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  1. Re:Umm, yeah, sure on Bing is 'Bigger Than You Think', Says Microsoft (onmsft.com) · · Score: 1

    That's not really fair, because GOOGLE MAKES CHROME. Also, GOOGLE MAKES ANDROID.

    Firefox changed it's default search from Google to Yahoo (which uses bing). It's troublesome to change the default to Google, but it's worth it. While you're at it, DELETE bing and yahoo from the list because some updates will change your default to them for you.

  2. Re:I live in an alternate universe on Kit Kat Accused of Copying Atari Game Breakout (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Atari lost its chance to enforce the copying of "look and feel" of breakout when they failed to sue:

    Apple when Woz made the game "Brickout" for the Apple II, and even provided it for free with every computer.
    and
    Taito when they made Arkanoid.

  3. And now we're back to putting your phone in the microwave again!

  4. Re:Oh enough of this shit on Unpatchable 'Flaw' Affects Most of Today's Modern Cars (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 2

    ...such as altering turbo boost based on current octane sensor data...

    Is this for real cars, or only for the Knight Industries Two Thousand?

  5. Re:+1 for removable batteries on Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Batteries Are Being Recalled For Overheating Risk (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    It's the fight for the thinnest phone evar! Removable batteries require removable covers and latches, which adds to the phone's thickness.

  6. Re:Why I never trust refurbished products.. on Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Batteries Are Being Recalled For Overheating Risk (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    There really are no moving parts or active components when it comes to a cell phone battery. It's just a block of goo enclosed in a bag. "Refurbished" probably means that the battery has passed tests that check to make sure the battery has most of its rated capacity, and isn't physically damaged. If you buy a "used" battery, you won't get either of those, and may be left with a battery that is almost as dead as the one you're replacing.

    Earlier this year, I bought a refurbished battery for my LG phone on Amazon. There were plenty of places selling "compatible" batteries, but the reviews weren't good, saying that the battery didn't last long enough. The LG refurbished battery that I bought was sold directly by LG, so I could be assured of quality. I installed it, and it brought my phone's battery life back to like-new levels, and I have had NO OVERHEATING.

  7. Re:How long does Roku have? on Roku Gets Tough On Pirate Channels, Warns Users (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    Come over to the Raspberry Pi side... We have Pi.

  8. Those tiny little hearing-aid batteries are EXPENSIVE. It doesn't matter if they're capable of storing more energy... If they are not affordable, nobody will buy them.

    Why aren't hearing-aid batteries li-ion?

  9. Re:I just bought a toyota for my kid on Toyota Patents Cloaking Device To Make Car Pillars Appear Transparent (thedrive.com) · · Score: 2

    My uncle's 1943 pickup had a small oval window in the back. You don't know what ridiculous is.

  10. Placid Lake! Err.. Lake Placid.

  11. Amazon just created a convenience store. Wow!

  12. How about upgrades/updates? on 64-bit Firefox is the New Default on 64-bit Windows (mozilla.org) · · Score: 2

    All my windows machines have 64-bit Windows installed, but I have already installed the 32-bit version of Firefox on them (because that was the default at the time). How about automatically UPGRADING my 32-bit Firefox to 64-bit on machines that can handle it?

  13. You're doing it in Silicon Valley.

  14. Even in 1984, Egon Spengler noted that "Print is Dead", and Janine Melnitz found that fact "Fascinating".

  15. Re:Alternatives domain registrars... on Google Cancels Domain Registration For Neo-Nazi Website Daily Stormer (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    When you register a domain... The registrar *DOESN'T ASK* you what you intend to use it for. They don't need to know that. All they need to know is the info for the WHOIS record (contact info), and your credit card number. If they are starting to do censorship via domain registrars, then they need to start asking "What do you intend to use this domain for?", which means that domain registration will need to be overseen by a human, which will reduce the number of domains that can be registered per hour, which will increase the price, which will have an affect on domain squatters and companies who buy up domains and turn them into link farms. By doing this, Google is actually having an adverse affect on its own bottom line.

  16. Sure. Host your own server. Just don't register your domain with GoDaddy.

  17. Re:Speaking just for me on Hollywood's Bad Summer Movies Are Driving a Decline in Movie Ticket Sales (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    Watch any one of them. It *FEELS* like watching all of them.

  18. Re:Leftist Agenda or $$$ - Choose One on Hollywood's Bad Summer Movies Are Driving a Decline in Movie Ticket Sales (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    Emoji's are just an evolution of emoticons - Text based pictograms that were used as early as 1986. :-/

  19. Re:I don't see a problem on Silicon Valley Billionaire Fails To Prevent Access To Public Beach (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Aren't there actual "LAWS" that restrict the amount of fines? You know, so it doesn't bankrupt your common non-billionaire?

  20. Re:California vs. Arizona on Silicon Valley Billionaire Fails To Prevent Access To Public Beach (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    In Arizona, they would just rip the fence down.

    Who is 'they'? The local government, or the civilian community?

  21. ...Also, don't build your house on the top of a cliff, or at the base of a volcano. This is common sense.

  22. Re:almost as dumb as fake news on Startup To Put Cellphone Tower on the Moon (space.com) · · Score: 1

    I doubt that they will actually use off the shelf parts. You need MILSPEC electronics to be able to withstand the temperatures/pressures/radiation of space. I don't think that a little plastic femtocell will meet those requirements.

  23. Re:Last Post on Startup To Put Cellphone Tower on the Moon (space.com) · · Score: 1

    A satellite orbiting the Earth is nowhere near as far away as the moon. Try a 3 second latency.

  24. Re:Self destruct on US Product Safety Commission Warns That Some Fidget Spinners Explode (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Dagger of the mind.

  25. That's what I thought too. Hearing loss is caused by the little hairs in your ear that sense the frequencies to be bent over due to too much sound pressure at that frequency. If the frequency is so high that you cannot hear it, then you really aren't missing anything if those hairs fall over. Maybe they just put NAIR in the water.