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  1. Re:hidden fields on Microsoft Announces Windows 10 · · Score: 1

    i love the new trend: a little square with 3 horizontal lines that lets you see an actual menu

    I prefer the term Hamburger Button.

  2. Simple solution: buy a device that doesn't have a baseband / access to the cellular network. There's the iPod touch, and $130 cheaper iPads. There are also a myriad of android devices from china that you probably shouldn't trust anyway.

  3. Re:Easy one... on Why Does Windows Have Terrible Battery Life? · · Score: 1

    But... OS X is older than Windows.

  4. Re:If by "looking good", you mean "looking like iO on Inside OS X Mavericks · · Score: 1

    If we're just talking about 1 button Apple mice, I think the Pro mouse is better than ADB II. Also, it's not hard to get used to the hockey-puck, even if you have enormous hands like mine.

  5. Re:If by "looking good", you mean "looking like iO on Inside OS X Mavericks · · Score: 1

    fuck the magic mouse. it's all about the magic trackpad + better touch tool

  6. Re:Apple press release on Inside OS X Mavericks · · Score: 1

    Also, the app needs to set a flag that opts into AppNap, otherwise it'll continue to have the same CPU and IO priority as before.

  7. Re:Well on SF Airport Officials Make Citizen Arrests of Internet Rideshare Drivers · · Score: 5, Funny

    Uñon!

  8. Re:It's not going to happen, but... on What Features Does iOS 7 Need? · · Score: 1

    See Gate Keeper on OS X.

    Allow applications downloaded from:
    [] App Store
    [x] App Store and identified developers
    [] Anywhere

  9. Re:Great! on Intel's Linux OpenGL Driver Faster Than Apple's OS X Driver · · Score: 1

    That and things like OpenGL drivers make a difference in performance.

  10. Re:Great! on Intel's Linux OpenGL Driver Faster Than Apple's OS X Driver · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Did you know that you can run steam and source engine games on ubuntu now?

  11. Re:Linux on the Desktop on It's 2013, and Windows Activation Is Still Frustrating · · Score: 1
  12. Re:Finally... on Portal Now Available On Linux · · Score: 1

    It felt like a long series of tutorials and the entertaining end sequences were just the start of the actual game. and then it ended. I like the direction that portal 2 took the story though.

  13. Re:Gobble bobble wobblywob? on Bitcoin Blockchain Forked By Backward-Compatibility Issue · · Score: 1

    you aren't required to keep all 6 GB of blockchain history unless you are mining. It just so happens that the official bitcoin client does keep the entire 6 GB blockchain history. You are welcome to use any non-official client since the protocol is 100% open source.

  14. Re:Weird argument on Linus Torvalds Clarifies His Position on Signed Modules · · Score: 1

    I never said it was OK for either company. stop putting words in my mouth.

  15. Re:Oh, Linus; so adorable when you are angry. on Linus Torvalds Clarifies His Position on Signed Modules · · Score: 1

    And than apple waltzed in with the same "there is no option 1, trust us" model with iOS, and while it hasn't been perfect*, it is certainly a million times more secure out of the box than anything Microsoft has accomplished.

    *apple is a bit too draconian in what they do and do not allow in the app store (porn and bitcoin right off the top of my head) and there are still enough security holes that advanced users can still force option 1 by jailbreaking/rooting through exploits.

  16. Re:"i'm all for competition" on WebKit As Broken As Older IE Versions? · · Score: 1

    There were a versions of IE4 for Mac, Solaris and HP-UX.

  17. Re:Syfy Channel Impact on Comcast Buys Out GE's Remaining 49% Stake In NBC · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Face it: the Sci-Fi channel has been a rotting corpse ever since they mutiliated the name.

  18. Re:Simple... on Adobe and Apple Didn't Unit Test For "Forward Date" Bugs. Do You? · · Score: 1

    of course when converting from natural date to offset from epoch, you use a database that keeps track of the details as to what offset from UTC is used when. That said, date math is a fucking PITA even when you have all the tools at hand.

  19. Re:Simple... on Adobe and Apple Didn't Unit Test For "Forward Date" Bugs. Do You? · · Score: 1

    To elaborate, I would recommend storing dates as seconds (or milliseconds if you need that resolution) since a well defined epoch in UTC (Unix uses 00:00:00 UTC on 1 January 1970, before macs switched to unix, they used January 1, 1904 and January 1, 1601 for Windows). You can go from there and convert to whatever timezone you like.

  20. Re:Films shot in Technicolor on Has 3D Film-Making Had Its Day? · · Score: 1

    arrrrrrr

  21. Re:No. on Has 3D Film-Making Had Its Day? · · Score: 1

    Even if there were real 3D, how would you make use of this properly? Current story telling only works because you can limit and control what people see. How will a horror movie work if half the audience can already see the guy hiding behind the rock before he leaps out? (This is just one example of a ton of problems that would arise)

    I'm not sure that most people who want 3D know what they are actually asking for - personally I think 2D is perfect just leave it alone.

    Have you ever seen a play with real actors in real 3D space called a theatre? Sometimes this happens, especially with unusual audience configurations such as Theatre in the Round. It is up to the director to account for the format when they are producing a show (pre-recorded or otherwise).

  22. Re:It's not true 3D on Has 3D Film-Making Had Its Day? · · Score: 1

    I can only watch 2D and when in a 3D movie I must ware the friggin' specs. If 3D would cause me headaches then I would not hesitate to blacken one lens. It would actually make sense to produce 2D specs that would only let one channel through.

    done

  23. Re:Films shot in Technicolor on Has 3D Film-Making Had Its Day? · · Score: 1

    HFR in the Hobbit is a poor example because warner took away your choice to see it in 2D/48p. The only choices to see the Hobbit are 2D/24p, 3D/24p or 3D/48p. The only way I actually want to see the movie is in 2D/48p. I saw it in 3D/48p because I really wanted to see the HFR, and the 3D added nothing to the film. Worse, it is filled with classic audience abusing 3D gags that actually detract from the movie itself. I guess I just need to get one of these

  24. Re:3D to help tell the story on Has 3D Film-Making Had Its Day? · · Score: 1

    I'm not sure if Burton's Alice in Wonderland is an appropriate example of 3D done well. It was shot in 2D and then converted in a computer.

  25. Re:Pocket change for Google on Kodak Patents Sold for $525 Million · · Score: 3, Insightful

    For only $550M, why didn't Google buy the patents? That's pocket change for them (even for Sergey personally), and I'm sure Android infringes on one or more of the patents. Google could indemnify all Android manufacturers and software developers.

    -- or --

    For only $550M, why didn't Apple buy the patents? That's pocket change for them (even for Cook personally), and I'm sure iOS infringes on one or more of the patents. Apple could indemnify all iOS manufacturers and software developers.

    -- or --

    For only $550M, why didn't Microsoft buy the patents? That's pocket change for them (even for Balmer personally), and I'm sure Windows infringes on one or more of the patents. Microsoft could indemnify all Windows manufacturers and software developers.

    Do you see the problem yet? you'd have yourself a bidding war for a patent portfolio valued at $2 billion.