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  1. Re:Honestly not that bad on Ubuntu Will Now Have Amazon Ads Pre-Installed · · Score: 1

    That's up next. First it's Free but ad-supported, next it's "pay to remove ads".

  2. Re:Silly on Is the Can Worse Than the Soda? · · Score: 1

    What if the BPA leads to sitting at home, eating more, less exercise, etc etc. Could be a feedback loop.

  3. Re:Pratchett does not translate to screen on Discworld Fan Film Possibly the Largest Scale Fan Film Ever · · Score: 1

    Just needs a good narrator and screenplay to go with it. Not impossible but the combo is hard to come by.

    Spaceballs did it well. The Princess Bride did it well. Maybe Mel Brooks should do it? Is he still alive?

  4. Re:Kill XP? on Maybe With Help From Google and Adobe, Microsoft Can Kill Windows XP · · Score: 2

    RAM is cheap. You'll get a bigger performance boost by going Win7 plus 4GB or heaven forbid 8GB of RAM.

  5. Re:Kill XP? on Maybe With Help From Google and Adobe, Microsoft Can Kill Windows XP · · Score: 1

    Have you pitched Chrome Frame? I believe it falls back if there's something IE specific. Would help transition web apps to make a later upgrade more feasible.

  6. Re:Curious. on Feds Add 9 Felony Charges Against Swartz For JSTOR Hack · · Score: 2

    In essence, many of the charges stem from Swartz allegedly breaching the terms of service agreement for those using the research service.

    “JSTOR authorizes users to download a limited number of journal articles at a time,” according to the latest indictment. “Before being given access to JSTOR’s digital archive, each user must agree and acknowledge that they cannot download or export content from JSTOR’s computer servers with automated programs such as web robots, spiders, and scrapers. JSTOR also uses computerized measures to prevent users from downloading an unauthorized number of articles using automated techniques.”

    There you have it from TFA.

  7. Re:Intel already realized where their market is on Intel Details Power Management Advancements in Haswell · · Score: 1

    What's amusing about the Apple timeline is that they've been through this one before*.

    PPC RISC => Intel CISC

    ARM RISC => Intel CISC

    Both times they kept a branch of code base up to date on the other architecture and have plenty of experience in both (I assume they have an X86 compatible iOS).

    *In the meanwhile they've secretly been creating their own architecture and instruction set.

  8. Re:Give a man to fish... on How the Critics of the Apollo Program Were Proven Wrong · · Score: 1

    I think the issue is a lack of jobs. Why no jobs? No demand. Why no demand? Poor people can't buy stuff.

    So this is a circular issue. You have to break the cycle.

    You can do this by creating demand.

    There are two ways. Give people money for nothing or give them money for something. Public works projects are the 'for something' option, welfare is the other. Both options will work in the short term if they are big enough. With public works you get infrastructure updated and a broad infusion to the economy.

      With welfare you get a) rich getting richer (corporate welfare) and a few new jobs or b) short term succor for the masses (social welfare) which is quickly transferred to the middle class and then up to the wealthy.

    If welfare is selected if go with b as it spreads around the most amount of capital in the shortest time frame. Corporate welfare sounds nice but takes a long time to make an impact.

    Neither group above pay taxes on the full amount.

    Public works is the best option. It hits the economy at every level. Poor get jobs, muffle class get jobs, even affluent get jobs. Subcontractors aka small businesses get contracts and hire as well. Everyone pays taxes on earnings.

  9. Just AppleCare on Ask Slashdot: Best Protection Plan For Your Phone? · · Score: 1

    Just get a decent case if you need more peace of mind. Combined with AppleCare for unexpected extreme circumstances a good case will be enough. Theft is the only thing not covered.

    If you need theft protection you'll need one of the plans you listed. I've no experience with that, keep reading.

  10. Re:Going for the S3 on iPhone 5 GeekBench Results · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Uh. You do realize that you just completely contradicted yourself. If Samsung is making chips for Apple in Texas, then it's really Apple and iPhone buyers supporting that manufacturing, not Samsung phones. That article you linked to About A6 chips in fact is very complementary to Apple.

  11. Re:Some basic background on Intel Demos 7Gpbs Wireless Docking · · Score: 1

    Epson makes great wifi projectors. My office has ~20 rooms set up this way and it's awesome. No cables, no adaptors. Just works.

    I think they use a custom VNC setup to mirror the display from the laptop.

  12. Re:It's well deserved. on Google Kills Apps Support For Internet Explorer 8 · · Score: 1

    Sounds like lots of companies got screwed over by vendors. The SLA for those products should have included web standards support which would mean you could use any modern browser.

  13. Re:Lucky bastards on Google Kills Apps Support For Internet Explorer 8 · · Score: 1

    Unless said user needs access to Google Apps and wants to also run IE or any of a number of other services that will follow in their footsteps.

    If not then its a non issue for that person.

  14. Re:people who can't afford the iPhone/Android mode on Firefox OS: Disruptive By Aiming Low · · Score: 1

    Same here actually. I've had unlimited data since I bought two original iPhones for me and my wife. We've upgrade twice since, now on 4S also.

    $120/ month for both - voice and data, but no tethering allowed.

    I have spent some bucks on the phones though. $699 each for the first two, $199 each after that. .

    OTOH my wife hasn't had a laptop or PC since, so that's an offset and I haven't had to buy any game consoles for the kids, just pass on the old 3GS phones, so more offsets. Not quite break even but not too bad either.

  15. Re:people who can't afford the iPhone/Android mode on Firefox OS: Disruptive By Aiming Low · · Score: 1

    Sounds like your mobile plan is a business expense or you've chosen an expensive hobby. Either way it's not typical.

  16. Re:In other words... on Google Glass: Future of Movies Or Monkey Cam 2.0? · · Score: 2

    How many times have you bothered to scan a QR code?

    Now imagine it happening with a double blink.

    Those cool magazine covers with augmented reality codes... Also double blink.

    Want to take a photo. Just look at the scene and blink one eye.

    Just a few examples.

  17. Re:Never trust security through obscurity on Chip and Pin "Weakness" Exposed By Cambridge Researchers · · Score: 0

    Cash can be lost, stolen and devalues through inflation. My bank account is tied to my market account which can not be lost or stolen (FDIC) and does not devalue, often increasing in value over time.

    My credit accounts are other peoples money I borrow to pay debts with a float and no interest unless I choose to pay it while my money is increasing more quickly or I can get a better return in an investment.

    My money increases slowly but surely. Your cash is a pile of paper with no future.

  18. Re:this is the reason - idiotic story on China's Alibaba To Outsell Amazon, eBay Combined · · Score: 1

    http://www.taobao.com/

    Go there. That's owned and operated by AliBaba. It's Amazon on steroids.

  19. Re:What's the big deal on China's Alibaba To Outsell Amazon, eBay Combined · · Score: 1

    Except that TaoBao is exactly like Amazon but bigger. Who's on TaoBao? Let's see. Coach, Gucci, Dell, Sony, Mattel, LG, etc etc. All the worlds brands are selling there plus hundreds of thousands of smaller sellers, each with their own storefront, inventory feeds - all selling through AliPay the payment handler and largest eWallet broker in China.

  20. Re:I have the desire! on China's Alibaba To Outsell Amazon, eBay Combined · · Score: 1

    AliPay is the largest payment handler in China and most companies use them there. They are making in-roads into Korea and Malaysia as well.

    Guess who operates AliPay.

  21. Re:It will have a certain cool factor at first on Cutting the Power Cable: How Advantageous Is Wireless Charging? · · Score: 1, Insightful

    iPhones no longer need/use a USB port. Everything is wireless except charging.

  22. Re:Putting Tin Foil hat on.... on Researchers Create Short-term Memories In Rat Brains · · Score: 4, Interesting

    There is also a very good link between insulin overload and plaque formation (rather the inability of the brain tissue to breakdown plaque due to insulin overload eg it's too busy breaking down insulin). This in turn is brought about by obesity aka type 2 diabetes when looking at early onset Alzheimer's (old age also inhibits plaque breakdown).

  23. Re:Burning food for transport on Complex Systems Theorists Predict We're About One Year From Global Food Riots · · Score: 1

    Why not use spoilage and rot for that?

  24. Re:Old Idea, and Users Hate It on Google Reinvents Micropayments — As Surveywall · · Score: 1

    Besides science discoveries, what of any importance is reported by the news?

    If a person is aware of scheduled events they can read up on those topics (eg political activities, sport events, etc). It's really only late breaking details that might be missed and rarely are those so important as to require immediate attention.

    Just because you don't read news sites or watch the TV; doesn't mean you are uninformed.

  25. Re:Used MacBook Pro on Ask Slashdot: Best Computer For a 7-Year Old? · · Score: 1

    You can't really open it up though. Try of most laptops. A used Mac Pro OTOH would work just fine. Very organized inside. Everything comes apart neatly and you can really get a good look at the internals. Also pretty cheap if you go do a 4 yr model quad core or the like. You can even upgrade parts for not too much though less options than a Non-Apple PC.