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  1. Re:what's the point? on A Smart Electric Bike: Taking the Copenhagen Wheel Out For a Spin · · Score: 2

    If it was designed for hilly cities, "Copenhagen wheel" is kind of a hilariously off-the-mark branding.

    Yeah, what he said. Also, I really wish I could eat Buffalo wings outside of Buffalo.

  2. finally I can run a headless phone.

    It doesn't even have to be a phone. :)

  3. Re: Use the technology on a chromebook on Google Announces Project Ara Developer Conference, Shows Off First Prototype · · Score: 1

    The desktop computer I've been upgrading bit by bit begs to disagree with you. As do my interchangeable lens cameras.

  4. hmmm on OpenSUSE Factory To Merge With Tumbleweed · · Score: 4, Funny

    I dunno about this. I think I'll move along to the next article now.

  5. Re:You're doing it wrong. on An Algorithm to End the Lines for Ice at Burning Man · · Score: 2

    65,000 people don't belong in any dessert. That's clearly unsanitary.

    Tell that to Vegas. They like it dirty.

  6. Re: The amazing part on Google Announces Motorola-Made Nexus 6 and HTC-Made Nexus 9 · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's amazing I was wrong. Dammit! :)

  7. Re:The amazing part on Google Announces Motorola-Made Nexus 6 and HTC-Made Nexus 9 · · Score: 0

    I think it's amazing you don't know that Google doesn't own Motorola anymore.

  8. Re: Here's the solution on Will Windows 10 Finally Address OS Decay? · · Score: 2

    Servers don't have anywhere near as much software installed/removed as a desktop machine, so this is hardly an apples-to-apples comparison.

  9. Re:Hai! on Japan's Shinkansen Bullet Trains Celebrate 50th Anniversary · · Score: 1

    iie. :)

  10. Re:Hai! on Japan's Shinkansen Bullet Trains Celebrate 50th Anniversary · · Score: 1

    Hai does not exactly mean yes in Japanese. It _can_ mean yes, but it more often is just an acknowledgment that someone is listening to you. You may hear a phrase like, "Hai, ." This doesn't mean, it's difficult but yes, this is actually their polite way of saying 'no', because saying no outright is considered rude. When they mean 'yes', they will often just make a sound like 'uhn'.

    Be careful of literal translations. :)

  11. "compared to consumer grade cameras" on Video Released, Crowdfunding Underway For Axiom Open Source Cinema Camera · · Score: 1

    Why WOULD it be cheap compared to consumer grade cameras? Why are you even comparing it to consumer grade cameras? You should be comparing it to what it's intended to compete with.

  12. how apropos on Hitachi Developing Reactor That Burns Nuclear Waste · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hitachi means 'sunrise'. :)

  13. if you're unhappy about this... on Google Serves Old Search Page To Old Browsers · · Score: 0

    You should ask Google for a refund.

  14. Android SMS app on Ask Slashdot: Best Phone Apps? · · Score: 1

    I really like Hello SMS. It's a very simple interface. It's light on features, but has what most people probably really need, and some neat UI tricks I've not seen elsewhere.

  15. Way to miss the point! on Microsoft Considered Renaming Internet Explorer To Escape Its Reputation · · Score: 1

    Funny how all the other browser makers are able to make browsers that work across your multiple versions of Windows, but you, the makers of Windows, are unable to. Until you learn that lesson and actually DO something about it, you can rename your browser all you want. You'll notice that US West renaming itself to Qwest didn't work, and renaming themselves again to CenturyLink didn't help, either. Hmm...

  16. Re:I don't see what good unlocking does on Compromise Struck On Cellphone Unlocking Bill · · Score: 2

    My Nexus 5 thinks you don't know what you're talking about; it works just fine on T-Mobile, AT&T and Sprint. Get with the times, man; it's ALL ball bearings now!

  17. almost-4 year old bug report addressed! on Firefox 31 Released · · Score: 1

    My bug has finally been fixed - if you've always wanted to vertically center text in a select box, you're now good to go. Seriously, filed it in November of 2010, as as I can recall.

  18. Re:happy users! on Verizon Boosts FiOS Uploads To Match Downloads · · Score: 1

    Both Verizon FIOS users were reportedly very happy (other than their experience using Netflix).

    Really? I live outside the city (as in no water or gas infrastructure) and I still have FiOS, here in Northern Virginia.

    Yeah, they apparently weren't able to roll out FIOS to anything other than outlying suburbs across most of the U.S. Not very many people are able to get FIOS, and they stopped expanding their service area a few years ago, and even sold off parts of their fiber network to other companies in certain markets. If you aren't in a FIOS service area now, you probably never will be.

  19. happy users! on Verizon Boosts FiOS Uploads To Match Downloads · · Score: 1

    Both Verizon FIOS users were reportedly very happy (other than their experience using Netflix).

  20. Why a new one? on SpaceX Wins FAA Permission To Build a Spaceport In Texas · · Score: 1

    Isn't there one near the Mexico border in NM that already exists?

  21. Good news for atheists! on Teaching Creationism As Science Now Banned In Britain's Schools · · Score: 2, Funny

    Personally, I'm Eastern Orthodox Atheist.

    But I'm not religious about it. :)

  22. price comparison? on Amazon Launches Subscription-Based Billing And Payments Service · · Score: 1

    Which one is cheaper? Which one has better dispute resolution procedures?

  23. not enough innovation on Curved TVs Nothing But a Gimmick · · Score: 1

    The solution is simple: more innovation!

    All they have to do is make a 'smart' 4K glasses-free 3D curved tv, and everybody wins!

  24. Re:Resolution on Surface Pro 3 Has 12" Screen, Intel Inside · · Score: 1

    http://www.newegg.com/All-Lapt...

    Perhaps you should learn how to use the filters at Newegg?

  25. Re:Too bad Samsung's XP941 is 2/3 the price on OCZ RevoDrive 350 PCIe SSD Hits 1.8GB/sec With Standard Toshiba MLC NAND · · Score: 1

    Seriously the XP941 is a native PCIe controller, not multiple SATA controllers raided together with a PCIe bridge controller. As a result, it is almost 1/2 the price, and still has similar performance (it is only a PCIe 1x device that does 1.2GBs reads/writes, vs the PCIe 4x device that only does 1.8GBs).

    Pretty sure that it's a PCIe 2.0 x4 device. :)