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  1. Of course, the majority of the population speaks English fluently

    You've only been in Montreal, I assume. Nowhere near the majority of the population speaks English fluently in the rest of the province.

  2. Re:replacement parts/customization without 3d prin on Electric Bike Company Lets Users Create Replacement Parts with 3D Printers (3ders.org) · · Score: 1

    I think the major differences between subtractive and additive manufacturing are the noise and the mess.

    Subtractive manufacturing is usually noisy and it makes a mess from the cuts. Not something you would do anywhere but a workshop, which people living in apartments don't have. Excessive noise for hours with neighbours on the other side of the walls.

    Additive manufacturing can be quiet enough with a good quality 3D printer that you won't even hear it from the next room even with the door open (bushings, microstepping) and there's no mess except the fumes that can be filtered out with an enclosed printer and a proper EPA filter.

  3. "Nobody cares about your stupid useless computers" – Anonymous cowards in the early 1980's.

    Less than four decades later, not only does practically everyone have a computer in the form of a smartphone, they're carrying it with them 24/7.

  4. ...most home printers are going to spit out crappy ABS...

    That's not true, they can also spit out crappy PLA.

  5. Google voice in Canada? Yeah right.

  6. If only I can access my so-called "preferences" profile to edit the categories I'm actually interested in instead of letting ad companies "guestimate" my interests from websites I'll only visit once in my lifetime.

    This requires an email and phone number for users

    Oh, so I can get called by telemarketers? Sorry but you lost me with this requirement.

  7. Re:hi on Amateur Scientist Builds Thermite Grenade Cannon (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    Also consider the atomic elements. They're not called Helum, Lithum, Beryllum...

  8. Re:hi on Amateur Scientist Builds Thermite Grenade Cannon (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 2, Funny

    You mean, the way he pronounced it correctly?

    Signed,
    the rest of the World.

  9. Re:What I'm talking 'bout on Man Builds 'Scarlett Johansson' Robot From Scratch (mirror.co.uk) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    You might want to practice with a hot-dog first.

  10. Re:OMG PONIES!!! on At 40, There's Never Been a Tech Company Quite Like Apple (qz.com) · · Score: 1
  11. Re:Apples hold their value on At 40, There's Never Been a Tech Company Quite Like Apple (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    Not many people could afford it but with so many things signed by Woz and being PCB 64 on top of that, it could be worth a small fortune.

  12. Re: Apple is boring? on At 40, There's Never Been a Tech Company Quite Like Apple (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    If it's anything like their latest Mac mini, it means you won't be able to reconfigure the storage space once you buy it.

  13. Re:They didn't before? on North Korea Officially Blocks Facebook, Twitter and YouTube (mashable.com) · · Score: 1

    You really think there's 10 people in North Korea with Internet access?

    Aren't you the optimist.

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  15. Your comment is more informative than both TFS and the Wikipedia page combined.

    Thank you.

  16. Slashdot is a basically sort of a news gathering service. It should tell us what the linked articles are about, otherwise as gstoddart said they might as well just post huge lists of URLs.

  17. I'm still not quite sure myself what Xamarin is supposed to be after reading the Wikipedia page about it.

  18. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

    "With a C#-shared codebase, developers can use Xamarin tools to write native Android, iOS, and Windows apps with native user interfaces and share code across multiple platforms."

  19. Re:Nice enough, but one caveat on Apple's New Safari Technology Preview Browser Is Aimed At Web Developers · · Score: 1

    Still using Safari, no Ad blocker. But I also don't have Java, Flash or Adobe Reader installed on my system.

  20. Re:Nice enough, but one caveat on Apple's New Safari Technology Preview Browser Is Aimed At Web Developers · · Score: 1

    Last time I tried AdBlock for Safari the damn thing was using twice as much RAM as the browser usually does.

  21. Re:Microsoft knows is it dying. on Microsoft Unlocks the Ability To Turn Xbox One Consoles Into 'Development Kits' (polygon.com) · · Score: 1

    What about Nintendo's first hand?

  22. Re:Do you want to give your customers to Verizon? on AT&T Looks To Sell Cyanogen-Powered ZTE Phone To Snub Google (droid-life.com) · · Score: 1

    Do you want to give your customers to Verizon? Because that's how you give your customers to Verizon.

    AT&T seems to think that anyone will swallow their products and enjoys being fucked by high monthly fees while they sit on their asses and watch it all happen.

  23. T-mobile? That overpriced trash will rape you with a quickness.

    Bell and Telus for the w - ait a minute...

  24. Re:The death of the console writ large on Microsoft Unlocks the Ability To Turn Xbox One Consoles Into 'Development Kits' (polygon.com) · · Score: 1

    many != the same

  25. Re:The death of the console writ large on Microsoft Unlocks the Ability To Turn Xbox One Consoles Into 'Development Kits' (polygon.com) · · Score: 0

    Normal people don't want to mess around with an operating system, anti-virus software, etc.

    And your laptop does not play the same games as consoles.