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  1. Re:only one side of this story. on Blogger Who Revealed GOP Leader's KKK Ties Had Home Internet Lines Cut · · Score: 1

    You should've referenced that gamergate person. Whats his face. That would've got things going hot.

  2. Re:Definitely interested in this... on Hands On With Microsoft's Holographic Goggles · · Score: 1

    A pair of gloves with some sort of force feedback perhaps?

  3. Re:I hope it works on Calls For European ISPs To Filter Content Could Be Illegal · · Score: 3, Informative

    They don't actually block content. If you use your ISP provided DNS service then lookup requests for certain domain names will be hijacked, and redirect to a "This page done bad" website.

    As the article states, actually blocking content requires snooping on content and that's not just expensive, it's legality is questionable. As such, if you want to torrent and whatnot, you are still free to switch to a public, unfiltered DNS service á la Google or OpenDNS.

  4. How about... on Ask Slashdot: Sounds We Don't Hear Any More? · · Score: 1

    The first few seconds of a VHS tape where the sound has gone wonky.

  5. Re:Any actual examples? on Tumblr Co-Founder: Apple's Software Is In a Nosedive · · Score: 0

    What do you mean? The article references a non-existing post by Geoff Wozniak. I mean, how the fuck can you not take to heart anything that Geoff Wozniak may or may not have said and then retracted? Shame on you. Shame!

  6. I could see it happening on Peter Diamandis: Technology Is Dissolving National Borders · · Score: 1

    A governing body for each continent controlling local policies like resource management and wildlife preservation, and whatnot, and a global governing body dictating global stuff like how much we must pay in copyright taxes and other such wildly important politics.

    I'm not saying it's a good idea or not, but I can see it happening. We're already moving in that direction. Japan takes over Australia, Korea and the island nations, China absorbs India and all the other surrounding countries that don't particularly like China, including Russia once it collapses, Africa experiences a growth boom and becomes the new defacto place to be like China once was, European Union is already there, as is USA. South America just needs to stop fooling around and get on with it.

  7. Re:Nope. on Russia Plans To Build World First DNA Databank of All Living Things · · Score: 1

    Suppose these ingenious Russians deviced a way to put one building on top of another. Each building would then be connected by a metal box that can travel up and down along a corridor, perhaps attached to cables for pull action, or some sort of push device. Wouldn't that just be fantastical?

  8. Yes, but who really does that? Really? Who really does that?

  9. What technology does Australia export? on Australia Moves Toward New Restrictions On Technology Export and Publication · · Score: 0

    What technology does Australia export? Serious question. I don't know any companies that operate solely out of Australia, except companies that only provide services to Australians.

  10. Re:...and here we go again on Swedish Police Raid the Pirate Bay Again · · Score: 1

    You can't value your life very highly if you perceive your time as free. You spent time on reading my commentary. That's only free if your time is free. Is your time free? Are you worth nothing?

  11. Re:...and here we go again on Swedish Police Raid the Pirate Bay Again · · Score: 1

    Get paid? Commenting costs time and effort. Very few people get paid for their time and effort when commenting. I can't see what I could possibly have to say on Slashdot that would warrant me getting money for it. I sure hope no one gets money for posting anything here. It's all shit.

  12. Re:...and here we go again on Swedish Police Raid the Pirate Bay Again · · Score: 1

    There's no such thing as free. Even the criminals know that.

  13. Big news! on In UK Study, Girls Best Boys At Making Computer Games · · Score: 2

    School forces children to do an activity. Boys cheapskate the task, girls dive into it. What's new here? That's how it was when I went to school.

  14. Re: Who ends up paying for this? on Bidding In Government Auction of Airwaves Reaches $34 Billion · · Score: 1

    If you exclude all the unpopulated areas of America, you live just as tightly packed as any other developed country. Your legal system is just stupid, and you're too happy with bending over backwards for your big businesses.

    I live in a country with 1/4th the population of New York, spread across an area 1/3rd the size of New York. I have 14 mobile phone carriers to choose from. Yes, 14, and that's not counting the ones that've shut down over the years. Looking at the first company on the list, 3, the most expensive contract I can pick is unlimited talking, unlimited texting, unlimited MMS (picture texts, don't know what you call them) and 20GB/month data limit. If you don't need that much data, you can get the same deal with just 5GB for 30$ or 1GB for $20. Population quantity or density makes no difference. Your country is just consumer-unfriendly.

  15. Who ends up paying for this? on Bidding In Government Auction of Airwaves Reaches $34 Billion · · Score: 1

    Who ends up paying for this in the end? You do! $100 a month for 1GB of data and you still pay to receive text messages! Ha-ha! Dumbasses.

  16. Re:Well, to be fair... on "Barbie: I Can Be a Computer Engineer" Pulled From Amazon · · Score: 1

    Yes, yes, yes! Do we know anyone who's good at drawing? Hell, doesn't have to be good, just good enough.

  17. Re:Out of band patch.. on Microsoft Azure Outage Across the Globe · · Score: 1

    You don't think they keep Azure ahead of the Windows Update crowd?

  18. Re:No, this is absolutely normal SOP these days. on Uber Threatens To Do 'Opposition Research' On Journalists · · Score: 0
    Fucking slashdot ate all my [tags], and I can't edit posts. Why can't I edit posts?

    I see you went to [school]. It could be argued that [school] produces bad graduates because we found [statistical anomaly] in [statistical report] from [your graduating year]. Therefore it could be argued that you are a sub-standard and poorly educated hippie, whose only purpose in life it is to hinder hard-working Americans from doing their jobs. Think about it. It could be argued that you're causing thousands of people to not be able to do their jobs. You could literally be taking their jobs. Literally taking them. Literally. Also you have weird sexual fetishes.

  19. Re:No, this is absolutely normal SOP these days. on Uber Threatens To Do 'Opposition Research' On Journalists · · Score: 0

    I see you went to . It could be argued that produces bad graduates because we found in from . Therefore it could be argued that you are a sub-standard and poorly educated hippie, whose only purpose in life it is to hinder hard-working Americans from doing their jobs. Think about it. It could be argued that you're causing thousands of people to not be able to do their jobs. You could literally be taking their jobs. Literally taking them. Literally. Also you have weird sexual fetishes.

  20. Where's the common sense? on Police Body Cam Privacy Exploitation · · Score: 1

    If I make a request for a video of my car being pulled over, then that video should be delivered.

    If I make a request for a video of someone else being pulled over, then that video should not be delivered, unless

    • 1) I am acting on behalf of said person, with written consent, ie lawyer or friend/family, or
    • 2) a judge signs a document forcing the police to release the video, for example in case of a criminal investigation.

    Why does the American situation have to be so damn complicated all the time? God damn political maneuvering is all anyone can do these days. Not my fault, not my problem, go fuck yourself.

  21. Re:Let lawyers do it free, in exchange for % damag on GNOME Project Seeks Donations For Trademark Battle With Groupon · · Score: 1

    Sure but how many Googles and Yahoos do we really need? Names are getting dumber by the day as it is, what with everyone wanting a three or four-letter company name/internet domain.

  22. What the fuck summary? on Researchers Demonstrate Electrically Activated Micro-Muscles · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Really what the fuck summary? Hundredths of a hair width? Football shapes? Powerade-level saltiness? What the fuck is this I'm reading? Science for dummies?

  23. Re:Let lawyers do it free, in exchange for % damag on GNOME Project Seeks Donations For Trademark Battle With Groupon · · Score: 1

    Those kinds of lawsuits require money not being made. No one is not making money here. GNOME isn't not making money off of Groupons tablet being called Gnome. GNOME just wants to keep their name to themselves. Which is hard to achieve these days, because there are only so many words in the dictionary. So the short version is Groupon says they can use Gnome, and have filed documents with the trademark people saying they want to, but GNOME says Groupon can't use Gnome, because GNOME already filed papers with the trademark people long ago. Thing is though that GNOME filed different papers than Groupon is now filing, so GNOME might not have a case, but that's why they want money so they can attack attack ATTACK! and keep their name for themselves.

  24. Re:If so damn many people are making nukes on Buying Goods To Make Nuclear Weapons On eBay, Alibaba, and Other Platforms · · Score: 1

    As an aside, lemon juice teaches the chemical properties of an acid just as well as a stronger acid; probably better, because instead of getting distracted melting stuff, which doesn't have much value in understanding the chemistry, you'll have to make use of electrical properties to do anything cool. And electrical potential is the whole point of those lessons. Heck, even a potato probably teaches that easier than a strong acid. We made a potato-powered electrical motor in my 4th grade class.

    Every single part of what you just said is boring. Why did kids want chem sets? It damn well wasn't to learn chemistry. It was to melt things and blow things up. Because those things are cool.

  25. Oh my god on China Completes Its First Lunar Return Mission · · Score: 1

    Oh my god, it's not full of stars... Seriously though, how come there are never any stars? Is the surface reflection really that bright, or are space-cameras just inherently shit?