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  1. Also, I don't like how we can't do TDD/TTY with smartphones and Internet directly. Why have those old school devices? Argh.

  2. I tried TDD/TTY when I was a teen back in the early 90s. It was interesting, but I didn't like it compared to dial-up BBSes and Internet. I also did not want to use a third party to talk to people on the other end who didn't have TTY/TDD services for privacy reasons and I use a lot of technical terms. I recently checked to see things improved for Internet and smartphones, nope. I will stick with IMs, IRC, textings, e-mails, real-time chat, etc.

  3. Re:Winamp on iTunes Turns 13 Today -- Continues To Be 'Awful' (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    Which version of Winap? IIRC, it got bloated too like in v3. :( At least, Nullsoft realized they frakked up and slimmed it down in v5. Apple and other companies need to do the same!

  4. Re:A towel and the Sun on Dyson Launches New 'Supersonic' Hair Dryer To Revolutionize Hair Care (nbcnews.com) · · Score: 1

    What if it is at night time, cloudy, etc.?

  5. Re:Reached good enough. on Smartphone Shipments Flat For the First Time, Says IDC · · Score: 1

    No ad blockers for smartphones? :(

  6. Re:Not new? on YouTube To Roll Out 6-Second Ads That You Can't Skip (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Aren't there ad blockers like on computers?

  7. Re:Whose pay? on Your Pay Is About To Go Up (gawker.com) · · Score: 1

    Back in the end of 1998 during dotcom days, yes for me as a web designer (salary). :(

  8. Re:Skynet on Drone Fire-Fighting Tested in Nebraska (ap.org) · · Score: 1

    In Chinese culture, being pooped on the head by birds mean you will get married. So far, I am still not married and that incident happened about 25 years ago. :(

  9. Same for that "Disable Advertising". I check its box, and it doesn't stay! Thanks God for ad blockers.

  10. I don't do Prime subscription... on Amazon Won't Sell Non-Prime Members Certain Popular Movies and Video Games (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    ... Since I rarely buy from Amazon to use subscriptions. Same for Netflix and many others. I only get subscriptions if I use the services a lot.

  11. Re:Costco hearing aids on Hearing Aid Business Under Pressure From Consumer Electronics · · Score: 1

    Too bad they can't do severe hearing like mine since birth. They turned me away because they didn't do my type (bone conduction).

  12. Re:Also, digital sucks. on Hearing Aid Business Under Pressure From Consumer Electronics · · Score: 2

    Well, the problem is that hearing aid companies stopped making analog types like Oticon 380P model for my bone conduction hearing aid. I am currently using its Sumo DM BTE model.

  13. Also, digital sucks. on Hearing Aid Business Under Pressure From Consumer Electronics · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Analog is still better. Lots of older people complain the digital hearing aids suck even after tweaking and all that. I have had my (fir/1)st digital bone conduction hearing aid since last summer. I hate it. :(

  14. Re:Isn't that -more- expensive? on Americans Abandoning Wired Home Internet, Shows Study (seattletimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Ditto. Caps, weak signals, disabled (can't communicate orally and drive), etc. Cable Internet wins for its speeds, etc.

  15. Internet connection... on Netflix Has Twice As Many US Subscribers As Comcast (allflicks.net) · · Score: 1

    So like dial-up? ;)

  16. Typing for me for texts. on Slashdot Asks: Do You Prefer To Handwrite or Type Notes? (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    Due to my disabilities. I can type like a machine gun which drives people crazy with clicky keyboards. ;)

  17. I know her number is 867-5309! ;)

  18. Re:Colonize space - with mice on Viable Mammal Embryos In Space Demonstrated by Chinese Experiment (chinadaily.com.cn) · · Score: 1
  19. Re:"[W]e keep building cities on major fault-lines on Why Are We So Bad at Predicting Earthquakes? (telegraph.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Also, where else can we build and live? Each area has its own nature issues. :(

  20. Re:Difference between want and need on Apple Expects Users To Replace Their iPhone, Apple Watch After Three Years · · Score: 1

    15-20 years like what? Who still uses their phones and computers that long especially with the softwares on them? Old CRT TVs, vehicles, etc. are understandable though since they can last that long.

  21. But they're all morons though. :(

  22. Re:I did one better on AMC Drops 'Texting Friendly' Theaters Idea (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Not everyone has fast Internet connections to stream. Also, not many people watch stuff online for subscriptions.

  23. Not quick enough! How about the same time as the theat(er/re)s have them?

  24. Re:And Vindicated.... on FBI Paid Professional Hackers One-Time Fee To Crack San Bernardino iPhone · · Score: 1

    Trust no one.

  25. I want a smartwatch that doesn't require a phone. on Slashdot Asks: It's Been a Year Since Apple Watch Release, What's Your Thought On It? · · Score: 1

    It needs to be light, small, and useful as old school Casio Data Bank (150/300) watches.