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  1. Re:3dTV is a flop? on Is Dolby Atmos a Flop For Home Theater Like 3DTV Was? · · Score: 1

    Not all of them do. I have a 65" and it's "3D Ready" (like a lot of the TV's), which means for another $400 you can upgrade your set to have 3D. The upgrade usually consists of a box you plug into the TV and a set of glasses.

    No thanks.

  2. Re:Public servants don't give an arm and a leg on Every Day Is Goof-Off-At-Work Day At the US Patent and Trademark Office · · Score: 5, Funny

    I love on $39,000 a year, and you can't imagine making less than $150,000?

    What's wrong with this picture?

    You're spending too much on the ladies?

  3. ARRRRRR! on Facebook Acquires Server-Focused Security Startup · · Score: 1

    I keep reading that as "Pirate Cove"...

  4. Unless.... on The Doctor Will Skype You Now · · Score: 2

    You're on a Mac that is...

  5. Repeat after me... on Programming Languages You'll Need Next Year (and Beyond) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    CSS3 is not a programming language. No more then HTML is.

  6. Re:Black hole? on Sony Forgets To Pay For Domain, Hilarity Ensues · · Score: 4, Informative

    Network Solutions offers it:

    http://www.networksolutions.co...

  7. Re:Black hole? on Sony Forgets To Pay For Domain, Hilarity Ensues · · Score: 2

    Or....... just buy the domain for 100 years... it's not like Sony wouldn't make the registration fees back and they would never have to worry about it again....

  8. Editor: EDLIN
    Language: LOGO

  9. Who you gunna call? on Meet Canada's Goosebuster Drone · · Score: 2, Funny

    Goosebusters!

  10. Re:no, the ones like on Ask Slashdot: What Should Every Programmer Read? · · Score: 2

    First comment is still a little vague. Why is it ok to let it overflow?

    Second one is a good comment.

  11. Re:Other Programmers Comments on Ask Slashdot: What Should Every Programmer Read? · · Score: 0

    You mean the ones like:

    x++; // Add one to X

  12. This should be a wake up call... on Russia Bans US Use of Its Rocket Engines For Military Launches · · Score: 4, Insightful

    We need to bring back the NASA programs and other things that are vital to national security in house rather then outsourcing to the lowest bidders...

  13. So.... on Washington Files First Consumer Protection Lawsuit Over Kickstarter Fraud · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The system is working the way it should?

    Good.

  14. Something similar is done with Software.... on DreamWorks Animation CEO: Movie Downloads Will Move To Pay-By-Screen-Size · · Score: 1

    Oracle is the perfect example.

    You pay by the number of processors, by the speed of the processors, etc....

    WTF should a software company be able to charge based on what hardware I own? Yet people pay them all day long.

    Now, it's slightly different in that Oracle helps a company make money, where as a Movie is purely entertainment. I think the Pay per Screen size will be a HUGE flop since it will be very hard to know the size of the device and people will be against it. Some will pay though because they don't care, they just want to watch a movie.

  15. Re:Premature much on Consumers Not Impressed With 3D Printing · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Well, for me it's Arcade parts. There are a lot of obsolete and hard to find/expensive parts. There are also a lot of custom parts I have designed to use in Arcade games.

    One example of something I did use it for was when I was building the rack to hold the spools of material for the printer. I printed the mounts for the PVC pipe and I printed the Wall Anchors used to secure it in sheet rock. I printed the wall anchors because I was assembling it and didn't have any and all the stores were closed. So I figured, what the hell, I can just make them. I'll probably use it to build some custom tools and other things that would come in handy around the house.

    Honestly, for the average person, a 3D printer probably wouldn't be used that much right now. I do think that once the speed and reliability are addressed, and the price comes down, more people will find new and unique uses for a 3D printer.

  16. Re:Premature much on Consumers Not Impressed With 3D Printing · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I agree with most of what you say. I also own a 3D printer (Solidoodle 3)

    I see two main things that are keeping 3d printing from really taking off in the home. Once they solve these two issues it should really take off. There are other minor issues that need to be addressed as well, but the two issues that need to be fixed are : Speed and Reliability. I've designed up a product that I would like to print, but it takes 1.5 hours to print, and that is if it makes it fully through the print. Issues with warping, clogging, overheating, etc... are the main concerns about reliability.

    I would be happy if they could cut my print time in half, but it's the current limitation of the technology being used in the home market. Some other technology is going to have to be used in order to overcome both issues, but those technologies are currently out of the budget for home users.

    Unlike the post above, I do think it will happen in my lifetime though.

  17. Re:True on Comcast Takes 2014 Prize For Worst Company In America · · Score: 2

    Do you really think that's fair?

    To the E.T. Video game that is...

  18. No, this is the real reason... on Dinosaurs Done In By... Dark Matter? · · Score: 4, Funny
  19. Just take the DRM out... on Free (Gratis) Version of Windows Could Be a Reality Soon · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Keep charging for Windows, but remove the Product Activation and "Genuine Advantage" crap. Then let the pirates go wild. People will Pirate it thinking they are getting something for Nothing, and those that still pay for Windows, will be gravy for you.

  20. Re:Monaco GP Please! on New Release of DICE, the CPU-Less Arcade Game Emulator, Adds Four Games · · Score: 2

    Photos would not have the information they need. They will need to look at the Schematics for the game, and those are not exactly the best.

    The Schematics are here if you want to take a look at them:
    http://arcarc.xmission.com/PDF...

    Hand drawn, somewhat hard to read, but at least they exist.

    If they do emulate Monaco GP, that means they will have a very good understanding of how the hardware works, which will help with future repairs.

  21. Re:Monaco GP Please! on New Release of DICE, the CPU-Less Arcade Game Emulator, Adds Four Games · · Score: 1

    Monaco GP is all TTL logic, No CPU. Pretty cool considering how awesome the game is!

  22. Monaco GP Please! on New Release of DICE, the CPU-Less Arcade Game Emulator, Adds Four Games · · Score: 5, Informative

    Although I own the real thing, I would love to see it emulated... It would provide a wealth of technical information about the game that would help with future repairs!

  23. Go ahead.... on Does Relying On an IDE Make You a Bad Programmer? · · Score: 1

    You can throw out the IDE and use Notepad if you want, but I'll stick with my IDE and be done in a fraction of the time, with less bugs and better quality code (thanks to all the tools I use in the IDE). Less bugs because the IDE will help with cut down on cut & paste errors with code analysis. Higher quality of code because of things like auto formatting, code analysis, etc...

    As many have said before, it's about solving problems, not memorizing the 100 overloads for a specific call. I know what the problem is, I know what I want to do to solve it, why not let the IDE help me do it faster?

  24. Live Feed on Up-Front Seats For Tonight's Near-Earth Asteroid · · Score: 3, Funny

    Here is a live feed of the Asteroid event...

  25. Re:BUCK FETA on Military Electronics That Shatter Into Dust On Command · · Score: 1

    As an old timer, let me say that I don't mind change, as long as it's an Improvement. If it's change just for the sake of change, or the change makes things WORSE, then yes, I hate it.