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  1. Re:No shit, it's soccer. on Soccer Superstar Plays With Very Low Brain Activity · · Score: 0

    I bet you prefer handegg.

  2. Re:Why should Lenovo support their main competitor on Lenovo Halts Sales of Small-Screen Windows 8.1 Tablets Due To "Lack of Interest" · · Score: 1

    i agree about the keyboard and trackpad.

    apple keyboards are horrid, and all trackpads suck so it doesnt matter.

  3. Re:Betteridge answers on Slashdot Asks: Do You Want a Smart Watch? · · Score: 1

    I have the new LG and it gets to about 70% after one day.

    I have always taken my watch off at night anyway, so its no big deal to just sit it on the charger.

  4. Re:Any Memory?? what judge will go on just that? on Police Using Dogs To Sniff Out Computer Memory · · Score: 1

    bad mspaint drawings of naked children!

  5. It is only a trick if... on Did Russia Trick Snowden Into Going To Moscow? · · Score: 1

    ..they promised him something then refused to provide that something.

    They may have convinced him to go there with nefarious motives, but that's not necessarily a 'trick'

  6. Re:I Predict on Microsoft Ships Surface Pro 2 Tablets With Wrong, Slower Processor · · Score: 2

    For the surface to take off they need to do 2 things.

    1. stop restricting which retailers can sell the device.

    2. Let said retailers make a profit.

    1. Is mostly done, but 2 keeps us from stocking them ($20-$50 markup in a top end surface)

  7. keep it simple on Ask Slashdot: Best Management Interface On an IT Appliance? · · Score: 1

    Anything that doesnt require java, flash, silverlight, or god knows what else.

    Anything that works in all browsers.

  8. Re:"Feasible" doesn't necessarily mean "Advisable" on Report: Space Elevators Are Feasible · · Score: 1

    In a novel by Frederik Pohl, one of the heechee series, terrorists set off a bomb at the ground terminal of a space elevator and it causes the rope to fall to the ground.

  9. Re:Apple rent part of Tesla's factory? on Elon Musk Talks Tesla, Apple, Model X · · Score: 2

    It's more likely that if Apple was going to design a car, they would get just get Tesla to build it for them.

  10. Re:Who cares? on 12-Year-Old Builds Lego Braille Printer · · Score: 1

    And repraps are stupid because you can just buy a commercial 3d printer.

    You are missing the point.

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

    Android syncs all your contacts with your google account anyway.

  12. Re:No PIN required for tapping. on Death Hovers Politely For Americans' Swipe-and-Sign Credit Cards · · Score: 1

    it used to be $30 here in Australia, now it is $100

  13. Re:It's about time. on Death Hovers Politely For Americans' Swipe-and-Sign Credit Cards · · Score: 1

    Paper statements?

    Cheques?

    What year is it?

  14. Re:Tickets on How To Hack Subway Fares Using Fare Arbitrage · · Score: 1

    Too bad Melbourne wasn't smart enough to do that.

    You have to buy a Myki card to use the PT.

  15. Re:Force them to warrenty whole unit.. on Customer: Dell Denies Speaker Repair Under Warranty, Blames VLC · · Score: 1

    but what if you want a usable keyboard and mouse?

  16. Re:What about the windows only software? and offic on High School Students Develop Linux Imaging and Help Desk Software · · Score: 1

    The 928 predates fancy in car computers.

  17. Re:Yes. Freedom. on T-Mobile Jumping Into the Check-Cashing Industry · · Score: 1

    Why on earth would you want to write a cheque?

  18. Re:This is stupid on Amazon: We Can Ship Items Before Customers Order · · Score: 1

    For that idea to work, it would have to be Amazons own trucks, rather than UPS/Fedex/USPS

  19. Re:Audi have been doing this for years on Ford Rolls the Dice With Breakthrough F-150 Aluminum Pickup Truck · · Score: 1

    Lots of sports cars are fully or partially aluminium.

    Name a pickup truck that is.

  20. Re:What is the best way to buy some in bulk? on 60% of Americans Unaware of Looming Incandescent Bulb Phase Out · · Score: 1

    If she hates incandescents, why are you so worried about them being phased out?

  21. Re:Why? on Open Source Add-on Rewrites the User Interface of IE11 · · Score: 2

    Because they ran out of other ways to make their browser worse with every new version?

  22. Re:The distinction is minor on Google Nexus Gets Wireless Charger · · Score: 1

    yeah, except they seem to break much easier than miniusb

  23. Re:Why limit calculator choices for tests? on Ask Slashdot: Cheap Second Calculators For Tests? · · Score: 1

    We all got the calc-calc cables with our TI-82s but only the teachers had the calc-serial cable and were reluctant to lend it out. Then someone in my class bought one, and we just used his.

  24. Re:Currently searching - some Brother ref on Ask Slashdot: Best SOHO Printer Choices? · · Score: 3, Informative

    Brother black lasers are bulletproof.

    Their colour lasers not so much.

  25. Worse and worse and worse on Firefox's Blocked-By-Default Java Isn't Going Down Well · · Score: 0

    Firefox continues to get worse with every update.