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  1. According to their terms of use, they can terminate your account at any time, for any reason, and you aren't entitled to a refund.

  2. Re:Lucky them on Court Rules the "Google" Trademark Isn't Generic · · Score: 2

    "Google" is not shorter than "search," and it even has more syllables.

  3. Re:Fucking Government doesn't care about US on NSA Metadata Collection Gets 90-Day Extension · · Score: 2

    Actually, while the 4th amendment was extended around the '50s to protect telephonic communications, no such extension has been made yet to cover electronic communication. That's the real problem, this is still constitutional because our government is stuck in the 20th century.

  4. Re:It's a bad sign on U.S. Threatened Massive Fine To Force Yahoo To Release Data · · Score: 5, Informative

    Snowden calls this "NSA Fatigue"

  5. Re:You should see on 3 Short Walking Breaks Can Reverse Harm From 3 Hours of Sitting · · Score: 1

    Yeah, but it looks like you used Scotch tape.

  6. A group of companies agreeing not to raise workers' wages so they don't entice them away from each other is the essence of non-competition.

  7. Re:This is much cooler on Japanese Firm Showcases "Touchable" 3-D Technology · · Score: 1

    Looks like their first stretch goal, which they've met, was a "rumbler for tactile feedback," about 5% down the page.

  8. 1981 on The Executive Order That Led To Mass Spying, As Told By NSA Alumni · · Score: 5, Funny

    Three years early!

  9. Re:This is very Subjective. on Ask Slashdot: What Are the Best Games To Have In Your Collection? · · Score: 2

    Mario 64, by today's standards, is a pretty boring platformer.

    Are you kidding? I just played through this again the other day. Flying, swimming, getting shot out of a cannon, riding a turtle shell like a skateboard.. Mario 64 is one of the best 3D games of all time. Ocarina of Time still stands up too.

    And while I'm here, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.

  10. Re:Jerks on Hackers Claim PlayStation Network Take-Down · · Score: 1

    Isn't Mass Effect a singleplayer game?

  11. There are 6 of them now? on 33 Months In Prison For Recording a Movie In a Theater · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm just surprised 700,000 people wanted to see Fast and the Furious 6.

  12. Re:MMO Crap on Fifth Edition Dungeons and Dragons Player's Handbook Released · · Score: 5, Funny

    A simple troll of the dice!

  13. Re:Just don't deal with Americans on Comcast Training Materials Leaked · · Score: 2

    That's just the thing, the customers have no choice. As they maneuver to buyout Time Warner, Comcast themselves state plainly, "Comcast and TWC do not compete against each other in any area"

  14. Re:No on Two Years of Data On What Military Equipment the Pentagon Gave To Local Police · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Actually, the drug addicts are the low hanging fruit, and the war on drugs is precisely why the US has imprisoned a far higher percentage of its population than any other first world nation.

  15. Re:That reminds me... on World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor Launches Nov. 13th · · Score: 1

    Anarchy Online.

  16. Re:Websites deserve trolls on Web Trolls Winning As Incivility Increases · · Score: 2

    The only way to defeat a troll (like the parent) is to ignore it. When you find yourself thinking "what the hell is wrong with this guy?" just let it go.

  17. Not sure I believe him... on The Man Responsible For Pop-Up Ads On Building a Better Web · · Score: 5, Insightful

    As soon as the tools were added for a web page to open a new web-page, I'm sure pop-ups were "invented" simultaneously across numerous ad agencies.

  18. Re:In London, Lyft/Uber are intelligence tests. on The Fiercest Rivalry In Tech: Uber vs. Lyft · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Do you really think the man who opened all of Tesla's patents to the public has wealth as his highest aspiration?

  19. Re:Now do that with an AA-12 on Point-and-Shoot: TrackingPoint's New Linux-Controlled AR-15s · · Score: 2

    I don't think there will ever be such a thing as a 100% accurate shotgun.

  20. Re:Irrelevant on Leaked Docs Offer Win 8 Tip: FinFisher Spyware Can't Tap Skype's Metro App · · Score: 3, Informative

    The content of telephone calls was brought under the protection of the 4th amendment around the 1950s. Why such protections still haven't been extended to electronic communication is beyond me.

  21. Re:Who has the market share? on Windows XP Falls Below 25% Market Share, Windows 8 Drops Slightly · · Score: 5, Informative

    To be fair, this data is generated via pageviews. Since there are many computers running linux out there whose sole purpose is to serve data rather than consume it, that portion may be underrepresented here.

  22. First steps on DNA Project 'to Make UK World Genetic Research Leader' · · Score: 5, Insightful

    There's a big difference between mapping the genomes of cancer patients and developing individualized treatments, akin to the difference between being able to read a novel and being the editor. As it is, we can't even understand most of the human genome, but I suppose this is a step in the right direction.

  23. Recent purchases/downloads on Is the App Store Broken? · · Score: 5, Interesting

    A list of recently purchased/downloaded or even new additions would cycle a larger group of useful apps to the app store audience.

  24. Re:I thought it wasnt possible on A Fictional Compression Metric Moves Into the Real World · · Score: 2

    The fictional compression algorithm doesn't work. The metric for rating compression algorithms does work (insofar as more compressed/faster algorithms achieve a better rating).

  25. Re:It really works? on A Fictional Compression Metric Moves Into the Real World · · Score: 1

    The fictional compression algorithm doesn't work. The metric for rating compression algorithms does work (inasmuch as more compressed/faster algorithms achieve a better rating).