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  1. Re:I would like faster flash memory on Flash Memory, Not Networks, Hamper Smartphones Most · · Score: 1

    The flash memory isn't what's holding it back. Sounds like whatever software you're using to bridge your locked-down device to the computer is slowing down the process.

    Many devices hook up directly via USB2.0 and/or have removable flash cards which download at 2GB/min, these may save you a lot of time if this is really a problem.

  2. Re:Apple on The Gradual Death of the Brick and Mortar Tech Store · · Score: 1

    You can save a lot on state sales taxes online. That amount can be substantial, even on a carrier subsdized iPhone.

    But you do miss out on the whole Apple love-in thing and/or being seen at an Apple store in order to raise your social standing.

  3. Boycott the RJ on Auction of Copyright Troll Righthaven's Website Underway · · Score: 2

    Those of you in Vegas know you have two newspapers, the RJ and the Sun.

    The Denver Post cancelled their contract with Righthaven while the RJ rewrote their contract with Righthaven such that it now has ownership and can sue as proxy.

    If I were you I would not support the scum at the RJ - or their advertisers - who support this type of chilling effect on free speech.

  4. Re:Reflection? on UK Police Test 'Temporarily Blinding' LASER · · Score: 1
  5. Re:why do I get the mental image on Groupon Not Doing So Well On Wall Street · · Score: 2

    The explanation is just about half of the population has less than average intelligence.

    Somehow many of those have more than average money, and devices like this IPO are a great way to get it.

  6. Re:Artificial crisis on Seigniorage Hack Could Resolve Debt Limit Crisis · · Score: 3, Insightful

    At some point you have to start paying it back. It's at the point half of every incoming dollar has to be immediately spent to pay interest. Did you really think the borrowing could continue forever?

  7. Re:I think the big story here is.... on Hotmail To Ban Common Passwords · · Score: 1

    I haven't checked it in a while since it doesn't render in Seamonkey (malformed XML error). Half the time it won't render in Firefox as they get cute with the MS only code. There are probably 2,500 unread spams in my account by now.

  8. AOLpress on Ask Slashdot: Web Site Editing Software For the Long Haul? · · Score: 1

    I've been using this for about 15 years. You get a WYSIWYG and a HTML text editor. It's 16 bit windows and fits on two floppies. It's decent for basic sites and is free if you can find it - but it was last updated in 1997.

    The main drawback is lack of javascript support in the WYSIWYG but you can insert your scripts with the HTML editor and test in current browsers.

  9. Re:Not Aware? on Sony Delays PlayStation Network Reactivation · · Score: 1

    That's all well and good, but since I can't use this stuff, I'd like a refund in full for the console, and also for over $1,000 in unplayable games, in order to buy a similar system from a competitor who has much better goddamn security.

  10. Requiem for Detroit on MySpace Loses Ten Million Users In One Month · · Score: 1

    Once one of the largest cities in America, Detroit has no chance for surviving. In the latest tally the population is down to just 700,000. The city is finished, it really is.

    From an article in today's Wall Street Journal:

    "For years, Detroit was a synonym for American energy and opportunity. Here Motown Records was born and General Motors became the first company to make a billion dollars in a single year. And here the auto industry that we now think of as geriatric drove the American economy, helped create the American Dream, and defined American culture to the world."

    Times change, people move on, they leave the city, website, whatever it is, because it is no longer relevant.

  11. Re:Credit card comparison on Google Announces One Pass Payment System · · Score: 1

    Google and some would argue Apple are providing marketplaces - a single go-to point for files for specific devices.

    A better comparo might be Ebay, which rapes its sellers for an average of 25%, once listing fees, closing fees, monthly Store subscriptions, and mandatory Paypal fees are accounted for.

  12. Re:Damn it! on Supernova 2011b Gradually Fading · · Score: 3, Informative

    It's not that bright, you need a good telescope to see it. Not that rare either, one hits 12th magnitude once or twice a year. It looks like just another very dim star in the scope. The difference between January and now isn't much at all.

    Now, if one were to pop off in our part of the galaxy it would be news. Astronomers have been waiting for one visible to the naked eye for about 400 years.

    Here's a list of current supernovae:
    http://www.rochesterastronomy.org/supernova.html

  13. Re:Easy Fix for the Problem Without Legal Bull$hit on Laser Incidents With Aircraft On the Rise · · Score: 1

    Here
    are the glasses, these would actually be overkill as they can stop a beam pointed directly inward at point blank range.

  14. Re:Oh how the mighty have fallen... on Kodak's Patent Spat Threatens Photo Web Sites · · Score: 1

    They've always been dickish with their business practices. I remember in 1980 the price of silver shot up and they quadrupled film prices for the micrograms of silver per roll required for the emulsions. When the price of silver collapsed a few months later, the film prices stayed exactly where they were.

    I shot Fuji ever after, until going digital.

  15. Re:It's only $149, why pirate? on Microsoft Kills Office Anti-Piracy Program · · Score: 1

    That's a great deal if I'm a student.

    How much is it if I am not a student?

  16. Re:It's the apps, stupid on Hands-On With Acer's New 10-Inch Android Tablet · · Score: 1

    I'm with you if we were talking about useful updates, but you are talking about Apple updates, which pretty much stick to one-upping jailbreakers, eliminating unauthorized apps, and otherwise interfering with legitimate use of the device.

  17. Re:slate ? I prefer to buy a tablet. on Hands-On Test With the Dirt-Cheap CherryPad Tablet · · Score: 3, Insightful

    IBM and Lenovo have been making ThinkPad computers since 1992, but Jobs probably would try for it anyway.

  18. Re:Next up: straightjackets vs. utility belts on Steve Jobs Lashes Out At Android · · Score: 1

    You don't have a choice, for a reason called forced artificial scarcity (F.A.R.T.S.). Not a joke.

    http://www.cracked.com/article_18817_5-reasons-future-will-be-ruled-by-b.s..html

  19. Re:Sauce for the goose on GPS Tracking Without a Warrant Declared Legal · · Score: 1

    The antenna still has to see the sky so it couldn't be too well hidden.

  20. Re:not every iPad owner on AT&T Leaks Emails Addresses of 114,000 iPad Users · · Score: 1

    At first I thought it said "all 114,000" Ipad owners. Because I don't see them around and there's no way they sold as many as they said they did.

  21. Re:The reason why Battlefield Earth Won the Razzie on Battlefield Earth Screenwriter Accepts Razzie · · Score: 5, Informative

    Part of the problem is that the production company ripped off the film's backers to the tune of $75 million.

    Viewing the film (torture) will reveal numerous places where horrid shortcuts were taken with sets, special effects, unknown bad actors, etc.

    The rest of the problem is that the movie covers the worse half of the book. The second half would have actually made a good space shoot em up, the first half is nothing but cave man wandering about. There is no noticeable Scientology proselyzation in either the book or the movie.

  22. Re:Venus on What Objects To Focus On For School Astronomy? · · Score: 1

    Do not forget Mars, which is at opposition right now (up all night, closest to Earth). The 4" should show the ice cap.

  23. Re:The right time to upgrade on Microsoft Says Upgrade To IE8, Even Though It's Vulnerable · · Score: 3, Interesting

    So I was doing an install of ATT DSL a few months ago. You don't just plug it in, you have to authenticate.

    Only IE works with their server, and the install disc includes IE6 in case you don't have it.

  24. Re:Faulty Products. A comparison. on Microsoft Says Upgrade To IE8, Even Though It's Vulnerable · · Score: 2, Informative

    Firestone still took the contract, they weren't going to turn down a sale of millions of tires.. They knew what Ford was putting them on.

  25. Re:Well that's *very* comforting on Rudolph the Cadmium-Nosed Reindeer · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The US did the same thing through its industrial phase. There are still disasters like the Love Canal all over the country scheduled for Superfund cleanup. Take a look at the map for one near you.