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  1. Whatever happened to Ello?

  2. Re:Is it worth it if they work? on Apple's 'Shoddy' Beats Headphones Get Slammed In Lawsuit (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    I hate the cord sticking to the back of my neck, but otherwise love these headphones. I did have to have new ones sent out after they fell apart though...

  3. Implied warranty? on The iPhone Is Guaranteed To Last Only One Year, Apple Argues In Court (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    There is such a thing as an implied warranty in the USA. Basically a contract between the buyer and the seller (not the manufacturer). This can be up to four years.

    So year, Apple shouldn't be involved in providing a limited warranty past 1 year, unless of course they are the retailer in which case the implied warranty comes into play.

    https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/a...

  4. Re: Yes, but it's a Dyson on Dyson Airblades 'Spread Germs 1,300 Times More Than Paper Towels' (telegraph.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    its all bollox. if you've washed your hands properly there will be no germs to spread.

    It's estimated that only 5% of people wash their hands properly. I think we still have a problem.

  5. Considering the condition of Windows 10 for mobile, they are doing a service by delaying the upgrade.

  6. Scum of the earth on Why Car Salesmen Don't Want To Sell Electric Cars · · Score: 1

    Car dealers are the scum of the earth. When we can finally get rid of this ridiculous layer and buy goods like we buy everything else then I will be very happy.

  7. Re:Not stupidity, desperation... on Best Buy Founder Makes $8.5 Billion Bid To Take Company Private · · Score: 1

    It's simple.

    1. Order it online.
    2. While waiting walk into a store and buy at insane price
    3. Fun
    4. Receive online order
    5. Return store purchase saying you don't want it anymore.
    6. Profit.

  8. Re:Pump & dump for PHYA on Spam Volume Jumps 35% In November · · Score: 1

    Done

  9. OMG! on Genndy Tartakovsky to Direct Dark Crystal Sequel · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    One of my all time favourite 80's movies!!! (Closely followed by the Goonies and the Princess Bride).

  10. Re:Well, gee whiz on Moody Non-Photo-Realistic Driving · · Score: 2, Funny

    Run Linux you noob

  11. Re:Just like the samba benchmark on Red Hat/Apache Slower Than Windows Server 2003? · · Score: 2, Informative

    Thats because the slashdot post is stupidly pointing at the wrong article. The real one can be found here:
    http://www.veritest.com/clients/reports/microsoft/ microsoft_IT_Pro.pdf

  12. Re:I still doesn't have the feature I want on Mozilla 1.5 Beta Released · · Score: 1

    What a stupid analogy.

    Are you saying that you were happy with your machine and software when you bought it, but are now only happy with your machine?

  13. who needs a phone anyway on Carriers Might Profit From Cell Number Portability · · Score: 1, Interesting

    As someone who has still resisted the urge to buy a mobile phone and thus pump an additional $100AU a month into the telecommunication system while spending large portions of my day typing text messages to someone who people who don't want to read with a keypad that is designed to be operated by a lemming, I'm probably not the best person to comment on this story, however . . .

    Whats the deal with the keeping the phone number the same for your whole life! (well until we are all electronically tagged at birth in which case you dont have a choice). I like moving house, because it means I get to choose who has my number. It weeds out all those people (work bosses, annoying friends, marketing, etc) that someone managed to get hold of your phone number can no longer bug you.

    Look at changing your phone number as exercising your right to privacy!

  14. Re:Illegal on Creating Applications with Mozilla · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It's illegal except when microsoft does it :)

  15. what is evolution? on Is Evolution Over In Humans? · · Score: 1

    As long as we interact with an environment that is continously changing, we ourselves will continue to evolve to suit it.

    Evolution cannot be stopped, slowed or reversed. It simply exists and will continue to exist as long as continue to procreate as we do.

    Genetic engineering could be thought of as an artificial evolution and maybe it is. However evolution is not just about an individual species but about the entire ecosystem. Changing one species to allow better protection again disease for example will just result in stronger, more resilliant diseases appearing. Virus's, such as HIV mutate at unbelievable speeds and forming a resistance to a single or group of strains will just force other strains to because dominant, or evolve to suit the change.

    Where will it all end? . . . It wont.

    Ryan

  16. Re:The paradox of government secrets... on Censoring Australian Censors' Blacklist · · Score: 1

    Are you sure America doesnt have this a similar regime yet? I'm assuming many of the web sites that are being blocked are coming from the USA. If the USA wants to block sites in their own country I think they will find it easier to close the site down.

    Ryan