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  1. Re:It won't happen anyway on NASA Working on Mars Menu · · Score: 1

    A DS and like 50 games is a good start. Thats roughly the size of a shoebox. An e-reader with a memory card full of things is another good one. I assume communication with home would be on the agenda as well.

    I would assume the others on the ship would make for good conversation as well.

  2. Re:Cost on NASA Testing Supersonic X-51A Jet Tomorrow · · Score: 1

    You may want to read that link. "A common urban legend states that..."

  3. Re:how long till the lawsuits start flying? on Nokia Feeds a Patent Troll · · Score: 1

    32 million in profit now, or maybe 1 billion (gross) later after long, costly litigation that may yield all of zero dollars.

  4. Re:I got one! on With $8.6M In Kickstarter Funds, Ouya Opens Console Pre-Orders · · Score: 3, Informative

    The Wii actually has a pretty weak processor.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadway_(microprocessor)

  5. Re:Episode 3 on Valve Shares Performance Numbers On Port of Left4Dead · · Score: 1

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valve_Corporation#Games

    They tend to release at least one game a year.

  6. Re:Efficiency on Valve Shares Performance Numbers On Port of Left4Dead · · Score: 1

    I suspect they'd still exist, but just on consoles, which is sad.

  7. Re:Windows 8 seems like a solid product on Windows 8 Is Ready · · Score: 4, Interesting

    You use a subscriber account to read the articles early, but use a different account to post shill. Just keep mashing F5 on the main page with your text ready in notepad. That way you avoid the karma hit and recognition as a shill poster. Just make a new one when it outlives its usefulness.

    I'm not sure how it can be fixed off the top of my head. Maybe prevent new accounts from getting top post until they've made X other posts?

  8. Re:Windows 8 seems like a solid product on Windows 8 Is Ready · · Score: 1

    Hmm ... I've never heard that angle before. Intriguing ... so that's what the editors do all day.

  9. Re:Between the lines on Google Delays Nexus Q Launch, Pre-Orders Get It Free · · Score: 1

    https://play.google.com/store/devices/details/Nexus_Q?id=nexus_q

    "Phone or Tablet running Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) or higher with access to Google Play"

    So pretty much anything running Android at this point.

  10. Re:Google+ and Circles on Facebook Loses Users, Satisfaction Higher at Google+ · · Score: 3, Informative

    Well, the visibility of the things you publish is based on who you have in your circles, so it doesn't really matter who adds you. That's kind of the point of the circles. You don't need a separate "fan" page, for instance, in order to publish different things for public/private consumption.

  11. Re:How stupid they think hackers are? on Android Jelly Bean Much Harder To Hack · · Score: 1

    He used a subscriber account to read the story early, type up a rather lengthy response, and then posted it using a brand-new account. You can tell this because his comment was posted in the same minute as the article, yet clearly took more than one minute to post. Astroturfers seem to use this method to post scathing commentary about company X (Google seems to be the most common), while avoiding the permanent karma hit (and recognition as an astroturfer) to their subscriber account.

    It could also just be a troll posing as an astroturfer, and using this method to irritate the community. That distinction is largely irrelevant, however.

  12. Re:Here's hoping on 'Wearable Computing Will Be the Norm,' Says Google Glass Team · · Score: 1

    Chii?

  13. Re:No way to enforce it? on The U.N.'s Push for Power Over the Internet · · Score: 2

    I don't recall the internet ever being controlled by its users.

  14. Re:Liberals = More Educated = More Cognitive Error on Why Smart People Are Stupid · · Score: 3, Informative

    I was skeptical, and looked up some data. It seems this is indeed correct.

    http://taxfoundation.org/article/federal-spending-received-dollar-taxes-paid-state-2005

    Quite interesting.

  15. Re:Instead of relying on Google..... on Google Blockly — a Language With a Difference · · Score: 5, Informative

    Its released under an Apache license. Anyone can run with it if they want to.

  16. Re:Both Ways on Search Tracking Purports To Show Effect of Racism On '08 Election · · Score: 1

    It has been quite possible for a third party candidate to win. Here are some examples.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Perot_presidential_campaign,_1992
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Nader_presidential_campaign,_2000

    There are probably a few more, but these were the ones I could find most readily. They were on the ballot in most/all states. It gets easier if you look at smaller elections. There are a few in the house right now, IIRC.

    Voicing your support for a third party candidate has the same value as supporting any other candidate. I would actually assert that it has a bit more value, really, as it shows you are disillusioned with the two party system and your choice between Tweedledee and Tweedledum. If more people broke free of the fallacious "throwing away your vote" argument, I could see the situation improving. Perhaps not a reformation of the system entirely, but the two parties might just perk up and listen a bit, in fear of independents actually gaining ground.

  17. Re:It's a design patent... on Apple Granted Broad Patent On Wedge-Shaped Laptops · · Score: 2

    I used to have that box. It seems to have been taken away from me. Not sure why.

  18. Re:As opposed to patents that cover algorithms? on Supreme Court Orders Do-Over On Key Software Patents · · Score: 1

    http://www.google.com/patents/US6384822

    This seems pretty "pure mathematics" to me. I suppose the phosphors of a monitor count as a physical material, but I think that's stretching it a bit.

  19. Re:Methinks a law of unintended consequences on Tennessee "Teaching the Controversy" Bill Becomes Law · · Score: 1

    I'm curious, what problems do you think evolution brings up?

  20. Re:blame the patients on Does Higher Health Care Spending Lead To Better Patient Outcomes? · · Score: 4, Informative

    Food-safe plastics do exist. I cannot say whether this particular plastic used was food-safe or not, but its at least possible.

  21. Voice your dissent. Vote 3rd party. Only good things can result from that. Either we elect a 3rd party candidate, which I suspect would be less susceptible to corruption, or the first party candidates wake up a bit and realize they have to pay attention to the electorate. Either way, the people win.

    Also, vote in primaries. The first parties tend to have at least one candidate that isn't atrocious, but they don't seem to win primaries very often. I suspect voter apathy is the cause here as well.

    If you want to take laziness out of the equation, sign up for absentee ballots. Much easier than voting in person.

  22. Re:hehe on 'Honey Stick' Project Tracks Fate of Lost Smartphones · · Score: 1

    I don't think that is a patented iPhone thing. Palm has had silent toggles on their smartphones forever.

  23. Re:Less Effective on Journalist Gets Blasted By the Pentagon's Pain Ray — Twice · · Score: 1

    RELEASE... THE KITTIES.

  24. Re:Homebrew rebound on What Beer Can Teach Us About Emerging Technologies · · Score: 2

    Miller is an American Beer. The company isn't owned by Americans anymore, sure, but the beer is the same.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miller_Brewing_Company

  25. Re:Just make it clear: is it an ad or not? on How Much Stuff Can Timothy Jam Into His New Hoodie's Pockets? (Video) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Hmm ... unfortunately, despite what your intentions may have been, to most readers it appears to be an advertisement. At least thats what I am gleaning from reading all of the comments here. Perhaps product reviews are simply not a thing for Slashdot, given the impossibility of distinguishing advertisement from a personal review/endorsement.

    For me, Slashdot is all about the community. The perceived commercialization of this website is a very touchy issue for that community, especially so given taco's departure. I would like to ask that you guys please tread carefully, as I don't want to lose the website I have read for many years. Too many to count right now without growing despondent. If I just wanted another news aggregator, there are many to choose from. But Slashdot is special.