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  1. Re:It's ok on FCC Calls Out AT&T, Verizon For 'Zero Rating' Their Own Video Apps (zdnet.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    Shut up and buy it consumer, America is great again....

  2. Re:iPhones and iPads Fail More Often Than Android? on iPhones and iPads Fail More Often Than Android Smartphones (softpedia.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm assuming that's 29% of all iOS device failures were from the iPhone 6. I'd explain it with pies but then I'd want a pie.

  3. Ask a friend on PC Gaming Is Still Way Too Hard (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Haven't been keeping current with PC trends? Ask a friend, or go on to a forum with computer enthusiasts and ask some questions. Generally people like talking about their hobbies and might help you piece together a decent rig or already have a dream upgrade planned for themselves.

  4. Re:Seems this topic is stuck in the roundabout. on The Moral Dilemma of Driverless Cars: Save The Driver or Save The Crowd? · · Score: 1

    This scenario seems so unlikely to occur with a self driving car that it'd be more plausible that a group of people jumped out in front of a self driving car with the intention of killing the driver.

  5. Re:I suspect this is more for IoT devices. on Windows RT Could Make a Comeback · · Score: 2

    I kind of figured they'd be doing something like RT for the future Xbox consoles. Just a PC that can only run Windows approved app-apps.

  6. Re:Ridiculous Jurisdiction Overreach By Louisville on AT&T Sues Louisville Over Google Fiber (wdrb.com) · · Score: 2

    With a little more polish you could refine this into A-list material.

  7. It wasn't swiping. Swiping is clearly defined on page 125. The ability Gygax used mimiced this power but isn't defined as swiping and therefore not subject to defined swiping rules.

  8. Re:Hardware keyboards are overrated on Is BlackBerry Launching an Android Phone? · · Score: 1

    The only useful feature I miss from a hw keyboard is getting the damn cursor in the right place.

  9. Re:Statistics in School on Google Diversity Report Straight Out of 'How To Lie With Statistics' Playbook · · Score: 1

    Papalation density?

  10. Re:Progressive Fix 101 on Cheap Gas Fuels Switch From Electric Cars To SUVs · · Score: 1

    Charge extra registration fees for EVs to compensate.

  11. Human fallback on Focusing On Tech Alone, You Miss How Autonomous Driving Will Change Society · · Score: 1

    I think we're always going to need to rely on a human operator fallback as a fail-safe and we'll never be able to stop enthusiasts from manually operating their vehicles. If that's true we'll still need to be licensed, insured, sober, and mostly paying attention. There are alternative solutions to human operator fallback issue. The car manufacturer or software group could have a central hub where the cars ping a human overseeing multiple cars for the appropriate action to take. To deal with mixed autonomous and manually operated vehicles we could have designated roads / lanes for such activities.

  12. Re:Is that really a lot? on Drones Cost $28,000 Per Arrest, On Average · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Or just have them come here, work, and pay taxes.

  13. Re:Patent reform will never happen on Jury Tells Apple To Pay $532.9 Million In Patent Suit · · Score: 1

    With all the discussions behind closed doors, we literally have no idea.

  14. Re:Meta scores and user's meta scores on Are Review Scores Pointless? · · Score: 2

    0/10 has day one DLC.

  15. Badges on Valve's Economist Yanis Varoufakis Appointed Greece's Finance Minister · · Score: 5, Funny

    EU trading cards to the rescue!

  16. Re:Fuck yeah, moonbase! on Private Russian Company Proposes Lunar Base · · Score: 1

    Moonquakes could be a serious concern for underground bases. http://science.nasa.gov/scienc...

  17. Re:Are they really that scared? on Why Elon Musk's Batteries Frighten Electric Companies · · Score: 1

    There was an interesting article on /. some time back about Nissan experimenting with this. Powering buildings using a Nissan Leaf during peak demand then recharging them when energy was cheaper. http://hardware.slashdot.org/s...

  18. Re:The real question is on Google Confirms That It's Designing Kid-Friendly Versions of Its Services · · Score: 2

    The real question is do the Google engineers having these kids know they can't just abandon them like their other offerings?

  19. Re:If it helps: on Revisiting Open Source Social Networking Alternatives · · Score: 1

    Your dumb friends tagging you in everything.

  20. Re:One step forward two back company on Google I/O 2014 Begins [updated] · · Score: 1

    I disagree that the hobbyist crap is plaguing Google. I think it's a large part of what keeps them innovative. A lot of it doesn't leave beta but the ideas and core concepts get recycled into other products in their ecosystem.

  21. Re:Half-Life 2 Ep. 3... does this surprise anyone? on Valve's Steam Machines Delayed, Won't Be Coming In 2014 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Rest assured, there will be plenty of hats.

  22. Re:Stealing from Elder Scrolls? on Oculus: ZeniMax Claims Over Rift Tech Are "False" · · Score: 1

    Not the prized Daggerfall-through-the-world algorithms!

  23. Re:Chromecast mystery solved on Amazon Launches Android-Powered 'Fire TV' For Streaming and Gaming · · Score: 1

    Still seems silly considering the hardware probably isn't the profitable piece.

  24. Re:Learn to freaken drive. on Atlanta Gambled With Winter Storm and Lost · · Score: 1

    I dunno I live in the north and these simple facts are apparently not understood here either.

  25. Re:Just one gaming customer perspective on Valve Joins the Linux Foundation · · Score: 2

    From what I've read SteamOS is going to be a free standalone OS that you're free to customize and install on any device you want. The Steam Machines Valve will be selling aren't consoles under lock and key, they're just PCs with a form factor more fitting for a living room. SteamOS is supposed to have the ability to stream Windows games from a running Windows box with Steam installed as well. Their new controller, while not likely to completely replace the keyboard and mouse looks pretty promising too. I wouldn't expect them to drive all gaming to controller / console style games.