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  1. Re:Price Problem on Figuring Out the iPad's Place · · Score: 1

    Undoing accidental mod

  2. Re:bad bad idea on Google Begins To Merge Google+, Gmail Contacts · · Score: 1

    So your argument is basically "yes you'll have a forced social account you don't want (which if you follow the rules has to be in your name,) but it's not that bad." Fuck you and Google.

    I've had a gmail account almost as long as it's been out, I love my Nexus 5. I'm not someone who flips out over small issues (IMHO,) - but I'm seriously considering dropping all google services due to forced integration, and several of my friends are in the same boat. If I can't have contacts outside of G+ I'll drop them without another thought. Google is new in the completely pissing off customers market - but with the forced integration of Youtube, G+ nags, etc. they're catching up quickly.

  3. Re:900 bucks on Microsoft May Finally Put Windows RT Out To Pasture · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well that explains some of the weirdness with Slashdot. Not only do they customize posts for each subdomain, they actually tailor each post for each user. Also they're ph balanced for Windows, but strong enough for Linux!

  4. Re:Given the UN's track record in Africa... on Attackers Tweet As They Assault UN Development Program Compound · · Score: 1

    Posting to undo my mod, parent is funny, not insightful.

  5. Re:Really? on Office 365: Suffer 18 Days' Outage, Still Pay Half Price · · Score: 1

    We use Microsoft's current online offering, and we've had both a 25% and a 50% refund in the last year and a half. the refund doesn't even begin to make up for the sales losses and confusion when our dealers can't get their orders through to us.

    It's always a good idea to use the cloud to host crucial business systems with no fallback plans in case there are problems. Heck, the cloud is good for anything! Personally, my "waste processing" system is routed through the cloud. Sure that two week outage last month was a bit uncomfortable, but I had considered the ramifications of this design before implementing it, as I'm sure you guys did.

  6. Re:I'll explain oppressive development environment on Microsoft Out of Favor With Young, Hip Developers · · Score: 1

    When working with C#, the compiler and editor will give you a red squiggle under code it can't compile, but gives you know way to know where or how many places in the file they are (contrast: Eclipse puts a red box on the side for every line that is in error, which makes it very easy to find them).

    View -> Error List

    As far as your other complaints go, I can't say I'm impressed. Change a few options and you're good to go.

    Visual Studio reminds me of guys who put racing stripes and thin tires and big mufflers on their Honda Civics and somehow convince themselves they've got a "race car".

    Nice troll bro

  7. Re:24 games in the past 3 months? on Study Finds That "Extreme Gamers" Play 48 Hours a Week · · Score: 1

    Apparently several tons of people disagree with you.

    FTFY

    Both of them?

  8. Glaring omission on Students Show a Dramatic Drop In Empathy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Isn't this one we can pretty much all agree is /b/'s fault?

  9. Re:It seems like on Rupert Murdoch Hates Google, Loves the iPad · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sergei Brin: Last week we pulled out of China, and today we're pulling out of Rupert Murdoch.

    Really... Wrong image there... Now I will have nightmares.

    Don't mind if I do...

    When asked about his feelings towards one of his current partners Google, Murdoch proposed he and his old friends yank off the news they currently provide. Murdoch said he prefers (Steve) Jobs, and the warm embrace of Apple. He feels that the new iPad is (locked) tight enough that they may be able to avoid unwillingly spewing their content on loads of customers.

  10. It wasn't a joke! on William Shatner Takes On Social Networking · · Score: 4, Funny

    I DID plan on talking to her! I even wrote some (pseudo) code for said conversation:

    if (!ArmPitsSmell() && CrustinessOfClothes() != OH_MY_GAWD_TOO_CRUSTY) {
            var sexytime = Girl.ComplimentTeeth();
            if (sexytime) {
                    FeelBoobs();
                    CleanPants();
            } else {
                    AssumeFetalPosition();
            }
    }

  11. I would but..... on William Shatner Takes On Social Networking · · Score: 5, Informative

    I tried to sign up, but during the login process a wild pack of jocks showed up and gave me a wedgie of galactic proportions, stole my lunch and banged the picture of a girl I planned on talking to eventually.

  12. Donation Form on Bill Gates No Longer World's Richest Man · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hearing this news saddened me at first, then it angered me into action. I've setup an online donation fund here. With a small $50 weekly donation from 30 or 40 million of you, Bill can continue to live the kind of life he's used to. Won't somebody think of Bill Gate's children!

  13. Skid Row's Response on Ubisoft's Authentication Servers Go Down · · Score: 1

    to the tune of 18 and life

    ricky was a ubisoft dev. he faced specs in stone
    worked 9 to 9, and typed his fingers to the bone
    one day his boss came round, grunts "idea me have one"
    those users steal our game, so we're gonna tie it down
    he had no morals, oooh no girl at home,
    he thew in some sick DRM which left users alone and then

    3 days and change it lasted
    3 days and change online
    Their plan was fine until
    3 days and change online

  14. What else? on Facebook Founder Accused of Hacking Into Rivals' Email · · Score: 2, Funny

    Did he offer to buy the Caprica Bucs as well?

  15. Re:2001 Space Odyssey "computer graphics" on 1977 Star Wars Computer Graphics · · Score: 1

    It's ironic: in "2001" (the movie) Kubrick had to use analog methods to simulate digital technology. But by 2001 (the year), filmmakers were using digital technology to simulate analog objects. [imdb.com]

    There's an "In Sovient Russia" joke in there somewhere

  16. Re:In case you were worried.... on Bizarre Droid Auto-Focus Bug Revealed · · Score: 1

    Right, like the camera is going to be the most common cause of out of focus pictures during spring break.

    "OMG EVERYBODY LISTEN - DO 6 JELLO SHOTS WITH ME, THEN SAY CHEEZ. *burp*, *snap* AWW, THE CAMERA DIN'T WORK GUD"

  17. Re:Things not to do if you like your job on Microsoft Responds To "Like OS X" Comment · · Score: 4, Funny

    In my defense, that mop was a slut

  18. Re:Humans Can't Multitask on Habitual Multitaskers Do It Badly · · Score: 1

    Personally, I take a breath, read three posts, and then take another breath.

    Sometimes my coworkers wonder why my face is turning blue and I have to explain that LinuxDude69 is extremely verbose.

  19. Who wouldn't trust tech advice from Oklahoma? on Online Storage For Lawyers? · · Score: 1

    They've got some ace techies in high places!

  20. Re:Slashdot achievements on Slashdot Launches User Achievements · · Score: 1

    It's ridiculous

  21. Re:wow on Mythbusters Accidentally Bust Windows In Nearby Town · · Score: 5, Funny

    You didn't a verb

  22. Re:Well... on Google Search Flagging Everything As Potentially Harmful · · Score: 1

    Resume: 2009 - Brokeded Google, on a Saturday morning, while my coworkers were sleeping!

  23. Re:Good God, they're still around? on Review of 'MacHeads' Documentary · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'd never sleep with anyone who uses forstner bits!

  24. Re:Something else the advert didn't reflect... on What The Banned iPhone Ad Should Really Look Like · · Score: 2, Informative

    Ah, to mod up, or reply. I was having this exact same problem, safari would crash sometimes when the page seemed to be attempting to render, sometimes when i'd scroll, and some times if a dog barked. This was happening upwards of five times a day. So I googled it, followed suggestions and cleared history, cache, cookies, but that didn't help. Then I disabled javascript and add-ons, and changes allow cookies to from visited, and it hasn't crashed in two days. Hope it works for you, b/c it was getting bad enough that I was going to buy something else.

  25. National Security Threat on Scientists Erase Specific Memories In Mice · · Score: 1

    How long until terrorists attack by removing all one's memories except for Goatse? shudders