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  1. Re:Genious Marketing on Ad Viewing Required For Free Zune HD Games · · Score: 1

    I can just download one anywhere online that anyone programmed with visual studio and place it on my zune with no restrictions or ads or whatever.

    Ads aren't something Apple forces. If an app has an ad, it is because the developer put them there. You will run into that same problem no matter the platform.

  2. Re:Not really... on Ad Viewing Required For Free Zune HD Games · · Score: 1, Insightful

    It is not additional software if I can't get a Zune without it. They are showing ads on included paid-for software, not additional software. Wouldn't you be upset if your TV showed an ad every time you turned it on or switched inputs?

  3. Re:True North??? on On-Body Circuits Create New Sense Organ · · Score: 1

    I believe the iPhone 3GS built-in compass app already does this.

  4. Re:Almost competing on Windows 7 Upgrade Can Take Nearly a Day · · Score: 1

    You don't have to reinstall your apps if you upgrade, only if you do a clean installation.

  5. Re:Text messages on iPhone Straining AT&T Network · · Score: 4, Informative

    SMS uses space in the signal that was otherwise unused. It is a free bonus that the carriers charge for because they can. Not text messaging is the same as text messaging.

  6. Re:"It's the Network" on Why the Google Android Phone Isn't Taking Off · · Score: 1

    You don't need fast memory to play music but it sure helps with high-quality video and graphics.

  7. Re:Poor choice for screensaver? on Why Is Linux Notebook Battery Life Still Poor? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Having recently installed Vista, 7, and Ubuntu on my laptop, I think Ubuntu was the most difficult. It asked things in unexpected ways and the timezone map was atrocious. I wouldn't say it was significantly more difficult but it was quite as easy as Vista or 7.

  8. Seat belts on Poor Design Choices In the Star Wars Universe · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can't wait for the Star Trek one after reading the seat belt gripe. Idea #1: Why aren't there seat belts on the bridge? It seems like almost every episode someone gets thrown from their chair. It happens so often in ST:VOY it should be the first modification they make to the ship.

  9. Re:Slashdot editor's demonstrate..... on Network Adapter Keeps Talking While a PC Is Asleep · · Score: 1

    What you did was just plain rude. It is like telling someone to check out this cool story on /. from 3 months ago but only giving them a link to the main page. If you aren't going to link directly to what you are talking about, don't link to anything at all.

  10. Re:Ernie Ball on Why the BSA Is Less Reviled Than the RIAA · · Score: 2, Informative

    There is nothing wrong with playing a CD on two devices. If you ripped it to both computers and different people used them, then yes, the RIAA would come after you.

  11. Re:Technology progresses. Japanese are tech expert on iPhone 3GS Is Number One In Japan · · Score: 1

    Spotty coverage vs solid coverage.

    WTF does that have to do with the iPhone?

  12. Re:DRM? on XP Users Are Willing To Give Windows 7 a Chance · · Score: 1

    Is there or is there not DRM in the OS? Your reply contradicts itself. You call BS on there not being DRM in the OS and then go on to state that there is, in fact, no DRM in the OS because it is retarded. Which is it? DRM or no DRM.

  13. Re:Full refund on Danish FreeBSD Dev. Sues Lenovo Over "Microsoft Tax" · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Of course Lenovo is not bound to the EULA. Lenovo is not the EU, End User. They have a different agreement/license/contract.

  14. Re:Vaporware on Chevy Volt Rated At 230 mpg In the City · · Score: 1

    That only refers to the plug on the car itself. A 120-volt charger will be available that plugs into a standard wall socket.

  15. Re:And? on Bing Search Tainted By Pro-Microsoft Results · · Score: 1

    Bing is a better way to google. You can google just about anything with it. You can even google Google!

  16. Re:Did I miss something on "Cash For Clunkers" Program Runs Out of Gas · · Score: 1

    I'm generally opposed to raising gas prices to encourage conservation. Pretty much the only conservation I can do is eliminating a trip down the street to see my in-laws. The only other way I could save gas is by purchasing a car with better mileage.

  17. Re:Full of FUD pip on Apple Kills Google Voice Apps On the iPhone · · Score: 1

    AT&T will never get looked at as a monopoly as long as they only have 1/3 of the market share. That is nowhere near a monopoly.

  18. Re:oooh i wonder if liqbase will run on it on What To Expect From Apple's Rumored MacPad · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    What are you talking about? The rest of us are talking about possible pros/cons of installing Linux on this tablet and you aren't.

  19. Speculation if fun on What To Expect From Apple's Rumored MacPad · · Score: 3, Interesting

    That sound almost nothing like what Gizmodo is reporting: "It'll land in October, to be exact, when we should expect to pay around $800 for it."

  20. Re:Who makes the "rules" of a community? on Researcher Trolls MMO, Surprised When Players Hate Him · · Score: 1

    Even worse, more idiots are getting on the highway in the right lane that you have to watch out for. What do you do? Drive slow in the left lane like everyone else or risk getting hit in the right lane? Hopefully there is a middle lane to choose.

  21. Re:Yeah but.... 1/4 the price alternative on Bugatti's Latest Veyron, Most Ridiculous Car on the Planet? · · Score: 1

    It gets confusing when people talk about motorcycles in a car discussion.

  22. Re:Yeah but.... 1/4 the price alternative on Bugatti's Latest Veyron, Most Ridiculous Car on the Planet? · · Score: 1

    I guess you missed this part: "But even when attacking some seriously hairy turns from deep in triple digits, the Veyron never gave up its grip. And when we almost blew it on a butt-puckering downhill double-apex, the all-wheel-drive system put power in just the right place to pull the car back in line."

  23. Re:Nominal Intel servers use about 88W on NSA To Build 20-Acre Data Center In Utah · · Score: 1

    What do they need heaters for? Aren't they about to install thousands of them already?

  24. Re:About an Autobahn lane projector ? on Bike Projector Makes Lane For Rider · · Score: 1

    I think you're going about it all wrong. If a cyclist is not blamed for running into an opening door, why is it the driver's fault if they do the same in a car? Ease of avoidance shouldn't be a strong factor in light of the fact that the door could open when you are only a couple feet away.

  25. Re:Other hidden costs. on The Hidden Cost of Using Microsoft Software · · Score: 1

    The old ui was kind of scary and hid some of the features. I was pretty good with the old interface but the things you could do weren't quite as obvious or easy to use. Just because I've got something good to say doesn't mean I work for Microsoft. They do get stuff right occasionally.