:23 · Score: 3, Insightful
  
  I *constantly* have people ask me why I don't have an iphone. They gave me crap about my Samsung Gear Fit watch too, which I got when replacing my previous phone (which was stolen, else I'd still have it). Despite getting that watch almost two years ago, I've heard nothing but ridicule for not just waiting for the apple watch - I can complete the Trans-Catalina Trail on a single charge from my Gear Fit on a single charge, and it does everything I could possibly want my watch to do - yet yes, I get lots of ridicule for it at work. This is at multiple locations too - I'm a consultant, and I've got a long list of clients where the engineers for what ever reason think that talking about why apple is better over, and over, and over, is interesting conversation. So, chalk me up to being a witness to silly fanboy behavior
19. Re:Why it did not go further by ClickOnThis · 2015-04-20 07:35 · Score: 1
  
  The Android guy won the fight. After the beer bottles, they hit each other with their phones, but the iPhone guy dropped his; turns out he was holding it wrong.
  Didn't it just bend? :-P
  
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20. Re:Why it did not go further by mwehle · 2015-04-20 08:26 · Score: 1
  
  The fact that they reached for the nearest beer bottle as a weapon is unsurprising.
  We don't know from this article that it was in fact the nearest beer bottle which was reached for - perhaps there had been a previous equally spirited debate on beer and/or beer bottle quality. Given the evident discerning nature of the combatants I would guess the two reached for that beer bottle which, when broken, is the superior weapon.
  
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21. Re:Why it did not go further by Mike+Buddha · 2015-04-20 08:36 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Have you considered stabbing them with a broken beer bottle? Just a thought.
  
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22. Re:Why it did not go further by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-21 02:13 · Score: 0
  
  And the flipside of your anecdote is all of us that have to listen endlessly to Fandroids drone on about how the iPhone sucks because it doesn't have a USB port that I don't need, or an SD card slot that I don't need, or that I can't load on all kinds of shitty apps from alternative shitty app stores because I'm being "oppressed" by Apple's "walled garden."
  Etc. etc. ad nauseum.
23. Re:Why it did not go further by MachineShedFred · 2015-04-21 02:18 · Score: 1
  
  He was probably in a completely different geographical area. The one WinPhone Fanboy can't be everywhere!
  
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24. Re:Why it did not go further by MachineShedFred · 2015-04-21 02:22 · Score: 1
  
  You mean like this? http://www.cnet.com/news/oh-no...
  Samsung's response to this testing: "You're bending it wrong."
  I'm not even kidding. They told SquareTrade to test it differently, as if that somehow invalidates the bent ones they have laying around the lab.
  
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25. Re:Why it did not go further by Ravaldy · 2015-04-21 02:34 · Score: 1
  
  Why you being mean to me!
26. Re:Why it did not go further by qfman · 2015-04-21 04:50 · Score: 0
  
  This is why society would be better off legalizing marijuana. Just chill man.
  
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27. Re:Why it did not go further by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-21 06:37 · Score: 0
  
  how about when my mom asked if there was a way to move the icons on her phone around so it wouldn't block out the faces in a family portrait?
  and i was all like, yeah sure, there's gotta be a way... then i looked online, and there wasn't.
  because that's taking freedom too far.
28. Re:Why it did not go further by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-21 11:46 · Score: 0
  
  Just tell them that you're not a sheep and that you don't want to waste money on overpriced apple crap. People who buy apple products have more money than sense.
29. Re:Why it did not go further by 93+Escort+Wagon · 2015-04-21 12:02 · Score: 1
  
  Just tell them that you're not a sheep and that you don't want to waste money on overpriced apple crap. People who buy apple products have more money than sense.
  Good thing there aren't any beer bottles within your reach...
  
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30. Re:Why it did not go further by arglebargle_xiv · 2015-04-21 18:48 · Score: 1
  
  Having heard drunks argue, I can assure you it was not an articulate and well-reasoned discussion. The argument could have been about anything from a favorite phone operating system to a favorite sports team or a favorite color. The fact that they reached for the nearest beer bottle as a weapon is unsurprising.
  Good point. I mean, arguing over who has the biggest di..phone and resolving the issue with broken bottles is kinda wimpy, nothing like the real arguments we had about serious issues like whether the Amiga was better than the Atari ST, which often came close to armed conflict. I mean, I personally beat some idiot to death with a VIC20 for suggesting that his Commie 64 was better than my IIgs. Now those were real arguments, none of this cellphone woosiness there.
31. Re:Why it did not go further by Plumpaquatsch · 2015-04-22 01:19 · Score: 1
  
  This is why society would be better off legalizing marijuana. Just chill man.
  Nobody ever got hurt by a broken spliff or hash-brownie. Okay, you could strangle someone with a hemp rope ...
  
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32. Re:Why it did not go further by Plumpaquatsch · 2015-04-22 01:22 · Score: 1
  
  >body of the windows phone fanboy is that like bigfoot? at least we have video of bigfoot
  And like Bigfoot, Windows Phone Fanboy lives in the forests around Seattle.
  
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App appers app apps! by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 04:53 · Score: 0

Apps!
Or more accurately by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 04:56 · Score: 1

Alcohol leads to bad decision making and can easily lead to an escalation over any petty debate..
It may be the oddest the police man has seen drunks fight over, but i doubt it was the most petty
1. Re:Or more accurately by jythie · 2015-04-20 05:01 · Score: 1
  
  I also suspect that while the specific topic was new, the cop has probably seen similar alcohol fueled fights over other things, for instance, sports teams.
2. Re:Or more accurately by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 05:26 · Score: 0
  
  I once saw a bar fight break out over a debate on how many olives is too many olives
3. Re:Or more accurately by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 05:30 · Score: 0
  
  I also suspect that while the specific topic was new, the cop has probably seen similar alcohol fueled fights over other things, for instance, sports teams.
  Which British Prime Minister was the greatest?
  That almost crippled Wade Boggs for life.
  (He was right, it's Pitt the Elder, BTW. Lord Palmerston? Pbbbt!!!)
4. Re:Or more accurately by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 05:39 · Score: 0
  
  I finally get that simpsons joke
5. Re:Or more accurately by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 06:43 · Score: 0
  
  The answer is one olive.
6. Re:Or more accurately by hack++slash · 2015-04-20 06:53 · Score: 1
  
  I once saw an epic fight over a simple pair of sunglasses, it lasted for a good 6 minutes before the guy relented and they were forced to wear them.
  
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7. Re:Or more accurately by ClickOnThis · 2015-04-20 07:40 · Score: 1
  
  I'm just going to leave this here.
  
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8. Re:Or more accurately by digsbo · 2015-04-20 08:08 · Score: 1
  
  Did you know that's a retelling of Plato's Cave allegory?
9. Re:Or more accurately by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 09:40 · Score: 0
  
  I once argued with a friend about the difference between a tornado watch and a tornado warning. He believed the watch meant "watch out, there is an active tornado" and the warning meant "warning, the conditions are right for a tornado". After an hour I decided to let natural selection run its course - which takes a while because tornados just aren't that common.
10. Re:Or more accurately by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 13:32 · Score: 0
  
  Did they live?
Idiots ... by gstoddart · 2015-04-20 04:56 · Score: 1

So two complete idiots almost earned themselves Darwin awards then?
Fucking morons.

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1. Re:Idiots ... by pr0fessor · 2015-04-20 06:14 · Score: 1
  
  I don't know I have an iphone and it does what it is supposed to. I like it fine but I was working a fanboi the other day...
  iphone this, ipad, that , macbook mabook macbook...
  I was ready to hit him with a car just to get him to shut up.
root cause by beschra · 2015-04-20 04:58 · Score: 5, Insightful

"In over 35 years as a cop, this is one of the oddest reasons I've seen for assault,"
You mean alcohol?

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1. Re:root cause by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 05:04 · Score: 0
  
  And what a bullshit question for the media to ask.
2. Re:root cause by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 05:14 · Score: 0
  
  I thought it was funny...
3. Re:root cause by slashmydots · 2015-04-20 05:36 · Score: 1
  
  Come to think of it, this is one of the more intelligent reasons I've seen drunk people fight.
4. Re:root cause by PolygamousRanchKid+ · 2015-04-20 06:25 · Score: 1
  
  "In over 35 years as a cop, this is one of the oddest reasons I've seen for assault,"
  You mean alcohol?
  Pick a couple of rabid folks from the emacs vs. vi crowd, give them a case of Bud in long-necks . . . and you will probably end up with the same behavior.
  
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5. Re:root cause by Immerman · 2015-04-20 06:40 · Score: 1
  
  Hence the oddity. Ba-dum-tsh
  
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6. Re:root cause by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 06:46 · Score: 0
  
  Not really. The Church vs. Cult war is actually extremely tongue-in-cheek. Nobody actually cares what text editor you use as long as you indent with tabs or I SHALL HUNT YOU DOWN!
7. Re:root cause by nblender · 2015-04-20 08:56 · Score: 1
  
  vi guy will win because emacs guy will be too busy contorting his fingers over all the meta keys to launch 'bottleopener.el'.
News at 11! by Rob+Riggs · 2015-04-20 04:59 · Score: 4, Informative

Drunk people fight over stupid shit. Tune in this Sunday for our round-table debate: is this really news for nerds?

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1. Re:News at 11! by ClickOnThis · 2015-04-20 07:47 · Score: 1
  
  is this really news for nerds?
  Let's see ... they were fighting over Android vs. iPhone. That sounds like many Slashdot posts on a typical day. So yes, it's news for nerds.
  
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2. Re:News at 11! by T.E.D. · 2015-04-20 08:13 · Score: 1
  
  Drunk people fight over stupid shit.
  You're missing the point. Oklahoma is a 3.2% beer state. So they actually managed to get drunk enough on 3.2 beer to get into a brawl over phone OS's. That is some serious dedication. I'm guessing the bottles were used as weapons because the whole room was full of them, so there was nothing else to grab.
3. Re:News at 11! by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 19:16 · Score: 0
  
  You can buy > 3.2 beer, you just have to buy it at a liquor store.
4. Re:News at 11! by MachineShedFred · 2015-04-21 02:28 · Score: 1
  
  Clearly you CAN make up for quality with quantity.
  
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Cellphones by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 04:59 · Score: 0

SERIOUS. BUSINESS.
Finally a good reason for an assault. by cs668 · 2015-04-20 05:01 · Score: 5, Funny

I'm ashamed that vi vs. emacs never ended in a knife fight. The youngens are showing us up!!
1. Re:Finally a good reason for an assault. by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 05:22 · Score: 0
  
  I'm ashamed that vi vs. emacs never ended in a knife fight. The youngens are showing us up!!
  Why is it so hard for me to imagine two coders coming to blows as they're stoned off their ass sitting in a room arguing over which editor is better.
  The last argument those two had was when someone at the last cheesy poof.
2. Re:Finally a good reason for an assault. by quantaman · 2015-04-20 05:33 · Score: 1
  
  I'm ashamed that vi vs. emacs never ended in a knife fight. The youngens are showing us up!!
  Years back I heard a rumour that at a conference in Australia that Theo de Raadt and a relatively big name Linux contributor got in an argument over autoconf which ended with them being physically restrained.
  I don't know if it's true but it's one of the more awesome things I've heard.
  
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3. Re:Finally a good reason for an assault. by quantaman · 2015-04-20 05:56 · Score: 1
  
  I'm ashamed that vi vs. emacs never ended in a knife fight. The youngens are showing us up!!
  No offence to Vi users but have you ever tried using Emacs? With those kinds of finger gymnastics the Emacs user would win a knife fight in a heartbeat.
  
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4. Re:Finally a good reason for an assault. by ripvlan · 2015-04-20 06:01 · Score: 2
  
  What about: Tab vs Spaces?
5. Re:Finally a good reason for an assault. by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 06:10 · Score: 0
  
  Why is it so hard for me to imagine two coders coming to blows as they're stoned off their ass sitting in a room arguing over which editor is better.
  THIS is the pot vs. booze debate in a nutshell. Seriously, when was the last time you were accosted by a belligerent stoner?
6. Re:Finally a good reason for an assault. by cs668 · 2015-04-20 06:10 · Score: 2
  
  Yea, but the vi folks have the mad left hand reach for the ESC key thing going on.
7. Re:Finally a good reason for an assault. by cs668 · 2015-04-20 06:12 · Score: 2
  
  Tabs!! I could so give a beat down to everyone who indents code with spaces. Thanks for bringing it up, now I'm just amp'ed up and ready to throw down!
8. Re:Finally a good reason for an assault. by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 06:17 · Score: 0
  
  Just wrote my 'UNIX Intro' course final. We were introduced to both vim and emacs, aka "the wrong way" and "the right way", respectively. One of the fill in the blank questions for the final was "Name a program you'd use to edit a file"
  My answer was: "nano :-P"
  I just wish I could be in the room as he's marking it. On the other hand, at least I won't have to duck any flying pens.
  Did I mention it's nice when a prof has a sense of humor?
  PS. If you're reading this Nick, your exams are evil and full of tricksies.
9. Re:Finally a good reason for an assault. by RyuuzakiTetsuya · 2015-04-20 07:05 · Score: 1
  
  Meta-x Meta-c Meta-shank
  I'm a vim user for life, but I'm pretty sure there's an emacs command for knife fighting.
  
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10. Re:Finally a good reason for an assault. by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 07:23 · Score: 0
  
  If you use tabs, you have no idea how to format code.
  Tabs work only in identically setup editors.
  Spaces work everywhere.
11. Re:Finally a good reason for an assault. by lgw · 2015-04-20 07:37 · Score: 1
  
  Spaces muthafucka!
  This can only be settled by a cage match, with the cage suspended over a shark tank filled with ravenous clowns!
  
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12. Re:Finally a good reason for an assault. by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 07:53 · Score: 0
  
  Good thing nobody reminded them about Kirk and Picard.
13. Re:Finally a good reason for an assault. by ClickOnThis · 2015-04-20 07:55 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  I'm ashamed that vi vs. emacs never ended in a knife fight.
  It did. Sort of.
  The emacs dude ran M-x knife-fight.
  The vi dude ran :s/knife/pillow/g.
  The rest of the fight was obscured by flying feathers.
  
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14. Re:Finally a good reason for an assault. by cs668 · 2015-04-20 07:58 · Score: 1
  
  Tabs, change your damned tab stop if you want to ;-)
15. Re:Finally a good reason for an assault. by ausekilis · 2015-04-20 08:17 · Score: 2
  
  Ah, you mean:
  
  Escape-Meta-Alt-Control-SHIV!
  
  It's one of the lesser-known commands, even if it is hidden in the acronym.
16. Re:Finally a good reason for an assault. by lorinc · 2015-04-20 08:45 · Score: 1
  
  Tsss. There nothing better than a good slap of keyboard in the face of an emacs user. I've heard that's the recommended way to do those pesky combinations of keys on emacs.
  
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17. Re:Finally a good reason for an assault. by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 12:36 · Score: 0
  
  I'm ashamed that vi vs. emacs never ended in a knife fight. The youngens are showing us up!!
  That's nothing! What about the catapult vs. trebuchet thing? Of course, we all know how the bronze vs. iron fight turned out...
18. Re:Finally a good reason for an assault. by RandomAdam · 2015-04-20 15:25 · Score: 1
  
  This may be pedantic but is it still a shark tank if it is filled with ravenous clowns; would it not be a clown tank?
  
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19. Re:Finally a good reason for an assault. by lgw · 2015-04-21 01:56 · Score: 1
  
  No, no, a Clown Tank is totally different.
  
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20. Re:Finally a good reason for an assault. by MachineShedFred · 2015-04-21 02:30 · Score: 1
  
  Perhaps the sharks are still in there, but they're afraid of clowns too?
  
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21. Re:Finally a good reason for an assault. by Plumpaquatsch · 2015-04-22 01:30 · Score: 1
  
  I'm ashamed that vi vs. emacs never ended in a knife fight. The youngens are showing us up!!
  Because their tools are softened enough to not hurt anybody. You need sed to do that.
  
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Obviously Blackberry by the_B0fh · 2015-04-20 05:02 · Score: 1

Since anyone using it would be embarrassed to admit it, there won't be any fights over it...
They needed this phone case... by NixieBunny · 2015-04-20 05:05 · Score: 1

The iPhone bottle opener case would have solved their problem. they could have opened their beers like civilized people instead of on each other's heads.

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Can we all agree by slaker · 2015-04-20 05:11 · Score: 4, Informative

Can we all at least agree that the sorry excuse for a motherfucker who made the default iOS keyboard that doesn't change the case of characters with the state of the shift key needs a good shanking?
If there's any single developer that needs a stabbing, it's that guy.

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1. Re:Can we all agree by Skater · 2015-04-20 05:19 · Score: 1
  
  Yeah, when I switched back to iOS that was definitely something that took getting used to. It didn't bother me before I switched to Android, but after coming back to iOS, it was like, "Hey, what's wrong with the shift button?" Neither platform is perfect, though. Android irritated me with some of its quirks, too.
2. Re:Can we all agree by mrlinux11 · 2015-04-20 05:20 · Score: 1
  
  My guess this was a Steve Jobs call, if he did not like it, it would have been changed !!!
3. Re:Can we all agree by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 06:02 · Score: 0
  
  You can now use 3rd party keyboards so you can now fix that if you'd like.
4. Re:Can we all agree by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 06:15 · Score: 0
  
  Can we all at least agree that the sorry excuse for a motherfucker who made the default iOS keyboard that doesn't change the case of characters with the state of the shift key needs a good shanking?
  If there's any single developer that needs a stabbing, it's that guy.
  Yes, this was modded Informative because there are THAT many people who actually give a shit about case sensitivity when texting.
  Give me a fucking break. There's only seven people left in the world who give a shit enough to spell words out completely, much less ensure case sensitivity is accurate.
5. Re:Can we all agree by JeffOwl · 2015-04-20 06:25 · Score: 1
  
  Yes, but SJ is gone now. Which is why we have bigger iPhones, crappy Apple TV, iPad physical specs getting worse, corporate charitable contributions,
6. Re:Can we all agree by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 06:47 · Score: 0
  
  Then there are only seven people left in the world who matter.
7. Re:Can we all agree by hack++slash · 2015-04-20 07:08 · Score: 1
  
  The iOS keyboard character case thing isn't just restricted to their phones you ignorant twat, my portable devices are Android and I only discovered the keyboard case thing when I had to use an iPad to browse the web one time.
  
  It left me scratching my head as to why someone would do such a ridiculous thing where the only indication that you were typing in uppercase was the shift key highlighted a different colour.
  My guess is that they wanted the keyboard to look like a traditional keyboard with the non-changing keys because it's familiar to users, but they completly ignored the fact that it's a touchscreen keyboard which allows you to dynamically change the layout at will to suit the situation in hand.
  
  I still think it's a fucking stupid idea when virtually all Androids keyboards change their case to signify what letters will actually appear when you type.
  
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8. Re:Can we all agree by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 07:24 · Score: 0
  
  I just noticed that. Now its gonna bug me. Thanks. I should kick your ass.
9. Re:Can we all agree by HybridST · 2015-04-20 11:55 · Score: 1
  
  To be fair the extra couple of lines of code may have caused keyboard lag on early IOS devices like my iPod touch 3g. A capable device it was not!
  My later iPod touch 4g could probably have handled it but then but then they would have had different devices exhibiting different behavior.
  Typed on my droid with it's correctly capitalized keyboard.
  
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10. Re:Can we all agree by LordLimecat · 2015-04-20 14:50 · Score: 1
  
  Android lets you change keyboards. IOS has something that appears to do this, but it randomly reverts (such as when entering passwords) and is terribly limited compared to Android, not even supporting dictation.
11. Re:Can we all agree by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-21 02:48 · Score: 0
  
  not even supporting dictation.
  3 years of using Siri for dictation disagrees.
12. Re:Can we all agree by LordLimecat · 2015-04-21 03:08 · Score: 1
  
  Siri does not work with all applications like a keyboard does. I cannot open an arbitrary app's arbitrary text field and dictate into it; this means the only reason I can dicatate youtube searches is because the Youtube app specifically implemented it.
  Try SwiftKey for android and you will see what I mean. Dictation is a part of the keyboard, and does not rely on the "personal assistant" app knowing where to stick text.
Debate? by The+Grim+Reefer · 2015-04-20 05:14 · Score: 1

two roommates in Tulsa, OklahomaÂstabbed each other with broken beer bottles in a debateÂ
I wasn't on the debate team in school, but I'm pretty sure once you start using whatever is within arms reach as a weapon to physically attack your opponent, it's no longer a "debate". Or perhaps this is some new definition of the word.
1. Re:Debate? by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 05:36 · Score: 1
  
  I wasn't on the debate team in school
  Obviously.
2. Re:Debate? by funwithBSD · 2015-04-20 07:51 · Score: 1
  
  It is the continuation of debate by other means.
  Apologies to Carl von Clausewitz.
  
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3. Re:Debate? by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 09:29 · Score: 0
  
  Welcome to Oklahoma!
possibility + time = certainty by schlachter · 2015-04-20 05:18 · Score: 1

possibility that someone will argue over X types
x
possibility that someone will get drunk and fight after arguing over X
x
7 billion
x
eternity
=
yes yes yes

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Tulsa, go figure by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 05:18 · Score: 1

Tulsa, where they filmed both The Outsiders and UHF--with good reason.
So of all places, it makes perfect sense to me.
1. Re:Tulsa, go figure by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 06:59 · Score: 0
  
  Tulsa, where they filmed both The Outsiders and UHF--with good reason.
  The Outsiders takes place in Tulsa. I'd say that's a pretty good reason to film it there, and not something that fits with your clumsy attempt at some kind of "it figures".
2. Re:Tulsa, go figure by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 07:45 · Score: 0
  
  Makes the argument even more reasonable, actually.
Missing the most important information by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 05:25 · Score: 0

Which platform won?
Self Regulating by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 05:29 · Score: 0

Using an iPhone is it's own punishment. No need to stab someone and pile bad on worse.
Siri... by meeotch · 2015-04-20 05:44 · Score: 1

...get me an ambulance.
"Sure. Ordering you a ham sandwich."
Slash .. by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 05:51 · Score: 0

Puts the "slash" in slashdot ...
Who won? by nine-times · 2015-04-20 05:57 · Score: 4, Funny

Does the article say who won the fight? I'm thinking of buying a new phone, and I want to know if I should buy and Android phone or an iPhone. Since stabbing each other with broken bottles is an appropriate way to determine who has the best phone, this information is relevant to my interests.
1. Re:Who won? by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 08:19 · Score: 0
  
  And what kind of beer was it?
What is the point? by pruedz · 2015-04-20 06:06 · Score: 0

Is really important that over what they was arguing for? Excessive beer can turn any discussion on a fight. No matter over what, Android vs iPhone, Bulls vs Lakers, PS4 vs XBone, Rarity vs Fluttershy...
youd be surprised how little branding matters. by nimbius · 2015-04-20 06:26 · Score: 3, Informative

stabbed each other with broken beer bottles
As a part time bartender i can attest, chances are likely it was a healthy dose of booze that brought this on. Ive had customers that beat the crap out of eachother for disagreements over how to hold a martini, where to park during a football game, and how to lace shoes properly in the event of a zombie apocalypse.

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1. Re:youd be surprised how little branding matters. by sootman · 2015-04-20 06:44 · Score: 2
  
  Pinky out, near the exit, and over/under, right?
  
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2. Re:youd be surprised how little branding matters. by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 06:46 · Score: 0
  
  En vino veritas.
  It probably wasn't the booze itself, it was just that the booze released them from the inhibitors that kept their anger about submerged issues in check.
3. Re:youd be surprised how little branding matters. by cwingrav · 2015-04-20 07:09 · Score: 1
  
  Yeah gads man, way to leave us with a cliffhanger. What were the correct responses!
Isn't there an App for that? by dav1dc · 2015-04-20 06:46 · Score: 2

Why did they have the smash physical beer bottles - isn't there an App for that?? ;)
1. Re:Isn't there an App for that? by SeaFox · 2015-04-20 07:10 · Score: 2
  
  Why did they have the smash physical beer bottles - isn't there an App for that?? ;)
  Responding to each other's talking points with the fart app might have been a contributing factor to things escalating.
2. Re:Isn't there an App for that? by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 07:17 · Score: 0
  
  Why did they have the smash physical beer bottles - isn't there an App for that?? ;)
  There is an app for that. But since it showed that Android was better, it was pulled from the App Store..
3. Re:Isn't there an App for that? by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 12:40 · Score: 0
  
  Why did they have the smash physical beer bottles - isn't there an App for that?? ;)
  They should have smashed the phones and used shards of their broken screens instead. Ironically, the winner loses, since the better phone would have a screen that's harder to break, or that when it did break, didn't result in dangerous glass shards that could slice flesh!
They had knives back then? by DarthVain · 2015-04-20 07:16 · Score: 1

Clubs and sticks maybe... perhaps some stone tools, but that is about it.
Clearly Android wins! by DarthVain · 2015-04-20 07:19 · Score: 1

I mean with it's larger screen, removable storage device, and replaceable battery it definitely has the advantage.
What? Oh wait... nevermind.
1. Re:Clearly Android wins! by mjwx · 2015-04-20 13:55 · Score: 1
  
  I mean with it's larger screen, removable storage device, and replaceable battery it definitely has the advantage.
  What? Oh wait... nevermind.
  The Android guy won because the Iphone guy could only use one bottle at a time.
  
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Chevy vs Ford? by wcrowe · 2015-04-20 07:26 · Score: 1

The cop says it was the oddest reason he's seen for an assault, but this is Tulsa, and two rednecks going at it over Ford vs. Chevy pickups is nothing noteworthy there.

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Those who do not understand the BSD vs System V... by emil · 2015-04-20 08:41 · Score: 1

...controversy are condemned to repeat it.
They weren't really "drunk"... by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 09:39 · Score: 0

They just had "Water Intoxication" ([link]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication[/link])
They both got it wrong by Tablizer · 2015-04-20 10:02 · Score: 1

Keep the beer, toss the phones

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LORD PALM-OS-TON by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 11:05 · Score: 0

nt
Nunchucks by Etherwalk · 2015-04-20 11:38 · Score: 1

Cops deal with crazy things all the time. The last time I listened to a scanner there was some guy under a bridge attacking people with Nunchucks.
Zombie Apocalypse by Etherwalk · 2015-04-20 11:40 · Score: 1

As a part time bartender i can attest, chances are likely it was a healthy dose of booze that brought this on. Ive had customers that beat the crap out of eachother for disagreements over how to hold a martini, where to park during a football game, and how to lace shoes properly in the event of a zombie apocalypse.
I can understand the martini and laces, but why would you go a football game during a zombie apocalypse?
The suspense is killing me... by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 12:49 · Score: 0

So who won?
Can't wait for the punishment phase. by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-20 12:57 · Score: 0

The combatants will be sentenced like Kevin Mitnick, except they'll only be allowed to use hand-cranked phones, not even rotary ones. In 2-5 years with good behavior, they may be allowed to use rotary-dialed phones, and after 7, push-button Bell type phones, and payphones. By the time they're allowed to use them again, smartphones will be obsolete.