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  1. UK coverage can't be worse that the US one. on US Viewers Using Proxies To Watch BBC Olympic Coverage · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I watched the Olympics a bit last night when I visited my father, I was pretty heavily annoyed with the coverage.
    With constant focus on pouty teens and their families, i was half convinced I was watching some new drama show.
    If I want to know more about the athletes themselves, I'd watch the news. Please just stay focused on the performances. |:

  2. Re:Hey guys, guess what? on Google Warned Samsung Galaxy Tab Was "Too Similar" · · Score: 1

    I've owned several Wacom products and no, they did not create something equivalent to the iPad.

    In terms of OS and such? No.
    In terms of "a rectangle shaped tablet with rounded corners"? Hell yeah they did. That's every single one of their products.

  3. Wipe it. on Ask Slashdot: How To Clean Up My Work Computer Before I Leave? · · Score: 1

    At the company I work for, whenever we...
    1. Get a new PC
    2. Leave the company
    we're required to do a wipe (and the tool is actually in the BIOS for easy access)
    If you're worried, this is the best way to get it off your mind as well.

  4. Hey guys, guess what? on Google Warned Samsung Galaxy Tab Was "Too Similar" · · Score: 1

    Wacom has been releasing "tablets" long before both the ipad and the galaxy existed, should it start suing too?

  5. Oh geez. on Face To Face With the 'Human Barcode' · · Score: 1

    buttock pressure.

    That machine better be self cleaning, and do a fantastic job at such.

  6. A "unified" voice? on Web Giants Form US Internet Lobby Group · · Score: 2

    For...who exactly?
    So we've got an ad company, a company that steals and sells personal data, a dwindling marketplace, and a growing marketplace.
    Yes, these four companies are totally represent the internet well... /sarcasm

  7. Time to change? on Microsoft Won't Say If Skype Is Secure Or Not. Time To Change? · · Score: 1

    To...what?
    Last time i looked for an alternative, the only thing I could find was a crappy HP knockoff.

  8. Because, you know... on Developer Drops Game Price To $0 Citing Android Piracy · · Score: 4, Insightful
  9. Exactly what it says on the label. on Google Wants You to Use Your Real Name on YouTube · · Score: 1

    I'm just another idiot, so fuck off google.
    Stop making fun of me because I forgot my name again.

  10. There's a difference. on Jack Daniels Shows How To Write a Cease and Desist Letter · · Score: 5, Informative
    Jack Daniels didn't demand the book cease printing, nor did it demand all the current books be taken off the shelf.

    we simply request that you change the cover design when the book is re-printed

    They go on to offer to help pay for the change if he does it sooner than the reprint/on the digital version.

  11. That's great and all, but... on Lenovo CEO Gives His $3M Bonus To 10k Workers · · Score: 3, Interesting

    $300 per employee, which is about a month's worth of salary.

    If you're only paying your employees a measly $300 a month, how about a raise instead?

  12. Depends. on Don't Super-Size My Smartphone! · · Score: 1

    If the battery gets bigger, thus giving it a bigger battery life, sure.

  13. Are we supposed to be impressed? on Jolla Confirms MeeGo App Store Is Coming · · Score: 1

    Even "dumb" phones I've bought have had app stores at launch.
    Granted, Tetris is probably the only one I ever paid money for.

  14. *yawn* on Firefox OS Will Win Big With Developers - Mozilla · · Score: 1

    Developers go to where the customers are, no matter how good an OS may be.
    Just look how long it's taken for them to start taking Android seriously.

  15. Uh... on Microsoft Wins WordPerfect Antitrust Battle With Novell · · Score: 2

    As someone who's used word perfect, it phasing out isn't exactly a huge loss for the world...
    The only thing i liked better about them was the desktop icon. The reason MS Word won in the end, especially, was because it had freaking pinball.

  16. Half working as intended. on Skype Bug Sends Messages To Random Contacts · · Score: 1

    The part wrong is the recipient, it's supposed to forward your messages to big brother, not your friends.

  17. Save your money. on EA Outs Battlefield 4, Plans To Charge $70 For New Games · · Score: 1

    Battlefield 7 is coming out in 2014, it'll cost about $100.
    But it'll totally be worth it, right? Because it'll have (insert retarded extra content that 6 didn't have here).

  18. Where the hell did you pull that stat from? on Will Speed Limits Inhibit Autonomous Car Adoption? · · Score: 1

    Rich people don't like to go slow.

    Uh, based on WHAT fact?

  19. If it's similar to wipeout... on What's Wrong With American Ninja Warrior? · · Score: 2

    ...then the biggest problem lies in the obstacle course itself.
    In wipeout, the obstacle course looks stupid easy, and it seems that they only pick contestants that have the dexterity of an infant.
    In the Japanese ones that I've seen, i can take one look at the obstacle courses and say "fuck that, I'd never win"
    The contestants themselves varied in skill as well. There were some that failed at the gate, and others that would just wow you.

  20. Call me old fashioned, but... on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Track Bugs For Personal Software Projects? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    ...I prefer to list out stuff like that in a journal using pen/paper.
    I get a great personal satisfaction drawing a line through fixed bugs over just deleting a line of text or checking a box.

  21. Gasp! on OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) Won't Support Some 64-bit Macs With Older GPUs · · Score: 3, Funny

    You mean Apple is forcing people to buy their hardware again to update their software?
    I, for one, am totally shocked at this completely unexpected turn of events.

  22. Uh...what? on San Francisco To Stop Buying Apple Computers · · Score: 1

    Will they be the first of many, or will cheaper products override people's conscience?

    Cheaper products? From Apple? What insane universe are YOU from?

  23. No. on Is It Time To End Our Love Affair With the QWERTY Keyboard? · · Score: 1

    The only change in keyboard I will accept is a transition from keyboard to devices simply reading your mid.

  24. Useless. on FTC To Revisit Robocall Menace · · Score: 1

    Rules and laws are useless if not enforced.
    I get (and block) at least 2 robocalls a week, and after googling each number after the call, I'm nowhere near the only one.
    What we need isn't new rules, but to simply enforce what is already there.

  25. Slashdot has fallent to a typical media outlet. on Executive Order Grants US Gov't New Powers Over Communication Systems · · Score: 1

    Sensationalist and very wrong summary.
    I don't expect much from slashdot as of late, but i expected better than this.