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  1. Re:A shot at other OS, computer *and* device maker on Apple Announces iPad Air · · Score: 2

    Amen to that... A small minitower between the Mini and the Pro is what's missing from their lineup.

  2. Re:I gotta admit on Apple Announces iPad Air · · Score: 1

    Why is it abusive? It's their hardware, their rules. It's not like you can install iOS or Windows on a Nexus either.

  3. Re:Meh on Windows 8.1 Rolls Out Today · · Score: 1

    And right on top of the search box, there's "All Programs", just like XP/2k/9x

  4. Re:Statistics on No, the Earth (almost Certainly) Won't Be Hit By an Asteroid In 2032 · · Score: 1

    And we'll see exploding explosions that will explode in slo-mo

  5. Sure... on Are Shuttered Gov't Sites Actually Saving Money? · · Score: 1

    All those people can't afford to buy anything now, great move republicans. (yet, most people will blame this on Democrats).

    Great way to throw away your economy...

  6. Please... on Over 100 Missing Episodes of Doctor Who Located · · Score: 1

    Just hope they don't get sued in the likes of 20 million a tape...

  7. Yup, lawful on US Intelligence Chief Defends Attempts To Break Tor · · Score: 1

    "It was all legal and appropriate, Clapper argues, because, "Within our lawful mission to collect foreign intelligence to protect the United States, we use every intelligence tool available to understand the intent of our foreign adversaries"

    If another country did the same they would invade (if it has oil)

  8. Re:Open Source the Tab Code on Social Fixer Falls Victim To Facebook Legal Threats · · Score: 2

    Unless US goes after people in other countries, like someone running MEGA something, or someone named Julian, or I dunno, spying on other countries and their diplomats?

  9. ClearOS Community on Ask Slashdot: Best Open Source Project For a Router/Wi-Fi Access Point? · · Score: 1

    Running on an old Athlon X2 4200+/4GB/320GB, based on Redhat

    Kinda overkill, but I'm running a caching server, bandwidth shaping, mail server with antispam, dual wan, VPN, along with other goodies. Beats *any* off the shelf router. Besides, it won't kill itself for unknown reasons in two years...

    Not sure about all packages being 100% open source though...

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ClearOS

  10. Compressed crap on New Headphones Generate Sound With Carbon Nanotubes · · Score: 1

    Most people listen to MP3 files through crappy buds. I listen to mp3's myself in the car (where quality doesn't really matter), but back at home, it's either vinyl, tape, or FLAC (or 320 MP3 at least). While taking walks, I listen to tapes using a 25-year old Walkman with Porta-Pro headphones (https://www.koss.com/en/products/headphones/on-ear-headphones/PortaPro__Porta_Pro_On_Ear_Headphone), themselves about 20 years old.

    Besides, most of modern *music/noise* is compressed to hell to sound louder, like we don't have a volume knob on our sound systems,

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_war

  11. Re:Transcript please on An Animated, Open Letter To J.J. Abrams About Star Wars · · Score: 1

    "Timothy Zahn's works are the best of the lot. Especially his original Thrawn trilogy"

    I love that trilogy, now I'm tempted to read them again. Besides it inspired one of the greatest flight sim, Tie Fighter...

  12. Seriously? on Justice Department Slaps IBM Over H-1B Hiring Practices · · Score: 1

    "IBM agreed to pay $44,400 in civil penalties to the U.S"

    And yet that's the fine for about two songs if you're a regular person.

  13. Re:Oh for crying out loud on Google's Scanning of Gmail To Deliver Ads May Violate Federal Wiretap Laws · · Score: 3, Insightful

    "So they are extracting, saving, using and building a database of meaningful content from your email and about you. "

    So does the NSA, yet in NSA's case it's not considered illegal

  14. Re:Now I feel like a fool on AMD Unveils New Family of GPUs: Radeon R5, R7, R9 With BF 4 Preorder Bundle · · Score: 1

    Like we could do with ISA VLB and PCI cards around 20 years ago (even onboard graphics and some soundcards)

  15. Re:jerk on Georgia Cop Issues 800 Tickets To Drivers Texting At Red Lights · · Score: 1

    How is it different from an empty gas tank or mechanical failure? The car is not moving for any of a multitude of reasons, if you can't prevent rear-ending it you are either going too fast or unable to drive safely.

  16. Easier to carry? on The Other Pong · · Score: 1

    Even folded up, a ping pong table is much bigger than a air hockey table.

  17. We'll never learn on To Boldly Go Nowhere, For Now · · Score: 1

    It didn't go so well with Voyager 6...

  18. Re:betteridge's law of headline on Can GM Challenge Tesla With a Long-Range Electric Car? · · Score: 1

    Sideswipe, Sunstreaker, Red Alert and Breakdown kinda resent that...

  19. They do, but the RCMP must have time to coordinate with NSA

  20. Re:BFD on London Tube Cleaners Don't Want Fingerprint Clock-in · · Score: 1
  21. Re:Just in time... on Chinese DRAM Plant Fire Continues To Drive Up Memory Prices · · Score: 1

    They are taking advantage of this (kinda like gas prices). I'm pretty sure if GM had to slow down production Ford wouldn't raise their prices.

  22. Re:Good on Michael Dell To Buy Dell Inc. · · Score: 1

    Can I have some of what you're smoking? He *created* the company.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Dell

  23. Re:Insect Ex Machina on First Gear Mechanism Discovered In Nature · · Score: 4, Interesting
  24. non phone case on Apple Unveils iPhone 5C, iPhone 5S · · Score: 1

    Pretty bad design. The new 5C cases make it look like it's a nonphone.

    http://www.apple.com/iphone/accessories/#iphone-5c-cases

  25. Re:Start your own provider? on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Fight Usage Caps? · · Score: 1

    Big cities have high density population, but yet we still have crappy ISPs.

    Montreal and its surroundings have around *half* the Province's population (one tenth of the whole *country's*), yet we still get pretty crappy net access.

    The local cableco has two head ends on the island itself, another one right next to it on the south shore.