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  1. The market on Netflix Pulls Out of Cannes Following Rule Change (variety.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Cannes has a big market. Hundreds of movies are sold globally in Cannes, at the same time many producers find funding for their big budget and indie films. Netflix buys movies for a few dollars and produce a mere handful of movies every year. Cannes is still a very important platform for the movie business.

    Netflix has no space in this old world. They simply put online any movie and people may decide to watch it or not. Meanwhile everyone else has to find distribution and pay for advertising.

  2. It is good on Star Wars: The Last Jedi Has Critics In Raptures (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    So people are commenting on a movie they haven't seen it yet.

    I think it's in the tone of The Empire Strikes Back. It's an emotional ride! and the producers didn't touch their heart to tell a story, and if you follow the archs of the SW stories, you know what will happen in the second movie of this trilogy.

  3. Re: "Pizza" tracker? on 'App Truthers' Question the Accuracy of the Domino's Pizza Tracker (foxnews.com) · · Score: 1

    "Many stores in the United States sell "Romano cheese", which should not be confused for genuine pecorino Romano which is an Italian product recognized and protected by the laws of the European Community. Unlike the Italian cheese, American Romano is milder and uses cow's milk instead of sheep's milk."

    He was right.

  4. Congrats! on 20 Years of Stuff That Matters · · Score: 1

    I started reading ./ when my English was really poor and hardly understood the more technical texts. We had a 15th aniversary party here in Mexico City and cannot believe we're 20 now.

    I visit the site once a week, now we have many more ways to get news.

  5. Funny at moments. on The Interview Bombs In US, Kills In China, Threatens N. Korea · · Score: 1

    It's very Seth Rogen driven comedy, funny at moments but most part of it smells a little like US propaganda. It depicts a smart, maniac and manipulative Kim Jung Un. Funny enough, we know CIA it's capable of trying to murder a foreign leader.

  6. LA public transportation sucks on Waze Causing Anger Among LA Residents · · Score: 1

    This city was built in mind to have a car, so there's no way to solve the problem with wider streets. Other megacities have solved this problem with better public transportation.

  7. Why does it matter? on Apple Edits iPhone 6's Protruding Camera Out of Official Photos · · Score: 1

    99% of iPhone users buy a case for their thin devices.

  8. Around the world? on Slashdot Asks: Should Schooling Be Year-Round? · · Score: 1

    We have very long summer breaks. My kids have the French calendar, two whole months for vacarions, and a week break every six weeks.

  9. Wars, empires, testosterone on Ancient Skulls Show Civilization Rose As Testosterone Fell · · Score: 2

    Civilization comes with war. Warriors need a lot of testosterone and battles lead to anihilation of hi-testosterone individuals. I find some evolutive path to decrease of testosterone.

  10. Frame interpolation on YouTube Introduces 60fps Video Support · · Score: 1

    Maybe the videos are 30FPS but the player is doing some interpolation to achieve 60FPS, like modern TV displays.

  11. Re:Business class is a misnomer on How Amazon Keeps Cutting AWS Prices: Cheapskate Culture · · Score: 1

    If you travel a lot for business there's a chance you have to fly for half a day or even more hours, sign a contract, shake hands and return home the same or next day. Using business class is the best way to arrive fresher for you meeting and make good decisions. For me doesn't make much sense to pay business for a less than 4-5 hours flight, but that's just me.

  12. Re:Chile worst dictatorship in South America? on 8.2 Earthquake Off the Coast of Chile, Tsunami Triggered · · Score: 1

    Well, this doesn't help with the point, Right? How Chile can be a beacon of democrac if it had a dictator after dictator? According to you words.

  13. Re:It's now the 21st century on 8.2 Earthquake Off the Coast of Chile, Tsunami Triggered · · Score: 0

    And he left a bunch of "senadores designados" or non-elected senators in the law. There are still traces, but that's not the point. The point is, Chile is hardly a beacon of democracy, because generals tend to interfere with politics a lot.

  14. Re:Of course it was calm on 8.2 Earthquake Off the Coast of Chile, Tsunami Triggered · · Score: 2, Informative

    A beacon of democracy? Chile had at least 5 military internventions in the 20th century.

  15. Re:If any slightest illness was ever even *suspect on Million Jars of Peanut Butter Dumped In New Mexico Landfill · · Score: 5, Informative

    There's a law that avoids liability for food donation:

    http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-104publ210/pdf/PLAW-104publ210.pdf

  16. There's no liability on Million Jars of Peanut Butter Dumped In New Mexico Landfill · · Score: 5, Informative

    Clinton signed the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Act.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Emerson_Good_Samaritan_Act_of_1996

    So no legal reason no to donate food.

  17. Nice viral video on College Grads Create Fake Tesla Commercial That Elon Musk Loves · · Score: 1

    I wonder if these guys really have no connection to Tesla in any way.

  18. Re:More about storage on Neil Young's "Righteous" Pono Music Startup Raises $1 Million With Kickstarter · · Score: 1

    I don't have 128 GB in music, it's a lot of money. But I like to run and my shuffle is convenient for the 40 minute training; no movable parts and lightweight. .

  19. No hard feelings on NSA Hacked Email Account of Mexican President · · Score: 3, Insightful

    "The news is likely to hurt ties between the US and Mexico."

    Hardly. When you have huge difference of powers the weaker nation, Mexico in this case, can only act as offended but forget the issue very soon and go on.

  20. Re:Why not just do it indoors? on ESA Begins Mars Rover Tests In Chile · · Score: 1

    "The Atacama is pretty inhospitable"

    No it isn't. Atacama desert has considerable amount of wild life, mine workers and tourists. I've been there as a back packer, and you can live there for a few weeks without problems in a shoestring budget.

  21. Internet in business hotels on New High Tech $100 Bills Start To Circulate Today · · Score: 0

    That makes sense. Usually a travel expense paid by your company. Who cares if they charge you $18 for a day with internet access?

    I remember the Westin Palace in Madrid charges $1 USD per night for charity.

  22. Re:Tapwater in Germany on Google Wants Patent On Splitting Restaurant Bills · · Score: 1

    I remember drinking tapwater in my trip to Berlin a few years ago. The taste of the water was... actually, the water amazingly had no taste.

  23. Re:Been doing it for 2 decades now - love it on Experiences and Realities of an Homesourced IT Worker · · Score: 1

    Yeah, because OS X has over to decades of life.

  24. Rich ain't paying for it on Former Director of the ISS Division At NASA Talks About Science Behind 'Elysium' · · Score: 2

    Just remember the bank bailout. I can imagine a scenario where a space station is financed by the tax payers' money and then privatized for peanuts.

  25. Re:How can this even be true? on How the Smartphone Killed the Three-day Weekend · · Score: 1

    Film yourself a whole day. One thing is what you think you do, and the reality of what you do.

    I know people who certainly check their smartphones every few minutes, checks-in 4 square when they go even to the loo, etc.