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  1. Re:Yeah... and?!! on DC Fans Angry Over Rotten Tomatoes 'Justice League' Ratings (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    300, in both its incarnations, was riddled with cultural, costuming, and historical errors.

    Wasn't that intentional, to stress how the story was told by an unreliable narrator?

  2. Reminds me of this song:

    Do not ask me to write you a song as one is supposed to / Correct, white, soft, very clean, very light / Sounds, words, are razors / And I can not sing as it should be done / Not wanting to hurt anyone.

  3. That's to be expected on Germany Is Burning Too Much Coal (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    With Merkel letting in all those Afri- oh wait, you didn't mean THAT kind of "burning coal".

  4. Re:Video is the real devil on Not Every Article Needs a Picture (theoutline.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    Firefox has an option to disable media autoplay. https://support.mozilla.org/en...

  5. Re:You gotta keep 'em separated on New Samsung Video Demos Linux on Galaxy Smartphones (liliputing.com) · · Score: 1

    At home and at the office, where you surely can use an actual PC anyway. So, again, what's the point?

  6. You gotta keep 'em separated on New Samsung Video Demos Linux on Galaxy Smartphones (liliputing.com) · · Score: 1

    I think this is a pointless effort. You can't just take a desktop operating system and cram it into a mobile device. They don't work the same way.

    Even if you tweak the system itself, create a new interface that works acceptably with a tiny touch screen - you still have a whole ecosystem, thousands of programs designed for big screen and physical peripheral. So using them becomes a painful, clumsy chore - sometimes literally impossible. (Trust me, I had a Win10 tablet. Big mistake.)

    But wait, there's that dock. You can connect the phone to an external display, mouse, and keyboard to use it like a PC. That means you have to carry an external display, mouse, and keyboard with you. Or hope they will have a spare external display, mouse, and keyboard wherever you go. You know what's better in pretty much every way? A goddamn laptop.

  7. Re:The limit is stupid anyway on Twitter Exploit Let Two Pranksters Post 30,000-Character Tweet (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    That is only enough for short messages. But what if I wish to speak in detail about any complex matter? That would require me to be more long-winded. This platform's artificially imposed limitations hinder any rational discussion with more nuance than a few snippets. I think it's

  8. The limit is stupid anyway on Twitter Exploit Let Two Pranksters Post 30,000-Character Tweet (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    280-character limit

    I just can't fathom why anyone would use such a pathetically limited platform.

  9. If America is so great, how come you have never won the Copa América?

  10. Re:Haven't seen OLED burn in yet on Google Might Need To Recall the Pixel 2 XL Because of Defective Screens (mashable.com) · · Score: 1

    Ah, I see. Because they know it will degrade.

  11. Re:Haven't seen OLED burn in yet on Google Might Need To Recall the Pixel 2 XL Because of Defective Screens (mashable.com) · · Score: 1

    Put it side by side with a brand-new device, you WILL notice it is slightly yellowed.

  12. Re:Not a fan of OLEDs. on Google Might Need To Recall the Pixel 2 XL Because of Defective Screens (mashable.com) · · Score: 1

    I agree that Android should offer that function, but it doesn't solve the fundamental problem of blue diode degradation.

  13. Re:Then again, there's that other defect... on Google Might Need To Recall the Pixel 2 XL Because of Defective Screens (mashable.com) · · Score: 1

    That's not how you spell gouging.

  14. The Surface is a niche in a niche. I understand your point, but most people don't care about having a tablet that is also a PC, they care about having a tablet that is a good tablet - with an OS and apps properly designed for this format, not desktop software that often doesn't work quite right.

  15. Re:Shorts on Microsoft's Market Value Hits a Dot-Com Era Milestone: $600 Billion (wsj.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Tablet OS Market - See Laptop OS Market. You shouldn't have a whole different operating system for tablets.

    Apple's success on tablets comes from realizing how absolutely wrong you are.

  16. All together? on Dodging Russian Spies, Customers Are Ripping Out Kaspersky (thedailybeast.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    customers are dropping their use of Kaspersky software all together

    All of them simultaneously and at the same place?

  17. Re:longer lifetime on Traditional PC Sales Continue To Slide (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    That's implied in "gaming".

  18. Re:Windows 7 support is needed on Traditional PC Sales Continue To Slide (zdnet.com) · · Score: 2

    And Windows 10 is a glitchy mess with a butt-ugly interface. Is it a surprise that people cling to the old alternative that actually works better?

    Oh, and Windows is a desktop operating system. No one gives a fuck about those retarded mobile apps.

  19. Old / refurb PCs are good enough on Traditional PC Sales Continue To Slide (zdnet.com) · · Score: 2

    Why would you buy a new machine? You can get a $60 refurbished C2D that will meet a regular user's needs comfortably. Or you can get a $150 i5, just add a $150 video card, et voila, a solid gaming rig for the same price as a current console. Some people may want something more high-end, but that's a bit of a niche.

  20. Re:Probably nothing on What Will Replace Computer Keyboards? (xconomy.com) · · Score: 1

    They are old, therefore they are bad and must be replaced, even though all the alternatives are worse. See also: headphone jack.

  21. Re:What kind of dongle? on Google Slashes Prices of Its USB-C Headphone Dongle Following Minor Outrage (mashable.com) · · Score: 1

    Charges for a few minutes, gets very edgy and nervous, connects his headphones for a few minutes, keeps switching between charger and the headphones.

    He doesn't need a better phone, he needs MENTAL HELP.

  22. Re:Are you high? on Google Is Really Good At Design · · Score: 1

    Waze is not a Google product.

  23. Re:Maybe BLU should open source the SoC drivers? on Down the Rabbit Hole With a BLU Phone Infection (threatpost.com) · · Score: 2

    There is not much of a revenue stream when retailers refuse to carry their shit.

  24. Re: Answer precedes the question on Slashdot Asks: Does the World Need a Third Mobile OS? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Not denying Nokia's internal mess, but ultimately they did release a MeeGo device, two months before their first WP device. So they didn't need someone else's system after all. MeeGo was ready on time! And it got stellar reviews! If they had pushed it with all their might, it could have been a strong contender against Android.