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  1. Re:most of those reasons have in common on 32% of All US Adults Watch Pirated Content (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    But setting up a good VPN so your do not get letters is a bit more trouble, and slows things down. Or a seedbox, which again adds complexity and trouble... I will pay to not have to mess with all that. If they had what I wanted... But when they make the paid service as much of a pain as the free service...

  2. Re:most of those reasons have in common on 32% of All US Adults Watch Pirated Content (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Most of those reasons for pirating are because they can't get the content very easily in a legal way. I guess most people are willing to pay, as long as it doesn't get too complicated.

    I would rather pay in money than in time and frustration. I WILL NOT pay in both money and time/frustration.

  3. Re:Why go public instead of notifying the FBI? on Krebs Pinpoints the Likely Author of the Mirai Botnet (engadget.com) · · Score: 2

    Why was he doing this investigation alone?

    Vengeance. Jha messed with Krebs, and Krebs messed back. Hard. And by going public, Jha can not attack him since he is too busy trying to burn the evidence. It is also a message to others...

  4. Re:More hardcore goodness on YouTube... on Porn Pirates Exploit Well-Known Loophole To Upload Raunchy Videos On YouTube (thenextweb.com) · · Score: 1

    My anaconda don't...

  5. Porn exploiting a backdoor? Never!

  6. Re:Will be dead within a year on Creator of Android Andy Rubin Nears His Comeback, Complete With an 'Essential' Phone (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 2

    The market has shown that the vast majority will trade all of their privacy to find out which Game of Thrones character they are.

  7. Re:Will be dead within a year on Creator of Android Andy Rubin Nears His Comeback, Complete With an 'Essential' Phone (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Having the same "Alexa" in your home, on your phone, and on your computer would be nice. Right now, you can not do that. I think this is exactly what he is trying to fix...

  8. Re:How much bandwidth per plane and how meany AP's on JetBlue Giving All Passengers Free In-Flight 'Fly-Fi' High-Speed Wi-Fi (betanews.com) · · Score: 2

    Free movies? Haha, that's funny. You'll get free viewings of the in-flight safety precautions video and maybe some ads for hotels or attractions at your destination but you'll pay for anything remotely entertaining. And you most certainly won't get any sort of Internet connectivity.

    This is Jet Blue, not United.

  9. Re:This is my shocked face... on Bitcoin Slides as China's Central Bank Launches Checks On Exchanges (reuters.com) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I use bitcoin to purchase stuff. I do not use it as an "investment." It seems to work for me. But I am sure it will die this year when the Linux Desktop takes over. (smh)

  10. Re:WW3 is going to be a nightmare on Pentagon Successfully Tests Micro-Drone Swarm (phys.org) · · Score: 1

    RAID - Redundant Array of Inexpensive Drones...

  11. Re: WW3 is going to be a nightmare on Pentagon Successfully Tests Micro-Drone Swarm (phys.org) · · Score: 1

    WWII brought us nukes. WWIII will have bigger nukes.

    The drones mean nothing in a world of nukes.

    Nukes are a "doomsday weapon". You don't win a war with them, unless you want to rule an irradiated wasteland. Drones are better suited for real war.

    Unless you use a small nuke for the EMP to destroy the drone swarms... Because you know that will be the thinking.

  12. No. They patented the iHole!

  13. Re:Who cares? on 'OLED TVs Will Finally Take Off in 2017' (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Well, living in Houston Texas, I know quite a few. But a little town of 5 million with highs in the three digits for weeks at a time must not be on your radar.

  14. Re:Who cares? on 'OLED TVs Will Finally Take Off in 2017' (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    > Just because you do not know them does not mean there are no differences...

    The parent said nothing about whether s/he knows the differences.

    > Lower power consumption > Better picture quality > Better durability and lighter weight

    Virtually nobody cares about 1 and 3 - TVs are already cheap to operate, durable, and lightweight. And there's a very small market for the marginal improvement in picture quality. Today's cheap TVs already have amazingly good picture quality.

    A lot of people in warm climates care a LOT about power consumption. Because that power returns as heat, which then has to be removed by an already struggling air conditioner. I personally spent an extra day specing my home server to drop 30 watts.

  15. Re:Disposable TVs on 'OLED TVs Will Finally Take Off in 2017' (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Early ones anyway... Hopefully it will get better. If not, the next one will.

  16. Re:But we got a TV in 2015 on 'OLED TVs Will Finally Take Off in 2017' (engadget.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    So, better picture quality, lighter weight and much less power consumption is not enticing? OK, perhaps not at $4000... But once it gets under a grand...

  17. Re:Who cares? on 'OLED TVs Will Finally Take Off in 2017' (engadget.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    Just because you do not know them does not mean there are no differences... http://gizmodo.com/why-is-oled...
    Why's it so great?
    The LEDs in today's LED televisions are actually used only to provide a white back light, which then shines through a rapidly-refreshing LCD shutter array which tints the emanating light. OLEDs, on the other hand, operate as both light source and color array simultaneously. This may not sound like a big difference, but does offer a wide range of benefits including:
    Lower power consumption
    Better picture quality
    Better durability and lighter weight

    So the fact that cool previously expensive features are getting cheaper is news...

  18. Ad block blocker on Apple Plans 'High-Tech Manufacturing' of Data-Center Gear in Arizona (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    If the site does not allow my Ad Block to run, I ain't looking. A warning would be nice. An alternative would be nicer.

  19. Re:Up on Bitcoin Is Crashing (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    Lol!

  20. Re:I would just be happy... on Intel's Compute Card Is a PC That Can Fit In Your Wallet (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Windows 11?

  21. Re:3d fails about every 10-15 years. on Ask Slashdot: Why Did 3D TVs and Stereoscopic 3D Television Broadcasting Fail? · · Score: 1

    Don't forget that tilling your head to the side a little to crack your neck totally shatters the immersion...

  22. That and you can not just walk by and have something catch your interest and sit down. Gearing up is such a pain that a lot of bikers avoid helmets. If laziness will cause you to risk brain damage, 3D has no hope.

  23. Re:Why not? on Razer Built a Laptop With Three Screens Because Why Not? (engadget.com) · · Score: 2

    It will also include a coupon for 6 visits to a chiropractor!

  24. Re: Security is just a cost with no upside? on Verizon Executive Says Company Unsure About Yahoo Deal (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Why should we think of their workers when they did not?

  25. Re:You are doing it wrong on Bitcoin Is Crashing (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    No, I am saying that currency exchange, ANY currency exchange, has large fluctuations. Most people do not see it, however, because they never exchange currency.