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  1. Re:too bad NBC likely will not have much 4K / 8K on Japan Promises an Ultra-High-Tech 2020 Olympics · · Score: 3, Insightful

    None of those.
    Besides watching the pirate version will be far better. The *NBC channels do that dumb docudrama thing when anyone but the USA is competing. No one wants to watch that shit, show more sports.

  2. Re:8k on Japan Promises an Ultra-High-Tech 2020 Olympics · · Score: 1

    Not sure about that.
    4k tvs are already becoming quite affordable, in another 7 years 8k might well be.

  3. Re:References? on Could IBM's Watson Put Google In Jeopardy? · · Score: 0

    You keep your home within 3 degrees F all year round?

    What does that cost?

    In the winter I tend to keep it around 15C and in the summer 25C. I prefer not to spend that much on heating and cooling. I already own appropriate clothing for the weather in my area.

  4. Re:References? on Could IBM's Watson Put Google In Jeopardy? · · Score: 2

    You realize that the temperature can have decimal places added right?

    Farenheit like the mile needs to go.

  5. Re:References? on Could IBM's Watson Put Google In Jeopardy? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Save for that fact that it makes sense. It is based on water a common material we are all familiar with and uses a nice 0-100 scale.

    Yeah, other than that there is nothing better about it.

  6. Re:I slightly disagree with "Never talk to police" on Bennett Haselton's Response To That "Don't Talk to Cops" Video · · Score: 1

    Yup, I just meant don't talk yourself into another ticket. No reason to speculate and risk another ticket for that burned out tail light or something.

  7. Re:References? on Could IBM's Watson Put Google In Jeopardy? · · Score: 1, Informative

    You selected celsius at some time.

    Open google now, say ok google "What is the current temperature", when it responds click on the F instead of the C. The next time you ask it will use that preference.

  8. Re:References? on Could IBM's Watson Put Google In Jeopardy? · · Score: 1

    I just asked google now and it answered me in Fahrenheit. I was hoping it would be in celsius. I am in the USA, but simply prefer better system of measure.

  9. Re:What is the point of this? on LG Announces Mass Production of Flexible OLED Phone Displays · · Score: 2

    Your fingers are not as clean as you think. I had phones before the current glass screen craze and they all scratched. You can get cheap android phones with plastic displays, they get scratched quite quickly.

  10. Re:What is the point of this? on LG Announces Mass Production of Flexible OLED Phone Displays · · Score: 1

    At the colors humans are the display is fine. No humans are that black or that white. Perhaps if you are interested in Aliens the grey issues could be a problem.

  11. Re:What is the point of this? on LG Announces Mass Production of Flexible OLED Phone Displays · · Score: 1

    Aluminosilicate glass. Try scratching a modern smartphone display, keys are not going to do it.

  12. Re:What is the point of this? on LG Announces Mass Production of Flexible OLED Phone Displays · · Score: 1

    You can do that with a rigid LCD/AMOLED too. Normally for thickness reasons those are glued to the glass though. I can't imagine they would not do that as well with this.

  13. Re:What is the point of this? on LG Announces Mass Production of Flexible OLED Phone Displays · · Score: 1

    What are your keys made of? Diamond?

  14. Re:What is the point of this? on LG Announces Mass Production of Flexible OLED Phone Displays · · Score: 1

    Actually that exists. It is normally called sapphire and was going to be used on the ubuntu phone. It is not however flexible.

  15. Re:What is the point of this? on LG Announces Mass Production of Flexible OLED Phone Displays · · Score: 1

    It will also have a nice distracting seam in the middle. Besides you can bend this not fold it.

    Simply touching and using a plastic display like that will scratch the hell out of it.

  16. Re:What is the point of this? on LG Announces Mass Production of Flexible OLED Phone Displays · · Score: 1

    Then why not just get a cheaper device with a cheaper display?

    If I bought an HTC one it would go naked like every smartphone I have ever had. The glass on them is so hard only sand or diamonds will scratch them.

  17. Re:Wait... a phone which lasts? on LG Announces Mass Production of Flexible OLED Phone Displays · · Score: 2

    Since they are outdated in 6-12 months there is no need to make the devices self destruct.

    Even folks who keep smartphones an unusual amount of time do not generally exceed 24-36 months.

    I have never shattered a screen, the worst I have done are very small scratches that cannot be seen with the display on. Try not dropping them so often.

  18. Re:What is the point of this? on LG Announces Mass Production of Flexible OLED Phone Displays · · Score: 1

    Name one flexible material that is transparent and as hard as glass?

    Ghost Armor like all other protective covers just dim the display and obscure the clarity. On top of that they have to be replaced periodically or you may as well just have a scratched up device.

  19. Re:What is the point of this? on LG Announces Mass Production of Flexible OLED Phone Displays · · Score: 1

    AMOLED has been around a long time.
    You are leaving out their issues. Splotchy colors, grey looks terrible, white often has the same issues, black is not the same level across the display.

    Sure, if they fix those problems it would be great, but making it flexible does not do that.

  20. What is the point of this? on LG Announces Mass Production of Flexible OLED Phone Displays · · Score: 4, Interesting

    So what is the use case if we still have a glass plate in front of the display?

    If no glass plate this thing would be scratched to hell and back in a couple minutes.

  21. Re:Cars running natural gas on US Now Produces More Oil and Gas Than Russia and Saudi Arabia · · Score: 1

    Only if you ignore fleet sales.

    Sure in the private market they are rare, but lots of states and especially natural gas utility fleets have loads of these cars.

  22. Re:Nice try on Bennett Haselton's Response To That "Don't Talk to Cops" Video · · Score: 1

    If your house is broken into, you call only if the insurance requires it, same with car. If your insurance will provide one or you can afford it get a lawyer. They will suspect you do it, if only because it makes their lives easier.

    If you have that information call them from a pay phone. Else you get a lawyer and let him report that information for you.

    You keep your mouth shut take the damn ticket and go to the hospital.

  23. Re:I slightly disagree with "Never talk to police" on Bennett Haselton's Response To That "Don't Talk to Cops" Video · · Score: 1

    No, you just don't volunteer anything.

    You are forgetting the second part, without a lawyer.

    If they ask if you know why they pulled you over you can say no even if you suspect why. You can't know what another person is thinking.

  24. Re:Cops assume guilt on Bennett Haselton's Response To That "Don't Talk to Cops" Video · · Score: 2

    Why did you not get a lawyer?

    Here is how that should have went:
    1. Name and Address
    2. Am I under arrest?
    3. Am I free to go?
    4. I want a lawyer

  25. Are you really this naive? on Bennett Haselton's Response To That "Don't Talk to Cops" Video · · Score: 2

    You are an adult right?
    You really believe this crap?

    You think no innocent person was ever charged and had to get a lawyer?

    I am about the whitest guy ever, but this level of naivety is unbelievable in an adult.

    Never talk to the cops, yes even if you are not the guilty party. They will pin something on you, they want to get arrests not the right people. It is a numbers game, they need arrests not convictions. The DA needs convictions and if the cops arrested you he will try to get one.