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  1. Re:SO when you pay people... on $70k Salaries Didn't 'Backfire'; Gravity Payments' Profits Have Doubled (inc.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    Which continent are they thinking of moving to?

  2. Re:I hope that Imprimis Pharmaceuticals make a pro on Drug Firm Offers $1 Version of $750 Daraprim Pill (chicagotribune.com) · · Score: 1

    Are you trying to say Chevy trucks aren't able to go to Colorado?

  3. Re:Cheap you say? on Why Is RAM Suddenly So Cheap? It Might Be Windows · · Score: 5, Funny

    However where do you draw the line? You could cache your whole hard drive in ram...

    Right there. That would be amazing.

  4. Re:Why do they need ANY info? on Porsche Chooses Apple Over Google Because Google Wants Too Much Data · · Score: 1

    The permissions in Google Auto vs regular android phones are only different in the types of data it is able to collect. It still ultimately comes down to the user as to whether they want to use apps and features that report the sensor activity.

  5. Re:Java != javascript on Google AdSense Click Fraud Made Possible By Uncloaking Advertisers' Sites · · Score: 2

    that's is the kind of mistake that makes you wince.

    I don't know if I should laugh or wince at that mistake.

  6. Re:Constant updates to unused apps bugs me on FTC Begins Investigating Google For Antitrust Violations Over "Home Screen Advantage" · · Score: 1

    Except, you can turn off either/both of those notifications in the store settings.

  7. Apple has a history of telling you want you want, not asking you what you want. However, that process seems to work for them. Apple won't necessarily get things wrong. However, there is a lot they would have to get right. I wouldn't expect Apple to fail outright, but they will have to work hard and likely expect to operate at a loss before succeeding.

  8. Re: Best alternative? on AVG Proudly Announces It Will Sell Your Browsing History To Online Advertisers · · Score: 1

    I'm having trouble determining if sarcastic, an idiot, or a troll. You try to reinforce your negative opinion of AV software, by stating you use AV software.

  9. Re:I wish my phone had been hit! on AT&T Says Malware Secretly Unlocked Hundreds of Thousands of Phones · · Score: 2

    Unless you bought the nexus device through a carrier, like AT&T.

  10. Re:Educators are stupid on 9th-Grader May Face Charges After Homemade Clock Mistaken For Bomb · · Score: 1

    Most people are perfectly capable and willing to separate fiction and reality, when they actually understand there is a difference. They realize when obvious fictions are obvious. However, you cannot expect (sure, sometimes you can hope) people to understand the technical differences for things that they wouldn't normally be exposed to in real life.

  11. Re:Educators are stupid on 9th-Grader May Face Charges After Homemade Clock Mistaken For Bomb · · Score: 1

    AL is at least on the right track with requiring evolution to be taught in school.

  12. Re:Sucks too. on Amazon Stops Selling Fire Phone · · Score: 1

    You accidentally replaced the word desired with the word intended. You have to root and sideload the fire phone to gain desired functionality. Amazon fully intended to lock people into their marketplace.

  13. Re:A Flop? on Dungeons & Dragons Is Getting a Film Franchise · · Score: 1

    A couple bad older films does not instantly mean a new film would be bad. It's not like they're going to just have the same people put out yet another film.

  14. Re:Right to Privacy in One's Backyard? on Kentucky Man Arrested After Shooting Down Drone · · Score: 1

    Then I can only say you're an idiot. You can't just up and ignore the definition of the word and claim he isn't. It's not an argument, it's a fact.

  15. Re:Right to Privacy in One's Backyard? on Kentucky Man Arrested After Shooting Down Drone · · Score: 1

    "ready or likely to attack or confront;" or "pursuing one's aims and interests forcefully, sometimes unduly so." He directly threatened them with potentially lethal force if they stepped on his property. I'm not saying he was/wasn't within his rights, but he definitely was aggressive.

  16. Re:Bias... on Massachusetts Examining Disability Access For Uber, Lyft · · Score: 1

    Looking at your posting history in this thread, you can't actually hold a real argument and just try to vainly invalidate everyone else. So get over yourself and grow up.

  17. Re:Free public transit has its up sides. on Ask Slashdot: If Public Transport Was Free, Would You Leave Your Car At Home? · · Score: 1

    Yes, a fraction (don't know the exact amount) of the sales tax in my county pays for the transit system. We aren't being gouged comparative to our local neighbors either. That sales tax pays for it regardless of whether I use the transit or not, so it's "free" to use.

  18. Free public transit has its up sides. on Ask Slashdot: If Public Transport Was Free, Would You Leave Your Car At Home? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I'll be busing it in the near future, solely due to it being free. I'll be moving about 35 miles from work. It's an estimated 45-60min drive. The bus is around 75-90min. At 25-30mpg, I'll be saving $8-10/day for the days I can take the bus. That would be about 85% of my net wage per hour. Considering I cannot pick up the extra saved hour at work, it's the only way to save some money on a tight budget. I also get the benefit of being able to read, instead of driving. I'd rather keep my current 1 mile commute, but we make due with the situation.

  19. Re: Harry Shearer wanted more money on Harry Shearer Returns To the Simpsons · · Score: 1

    Oh, it's quite easily explained. They even hinted at it. Millions of people watch the show, which brings in TONS of money for Fox. In exchange for that, the voice actors get paid lots of money. It's all pretty standard.

  20. Re:Sad on "We Screwed Up," Says Reddit CEO In Formal Apology · · Score: 1

    Actually, they didn't use "reddit" in a sentence at all..

  21. Re:Aww hell. on Disney Bans Selfie Sticks · · Score: 3, Informative

    For safety.. because honestly, that's totally unsafe. The potential savings from preventing injury is worth more than the earnings from the photos.

  22. Re:What? on Samsung Cripples Windows Update To Prevent Incompatible Drivers · · Score: 1

    Either way, protracted battles are better for the corps as they actually have the resources to keep fighting.

  23. Re:How many times? on Restaurateur Loses Copyright Suit To BMI · · Score: 1

    can=should

  24. Re:How many times? on Restaurateur Loses Copyright Suit To BMI · · Score: 2

    So, not a record label.. but the "joke" is still valid otherwise. Just because they treat the artist better, doesn't mean they can dick every one else over.

  25. Re:Is it going to be sold like Payday? on 210 Degree VR Headset With 5K Display Revealed By 'Payday' Developer Starbreeze · · Score: 1

    First, it was a joke. Second, that's not how DLC works. DLC is very specifically extra content, above and beyond the base game. There is always better and worse DLC, and I don't approve of the trend of releasing shit tons of it for every little thing. But, the company is providing the base game as a complete experience and DLC isn't needed to enjoy the game.