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  1. Re:All we really know so far on Malaysian Passenger Plane Reportedly Shot Down Over Ukraine · · Score: 1

    but i bet they are going to have one hell of a sale soon

  2. Re: More like Captain Clueless on Why the FCC Is Likely To Ignore Net Neutrality Comments and Listen To ISPs · · Score: 1

    Go host your site on amazon

    If you want it to be fast hosting it on a home connection wont do it

  3. brain implants coming soon on Is the Software Renaissance Ending? · · Score: 1

    I bet there will be apps for those as well

  4. Re:ESPN on Comcast Customer Service Rep Just Won't Take No For an Answer · · Score: 1

    it's not a problem where they got rid of the analog channels on cable like time warner in NYC. as soon as time warner got rid of the analog channels they got more bandwidth for internet service and the picture quality is better now

  5. Re:ESPN on Comcast Customer Service Rep Just Won't Take No For an Answer · · Score: 1

    i like sports too, but hate ESPN since it's mostly college sports which i don't follow

    but the NY Yankees and Mets suck this year. the knicks will suck for years to come. Nets are so so. same with the Giants.

    only reason i'm paying is i'm on a bundle and i ran the numbers and it's cheaper than buying a la carte cartoons for my kids that netflix doesn't have

  6. Re:105 megabits per second on Comcast Customer Service Rep Just Won't Take No For an Answer · · Score: 1

    marketing gimmick for nerds to think they have a big penis
    just like giant SUV's, graphics cards that give you 10,000 FPS in some game, etc

    i was visiting some family with comcast and netflix on their 5mbps service was better than my 20/2 time warner at home. same with youtube. and same result with other family i have with cablevision.

    comcast has a direct connection to netflix and is youtube HD certified. cablevision has open connect. having an ISP that links directly to your content will give you better results than some number that only works on speedtest.net no matter what the network neutrality morons will say

  7. why would anyone cancel comcast? on Comcast Customer Service Rep Just Won't Take No For an Answer · · Score: 5, Interesting

    where else can you get hundreds of channels of TV i hate and crappy internet for one low price of $200 a month?
    what else would i do if i didn't have 400 channels of TV? how else would i watch commercials?

  8. Re:Can't use duck test and rational argument on Court Rejects Fox's Attempt to Use Aereo Ruling Against Dish's Hopper · · Score: 1

    why would anyone rent two apartments in the same city?

  9. and what would i do with it? on Home Depot Begins Retail Store Pilot Program To Sell MakerBot 3-D Printers · · Score: 2

    the website makes it seem like i'm buying a $3000 machine to buy plans to print some orange toys for the kids

  10. Re:I'll confess on Economist: File Sharing's Impact On Movies Is Modest At Most · · Score: 2

    simple rule

    around July 4th you get a nice action filled blockbuster movie with a mindless plot and action
    Christmas is Oscar time for movies
    All other times are for the crap they expect to lose money, EXCEPT

    in February when school is out you might get an OK comic or some other kid's movie
    April you get some good sci-fi with older actors and an actual plot and theme
    August is summer crapfest that wouldn't make it on July 4th
    late july is start of summer crapfest

  11. Who likes their utility? on Utility Wants $17,500 Refund After Failure To Scrub Negative Search Results · · Score: 4, Insightful

    People have hated utilities for as long as I can remember along with oil companies and starting in the 90's drug companies. And most recently ISP's and tv companies

  12. Re: bars, restaurants, dry cleaners, art galleries on Geographic Segregation By Education · · Score: 2

    I have family in rural areas and they like to go on hikes in natural areas and a national park, camping and other outdoor activities rather than the cultural getting drunk at bars every weekend and spending all your money eating out at restaurants

  13. because drinking water is so pristine on Texas Town Turns To Treated Sewage For Drinking Water · · Score: 1, Insightful

    not like the wild animals and fish don't piss and shit into our water

    who drinks straight from a lake or river?

  14. Re:Why are the number of cabs [artificially] limit on Lyft's New York Launch Halted By Restraining Order · · Score: 1

    low end job where if too many people go into it, a lot will lose money as supply outstrips demand

  15. fortune 1 company diversifies supply on Apple Gets Its First Batch of iPhone Chips From TSMC · · Score: 1

    News at 11

    Almost every company half of apple's size has multiple vendors for every part of their product

  16. Re: Already Happened on Gamestop's Ludicrous Idea: Require Preorders To Unlock Custom Game Content · · Score: 2

    You're obviously an idiot, moron and a troll for not buying a game a year before release date

  17. Verizon and AT&T will have it next year on Alcatel-Lucent's XG-FAST Pushes 10,000Mbps Over Copper Phone Lines · · Score: 2

    Because you know they upgrade their networks right away

  18. Re: I can't imagine something like that in the U.S on The AI Boss That Deploys Hong Kong's Subway Engineers · · Score: 1

    And nimbys

    Anytime the NYC subway wants to shut down part of the system for maintenance, everyone complains and runs to their local political boss

    Same in Long Island for the lirr. They are building a second track in a large part of the system and people who drive don't want the extra trains because it will make them wait longer at crossings

  19. Re: Tits and swords on New Zealand ISP's Anti-Geoblocking Service Makes Waves · · Score: 1

    The books were good

    The hbo version is tits and swords. Demographically there are lots of twenty and early thirty something's now and most tv is made for them. Lots of sex, violence. Even the netflix original shows are made for that demographic

  20. kind of like a small town fireworks show? on The View From Inside A Fireworks Show · · Score: 1

    one time i was in Augusta, Ga for 4th of July and the river fest and saw the show. you could stand almost under the explosions. not like NYC where you are like 2 miles from the show

    same with Shea Stadium, the old Citi Field. you could get closer to the show than watching the official Macy's fireworks

  21. Re:Can an "atheist company" refuse too? on U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Religious Objections To Contraception · · Score: 1

    because the catholic church is 2000 years old and the one that the hobby lobby owners go to is at least 100 and technically a split off the catholic church

    any case using this one as a precedent the test will be if your religion has history going back hundreds or thousands of years and your business has less than half a dozen shareholders and the stock isn't publicly traded

  22. Re:Can an "atheist company" refuse too? on U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Religious Objections To Contraception · · Score: 3, Insightful

    you should learn to read
    SCOTUS specifically said it has to be a closely knit ownership structure with a history of religious beliefs against abortion

    just like aereo, this is a narrow ruling

  23. Re:detroit vs SV? on Google, Detroit Split On Autonomous Cars · · Score: 2, Interesting

    those ugly systems are easy to learn and use while driving so you can keep your eyes on the road
    they aren't there to watch the game or a movie or text while barreling down the highway at 70mph

  24. Re:Some people would like to outlaw the Internet on Fox Moves To Use Aereo Ruling Against Dish Streaming Service · · Score: 1

    so after the paid billions of $$$ to get the rights they are supposed to give everyone free access?

  25. Re:$19,000 — half the cost tuition and room on College Offers Athletic Scholarships To Gamers · · Score: 1

    don't go to college far from home, go to your state school and live with mom and dad

    you're crazy if you think society should pay for 4 years of your living expenses