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  1. Rated M for Marathon on The Death of the American Drive-in · · Score: 1

    Several of my friends take part in this: https://www.facebook.com/ratedmformarathon.

    If I weren't in New York I would attend every event.

  2. Re:astounding that defaults are not tougher on The Search Engine More Dangerous Than Google · · Score: 1

    When I got Verizon Fios the router came with a unique password, but only for Wi-Fi. The actual device login was a default (actually technically just one of the "default" logins techs commonly used; I had to Google this).

    I think this can be helped by not allowing remote access until the default password has been changed. If you're going to require remote access you should know enough that you should try to secure your device.

    Obviously, this doesn't help the problem with weak password or technicians commonly changing the device default and then re-using that device in another household. But it's a start.

  3. Re:How cool is it though... on Android Hits 73% of Global Smartphone Market · · Score: 1

    I think what he meant to get across what that you don't need the command line. Sure, it's there and it's great, but the real improvement is that the Android community hasn't been plagued by forums with people advising others to copy+paste bash commands, run scripts, or compile stuff just to get something to work.

  4. Re:More mindless federal regulation on Buckyballs Throws In the Towel · · Score: 1

    accidental deaths of children due to handguns in the US: ~500 per year

    accidental deaths of children choking on balloons: ~1000 per year

    Is anyone else concerned that the number of deaths from balloons doubles handguns? Where are you getting these numbers?

  5. Re:I can sleep on Do Recreational Drugs Help Programmers? · · Score: 1

    Weed on the other hand made the spiders do very detailed, ornate work, but they seemed to have wandering minds, get bored and leave their webs unfinished. I don't know what OS that would correspond to.

    Linux. That would definitely be Linux. Just look at all the different distros.

  6. Re:subject on PS3 Encryption Keys Leaked · · Score: 1

    Winrar. When I was buying I actually thought to myself: "This PS3 is $300+, but then again so is that Blu-ray player I was looking at. But I can do so much more! I can play games with it... connect to Windows Media Player... I heard it can even run Linux...". However, nowadays it has issues connecting to Windows Media Player so I use PS3 Media Server instead; and I dumped the Linux install so I could keep playing the latest games. But hey, at least I can still play games.

  7. Re:Kudos to Blender! on Blender Debuts Fourth Open Source Movie: Tears of Steel · · Score: 1

    Keyword in your sentence: usually. The purpose of this movie was not to entertain, it was to demo digital content with live action using Blender. Mission accomplished. That is what we should be commenting on. The fact that /. categorized this "Entertainment" is unfortunate, because it detracts from the technological prowess we are supposed to be evaluating.

  8. Re:Define premature on Intel CEO Tells Staff Windows 8 Is Being Released Prematurely · · Score: 1

    Mod points! My kingdom for some mod points!

    I have had my fair share of Windows problems and even though the changes in Windows 8 aren't revolutionary or ground-breaking they are much welcomed. Just about every feature you listed is possible with Windows XP, 7, and even Vista; but they required knowledge of how to properly configure Windows, get rid of all the crap you don't need, and then properly install and configure the third-party applications that handled features the OS now natively provides.

    I got to the point where I came up with a list of must-have apps and configs for any family member or friend asking for help "fixing" their computer. I had to keep my list and software library up-to-date, or rely on a website like "i use this" to take care of that. And I have lists for Windows, Mac, and Linux OSes; nobody is perfect.

    UI mess aside I welcome such improvements in an OS like Windows 8.

  9. Re:My wristwatch on Apple iPad 2 As Fast As the Cray-2 Supercomputer · · Score: 1

    The iPad2 is the second coming of Christ, we got it already.

    If the iPad2 is the second coming of Christ then the New iPad is...?

  10. Re:Extended Support Release on Firefox: In With the New, Out With the Compatibility · · Score: -1, Offtopic
  11. Re:Better watch out for the creepers! on Millions In China Live In Energy Efficient Caves · · Score: 1

    Not just you, buddy. With my recent addiction to Minecraft before I even finished reading the summary I began thinking about how all of their building materials will actually be affected by gravity (not just sand and gravel).

  12. Re:Obviously on Dutch Psychologist Faked Data In At Least 30 Scientific Papers · · Score: 1

    Pro-meat people would also be happy with overall human population reduction too. More meat for them.

  13. Re:I thought on Android 4.0 Source Code Coming "Soon" · · Score: 1

    Or real birth certificate?

  14. Re:Interesting on Tokyo Subway Gets Lightsaber Handrails · · Score: 2

    For you, maybe.

    For short people? That's at a comfortable level.

    Ewoks? Forget about it. They shouldn't be handling those anyways.

  15. Re:What was her password? on Massachusetts Attorney General, Victim of iTunes Fraud · · Score: 1

    That's because it's your password. To me it looks like ******* but to you it's hunter2.

  16. Re:$100 is an impulse buy, $500 is not on What HP's TouchPad Fire Sale Teaches iPad Rivals · · Score: 1

    You brought up an interested point. Do you think any company is willing to bleed money just to get more market share? How much is spent in marketing the product and can any of that be relocated to supporting selling at a loss? Would the benefits of (potential) increased market share outweigh the cost of lower priced products?

  17. Re:Correction on Sports Bars Changing Channels For Video Gamers · · Score: 1

    I can understand that if the Chess game is a tie then a winner is decided using the boxing scores. But if the boxing scores are also a tie then the player with the black pieces automatically wins? That I cannot understand.

  18. Hypocritical on Autodesk + Instructables: For Makers? · · Score: 2

    Getting people to use free and trial versions of their Autodesk software isn't part of a plan for them to upsell? And they're not going to make Instructable-like communities by obtaining members and projects from Instructables? Ok... I'll bite. What other things do they have planned, MAKE?

  19. Re:Now, Come On ... on Swede Arrested For Building Nuclear Reactor · · Score: 2

    As long as he doesn't have to bolt it down or changes something with the appearance of the house, most landlords wouldn't really complain too much. If they get their cut of the power, it's a sure thing they'll not only green light it but shoot down any complaints of neighbors concerning radiation or other minor complaints.

    Radiation from a nuclear reactor is a minor complaint?

  20. Re:Is this the place? on Chrome Extension Helps Find Noisy Tabs · · Score: 1

    Um... so... I'm an idiot. This is EXACTLY what we were talking about in this entire convo. I quit.

  21. Re:Is this the place? on Chrome Extension Helps Find Noisy Tabs · · Score: 1

    Flooding this section! Just returned to let people (or nobody, probably) about this: http://www.mutetab.com/ Not exactly what we were discussing in this convo but close enough.

  22. Re:Is this the place? on Chrome Extension Helps Find Noisy Tabs · · Score: 1

    Man, stupid double post. We should be able to remove them.

  23. Re:Is this the place? on Chrome Extension Helps Find Noisy Tabs · · Score: 1

    I disagree with your disagreement! But not completely. There should be an option (keyword: option) to only allow sound from the visible tab. You most likely won't use it but CmdrTaco and I will.

    However, I fully support your idea of a small speaker icon on the tab itself. Someone should write that up immediately! Maybe I will...

  24. Re:Is this the place? on Chrome Extension Helps Find Noisy Tabs · · Score: 1

    I disagree with your disagreement! But not completely. We should have the option (keyword: option) to only allow sound from visible tabs. You most likely won't use it, but CmdrTaco and I will (on occasion).

    However, I fully support your idea of small speaker icon on the tab itself. Someone should write that up, immediately. Maybe I will...

  25. Re:Google+ on Google+ Runs Out of Disk Space, Swamps Users With Notifications · · Score: 1

    When something is in beta it's common practice for peoples' accounts (items, accomplishments, etc.) to be considered expendable at all times. Often, when something comes out of beta all accounts are purged, and people are given bonuses when the real thing starts to accommodate them for the purging.