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  1. Re:Dang. on Activision Trying To 'Reinvent' Guitar Hero · · Score: 2

    Just get Rock Band instead. The game itself might not be getting any updates in the foreseeable future, but there are still new songs released weekly. Plus, Rock Band has the keyboard controller.

    The music game genre is not dead, it's just dead for Activision.

  2. Re:Clueless on After a Decade, Mac Sales Again Top 10% · · Score: 5, Insightful

    it simply is not OK for a person or computer company to dictate that it can't be changed, what apps are OK or not OK, or how to use YOUR device. Get a clue people.

    Fortunately, Apple does not do any of these things with Mac desktops or servers. I'm free to change anything I want, I can run any app I want, and I can use my Mac desktop any way I want. So I'm not really sure what your point is.

  3. Re:Oh well on Firefox 8 20% Faster Than Firefox 5 · · Score: 2

    Seriously. I wish they would change the name. I'm embarrassed to tell people what browser I use because the name is so stupid.

  4. Re:What next? Predictive arresting? on Law Enforcement Wants To Try 'Predictive Policing' · · Score: 1

    Maureen, is that you?

  5. Re:Exchange connectivity? on Thunderbird Unseats Evolution In Ubuntu 11.10 · · Score: 1

    You can use DavMail to convert Exchange into IMAP/POP/CalDav/LDAP.

  6. Re: Judge hate on Man Claiming Half of Facebook Suffers Setbacks · · Score: 1

    Liberals are anti-government? That's news to me.

  7. Re:Munchkins, all of them on Using Facial Recognition To Find the Best Bar · · Score: 1

    I think you're really confused. "hole in the wall" != "glory hole".

  8. Re:Unconstitutional on Video Game Free Speech Ruling Aftermath · · Score: 1

    Two members of the Supreme Court did say that a more precisely defined law could pass Constitutional muster. This is an open invitation for politicians to try again. This is how our legal system works.

  9. Re:Independence Day had it right... on Among the Costs of War: $20B In Air Conditioning · · Score: 2

    Maybe they should be called the Air Conditioning Force.

  10. Re:Trust is required on Trust Is For Suckers: Lessons From the RSA Breach · · Score: 1

    So every time you verify your vendor, you are suspending the trust you have in it. You are alternating between trusting and verifying. You are never doing both at the same time.

  11. Re:Trust is required on Trust Is For Suckers: Lessons From the RSA Breach · · Score: 1

    I'm sorry, but I've never understood what "trust but verify" is supposed to mean. If you trust someone, then by definition, you think you don't need to verify it. The only time I verify anything is if I don't trust it!

  12. Re:Lack of XP support isn't news anymore on Want iCloud With Windows? Ditch the XP · · Score: 1

    I *still* have OS 9 plugins running in Photoshop on OS X 10.6 that still work - my scanner

    Have you looked at VueScan? It has a Photoshop plug-in now.

  13. Re:Not very effective on World IPv6 Day On June 8 · · Score: 1

    The problem is that 99% of home routers can't handle IPv6, so it won't matter if the ISP supports it. This includes routers that claim to support IPv6 but have critical bugs that prevent it from working properly.

  14. Re:LinkedIn on Massive LinkedIn IPO Raises Dotcom Bubble Concerns · · Score: 1

    Mod the parent up. If you join Linkedin but you don't want to contacted by recruiters at all, then you're an idiot. I get an email about once a week, and I thank the recruiter for contacting me but politely tell them that I'm not interested. They usually follow up by becoming a connection. I also turn off all updates from recruiters who are connected to me, so that I don't get bothered by them. However, all of the contacts from recruiters have been mostly on target.

    One day, I'll probably get laid off or sick of my currently workplace, and I'll have hundreds of people whom I can contact about finding an awesome new job.

  15. Re:Of course on Fable III Dev: Used Game Sales More Costly Than Piracy · · Score: 1

    Exactly. I refuse to spend more than $10 on any game's DLC, but I will pay $60 for a retail game that has resale value.

  16. Re:Yey for solid-state memory! on Air France 447 Black Boxes Readable · · Score: 1

    Don't you think listening to it should be a first step?

    No. I think the first step is to transfer the data onto a safe medium so that they can listen to it without risking damage to the box.

  17. I need two monitors on Do Developers Really Need a Second Monitor? · · Score: 2

    I would go crazy trying to develop on only one monitor. In fact, I could use a third, but it's not worth getting a new video card for it.

    Also, from the article, the idea of a second monitor being a "perk", comparable to a free lunch, is stupid. A second monitor is a tool to do work that directly affects productivity. A free lunch is just another way to get paid. The two are completely unrelated.

  18. Re:The Slashdot system seems to work pretty well on Ask Slashdot: Going Beyond Comment Threads? · · Score: 2

    If the default were 0, then all comments would be invisible at first. A whole bunch of people would need to be willing to read comments at 0 and mod up everyone that isn't trolling. That's too much work.

  19. Only aluminum? on An RC Car That Runs On Soda Can Rings · · Score: 1

    I'm no chemist, but doesn't this also consume the sodium hydroxide? Isn't that the actual source of the hydrogen atoms?

  20. Re:I'm using the 105Mbit service and the cap is re on Comcast's 105MBit Service Comes With Data Cap · · Score: 0

    The whole point is that it's ridiculous to pay $105 for five hours of Internet use.

  21. Re:Slashdotter already on Apple AirPlay Private Key Exposed · · Score: 1
  22. TOS is not available online now on All Star Trek TV Coming To Netflix · · Score: 1

    Am I missing something? When I go to netflix.com, it says that the TOS is not available for instant streaming.

  23. Re:Yes on Ask Slashdot: Would You Take a Pay Cut To Telecommute? · · Score: 1

    30 minutes != three hours.

  24. Re:Yes on Ask Slashdot: Would You Take a Pay Cut To Telecommute? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Why not? They're at school most of the day, and once home they spend the rest of the afternoon doing homework.

    You obviously don't have children. Your plan only works if all children are at least 10 years old. I have a six-year-old, and there's no way he can entertain himself for three hours every day, unless he watches TV or plays video games the whole time.

  25. Re:money grab on $110,000 Fine Is First Under MA Data Privacy Law · · Score: 1

    So? Negligence with customer data is a serious offense. If they do go under, they'll be held up as a warning to others.