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  1. Re:Congratulations! on A New Benefit For Logged-In Readers: Meet Slashdot's ROT13 Initiative · · Score: 1

    I agree, I'm all for having a bit of fun and jokes on April Fools Day, but this doesn't come off as funny, just really irritating. :\

  2. Re:How does this affect game developers? on Kickstarter Introduces New Hardware and Product Design Project Guidelines · · Score: 1

    Now that I think about it, since it says hardware, I suppose games wouldn't be included anyways since they are software.

  3. How does this affect game developers? on Kickstarter Introduces New Hardware and Product Design Project Guidelines · · Score: 1

    If i'm understanding this correctly, this would mean a game developer would have to have a working copy of the game to use kickstarter to acquire funds, or would a working demo be applicable? I ask this because I've seen a number of projects that were little more than storyboards.

  4. Re:Huh on New Mexico Is Stretching, GPS Reveals · · Score: 1

    This is no proof at all for the "expanding earth" theory. The thing is, elsewhere on earth, you have crust being subducted and remelted into the mantle.

  5. Re:well known to geologists for a century on New Mexico Is Stretching, GPS Reveals · · Score: 1

    I agree, the Rio Grande Rift is well known and you have a clear and visible history of recent past volcanism in the areas in and around it in New Mexico. About the only thing new in this article is it listing the speed of expansion based on GPS data.

  6. Re:Interesting Proposition, But I Don't Buy It on Icelandic Rocks Suggest Meteorites Brought Gold To Earth · · Score: 1

    Well there is always the hypothesized possibility of mantle plumes carrying/moving heavier materials to the surface (thru volcanism at or near the surface).

  7. Interesting Proposition, But I Don't Buy It on Icelandic Rocks Suggest Meteorites Brought Gold To Earth · · Score: 4, Informative

    My degree is in geology; while I have no problem with the idea that some of the deposits came from asteroids and the like, there are far too many other ways that many of these deposits can be formed here on earth. I know that for precious metals like gold and silver, hydro-thermal deposits are quite common sources of these ores (with a large number of these being found in or around granite sources.)

  8. Re:In before... on Walmart To Close Online Music Store · · Score: 1

    Indeed, right after Walmart began this program, I decided to give it a try. Little did I know that the music wouldn't work on my mp3 player at the time and you couldn't transfer the music from one computer to another (I wanted to play my music on my laptop as well as my desktop). After this, their music service was dead to me and I never looked back. Luckily I only lost about $5 on the test, so I wasn't put too far in the hole over it (basically about the cost of a meal at some fast food place). I am curious though if this was to prioritize their new video on demand streaming service they recently rolled out with.

  9. Re:Very cool tool on Researcher's Tool Catches Net Neutrality Cheaters · · Score: 1

    One problem with your assessment, ObsessiveMathsFreak, the majority of those big telcos are also ISP's, so they to would be set to the same standards. While I see the merit in what you are saying about government regulations, do you have any idea the outcry that would happen if the government (especially in the case of the US) tried to take over a private enterprise (various ISP's and/or Telcos) and turn it into another state funded bureaucracy. I suspect any such actions by the government would likely go over like a lead balloon.

  10. Re:Very cool tool on Researcher's Tool Catches Net Neutrality Cheaters · · Score: 2

    I agree. If implemented, I could see ISP's trying to distance themselves from throttling. The only problem is, you need a sizable group of consumers to actively participate in order to have enough "teeth" to give the ISP's a metaphorical bite to the rear.

  11. Well, it is a bit different on Google's New Design · · Score: 1

    It isn't awful by any means, but I think they need a lighter color font for the black bar at the top. Also, I swear they have shrunken the size of the font and search box on the main google page. Is anybody else encountering this?

  12. Re:Seriously? Could the summary be any more biased on Utah To Teach USA is a Republic, Not a Democracy · · Score: 1

    I have to agree, nowhere in the article did it say, "because a "Democracy" would have "Democrat" in it." I'm actually disappointed that nobody pointed out the bad summary earlier, more-so that CmdrTaco, left it in the summary.

  13. Mozilla is rolling down that slippery slope. on Firefox 5 To Integrate Tab Web Apps · · Score: 1

    Mozilla was at it's best with FF2-2.5; simple layout, highly customizable, and easy to use. Since the introduction of FF3, I've seen more bloated memory use, more complexity added to the browser, and an overall less simple layout .Mozilla has lost it and this just further shows how out of touch the Mozilla folks are. The only reason I keep using Firefox is the customizations, but now Chrome is nearly as customizable as Firefox.

  14. Several reasons but one major problem on Why Dumbphones Still Dominate, For Now · · Score: 1

    The main reason I don't go to a "smart phone" is the data price involved. The prices are so outrageous for not only the phones but especially for the data plans that most networks force upon you. I'm sorry, but I'm not paying upwards of $30/month for 1GB of internet use (that can be used up in less than a day with many of the apps on the various smartphone OS markets).

  15. Mix of Good and Bad on Slashdot Launches Re-Design · · Score: 1

    Good: Clean layout, runs smoothly on Chrome, and nice new icons The Bad: Too much white space (articles are white against a white background), very laggy on Firefox, and don't like the locked bars (on the side and top) It is a good effort, but as with all new website layouts, there are bugs to work out. I'll stay tuned and see what happens.

  16. Re:Yay. more money for mansquito II! on Stargate Universe Cancelled · · Score: 1

    Admittedly, I've seen better acting and script writing for the wrestling programs than on some of the shows on "SyFy" lately.

  17. Saw it coming when they renamed the channel SyFy on Stargate Universe Cancelled · · Score: 5, Insightful

    More proof that SyFy is well on its way to become just another SpikeTV/MTV/G4 clone. Remember when the Sci-Fi Channel showed showed Science Fiction B-Movies and TV shows (I sure miss Mystery Science Theater 3000)?

  18. Re:Seriously? on Survey Shows That Fox News Makes You Less Informed · · Score: 1

    Indeed, correlation does not imply causation. People with those beliefs may watch Fox News, but as for the misinformation part being Fox News' fault, it is too overreaching of an accusation. With the likely possibility that many of those misinformed folks were misinformed via word of mouth, radio and internet, you would have a difficult time placing sole blame since there are so many outside factors.

  19. Any ideas??? on First-Sale Doctrine Lost Overseas · · Score: 1

    I'm a bit confused by the wording of the ruling, does this apply to goods purchased online via a company outside of the country and shipped to me? For example, if I purchase a video games and/or consoles from a source outside my own country/region, does this mean I won't be able to sell these items at some later date if I so desire?

  20. Re:Why do they need $35mil? on Kentucky Announces Creationism Theme Park · · Score: 1

    I asked a strongly Christian friend of mine this and his response was, "He already built us the Earth, and that it was his staff's (he was referring to humanity) job to build new rides." I'll give him credit, it was a strange yet creative response from a creationist.

  21. Honestly, who didn't see that coming? on Wikileaks DDoS Attacker Arrested, Equipment Seized · · Score: 2

    I honestly don't care one way or the other regarding the Wikileaks mess, but common sense tells you that if you do something illegal (like DDoS'ing) and then brag about it that you will likely get caught.

  22. Re:Fascists Vs. Idiots on 200 Students Admit Cheating After Professor's Online Rant · · Score: 1

    I couldn't agree more with you GNUALMAFUERTE. At first I felt sympathy for the professor, but when he stated the answers were from a bank, he lost my sympathy. Honestly, how lazy a professor are you to rely on a question bank for an exam? I mostly feel sorry for those students who didn't cheat, especially those that did well. If in their position, I would likely fight it with the dean and not stop until they give me my rightful grade.

  23. Re:I'm confused about one thing... on Twitter Says Americans Are Happier In the Morning · · Score: 1

    That would make sense, thanks for the response.

  24. Re:Doesn't anyone on slashdot listen to GORILLAZ? on Pacific Trash Vortex To Become Habitable Island? · · Score: 1

    Yeah, I pointed this out yesterday when the article was going thru judgement. http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1718764&cid=32901808

  25. I'm confused about one thing... on Twitter Says Americans Are Happier In the Morning · · Score: 1

    Why are the states so disfigured in that video?