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  1. Re:how many kids can fit in there? on Tesla Reveals Charging Station Sites In 3 US States · · Score: 1

    They are releasing new models. The roadster was the initial toy, but the long term goal of the company is to make regular cars.

  2. Re:One Location on Tech Manufacturing Is a Disaster Waiting To Happen · · Score: 1

    I think I'd actually buy that, just for the internal cameras.

  3. Re:Where cant I get.... on Amiga Returns With Lackluster Linux-Powered Mini PC · · Score: 1

    No, in this case ASP stands for Amiga Server Pages.

  4. Re:Home button will stay on Apple May Remove the Home Button On the Next IPad · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I always thought the home button was a good design to make the iphone easy to use for everyone.

    It also would affect the usability of the device to remove it. No matter what you do on your iphone, you have one button that brings you back to the start. This makes it very easy to use.

    Some multitouch gesture would be the complete opposite.

  5. Re:Microsoft our new champion for Net Neutrality? on Microsoft Reportedly Working On TV Service For Xbox 360 · · Score: 1

    Well the ESPN application on the xbox only works if your ISP is an affiliated service provider. I think it has the same rules as ESPN3.

    My ISP does provide it so it works for me, but it is not neutral to the network.

  6. Re:Still not as versatile as an iPod Touch... on Casio Unveils New Color Screen Graphing Calculator · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Can we just get a car analogy option for moderating?

  7. Re:Again? on Twitter Suffers Web Interface Exploit · · Score: 1

    That is one way of doing it, but if you have a requirement for rich text for example it complicates things. And the more control you are handing over to the user the more difficult it is to stop javascript sneaking in somewhere.

  8. Re:Again? on Twitter Suffers Web Interface Exploit · · Score: 1

    I think it is half solutions that are the problem. Allowing any sort of tags allows for adding script to various events and the like and even stripping them is quite difficult.
    You either need to use a library that is proven to do this or escape all html.

  9. Re:Spoiler Alert on Wikipedia Reveals Secret of 'The Mousetrap' · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I agree, I do think that the spoiler issue in Wikipedia betrays the group think that goes on there sometimes placing ideology over pragmatism. It wouldn't hurt them to include spoiler warnings and it certainly lessens for me the utility of it. I simply do not read articles in Wikipedia on any works of fiction that I may want to read in the future for this reason. You can't even read the introduction.

  10. Re:This will not stop best buy from have monster s on Calling Shenanigans On Super SATA's Claimed Audio Qualities · · Score: 1

    There is a too low price level. I bought a hdmi cable of ebay for $3 including shipping. Surprisingly enough they didn't work at all.

  11. Re:What's changed in the past 15 years? on Internet Explorer Turns 15 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I believe the earliest versions of these browsers didn't even have any CSS support.

    Even now all browsers don't fully implement standards - there is still a lot of red on this chart: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_layout_engines_(Cascading_Style_Sheets)

    So a bit to go to the solved problem.

  12. Re:In a Volvo? on Building the Zero-Fatality Car · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Well your old car might look like it comes off better than the volvo. But likely your V8 engine will end up up crushing you while the volvo will crumble everywhere but the passenger compartment.

  13. Re:IBM tells Microsoft... on IBM Makes Firefox Its Corporate Browser · · Score: 1

    IBM's PC division was sold to Lenovo. So no.

  14. Re:Similar use recently on Things You Drink Can Be Used To Track You · · Score: 1

    Funnily enough they were actually labeled (with her name though). It was to confirm. Can't be trusting labels.

  15. Similar use recently on Things You Drink Can Be Used To Track You · · Score: 4, Informative

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/england/bristol/10332975.stm

    Basically some bones from a German cathedral could be places as having lived in England due to isotopes in the teeth.

    This helped confirm the bones were of a 10th century English princess.

  16. Re:Multitasking complaint is kind of bogus on iPhone 4 News Roundup · · Score: 2, Informative

    It is not a multitasking tray - it is the most recently used apps, whether or not those apps support the fake multitask apis.

  17. Re:World Wide Wed of Scraping Data on The White House Listed On Real Estate Website · · Score: 1

    This seems to be evolving into the standard how to promote your real estate site stunt. Zillow did the same a few years ago.

  18. Re:A Scentsor? on Steak-Scented Billboard Entices Drivers · · Score: 2, Informative

    Some theme park rides have them. There is one in Disney world that has scents as well as 3d and water splashing and stuff.

  19. Re:I'd pay it on Rumors of Hulu's Subscription Plans · · Score: 1

    I got an app on my phone that allows controlling of the keyboard and mouse on my laptop - I use it specifically for watching hulu with the laptop plugged into the tv.

  20. Re:Not very good? on Opera Mini For iPhone Reviewed · · Score: 1

    That is because it isn't a browser, it is a viewer for compressed web pages on a bad internet connection - edge or gprs or whatever, using it on a fast wifi connection instead of safari misses the point.

  21. Re:Confirms what I've seen: The Canary Effect on Real-World Outcomes Predicted Using Social Media · · Score: 1

    They are already trying their best, competitions to retweet this etc. But I think volume is their enemy here.
    Even something as simple as only taking unique messages into consideration would counteract marketing tactics. I am sure there would be an arms race with regard to this.
    But a question is why would marketing people bother. It is easy to see why they like their message to be a trending topic, but what is there to gain from gaming some statisticians results.

  22. Re:Could have done it for real... on YouTube, Now In Text Mode! · · Score: 4, Informative

    it is on all their videos just add &textp=fool

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzCZ1W_CUoI&textp=fool

  23. Re:Why not all electronic? No really, why not? on Deposit Checks To Your Bank By Taking a Photo · · Score: 1

    Actually existing as a country.

    Often when people say in Europe they mean their corner of it, or one country. Often the comparison is the US system against the best of > 30 different ones.

  24. Re:Michio Kaku on Why Time Flies By As You Get Older · · Score: 1

    They did the same in this story

  25. Re:games? on Amazon Kindle To Get Apps and EA Games · · Score: 3, Informative

    I agree any app that has any sort of interactivity will be sluggish. It does sequential reading well

    The refresh rate on current models will really limit this. Might be ok for crossword puzzles and sudoku.

    Although the current way it allows books to be read is fairly limited, (table of contents, basic search) the article mentioned more interactive books, such as cookbooks. And this might be where it will be useful.