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  1. Re:maintenance updates during the day ? on Washington Post Hacked, a Day After New York Times · · Score: 1

    Laptop in a canoe sounds dangerous and kinda wonderful in a contrasting sort of way.

  2. Re:You would think. . . on First Ever Public Tasting of Lab-Grown Cultured Beef Burger · · Score: 1

    I will have mine medium rare please.

  3. Re:Trust on Fifteen Years After Autism Panic, a Plague of Measles Erupts · · Score: 1

    I agree with you but I have to name that medicine. A prescribed allergy medicine that worked very well for me was removed from production (AllerEX). I think the insurance companies pushed for it's removal because of all the lower strength allergy medicines available without a prescription.

  4. Mars but no asteroids? on U.S. House Wants 'Sustained Human Presence On the Moon and the Surface of Mars' · · Score: 1
  5. Re:It is all software, really on Sony's PS4 To Have Less Stringent DRM Than Microsoft's Xbox One · · Score: 1

    The only way to be sure is to buy one, never open it and brick it up in a closet or basement.

  6. Re:so what on Working Handgun Printed On a Sub-$2,000 3D Printer · · Score: 1

    One of the issues was the material the guns were made of wasn't detectable by metal detectors. Although I assume the ammo would be.

  7. Re:Do Americans really take drugs for depression? on Tylenol May Ease Pain of Existential Distress, Social Rejection · · Score: 1

    Scientology perhaps?

  8. Re:Seriously.. on Google Will Cut 1,200 More Jobs At Motorola Mobility · · Score: 1

    That sounds like every company/government/group/band ever.

  9. Re:Religions are philosophies on Dr. Richard Dawkins On Education, 'Innocence of Muslims,' and Rep. Paul Broun · · Score: 1

    I have to disagree. Those labels change from family to family and even person to person depending on their personal beliefs, their church, sect and priest/pastor/rabbi ..... Unless you are talking about absolute fundamentalists. The truth is a person's religion gives you a possible look into a person's values but it will not be accurate enough to rely on.

  10. Re:Spend 'Em!!! on Man Finds Roman Gold Coin Hoard Worth £100,000 With Metal Detector · · Score: 2
  11. Re:No, it isn't misleading on Nexus Q Stretches "Made in USA" Label · · Score: 1

    Yes it is a sad fact we are left with such thoughts since those ex-jobs are permanently out sourced.

  12. Re:Well, well, well. on LulzSec Leader Sabu Unmasked, Arrested and Caught Collaborating · · Score: 1

    I agree, not a victim, then not a problem, mentality is morally wrong.

    Can I parse your first sentence out a bit more?

    "Because many people in large numbers can be overly emotional, less than rational, under educated and spiteful. "

  13. Re:poor cost vs. reward on Rearview Car Cameras Likely Mandated By 2014 · · Score: 1

    Consider backing into a tree, another car, or other obstacle. Saves on insurance and other extraneous costs.

    I have one in my wife's car and I like it as it is easier to see backing out of a parking spot.

  14. Re:From TFA: on Draft Proposal Would Create Agency To Tax Cars By the Mile · · Score: 1

    Look at the source. Thehill is a known right wing favoring new org like fox news.

  15. Re:Immature and Gun Happy on Hunters Shot Down Google Fiber · · Score: 1

    London also has cameras on every corner. But this is a discussion on guns so carry on.

  16. Re:Atheist on The Advent of Religious Search Engines · · Score: 1

    --SPOILER ALERT--

    There is no --SPOILER ALERT--

    or spoon
    or cake
    there is pie. Both apple and hair.

  17. Re:Huh? on Sony Can Update PS3 Firmware Without Permission · · Score: 1

    Are you Sony's official apologist? Justifying each and every thing removed as opposed to admitting it was removed. I'm sure there was a good reason for Sony but that doesn't mean it is a good reason for the consumer. It was over priced at the beginning, removing features to reduce price is not what people wanted. I have the BC 40gig version which I bought used because I wanted the BC version. I planned on upping the HDD and playing around with Linux on it. No more. While you claim it was horrible I found many people who were really pushing(aka selling) the 'other OS' option even though it didn't access the game engine. Sony still hasn't matched Live for feature which is why they couldn't charge for it. I was hoping Sony Online would advance enough so MS would have to at least reduce the cost of Live. Sony can't even manage a consistent background download yet and we are stuck with a two step process to install demos. Now they have the ability to remove any features they want. Looking at Sony's history of removing features for what ever reason, I think people have a reason to get a bit peeved at them.

  18. I lied to a Comcast rep on Verizon CEO Says "We Will Hunt Heavy Users Down" · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Interesting read. I still don't consider the US #1 in broadband. I do defend it when people compare it to the faster much smaller in terms of sq mileage and people countries. I'm sure Verizon goes many steps further to qualify their self claim of #1.

    I had a Comcast rep come to my door just last week asking/begging me to come back to Comcast/xfinty. One of the many reasons why I switched was the cap Comcast was enforcing where I hadn't heard about Verizon's until now. My usage while not torrent heavy it is still active and I work from home 3 days a week so I would be concerned on any limitation. I have a 20/20 package and that seemed to floor him. "20 up?" he asked.

  19. Re:You know... on GameStop Sued Over Lack of DLC For Used Games · · Score: 1

    Wow, that is a pretty fancy logical fallacy there. There is no reason for customer to use the money on a game at GS or for on another game that is from the same publisher. Hell they may get wise and buy a used games instead. GS makes money off of used games, publisher do not which is why they are trying to use expiring DLC to sweeten a new deal and to go completely DL games which eliminates the used game market and GS from the picture. Publishers would jump for job if the used game market dried up. Of course those who buy used games would then decided whether to buy new, pirate the game or move on and do something else. Seems to me that the publishers can't come out and kill the used market directly or they will piss off a lot of people into not buying anything.

    Law suit worthy or even justified? Doubt it.

  20. Why not Tivo? on D-Link's New Boxee Box Runs Linux, Eyes Netflix · · Score: 1

    First thought. Gimmicky, not stackable and this is something that Tivo should have already done. Seems like a bunch of us had the same first impression too. Won't bode well.

  21. Re:Business do see the light on Cracking Open the SharePoint Fortress · · Score: 0

    I think he had a valid point but your response was the 'whoosh'. Moving from one technology to another costs money and time.

  22. Re:$10 for guaranteed delivery to 1,000 users? on Yahoo Revives Pay-Per-Email, With Charitable Twist · · Score: 1

    That does not eliminate the traffic created by it.

  23. Allergic to acetaminophen on FDA Considers Banning Acetaminophen-Based Pain Killers · · Score: 2, Interesting

    This is good for me as I'm allergic to acetaminophen. It could kill me so I'd have to make sure I didn't get any. My dentist who was made aware of my allergy unwittingly prescribed Hydrocodone to me, my pharmacy missed it and luckily my wife knew Hydrocodone contained acetaminophen otherwise I wouldn't be typing this.

  24. Re:I don't quite see what this is about on Increase In Xbox 360 E74 Problems · · Score: 1

    You start off fine but fall off the reason wagon early and then go onto a different path before getting back to the point. Why did you bring online fees into it? Sony is now charging companies bandwidth fees. Do you think that will effect what get's on their network?

    As far as hardware. The reason is not clear. Every hardware manufacture tries to balance on the line between profitability and failure. MS tried a short cut with heat dissipation and failed. They tried to get away from QA testing and that bit them and us in the ass.

  25. Re:Or Be More Interesting on IBM Wants Patent For Lotus Notes-Free Meetings · · Score: 1

    How about closing the laptop lids so you pay attention to the meeting.