User: h4rr4r

Re:Is that a man or a woman?

On: The Tricky Science of Olympic Gender Testing

So define that? It will not be easy.

Do you base it on sex organs? Genetic tests, which may not match sex organs? Levels of certain hormones in the blood?

All of these methods have edge cases.

Re:Angry Birds ads

On: Google Clamps Down On Spam, Intrusive Ads In Apps

I have the original, seasons and space all paid for and ad free. Not sure when you checked but it has been this way for years at least.

Re:Another good idea for Android

On: Google Clamps Down On Spam, Intrusive Ads In Apps

Why not just use a flashlight that does not ask for that?

Torch would be one such well behaved app.

Re:Another good idea for Android

On: Google Clamps Down On Spam, Intrusive Ads In Apps

Cyanogenmod or numerous apps that require root can do just that.

Re:Expect networks to run to Congress

On: US Viewers Using Proxies To Watch BBC Olympic Coverage

I only want one or two.

Re:A good start

On: Google Clamps Down On Spam, Intrusive Ads In Apps

You folks must be horribly underpaid.

I have no problem paying for software I use, I prefer to pay for FREE software, but will used closed stuff if the need arises. I also dislike advertising, so I rather pay $1 than look at it.

Re:Expect networks to run to Congress

On: US Viewers Using Proxies To Watch BBC Olympic Coverage

http://f1us.co/2012/02/29/2012-formula-1-us-tv-schedule/

Only 4 of those are free over the air. The rest are on cable, which I will not pay for.

Re:Expect networks to run to Congress

On: US Viewers Using Proxies To Watch BBC Olympic Coverage

On what network?

Was it OTA or on cable.
http://f1us.co/2012/02/29/2012-formula-1-us-tv-schedule/

Shows that all but 4 races are on cable, which I do not have.

Re:Expect networks to run to Congress

On: US Viewers Using Proxies To Watch BBC Olympic Coverage

They air on SPEED in the USA. I am not a cable subscriber.

I watch them from shady streaming sites once in a while. I am not that huge a fan, just have a passing interest.

Re:Samsung can't release it's OWN designs?!?

On: Samsung Admonished For Releasing Rejected Evidence

Then this shape should not be patentable at all, it is not ornamental but based on utility.

Re:Angry Birds ads

On: Google Clamps Down On Spam, Intrusive Ads In Apps

You could just cough up the measly 99cents.
Seems like far less effort than disconnecting.

Re:Another good idea for Android

On: Google Clamps Down On Spam, Intrusive Ads In Apps

There are many alternative android distributions that do just that. Cyanogenmod is one.

Unfortunately many apps just crash if they can't get access to the resources they expect. There is another solution and that is applications that lie to the apps. You need root do to that, but it is very handy.

Re:Good move, but beware the abuse

On: Google Clamps Down On Spam, Intrusive Ads In Apps

Even if they do that, you can still install such an app from third party sources.

That limits what they can do far more.

Re:A good start

On: Google Clamps Down On Spam, Intrusive Ads In Apps

Also a "freemium" category, I want to never see another one of those again. I will buy an app, I will use free ones, but I will not pay to continue to use a game over and over.

Re:Fuck you, Apple!

On: Google Clamps Down On Spam, Intrusive Ads In Apps

You could go use the Amazon market.

I agree google is getting greedy here, but on the other hand some devs want you to upgrade to add free by paying them via paypal, which ends up meaning you have to pay again and again when you install that app on new devices.

Re:Don't look now...

On: Google Clamps Down On Spam, Intrusive Ads In Apps

How so?
They are not removing the ability to install apps from outside sources, nor the openness of android. Only limiting the kinds of apps they are willing to sell. I don't see what is wrong with that.

Re:A view to a kill.

On: Proprietary Nvidia Linux Driver Contains Privilege Escalation Hole

Does the Nvidia driver even support KMS?

Re:Expect networks to run to Congress

On: US Viewers Using Proxies To Watch BBC Olympic Coverage

Let foreigners pay a license fee as well?

Re:Expect networks to run to Congress

On: US Viewers Using Proxies To Watch BBC Olympic Coverage

Those networks suck. I will not subscribe to them, but I would buy an internet license, so no canabalizing there.

Re:Expect networks to run to Congress

On: US Viewers Using Proxies To Watch BBC Olympic Coverage

I would pay the whole amount if they let me use the streaming service. $20 a month does not sound too bad.

Re:Expect networks to run to Congress

On: US Viewers Using Proxies To Watch BBC Olympic Coverage

That is what he means. They sold the brand and allow others to make/remake Top Gear.

Top Gear USA sucks, it should be canceled and the funds used to make more Top Gear episodes per series.

Re:Expect networks to run to Congress

On: US Viewers Using Proxies To Watch BBC Olympic Coverage

Indeed they are, but they are at least a full season behind.

I end up watching them on DVD a year late, rather than on streaming two years late.

I want to watch F1 races, without paying for some stupid channel that shows nascar races and other hill billy type sports.

Re:Expect networks to run to Congress

On: US Viewers Using Proxies To Watch BBC Olympic Coverage

100 times this.

Top Gear USA sucks and should die.
Take the funding and make one or two more episodes of Top Gear per year. Shoot them in the USA and show US versions of cars in that episode. Show all the episodes in both regions.

Re:Why do the Beeb bother with IP geolocation?

On: US Viewers Using Proxies To Watch BBC Olympic Coverage

So charge for it?
I would gladly pay to use iPlayer, I will not pay for cable though.

Re:Expect networks to run to Congress

On: US Viewers Using Proxies To Watch BBC Olympic Coverage

This is not true.
You can get out of paying it if you do not own a TV, not sure about computers.

I wish the USA had something like this, or if the BBC would let us sign up.