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  1. Re:I call bullshit on Ars Technica on Motorola Seeks Ban On Macs, iPads, and iPhones · · Score: 1

    Oh, well I am. From the future, I mean. See you tomorrow.

  2. I call bullshit on Ars Technica on Motorola Seeks Ban On Macs, iPads, and iPhones · · Score: 4, Informative

    If this was "made public" today, why is there so many articles from August 20th, when it was submitted? This is total bullshit, posted by Ars, just to try and get publicity with the iPhone 5 release tomorrow.

    And for the record, I am not an Apple apologist, and I own a Galaxy S3. But I mean, bullshit is bullshit.

  3. This is great for the USA on YouTube Refuses To Remove Anti-Islamic Film Clip · · Score: 0

    I've been watching the protests unfold all day, and I have to say, watching (a few) barbaric idiots kill and riot over a video (that I watched) is intensely irritating.

    I'm not a US citizen, and I've been pretty hard on the US about their government and decisions, and the wars they have fought. But honestly, as of today, I would strongly support any military reaction they have to these kind of ridiculousness.

    Judging by comments I see on all of the west's news posts about these events, I am not alone. The west is finally starting to get pissed off with these cry-babies. Thank you YouTube for leaving this on, and the US should embrace it as a symbol of free speech, and use it as a rallying point to get support for more war. Even if that war is simply to further political and corporate ambition. I mean, why not?

  4. Re:Pandering to the base, I see on Leave Your Cellphone At Home, Says Jacob Appelbaum · · Score: 1

    Yea, because the core demographic is going to not take their cellphone travelling....

    The warning might be correct, but the solution is not reasonably possible for most "normal" people.

  5. Re:Yeah right. on Leave Your Cellphone At Home, Says Jacob Appelbaum · · Score: 1

    Or.. anyone, at all. Many of the suggestions on Slashdot about avoiding privacy invasions would only be possible if you were a hermit, living in the basement, and having no contact with society.

  6. This seems to be old... on Can the UK Create Something To Rival Silicon Valley? · · Score: 1

    The first sentence of that article is "With the Olympics about to get underway"...

    Why is such an old article coming up?

  7. Re:I'll die happy on Calorie Restriction May Not Extend Lifespan · · Score: 4, Informative

    You're quite right. lo carb hi fat diet is also what I use, and I have also had success in lowering my weight, and keeping off mild hypertension. It's extremely sad that people think fat is the what is making them unhealthy.

  8. Re:Abortions ahoy! on Forensic Test Predicts Eye and Hair Color From DNA · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Well, actually people may misuse this in a different way. Cosmetic abortions: aborting because the DNA in your baby seems to indicate it will grow up to be an ugly person.

  9. Re:Oh, FFS on How Long Do You Want To Live? · · Score: 1, Insightful

    When you die, and die you shall, nothing you did in this life will have mattered anyways. And, as nothingness, you will not notice the passage of the infinite.

    I am still confused at people's grip on life. We are here, we enjoy it. But this, unsavory fear of death, is very odd to me.

  10. Re:640 years on How Long Do You Want To Live? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I've never understood this line of thinking. Why do you fear death so much? I welcome it, for when I die, nothing will matter anymore and I won't exist.

  11. Re:I got accused of rape once on The Mathematics of 'Legitimate Rape' and Pregnancy · · Score: 1

    We both do... and we're both on /.

    What the hell is going on? I hope you're also Canadian, at the least. It would be slightly forgiving.

  12. Re:That might be a load of bullshit on The Mathematics of 'Legitimate Rape' and Pregnancy · · Score: 1

    Well, you might be right, but if you read the Wikipedia article on Bonobos (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonobo) it specifically says they are not monogamous.

    Not that Wikipedia is necessarily correct, but still....

  13. That might be a load of bullshit on The Mathematics of 'Legitimate Rape' and Pregnancy · · Score: 1

    The first comment on that amazon link comes from another author (or so it's claimed) of another sex book, and he goes on about how many facts in the book you referenced are wrong, such as:

    Elsewhere, he claims bonobos are monogamous (absurd: the first thing anyone learns about bonobos is precisely that they are NOT monogamous), women are the only females who have orgasm (no serious biologist has argued that for decades), that the Ferrari Testarossa refers to [...] (it actually means "red head" in Italian, referring to the engine head that was red).... All these examples are just from the first chapter!

    So it seems that perhaps that correlation you read is also very incorrect.

  14. Re:I got accused of rape once on The Mathematics of 'Legitimate Rape' and Pregnancy · · Score: 1

    I'm pretty sure she also dropped the case because he openly said he would take a paternity test, and we all knew she was full of shit. He didn't have sex with her. At least, THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO BELIEVE.

  15. Re:Peak Oil on When Flying Was a Thrill · · Score: 1

    I said the price of oil (Brent and WTI), not refined gasoline.

    You seem to think I don't know what I'm talking about. You are mistaken.

  16. Re:Peak Oil on When Flying Was a Thrill · · Score: 1

    Uh, no, the US is not the biggest exporter.

    Fracking bought time, nothing more. If you require more evidence, look at oil prices. They are still at a very high level. If fracking had somehow magically increased the provable discoveries, there would have been a massive drop in the price.

  17. Peak Oil on When Flying Was a Thrill · · Score: 1

    Well, to all those who miss the days, just wait 5-10 years when oil becomes substantially more expensive and flying is no longer a means of transportation for the "normal" people.

    Since we have no alternatives to flight that don't use fuel, and we aren't really investigating anything seriously, it will mean a return to "local is good" mentality, and a lot less air travel.

  18. Re:Sorry, you're wrong on Why Apple Is Suing Every Android Manufacturer In Sight · · Score: 1

    As an owner of both the iPad 3 (or whatever it's called) and the Google Nexus 7, I have to say the Nexus feels cheap. Function-wise, it's not bad at all, has what you want, but aesthetically it's just not as slick. IMO, they still have a ways to go, as this kind of 'feel' is a big marker in a consumer's eye.

    On the other hand, I also own the Galaxy S3, and compared to the iPhone 4S, it actually feels better built. First time I've said that about Galaxy phones, as I also own the S and the S2, and both seemed to be more cheaply made.

  19. Re:Here's a much better panoramic link (color) on Curiosity Transmits First 360-Degree Panorama From Mars · · Score: 1

    Ah my apologies, I thought it was curiosity.

  20. Here's a much better panoramic link (color) on Curiosity Transmits First 360-Degree Panorama From Mars · · Score: 2, Informative

    Okay, that link is not only choppy on my 4 core 8gb ram system (I have no idea why), but it's also in black and white.

    Here's one that is in color, and much better: http://panoramas.dk/mars/greeley-haven.html.

  21. More! on How Much Detail Is Too Much For Games? · · Score: 1

    I play a lot of battlefield 3, on PC, and the graphics are some of the best I've seen in-game. Things like this:

    screen shot 1

    screen shot 2

    I don't have a problem distinguishing enemies, so far, though sometimes the lens flairs and such do get in the way. Still, I'll take this level of detail any day. Going back to World of Warcraft after is actually kind of a sick joke....

  22. Re:Does it really matter on Ask Slashdot: Is There a Professional Geek Dress Code? · · Score: 1

    I don't wear my shoes at work most of the time. It's uncomfortable. We have no dress code, unless you're meeting a client (in which case, I do wear shoes). Aren't all software shops like this? I just assumed so.

  23. Tried it on Microsoft Unveils Outlook.com, Hotmail's Successor · · Score: 1

    I actually like it. I know people, especially those on /., hate Metro, but the UI/UX is really clean and discover-able. Of course, that said, I won't be switching from gmail for this, but at least the few times I have to check my old hotmail account will no longer require the hideous hotmail UI.

  24. Re:Where's the logout link? on Microsoft Unveils Outlook.com, Hotmail's Successor · · Score: 1

    You click your name, and it's in that drop-down (like Google+)

  25. Nice on Images Show Apollo Moon Flags Still Standing · · Score: 0

    That's a really good aerial shot of the set they used to stage the lunar landing.