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  1. Re:10B$ valuation on Snapchat Will Introduce Ads, Attempt To Keep Them Other Than Creepy · · Score: 1

    Tech is in a bubble no different than the late 90's. It will pop just the same.

  2. Re:Confucius say: on Apple Announces iPad Air 2, iPad mini 3, OS X Yosemite and More · · Score: 1

    and my XPS fell apart (hinges failed and the body start cracking) while I'm still running my 2008 MacBook.

    Who cares?

  3. Re:Written on my Chromebook on ChromeOS Will No Longer Support Ext2/3/4 On External Drives/SD Cards · · Score: 1

    My father uses an chromebox by Asus. Requires a monitor, keyboard and mouse.

  4. Re:Very easy to solve on Eric Schmidt: Anxiety Over US Spying Will "Break the Internet" · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Cut their funding. No money, no spying.

  5. Re:And some say Obama isn't a Republican on Former Department of Defense Chief Expects "30 Year War" · · Score: 2

    We need less fiat currency, not more.

  6. Re:Programmed obsolescence? on When Everything Works Like Your Cell Phone · · Score: 1

    One of the main reasons while I only have three internet and/or networked devices in my home, not including my router. My phone, laptop and Roku.

  7. Re:gasp! on Indian Mars Mission Beams Back First Photographs · · Score: 4, Interesting

    and yet, still more interesting than anything you post.

  8. Re:Sure why not on Putin To Discuss Plans For Disconnecting Russia From the Internet · · Score: 1

    VPN doesn't work when you physically disconnect.

  9. Re:When will it work in Seamonkey and Firefox on Native Netflix Support Is Coming To Linux · · Score: 1

    The new interface is horrible.

  10. Re:Not my cup of tea on Slashdot Asks: What's In Your Home Datacenter? · · Score: 2

    You and me both. My datacenter consists of a 4tb HDD plugged into the usb port on my router. Thats it.

  11. Re:So everything is protected by a 4 digit passcod on Apple Will No Longer Unlock Most iPhones, iPads For Police · · Score: 1

    I have a 9 digit alpha-numeric password on my iPhone. You don't have to use a 4 digit.

  12. Re:power consumption? on Early iPhone 6 Benchmark Results Show Only Modest Gains For A8 · · Score: 1

    no, the people who do the benchmarks.

  13. Re:And low-emission transport trucks, too on To Really Cut Emissions, We Need Electric Buses, Not Just Electric Cars · · Score: 3, Interesting

    There has been talk about about sail-assisted cargo ships for some time.

    http://www.sail-world.com/crui...

  14. Re:Copyright violation? on Comcast Using JavaScript Injection To Serve Ads On Public Wi-Fi Hotspots · · Score: 2

    Only leased routers do this, so the router is under ownership of Comcast and is rented to the end-user.

  15. No thanks on Stallman Does Slides -- and Brevity -- For TEDx · · Score: -1, Troll

    Stallman's my way or the highway attitude has no place in a free society.

  16. Re:Today's business class is the 70s' economy clas on 3 Recent Flights Make Unscheduled Landings, After Disputes Over Knee Room · · Score: 1

    I fly between Dullas and LAX 2-3 times a year. The price has been static, more or less, since I started that route in 2008.

  17. Re:cram lots of people in a confined space on 3 Recent Flights Make Unscheduled Landings, After Disputes Over Knee Room · · Score: 2

    How do you feel about fat people who spill into the seat next to them? They cry discrimination but as far as i'm concerned, they should have to buy two seats.

  18. Re: Comedy on Ask David Saltzberg About Being The Big Bang Theory's Science Advisor · · Score: 4, Informative

    They have never used laugh tracks. They use professional, paid, audience members to guide laughter.

  19. Re:Comedy on Ask David Saltzberg About Being The Big Bang Theory's Science Advisor · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I've seen the show in person. They have a mix of regular and professional audience members.

  20. Re:"Death to Gamers and Long Live Videogames" on Combating Recent, Ugly Incidents of Misogyny In Gamer Culture · · Score: 1

    Hear hear. I had no idea who she was until I googled her.

  21. Re:"Death to Gamers and Long Live Videogames" on Combating Recent, Ugly Incidents of Misogyny In Gamer Culture · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The accuser produces the evidence.

  22. Re:Apple Stores and Stock on Hand on Why Phone Stores Should Stockpile Replacements · · Score: 1

    Not only that, if they don't have the model you have, they will replace it with a better one. When the Wifi went out on my 16gb 4S, I walked out with a 32gb.

  23. Too small on E-Books On a $20 Cell Phone · · Score: 1

    I would rather read a book printed on business cards than a cell phone. I'll stick to my kindle, eink (most important part, I think) and a decent sized screen.

  24. Re:Today's "Natives" eliminated the Clovis culture on DNA Reveals History of Vanished "Paleo-Eskimos" · · Score: 4, Interesting

    ~80% of current Native Americans are direct decedents of Clovis people.

    http://www.npr.org/2014/02/13/...
    http://news.ku.dk/all_news/201...

  25. Re:*drool* on Intel's Haswell-E Desktop CPU Debuts With Eight Cores, DDR4 Memory · · Score: 1

    That's why I said personal computers, not business machines/workstations.