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  1. Re:First legitimate monopoly complaint I've seen on Japanese Publishers Lash Out At Amazon's Policies · · Score: 1

    Or could be that they offer better pricing when dealing in bulk.

    Most businesses will give a discount when ordering in large quantities. Someone needs 10 shirts, the get to pay $20 each, someone else orders 10,000 then they pay only $12 for each; is that somehow unfair to first person?

    Wither larger quantities there can be less man power required, and less estimation on the part of everyone so economies of scale come into play.

  2. Re:*Dons asbestos suit* on Anita Sarkeesian, Creator of "Tropes vs. Women," Driven From Home By Trolls · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Actually she has a history of lying.

    Remember her Bayonetta video? She took it down after being called out by people becuase she had never even played the game before analyzing it; she went off the trailer and box art.

    And then there was the whole calling herself a gamer when right before that she said she had no interest in games and would not want to play them.

    And of course her common tactic of misrepresenting quotes from game industry people if it'll further her agenda.

  3. Re:Seems more reasonable once you read the article on California Man Sues Sony Because Killzone: Shadowfall Isn't Really 1080 · · Score: 1

    Hell, I am surprise it does not happen more often.

    How far does it have to go before it's false advertising. You have companies shopping in-game screenshots and using them as advertising of the final product. Or using special render/graphics settings not available to users for in-game trailer footage.

  4. Re:You go girl on California Man Sues Sony Because Killzone: Shadowfall Isn't Really 1080 · · Score: 2

    The monitor is 22", the viewable area is 21.5"; the monitor's actual screen extends and is covered by the bezel on the sides.

    It's actually an area with a good amount of research being done, minimizing the bezel and getting as much viewable area from a display as possible.

  5. Re:You go girl on California Man Sues Sony Because Killzone: Shadowfall Isn't Really 1080 · · Score: 1

    Yea, they need to say Lease, since you are in effect leasing it for a one time fee for, however many years that they keep the authentication servers online (for digital content).

  6. Re:"With Nothing Better To Do"? on California Man Sues Sony Because Killzone: Shadowfall Isn't Really 1080 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Exactly... What was with the opening?

    If they claimed X and did not deliver it, it's a legitimate claim to be made. Should game companies be immune to false advertising claims just becuase they make "video games".

    Would the writer also say that the Aliens:CM false trailer was also frivolous?

  7. Re:He cant or wont? on White House Punts On Petition To Allow Tesla Direct Sales · · Score: 1

    You're confusing military action with an actual war.

    The last formal declaration of war was WWII, since then everything else has been military engagements and police actions.

  8. Re:Two sides to every issue on No Shortage In Tech Workers, Advocacy Groups Say · · Score: 1

    Basically happened to iOS development when it was first publicly released. Within the first six months you saw jobs requiring 5+ years of experience.

  9. Re:So how is that going to work on Chinese Vendor Could Pay $34.9M FCC Fine In Signal-Jammer Sting · · Score: 1

    Yea, this situation is what contributed to the end of pirate radio boats off the coast of Britain.

    The boats would broadcast and interfere with the emergency signals from commercial boating traffic; so when an accident happened and people needed rescue, no one could hear them over the pirate radio broadcasts.

  10. Re:skill is no longer a valid factor on Yahoo's Diversity Record Is Almost As Bad As Google's · · Score: 1

    Yea, women and minorities have been handicapped throughout history; but the solution is not to single them out further and hire based on that; but to ignore their traits and go off skill, quality, and work ethic.

  11. Re:Poor experience for those that do have kinect on Microsoft Confirms Disconnecting Kinect Gives Devs 10% More GPU Horsepower · · Score: 1

    Of course that would run afoul of many of the guidelines from the manufacturers. In which they expect a game to run and behave a certain way on each console generation.

    Otherwise you're going to have to qualify game expectations on the specific hardware configuration of your own setup; same as happens with PC gaming.

    1st Gen X model + Kinect = 20 FPS
    1st Gen X model - Kinect = 30 FPS
    1st Gen Y model + Kinect = 24 FPS
    1st Gen Y model - Kinect = 32 FPS

  12. Re:Actually there is a name for this behavior on Comcast-Time Warner Deal May Hinge On Low-Cost Internet Plan · · Score: 2

    It's $10/mth, and you have to have a child eligible for free/reduced cost meals, and not have had Comcast service for 90 days. So if you dont take advantage right away, you'll have to cut off service for three months to become eligible.

  13. Re:forever actually on Misogyny, Entitlement, and Nerds · · Score: 1

    Seems like they can really only point t incidents of where a defense attorney calls into question the charecter of the accuser. Rest of the time, it's the result of a one off idiot who usually gets fired or seriously reprimanded for their comments.

  14. Re:Sorry, but no. on Nintendo To Split Ad Revenue With Streaming Gamers · · Score: 1

    Also, commentary. Most of the time, the game being played is not what draws me in, but the commentary and comedy that the producer adds to it.

  15. Re: Blizzard Shizzard on Blizzard Sues Starcraft II Cheat Creators · · Score: 1

    Exactly, cheating should be handed in-house, not through the legal system. They designed a poor system and are just trying to sue people away from exploiting it then fixing it like every other major multiplayer game.

  16. Re:Lens flares on Ask Slashdot: Can Star Wars Episode VII Be Saved? · · Score: 1

    You'd be right, there was a time when a lens flare required a reshoot and could get people fired.

  17. Re:This could ROCK! on Report: YouTube Buying Twitch.tv For $1 Billion · · Score: 1

    Wish they would, even in the mobile app you cannot watch archived material; if it's not live you can't see.

  18. Re:We know why true net neutrality cannot happen on Al Franken Says FCC Proposed Rules Are "The Opposite of Net Neutrality" · · Score: 1

    As I recall, WA is actually one of the states with laws that disallow municipal internet service.

  19. Re:Implicit ownership of the air? on U.S. Passenger Jet Nearly Collided With Drone In March · · Score: 1

    Planes can't just stop, and with RC aircraft becoming bigger and bigger they can cause serious damage of a liner if they get sucked into an engine. It's why pretty much every responsible club has strict rules on where they can hold flights; one of the biggest being not anywhere near an airport.

    Just like with cars, the users are the ones responsible for their craft; a pilot wouldn't be able to see an RC craft, and if he did it'd be too late.

  20. Re:there should be liability requirements for comm on U.S. Passenger Jet Nearly Collided With Drone In March · · Score: 1

    Most RC enthusiasts know not to fly such a craft anywhere near an airport. General rule of thumb is 1000ft of clearance in each direction.

  21. Re:Drone? on U.S. Passenger Jet Nearly Collided With Drone In March · · Score: 1

    The device though is not a trivial purpose ($270) and largely unnecessary save for highly specialized uses. A DX6i which is pretty entry level, has a range of around 600m-1200m depending on conditions and RX. That type of system is not going in your average quadcopter, but rather very expensive and specially made Oct/jet planes.

  22. Re:Sick Society on L.A. Science Teacher Suspended Over Student Science Fair Projects · · Score: 1

    Not just opinions, but pay rate too.

    As we've seen on new teachers who enter the workforce, schools will mass fire the teachers after the year then re-hire them before the next at reduced pay. Or fire one experienced and well paid one for two that just graduated.

  23. Re:I'm curious.... on General Mills Retracts "No Right to Sue" EULA Clause · · Score: 1

    Technically the user would not even have to visit the website. They would visit Facebook, which GM has no connection to aside from voluntarily posting a public page there, and then GM would say the user is now bound by an agreement on a totally other site.

  24. Re:I Pay on Netflix Gets What It Pays For: Comcast Streaming Speeds Skyrocket · · Score: 2

    Netflix also offered to set up their server inside the Comcast DC's, that way there would be no peering, it'd be on the Comcast network all the time. Comcast declined.

  25. Re:Neil, Meet Alan on Neil Gaiman Confirms Movie Talks For Sandman, American Gods · · Score: 1

    Well there was the Coraline book that most people felt was a good adaptation, and he has written for Babylon 5 and Doctor Who which were also well regarded.