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  1. Original Hater on Study: Online Dating Makes People "Picky" and "Unrealistic" · · Score: 1

    I was "picky and unrealistic" LONG before online dating.

  2. Re:Maybe it is from on 'Vocal Fry' Creeping Into US Speech · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Absolutely. 'Vocal fry' is a lazy/relaxed way of using the vocal cords. When you have a hang-over or smoked a ton of weed the night before, you'll almost always talk that way in the morning. I'm a singer and in all my training I've heard vocal fry is actually good for you to relax the vocal cords. TFA's statement that"Chances of vocal damage are very minimal" implies that there is a chance when there is none at all.

  3. Pirate on Man Has Nokia Phone Embedded In False Limb · · Score: 2

    I saw the picture and all I could think was "That is one high tech pirate!"

  4. Worker bees... on Why So Many Crashes of Bee-Carrying Trucks? · · Score: 2

    "Colony collapse disorder (CCD) is a phenomenon in which worker bees from a beehive or European honey bee colony abruptly disappear." They went off to occupy wall street.

  5. Give the cancer some credit. on Steve Jobs Dead At 56 · · Score: 1

    People don't give enough credit to the cancer. I honestly believe jobs was only able to do the impressive work he did because he knew he was dying. Had it not been for that drive, apple would be nearly as popular as it is today. During his 8 year swan song, he managed to lead apple's skyrocket from garbage to the #1 valued company in the world. At the time of his death, it was #1. Not just the #1 tech company, but the highest valued of all companies in the whole world, period. That's an accomplishment I think anyone would be proud departing this life after. Even if the cancer was a slow and painful killer... what a way to go out with a bang. He wasn't just an american icon, he became a global icon. Despite apples numerous design and marketing accomplishments, I still think apple's fanbase was in large part a cult of personality focused on steve. With his passing, regardless of the competence of his successor, it just won't be the same. I am not an apple fan by any means. I do own an ipad2 and I recognize and may even respect steve's accomplishments. I am glad to see him go because now there is hope that the 'apple' era may finally end and we all might get to see something new and different in the industry, if any other company has the balls to step up. It does sadden me that steve's apple was the only company I could foresee bringing *wearable* computing to the mainstream. If he had lived another 10 years, it may have happened. Now it might still happen, but it will take longer and isn't nearly as likely to become 'cool'.

  6. Re:Now if only they could measure user experience. on Tom's Hardware Pits Newest Firefox, Opera and Chrome Against Each Other · · Score: 1

    You can disable add-on compatibility checking in the about:config settings or by installing the "add-on compatibility reporter" extension ( https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/add-on-compatibility-reporter/ ). More than half of my extensions (7 of them) are listed as "incompatible" FF8beta but are working perfectly fine.

  7. an easy way... on Newb-Friendly Linux Flavor For LAMP Server? · · Score: 1

    Turnkey Linux: http://www.turnkeylinux.org/ I know roughly nothing about linux and have used this to set up a few servers. It's based on ubuntu server and has a nice web-based management interface.

  8. Re:It's for signatures on Why the Fax Machine Refuses To Die · · Score: 1

    I just get the form and paste a big JPG of my signature on it that I made 5 years ago with a tablet. Looks authentic every time!

  9. Re:Google pack :( on Google To Shut Down 10 Products · · Score: 1

    Ninite will install everything without addons. If you want automatic updates, it'll cost you; but if you're willing to run it yourself manually once a week or month, it'll update everything just fine.

  10. Re:Google Chrome Machine Install? on Google To Shut Down 10 Products · · Score: 1

    Ninite might be what you need. For scripting and corporate use, it isn't free but is pretty cheap.

  11. Not just for the rich... on Steve Jobs, Before the iPad, On Why Tablets Suck · · Score: 1

    The last quote in there is still just as accurate today: "You know they’ve got their desktop, they got a portable, and now they got one of these to read with, that’s your market." The purpose of a tablet hasn't changed at all, the market is what changed to make it possible. Prices of desktops and laptops went down and they became ubiquitous. Everything just became cheap enough so that everyone could afford to splurge on a 2ndary or tertiary device. The majority of tablets are bought as 2ndary devices to complement larger computers/laptops. I have yet to meet anyone who does significant volumes of work on a tablet, and the ones that come close always have a real keyboard attached to their tablets.

  12. Is it sexy yet? on Windows 8 Desktop 'Just Another App'? · · Score: 2

    I recall reading that the MetroUI itself was an html5 app. If that's the case I'm sure this version will be much better for customization than previous ones. Hacking the metroUI interface or replacing it with a different html5 app will be far easier than replacing the explorer.exe shell has been in the past. I'm sure it won't take too long before the mod community comes out with a replacement desktop UI that's actually slick and functional.

  13. Re:Optimized ... on Sony To Sell 3D Head-Mounted Display · · Score: 1

    Maybe I should file a patent for my "cock-ring media remote" idea.

  14. Re:Fill 'er up on IBM Building 120PB Cluster Out of 200,000 Hard Disks · · Score: 1

    Porn.

  15. Here's a plan... on Motorola's Identity Crisis · · Score: 1

    1) Buy HP's WebOS division since they seem keen on dumping it.
    2) integrate the good parts of WebOS and Android.
    3) put it on hardware that doesn't suck a fat one.
    4) compete with apple like you actually mean it.

  16. Why wait? on Earth Ejecta Could Seed Life On Europa · · Score: 1

    Why wait for nature and chance? Launch some seed rockets.

  17. A good excuse... on Anonymous Vows To Destroy Facebook · · Score: 1

    for everyone I know to actually start using Google+. Most people just signed up and let the account sit there doing nothing. Everyone's waiting for everyone else to move off of facebook.

  18. Re:MORE BULK! on Lenovo Unveils Android ThinkPad and IdeaPad Slates · · Score: 1

    I'm sorry, but the iPad is far too thin. In all seriousness, it is incredibly uncomfortable to hold for long periods of time without an otterbox case or something similar adding a bit of bulk to the edges for better grip. Without it, I can feel it digging into my hands. It's also so smooth out of the box that my friend managed to drop it immediately at the apple store when he picked it up (luckily the anti-theft cable stopped it from hitting the ground). Metal back and glass front is super slippery if your hands are even a tiny bit moist. I own an iPad for all the unique apps, but I think the Notion Ink Adam has a much more comfortable design. When apple releases the new ipads with fiberglass bodies, I hope the back has at least some texture.

  19. needs better name on Google+ Runs Out of Disk Space, Swamps Users With Notifications · · Score: 2

    Why couldn't they just name it Google Spot, you know G-Spot for short. That's hip and trendy.

  20. attack the darkness... on Nexus S To Serve As Brain For 3 Robots Aboard the ISS · · Score: 1

    Less "sphere", more "d20". Roll Profession (astronaut).

  21. Watson is step 3. on IBM Watson To Replace Salespeople and Cold-Callers · · Score: 1

    ... or it will be once the cost of watson-like technology shrinks by an order of magnitude.
    Step 1: start customer service company for small and medium businesses to outsource to
    Step 2: learn their products and build the knowledge bases
    Step 3: buy watson and program it
    Step 4: profit. and also profit.

  22. Re:The following hand gesture is dedicated to Cox. on BitTorrent Turns 10 · · Score: 2

    Bro, your ISP is named "c**ks", didn't you think for a minute a company with that name might f*** you?

  23. games? on Silver Pen Allows For Hand-Written Circuits · · Score: 1

    There must be some clever way to make a cool card or board game using this, but I can't think of it yet. :)

  24. fairness? on Huawei Calls Charge of Unfair Government Help 'Hogwash' · · Score: 1

    I don't understand why this is being discussed in terms of 'fairness' at all. Someone elaborate. This is a chinese company and the chinese gov't is not capitalist, so there is no requirement for them to give fukk all about fairness. They make their own rules in their own land and have every right to burn every competitor to the ground and leave huawei the last standing if they felt like it.

  25. Re:If you want a Diablo-like game on Ask Slashdot: Best Adventure Game To Start With? · · Score: 1

    I second this notion. Torchlight is great silly fun.