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  1. Re:Your eyes on Ask Slashdot: What's a Good Tool To Detect Corrupted Files? · · Score: 0

    TL;DR Summary. in a quest to be #, Mr. Courteaudotbiz forgoes reading the summary to post Snarky Comment #1(TM)

  2. Re:XBMC FTW on Windows 8 Won't Play DVDs Unless You Pay For the Media Center Pack · · Score: 2

    XBMC.org - Formerly known as XBOX MEDIA CENTER which was my favorite console of all time specifically because of this software package.

  3. XBMC FTW on Windows 8 Won't Play DVDs Unless You Pay For the Media Center Pack · · Score: 5, Informative

    On top of all the VLC comments above... if you want a *Free* media center alternative... XBMC is the way to go.

  4. Blackle seems all well and good... on Power-Saving Web Pages: Real Or Myth? · · Score: 1

    Can I do an image search or a news search right from the home page? I am not sure if Google Custom Search supports these features beyond a simple web search.

  5. Re:The revolution on Spoiler Alert: Your TV Will Be Hacked · · Score: 2

    My crap is already in 3D...

  6. Re:Factors influencing Aussie 'piracy': on Aussie Case Unlikely To Solve Piracy Riddle In Fast Broadband World · · Score: 1

    See we could advertise this tariff for porn in particular... See porn weeks before it airs! Only an extra 5.99 a month! Whack on to Whack off!!

  7. Re:Why not PC? on Skyrim Is Getting Kinect Support, Dragon Shouts Included · · Score: 1

    Blocked at work, can you post a description?

  8. Re:Why not PC? on Skyrim Is Getting Kinect Support, Dragon Shouts Included · · Score: 1

    I am not sure what the big deal with this would be? You can easily get a voice input program (dragon, open source solutions etc) and bind a vocal command to a key press and roll your own. It wouldn't be expensive or difficult at all. Add a cheap USB headset, and you are done.

  9. Re:First? If the public airwaves are free already on Major Networks Suing To Stop Free Streaming · · Score: 3, Informative

    Obviously neither you or anyone else in this thread did a little research... From Aereo's webpage: "Aereo is available exclusively in New York City"

  10. Re:Python on Ask Slashdot: Best Book For 11-Year-Old Who Wants To Teach Himself To Program? · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Perhaps you should create a program to correct grammar? "For example, I created one which solved me the maths homework." â(TM)GRAMMAR NAZI!â(TM)

  11. Re:Firing in US on Interview With TSA Screener Reveals 'Fatal Flaws' · · Score: 2

    The US Unemployment rate does not count folks who have given up looking for work, only those being paid unemployment compensation. The true rate is more like 11 or 12%

  12. Re:For this you want a professional product on Ask Slashdot: Open Source Tax Software? · · Score: 1

    My fiance has an investment account. She had pages and pages of buys and sells that had to be recorded. Turbotax has an interface that imports the data directly from the brokerage firm, the same forms that were mailed to her. It was incredibly quick.

  13. Re:Nothing. on AOL Patent Deal Means Microsoft Now Holds Vestiges of Netscape · · Score: 3, Funny

    Dialup... service? What is this?

  14. Re:Not that impressive on Demoscene: 64k Intros At Revision Demoparty · · Score: 1

    The point is the libraries exist, programming does not need to be a 16GB Blue ray, code is so bloated and inefficient for the amount of processing power available.

  15. My solution Works most of the time on Firefox: In With the New, Out With the Compatibility · · Score: 1, Interesting

    I edit the add-on package (they are easy to download and are just renamed zip files) and change the version number manually and hope that there wasn't some fundamental code change in Firefox that breaks it. Maybe Add-on writers should push it up a few versions and hope it works? I dunno.

  16. Free? on Free Apps Eat Your Smartphone Battery · · Score: 0

    Nothing is "Free" someone has to pay for the development, and any ongoing services... Anyone who thought "Free" apps were produced via goodwill (even Cydia apps serve ads) is just Naive.

  17. Re:Rough design on The Pirate Bay Plans Servers In the Sky · · Score: 1

    TL;DR summary? INTERNATIONAL waters are not usually governed by the FAA, and these guys are not likely to live in the USA either.

  18. Re:What does jailbreaking an iPad do? on New iPad Jailbroken Already · · Score: 1

    Community written apps that do not have to go through the App store. Sure Cydia allows you to pirate apps if you know what you are doing, but there are great programs I love (iFile) which allow me to do things the machine was not intended to do

  19. Re:SB Settings only reason to JB anymore on New iPad Jailbroken Already · · Score: 1

    That is pretty much the only reason I jailbreak. It allows me to access the basic settings (Wifi on/off, Brightness controls, airplane mode, etc) without having to go through several hierarchical menus. Its just a quick swipe at the top status bar.

  20. Re:No, its still an expensive toy. on VisiCalc's Dan Bricklin On the Tablet Revolution · · Score: 1

    I use RDP on my ipad on a daily basis... It is a little rough with 1024x768, but usable for the basic needs. I can set up a term app and do whatever I want in *nix with a physical keyboard.

  21. Re:i have a netbook? dont need tablet on VisiCalc's Dan Bricklin On the Tablet Revolution · · Score: 1

    I have a Tablet. it goes everywhere i go. i sleep with it i shower next to it i take it to the bathroom with me to pass the time. I can't do anything i want on it, but it is good enough for basic needs i can code a new OS (android/linux) or the latest game on my tablet (with a developer account for IOS or Android) i can play real games on it (with appropriate bluetooth controller, i used a wiimote to play emulated SNES and NES on it the other day) HTML5 lets me surf the nastiest pr0n sites why do i need a netbook?

  22. Re:hardware limits on The Consoles Are Dying, Says Developer · · Score: 1

    I play with my WII every day *Rimshot*! Modded Down AHOY!

  23. Re:Still no Flash on Apple Unveils New iPad · · Score: 1

    Adobe has ceased development for mobile Flash... Clearly a win for Android...

  24. Re:siri on Apple Unveils New iPad · · Score: 1

    Probably the reason that Apple has not released a 3G Ipod touch... I could go without my phone with that (Google Voice on my Ipad is my current home phone with the terrible signal i get on my Cell).

  25. Re:It makes no sense on Sony Ditching Cell Architecture For Next PlayStation? · · Score: 1

    "PS VITA use ARM because: 1)Battery needs, 2)Apple iOS. Otherwise it would use a simplified version of PS3 CELL for sure." er... what does iOS have to do with anything? unless this is some kind of subtle Android Fanboy thing.