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  1. Re:The NY Times overlooks the fundementals on The New York Times Has Lessons For Others Making the Slow Transition To Digital · · Score: 1

    And I meant extensions, not plugins. I need more coffee.

  2. Re:The NY Times overlooks the fundementals on The New York Times Has Lessons For Others Making the Slow Transition To Digital · · Score: 1

    I'd say it's high time Mozilla put individual mutes on tabs. They're all separated into individual processes now (I think?) and a visual play button could appear in the tab itself indicating the tab has sound. They can be set to mute new tabs as a default and only play sound after you've allowed it.

    I thought maybe a new plugin would do that, but no luck. Maybe plugins don't have access to that sort of thing?

  3. Re:The NY Times overlooks the fundementals on The New York Times Has Lessons For Others Making the Slow Transition To Digital · · Score: 1

    You might want to stop using your laptop while sitting on the throne. You sure the webcam is disabled? ;-)

  4. Re:The NY Times overlooks the fundementals on The New York Times Has Lessons For Others Making the Slow Transition To Digital · · Score: 2

    The Internet is not television. There are times and places where I don't want a lot of uncontrolled noise popping out of my speakers.

    I agree, I primarily use noscript and flashblock. However, some sites are using HTML5 and seem to get around that somehow. Now I just leave my speakers off and only turn them on when I actually want to listen to something.

  5. Re:Does not apply to most papers on The New York Times Has Lessons For Others Making the Slow Transition To Digital · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It'd be easier to see that they all have the same news articles then.

  6. Re:Apple vs. Other Devices on Not All USB Power Is Created Equal · · Score: 1

    Wasn't it not too long ago that there was an article here about how Apple is locking out unauthorized chargers on new iPhones? In other words, it absolutely refuses to charge unless it's an Apple branded charger.

    People here sure have short memories.

  7. Re:Stats on Blue Light of Death Plagues PlayStation 4 · · Score: 1

    If they are shills then they are sure as hell going beyond the call of duty by going and buying a ps4 just to write a bad review.

    Considering you could get CoD with the console, they sure don't have to go far!

  8. Re:It's a good start but not enough. on Elementary School Bans Students From Touching Each Other · · Score: 1

    Putting kids in a child-sized bubble-wrapped hamster bubble would be easier. I can think of a major drawback though - using the washroom.

  9. Re:The Type on Elementary School Bans Students From Touching Each Other · · Score: 1

    This ban is indeed because of injuries sustained at recess, so obviously some parent was grumpy about kids playing around. Apparently for the last several weeks there's been several injuries (not too many details here) and so they put in a ban. This ban is supposedly temporary. I don't know why this is a big deal, I remember roughhousing around when I was a kid and getting a couple scratches at school. Kids nowadays are growing up so shielded that when they grow up they are going to be in for a rude awakening.

    For others that may not know, Aldergrove is about 40 minutes east of Vancouver.

  10. Re:NONE OF THE ABOVE on Microsoft Narrows Down CEO Shortlist: Elop, Mulally, Bates, Nadella In Mix · · Score: 1

    But does this guy know a wheel from a mouse?

    Well, I would hope so. One is round.

  11. Re:We're stuck on IE 6 or 8 here in business land on Google Ends Internet Explorer 9 Support In Google Apps · · Score: 1

    But firefox increases the version number every week, so you're only ten weeks behind!

  12. Re:ActiveX controls on Why Internet Explorer Still Dominates South Korea. · · Score: 1

    Dang, here I thought their internet connections were so fast that it didn't matter if you had a slow browser.

  13. Re:Wait... on Tesla CEO Elon Musk: Fuel Cells Are 'So Bull@%!#' · · Score: 1

    The vapour is far more dangerous than the gasoline itself, especially in situations where heat can cause pressure to the point of rupture. If there's a suitable ignition source nearby: BOOM.

  14. Firework? on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Choose Frameworks That Will Survive? · · Score: 2

    Must be the time of year, I read the title as Fireworks instead of Frameworks, and my first impression was "don't light it".

  15. Re:Now THAT is E/M radiation on New York City To Get Manhole Covers That Wirelessly Charge Electric Vehicles · · Score: 1

    Ah yes. But most people think the traffic can't get any worse in NYC. HEVO Power is about to prove them wrong!

  16. Re:Now THAT is E/M radiation on New York City To Get Manhole Covers That Wirelessly Charge Electric Vehicles · · Score: 2

    Eh, I think the drivers will be more peeved. Low on battery? Just stop in the middle of the street on top of a manhole cover. Traffic hilarity ensues.

  17. Re:Full of BS on OCZ May Be On Its Last Legs · · Score: 4, Informative

    I've never had experience with their SSD drives. I have, however, had experience with their RAM and power supplies, and after those experiences I avoided their SSDs like the plague...

    Ditto with my local computer store, the failure rate was so high they dropped them completely. I don't think they'll even let you special order them now.

  18. Re:This on Facebook Comment Prompts Arrests In Cyberbullying Suicide Case · · Score: 1

    From experience -

    I was bullied (both verbally and physically) in high school. It wasn't until grade 10 that I snapped and fought off two bullies that jumped me while the person I was with ran off in fear. The bullying stopped for me the very next day.

    It had taken two years of bullying for me to get to that point. I never felt the need to take my own life, but I still remember the bullies' names today, about 20 years later.

    This is not a solution for everyone - but for me, it did work. From that day until I graduated, all of the bullies left me alone.

    (I should mention that was the first AND last fight I've ever been in in my life.)

  19. Re:Yeah, but they nailed the "documentation" part on Oracle Attacks Open Source; Says Community-Developed Code Is Inferior · · Score: 1

    The GUIs don't have this problem so much as the menus are categorized and they usually have a "what this does" kind of field with them.

    They're trying to "fix" this problem with the Ribbon.

  20. Re:Slashdot sinking to new lows on Nokia Design Guru Urges Apple To End Cable Chaos · · Score: 1

    How many human hours have been wasted in plugging in USB connectors the wrong way round?

    Depends if they used a hammer or not. If they did use a hammer, it fits the first time everytime!

  21. Re:Here's the real problem he has on Charlie Stross: Why Microsoft Word Must Die · · Score: 1

    Well, dang. I guess it's not very portable then?

  22. Re: Why? on AMD Intentionally Added Artificial Limitations To Their HDMI Adapters · · Score: 1

    Some drivers just have it disabled - you need to go into recording devices, show the hidden, disabled devices and reenable it.

    If they've removed them completely you're hosed, unless you roll back to an older driver.

  23. Re:Slashdot... 72 hours behind CNN... on Meet the Voice Behind Siri · · Score: 1

    And a manual one at that.

    Perhaps the reason why it took a week is because for a week nobody thought it was newsworthy enough to submit here...

  24. Re:The heater really works on Owner of Battery Fire Tesla Vehicle: Car 'Performed Very Well, Will Buy Again' · · Score: 3, Funny

    I would say it's not very efficient though - most of the heat is outside the car.

  25. Re:Corporate trust on Ask Slashdot: Can Valve's Steam Machines Compete Against the Xbox One and PS4? · · Score: 1

    different shades of black

    More like fifty shades of gray. Retro gaming at its finest?