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  1. Re:Why call them such if they aren't up to spec? on Amazon.com Now Bans USB Type-C Cables That Aren't Up To Spec (google.com) · · Score: 1

    You can call a cat a fish, but that won't make it not blow up your computer.

  2. It's all fun and games until something blows up on Amazon.com Now Bans USB Type-C Cables That Aren't Up To Spec (google.com) · · Score: 1

    Still think USB cables are fun, kids?

  3. Re:Actual numbers, please? on Windows 10 Now Runs On 270 Million Monthly Active Devices · · Score: 1

    Is it MS's fault that you didn't buy Windows 7 or 8?

  4. Re:Actual numbers, please? on Windows 10 Now Runs On 270 Million Monthly Active Devices · · Score: 1

    MS counts it as a WIndows 10 sale if they didn't install GWX Control Panel on Windows 7 or 8.

  5. Re:PT Barnum was right on Windows 10 Now Runs On 270 Million Monthly Active Devices · · Score: 1

    In the sucker's defense, he may not have even been aware that the Trojan horse was getting in the gate until he woke up one morning and found that his gates had opened automatically without asking him.

  6. Many of whom actually *chose* to upgrade on Windows 10 Now Runs On 270 Million Monthly Active Devices · · Score: 1

    Not most, but some

  7. Back in the VHS days, I can remember spending $90+ for some titles. And that was in 1980's dollars too, for a crappy VHS version.

    And you're complaining about $30?

  8. At least you'll be able to play it on your new Sony PS4.5

  9. The REAL reason for the "Playstation 4.5" on Sony's Ultra 4K Streaming Service Launching On April 4; Titles Priced At $30 (variety.com) · · Score: 2

    I knew it wasn't meant for playing 4K games (hell, my $600 videocard can barely handle that).

  10. Re:Apparently he can change his family tree! on Hacker Weev Admits To Hacking Printers To Spew Racist and Anti-Semitic Messages (softpedia.com) · · Score: 1

    Sorry, but Harry Ostrer's propaganda doesn't count as real research.

  11. Re:Separating first and third worlds on Google Announces Fiber Phone, a $10/Month Home Telephone Service · · Score: 5, Funny

    At they rate they've been deploying it so far, it should be in every major U.S. market by the year 2216.

  12. Great news, for parts of 3 cities on Google Announces Fiber Phone, a $10/Month Home Telephone Service · · Score: 2

    If you happen to live in the right neighborhood of one of the 3 cities that has any Google fiber, then hooray!

    For the rest of you, don't hold your breath.

  13. Welcome to 2016 on China Proposes Foreign Domain Name Censorship (thestack.com) · · Score: 2

    When everyone wants to tell everyone else what they can and can't say and see on the internet.

    Get in line, China.

  14. Re:Apparently he can change his family tree! on Hacker Weev Admits To Hacking Printers To Spew Racist and Anti-Semitic Messages (softpedia.com) · · Score: 1

    Exactly, the idea that Jews are a separate race is one of the most destructive elements of antisemitism (and one, sadly, largely perpetuated by Jews themselves). This idea goes back to all that "chosen people" stuff from the Torah, but even there it's clear that they were "chosen" not for their racial characteristics, but for their adherence to religious principles. And even if the Hebrews once had a distinct tribal "race" or "ethnicity", thousands of years of interbreeding, diaspora, migration, etc. have long since made that "race" a complete fiction. If you go to modern Israel, you'll find Jews of all kinds of different races and ethnicities, all claiming a long lineage of being "chosen." Ironically, there are likely far more "pure" descendants of the ancient Hebrews amongst the modern Palestinians than among the Ashkenazi (a truth that neither Palestinians nor Israelis wants to admit, of course).

  15. Re:So, like Tesla? on Volvo Wants You To Ditch Car Keys For Its New Smartphone App (dailydot.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not exactly. It lacks the smug sense of superiority that Tesla owners crave.

  16. Re:The longer you wait... on Oculus Rift Review: Virtual Reality is Almost Here · · Score: 3, Funny

    Agree, these naysayers are like the short-sighted fools back in the 50's who said flying cars would never happen.

  17. "4K"....sorta....kinda....not really on Sony's More Powerful PS4 To Be Announced Before PlayStation VR Launch (polygon.com) · · Score: 1

    My $600 graphics card can barely handle 4K. And they're going to do it in a $400 console. Sure.

    Does anyone really believe this will be anything but a glorified 1080p upscaler?

  18. In the demolisher's defense on Wrecking Crew Demolishes Wrong Housing Duplex Following Google Maps Error (cnet.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    Both the houses were white with shingle roofs.

  19. Re:More oil industry written propaganda on Area Around Chernobyl Plant To Become a Nuclear Dump (japantimes.co.jp) · · Score: 1

    Yeah, I've heard those stories about solar being so great that companies will install the panels for free and then sell the electricity back to you cheaper than the power company. But every time I look into them, I find that either the company is a scam or it's only available in California (where the government heavily subsidizes solar installations, I gather).

  20. In Soviet Russia on Area Around Chernobyl Plant To Become a Nuclear Dump (japantimes.co.jp) · · Score: 2

    Lemons turn YOU to lemonade

  21. Re:Er... no mention of the genocide? on Microsoft's 'Teen Girl' AI Experiment Becomes a 'Neo-Nazi Sex Robot' · · Score: 2, Funny

    It became a fan of genocide about 0.00002 seconds after it saw the ratings for Keeping Up With The Kardashians.

  22. Re:An Apple fan being a snob?!?!? on That Awkward Moment When 'Apple Mocked Good Hardware and Poor People' (dailydot.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    [Camera focuses on hipster as a barista approaches]

    Narrator: This is a rare opportunity to see an Apple customer defend his nest against attack from another species...Let's watch

    Barista: Look you can't just sit there all day if you're not going to order something

    Hipster: Are your latte smoothies organic and locally-sourced?

    Barista: I....I don't know.

    Hipster: Well, let me know if you can find out, then maybe I'll order one.

    Narrator: Brilliant! Did you notice the way he used his smug sense of self-importance to put the attacker on the defensive and fend her off? An amazing sight to behold!

  23. He specifically said a "real video card."

  24. What about gamers who need real video cards and a real gaming OS? Because Apple certainly has nothing to be smug about on that front.

  25. I bet a 5-year old PC would still play games a lot better than any Macbook.