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  1. so what am i supposed to do with them again? on Google Glass Specs Hit the Web · · Score: 3, Insightful

    i still can't figure out the point in spending $1500 on a pair of glasses when i don't even wear glasses

  2. Re:Silverlight greatness on Netflix Wants To Go HTML5, But Not Without DRM · · Score: 1

    how much effort is required to stream TPB to your TV in HD?

    i have a PS3, xbox and apple TV and use my apple TV the most. it takes seconds to turn it on and find something to watch

  3. Re:Meanwhile... on U.S. Offshore Wind Farm Receives $2 Billion From Japanese Banks · · Score: 4, Insightful

    except these rich people are tree huggers themselves who force their views on others

  4. Re:don't hurt the terrorists on Explosions at the Boston Marathon · · Score: 3, Interesting

    there were no drones in the 80's and 90's and the same people went from hijacking planes and cruise liners to blowing up sky scrapers in NYC and US Navy destroyers

  5. Re:No on Book Review: The Death of the Internet · · Score: 1

    half the so called content seems to be linking to stories written by real journalists and adding some comments

  6. don't hurt the terrorists on Explosions at the Boston Marathon · · Score: -1, Troll

    in the 80's we played nice with the scumbags until they crashed airplanes into sky scrapers

    water board the bastards all day if we have to

  7. fraud has always been there on Book Review: The Death of the Internet · · Score: 1

    bad checks
    fraudulent PO's to fortune 500 companies in the 80's and 90's

    there has never been a 100% fool proof or secure system any time in history

  8. what eats them? on Giant Snails Invade Florida · · Score: 1

    time to import some predators

  9. block russia, china and india on Maintaining a Publicly Available Blacklist - Mechanisms and Principles · · Score: 2

    most of your spam problems will be solved by simply blocking all email from those countries except for your business partners

  10. Nuke it all on Ask Slashdot: What Should Happen To Your Data After You Die? · · Score: 2

    It will be like you never existed

  11. Re:We did it! on AMD Says There Will Be No DirectX 12 — Ever · · Score: 1, Insightful

    actually it did. more gamers use OpenGL today then Direct X
    OpenGL was crap in the 90's but Apple, nvidia and a few others did the work to make it a viable gaming API

    why spend money on your own API when someone will do the work for you?

  12. Re:most likely in case of jamming on DARPA Develops Non-GPS Navigation Chip · · Score: 2

    in the USA we have A-GPS. the cell towers send out a GPS signal which is a lot faster than the US Air Force one

  13. Re:Not disastrous on DARPA Develops Non-GPS Navigation Chip · · Score: 1

    try driving across an enemy country with crappy roads and see how far you get without navigation

  14. most likely in case of jamming on DARPA Develops Non-GPS Navigation Chip · · Score: 0

    if you are indoors you probably know where you are
    if you go into a tunnel, you will come out and get the signal again. and its not like you need to navitage inside a tunnel.

    this is probably to defeat jamming. GPS signals are low power. Lightsquared showed that it won't take too much to jam them.
    kind of hard to launch cruise missiles into an enemy nation if they set up GPS jammers within their borders

  15. did people really use them? on Nintendo To Cancel Weather, News, and Other Built-In Wii Apps In June · · Score: 5, Insightful

    i had a wii years ago and after setting these up out f curiosity i never used these services
    the GUI for anything but gaming is pretty limited by the controller

  16. Re:That's a lot of rubles! on Russia Adding $50 Billion To Space Effort · · Score: 1

    all that money we spent on the shuttle, insane

    space travel is going private like it should

  17. Re:how hard is it to make a word processor? on MS Office Tablet Delay Gives Google a Real Chance, and Not Just Google Apps · · Score: 1

    isn't that the whole point of a tablet? light use on the road?

    it was never meant to replace a Mac, PC or desktop software

  18. Re:how hard is it to make a word processor? on MS Office Tablet Delay Gives Google a Real Chance, and Not Just Google Apps · · Score: 1

    Pages on ios will NATIVELY export to PDF and MS Word if you ask it to. how hard can it be to support different formats?

  19. how hard is it to make a word processor? on MS Office Tablet Delay Gives Google a Real Chance, and Not Just Google Apps · · Score: 3, Insightful

    there are dozens in the iOS app store. Pages is the closest thing to word and some are nothing more than text editors.

    either way you don't need the entire MS Office on a mobile device. just a few features to use on the road or train

  20. Re:Loaded language? on Browser Choice May Affect Your Job Prospects · · Score: 0

    find me a 13" laptop with multiple wifi antennas and photo editing software included for less than $1000

    the metal case and better screen quality are just icing on the cake.

  21. Re:Rather than using a laptop or even a smart phon on Not Even Investors Know What Google Glass Is For · · Score: 1

    provide what info?

    the important stuff like the school district is already on the listing

    this is a product in search of a problem

  22. Re:I know what it's for. on Not Even Investors Know What Google Glass Is For · · Score: 2

    so why would people spend $1000 on a device to view ads?

  23. Re:Real estate agents don't work that way on Not Even Investors Know What Google Glass Is For · · Score: 1

    no its true
    you sell a house to the wife, not the husband

    a virtual tour is a quickie to save time not driving to the property

  24. Re:Rather than using a laptop or even a smart phon on Not Even Investors Know What Google Glass Is For · · Score: 1

    don't know about you but if i'm going to buy a home i want to see it. i want to touch the walls and go into the basement to check for mold and any problems that might come up. i want to see how much sun there is. i want to make sure the walls actually block some sound. but then again i have noticed that the more expensive something is, the scummier the sales process is.

      the photos on the website are there so i don't waste my time visiting something i would never buy.
    this is why banks still require homes to be inspected

  25. Re:WTF? on Where Will Apple Get Flash Memory Now? · · Score: 1

    samsung is the largest manufacturer of flash

    apple's problem now isn't design, its sourcing enough materials to be able to make enough products to fulfill demand. look at HTC. they designed a decent phone but can't seem to manufacture it to actually sell it in the store to people