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  1. But see the upside, the Sinclair QL led to the creation of Linux!

    True story, young Linus Torvalds cut his teeth on coding for the QL. More precisely, he had to write his own software because the QL flopped so hard that it had zero commercial support, and he couldn't afford a new machine.

  2. Re:Maybe this is a dumb question on New iPhone 7 Case Brings Back the Headphone Jack (thenextweb.com) · · Score: 1

    True, but there are also very good Android phones for half as much or less. In fact, there are many sub-$200 Androids that most people would find perfectly satisfactory. (Unless you want it for some specific task that requires a more high-end device - or just conspicuous consumption.)

  3. Re:So ... lemme get this straight.... on New iPhone 7 Case Brings Back the Headphone Jack (thenextweb.com) · · Score: 1

    More phone makers should make super-resistant phones like the Moto X Force.

  4. I want it all, and I want now!

  5. Snake sold far more on Microsoft Weaponizes Minecraft In the War Over Classrooms (backchannel.com) · · Score: 1

    But Minecraft is the second best-selling game of all time, behind only Tetris

    If you count games bundled with a system, the best-selling game ever is certainly Snake, as it came with pretty much every Nokia cell phone since 1997. That must be well over a billion devices.

  6. Re:Isn't ANdroid terrible for most applications? on Run Android 6.0 Marshmallow on Your PC With Android-x86 6.0 (softpedia.com) · · Score: 1

    compared to say Maemo5

    Nokia was so far ahead of everyone else, it's not even funny.

  7. Yes, I know the Surface is 3:2, which is pretty close to 4:3.

    Now, come to think about it... there are other tablet PCs with 4:3 or 3:2 screens. For example, the Teclast X98 and Onda V919 lines use a 9.7" QXGA (2048x1536), while Xiaomi's MiPad line uses a 7.9" at QXGA. Add kb+m and they're sorta-almost complete PCs.

  8. Stupid 16:9 on Windows 10 Haters: Try Linux On Kaby Lake Chips With Dell's New XPS 13 (pcworld.com) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    3200 x 1800 is still 16:9, which is shortscreen bullshit. Fuck that. Why can't they give us a good 4:3 screen, the way good screens are supposed to be?

    It's depressing, the only laptops with decent screens now seem to be Microsoft's Surface line and some Panasonic Toughbook models.

  9. But that's just a car horn, there's nothing really distinctive about it. Unlike Globo's chime, which has an unique sound.

  10. But that sounds nothing like Globo's chime.

  11. A wise change of strategy on Microsoft Hopes To Hire More Coders With Autism (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    Judging by Windows 10, it seems the idea of hiring coders with Down syndrome didn't work too well.

  12. Re:So, VRML 2.0? on Microsoft Is Bringing WebVR To Microsoft Edge On Windows 10 (mspoweruser.com) · · Score: 1

    Was there even a first try? I remember some buzz, but I don't remember anyone actually using VRML.

  13. It's not courage. It's gall.

  14. Re:Out of touch, Apple on Many Looking Past iPhone 7 to Next Year's iPhone 8 (fortune.com) · · Score: 1

    >card slot
    >replaceable battery

    My Samsung Note II has those. Even the newest iPhone would be a downgrade.

  15. Go sports team! on An Algorithm May Soon Cover Your Local Sports Team (vice.com) · · Score: 1, Funny

    Go sports team! Do the sports good and beat the opposing sports team!

  16. Re:This is why I buy LG. on Android Companies Keep Pretending That Android Doesn't Exist (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Well, it's a Nexus, they are made according to Google's specs, and Google seems to dislike microSD.

  17. Re:Another reason why on New Intel and AMD Chips Will Only Support Windows 10 (pcworld.com) · · Score: 1

    With a cactus.

  18. You can turn it off with Winaero Tweaker.

  19. Re: Yes, but... on ReactOS 0.4.2 Released: Supports Linux Filesystems, .NET Applications, and Doom 3 (reactos.org) · · Score: 3, Informative

    ReactOS is not Unix-like, silly. It is NT-like.

  20. Re:so your saying on ReactOS 0.4.2 Released: Supports Linux Filesystems, .NET Applications, and Doom 3 (reactos.org) · · Score: 4, Informative

    No, it looks almost identical to Windows 2000. Compare:

    - Windows 2000
    - ReactOS

  21. ...can it run Crysis?

  22. And the other end of the deal? on Apple, Facebook, IBM, and Microsoft Sign White House Pledge For Equal Pay (fortune.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    So, did women pledge to work as hard as men do? Did they pledge to take as many overtime hours? Did they pledge to pursue the same risky and physically demanding careers, such as construction or mining?

  23. Windows 10 is a mess, you should consider moving to Linux instead.

  24. Re:This is the same guy on Steve Wozniak Says Apple Must Fix iPhone 7 Bluetooth Or Revive Its Headphone Jack (afr.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    He also founded CL 9, maker of the first programmable universal remote control.

  25. Re:Nope, no wealth inequality here on Bill Gates's Net Worth Hits $90 Billion (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Do we want to dis-incentivize people from creating the next Microsoft

    Yes, of course. I wish he hadn't created the first one!