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  1. Re:What the Macbook 13" should be on Dell 2015 XPS 13: Smallest 13" Notebook With Broadwell-U, QHD+ Display Reviewed · · Score: 1

    Dell has the widest selection of quality of all computer manufacturers.

    The most annoying part is that series or prices are not good measurements.

    Dell is like a box of chocolates ;)

  2. Re:Define "Crappy" on Ask Slashdot: When and How Did Europe Leapfrog the US For Internet Access? · · Score: 1

    In sweden, we do have som censorship on the DNS level.

    This is a morality filter mostly against kiddie porn.

    Still absurd though, and easily circumvented by using alternate DNS servers.

  3. Re: Government Intervention on Ask Slashdot: When and How Did Europe Leapfrog the US For Internet Access? · · Score: 1

    Per person, why would it be cheaper just because it's a smaller country?

    I've seen this argument before, but never an explanation as to why.

  4. Re: Government Intervention on Ask Slashdot: When and How Did Europe Leapfrog the US For Internet Access? · · Score: 1

    I have 100/100 for the equivalent of 10 USD.
    Including a 25% sales tax.

    Five public IPs, one static, btw.

  5. No ActiveSync on Microsoft Launches Outlook For Android and iOS · · Score: 1

    I hoped they would allow activesync with this.

    But, nope.

    This is kinda important since ActiveSync support has been removed in Android 5.0.

    Nine is one of the few clients that support it.

  6. Re:= 5-digit figure tax payed on Apple Posts $18B Quarterly Profit, the Highest By Any Company, Ever · · Score: 1

    The problem is that humans aren't actually that far beyond sheep.

    We are ruled by pretty much the same instincts.
    It's just that we have different ways to use those pretty much same instincts.

  7. Hidden computer on Your Entire PC In a Mouse · · Score: 1

    I really liked that the videos first argument was that if you aren't allowed to use your own computer, this one is easy to hide!

  8. Re:It's been extended already on With Community Help, Chrome Could Support Side Tabs Extension · · Score: 1

    Seperate window.
    It's an ugly work-around which disrupts focus workflows.

  9. Re:Solar, solar, solar. Also, solar. on NASA, NOAA: 2014 Was the Warmest Year In the Modern Record · · Score: 1

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

    The point?
    Maybe we shouldn't just assume we can understand the damage that can be done by removing fundamental aspects of an ecology.

  10. Re:m -rf "$STEAMROOT/"* ??? on Steam For Linux Bug Wipes Out All of a User's Files · · Score: 1

    Why would you want to leave the directory?

  11. Re:Still useful research on Beware Headlines Saying Chocolate Is Good For You · · Score: 1

    In Europe, you are not allowed to call something Chocolate without prefix (like milk chocolate) unless it contains 50% or more cocoa.

  12. Re:Before or after? on 2014: Hottest Year On Record · · Score: 1

    Science is complex and verifying others research is the fundamental basic for science.

    Making science more like science is good though.

    And, no, the actual issue is people believing the Oil industries FUD.

    Cause, you know, scientists making a decent wager are obviously more corrupt than people making a fortune.

  13. Re:agnostic atheist on Science Cannot Prove the Existence of God · · Score: 1

    I don't believe in any particular gods.
    I don't rule out there existence though.

    Even defining a god is nigh impossible, thus ruling out their existence seems absurd.

    I do lean towards atheist though, but the reason I "switched" from atheist is basically because I consider it to irrational to have belief about things which are impossible to test.

  14. Faulty assumption on The One Mistake Google Keeps Making · · Score: 1

    Why would Google want to sell cars?

    There is no real logic behind the idea of selling a car.
    This opens them up to hackers messing with their own cars and doing weird stuff, making it legally complicated.

    If they rent the cars, like a cheap taxi service?

    Then they have full control.

    I actually really like this idea to be the norm, not having to own cars would solve a lot of problems, especially bloody parking.

  15. Re:Well That About Wraps It Up For God on Science Cannot Prove the Existence of God · · Score: 1

    The difference?
    People believe in God.

    That's the issue.

    Or, rather, they wish their imaginary superfriend to dictate how people live.

  16. Re:Board games on Designing the Best Board Game · · Score: 1

    My point is that RPGs with a focus on adventuring is not really lika a board game.
    It's more of a way to try and play an epic fantasy book.

  17. Re:Board games on Designing the Best Board Game · · Score: 1

    RPGs are heavily based on locking down the probability but obfuscating it to a high degree.
    It's too high cost to lose, thus, they are always designed to be be won about 95% of the time.

    if not more.

    One of the especially rough things is that the players generally can't adapt that much, either they do have what is required of them or they must flee, if possible.

  18. Re:Hardware requirements jumped WAY up now with ZF on FreeNAS 9.3 Released · · Score: 1

    I believe he just wants a simple NAS and doesn't care about all the awesome things about ZFS.

    He considers snapshots, error-correction and such to be bloat.

  19. Re:Small NAS box suggestions? on FreeNAS 9.3 Released · · Score: 1

    If you need hot-swap, everything sucks or is crazy expensive for home usage.

    If you don't, I can highly recommend a fractal node 304 chassi.
    6 disk slots with good cooling options in a pretty small form factor.

  20. Re:JPEG2000 replaced JPEG on Bellard Creates New Image Format To Replace JPEG · · Score: 1

    It's primarily smaller file size with as good image quality that is the point.

  21. Re:Open Source is Winning on Microsoft's New Windows Monetization Methods Could Mean 'Subscriptions' · · Score: 1

    Occasional users probably don't need photoshop.

    It's a professional tool, not a simple image editor.

  22. Build a decent computer on Ask Slashdot: Making a 'Wife Friendly' Gaming PC? · · Score: 1

    Get a nice-looking large chasse like Fractal Design R4.

    Don't go overboard with the graphics, a decent mid-ranged card every other year costs about the same as a top of the line every four years and produces about the same results over time.

    Get good fans in all spaces.

    Then it will be close to silent and won't look ugly.

  23. Re:Don't fight it on Ask Slashdot: Making a 'Wife Friendly' Gaming PC? · · Score: 1

    In good relationships, you compromise.

  24. Re:In a Self-Driving Future--- on In a Self-Driving Future, We May Not Even Want To Own Cars · · Score: 1

    So you can accept that cars can be perfectly self-driving, but not that they can haul stuff?

  25. Will probably not be legal to own a car on In a Self-Driving Future, We May Not Even Want To Own Cars · · Score: 1

    When we reach a level where traffic is dominated by automated traffic, why would we even allow people on the roads?
    Automated only means no stupid mistakes ever.

    And more control for large players is quite popular as well.

    So, not only will for hire be the norm, it will be the only alternative.