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  1. Similar to a Directv receiver on Xbox One: No Always-Online Requirement, But Needs To Phone Home · · Score: 2

    I haven't read up on it but I would guess it is for the same reasoning. For Directv it was because if you weren't hooked up you couldn't use the PPV and some other pay as you go options. Being specific about why just ads confusion when dealing with millions of people, so they blanket it and say you need to be connected either by phone in the old days, or internet at all times whether you care about these things or not. Not ever doing PPV I've not cared and have technically broken their rules by not being connected to them for 15 years and it still does everything I want. My guess for the XBox is they want to be able to keep current on what their offerings from a TV aspect are. You may get annoying messages, but I doubt it'll be come unusuable as a whole if you don't connect. That would be a nightmare for them.

  2. Yes on Ask Slashdot: Can Yahoo Actually Stage a Comeback? · · Score: 0

    As soon as Marissa posts her sex pics on a yahoo advertisement driven website. Or maybe she's not really behind the cause afterall?

  3. Idiots abound on Do Developers Need Free Perks To Thrive? · · Score: 1

    Add up the cost of these perks and compare it as a percentage of your salary. It's like the Cheers episode where Sam and Woody both go in demanding raises from Rebecca and walking out satisfied with new titles.

  4. Re:why? on After Kickstarter Record, Pebble Smartwatch Lands $15M From VCs · · Score: 1

    Obviously plenty do. But to your point it seems a bit of a niche market. Considering a pretty good portion of those that do prefer the classic aesthetics I'm not sure how many are left to target.

  5. Re:Brilliant on New OpenWRT Drops Support For Linux 2.4, Low-Mem Devices · · Score: 1

    And here I thought we were supposed to take all the people loving linux because it kept their old machines useful seriously.

  6. Eh... on Space Coffee, Just the Way You Like It · · Score: 1

    Drinking from a pouch is going to taste like crap regardless if it has no way for the aroma to escape. And there's something about holding a nice warm mug that makes it the morning comfort beverage.

  7. Congrats! on Why We'll Never Meet Aliens · · Score: 1

    You've made the running for the most assinine Slashdot submission of the year.

  8. Also on Superstorm Sandy Shook the Earth · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Scientists can now detect the vibrations from an ant walking. Ants must be becoming larger, more powerful, and are on the brink of world domination.

  9. Re:I sell actual things in Bitcoin on Drug Site Silk Road Says It Will Survive Bitcoin's Volatility · · Score: 1

    And I'm pretty sure he doesn't dress like that.

  10. Many are missing the point on FBI Releases Boston Bombing Suspect Images/Videos · · Score: 4, Insightful

    They know the resolution stinks. What they are hoping for is that people will go through their personal photos that they took which are much better resolution and notice that one of them may be in the background.

  11. More likely on Most Projects On GitHub Aren't Open Source Licensed · · Score: 1

    The vast majority know they will get bored in a few weeks and the project itself will wither on the vine so it's not really worth any amount of effort even thinking about what license to use.

  12. Maybe... on Did Tech Websites Exploit the Boston Marathon Bombing? · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Just like Slashdot is by posting a non story for clicks.

  13. Re:Laptop batteries, anyone? on Memory Effect Discovered In Lithium-Ion Batteries · · Score: 1

    The overall Works Like Crap Effect is still the same for the consumer. Semantics of the cause doesn't make the user any better off.

  14. As did on Nuclear Power Prevents More Deaths Than It Causes · · Score: 1

    bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

  15. Make it like state sales tax on Twitter Sued For $50M For Refusing To Identify Anti-Semitic Users · · Score: 1

    If Twitter has any sort of physical presence in the country then they should have to follow their laws, be it offices, servers, sales people operating, etc.

  16. First clue. on An Instructo-Geek Reviews The 4-Hour Chef · · Score: 4, Funny

    Any recipe that calls out a Dutch Oven is not something I'm going to try.

  17. Ironically.... on SendGrid Fires Employee After Firestorm Over Inappropriate Jokes · · Score: 1

    He has a daughter who was aspiring to be a programmer but now daddy doesn't have the money to send her to college and she's taken a job as Charlie Sheen's "assistant"

  18. I dunno on SendGrid Fires Employee After Firestorm Over Inappropriate Jokes · · Score: 1

    If I were the guy that got fired I would go see a lawyer. I'm assuming the employer is covered as it's probably, however a civil case against her may be doable. I know it sounds a bit crazy, but you have NFL players who are convicted of crimes who fight bans from the NFL under right to work laws. No idea if legally it's plausible, but I sure would try. The argument can be made that this woman derailed someones career.

  19. Not true. on Fukushima Cooling Knocked Offline By... a Rat · · Score: 3, Funny

    It was a Rodent of Unusual Size.

  20. Re:kids are as good as the parents make them on Code.org Documentary Serving Multiple Agendas? · · Score: 1

    Is his Son named Jesus?

  21. Re:Pro basketball retiree turned business guy on LazyHusband Smart Phone App Compliments Your Wife for You (Video) · · Score: 2

    No, in fact he'll never say he's the smartest one in the room. But he does have seed money and isn't afraid to take some chances and toss it around to try to help people. What have you done lately?

  22. Re:My car... on EU Car Makers Manipulating Fuel Efficiency Figures · · Score: 1

    I've been looking to replace my Liberty with a Mini Countryman. One of the biggest complaints seems to be that they claim 32, real world seems 27-28.

  23. Re:European Magic on EU Car Makers Manipulating Fuel Efficiency Figures · · Score: 1

    Hyundai has just agreed to pay customers for their false MPG claims. It was found they were up to 6mpg off. You may be able to get close to $100/year that you've owned the car, depending on your mileage each year.

  24. What they aren't telling you ... on Japan Extracts Natural Gas From Frozen Methane Hydrate · · Score: 1

    They are using a new substance called Oxygen Destroyer to extract it.

  25. Bah on Tesla Motors Loses Appeal Against BBC's Top Gear · · Score: 1

    A show that has run its course. I even went to bed early and didn't even finish last nights episode. It's really not been very entertaining the last 2 seasons and it seems forced.