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  1. Can you imagine living on Pluto? on Pluto's "Thick" Air Isn't Going Anywhere · · Score: 2

    (Refresh fedex.com web page)
    Oh man, my package has been rescheduled to arrive "tomorrow".

  2. Re:Did the developers take crack while making them on Ask Author David Craddock About the Development of Diablo, Warcraft · · Score: 1

    You're probably thinking of Gauntlet.

  3. Re:Same with every nexus device on Leaked Manual Reveals Details On Google's Nexus 5 · · Score: -1, Troll

    I see an Android fanboy has modded me down for telling the truth.

  4. Re:Same with every nexus device on Leaked Manual Reveals Details On Google's Nexus 5 · · Score: -1, Troll

    And yet Android fanbois troll Apple users about how Apple can't innovate and every iPhone is just "a few minor upgrades and a different set of software installed".

  5. Re:Open Source the Tab Code on Social Fixer Falls Victim To Facebook Legal Threats · · Score: 2

    A list of URLs that cannot be shared on Facebook? Are they blocking all the URL shorteners?

  6. Re:Video card? on Ask Slashdot: Time To Regulate Domestic Drones? · · Score: 2

    You're right, I should have said ignorant.

  7. Re:Video card? on Ask Slashdot: Time To Regulate Domestic Drones? · · Score: 2

    If I called the engine of my car "the gas tank", mechanics would laugh at me. This is no different.

  8. Re:No. on Ask Slashdot: Time To Regulate Domestic Drones? · · Score: 1

    Alcohol is regulated and drunk driving is illegal.

    People flying remote-controlled planes and quadcopters should be required to pass a class and get a license or something.

  9. Re:Regulations? on Ask Slashdot: Time To Regulate Domestic Drones? · · Score: 2

    The bureaucracy is expanding to meet the needs of the expanding bureaucracy.

  10. Video card? on Ask Slashdot: Time To Regulate Domestic Drones? · · Score: 3, Informative

    Why would drones have videocards? Oh wait, the guy doing the reporting is stupid and was talking about an SD card that had a video file of the flight on it.

  11. Re:Open? Hardly on Intel Launches 'Galileo,' an Arduino-Compatible Mini Computer · · Score: 4, Insightful

    And try to make an Arduino without buying an Atmel microcontroller.

  12. Re: How do they do that? on Facebook and Cisco Offer Check-In Service For Free Wifi · · Score: 1

    Yes they're designed to work from a browser, but just because you want to connect to a wi-fi doesn't mean you're going to use a browser. That was my question, is there a way for the wireless hardware to force a browser to open on the device when it connects to it?

  13. Re:Missing the big picture on Tim Berners-Lee, W3C Approve Work On DRM For HTML 5.1 · · Score: 1

    I'm against the whole "DRM as a plug-in" idea because it means only the most popular operating systems and devices will have access to it.

    I'd rather stick with the current situation where we have dedicated applications on each device, Netflix being a perfect example, because it's the same roadblocks and limitations but without adding more crap to the Web.

  14. Printers and Scanners on Finding a Tech Museum For Your Beloved Retired Computer(s) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Printers and scanners are good sources of free precision chromed rod, stepper motors with pulleys, belts and idler wheels. The older they are, the better.

    As an example, the Apple ImageWriter II has a 10mm chromed rod and a NEMA23 stepper motor. It's completely overkill for a printer but it's a good source of parts for a small CNC machine or 3D printer.

  15. How do they do that? on Facebook and Cisco Offer Check-In Service For Free Wifi · · Score: 1

    On iOS, trying to connect to a captive portal pops a limited version of Safari (no cookies, etc) and on Android and other systems, AFAIK you need to manually open a browser to see the login page.

    If you try to connect to a free wifi to only check your email or play an online game, it just doesn't work.

    Is there any way to tell a device "Open a browser and load this URL" when they connect to a wifi?

  16. Re:Killing 42 people in China... on Asian Giant Hornets Kill 42 People In China, Injure Over 1,500 · · Score: 1

    Bathtub manufacturers don't kill people, gravity kills people!

  17. Re:The next Syfy movie plot on Asian Giant Hornets Kill 42 People In China, Injure Over 1,500 · · Score: 1

    Take out the sharknado idea and it could very well be one of those B-grade apocalyptic movies. Giant hornets taking over the planet.

  18. Re:I think they plan to compete on the premium end on Ask Slashdot: Can Valve's Steam Machines Compete Against the Xbox One and PS4? · · Score: 1

    So Nintendo are responsible for the Playstation and SEGA are responsible for the Xbox. Funny how things turned out.

  19. Re:How many Steam games run on Linux? on Ask Slashdot: Can Valve's Steam Machines Compete Against the Xbox One and PS4? · · Score: 2

    300 titles at launch would still be better than any other console in the history of videogames.

  20. Re:I think they plan to compete on the premium end on Ask Slashdot: Can Valve's Steam Machines Compete Against the Xbox One and PS4? · · Score: 1

    What's funny is that today the arcade carts are worth a lot less than the console carts.

  21. Re:I hope not on Ubuntu 13.10 Will Not Ship Mir By Default · · Score: 1
  22. I hope not on Ubuntu 13.10 Will Not Ship Mir By Default · · Score: 0

    Otherwise the Russians will be pissed!

  23. Re:Might Indicate More Females on The Changing Face of Software Development · · Score: 1, Funny

    I guess Dr. Dobb's is not a developer, because "software development is an art and a science that is not attainable for just anyone. It takes a special type of person to write code. Developers are detail-oriented, very literal, and intelligent. Logic is paramount, and they share a passion for their craft that rises above the desire to make more money."

  24. Re:Link broken? on Come Try Out Slashdot's New Design (In Beta) · · Score: 2

    There's a limit to how long you can make text lines before it becomes harder to follow and/or people stop reading them. That's why newspapers use columns instead of the full width of the page.

  25. Re:Good for him on Former Microsoft Privacy Chief Doesn't Trust Company, Uses Open Source Software · · Score: 1

    C3PO can only act according to his program.