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  1. Re:Huge? on World's First 3D Printed Estate Coming To New York · · Score: 1

    Huge != "larger than"

    Huge: very large in size, quantity, or extent.
    Synonyms: vast, immense, gigantic, very big, great, giant, massive, colossal

    You could be correct by saying it's "...larger than the average home." However, the article uses the word "huge". I don't believe that adding a walk-in closet to an average sized home constitutes a "huge" home.

    You may also want to look closer at the document you referenced. The average sized home for the NORTH EAST (where this supposedly huge house is located) is 2613 square feet.

    2400 is less than 2613

    According to your reference material, a 2400 square foot home is neither huge nor larger than the average home based on its location.

  2. Re:Time Shifting? on Ford, GM Sued Over Vehicles' Ability To Rip CD Music To Hard Drive · · Score: 2

    I'm amazed that somebody hasn't recognized all the COPYRIGHT INFRINGING animated GIFs on that website.

  3. Re:Can I play Descent on it? on FreeDOS Is 20 Years Old · · Score: 1

    Nostalgic for sure. I miss that and Command & Conquer. I just may use your tips here and give it a go.

  4. Re:Can I play Descent on it? on FreeDOS Is 20 Years Old · · Score: 1

    No reason at all. I'm definitely open to suggestions, and I'll check out your suggestion for sure!

  5. Can I play Descent on it? on FreeDOS Is 20 Years Old · · Score: 1

    I wonder if FreeDOS can run in virtual machine. Oh Google...

  6. In Other News... An Idiot with His Cell Phone on AT&T Charges $750 For One Minute of International Data Roaming · · Score: 0

    How is this even news? AT&T clearly publishes their international roaming rates, their international calling rates, and their international data roaming rates. Cell phones have been in existence for 40+ years. If you can't read your own calling plan nor your own contract details, and if you can't afford the roaming rates, please turn your cell phone off, and while you're at it, please turn off your tendency to flame technology news sites when you pull a dipshit maneuver. Thank you, and please... don't come again. Have a nice day.

  7. Would it? on Astronomers Calculate How To Spot Life On an Alien Earth · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    If a 500LB spacecraft was flying at the speed of light, could it penetrate Uranus?

  8. We already have a unit of measure for billing on DreamWorks Animation CEO: Movie Downloads Will Move To Pay-By-Screen-Size · · Score: 5, Insightful

    We already have a unit of measure for billing which is referred to as "mega bits per second". Now they want to bill us by "screen size per viewing"? Every @#$%'ing time I try to go legit, they force me back to illegal downloads with their senseless bullshit.

  9. Re:Easy fix on LA Police Officers Suspected of Tampering With Their Monitoring Systems · · Score: 1

    According to this, they have one of the HIGHEST MISCONDUCT rates in the nation. With "excessive force" being the primary misconduct being reported. http://www.targetmap.com/viewe... If you believe in correlations, I suppose we could assume that beating up citizens, abusing the public, and ignoring your own laws is good for the crime rate. As you pointed out, this method seems to be working for LA.

  10. Check Out ownCloud on Ask Slashdot: Local Sync Options For Android Mobile To PC? · · Score: 1

    ownCloud is a cloud solution that you have control over yourself. It can sync across multiple platforms: windows, Linux, mac, mobile, etc.

  11. Re:Google Plus on Ask Slashdot: Local Sync Options For Android Mobile To PC? · · Score: 1

    I would recommend ownCloud (ownCloud.org). It works on multiple platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux, Mobile. It also syncs, slices, dices, and it's easy to use!

  12. Re:If it was a religion? on If UNIX Were a Religion · · Score: 1

    If UNIX were a religion then Gordon Moore (Moore's Law) is clearly Charles Darwin because these operating systems have clearly evolved.

  13. Re: Slashdot being a prime example of bad on Ask Slashdot: Why Do Mobile Versions of Websites Suck? · · Score: 1

    Because mobile websites are designed to have a reduced set of features. Why would a company spend thousands or millions to produce a mobile website that functioned EXACTLY like the full featured version? They wouldn't; they would just show you the full featured version on the mobile phone (as many sites already do). The problem here is that companys build a shitty ass mobile site and then force you to use it when they detect you're surfing from a mobile device.

    If you want a full featured web experience on a mobile platform, get the Dolphin browser and set it to "desktop" mode.

  14. Re:Fax machine on Ask Slashdot: How Would You Stop a Debt Collection Scam From Targeting You? · · Score: 1

    I also used a fax machine to clear out junk calls. It works amazing. After about 30-60 days of having the fax machine, we go from 10 telemarketing calls a day, to approximately 1 per month.

  15. Re:Galaxy Gear is great. Usage model misunderstood on Leak: Almost a Third of Samsung Galaxy Gear Smartwatches Are Being Returned · · Score: 1

    You and I are in nearly identical scenarios. I bought a Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear watch together. I agree with everything you've said, and I also run my own exchange server. To build on your helpful assessment of Galaxy Gear (on of the only helpful ones here), and to give other people an idea of how the device is helpful, I'd like to add:

    The device is extremely convenient in settings where having your phone out is considered rude. This is because you can continue to stay informed by using the watch without giving the appearance that you're playing/working on your phone. This is great for meetings or conferences, dinner with the wife/girlfriend, college classes, etc. As a motorcycle rider, I can tell that I will never go without a smartwatch again. It is much faster and safer to check messages, make/answer calls, and check notifications from the watch rather than taking my riding gloves off, pulling the phone out of a zipped pocket. You can safely stay informed while you ride by glancing at the notifications on your wrist. I no longer have to stop what I am doing at home/work and go pickup my phone off the charger/desk. I can answer calls, and respond to text messages without going to get my phone. As somebody that works full time for the state, runs a part time consulting business, goes to college part time, and runs a household filled with a woman and children, I can tell that TIME IS PRECIOUS to me, and the smart watch is a huge time saver.

    I think most of the smart watch haters here either can't afford the $300 convenience fee for the device, or they are disappointed by the lack of "...sunshine up their butts." as you said.

  16. Dirty on Time Lapse of Endeavour's Final Ride · · Score: 1

    Except for that clean looking tail, she's a dirty girl. ;)

  17. synchronised movie watching on Ask Slashdot: Good Ideas For Creative Gaming With Girlfriend? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Anyone can do it. Snuggles not included

  18. Re:Going for a frsoty on NSA Recruitment Drive Goes Horribly Wrong · · Score: 1

    Hilarious!!! I can't believe nobody else got this.

  19. First Person on Surgeon Uses Google Glass and iPad To Capture Live Procedure and Stream It · · Score: 2, Funny

    Google Glass is going to revolutionize "first person shooters". No respawns!!!

  20. The same on Ask Slashdot: What Will IT Departments Look Like In 5 Years? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    We still support systems that are going on 30 years old. What's the big deal about 5 years from now? Is this question being asked by the same people that predicted flying cars would happen years ago?

  21. Silly Walls on Has Supercomputing Hit a Brick Wall? · · Score: 1

    If it did, it would rapidly calculate a way over, under, around or through it.

  22. Re:WRONG! on Spinning Black Hole's Edge Rotates At Nearly the Speed of Light · · Score: 0

    I think you should have somebody take a look at your shift key.

  23. Re:WRONG! on Spinning Black Hole's Edge Rotates At Nearly the Speed of Light · · Score: 5, Funny

    I had a Honda Civic that could go the speed of light. It sucked because nothing ever showed up in the rear view mirror.

  24. Re:DHS on Homeland Security Stole Michael Arrington's Boat · · Score: 1

    no thinking person believes the BS; but thinking people are not in charge...

    Thinking people ARE in charge. They think that the majority of people will not understand these principles. They are correct. They also understand that the thinking people who do not hold positions of power work hard to wake up the sheeple and convert them into thinkers. So the thinkers in charge work tirelessly to keep them asleep.

  25. Isn't the attorney also a pedophile? on Appeals Court Upholds Sanction Against BitTorrent Download Attorney · · Score: 1

    Correct me if I'm wrong: In order for the attorney to acuse people of downloading child pornography, wouldn't he first have to download the torrent to ensure it actually contained that type of material? If this step wasn't performed, his cases would have no merrit. So, doesn't that also make him or his firm just as guilty as the people he is accusing? Somebody should shake him down for 1000s.