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  1. Re:Just web surfing? on Web Surfing Improves Motor Skills · · Score: 1

    Can you not further improve your motor skills through repeated Skyrim playing (or moving onto more demanding games), or is there simply a limit on how much you can do now?

  2. Was it on the Play Store? on Massive Android Mobile Botnet Hijacking SMS Data · · Score: 1

    I can't find any information about where this was downloaded from. It's not on the Play Store (or at least, not anymore), so where were people downloading it from?

  3. Suggestion on Amazon Reveals "Prime Air", Their Plans For 30-minute Deliveries By Drone · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Mount a camera on the drone and let me watch my package flying over the landscape via the "Track my package" option.

  4. Re:Casual slashdot racism in 3... on India's Mars Mission Back On Track After Brief Hiccup · · Score: 0

    2... 1...

    The cause of the delay was due to the fact that the operators were diverted to a call centre operator in Mumbai who simply read off a script and provided no actual help.

  5. Re:Stay behind the line! on Anonymous Clashes With D.C. Police During Million Mask March · · Score: 0, Troll

    The whole reason for a protest is to go to jail.

    What the fuck are you talking about? You only go to jail for protesting for two reasons:

    1. Your protest is illegal, perhaps because your country bans protests, or you're intentionally trying to incite a riot.
    2. You decided to be a dick and smash stuff up instead of just marching peacefully.

    I think you've confused protest with coup.

  6. Of course it's all gone! on Syria Completes Destruction of Chemical Weapon Producing Equipment · · Score: 1

    Syria: As you can see, we've gotten rid off all the chemical weapons.
    UN: Great stuff, and I see you've redecorated this building too.
    Syria: Yes, we decided the old place could do with a lick of paint or two.
    UN: That curtain's new...
    Syria: Oh erm, we had someone come do some Feng shui to allow the Chi to flow better...

  7. Mario on iOS on Can Nintendo Survive Gaming's Brave New World? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Let's pretend for a moment that Nintendo was to make a Mario game for iOS. Would it be in full 3D like Mario 64, or a classic platformer like Super Mario 3?

    Neither, it'd be an endless runner where you simply tap the screen to jump on Goombas and over gaps, because touch screens lack the control for anything more sophisticated.

    Sure, there are games on the App Store that are fully fledged platformers, but are they any good? No, because (in my experience) your hands are covering 80% of the screen making it impossible to see what's actually going on.

    If this is the future of gaming, you can count me out.

  8. NWO on NSA Monitored Calls of 35 World Leaders · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Makes you wonder which country is the real threat in this world.

  9. Simple solution on UK Police Seize 3D-Printed 'Gun Parts,' Which Are Actually Spare Printer Parts · · Score: 1

    So what they're saying is that we can use replacement printer parts to make guns?

  10. Hacked on Facebook Isn't Accepting New Posts, Likes, Comments... · · Score: 0

    Looks like Slashdot's been hacked.

  11. Re:British police rarely carry weapons on British Police Foil Alleged Mall Massacre Copycat Plot · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I suspect they would have a lot less problem with terrorists and ne'er-do-wells.

    Nope, there'd simply be a lot more people getting shot.

  12. Contact blocking on Ars Technica Reviews iOS 7 · · Score: 1

    Blocking on a number is pretty pointless, unless you actually want to block a specific person. If you're wanting to block a spam SMS message, then you'll be out of luck since they're sent from throw away numbers (well, at least in the UK they are).

  13. Where's the led notification? on Apple Unveils iPhone 5C, iPhone 5S · · Score: 5, Funny

    Seriously, when I had an iPhone, the one thing that annoyed me more than anything was the lack of a notification led.

    That's what the S stands for:

    "Still no notification led"

  14. iPhones are just too expensive on Nokia Insider On Why It Failed and Why Apple Could Be Next · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I'm due for a phone upgrade soon, and I'm currently looking at whatever mid-range Android phone is the best value for money.

    I have a good job, but I'm simply not willing to spend 40GBP a month on an iPhone (plus 200 upfront costs) when a 20 a month Android phone will let me make calls and check Facebook just as well.

    If the iPhone 5C exists and is competitively priced, then maybe Apple will get back in the game, but at the moment, they're stumbling in the smartphone market.

  15. "Card cheats" on Public Facial Recognition Is Making Gains In Surveillance · · Score: 1

    or identifying card cheats in crowded casinos

    Casino card cheat definition: Anyone who is good at cards and causes the house to lose.

  16. Oh no on Urban Terror Code Stolen · · Score: 1

    Now where am I going to find an identikit arena shooter based upon the Quake 3 engine?

    Oh wait, here's a short list of a few of them

    http://freegamer.blogspot.co.uk/2007/04/quake3-total-conversions.html

    Come on, the id Tech 3 source code was realised 8 years ago yesterday. Are there really no better engines out there?

  17. lol good luck on In UK, Google Glass To Be Banned While Driving · · Score: 1

    Seriously, how many people do you see on a daily basis driving while talking on their phone, or staring down at their laps, occasionally looking up to see where they're going while typing out that text?

    I once told a girl to get off her phone as she pulled up to a junction while staring down at her phone and she went mental.

    If they can't stop people talking/texting while driving, then what chance do they have with a device that unless you're up close looks like a pair of glasses?

    Ban glasses.

  18. Re:because they are asian on Why Are Some People Mosquito Magnets? · · Score: 1

    Are you referring to the mosquitoes or the people?

  19. Re:Making it harder to pirate? on Irish SOPA Used To Block Pirate Bay Access · · Score: 5, Insightful

    All the downloads on TPB are legal.

  20. Dubbed In Navajo on Star Wars Episode 4 To Be Dubbed In Navajo · · Score: 1

    Dubbed In Navajo

    FFS, Avatar was just a movie. Get over yourselves.

  21. Re:Cell towers? on First Video Broadcast From Mt. Everest Peak Outrages Tourist Ministry of Nepal · · Score: 1
  22. Cookie law sucks on Google Breathes New Life Into EU's Cookie Law · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I used to browse with cookies being cleared at the end of the session. Now, whenever I go to a website, I have to put up with a banner or screen filling notice telling me that this website uses cookies and to click here to accept or reject.

    This happens every time I go to the website and is incredibly annoying. How do I get it to go away? I have to accept the website's cookies.

    Oh, the irony.

  23. Re:Neat on Construction of World's Largest Optical Telescope Approved · · Score: 1, Funny

    Please, corrective lenses are so passe. It's all about the laser correction these days.

  24. Re:This is awesome... on Semi-Automatic Hacking of Masked ROM Code From Microscopic Images · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Interestingly, this was done for Bubble Bobble to ensure that the emulation was perfect:

    http://mamelife.blogspot.co.uk/2006/08/completed-at-last.html

  25. Re:The "emacs community"?? on After A Year, Emacswiki Alternative Shutting Down · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is there an "ls" or "rm" community just out of interest?

    There used to be an "rm" community, but it got deleted :P