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  1. Re: Seems obvious on Ars Dissects Android's Problems With Big Screens -- Including In Lollipop · · Score: 2

    I prefer 4:3 over 16:10 for everything but video. It's simply better all the way around. I've tried 16:10 android tablets before and I can't fucking stand them.

  2. Re:Have any of you eaten ice cream lately? on MARS, Inc: We Are Running Out of Chocolate · · Score: 2

    It's been this way for a very long time. It's easy to tell good ice cream from crap just by checking fat content. Higher end ice creams have much higher fat and calories. They also cost more because cream is a lot more expensive than air.

  3. Re:The Fix: Buy good Chocolate! on MARS, Inc: We Are Running Out of Chocolate · · Score: 1

    Remove the word "american" and you're spot on.

  4. Re:Apple is what MS always wanted to be on Apple Disables Trim Support On 3rd Party SSDs In OS X · · Score: 2, Insightful

    lol...Apple is nothing like Microsoft and you clearly have no understanding what they were in so much trouble for in the 90's.

  5. Re:We all dance in the streets on Visual Studio 2015 Supports CLANG and Android (Emulator Included) · · Score: -1, Troll

    If the only thing VS catches are compiler errors, then it sucks and is at least 10 years behind other products like IntelliJ, which catches a crazy amount of shit and it's stuff a compiler can't catch.

  6. Re:One word: Silverlight on Visual Studio 2015 Supports CLANG and Android (Emulator Included) · · Score: 2, Informative

    You mean other than the fact that they bailed on it?

  7. Re:Who would've thought on Berlin's Digital Exiles: Where Tech Activists Go To Escape the NSA · · Score: 0

    To compare the US intelligence agencies to the Stasi is not only intellectually dishonest, it's fucking stupid. Read some actual history and then come back because you have no fucking idea what you're talking about and you're insulting what the people of East Germany went through.

  8. Re:I remember on Berlin's Digital Exiles: Where Tech Activists Go To Escape the NSA · · Score: 1

    Actually, they still do.

  9. Re:NFC alone isn't enough on New NXP SoC Gives Android Its Apple Pay · · Score: 1

    One thing that's not bullshit: ApplePay is far more secure.

  10. Re: NXP is a huge secure element provider. on New NXP SoC Gives Android Its Apple Pay · · Score: 1

    It's 100% fucking true.

  11. Re:Where's the premium? on How Sony, Intel, and Unix Made Apple's Mac a PC Competitor · · Score: 1

    Your conclusion that people are going to lose interest in a couple of years is completely disproved by the fact that Mac sales are up 18% year over year. They are growing in popularity. Everyone knows at this point that repair options for Apple products are limited and they seem to be ok with that. In fact, other companies are emulating this concept and are making devices that are more and more difficult to repair as time goes on.

  12. Re: Did they make money on Surface? on Microsoft Now Makes Money From Surface Line, Q1 Sales Reach Almost $1 Billion · · Score: 1

    As someone who just recently bought a SP3 and will be returning it shortly, I agree with your post wholeheartedly. The thing is just awkward in so many ways and is a terrible tablet. That said, if you want a very portable laptop that you won't actually be using on a lap but a real desk and don't mind the tiny screen, it's a good option.

  13. Re:IBM no longer a tech company? on Ballmer Says Amazon Isn't a "Real Business" · · Score: 0

    When you spend more than you make, you're losing money. It's not a philosophical discussion but basic math. Now, it's possible the investments they are making now will pay off in the future but only time will tell if that's true. Regardless, the company is still crazy overvalued and some people are going to lose a lot of money investing in that stock (some already have).

  14. Re:ACM doesn't get it on (C) on Vint Cerf on Why Programmers Don't Join the ACM · · Score: 1

    Copyright isn't bad. What's bad is how it's implemented.

  15. Re:It Costs Money on Vint Cerf on Why Programmers Don't Join the ACM · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Programmers aren't academics. So, there's still really no reason to join the ACM for most programmers.

  16. Re:it depends on what "skilled worker" means. on No Shortage In Tech Workers, Advocacy Groups Say · · Score: 1

    Because the vast majority of all H1Bs go to IT jobs.

    https://www.aier.org/research/...

  17. Re:As long as you don't use page breaks on WebODF: JavaScript Open Document Format Editor Deemed Stable · · Score: 1

    Page breaks in word processors existed long before Word.

  18. Re:I skipped Windows 7... on Windows 9 To Win Over Windows 7 Users, Disables Start Screen For Desktop · · Score: 1

    lol...the Mac Pro doesn't use gamer cards, moron. Come back when you know wtf you're talking about.

  19. Re:I skipped Windows 7... on Windows 9 To Win Over Windows 7 Users, Disables Start Screen For Desktop · · Score: 1

    I challenge you to build a PC with the same hardware for a cheaper price.

  20. Re:Fine ... on NSA's Novel Claim: Our Systems Are Too Complex To Obey the Law · · Score: 1

    They CAN provide the information requested but they have to shutdown the system to do it. Otherwise, they don't have space and the system will auto delete everything over a certain age. There's just no room to keep the system running without delete functionality active. You could argue that they should shut it down until it's audited but that would require you actually read instead of rant.

  21. Re:call Snowden on Vodafone Reveals Warrantless Wiretapping · · Score: 1

    Yep. It's not really about the NSA or its activities. It's about hating on America. Nobody gives a shit if a dozen other countries do the exact same thing.

  22. Re:Is United States one of the countries ? on Vodafone Reveals Warrantless Wiretapping · · Score: 1

    What difference does it make? The NSA doesn't need warrants to tap phones in other countries.

  23. Re:If people would fight their tickets... on How Open Government Data Saved New Yorkers Thousands On Parking Tickets · · Score: 1

    Actually my number is low but it depends on where you live. In large cities, about 97% of all cases are plea bargained. That said, I don't understand how this makes people unaccountable for their actions. Accepting a plea IS accepting guilt. They go hand in hand.

  24. Re:If people would fight their tickets... on How Open Government Data Saved New Yorkers Thousands On Parking Tickets · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Actually for all crimes, regardless of severity, plea bargains are the order of the day. The legal system couldn't come close to handling even 10% of the cases if they were to go to court.

  25. Re:Who designed this, and what drugs were they on? on Apple Announces New Programming Language Called Swift · · Score: 1

    One doesn't always get to choose their language. I spend most of my time in Java but it doesn't mean I don't apply functional paradigms where I can.