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  1. Re: They tried it before with Cablecards on Cable Lobby Steams Up Over FCC Set-Top Box Competition Plan (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Yeah, that worked out well for phone, internet, tv bundles. Single entity mean high price.

  2. It's interesting that you claim the IPTV ones will be easier. They currently don't handle cable card, so your locked to the providers box entirely. I found it interesting that AT&T doesn't even allow you to stream to an xbox or anything.

  3. When the DVR is "off" it still needs to monitory and record. It's not doing much less off vs on. The uverse one doesn't seem to pull iptv streams when it's off, unless configured to record, but I'll bet the CATV ones still pull whatever channel they were one when you turned them "off".

  4. Re: I guess it's easier... on Why the Calorie Is Broken (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Let's not pretend their aren't as many bad dietitians as bad doctors.

  5. Re:I guess it's easier... on Why the Calorie Is Broken (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Aw come on... This is not hard for me...
    FTFY
    Glad to hear you have your own metabolism figured out.

  6. Re: Fools think this is horrible. on EFF: License Plate Scanner Deal Turns Texas Cops Into Debt Collectors (eff.org) · · Score: 1

    How about a hand-up instead.

  7. Re:How about a link to a story? on San Francisco's Yellow Cab Files For Bankruptcy (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Again, in a perfect world yes. Are you an economist?

  8. Re:How about a link to a story? on San Francisco's Yellow Cab Files For Bankruptcy (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Sure, in a perfect world. In our world, you would price alot of things out of existence if you required insurance for them.

    I carry the state minimum on my automobile and I well aware that if I hit an expensive SUV, I'm in trouble.
    Inversely, I think at some point it's your responsibility to insure your own items. If you want to drive an $80,000 car, you better make sure you can afford to handle a collision. I'm driving my $600 beater, minding my own business, but sometimes shit happens.

    The only people who think the cost of insurance should be borne by others, are insurance executives and weasels. Insure yourself, then you have nothing to worry about. I'll worry about my stuff.

  9. Re:Class action requirements? on Disney IT Workers Allege Conspiracy In Layoffs, File Lawsuits (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    They already pay little taxes. Will this exempt them from SSI deductions? I doubt it. It's a fake argument if it does not.

  10. Re:How about a link to a story? on San Francisco's Yellow Cab Files For Bankruptcy (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    That much insurance is just not worthwhile to someone with few assets, or even shielded assets. Most people have the majority of the net worth invested in their primary residence. Good luck tapping that when you sue someone.

  11. Re:net6501 on Benefits of a Homebrew Router (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    I think the procurve 1920-16g meets your needs. I see it on Amazon for less then $200, slightly more on newegg.

  12. Re:Trump just says stuff on Trump Says He'd Make Apple Build Computers In the US (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    Ahh, the old "everyone is an idiot excuse" for why the world doesn't match your conservative ideal.

  13. Re:Trump just says stuff on Trump Says He'd Make Apple Build Computers In the US (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    Maybe just a handjob...
    obligatory Silicon Valley reference.

  14. Re: Meanwhile... on Tension Escalates Between Netflix and Its TV Foes (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    If that was 100% true I would not see commercials from comcast telling me to advertise with them.

  15. Re:Commercial interruption before each act on Tension Escalates Between Netflix and Its TV Foes (nytimes.com) · · Score: 2

    They actually do this for programs aimed at young children, for example Nick Jr. or Disney's equivalent channel. PBS also does this on their Sprouts channel. No "real" commercials, but what they have is between programs.

  16. Re:money goes to charity. Court ruled ends in 2036 on Diary of Anne Frank Subject To Copyright Dispute (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    I see this on the IT side. Non-profits like to pretend they are important and make up all kinds of justifications for why they need to waste money on this or that. It's tragic and hilarious at the same time.

  17. Re:In other news on Netflix Decides To Crack Down On VPN Users (netflix.com) · · Score: 1
  18. Re: Prediction on Netflix Decides To Crack Down On VPN Users (netflix.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm in the US and I frequently pop over to Canada to watch Netflix. You seem to get new release movies a month or so before the US does. There are also some Nick shows that were removed from the US, but were still on Canada last i checked.

  19. Re: How very Republucan... on Netflix Decides To Crack Down On VPN Users (netflix.com) · · Score: 2

    There is plenty of content in other countries, that I can't watch in the US. Misfits and The Shield are two I'm currently watching. I've also noticed that some things that are Amazon, Hulu, or Yahoo exclusives in the US are on Netflix in other countries, for example, Under the Dome and Community.
    For some reason, Canada seems to get new movies afew weeks sooner then the US. Maybe that has something to do with the RedBox kerfuffle from afew years ago.

  20. Re:Opposite. Higher demand, lower supply raises pr on Open Salaries: the Good, the Bad and the Awkward (yahoo.com) · · Score: 1

    Well, since the Yahoo's CEO stock options are currently worth about .5% of Yahoo's market cap, I think you are understating the effect.
    You are also either mistaken, or disembling;
    http://knowledge.wharton.upenn...

  21. Re:State employees on Open Salaries: the Good, the Bad and the Awkward (yahoo.com) · · Score: 1

    I've been told that the only thing HR can disclose is dates you worked for the company and your salary. In the US they can probably reveal more, but they can't get sued for those because they are not protected and they are facts

  22. If your doing this, http://www.flixsearch.io/ is your friend.

  23. For example, I have all ssh traffic stick to one IP, so I can get to my computer remotely. Other traffic goes out a vpn. I could also direct traffic to a 3rd or 4th network based on a variety of criteria.

    FYI, if you want to do this, don't buy some SMB router that says it supports it, they suck. Use a linux or bsd based device.

  24. Re:That's not how options work on Open Salaries: the Good, the Bad and the Awkward (yahoo.com) · · Score: 1

    Thank you "economics" view. In the real world, options are stock issues, which water down remaining stock by decreasing the percentage of the company owned by each stockholder.

  25. Re:anyone, employee or not, can (and should) buy s on Open Salaries: the Good, the Bad and the Awkward (yahoo.com) · · Score: 1

    Sure, let's just pretend that CEO's and management class don't get huge stock grants and stock options, watering down the value of the stockholders.