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  1. Re:T-mobile signed me up for a premium warranty on Another Way Carriers Screw Customers: Premium SMS 'Errors' · · Score: 1

    This. I recently updated my contract with them. I currently pay $30 less per month than before with the advice given from the T-Mo store rep, and will be paying $50 less total after 20 months when my phone subsidy is payed off. And you pay the activation fee in store. Why the hell did GP pay for everything when he knew he should have been getting it on promo? Damn trolls.

  2. Re:The Stupidity, It Hurts! on Video Game Industry Starting To Feel Heat On Gun Massacres · · Score: 1

    I can hit a tight group at 25 yards (dumping the clip in about 5 seconds) with an AR-15 no problem. California also has a 10 round Mag limit on "assault weapons" with a clip lock to prevent fast reloading, though they barely slow me down. I have no special training myself, I just go to the range every now and then with some friends.

  3. Swimming with dolphins? on GoPro Issues DMCA Takedown Over Negative Review · · Score: 2

    I had no idea swimming with dolphins was an extreme sport!

  4. Re:Android Security? on Poking Holes In Samsung's Android Security · · Score: 1

    And most of those apps are from unsigned app stores or are sideloaded. Sure, there are some in the main all store, but the problem isn't as big as you're making it out to be.

  5. Re:Hate to defend M$ in any way, but on Microsoft, Partners Probed Over Bribery Claims · · Score: 2

    Thats like saying every woman I took to dinner and slept with later is a prostitute. Sure, I didn't pay her DIRECTLY, but there was money involved going directly towards something for her.

  6. Re:Hate to defend M$ in any way, but on Microsoft, Partners Probed Over Bribery Claims · · Score: 2

    They probably haven't. On good nights (Friday/Saturday/Holidays) at the restaurant I used to work at (Wood Ranch in Southern California - average plate is $20) I could hit $300 in tips easily (after tipping out the bar staff and busboy accordingly). The trick was to make sure that their beers were always flowing. Give drunk people good service, and they really overtip. Rest of the week was really a wash, would barely make above minimum.

  7. Re:Today is officially "No shit Day!" on The Real Purpose of DRM · · Score: 1

    The only EA game I own/play is Battlefield 3, and its because I loved the series, and it was one of the few AAA titles that actually cares about PC games. Most of the other ones I Play right now are F2P or dont use Steam... well, besides DotA.

  8. Re:Finally! on Electronics Arts CEO Ousted In Wake of SimCity Launch Disaster · · Score: 1

    Okay, let me just correct you on this - All the processing for game state on modern RTS/MOBA (DotA, League of Legends, ect.) is all handled server side. There is no reason the client needs to know the game state outside of his own vision. This is why there are no map hacks available for modern RTS/MOBA games. As for everything else you said, then there needs to be a single player mode (No RMT available) and an online mode (where server determines drops - RMT available).

  9. Re:Only a small piece of the puzzle on The Real Purpose of DRM · · Score: 1

    That *woosh* sound was the point he was trying to make going right over your head.

  10. Re:Today is officially "No shit Day!" on The Real Purpose of DRM · · Score: 1

    So you play on GoG and indie games? Actually, I take that back, the 3 games I play the most (LoL, Hawken, and Blacklight: Retribution) don't use steam.

  11. Re:If you want updates, buy Nexus on Microsoft To Abandon Windows Phone? · · Score: 1

    I just went in and upgraded my phone service with T-Mobile, and their new plans are up front about the phone costs. I pay the $20/month extra for the phone for 20 months, then my contact drops to just the service price. I'm paying $75 with taxes for 500 minutes and unlimited texting and 4G data without throttling. So after my phone is paid of, it's only going to be $55.

  12. Re:Console margins can't be good on Nvidia Walked Away From PS4 Hardware Negotiations · · Score: 1

    My 7970 runs at about 75-80c when under full load (which is rarely). It's factory overclocked, and XFX says that is normal, and 85can is when I should start to worry.

  13. Re:Not a huge surprise... on Hacker Skips SimCity Full-Time Network Requirement · · Score: 1

    Completely forgot the tail end of that last sentence. ..."When he realized that most people came in the store and only asked to buy from me only, he started to get off my case and let me do my own thing".

    Posting before coffee. Still a bit out of it.

  14. Re:Not a huge surprise... on Hacker Skips SimCity Full-Time Network Requirement · · Score: 1

    Not really. I was with my friends when they went to go pick up Dead Space 3 from the local GameStop. When picking it up, the first thing the guy warned was that if they were buying it for local multiplayer, that they should not get it, since it was removed. He also said the gameplay mechanics had changed, and it was not nearly as strong as the other ones in the series. He did talk to them for a bit about some other games, and they bought $70 in random used titles (More profit for them!) and a few pre-orders.

    On a personal note: I used to work at RadioShack. I would regularly steer people away from Monster Cable when they were buying TVs or audio gear from us. Sure, I lost a bit of commission up front, but since I was a manager with business cards there, I got tons of new and repeat business from people who would tell their friends that I was an honest salesman and would look out for what was in their best interest. Yes, my DM was pissed with my sales for a bit, but he relaxed when he realized that most of the people that came in the store asked to buy from me only. That, and the margins were higher on RS branded cables anyways.

  15. Re:Windows 7 on Ask Slashdot: Mac To Linux Return Flow? · · Score: 2

    Posting to undo mod points. Yes, all Android has VPN baked into it. The GP has no idea what he is talking about.

  16. Re:well... on European Parliament Decides Not To Ban Internet Porn · · Score: 1

    Best post I've read all day.

  17. Re:You guys are totally wrong in practice on Is It Time To Enforce a Gamers' Bill of Rights? · · Score: 1

    This. You can add me to the list of people that never had a problem with the D3 launch. Game sucked, but i never had a problem logging in.

  18. Re:Meh on Seattle Bar Owner Bans Google Glass, In Advance · · Score: 1

    By your definition, we would all need permits for our cellphones.

  19. Re:But what is their firepower? on If Video Games Make People Violent, So Do Pictures of Snakes · · Score: 1

    That 'wooosh' sound was the sound of his sarcasm going right over your head.

  20. Re:File a police complaint for littering on Don't Want a Phonebook? Give Up Your Privacy · · Score: 1

    The yellow pages in the Los Angeles area are 4-6" thick. It's a lot of waste.

  21. Re:Misleading title on Rock Band Live's Second Act: Networks and Data Centers · · Score: 1

    !!! is a pretty good band though. The others not so much.

  22. Re:Where do you see "serial" in "Lightning"? on Apple's Lightning-to-HDMI Dongle Secretly Packed With ARM, Airplay · · Score: 2

    I do all my syncing wirelessly because I love waiting a long time for data transfers!

  23. Re:reluctant? on Cablevision Suing Viacom Over Cable Bundling · · Score: 2

    I have TWC, and my internet charge is the same if I have a bundle with TV or not. Then again, I'm paying for the highest tier connection they offer. It's been that way for at least 2 years now.

  24. so. .. on Among Servers, Apple's Mac Mini Quietly Gains Ground · · Score: 2

    So 7 hosting companies out of how many? It seems like this was written to just make a quick dig away Dell (same model numbers with completely different hardware inside).

  25. Re:I feel pathetic on Crysis 3 Review: Amazing Graphics, Still a Benchmark Buster, Boring Gameplay · · Score: 4, Informative

    This. MIDI is only a data stream that carries note information (paraphrasing). MIDI notes can be anything, it all depends on the VST/Synthesizer you run it through.