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  1. Re:Definitely not worth it on Studios Push for $50 Early Home Movie Rentals (variety.com) · · Score: 1

    Actually they do care about that money too ... they care about ALL money that they can possibly get, hence their "anti-piracy" efforts. DMCA notices are basically free but the lawyers behind them aren't ... when they got the DMCA passed into law and now when they continue to abuse it they show that they care.

    It would be a far better world if the profits that you mentioned were sufficient for the movie studios, especially with how they manage their tax liabilities, but the cold reality is that they continue to go after people. Here is a recent example: https://torrentfreak.com/holly...

  2. Re:Metastability on World's Only Sample of Metallic Hydrogen Has Been Lost (ibtimes.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    When the news that they had created the sample hit in the first place hit Slashdot there was a LOT of commentary with sources about how most likely this is not solid hydrogen ... this appears to be more simply another clickbait announcement.

  3. The VAST majority of fingerprinting and most of the useful stuff relies on whoever is doing the fingerprinting running their javascript in your browser (client). Using something like NoScript to block javascript by default and limiting what you allow is quite effective at fighting fingerprinting.

    Definitely not a magic bullet but it's super helpful for this and lots of other web annoyances.
    Plus, you get to learn just how much useless javascript most sites want you to run (3rd party that has no impact on functionality)

  4. Re:Article is 95% herp Derp on No One Is Buying Smartwatches Anymore (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    meanwhile the humble quartz watch doesn't have much of an energy problem considering that batteries last on the order of dozens of months haha

  5. Re:Who needs them anyway on No One Is Buying Smartwatches Anymore (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    I had a very similar experience, in terms of not having a watch for ages then finding that a basic watch was rather convenient.

  6. Re:Was Obvious from the Start on No One Is Buying Smartwatches Anymore (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    I happen to find that having to pull my phone out of my pocket is dramatically harder than simply looking at a watch on my wrist. Sounds crazy but I had ditched watches long ago in favor of checking my phone for the time until I randomly received a watch as a gift. I started wearing it and realized how much more convenient it was! Seems like most people are so used to checking their phones that they forgot how nice having a watch can be (-8

  7. Re:Stop hijacking vertical vs horizontal resolutio on Japan Starts 8K TV Broadcasts In Time For Rio Olympics (pcworld.com) · · Score: 1

    8k is the next 1080p

  8. Re:Bad business for Sony on Sony Is the Only Remaining Obstacle To PS4-Xbox Cross-Play (kotaku.com) · · Score: 1

    Phil Spencer basically said all first party games will support crossplay between PC/XB and MS is actively encouraging developers to support it.

  9. Re:OMG they will watch me everywhere on Netherlands Gets First Nationwide 'Internet of Things' (phys.org) · · Score: 1

    public SCADA bro

  10. Nope. It's possible to lock out competition in an unregulated economy without undercutting them. Most obviously by affecting accessing to information.

  11. you're not a fan of the PB&J program?

  12. can't be

  13. Re:If they went bankrupt on San Francisco's Yellow Cab Files For Bankruptcy (cnn.com) · · Score: 2

    Not in California. Taxis and Uber are covered by different laws because California has specific laws for "transportation network companies" that apply to Uber (and Lyft and such).

  14. Meh on Facebook CIO Discusses Zuckerberg's "Will You Resign?" Email · · Score: 2

    You could say that IT & Finance were both wrong and that the data was right, or you could say that all of them were right and then you'd have an even better culture. The lessons to be learned from the article are trivial at best.

  15. what exactly is cool about this?

  16. Re:Skylake is two weeks away on Intel Core I7-5775C Desktop Broadwell With Iris Pro 6200 Graphics Tested · · Score: 1

    lol except Broadwell drops into a lot of existing mobos (i.e. z97 and it's variants)

  17. What's with the lame commentary? on Iowa's Governor Terry Branstad Thinks He Doesn't Use E-mail · · Score: 1

    "... Perhaps he's distancing himself from e-mail because it's a Hillary thing."

    Isn't someone supposed to be editing the story to remove this sort of commentary?

  18. Re:Hmm, maybe on Sony Offers a "Premium Sound" SD Card For a Premium Price · · Score: 1

    When you have a noise "digital side" in close physical proximity to the analog "side", perhaps in a mobile device, then the "analog and digital sides" definitely do mix. It's entirely possible that these cards make an audible difference in various playback devices ... doesn't seem too likely but the effect that Sony is trying to reduce is similar to how placing a cell phone next to some playback devices induces audible differences. Plus, the best way to deal with noise is to prevent it in the first place!, not attempt to filter it out (I assume that's what you mean by "dealt with") "at the analog end of the audio circuit."

  19. Re:Yelp is so full of shit sometimes on Company Promises Positive Yelp Reviews For a Price; Yelp Sues · · Score: 1

    You can change the sorting to chronological if you like though.

  20. Re:read your contract on Calif. DMV Back-Pedals On Commercial-Plate Mandate For Ride-Share Drivers · · Score: 1

    except if they do nothing (or next to it) they will almost certaintly make less profit than if they implement agressive anti-fraud measuers, so "you goddamn better believe they'll do everything in their power to ensure that they can reach that" maximal profit "state"

  21. Re:Greasing Palms. on Court Orders Uber To Shut Down In Spain · · Score: 1

    Nice anecdote, but I doubt that it's representative.

  22. Re:obviously they should track the sun on You're Doing It All Wrong: Solar Panels Should Face West, Not South · · Score: 1

    The vast majority of systems are mounted with short standoffs (6in) to the roof surface. Changing to a tracker would probably cost double or more. You save massively on installation costs when you can take advantage of west/south/east facing inclined planes that roofs represent. Also consider that many customers have upwards of two dozen modules, so it's no small feet to move all of them. The reason that systems face south is to maximize overall production. The best solution is to combine this with a storage system so that all that great production can be buffered and meted out as needed over the course of a whole day.

  23. Re:Antiquated technology on Breath Test For Pot Being Developed At WSU · · Score: 1

    Define large enough doses. I know people that have literally driven a million miles under the influence of "large doses." Drawing comparisons with driving under the influence of alcohol is pure folly, as nearly everything about marijuana is different than alcohol.

  24. Re:Toronto Municipal Gov't divided on City of Toronto Files Court Injunction Against Uber · · Score: 1

    All forms of commercial driving require special licensing, except this gray area that companies like Uber and Lyft have created/exploited. The simple fact is commercial drivers are on the road far more and special considerations need to be made to account for that.

  25. Re:I Switched To FreeBSD on FreeBSD 10.1 Released · · Score: 1

    Have you heard? Those FreeBSD devs sure eat their own dog food!