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  1. Tagged Android because Tizen is a (longshot, theoretical) competitor to Android. Is there even a Tizen tag? Not sure if Tizen is enough of a thing to have a tag.

  2. Only seems like advertising to you because of your lack of background knowledge. Tizen[*] is a topic of general interest to geeks, as are smartwatches. I would suggest handing in your geek card, except that there still may be hope for you because you know how to type.

    [*] To find out why, read the wikipedia article.

  3. The main question on iPhones and iPads Fail More Often Than Android Smartphones (softpedia.com) · · Score: 1

    The main question when picking a new phone is whether to choose an Android one or an iPhone.

    Not really. Based purely on market share, the main question is whether to get a Samsung or not.

  4. Re:I'm an amateur photographer but... on Canon Unveils EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR (canonrumors.com) · · Score: 1

    Even I'm bothered by how this advertisement made it to the front page.

    This class of camera is stuff that matters to nerds like me. Heard it first here on Slashdot, thanks folks.

  5. Re:Pixels density on Canon Unveils EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR (canonrumors.com) · · Score: 2

    The 3D mk IV is still conservative compared to Nikon's four year old D800 at 36 mpix.

  6. Re:Capitalism! on World's Largest Aircraft Crashes Its Second Flight (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    How cool is that?

    Room temperature.

  7. Re:Capitalism! on World's Largest Aircraft Crashes Its Second Flight (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Store it, we have a winner. It is no great trick to find a capitalist willing to store a commodity that is certain to appreciate in value substantially in the future.

  8. Re:Stagnant? on Apple Under Tim Cook: More Socially Responsible, Less Visionary (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Apple's R&D has gone up many times over since Job's passed on...

    Apple changed from R&D to R&R.

  9. Re:Capitalism! on World's Largest Aircraft Crashes Its Second Flight (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    The helium supply issues aren't due to capitalism, they're due to the US government fucking around with their massive stockpile they're supposed to be selling off.

    Rubbish. The helium supply issues are due to the fact that helium continuously escapes from the atmosphere into space, and is frittered away wastefully on toys such as party balloons and blimps.

  10. Please excuse me for not being sufficiently clear in my last post. I meant to imply that your post had no actual content.

    Apple going lower, and nothing of value is lost.

  11. Apple below 13%, actually.

  12. Re:12% is dangerously low on iOS and Android Combined For Record 99% of Smartphone Sales Last Quarter (macrumors.com) · · Score: 1

    Anecdotal accounts from app creators still have them claiming more of their income still come from Apple iOS apps than the equivalent Google Android apps.

    If it sounds too good to be true then it probably isn't.

  13. Apple below 15%, that's the real news. Well, and Microsoft completely squashed.

  14. Re:Yeah, but Broadwell-E 8-core procs run at 3.2GH on AMD Says Upcoming Zen CPU Will Outperform Intel Broadwell-E (hothardware.com) · · Score: 1

    AMD's next-gen, unreleased processor still cannot outperform Intel's existing model.

    It only needs to get close and offer good value, then I'm in because of the superior GPU.

  15. Re:Good to hear. on AMD Says Upcoming Zen CPU Will Outperform Intel Broadwell-E (hothardware.com) · · Score: 1

    AMD clobbers Intel in graphics, so if they get their cpus even close to competitive performance wise with good value, I'm in. Still running a Phenom X4 desktop, it's been a reliable workhorse and great value.

  16. Re: Just another "me too!" on New Nokia Smartphones and Tablets Are Coming in Late 2016: Company Executive (pcworld.com) · · Score: 1

    They've been selling high quality Nokia branded phones for the last five years.

    High quality Android phones? Not announced yet.

  17. Re:Just another "me too!" on New Nokia Smartphones and Tablets Are Coming in Late 2016: Company Executive (pcworld.com) · · Score: 1

    In order for a new phone / tablet to stand out in the ever-growing crowd of smart devices it needs to be truly different.

    For me, the difference in this case is that the phones would be from Nokia. That maker's mark is worth a lot to me. My Nokia candy bars were great, just... old. I'd love to see that level of quality and attention to detail make a comeback on the Android platform, especially at an attractive price.

  18. Re:The Force on There May Be A Fifth Force of Nature, Study Suggests (space.com) · · Score: 1

    And if it doesn't pan out, "The Farce"

  19. Re:That's a pretty light particle... on There May Be A Fifth Force of Nature, Study Suggests (space.com) · · Score: 1

    Simple, really. The internet had to become become enough to amplify the effects.

  20. Re:Google beat you to it on There May Be A Fifth Force of Nature, Study Suggests (space.com) · · Score: 1

    Three actually. The electromagnetic and weak force are manifestations of the same force at different scales.

  21. Physical Review Letters on There May Be A Fifth Force of Nature, Study Suggests (space.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    Attempting to up the hype a bit... Physical Review Letters is the well respected publication where Einstein his paper 1936 “Do gravitational waves exist?”, in which he concludes they do not, which turned out to be wrong. A couple of takeaways here: 1) Physical Review Letters is a forum for heavyweight players in the physics world; 2) that doesn't mean it's always right; 3) Einstein predicted gravity waves in 1916. Later he changed his mind and thought that he was wrong, but he was wrong about that.

  22. Re:Its a continuation on Will New Battery Technologies Smash The Old Order? (telegraph.co.uk) · · Score: 2

    ...improvements are more likely to be incremental than breakthrough.

    Practical lithium-air would be breakthrough.

  23. Re:Samsung has earned it on Samsung Beat Apple In Smartphone Shipments, Profit Surges To 2-Year High (thehindu.com) · · Score: 1

    Apple's net income was $7.8 billion in the fiscal third quarter that ended June 25. So they still made more money.

    Not by much. And Samsung is going up while Apple is going down.

    Again, not over 2 years.

    That was then, this is now. AKA: read the writing on the wall.

    You should learn to read before mentioning the writing - Apple fell less than they grew the year before...

    The writing on the wall says that Apple will fall more next year then it fell this year.

    The capacity of Apple cultists (like you) for self-deception is astonishing. Or maybe you actually understand what is happening but will never admit it because you are a shill.

  24. Krita is the wrong tool. They are very clear these days about being a drawing tool not a image manipulation program. That's what GIMP is for.

    Of course, then you run in to all the "woe is meeeee, it can't do what Photoshop does" types. You know, those who are unable to work out that GIMP actually can do the vast, vast majority of what Photoshop can, although you might have to go about it in a different, sometimes a bit more convoluted, way.

    Reading comprehension alert. OP said "professional graphic artist", that is precisely who is finding that Krita is the right tool, arguably easier to use in many respects that Photoshop. And Krita is a painting tool, not a drawing tool. If you want a drawing tool, check out (the excellent) Inkscape.

    Between Krita, Inkscape and Gimp, pretty nearly everything Photoshop can do is covered, though some might argue is better to have it all in one big, rambling, obtuse and expensive package that forces you to use Windows. If so, then Photoshop is for you, otherwise you are in luck: modern Linux tools for artists are already excellent, and rapidly improving.

  25. Re:Samsung has earned it on Samsung Beat Apple In Smartphone Shipments, Profit Surges To 2-Year High (thehindu.com) · · Score: 1

    Apple's net income was $7.8 billion in the fiscal third quarter that ended June 25. So they still made more money.

    Not by much. And Samsung is going up while Apple is going down.

    Again, not over 2 years.

    That was then, this is now. AKA: read the writing on the wall.