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  1. Re:That's what Nokia, Moto, and Microsoft said on Former GM and BMW Executive Warns Apple: Your Car Will Be a "Gigantic Money Pit" · · Score: 1

    Does Tesla actually make money though? They lose like $4K per Model S sold. I doubt Apple would price their cars in such a way, and so they may price themselves out of the market.

  2. Re:Stylus on Microsoft and Others Mean Stiff Competition For Apple iPad Pro · · Score: 2

    The iPad Pro does have a separate digitizer. However, the stylus lacks any buttons and no eraser functionality. Currently the suggested way to recharge the pen is to insert it into the charging port of the iPad Pro.

  3. Re:Never understand jailbreaking an Apple iOS devi on Over 225,000 Apple Accounts Compromised Via iOS Malware · · Score: 1

    Since having a reliable and secure phone is more important to me than features, I have have decided to get an iPhone and not jailbreak it.

    You obviously didn't do any research then. The iPhone can be compromised via malicious websites with no user interaction. Apple is also really slow to fix such problems (fixes are often available via Cydia the same day, Apple can take months). How many malicious text message bugs does it take before people realize what Apple's focus is, making money, not security.

  4. Re:Closed-source operating systems on A Breakdown of the Windows 10 Privacy Policy · · Score: 4, Funny

    If you absolutely must use Windows, get a stripped-down variant via a Russian or Chinese torrent (there are reputable ones, which will not infect you).

    worst advice ever

  5. Re:Already have it. on Apple Testing Service That Allows Siri to Answer Calls and Transcribe Voicemail · · Score: 1

    WOPR: Would you like to play a game?
    Apple: How about Global Thermonuclear Patent Warfare

  6. Re:But don't equate coding with comp-sci on Senate Passes 'No Microsoft National Talent Strategy Goal Left Behind Act' · · Score: 1

    Remember that systems like Watson are not programmed

    Pretty funny, I'm almost certain somebody had to program it to learn. You give computers too much credit. They only do what you tell them to.

  7. Re:Americans needed to train their H1B replacement on Senate Passes 'No Microsoft National Talent Strategy Goal Left Behind Act' · · Score: 1

    My boss is the guild leader, you insensitive clod.

  8. Re:I might care... on NVIDIA Shakes Its Flowing Mane With Life-Like HairWorks 1.1 Demo · · Score: 1

    How is it vendor locked? It runs on AMD hardware (just poorly due to AMD's lackluster tessellation)

  9. Re:Which .... on NVIDIA Shakes Its Flowing Mane With Life-Like HairWorks 1.1 Demo · · Score: 1

    That's not true, it just runs really poor due to ATI's lackluster tessellation performance.

  10. Re:Maybe there's another reason behind this... on Microsoft Finally Allows Customers To Legally Download Windows 7 ISOs · · Score: 1

    In Windows 8 you just click the option to restore to a clean system. http://windows.microsoft.com/e...

  11. Re:Is this his first veto? on Obama Vetoes Keystone XL Pipeline Bill · · Score: 1

    From what I have read, it is because congress sent him so few bills. http://www.politifact.com/trut...

  12. Re:Prior fucking art? on Apple Patent Could Have "Broad Ramifications" For VR Headsets · · Score: 1

    Actually, there's plenty of prior art... and it's known to the public. There are even patents. Someone at Apple may have seen the patents, modified them for the iPhone, and gotten them published. http://www.roadtovr.com/samsun...

  13. Re:Requirement to have compromised device on Researchers Use Siri To Steal Data From iPhones · · Score: 1

    iOS web vulnerabilities that auto-jailbreak and install backdoors? It's never happened, but I do believe it's possible: http://www.securityweek.com/mo...

  14. Re:Reason to link credit card to phone is info on The Cashless Society? It's Already Coming · · Score: 1

    Google Wallet and the Google Wallet card have done this since release. You mention custom apps, but ApplePay is just that and more to anyone without an iPhone 6.

  15. Re:What does "Not enough lasting value" mean? on Here's Why Apple Rejected Your iOS App · · Score: 1
  16. Re:And... on The Classic Control Panel In Windows May Be Gone · · Score: 1

    Or just right-click on the start button and click Network Connections.

    This refers to something that was added in Windows 8/Server 2012. There's lots of nice stuff there, actually. http://withinwindows.com/blog/...

  17. Re:Not answered in review on iOS 8 Review · · Score: 1

    More than nested folders, I find the number of visible icons in a folder very frustrating.

  18. Re:Just one question... on iOS 8 Review · · Score: 1

    Apple does only give that to GPS/VOIP apps. An app can turn on gps/voip services to stay available, but if Apple decides they don't like what you're doing they will remove/disable your app.

  19. Re:+1 for this Post on Ask Slashdot: Life Beyond the WRT54G Series? · · Score: 1

    You can configure it offline, but it will always try to go online first... And when you are in online mode, it often errors or disconnects.

  20. Re:Keyboards on Chromebooks Are Outselling iPads In Schools · · Score: 2

    Chrome devices have Flash support built-in, but they do not support Java or Silverlight. If you need Java, Silverlight, or other plug-in support, there are virtualization and remoting options you can use for Chrome devices

    https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/1290513?hl=en

  21. Re: 50MB = 750$ on AT&T Charges $750 For One Minute of International Data Roaming · · Score: 1

    I got around this for a while by using WiFi calling. They were also one of the first to have the shared home towers.

  22. Re:You'd think that a law publisher would on $200 For a Bound Textbook That You Can't Keep? · · Score: 1

    You'd think that a law publisher would have bothered to research the law.

    Not if it's a Slashdot law book! ;)

  23. Re:Abandonware? on The Upcoming Windows 8.1 Apocalypse · · Score: 1

    Windows 8.0 will still receive updates. Only Windows 8.1 pre-update will not.

  24. Re:Valve competing with Microsoft on Valve Sponsors Work To Greatly Speed-Up Linux OpenGL Game Load Times · · Score: 1

    Nobody really uses OpenGL on consoles. They use lower-level APIs that are much better suited and faster. DirectX on the XBox is also very different from the desktop version.

  25. Re:Market Share on Report: 99 Percent of New Mobile Threats Target Android · · Score: 1

    Completely agree. I came to the same conclusion after thinking about it some more. There is one caveat tho, a very small amount of extra trust is gained in that you originally installed the new store via the Google Play store.