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  1. Re: Say no more! on HP's Omen 15 is the First Gaming Laptop With a 240Hz Display (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Actually, I'm more interested in the ASUS ROG Zephyrus S GX701 now... they haven't released a price for that yet, but I'm betting it's over $3000.

  2. Re:Neither Windows or Mac? on Ask Slashdot: Which Laptop Should I Buy For My First Employee? · · Score: 1

    Because most commercial apps don't ship Linux versions? Granted, I use LibreOffice myself because I'm too cheap to keep paying for Microsoft Office...

  3. Ok, you heard it! on Politicians Cannot Block Social Media Foes, US Appeals Court Rules (reuters.com) · · Score: 2

    You have a CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT to TROLL TRUMP! So get off of slashdot, and start playing in the BIG LEAGUE, trolls!

  4. Re:Neither Windows or Mac? on Ask Slashdot: Which Laptop Should I Buy For My First Employee? · · Score: 1

    The only way I'd give a BUSINESS employee Linux is if the box had a VM installed and could run both Linux and WIndows. Other than having to copy files into and back out of shared directory to move between OSes, it works fairly well.

  5. Re:Lenovo Yoga C630 on Ask Slashdot: Which Laptop Should I Buy For My First Employee? · · Score: 1

    Because Windows 10 runs GREAT on an ARM?

  6. NOT Toshiba! on Ask Slashdot: Which Laptop Should I Buy For My First Employee? · · Score: 1

    I rather like my Lenovo Yoga, but I've had multiple Toshiba laptops fail, one within about a month of purchasing it (and BestBuy wasn't very cooperative in getting it replaced). My only complaint about my Yoga 710 is it's Lenovo-proprietary power connector, which most Lenovo's don't use.

  7. Or you could leave the box unlocked, and the delivery driver could lock it when they put something in it.

  8. Re:Non-story: They can go anyway on Government Shutdown is Putting a Damper on Science in Seattle and Elsewhere (geekwire.com) · · Score: 1

    ...and pay 18% interest on the credit card debt until you get reimbursed? That's why I hate travelling on business, minimum of a month to get reimbursed, and the company thinks _I_ should cover the interest!

  9. Re:1080p is not very good these days on HP's Omen 15 is the First Gaming Laptop With a 240Hz Display (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't know, it's hard to find porn with higher than 1080p resolution... (Yes, I want to play Grand Theft Auto in 4K with better antialiasing.)

  10. Re:Can HP be trusted to make a good product? on HP's Omen 15 is the First Gaming Laptop With a 240Hz Display (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    HP printers suck (I worked on bug fixes for the WiFi firmware). I haven't had any problems with my HP Omen gaming desktop, so I'd be willing to consider an HP gaming laptop. By the way, the Overwatch eSports league uses HP Omens exclusively, but that more of a marketing coup than a reliability one.

  11. Re:What is even the point of this Slashvertisement on HP's Omen 15 is the First Gaming Laptop With a 240Hz Display (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Does slashdot carry sexbot slashvertisements too?

  12. Say no more! on HP's Omen 15 is the First Gaming Laptop With a 240Hz Display (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    You had me at "RTX 2070"!

  13. Or, you know, we could start building homes with a locked cabinet on the front porch to deliver packages into... personally, I want an "arctic entrance" (vestibule with inner and outer doors) so I can just give Amazon drivers the key to the outside door! Plus also saves on heat/cooling loss if only one one door is opened at a time.

  14. Was Stephen Hawking a product-hawking celebrity?

  15. Granted, that's not the custom, but we say "13 dollars", not "dollars 13", so the custom is technically backwards!

  16. Right! on YouTube's Biggest Stars Are Pushing a Shady Polish Gambling Site (thedailybeast.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    There is NO WAY this could POSSIBLY be a scam! There is no way the people who got a Lamborghini for $13 are actually paid actors!

  17. Again, I was making a right turn from the right lane, and would have cleared the intersection before any car could possibly have accelerated to where I was.

  18. Robots on Miners Say They Dig AI But the Gold Rush Hasn't Come (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    To be fair, any mining done a mile underground where it's 130 degrees should be done entirely by robots, no human beings required (except possibly as remote drone operators). But I don't think that's what they are talking about when they say "AI"! I'm still not clear why human beings are used in coal mines... they tend to die, and that tends to result in law suits against the coal company!

  19. Have you ever heard the expression, "You can't fix stupid!". Well, there are some things technology can't do!

  20. Just get your sexbot reprogrammed, duh!

  21. Have any of scientists that worked on this read Michael Crichton's "Terminal Man" and asked "What could possibly go wrong?"

  22. And in fact, traffic light cameras don't decrease the total number of accidents. They just replace T-bone collisions with less harmful rear end collisions, as people slam on the brakes to avoid getting caught by the camera! Still seems like a revenue scam to me.

  23. Re: America is heading down the same road on Iran Extends Social Media Crackdown With Move To Bar Instagram (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    So, insulting people you don't know makes you exactly like Donald Trump? Yep, sounds right to me!

  24. Re: America is heading down the same road on Iran Extends Social Media Crackdown With Move To Bar Instagram (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Hating both is both okay and perfectly natural! Hillary Clinton, the first 100% charisma free candidate, and Donald Trump, the first candidate absolute unencumbered by any sense of ethics whatsoever! What's not to hate?

  25. Re: America is heading down the same road on Iran Extends Social Media Crackdown With Move To Bar Instagram (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    "Buttery males!"