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  1. Re:Was obviously calibrated on white people on Real-Time Face Substitution in Javascript · · Score: 1

    It can't fully even do a white person with a beard. It's like it assumes everyone on the net is a 12 year old boy in the suburbs.

  2. real time my ass on Real-Time Face Substitution in Javascript · · Score: 1

    Unless you're sitting still it often lags behind and any realistic movement would guarantee you face would not be hidden. Javascript developers have an odd sense of what real time is.

  3. Re:Same rules apply on Website Checkout Glitches: Two Very Different Corporate Responses · · Score: 1

    Who cares how many people could see it? There is a set amount of stock and besides, get good well paid programmers and proof read your input rather than expecting special treatment.

  4. Re:First Shot on Battlefield 4 Banned In China · · Score: 1

    Given the idea of making a video game where the US is the bad guy or a modern era game featuring a citizens revolt against the US government won't ever get made for pretty much the same reason, I don't think Americans can take the moral high ground on this one.

  5. always the parents on Memo To Parents and Society: Teen Social Media "Addiction" Is Your Fault · · Score: 1

    Virtually all problems with children are the parent's fault and no one else. Parents just can't except it and blame everyone else.

  6. He's a liar like anyone else who holds a position of reasonable power in the government.

  7. Re:Real Unix makes the difference. on Google's Plan To Kill the Corporate Network · · Score: 1

    Because any cheap laptop is just that cheap. With the exception of the thinkpad (and even that can be a bit bulky) most laptops are still kinda shit. Macbook Pros are easily the best laptop you can have even if you never run OSX.

  8. Re:eh, Google no eat own dogfood? on Google's Plan To Kill the Corporate Network · · Score: 1

    Except google expects others to do that. http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/chrome/business/devices/

  9. low wages on The Yin and Yang of Hour of Code & Immigration Reform · · Score: 1

    zuckerturd doesn't care how it's done he just wants to pay wal-mart wages.

  10. Re:The article is FUD on Get Ready For a Streaming Music Die-Off · · Score: 1

    No one said there was no demand. Its the fact there's no money in it giving it away for free which is hardly a surprise. You are right radio manages it but through having far more ads than you get in streaming services. That's the one thing people complained about radio.

  11. Re:Better late than never on Valve Joins the Linux Foundation · · Score: -1, Troll

    You don't have to pay valve fanboys. They'll gladly do it for free on the hopes they'll get to lick the sweat out of the fat folds around gabe's knob.

  12. Re:Where's the outrage?! on CyanogenMod Installer Removed From Google Play Store · · Score: 1

    which leaves you vulnerable because Android doesn't have the sense of white listing specific sources nor can you filter out specific permissions. It's an all or nothing mess which has largely proven not to work well.

  13. It depends on Ask Slashdot: Why Are Tech Job Requirements So Specific? · · Score: 1

    It largely comes down to the fact HR departments have too much power. They're glorified secretaries and really, they don't know how to find people. They know how to post job adverts and make up silly rules. But in a good company that won't matter. If you're a reasonable match then you should get an interview. That's always been the case for me. Most jobs I've applied and have received an offer that I accepted or turned down have said the person should have a degree - I don't. I've never been forced out of a job and, had bad feedback or whatever. I have friends still from all my previous jobs because I'm good at what I do and when companies don't allow the HR drones to rule the roost, I can show that and I get somewhere.

    My current job's spec listed nothing I've done before. On the face of it, I would be one of the worst people to interview. But they came to me and asked, I accepted, got the job and also had one of the best pay rises last year for my performance.

    But there are some jobs I haven't got for stupid reasons (and of course for good reasons sometimes) and I've seen a lot of other companies suffer trying to find someone because they want something so specific that it's just not really going to happen. I can only assume, if their HR department isn't incompetent, it's a scam to import some low paid immigrant who only cares about being able to travel somewhere else and will accept the poor wage.

  14. Re:you have to work remotely? on Ask Slashdot: Are We Older Experts Being Retired Too Early? · · Score: 1

    I'm sure some people can do it. Nothing is ever black & white but I think in most cases there are two groups of people. Those who do nothing but answer emails when they're at home and those who work hard because they feel a bit guilty that everyone assumes they're in the other group. I think it helps if you really enjoy your job which I'm not sure most people do which is a shame.

  15. Re:Printed books on 62% of 16 To 24-Year-Olds Prefer Printed Books Over eBooks · · Score: 1

    I agree e-ink readers aren't too bad but I'm giving them a pass until decent color e-ink options come out.

  16. Re:England on EU Plastic Bag Debate Highlights a Wider Global Problem · · Score: 1

    You already have to pay for bags if you care about quality. Tescos "free" bags are shit. Just pay for the decent ones and they'll replace them when they go bad. So 10p will last you ages so long as you don't throw them away.

  17. Re:I wouldn't hire you either on Ask Slashdot: Are We Older Experts Being Retired Too Early? · · Score: 1

    You're a moron. Not everyone in that age range cause be running a business and hiring people. There are more people at that age than in their 20's so how the hell do you expect that to work?

  18. you have to work remotely? on Ask Slashdot: Are We Older Experts Being Retired Too Early? · · Score: 1

    Sorry, but the idea of letting people work from home just isn't that good. The reason off-shoring an suck isn't because it's indians or chinese people, it's because having people spread all around makes it hard to have a good solid team. I think companies are realising that so you might have to get out of your pajamas and actually leave the home.

  19. Re:Printed books on 62% of 16 To 24-Year-Olds Prefer Printed Books Over eBooks · · Score: 1

    and realistically who is ever away from their house long enough and with enough free time to warrant having hundreds of books on them? My laptop, a book and my mobile all fit in my bag. Given how many people drive these days it's not even like space should be at a premium anyway so putting up with a format most people don't find comfortabe to stare at for hours just because you could carry hundreds of books seems kinda silly.

  20. Re:price on 62% of 16 To 24-Year-Olds Prefer Printed Books Over eBooks · · Score: 1

    That might be right, because it would take tight fisted d-bag to put up with the inferior format simply to avoid paying money.

  21. Re:Stock Options on Should the US Copy Switzerland and Consider a 'Maximum Wage' Ratio? · · Score: 1

    No, the government would purposely write in such a way to allow loop-holes because anyone with half a brain could write it so they don't get around it.

  22. Loved it but it didn't age well on Winamp Shutting Down On December 20 · · Score: 1

    It was all I used but it just started feeling bloated and to be honest, a bit ugly. I prefer VLC at the moment and it works on any operating system which can't be said for Winamp.

  23. Re:All or nothing approach is silly on 1.2% of Apps On Google Play Are Repackaged To Deliver Ads, Collect Info · · Score: 1

    Google needs the all or nothing approach or you might stop their programs from sucking your data out of your phone.

  24. Re:Irrelevant on 1.2% of Apps On Google Play Are Repackaged To Deliver Ads, Collect Info · · Score: 0

    A butt hurt fandroid in this submission? That's unexpected.

  25. Re: pointless on Alfred Poor Says HDTV Manufacturers are Hurting (Video) · · Score: 1

    Clearly you've not looked at a 4k tv with appropriate content. It looks infinitely better than 1080p. Cute how you still separate your tv and monitor. It's like living in the 90s again.