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  1. Re:No shit on Facebook Is Wrong, Text Is Deathless (kottke.org) · · Score: 1

    For those of us who can't be bothered with all that text:

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=...

  2. And the GP is wrong. She wasn't anointed before the primaries started this year any more than she was the last time when she lost to Obama.

  3. Every campaign starts off with a candidates favored by party leadership, that should be obvious since the party is led by people with an interest in politics. Sometimes that candidate wins the primary (Clinton, 2016), and sometimes they don't (Clinton, 2008). That's called the general population giving their input.

  4. Voting for her because they think she stands the best chances of winning in the general election is voting for her. If you're voting for candidates in the primary who you expect can't be successful in the general election then you're doing it wrong.

  5. Yeah, no input at all. Aside from 16,000,000 democratic primary voters.

  6. Re:I want the pointing stick on Alienware Launches Laptop With QHD OLED Display After 20 Years of Business (hothardware.com) · · Score: 1

    That looks like the same touchpad I have on the Dell laptop from my job. It's awful. Unusable. How the hell did it get through any amount of testing? The buttons can't be felt at all and so when I am forced to use it I am constantly missing the button i want to press.

  7. Ok, but no one suggested teaching your kid not to ask any questions at all.

  8. Re:Has IPv6's reputation just been destroyed? on Netflix Blocks Many IPv6 Users Over Geolocation Difficulty · · Score: 1

    My old gray box was replaced with a 3801hgv last December, that could make a difference. I don't recall if v6 worked with the old model.

  9. Re:Has IPv6's reputation just been destroyed? on Netflix Blocks Many IPv6 Users Over Geolocation Difficulty · · Score: 1

    People won't think ipv6 is a problem, they'll think Netflix is a problem. And they'll be right.

  10. Re:Has IPv6's reputation just been destroyed? on Netflix Blocks Many IPv6 Users Over Geolocation Difficulty · · Score: 1

    I'm using AT&T and IPv6 seems to be working fine for me.

  11. Re:Be more opinionated about your damn software on Sundar Pichai Says Google Will Be 'More Opinionated' About Nexus Design (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    I was not whining about how patronizing others are, so I have no need to defend my own supposed patronizing attitude.

    Anyway, I'm not trying to impose anything on you. As I already pointed out there is a trivial solution to your problem by installing a very simple app. I know that apps works because I have used it in the past for the same use case you described. I understand the desire in some situations to be able to use your phone in the upside down orientation, it's just silly to expect Google to support that as it would confuse more people than it would help.

  12. Re:Be more opinionated about your damn software on Sundar Pichai Says Google Will Be 'More Opinionated' About Nexus Design (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    There's no way you actually made that comment unaware of how patronizing and condescending you sound, right?

  13. Re:Be more opinionated about your damn software on Sundar Pichai Says Google Will Be 'More Opinionated' About Nexus Design (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Correction: "Set Orientation" is the app name, not "Set Rotation".

  14. Re:Be more opinionated about your damn software on Sundar Pichai Says Google Will Be 'More Opinionated' About Nexus Design (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    1) No one does, but it's obviously a use case that needs to be taken into account.
    2) My phone doesn't work well as a phone when it's upside down. I'm guessing this is a use case that they have no interest in taking into account.

    Install the app "Set Rotation" and be done with it. There's no reason to expect Android to meet every obscure need you have right out of the box.

  15. Re:Fuck No! on How The FAA Shot Down 'Uber For Planes' (fee.org) · · Score: 1

    82 times an infinitesimal number is still pretty small and probably still much safer than driving.

  16. Re:Be more opinionated about your damn software on Sundar Pichai Says Google Will Be 'More Opinionated' About Nexus Design (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Really, your phone doesn't have a natural top and bottom? So how does that work? Is there both a speaker and microphone on both ends so that you can talk on the phone in any orientation? Sounds pretty unique, I've never heard of a device with that feature.

  17. Re:Will they stop going backwards? on Sundar Pichai Says Google Will Be 'More Opinionated' About Nexus Design (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Sure, but the alternative to wireless charging is super-quick charging over the wire which also generates a lot of heat.

  18. Re:Wireless charging is a pain on Sundar Pichai Says Google Will Be 'More Opinionated' About Nexus Design (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    I've been living with wireless charging on my N5, and I absolutely love it! Aligning the phone when putting it down isn't that big of a deal, and is probably even easier if you don't buy a super cheap charger like I did.

  19. Re:Be more opinionated about your damn software on Sundar Pichai Says Google Will Be 'More Opinionated' About Nexus Design (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    They don't lock the home screen to portrait mode anymore. It took them forever, but that complaint is no longer valid. As for allowing full rotation, they do that where it is appropriate, i.e. on tablets. Phones have a natural top and bottom and there is no sense confusing the user by allowing them to use the phone upside down.

  20. I'm not aware of any "preferred customizations" in Android on Nexus devices beyond the included Google apps. Are there any in particular you were referring to? What is stock Android is pretty much entirely determined by Google anyway, and they've been pretty good about keeping their improvements pushed out to AOSP.

  21. Re:Loss of jobs... on Bill Gates: AI Is The 'Holy Grail' (mashable.com) · · Score: 1

    What does that even mean and why is it important?

  22. Re:Same reason TV VCR's sold so well. on Ask Slashdot: Why Do You Want a 'Smart TV'? · · Score: 1

    Unfortunately my smart TV is the only thing that does play Amazon Prime video without being a pain in the ass due to Amazon's stupidity.

  23. Re:I would pay MORE for a quality dumb TV on Ask Slashdot: Why Do You Want a 'Smart TV'? · · Score: 1

    Why do you want to throw your money away? I have a smart TV. I never use any of the smart functions, and they never bother me. It just does what it's supposed to do.

  24. Re:App Store Wars on Ask Slashdot: Why Do You Want a 'Smart TV'? · · Score: 1

    Isn't that plugin interface you're looking for just HDMI? The HDMI ports on my TV are powered (unfortunately my Chromecast doesn't use the power, but it could in theory). The TV also sends commands from the remote to the Chromecast over HDMI.

  25. Is there a particular wireless headphone adapter that you recommend? I'm tired of my cables breaking at the plug, but I haven't been happy with any of the Bluetooth headsets. An adapter seems like a good solution.