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  1. Re:Why aren't these still available? on 1970s Polaroid SX-70 Cameras Make a Comeback · · Score: 1

    We still hand people photographs we've just taken. It's called Facebook. But I agree, it can't recreate the situation you described.

  2. This is why we can't have nice things. on Scientists Create New Type of Superconductor Wires · · Score: 1

    Is there any particular reason the USA is paying for a lab to be built in Israel while, at the same time, people are complaining about how we can't build or innovate anything in the USA?

  3. Re:You noticed that now? on Google's Real Name Policy, Why You Are the Product · · Score: 1

    Oddly enough, we're paying for television and still getting advertisements. We paid for our phones and SprintZone is pushing advertisements through it and apps are showing up related to the latest movies released. I paid for my computer and it has tons of trial versions of software. I am one of the three people on the planet who paid for all of their DVD movies and every one of them has advertisements. They will shove advertisements down your throat whether you pay or not.

  4. Re:Beware if you're not paying... on Google's Real Name Policy, Why You Are the Product · · Score: 1

    I don't think it matters with Google. We're paying for our Android phones and they're giving loads of information to Google. And even if its possible to remove every Google app, that won't separate Google from the phone book or every web browser on the planet.

  5. Re:I agree with XKCD on What Google+ Games Needs To Beat Facebook · · Score: 1

    I'm sick of it. From now on I'm going to tune out every link to that damned website.

  6. Re:I LOL'd on AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile Bet Big On Mobile Payments · · Score: 2

    If i was going to be shoved headfirst into a single payment system, I would rather have it be Amazon.com. They already have my credit card number anyway, and I trust them more than Google or a phone company. They could just pass the payment on to whatever store I was buying from.

  7. Re:HW acceleration with GPU... on Google Is Grooming Chrome As a Game Platform · · Score: 1

    Maybe there is a way you can set your web browser's mpeg4 plugin to use GPU acceleration.

  8. Re:Usefuleness? on Ticketmaster Lets You Sit With Facebook Friends · · Score: 1

    Maybe people will click on seats that are further back, so the seats beside them will be available. Or maybe this won't work and it's just a way to get more people to sign up for Facebook.

  9. Re:Ticketmaster is biased on Ticketmaster Lets You Sit With Facebook Friends · · Score: 1

    Tell them all to sign up for Facebook and use that to book the seats. You can start by setting your Google+ profile picture to a graphic that says "I've moved to Facebook".

  10. Re:Estimating time to delete on Estimated Transfer Time Is No More In Windows 8 · · Score: 1

    I think (Scanning every file before deleting them) might not take twice as long as just deleting them because, after the scan, the file structure is in a cache in memory. And this data has to be ready anyway, to know what files to delete. It may take a little longer, but not much longer. I suspect what takes the most time is removing the oldest files from the recycle bin while adding new deleted files to the bin.

  11. Re:dvd case on MakerBot Gets $10 Million Investment · · Score: 1

    Maybe they could print ink directly on the cover, like those printable compact discs...

  12. Re:Sprint on Verizon Makes It Easy To Go Over Your Data Cap · · Score: 1

    At the moment, Sprint seems to be the best phone company in the Midwest. They're the only one whose unlimited data plan is unlimited.

  13. Re:Wow, when you can't trust CNET on Download.com Now Wraps Downloads In Bloatware · · Score: 1

    So does Google.

  14. Re:Comparative Advantage... on Why Amazon Can't Manufacture a Kindle In the US · · Score: 1

    When my friend ordered his iPad, it was shipped to him directly from China. So I guess it wasn't even put together here. As far as cars go, it seems like to only way to buy American is to buy a Toyota.

  15. Re:cool hardware, but no sale. on PS Vita Specs Announced · · Score: 1

    There's also this.

  16. Low-Res Camera on PS Vita Specs Announced · · Score: 1

    There should be some kind of law that your camera's resolution has to be at least as good as your screen resolution. Any pictures, taken with this thing, won't be displayed at native resolution.

  17. Re:Affirmative action? on American Grant Writing: Race Matters · · Score: 1

    China is absolutely bad, Apple products are superior to Windows products, Google does no evil, and no Black people are smart enough for college. Go Slashdot.

    Maybe the people who approve the grants are thinking like you, and rather than deciding if the project is worthy of a grant, they just assume all Black people are inferior and the grant should go to some nice white or Asian person.

  18. Re:Wrong, repeating myth on Why PCs Trump iPads For User Innovation · · Score: 1

    My guy used this software called Beatmaker 2 to produce midi files. Apparently, a recent upgrade made it compatible with his Roland keyboard. He says he's actually having an easier time with the iPad than the PC, as the iPad has no latency problem and he's always had latency with Reason on the PC. That, and the iPad doesn't have a failing AMD graphics driver that's been plaguing him lately.

  19. Re:Minor clarification on Music Copyright War Looming · · Score: 1

    That's my point. They might have the right to the media it's stored on, but not to the recording itself.

  20. Apples & Oranges on 3DS and Vita Face Tough Battle Against Smartphones · · Score: 1

    The 3DS does not face competition against SmartPhones. It faces competition against the DS and DSi. And the only advantage it has is 3D, which nobody is going to pay $200 for if they already have everything else.

  21. Re:Minor clarification on Music Copyright War Looming · · Score: 1

    So if I buy a compact disc, is that an artifact? Does that mean I have the sole right to what's stored on the disc?

  22. Re:What I don't understand... on The FCC Says ISPs Aren't Hitting Advertised Speeds · · Score: 1

    I'm always suspicious that the isp might have a list of speedtest sites and turn off the bandwidth throttling when you go to those sites.

  23. Re:Arbitrary on Bing More Effective Than Google? · · Score: 1

    You people need to understand, Google is not the only search engine that gives you answers without you having to click on links. You're all talking about it as if it's an advantage exclusive to Google.

  24. Re:Not all google searches are for websites on Bing More Effective Than Google? · · Score: 1

    It doesn't change anything. You can search for "4+5" on Bing just as you would on Google and also get a result that doesn't require you to click on a link.

  25. Re:But did they found what they were looking for? on Bing More Effective Than Google? · · Score: 1

    You get the answer to both questions on Bing too. And you don't have to click on any links.