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  1. Re:I switched to something without systemd on Fedora 25 Now Available -- Makes It Easier To Switch From Windows 10 Or Mac (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    Just a beautiful. Don't you noun?

  2. Re:4k on 2560x1440 and 1080p monitors on 4K Netflix Arrives On Windows 10, But Only Via Microsoft's Edge Browser (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Human eyes can barely tell the difference except in contrived cases.

    The more likely reason it looks better is that 4K will simply have had more bits thrown at it in the first place and therefore can still plausibly have more detail after downscaling than a compressed 1080p stream would.

  3. Re:why are people reporting on this? on Stephen Hawking: We Might Have 1,000 Years Left on Earth (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    Not me.

  4. it replaces the super-popular Command Prompt

    Super-popular? That's pushing it.

    Most people pay tax, but that doesn't make it super-popular.

    so Microsoft has made a significant step towards phasing out the traditional Command Prompt.

    Everything said before this indicates they've completely replaced it. I'd say that's a fairly significant step, I guess.

  5. Re:why are people reporting on this? on Stephen Hawking: We Might Have 1,000 Years Left on Earth (usatoday.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    and then walking it back.

    That's not how he rolls.

  6. Re:Shittily written summary on Thanks To the Princess, Han Wasn't Always Solo (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    In case you don't notice it is from the late 1700's...

    Yes? And?

  7. Re:Shittily written summary on Thanks To the Princess, Han Wasn't Always Solo (cnn.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    That'd be scuttlebum.

  8. Re:Hohum on Thanks To the Princess, Han Wasn't Always Solo (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Sure, and Luke threw the grappling hook twice.

  9. Shittily written summary on Thanks To the Princess, Han Wasn't Always Solo (cnn.com) · · Score: 2

    It seems the chemistry was strong with these two. It is interesting to note how long it took this to emerge, as by today's standards, it doesn't rise to nearly the same level of scuttlebutt.

    Eh? What? What is "this"?

    Almost 40 years later, Carrie Fisher told People magazine that she and Harrison Ford had an affair on the set of the 1977 film 'Star Wars'

    Right, see, that's the thing you put at the start of the summary so people know what the hell you're talking about.

    It also wouldn't kill you to remember that a significant percentage of your readership is not US-based and will have no idea what "scuttlebutt" means (and will probably think it's a stupid word even if they do).

  10. Re:Great... on Samsung Patent Describes Holographic TV Technology (consumerist.com) · · Score: 1

    You could look up the patent application on your phone and it will Burn After Reading.

    Which is, coincidentally, the UK government's plan for Birmingham should the US invade.

  11. Re:"Surfaces"? What? on Google Surfaces Fake News About Election Results (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Google (v./n.?) Surfaces (v./n.?) Fake (v./n./adj.?) News (n.) About (prep./adj.?) Election (n.) Results (n./v.?)

    Yeah, that doesn't help.

  12. "Surfaces"? What? on Google Surfaces Fake News About Election Results (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Google Surfaces Fake News About Election Results

    Google does what?

    Since when has "surface" meant... well, whatever this means?

  13. CSI is Channel State Information, in case you were wondering, since the editors don't do their jobs.

  14. If one guy can cause this, it proves that the US financial markets *intrinsically* don't have much integrity.

    How much do you think those funny bits of paper in your wallet are intrinsically worth?

  15. Re:WTF? on Uranium-Filled 'Lost Nuke' Missing Since 1950 May Have Been Found (bbc.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    Uranium is nearly twice as dense as lead. The test run was apparently to "see if it could carry the payload required" which means you'd want the right weight/size/shape. They took the most dangerous bit out, at least.

  16. Wow, how innovative on Just in Time for Daydream, YouTube Launches Its Standalone VR App (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    In the theater mode, the video itself fills the main portion of the screen, while video information -- like the title and description -- is off on one side. The other side of the screen displays your queue so you can see what's coming up next. Player controls are down at the bottom. This way, you can watch and browse at the same time, says Google.

    Uh, you mean just like looking at it in a browser? With "what's next" or suggestions on the right, title and comments below? That way, you can watch and browse at the same time!

  17. Re:It's a problem on GoPro Recalls Karma Drone (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    A quad rotor has no redundancy

    It could have. There was a BBC bit recently about drones that could still fly purposefully with one, two, or even three props out. It kind of limps it's way back home, with the entire body of the drone spinning wildly around under the one working prop.

  18. They low power? Oh no! on GoPro Recalls Karma Drone (usatoday.com) · · Score: 2

    because they low power during use

    Low power no fly.

  19. That's looking forward, then on What the Trump Win Means For Tech and Science (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    It's a good time to look back on the kind of policies and changes he is likely to bring in the United States.

    You want to look back on the things he hasn't done yet? Sounds about right for Trump logic, I suppose...

  20. Re:We're afraid of our right wing on Donald Trump Wins US Presidency (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    > We're afraid of our right wing

    Like a bat with body dysmorphia.

  21. Re:Hmmm well on Donald Trump Wins US Presidency (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    but I can see her becoming Negan.

    She'll only eat Negetables?

  22. Re:And to think the DNC wanted to face Trump... on Donald Trump Wins US Presidency (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Operationalizing

    Ugh. They deserve to lose simply for crimes against English!

  23. Ounces, cups, quarts, and bushels can all suck it.

    But where am I going to hide my light?!

  24. Re: That's easy. And it doesn't violate the 3rd pr on Leaked NASA Paper Suggests The 'Impossible' EM Drive Really Does Work (sciencealert.com) · · Score: 1

    Here in Europe (specifically Germany) we always say a photon has mass because E=mc^2

    No it isn't. It's E^2 = (mc^2)^2 + (pc)^2. For a photon, the first half is always zero.

  25. Re:Show me the Wikipedia entry for "Bradley Mannin on Wikipedia's Not as Biased as You Might Think, Say Harvard Researchers (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    If anything "insists" it must be Chelsea, it would be the legal process which has been undertaken and granted by the court to legally change said indivudual's name. Though simple common courtesy should be reason enough.

    Maybe you should have a go at Bono, Lady Gaga, and Pope Francis for having the audacity to run around using a name other than that given to them by their parents - and they haven't even bothered to make it legal!