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  1. Re:watching movies on Radio Shack TRS-80 Vs. Commodore 64: Battle of the Titans · · Score: 1

    Are you serious? I have a very hard time believing anyone could watch a movie on a C64. It was amazing just to have an 8 second audio clip play on those things like "last V-8, return to base immediately!"

  2. Re:Perhaps we need a 3rd type of licence on A German Parking Garage Parks Your Car For You · · Score: 1

    Ah, I didn't understand the circumstances. It's also not only the car drivers that are selfish and inattentive. I've seen motorcyclists acting like idiots and thereby giving all motorcyclists a bad name, and recently, I had a bicyclist run a red light not too far in front of me while I had the green and could have run him over. So, I agree with you and broaden the blame to inconsiderate people.

  3. Re:Perhaps we need a 3rd type of licence on A German Parking Garage Parks Your Car For You · · Score: 1

    So you are admitting to stepping out in front of a moving car and are shocked that you got hit? I tend to have less faith in other people, in fact often I like to make sure there are objects like trees and parked cars between myself and traffic.

  4. Re: retro luddite would have a blu-ray player on JMS and Wachowskis Teaming Up for New Netflix Funded Scifi Series · · Score: 1

    You either have gigabit internet, or don't mind recompressed video quality. Some of us don't have that kind of bandwidth and appreciate a good picture.

  5. Re:Regional licensing agreements? on Adobe To Australians: Fly To US For Cheaper Software · · Score: 1

    It's also why I have to import my blu-ray of "More American Graffiti" from the UK instead of being able to buy it here in the U.S.

    I did the same thing with a Harry Potter bluray box set. It was roughly half price to buy it and have it shipped from England via royal mail than to purchase it here in the U.S.

  6. Re: I'd rather not go blind on Gov't Report: Laser Pointers Produce Too Much Energy, Pose Risk For the Careless · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Your apprehension reminds me of this article: Russian concert laser show blinds 30

  7. Re:AC3 on Video Games and Literature · · Score: 1

    Asheron's Call 3?

  8. Re:Screen size on Samsung Unveils the Galaxy S4 · · Score: 1

    Which is considerable better than LCD in almost everything.

    Including image retention?

    note: I don't have an amoled, so I don't know how common this is.

  9. Re:AMOLED screens on Samsung Unveils the Galaxy S4 · · Score: 1

    Amoled sounds good and well, except for the reports of image retention / burn-in.

  10. Re: Why is a charity spending money on Microsoft l on Ask Slashdot: How To Donate Older Computers to Charity? · · Score: 1

    Non-profits can get Microsoft software relatively inexpensively. Something like $8 for an OS license and $24 for office. There are restrictions on the licenses though.

  11. Re:If by "news media" you mean mainstream media... on Growing Consensus: The Higgs Boson Exists · · Score: 3, Insightful

    On the msn.com home page: Physicists: 'God particle' is real

  12. Re:costs of cars like this are approximately $1/km on Ferrari Unveils World's Fastest (and Most Expensive) Hybrid · · Score: 1

    Really? I might get one myself and only drive it 1,000 km per year.

  13. Re:Can't wait. on Ferrari Unveils World's Fastest (and Most Expensive) Hybrid · · Score: 1
  14. Re:cancel your membership within the 7-day trial on FTC Goes After Scammers Who Blasted Millions of Text Messages · · Score: 1

    What you don't mention is how difficult it is to cancel said trial period.

  15. Re:the root problem is managemen on The Data That Drove Yahoo's Telecommuting Ban · · Score: 1

    Their biggest problem is that they're competing with Google. I'm not sure there is any fix other than trying for a merger.

  16. Re:And in other news... on Raspberry Pi's Eben Upton: "Programming Will Make You a Better Doctor" · · Score: 1

    This. Also, you don't need to read further if you read what "this" refers to, though you'll be missing out on my inciteful wit contained within this sentence.

  17. Re:can't afford a separate knife on MIT's Charm School For Geeks Turns 20 · · Score: 1

    around here we can't afford a separate knife for every diner, so you have to cut everything you'll need and then pass the knife along.

    Wow. In America, it's not unusual for people to have more than one knife per person! Maybe Americans really are spoiled. I can't imagine everyone having to pass around the knife every dinner.

  18. Re:temporary allies, but not friends on The Accidental Betrayal of Aaron Swartz · · Score: 4, Insightful

    They might be temporary allies, but not friends.

    Understood.

    My dad used to be a public defender, and It's interesting to me how nearly every tv show demonizes public defenders, and gives halos to the police. Granted you can't really trust a lawyer any more than anyone else (including police), but we are all just people here.

  19. Re:The police are not your friend. on The Accidental Betrayal of Aaron Swartz · · Score: 3, Informative

    When I fought off an attempted robbery at gun point, the police most certainly were my friends. It all depends on the circumstances. I was once pulled over for a speeding offence, and the way I was answering his questions prompted him to ask if I was a lawyer.

  20. Re:Politics, still they don't get it on Shooting Yourself In the Foot, 21st Century Style · · Score: 1

    Sometimes mortgages are a bad investment. It depends on the location, market and your plans for the future.

  21. Au contraire!

    Ground pressure: M1 Abrams tank: 103 kPa (15 psi) Passenger car: 205 kPa (30 psi) Mountain bicycle: 245 kPa (40 psi) Racing bicycle: 620 kPa (90 psi)

    Replace all the cars with bikes, and see how long the roads last.

    We should mandate hovercrafts: 0.7 kPa (0.1 psi)

    That must be why I see the street getting smashed down wherever bikers ride, like buses do to the street at bus stops.

  22. Re:Sebastapol, CA on Time Warner Cable: No Consumer Demand For Gigabit Internet · · Score: 1
  23. Re:Advice: File an FCC complaint against Time Warn on Time Warner Cable: No Consumer Demand For Gigabit Internet · · Score: 1

    Myself and many other TWC customers can't stream 1080p off Youtube reliable, even on their '50mbps' tier. If you're in one of the areas that is exclusively served by TWC, file and FCC complaint about it. We need to turn up the heat on these companies and they'll finally buckle and give us what we want.

    That's good to know. Now I know that I'm not missing anything by staying on their lowest tier.

  24. Re:Try a population of 2.1 Million on Time Warner Cable: No Consumer Demand For Gigabit Internet · · Score: 1
  25. Re: It's basically a scam. on Time Warner Cable: No Consumer Demand For Gigabit Internet · · Score: 1

    Notice how all their tiers say "up to"? From Time Warners own page:
    Ultimate (up to 50Mbps) $74.99/mo. For 12 Months
    Extreme (up to 30Mbps) $64.99/mo. For 12 Months
    Turbo (up to 20Mbps) $54.99/mo. For 12 Months
    Standard (up to 15Mbps) $44.99/mo. For 12 Months
    Basic (up to 3Mbps) $29.99/mo. For 12 Months
    Lite (up to 1Mbps) $19.99/mo. For 12 Months