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  1. Re:No sounding out on Skilled Readers Recognize Words By Shape · · Score: 1

    I have the same problem - it keeps me from being able to speed read - though I can sometimes force my eyes to glaze over and skip the verbal processing, I feel like I'm missing something.

    If I read faster than a certain speed, I almost feel my jaw jumble up the words because it can't keep up (I don't actually move my face, but I'm sure that part of my brain lights up). No problem reading upside down or mirrored, but reading faster than I can talk just is very difficult to do.

  2. Re:Sounding out is what I do... on Skilled Readers Recognize Words By Shape · · Score: 1

    Most of my typos actually come down to typing several letters on one hand, and then the other hand getting too anxious when it has a letter to type and it comes in too soon. Same thing for spaces.

  3. Re:Seklild Rderaes on Skilled Readers Recognize Words By Shape · · Score: 1

    too big of a transposition of the tall letters, which probably serve as spatial anchors in the word picture.

  4. Re:This is news? on Skilled Readers Recognize Words By Shape · · Score: 1

    My problem that keeps me from reading any faster is that although I read patterns, I can't stop myself from saying it out loud in my head. If I start reading too fast, I start to feel like my tongue is tied. I don't really know how to read without hearing sounds in my head, nor even where to start.

  5. Re:It was part of his job on Tech Site Sues Ex-Employee, Claiming Rights To His Twitter Account · · Score: 1

    company name = work resources. He had a benefit from using their name. Would he otherwise have had as many followers?

  6. Re:It was part of his job on Tech Site Sues Ex-Employee, Claiming Rights To His Twitter Account · · Score: 1

    If he didn't, maybe he's entitled to overtime pay. That is all. He gained that following using the company's name.

  7. Re:It was part of his job on Tech Site Sues Ex-Employee, Claiming Rights To His Twitter Account · · Score: 1

    I agree this was free work done for the employer. The question is - where he lives, is he entitled to overtime pay if they claim this? I don't know the labor laws for many states, but if they claim that the work he did in his free time was theirs, then they should claim the wages, too - especially if they're claiming the account has monetary value.

  8. Re:It was part of his job on Tech Site Sues Ex-Employee, Claiming Rights To His Twitter Account · · Score: 4, Insightful

    He even used Phonedog in his original handle, which further proves that this is "official." If it weren't somehow official, his employer would have claimed trademark violation on his Twitter account while he was still employed.
     
    I think this is a case of an ex-employee who didn't realize he was putting in free overtime.

  9. Re:Advertised service on Report on Web-Surfing Speeds Finds Pervasive Throttling · · Score: 1

    Netflix + public transit commuters = what was AT&T thinking? If I had unlimited data on a smartphone I'd even pay the Apple tax to buy a video out cable to watch Netflix in a hotel room.

  10. Can't add up its own score? on 2011 Geek IQ Test · · Score: 2

    Geek test fails the Geek test.

  11. Re:Don't feed the troll on Linux Kernel Power Bug Is Fixed · · Score: 1

    Just out of curiosity, have you tried any of the boot loaders intended for Mac OS X on your version of Fedora? Boot loaders like Chameleon load custom DSDT tables into memory and transparently present them to the OS.

  12. Re:How about Fedora? on Linux Mint: the New Ubuntu? · · Score: 1

    Very nice! I've used sudo bash a number of times, but this is definitely shorter, if a little more obscure to remember.

  13. Re:Games on What's Keeping You On Windows? · · Score: 1

    I'm a hackintosh OSX user, but one of the perks of dual-booting to Windows for just games is that DRM crap like Steam is less likely to conflict with anything - as all you have are games.

  14. Re:How about Fedora? on Linux Mint: the New Ubuntu? · · Score: 2

    While I'm not a heavy Ubuntu user, I don't understand the care about sudo. Just type sudo passwd root and you have a root account just like everyone else. It takes 1 minute post-install.

  15. Re:Make this a Slashdot survey on What's Keeping You On Windows? · · Score: 1

    For the HTPC, I'm just curious, what was the problem? If I had to guess, it's because you had a 720P TV that lies about it's capabilities over DDC. I had all kinds of problems with Windows and Linux both until I upgraded to a 1080p TV that did 1:1 pixel display.

  16. Re:They found the farts of God! on Pristine Big Bang Gas Found · · Score: 1

    A cult, maybe.
     
      People repeating doctrine given to them by charismatic leaders? check

    Arguing for their side without considering facts? check

    Belief that it's wrong to believe otherwise? check

    Suppose democrats are one too.

  17. Re:What's their incentive to pay on Hamburg To Fine Facebook Over Facial Recognition Feature · · Score: 1

    I'm not sure that shorthand is all that hard to crack. Perhaps you mean steganography.

  18. Re:States regulating Internet on Hamburg To Fine Facebook Over Facial Recognition Feature · · Score: 1

    For example, if you actually login to facebook.de in your other browser, and then close and go back to facebook.com, maybe it redirects you to en-us.facebook.de

  19. Re:States regulating Internet on Hamburg To Fine Facebook Over Facial Recognition Feature · · Score: 1

    Are you sure that wasn't just because you already had American Facebook cookies in the browser you tried first?

  20. Re:Um... That is why it is called a "TEST" on Failures Mark First National Test of Emergency Alert System · · Score: 2

    I'm a staff member at a public university. Those signed up for text alerts did NOT receive an EAS-related text yesterday.

  21. Re:Is the internet planned to be involved someday? on Failures Mark First National Test of Emergency Alert System · · Score: 1

    It's my understanding that the broadcasters subscribe to a CAP feed for EAS over TCP/IP. I'd love to have a URL for that to make my own notification, and I'm sure Google would too.

  22. Re:Spotty on Failures Mark First National Test of Emergency Alert System · · Score: 2

    What they need to provide is a CAP feed of their EAS alerts. Leave it up to hardware developers how to implement it. Or implement it DIY as well. Can't seem to find any public URL, but apparently this is how they provide the information to broadcasters..

  23. Re:That seems somewhat smart on With Troop Drawdown, IT Looks To Hire More Vets · · Score: 1

    Low wages when you're getting food, clothing, and shelter thrown in for free is one thing. At least I assume that's how full military service works. Plus, college tuition is a part of the package, too. Making a lifetime out of it is rather different.

  24. Re:Clashes with data retention directive? on Upcoming EU Data Law Will Make Europe Tricky For Social Networks · · Score: 1

    The difference is in deleting the copy on the other person's cell phone.

  25. Re:Bipartisan support on Bipartisan Internet Sales Tax Bill Introduced · · Score: 1

    And when they effectively resell the item to the person in the state with sales taxes, then the taxes are owed. And if they were a legit business, how are they anything but a store not paying taxes on unsold inventory?