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  1. Re:Just sell me internet access please on Deep Packet Inspection Set To Return · · Score: 2, Insightful

    You should read your lease. There are a large number of things you can't do in your apartment.

  2. Re:Do it from Javascript on Research Inches Toward Processor-Specific Malware · · Score: 1

    I'm not sure how it would appear to others but my Core i3 frequently clocks down to save electricity.

  3. Re:Intentional? on The Placebo Effect Not Just On Drugs · · Score: 1

    At my school, the buttons at the intersection I usually walk through don't work. The recently changed the pattern from pedestrians getting a walk sign that stopped all traffic to north-south traffic and pedestrians going at the same time. Unfortunately, they also completely disabled the walk sign in the evenings, despite the school offering a large number of evening classes.

  4. Re:Doesn't matter what he did on The Science of Battlestar Galactica · · Score: 1

    Real massive slow ships bank when turning, too. It just isn't very noticeable because they turn slowly and thus have a shallow bank.

  5. Re:Not just iPhone 4s on iPhone Alarm Bug Leads To Mass European Sleep-in · · Score: 1

    Technically, you are correct that it never needs recharging but you will be stuck in the same boat if you forget to change the battery.

  6. Re:doesn't make sense on TSA To Make Pat-Downs More Embarrassing To Encourage Scanner Use · · Score: 1

    Apparently, I also mentioned New York. COMBO BONUS!

  7. Re:Pat down, or molest? on TSA To Make Pat-Downs More Embarrassing To Encourage Scanner Use · · Score: 1

    I work at an airport so I know that people already make up their own rules at airports. I've never seen so many people just stop in the road or run red lights. For some reason, they think the law no longer applies when you are at an airport.

  8. Re:doesn't make sense on TSA To Make Pat-Downs More Embarrassing To Encourage Scanner Use · · Score: 3, Informative

    You think 24-36 hours is almost as fast as flying? Southwest, know for always having to stop somewhere, can get you from Albany, NY to Ontario, CA in 9-11 hours. American can go JFK to LAX in 6 hours. Add in arriving 2 hours ahead of time and it is still 3 times faster than driving. On a good day, you'll get there tomorrow while I'll get there today and have dinner, a night on the town, a good night's rest, a good breakfast, a productive day, and then greet you as you arrive after you've dealt with countless idiots that may or may not be trying to ru you off the road.

  9. Re:doesn't make sense on TSA To Make Pat-Downs More Embarrassing To Encourage Scanner Use · · Score: 4, Informative

    I looked in to this when my family and I went to Cancun, Mexico. A small jet started at $3,000 per flight hour so our trip would have cost at least $12,000. The company also said that if you stay long enough at your destination, you will get charged for 2 round trips. We opted instead to spend $2,000 for round-trip tickets on American Airlines.

  10. Re:No they don't on Facebook Ads Could 'Out' Gay Users · · Score: 1

    The point I was making is that the economy may be global but laws are not.

  11. Re:No they don't on Facebook Ads Could 'Out' Gay Users · · Score: 0

    In the first place, it's a global economy, remember? Drugs illegal in the US are not illegal everywhere in the world, and there are places where drugs illegal in the US are sold openly. The presence of illegal drugs in a person's system *does not mean* they have committed a crime.

    That makes no sense at all. You are employed to work at one location, typically. If you are assigned another location, it is often for an extended duration during which you follow the laws of that location. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. The economy may be global but your place of work is not. People don't work in Somalia one day, Germany the next, and Chile the day after that.

  12. Re:Why stop there? on FCC Will Tackle Cell Phone 'Bill Shock' · · Score: 1

    Maybe it is a text but you don't have to check every day. Just look at your bill for the billing cycle and call, at the earliest, halfway through. You should already have a general idea of how many minutes you use anyways.

  13. Re:Why stop there? on FCC Will Tackle Cell Phone 'Bill Shock' · · Score: 1

    Isn't writing a script simply shifting responsibility to the script? Besides, you have to call it so you can hear how many minutes you have.

  14. Re:So? on Devs Grapple With 100+ Versions of Android · · Score: 1

    Share has nothing to do with it. Vista just want a very good OS.

  15. Re:So? on Devs Grapple With 100+ Versions of Android · · Score: 1

    As far as I'm concerned, there want anything between XP and 7. Vista doesn't count.

  16. Re:Why stop there? on FCC Will Tackle Cell Phone 'Bill Shock' · · Score: 1

    Since those services exist, how can overages be a surprise? All you have to do is exercise personal responsibility and you'll never go over without knowing it. If companies feel the need to go beyond that, they will.

  17. Re:An appropriate solution on FCC Will Tackle Cell Phone 'Bill Shock' · · Score: 1

    AT&T is pretty clear about charges. Just click Plan Details and it presents a small table with anytime minutes, night and weekend minutes, m2m, unity minutes, long distance, roaming, additional minutes, activation fee, and contract length. I can't imagine it being easier than that.

  18. Re:Why stop there? on FCC Will Tackle Cell Phone 'Bill Shock' · · Score: 1

    If you go to Settings-Phone-AT&T Services, it provides you with number to dial that will presumably provide that information. Those numbers are programmed into every AT&T phone I've seen.

  19. Re:Or...versimplification on FCC Will Tackle Cell Phone 'Bill Shock' · · Score: 1

    AT&T does willingly tell you. They even have an app for that. More than that, the AT&T service numbers are built in to every AT&T phone.

  20. Re:Or... on FCC Will Tackle Cell Phone 'Bill Shock' · · Score: 1

    When I had Cingular, they did round up. I've never seen a cell phone plan that didn't round up until Common Cents came out.

  21. Re:"Pay us more money and we won't screw you"? on FCC Will Tackle Cell Phone 'Bill Shock' · · Score: 1

    Devil's advocate? That's just called "being responsible." Like you said, everything is spelled out and there is always a way to see where you stand so it should be your responsibility to check.

  22. Re:A nice gesture of openness on Facebook Implements 'Download Your Profile' Option · · Score: 1

    I deleted an account a few months ago and when I recently accidentally logged in to it, Facebook welcomed me back and all the info I had in my profile was still there. When I ask to delete my account, I mean everything.

  23. Re:Another solution on Why Are We Losing Vertical Pixels? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    That's one thing I like about widescreens and Windows 7. Aero Snap makes it super easy to put things side-by-side. I use it almost constantly.

  24. Re:No good reason to upgrade on 66% of All Windows Users Still Use Windows XP · · Score: 1

    It sounds like something is seriously wrong. You should really look into that.

  25. Re:No good reason to upgrade on 66% of All Windows Users Still Use Windows XP · · Score: 1

    If there's one thing we could agree on, it is crapware from manufacturers except you somehow think that is a lie. That's messed up, dude.