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  1. Huh? on How Apple Watch Is Really a Regression In Watchmaking · · Score: 1, Insightful

    You mean because there's one drawback to the traditional watch it's regression? I guess mobile phones are a regression because I don't have to charge my landline. Oh wait, you mean the added benefits outweigh the drawbacks? Exactly.

  2. Back in the days... on Kickstarter Lays Down New Rules For When a Project Fails · · Score: 1

    Remember when people use to believe in their ideas enough that they'd put their own house on the line? With some Kickstarters, you see people with "I believe this needs to be done, and I'll do it if people pay enough so that I have zero liability and all of the financial gain."

    "Well, there's travel involved, and if I get an early flight, I'll need a coffee from the airport Starbucks. That's an additional $8...."

  3. Re:Does not appear to affect the G7 on HP Server Killer Firmware Update On the Loose · · Score: 1

    Get off my lawn!

  4. Re:so what does it do? on Google Unveils Android Wear · · Score: 1

    "OK GOOGLE, MUTE PHONE".

    Hm......effectiveness might be lost.

  5. Re:Professional Email Address on Facebook Shuts Down @Facebook Email System · · Score: 1

    I'm pretty sure having nummer1fan@beleiberfanatiks.com is going to ding you on the job interview.

  6. Re:Biggest oops on Isaac Asimov's 50-Year-Old Prediction For 2014 Is Viral and Wrong · · Score: 1

    So, not in 2014? Noted. :)

  7. Biggest oops on Isaac Asimov's 50-Year-Old Prediction For 2014 Is Viral and Wrong · · Score: 5, Funny

    He keeps thinking there will be a 2014 World's Fair.

  8. Accountability? on Google Relying On People Power For 'Helpouts' · · Score: 1

    OK, so you pay someone $30 for help and they give you a solution that kind of works, but not really. How much hassle do you have to go through to get a refund? There's that sweet price point for scammers of "Not enough to make them care about getting a refund" that's yet to be determined.

  9. Re:If only! on More Than 25% of Android Apps Know Too Much About You · · Score: 1

    What was the target SDK level? Older levels were always given access to phone ID, but in newer levels, it had to be specifically requested. For backwards compatibility, older apps targeted to the older levels would request that permission. Solution would be to have a newer target level, but not necessarily change the minSDK level.

  10. I wish for optional capabilities on More Than 25% of Android Apps Know Too Much About You · · Score: 1

    I wish I could use "optional" permissions. If the user doesn't want to give me access to something, that's fine. But if you want to integrate a whiz-bang feature that requires SMS, you either scare off people or have to make a separate app.

  11. Re:Privacy apps - LBE on More Than 25% of Android Apps Know Too Much About You · · Score: 1

    The keyboard might be pulling down certain language dictionaries,hence the need for Internet access.

  12. When did you sign up for Slashdot? on Ask Steve Wozniak Anything · · Score: 2

    I would've though you'd have a much lower UID.

  13. Re:So is apple... on Anonymous Leaks 1M Apple Device UDIDs · · Score: 1

    So much for the walled garden, huh?

  14. Privacy? on Ask Slashdot: Best Use For an Old Smartphone? · · Score: 2

    Are you unsure if you can completely wipe the phone?

    Anyways, put it on craigslist. Or ask around. I'm sure someone will be willing to take them. I use Android devices as scoring devices for quiz meets, so if someone wanted to give me a pile of Android phones, I'd be happy. Or if someone wants to get into development, having a range of phones is always helpful.

  15. Re:I have an app for that. on Ask Slashdot: Open Source Employee Vacation-Day Tracking Software? · · Score: 1

    That's planned in a future release. It makes the GUI a little more complex, and I want to keep it nice and simple for the single case scenario. Plus I want to handle some of those more odd accrual rules for when you have those multiple types (such as accrues on a yearly basis, no-rollover, etc).

    If you wanted to track just two of them for now, you could use the free app and the paid app and have them track separately.

  16. I have an app for that. on Ask Slashdot: Open Source Employee Vacation-Day Tracking Software? · · Score: 2

    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.logan.bryan.ptotrack

    Or if you want to bust the bank and pay $.99 and not have ads - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.logan.bryan.ptotrackpro

    It's not Open Source, but if there's something specific you want, let me know and I can think about adding it. Or, if you'd like to purchase the entire source and open source it yourself, I'd be open to discussion.

  17. Stupid video on Apple Gets the Importance of Packaging; Why Doesn't Google? · · Score: 1

    The one guy uses his collar thing to try and open it? That's the wrong tool, of course it's going to be hard. I think some Apple people like to focus on something they're better at and give it more weight than it demands. I opened my Nexus 7 and had no issue with it. I'll never open it again.

    On the other hand, if you thought about being able to load apps that aren't approved by the manufacturer, that's a feature you'll want since it's ongoing.

  18. Re:So... on Amazon Kindle Fire Surfaces · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Show me a better value 9.7" tablet than the iPad at $499 please.

    http://www.amazon.com/ARCHOS-101-Internet-Tablet-8GB/dp/B00422W5QO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1317228887&sr=8-1

    And Archos 10.1 tablet for $259. Now it's just a matter of nitpicking if it's a better value or not. I can do all the things most people with an iPad do and I could almost buy 2 of them for the cost of 1 iPad.

  19. Side-loading on Amazon Kindle Fire Surfaces · · Score: 1

    I'm going to wait to see if things can be sideloaded onto this. I have a few custom applications that it would be nice to run without having to publish them in Amazon Appstore. I see rumors, but waiting to see if it's true.

  20. What's weird at a restaurant? on Using Tablets Becoming Popular Bathroom Activity · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If I'm at a restaurant alone, what should I do while waiting for my food to come? If I have a tablet, why not?

  21. Re:I would support it if... on Draft Proposal Would Create Agency To Tax Cars By the Mile · · Score: 1

    Until you consider they would have to tax electricity at a much higher rate, and then you end up paying a lot more for your utilities, even if you don't have an electric car.

  22. Re:American version Office, or the real one? on The Languages of "The Office" · · Score: 1

    We'll just refer to the one that lasted more than 2 seasons.

  23. Re:Am I missing something? on Obama Staffers Followed Palin's Email Lead On Inauguration Day · · Score: 1

    Obama said he woudn't hire anyone who was a lobbyist in the last two years and he's breaking that promise. The reason I'm dealing with absolutes is because that's what Obama was promising. If he had stood up and said, "Well, I'm going to try and not hire lobbyists, but I still might", it's a much weaker statement, but it's one he can stick to. If he says he's not going to do something, and then does it, that's a lie.

    Please explain your reasoning.

  24. Re:Am I missing something? on Obama Staffers Followed Palin's Email Lead On Inauguration Day · · Score: 1

    Like the fact he said he wouldn't hire lobbyists?

    http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/23/opinion/23fri1.html?_r=2

    Oh wait, he did.

  25. Re:PS3 on YouTube Coming To the PS3 and Wii · · Score: 3, Funny

    That's just Youtube, PS3 has nothing to do with it.