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  1. Re:Disappearing Bitcoins on DOJ Hasn't Actually Found Silk Road Founder's Bitcoin Yet · · Score: 1

    Well, the coins they already have will increase in value, and they'll continue to use smaller & smaller decimals of BTC. It's currently divisible out to 8(?) places, AFAIK, but I believe that fact doesn't prevent it from going even smaller as long as it's coded in.

  2. Re:Is Redstone Fun on Minecraft 1.5 "Redstone" Released · · Score: 1

    I'm not familiar with the Little Big Planet series, but if you don't care for the complexities of Redstone circuits, might I suggest trying RedPower? It's a great little mod that I use for my item sortation, but they also have much simpler to use variants of the base Redstone circuits.

    Don't wanna fool around installing mods by hand? Try Feed The Beast (most options in their launcher have RedPower IIRC) or Technic/Tekkit (ditto).

    And remember - One More Block! ;D

  3. Re:Are there any decent GSM providers in the state on Google Announces New Nexus Smartphone and Tablets · · Score: 1

    Well, I'm HOPING to get this phone, but not until it's available on Ting. Don't know when (or if) that will be, but that's what I'm waiting for. I prefer them to Virgin as they roam voice & text to Verizon (not data sadly). Virgin (another Sprint MVNO like Ting) doesn't roam.

    The fact that their customer support is also WAY better doesn't hurt either. :)

    If you wanna try Ting, feel free to use either twig.ting.com to get $50 off your first order, or, if you're feeling altruistic, my referal to get $25 off your order and me $25 off my bill. As someone who came from Virgin, I'm quite pleased with them. Depending on usage & service, though, YMMV (that is, if you're a HEAVY data user and Sprint gets great service in your area, you might be better off with Virgin).

  4. Re:Will this somehow cause Sprint to stop sucking? on Japan's Softbank Buying Sprint, Creating Third-Largest Global Carrier · · Score: 1

    I too am a Ting customer, and I will second your statement pretty much in its entirety (Esp WRT the buckets gripe - it really is the worst thing I can say about Ting though, and that's good :D). I finally went in for the Airave, and am just waiting for it to get here. I'm pretty excited.

  5. Re:What's less wasteful? on The Coming Internet Video Crash · · Score: 1

    Well, yeah, I guess, if you're streaming from Pandora. Personally, I just use Spotify. Yes, I realize I don't "own the music", but considering the amount of "new" (that is, music that I was unfamiliar with previously, not necessarily newly released). The $10 a month seems fair to me, considering that I have a big appetite, and often grow bored of something I've heard 100 times.

    Anyway, with Spotify (and I assume others like Rdio and Mog or what ever their called), you can choose to stream, or choose to download to the device, as the situation warrants. If you have the songs downloaded, you don't need ANY connection to play them (though you do have to call home even so once every 30 days).

  6. Re:This has been brewing for years. on The Coming Internet Video Crash · · Score: 1

    Mmhm... I remember when having the AOL keyword for something was a Big Deal. Never actually used it, thankfully (AOL wasn't in my school, thankfully, and we didn't have a computer at home for a couple more years).

  7. Re:Utility on The Coming Internet Video Crash · · Score: 1

    There'd be riots in the fucking streets if your electric company tried to pull that shit. But for telecom, it's the only way it's done. You're fucked if you use too much and you're fucked if you use too little, and if you want to switch to a different provider, well, there's less than five of them, and they all have the same plans, but we assure you that there's no collusion in this free market, no sir!

    Well, not the ONLY way...

    Not related to the company at all, just a very happy subscriber. I'd give you my referral code, but I don't want to give the impression that I'm only pumping them for discounts.

  8. Re:Tax man on Sean 'Vile Rat' Smith Fundraiser Campaign Reaches $100,000 · · Score: 1

    Well, I assume they will, unless they have good corp/faction standings at their local station.

  9. Re:Bank website... on Hotmail No Longer Accepts Long Passwords, Shortens Them For You · · Score: 1

    Wow. That's one way to prevent that. I mean, it would have worked here, but I'm not sure it's the BEST way...

  10. Re:Do beef cows have rights? on Social Robots May Gain Legal Rights, Says MIT Researcher · · Score: 1

    Ya mean like if the cows had guns or something? :)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQMbXvn2RNI

  11. Re:Do beef cows have rights? on Social Robots May Gain Legal Rights, Says MIT Researcher · · Score: 1

    Um, I've known MANY Person A's who have killed a dog (or cat) that belonged to Person A. There's even places you can take 'em for the faint of heart where they'll do it for a fee. All above board & legal.

  12. Re:Positive thing on 3D Printing On a Microscopic Scale · · Score: 1

    Ah, but why store when you can recycle & reprint as needed? Sure, it's slow going NOW, but so were the first calculators...

  13. Re:The answer was the same 6 years ago: on Ask Slashdot: Holding ISPs Accountable For Contracted DSL Bandwidth · · Score: 1

    Less money going to all the lawyers, and more money to the guy who sells the billy clubs and socks-full-of-batteries.

    Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

  14. Re:Cloud on Valve Reportedly Working On 'Steam Box' Gaming Console · · Score: 1

    You mean... Onlive? :)

  15. Re:Fired up? on Game Developers Eyeballing Kindle Fire · · Score: 1

    Just to add another data point, every book I've read for the last two years has been on my Android Optimus V (which is only used as a PDA as the Sprint network (which I guess is what Virgin runs on) is trash around here). I read maybe 2 books a month, and I've never had an issue with it. I'll happily submit that e-ink is better, but for me, not a lot better.

  16. Re:Copyright infringement on Bethesda's 'Scrolls' Lawsuit Going Ahead · · Score: 1

    Um... I don't recall that. MINECRAFT was supposed to be released on 11/11/11, but I don't think Scrolls is even in alpha stages yet. Minecraft has been in development for quite a bit more time then Scrolls to boot.

    The Minecraft release date has been moved back, but not too far if I recall correctly. The ALPHA release of Scrolls was rumored to have happened in June, but I can't even find confirmation that it did.

  17. Re:so much for e-ink... on Hands-On Account of Amazon's Upcoming Color Kindle · · Score: 1

    Ah, you're thinking of the Kindle 3, sir.

    http://www.collegehumor.com/video/4025833/the-kindle-3

  18. Re:Debian releases 3 times a day... on Monthly Ubuntu Releases Proposed · · Score: 1

    Well, yes, but right below that he said:

    Reminder: "unstable" doesn't mean "crashes often", it means that it's a moving target.

  19. Re:Whole lot of nothing? on Weak Typing — the Lost Art of the Keyboard · · Score: 1

    Just another vote for Swype. I can't imagine going back to a touchscreen keyboard without it.

  20. Re:Google+ is Facebook, but smaller and featureles on What Google+ Games Needs To Beat Facebook · · Score: 1

    I agree, and am a fan of Google Plus. What I personally would like to see is the ability to place a whole circle within another circle. I ALWAYS want to share EVERYTHING I do on there with my wife. Same with a few other people. I was hoping they would let me nest circles within circles. That said, I'm still pretty happy with it and haven't looked back since.

  21. Re:Android pod touch on Android Market Upgraded, Buy eBooks and Rent Movies · · Score: 1

    Tepples, what I'm doing currently is I bought an Android phone from Virgin Moble. I ditched the service, and I find it works great as an "Android Touch". YMMV, airplane mode is your friend.

  22. Re:Bitcoin to revolutionise economy on Bitcoin Price Crashes · · Score: 1

    I suppose that's still better then going up against an Excremental. :)

  23. Re:you have a point on Gliese 581d Confirmed as 'Habitable' Exoplanet · · Score: 1

    Um, I take caffeine pills when I desire caffeine. However, when I want a flavored drink that's NOT sweet (like most juices, or soda's, or.... well, anything I can think of for a cold drink beyond water), I'll take a beer or in the cold months a coffee. Hell, I own decaf coffee specifically so I can have coffee at night and not have any undesired caffeine. I don't do non-alco beer though - just too different of a composition from the real stuff. However, I don't even catch a noticeable buzz of from one beer.

    And I'm not sure what you're on about with the comments about children. Yes, kids like sweet things. We know that. Kids also like large purple dinosaurs. Does that mean that those of us who prefer watching "Alien" are also oddballs, and should instead true up and start singing "I love you, you love me"?

    Further - you do realize that gourmet cooking is often despised by kids, right? Or is that also a case of drugging, somehow? I mean, the kids say "Pizza & Mac & Cheese" so that's what we should be eating, right? Hell, it's crazy to think that in cooking, one should use all of the taste options available.

  24. Re:Better than expected on RockMelt: Google Chrome, Only Better · · Score: 1

    Ah well, thanks for responding anyway. :)

  25. Re:Not anyone, really on Steve Jobs: 'We Don't Track Anyone' · · Score: 1

    I will second you, Jawbox, with one caveat - they run on Sprint, which has crap service anyone I've ever been - ever. Perhaps in bigger cities, but otherwise, crap. Voice is barely OK, and I don't think I've ever gotten data ever.

    That said, it's what I'm using and will be for a while - $25 is just too good to pass up, even with crappy service (yay wi-fi!).