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  1. Re:USDA? on How Much Beef Is In Your Burger? · · Score: 1

    I suspected that McDonald's wasn't lieing but they weren't telling the whole truth, either.

  2. Re:McDonalds! on How Much Beef Is In Your Burger? · · Score: 1

    Given all the attention recently put on beef, I expect McDonalds to be truthful on their page talking about their meats:

    Do you use American meat?

    We do. All of our chicken comes from our trusted USDA-inspected suppliers in the U.S., like Tyson Foods and Keystone Foods. Our beef and pork products also come from trusted USDA-inspected suppliers, such as Lopez Foods. In order to keep up with demand, a small percentage of our 100% pure beef is imported from USDA-inspected suppliers in Australia and New Zealand

  3. Re:MEAT on How Much Beef Is In Your Burger? · · Score: 2

    That reminds me of the "meat flavored" spaghetti sauce at the store.

  4. Re: cable and sat don't have the bandwidth for it on The Trouble With 4K TV · · Score: 2

    They use the higher framerate to simulate the way scanlines faded on a real CRT. Among other things, but that's the big thing you get from 120hz or 240hz -- you can watch 1080i60 video without it being completely ugly and ruined by bob/weave artifacts.

    I did a lot of research before I bought my first TV that was over 60Hz and I've never heard that before. I've read lots of lengthy discussions and even read manuals and that was never mentioned.

    I just googled "240Hz LCD" and the first three results talked about reducing motion blur, not a single hint and reproducing CRT effects. Where did you hear that?

  5. Re:Let Me Understand This on Al Jazeera Gets a US Voice · · Score: 1

    Women do have a voice. Qatar's first election was purposely held on International Women's Day to highlight that. I can't find it at the moment, but there is a recent article about women outnumber men in Education City getting their degrees.

  6. Re:Gorilla arm, no precision or multiple windows on Ask Slashdot: Using a Tablet As a Sole Computing Device? · · Score: 2

    There is no gorilla arm on tablets. I took my iPad as my sole computer to class my last semester at college and used it all day 5 days a week and never had a problem with it. Gorilla Arm only comes into play on touch-enabled monitors that you can't set in your lap.

  7. Re:Just to explain :) on How To Make PC Gaming Better · · Score: 1

    Just to explain how modern Windows works. On the majority of desktops that have Intel...they are open source and simply work, and modern ones are suitable for all gaming, Nvidia and Ati have open source drivers, but the proprietary ones are still better (I've not used Ati in a while), but upon loading Windowsjust works...and its always a single click away, its simpler than Linux complicated method of having to go to the web-site and wade through the complicated instructions, CLI, package managers, etc etc.[I'm to[sic] bored to explain]

    You live in the world of faeries :)

  8. Re:Forgetting something? on TI-84+C-Silver Edition: That C Stands For Color · · Score: 1

    You didn't have to scroll through the whole thing, just put in the letter it started with. I think. It has been a while but one of my TIs provided a way to skip to a particular part of the catalogue.

  9. Re:Out of Dodge on Instagram Wants To Sell Users' Photos Without Notice · · Score: 1

    The best jokes usually are true.

  10. Re:Sounds reasonable on Text Message Spammer Wants FCC To Declare Spam Filters Illegal · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I have found that the more cynical you think about how a company will do something, especially companies like AT&T and Verizon, the more correct your predictions will be.

  11. Re:As much as I hate Microsoft... on Microsoft To Apple: Don't Take Your Normal 30% Cut of Office For iOS · · Score: 1

    Actual costs never matter to the costomer. You, as a simple customer, have no say in how much a company can charge above actual costs except by not buying if you object to the profit margin.

  12. Re:15 747's on SpaceX Awarded First Military Contract · · Score: 1

    Or they could be using the stats from the 747-8I engine that produces 20,000lbs more thrust or the -400ER that produces 16,000lbs more thrust than the engine type on the original -100B.

  13. Re:Nothing new here on Windows 8 PCs Still Throttled By Crapware · · Score: 1

    The last time I installed Windows, it was more straight-forward than many of the programs I installed afterward.

  14. Smart Case on The Island of Lost Apple Products · · Score: 0

    I bought a Smart Case and returned it 2 minutes after I started using it because it was extremely uncomfortable to hold. I never expected something so crappy from them.

  15. Re:Or... on 72% of Xbox 360 Gamers Approve of "More Military Drone Strikes" · · Score: 1

    Almost everything about your post is wrong. Terrorists aren't just living their lives amongst civilians, they are attacking us from amongst civilians. They know that our weapons are aimed at them and know we might not pull the trigger so civilians don't die because the terrorists don't care if civilians die. Do you see any Generals shooting from the windows of their house? Do you see Generals bringing their kids to the battlefields? Generals sleep in the comfort of their home because they aren't being attacked and aren't the ones pulling the triggers.

  16. Re:iPad 3 on Apple To Stream a Product Launch Live For the First Time · · Score: 1

    I was planning on getting one for my birthday before I leave the country and have questionable access to new Apple products and now I'm not sure if I should try to get the new one at the last minute or just get the 3 like I planned. I'm suprised and a little pissed that they simply dropped it instead of replacing the iPad 2 for $399.

  17. Re:recipie for disaster on Nissan Develops Emergency Auto-Steering System · · Score: 1

    I misread fwd as rwd. Anyways, my point was that these kids were killing their only source of power by using too much while I drove right around them in my fwd car.

  18. Re:recipie for disaster on Nissan Develops Emergency Auto-Steering System · · Score: 1

    I've seen the same thing happen to a pair of rich kids with a BMW and Mercedes on an elevated and curved off-ramp.

  19. Re:Yes. on Is Microsoft's Price Model For the Surface Justifiable? · · Score: 1

    Insightful? Interesting? Sure. Funny? Hell yes. I'm suprised you didn't get modded Troll or Flamebait!

  20. Re:Aspect ratio on CIA: Flying Skyhook Wasn't Just For James Bond, It Actually Rescued Agents · · Score: 1

    It isn't just the broadcasters. I was at Chili's and all the HDTVs were showing the game in SD. Broadcasters won't fix it if viewers can't even tell if it is wrong.

  21. Re:There is smoking and there is addiction on Hiring Smokers Banned In South Florida City · · Score: 2

    Are you saying that smoking and drinking have similar effects? You don't drink do you? I enjoy drinking but I would expect to get fired from any job if I drank before or during work hours.

  22. Re:Make it illegal on Hiring Smokers Banned In South Florida City · · Score: 4, Informative

    It has been proven that smoking is bad for you. It isn't subjective at all.

  23. Re:Microsoft cares about privacy on Advertisers Blast Microsoft Over IE Default Privacy Settings · · Score: 1

    You must live in a very friendly neighborhood. Mine is the only house on my block where I regularly see curtains/blinds open. Your IE message example is true but still biased. The final question has a definite pro-tracking bias that assumes you would rather see targeted advertising by dismissing generic ads as not desirable. It could easily be phrased "Do you want to allow them and enable a multitude of unidentified 3rd parties to build a detailed profile of your interests and personal life?" as an example of anti-tracking bias or a more neutral and simple "Do you want to allow this?" Remember, just because it is factual doesn't mean it is also truthful.

  24. Re:Microsoft cares about privacy on Advertisers Blast Microsoft Over IE Default Privacy Settings · · Score: 2

    I'm pro-DNT but "my hardware, my rules" doesn't apply to the internet, really. I don't get to dictate what slashdot does just because I access it on my hardware.

  25. Home Again on Hotmail No Longer Accepts Long Passwords, Shortens Them For You · · Score: 1

    I just signed up for a service for my dog and my password could only be 6-8 character. I couldn't believe it!