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  1. Please do it on Fox, Univision May Go Subscription To Stop Aereo · · Score: 1

    Then we can reward Aereo for killing Fox.

  2. It's American company so the answer is obvious on Is the DEA Lying About iMessage Security? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If you're using software created in the US by a commercial company you can bet the government has access to it. Who would believe any different?

  3. Re:Clean It Up Boys on WebKit Developers Discuss Removal of Google-Specific Code · · Score: 2

    WebKit doesn't include a JS engine cheome has always had V8 and safari didn't. So your JS development should be any different.

  4. He's a moron on Microsoft Creative Director 'Doesn't Get' Always-On DRM Concerns · · Score: 2

    I assume his boss let him know he's a tit and that's why he set his account to private. I'm glad he's effectively confirmed the next Xbox will be a bigger steaming turd and I can safely ignore it

  5. Re:we need more of this on Massive Data Leak Reveals How the Ultra Rich Hide Their Wealth · · Score: 1

    It's children and surely girls are children too?

  6. Re:Maybe I'm not reading this right, but on SkyDrive 3.0: Microsoft Gave Up Fighting Apple's 30% Cut · · Score: 1

    At least you get alternative options on the iPad and wasn't the issue that Apple and publishers wanted to charge more than Amazon and they were supposedly price fixing? Seems unlike Amazon, who wanted to sell ebooks at loss even, needs to worry about that.

  7. Re:Maybe I'm not reading this right, but on SkyDrive 3.0: Microsoft Gave Up Fighting Apple's 30% Cut · · Score: 1

    Yeah for good reason. To discourage you from asking people to go off to some shady website to enter your payment details. It's their reputation on the line too, perhaps more so, if they let a bunch of con-artists into the app store.

  8. we need more of this on Massive Data Leak Reveals How the Ultra Rich Hide Their Wealth · · Score: 2

    Whoever got this should be considered a hero. Let's hope they keep going.

  9. Re:Maybe I'm not reading this right, but on SkyDrive 3.0: Microsoft Gave Up Fighting Apple's 30% Cut · · Score: 1

    Oh poor amazon, they must be scraping by on pocket change. They can more than afford it. Every other company providing a payment service gets their cut even when you use a card in a real shop. Why do think apple should be the only one who gets nothing for use of their payment system? In fact apple is probably paying something to visa and MC, etc for transactions so you think they should lose money for amazon to profit off their work?

  10. Re:ChromeOS is the problem not the hardware on Why You Should Worry About the Future of Chromebooks · · Score: 1

    It's not been a problem using my MBP on long haul flights. Small regional planes, yes then it's a problem on a cramped flight but a Macbook air or even my Asus EEE 901 would be perfect options.

  11. Re:ChromeOS is the problem not the hardware on Why You Should Worry About the Future of Chromebooks · · Score: 1

    I'd argue you get more than $500 in features too. The high-end chromebook is pretty over priced simply because of the touch screen which is kind of pointless on a laptop, imo.

  12. Re:ChromeOS is the problem not the hardware on Why You Should Worry About the Future of Chromebooks · · Score: 1

    if you have a web connection. With my 13 inch macbook I can do my development which is yes mostly web development but it can be C or Java too. C I don't mind doing in Vim but I won't do java in vim and going in tunnels on the train to London means losing my SSH connection anyway which is why doing it locally on the MBP would win.

  13. Excellent start on California Law Would Require Companies To Disclose All Consumer Data Collected · · Score: 1

    Companies are really careful about protecting their data but offer us no option to protect ours. At least giving people am idea what they're doing will help inform people and maybe they'll realise what's going on and maybe freebies aren't the best deal.

  14. Re:ChromeOS is the problem not the hardware on Why You Should Worry About the Future of Chromebooks · · Score: 2

    Because there was no choice. We have lots of choice now so being the most limited guy on the block doesn't cut it. Computers used to use this same model with terminals but we realised that was a pain in the back side. I can't say that's changed in away. Being reliant on one way to do things is backwards.

  15. ChromeOS is the problem not the hardware on Why You Should Worry About the Future of Chromebooks · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Sorry but web apps could be 100% perfect. That's fine but only if you have a web connection. Yes, some apps at least have an offline mode but you get minimal storage even on Google high-end chromebook which is even more off-putting because you're paying macbook prices for something inferior to a macbook (no a touch screen doesn't add anything of real value). There is still a lot of real work, like development which seem impossible to do on a chromebook. Some businesses do use them but from what I see they're throw-away devices used for people only really need to write "word docs" on google docs and email. I don't think anyone would trust it for much else and I don't blame them. It's like a handicapped version of linux.

  16. Re:My answer on Fighting TSA Harassment of Disabled Travelers · · Score: 1

    Those are countries. Some reside in North America and some reside in South America. If you couldn't figure ou they were countries then maybe you shouldn't participate in adult conversations.

  17. Re:Neat, but Why? on Capcom Remastering DuckTales Game · · Score: 1

    Capcom made some of the best platformers of the time including this so it's no surprise they're remaking it. I'm just surprised Disney allowed it without expecting some sort of ridiculous fee.

  18. Re:Seriously...How about Brutal Doom. on Capcom Remastering DuckTales Game · · Score: 1

    Sorry but that looks stupid. It takes everything good about Doom and removes it.

  19. Re:Exploits already on Apple Makes Two-Factor Authentication Available For Apple IDs · · Score: 2

    The reset tool isn't available so that issue doesn't exist now.

  20. There are many factors on Can You Really Hear the Difference Between Lossless, Lossy Audio? · · Score: 2

    I do think once you go belo 256 bit rate you start hearing issues or at least you do with some music. But then people also listen to these songs on shitty PC speakers, cheap headphons or worse yet their mobile's speaker. Lossless vs lossy doesn't matter as much when playing the music through poor speakers.

  21. Gotta do what apple does on Google Reportedly Making a Smartwatch, Too · · Score: 1

    Google is already falling into the copy over innovating mode that Microsoft is in. This, the Evernote rip-off and even android went from blackberry rip-off to iPhone rip-off.

  22. Re:Poor decisions lately Mr. Shuttleworth? on Canonical and China Announce Ubuntu Collaboration · · Score: 1

    There are more easy distros now but that is largely due to Ubuntu.

  23. Re:Really? on SendGrid Fires Employee After Firestorm Over Inappropriate Jokes · · Score: 5, Insightful

    She's obviously a true geek which means avoid confrontation and resort to passive aggressive behaviour.

  24. Re:Really? on SendGrid Fires Employee After Firestorm Over Inappropriate Jokes · · Score: 4, Informative

    She is someone who has said things like black people can't be racist like whites and posted pictures of playing card games making fun if AIDS. While those aren't the worst things ever she made herself look like a hypocritical ass while dragging her employer into it. To the point of openly saying they support her which may or may not have been true. People have been fired for a lot less than that in the US.

  25. Re:Does Vint Cerf still work at Google? on Post "Good Google," Who Will Defend the Open Web? · · Score: 2

    He sleeps well on a big ass pile of cash. He'll get back to you once the ski lift has been installed so he can get off his pile of money.