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  1. Re:Why does anyone care? on iOS 5 Jailbroken · · Score: 1

    No, the difference is that rather than exploiting a security bug I got an OS with su built in.

    Jailbreaking and "rooting" normally refer to things like rageagainstthecage which in that case uses a udev exploit that any app could attack.

  2. Re:It blows my mind on iOS 5 Jailbroken · · Score: 1

    $99 a year to lease the rights to use your own device is not a big deal?
    Please mail me $100 a year to drive your car over 55mph.

  3. Re:Well that didn't take long. on iOS 5 Jailbroken · · Score: 2

    It matters a lot, go try to install scummvm, or a tethering app. Either users get freedom or they lose choice.

  4. Re:Why does anyone care? on iOS 5 Jailbroken · · Score: 2

    Motorola Droid.
    I never rooted it, I just flashed an OS that already had root.
    Also the Nexus line of phones is still being sold, so not sure what you mean about google not selling phones.

  5. Re:Not bad. on Microsoft Announces Halo 4, TV For Xbox Live, Kinect Star Wars · · Score: 1

    That has nothing to do with live or steam. Heck you can use a controller on a PC and have that PC hooked up to your tv.
    So how about the other comparison I asked about? Why is live so neat? From the outside looking in, it sure looks like a total ripoff.

  6. Re:Not bad. on Microsoft Announces Halo 4, TV For Xbox Live, Kinect Star Wars · · Score: 1

    In what way it is better?
    How does it compare to other free services like steam?

  7. Re:Go FBI! on Daily Sony Hacking Occurs On Schedule · · Score: 2, Interesting

    And, hey, maybe they'll put up such a good defence that the jury will refuse to convict them and the balance of power between corporations and common people will be shifted, and that would probably be good too. But it should be done in courts or congress, not by vigilante mobs deciding to lynch a corporation that offended them.

    Does it hurt to be that naive?

    Sure they are breaking the law, and they are probably bad people, but this is like watching Stalin fight Hitler. No matter who loses we win. In reality since they attacked Sony expect jail sentences, had they gone after a small company the FBI would not even care.

  8. Re:Story innacurate according to the group on Daily Sony Hacking Occurs On Schedule · · Score: 1

    Parent is not goatse. Parent link appears to not contain any horrible images.

  9. Re:Not bad. on Microsoft Announces Halo 4, TV For Xbox Live, Kinect Star Wars · · Score: 1

    So you need a Gold subscription just to play online?
    Are there free games or something?

    This really seems like MS is double dipping. I have played PC games since the late 80s and since the time multiplayer was available have never paid to play with friends.

  10. Re:Not bad. on Microsoft Announces Halo 4, TV For Xbox Live, Kinect Star Wars · · Score: 2

    I have netflix streaming and it has a pretty good selection. Easily better than amazon prime and hulu combined. My understanding was to use your netflix subscription you had to pay for Xbox live Gold. Which to me is a total ripoff. I guess if you already have live for some other reason it makes sense, but I am not going to pay money to listen to 12 year olds call each other bad words.

  11. Re:Not bad. on Microsoft Announces Halo 4, TV For Xbox Live, Kinect Star Wars · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Roku or PS3 is then a better way to go if you are optimizing for money. The yearly subscription would cover the cost of a Roku. I will not pay to watch something I already pay to watch.

    Why they feel the need to charge for something that costs them nothing to provide I do not understand. Heck, Wii and PS3 and even my phone can do netflix and none of those charge me a monthly fee to enable it.

  12. Re:They're making the same mistakes as the Wii on Microsoft Announces Halo 4, TV For Xbox Live, Kinect Star Wars · · Score: 1

    I agree 100%. The PS move games have the same issue, the ones that are move only are great, sports, boxing, shooting gallery. The ones that try to accommodate both are mostly terrible. Killzone 3 is ok on both controllers, but not as good as it could have been if they had only had one control scheme.

  13. Re:No Character Control on Microsoft Announces Halo 4, TV For Xbox Live, Kinect Star Wars · · Score: 1

    Its called the PS Move.

    People knock it for having a controller then complaint that move needs one. PS Move really is like the Wii the way it should have been. I say that because you can't just flick your wrist when bowling or similar things the wii lets you get away with. This is because it not only tracks acceleration but also location and orientation much better.

  14. Re:Not bad. on Microsoft Announces Halo 4, TV For Xbox Live, Kinect Star Wars · · Score: 1

    Do you still have to tithe to MS to be able to use netflix?

  15. Re:Next story on Bitcoin Used For the Narcotics Trade · · Score: 1

    Why use $100s?
    Switch to $50s or $20s, or even better 500 Euro bills.

  16. Re:Cell phones cannot cause cancer. Here's WHY. on Brain Cancer Worries? Look Up Your Phone's SAR · · Score: 1

    What chemicals are they using to keep plants off those aerials?
    What is the cancer risk at similar sites around the world?

  17. Re:But the internet routes around any censorship on Syria Drops Off the Internet As Turmoil Spikes · · Score: 1

    A microsd card is small enough it could easily be swallowed. I doubt they are opening all the mail, one could just be placed in a birthday card.

    Sure they are, but the protesters know when the protests are. This means they can setup the channels ahead of time.

  18. Re:Why worry? on Asus To Ship Ubuntu 10.10 On Three Eee PC Netbooks · · Score: 0

    No, 11 years. We have been living together for a little over 5.
    It's pretty clear your wife isn't the only dummy in your family.

    Try a little reading comprehension.

    Stop being a little girl and get over it. I actually think your wife is probably smart enough to use a drop down, you are just a jerk who underestimates her abilities.

  19. Re:Why worry? on Asus To Ship Ubuntu 10.10 On Three Eee PC Netbooks · · Score: 1

    My live in girlfriend who has lived with me for over 5 years, been going out for about 11, runs 11.04 on her PC, and Android 2.3.3 (CM 7) on her Droid.

  20. Re:But the internet routes around any censorship on Syria Drops Off the Internet As Turmoil Spikes · · Score: 2

    So they are cutting off all international calling as well?
    They are shooting down satellites?
    Checking all travelers at borders for any device which might contain data?
    You could get a lot of tweets on a microsd card.

  21. Re:Why worry? on Asus To Ship Ubuntu 10.10 On Three Eee PC Netbooks · · Score: 1

    She can't click on her login, then change the dropdown to something other than unity?

    You might want to find a smarter wife.

  22. Re:All I can see now on Sophisticated Voice Commands the Next Big Step For Smartphones, Says Woz · · Score: 2

    And even in star trek they had to say "Computer" before they spoke. Yet, PADDS still took touch input since no one wants to say out loud, "Computer, interspecies gangbang porn with at least 3 sexes and a midget".

  23. Re:I don't want to have to yell at my phone in pub on Sophisticated Voice Commands the Next Big Step For Smartphones, Says Woz · · Score: 1

    Even if it was as good as the human the failure rate would still be too high. Instead of whispering, typing is more accurate and much faster.

  24. Re:Vlingo on Android on Sophisticated Voice Commands the Next Big Step For Smartphones, Says Woz · · Score: 1

    Even the built in one can handle that.
    Still makes it useless in public, in quiet places or for anything using long words. Try to send a text message including the names of some pharmaceuticals or other complicated words and see what kind of mess you get.

  25. Re:Windows Phone Mango will do it.... on Sophisticated Voice Commands the Next Big Step For Smartphones, Says Woz · · Score: 1

    And it will fail. For the same reason it always has, no way to tell "colon" from ":", speech has a high error rate even between two humans communicating, it is slow, it does not work in noisy environments, and it is annoying to everyone else in quiet environments.