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  1. Re:The bubble is strong with this one on Uber Investor Suggests Addressing Police Killings With an App (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    Yes, the logistics of organising a trip to a larger city for training would be ridiculous. Much better to just keep going around killing people.

  2. Re:A lot of Pffle if you ask me on 'Headphone Jacks Are the New Floppy Drives' (daringfireball.net) · · Score: 1

    Presumably the lightning port doesn't break because nobody bothers plugging anything in because THE GOD DAMN CABLES ARE ALWAYS FUCKING BROKEN!

    On the other hand, I have only ever seen one broken USB port in my life - be that A, B, C, mini or micro - and that wasn't on a device of mine. The occasional cable breaks, but that is when they are years old, not months (or less).

  3. Re: Not 13 acres on Tesla To Hold Gigafactory Grand Opening on July 29 · · Score: 1

    108 acres and 98 acres actually.

  4. Even the title isn't historically accurate, why the hell would the content be?

  5. Re:Is this different than Samsung? on An Early Look At Android M's Multi-Window Mode For Tablets · · Score: 1

    You can use bluetooth mice and keyboards on Android.

  6. Re:SJWs tied to lower Story quality, not higher on Rare Ideopathic Encephaly Tied to Higher IQ, Not Lower · · Score: 1

    I didn't show up on April 1. Hell, it's getting towards the end of April 2 and this shit is still going on.

  7. Re:Worst annoucment ever.... on Apple Announces Smartwatch, Bigger iPhones, Mobile Payments · · Score: 1

    Yes, a lot of people like a large screen. So since they're doing two sizes, why not make one of them small, or at least medium, instead of one large and one ridiculously large?

  8. Re:Citations? They need to be sued heavily on Florida DOT Cuts Yellow Light Delay Ignoring Federal Guidelines, Citations Soar · · Score: 1

    Congratulations. I just don't speed or run red lights. Simpler, safer, cheaper and less restrictive.

  9. Re:Fraud is fraud on Video Poker Firmware Bug Yields Big Money, Federal Charges · · Score: 1

    The rules of the game are clear. Malfunction voids all games. That works BOTH directions. That means neither side whens in the case of an error in the machine.

    So they will be refunding money to everyone who lost money on this machine?

  10. Re:Why not an official Wikipedia editing applicati on Why Is Wikipedia So Ugly? · · Score: 2

    On the desktop, it's mostly pretty good, although tables can look a bit poor when not done well. On the mobile, I would go as far as to say it is the single best looking site I've seen.

  11. Re:Wow, AU... just when I though you guys made sen on In Australia, Apple Fined $2.5 Million For '4G' Advertising Claims · · Score: 2

    If you read what the standard defines you'd know that its talking about data rates. It doesn't say a whit about interoperability with local networks.

    If it's not interoperable with local networks what will the data rate be?

    Again, this is a misinterpretation of what 4G is defined as. 4G is defined as a maximum possible data rate, given by the international standards body. It is possible for the 4G iPad to achieve these rates as that's what the hardware is capable of. Even if Australia had no cellular ability whatsoever, data, voice, 2G, 3G or any identifiable network whatsoever, this would still not change the simple fact that the hardware is capable of achieving those speeds.

    Why is this so difficult to understand? Another poster used a wonderful metaphor: If in the US, I purchased an electronic drill that was only compatible with the European electrical grid, and not compatible with the electric grid in the US, no one would attempt to claim that the device, magically, was no longer and electric device. It is still an electric drill, even if it won't work in the the US. It is merely incompatible with grid. The same is true of the 4G iPad in Australia... it is still 4G, irregardless of the incompatibility with the network. Further, Apple made this clear... and then changed their advertising to make it even clearer. It's a simple thing, and simply solved: buy another brand in Australia that is compatible with the 4G networks.

    And if you tried to sell an electric drill in Australia that was incompatible with our grid, you'd get shot down exactly the same as Apple is. The device is not fit for purpose. If you say a product can do something, it has to be able to do it here. Australian consumer protection laws are stricter than those in the US. Is this so difficult to understand?

  12. Re:a little understated on In Australia, Apple Fined $2.5 Million For '4G' Advertising Claims · · Score: 1

    Telstra has a 4G network here. But not one that is compatible with the iPad.

  13. Re:Not all functionality has to be built-in on Apple, Google: Battle of the Cloud Maps · · Score: 1

    It's a 10mile 'radius' square. So each square is 20x20 = 400 square miles. 6 of them makes 2,400sqm. Now he said that they overlapped a bit, but then the 21MB includes other cached maps as well, not just the permanent ones, so lets call it even.

    3,794,083/2,400 = 1,581, so 33GB.

    Then take into account, that GP most likely saved map data in a city (higher density), which the vast majority of the USA is not, and it's likely comparable.

  14. Re:Bad on Assange Stands 'Real Chance' of Election In Australia · · Score: 1

    No, it highlights how Australians will vote for a name they know. We'd probably vote in Hitler if he stood for election, simply because that's the only name on the ballot we recognise.

  15. Re:The main problem is... on Your Passwords Don't Suck — It's Your Policies · · Score: 1

    Mine used to be like that.

    Exactly 6 characters.
    First 2 must be alpha.
    Last 4 at least 2 consecutive digits.
    No special characters.

    Fortunately they've changed that now.

  16. Re:Games airlines play on Annual Airline Achievement Report Released · · Score: 1

    Nearly half the 15 airlines improved their on-time arrival performance in 2011

    That looks suspiciously like more than half were worse.

  17. Re: 8 and 4 on You're Driving All Wrong, Says NHTSA · · Score: 4, Funny

    That would be quite uncomfortable in a right-hand drive car, so instead I have a 3ish position.

  18. Re:Oh Mayans. on Hobbit Film Trailer Posted Online · · Score: 1

    No, it is simply because the Mayan calendar 'ends' soon. If it was an ancient, foreign calendar with mystic wisdom that 'ends' in 5000 years time nobody would give a shit about it.

  19. Re:well on Do Slashdotters Encrypt Their Email? · · Score: 1

    My bank used to have a six character limit. Letters and numbers, no symbols. It had to have at least 2 characters in a row, and 2 numbers in a row somewhere in the password. And the first two characters had to be letters. Fortunately now it can be anything you want.

  20. Re:Who's fault is it? on Why Google Is Disabling Kids' Gmail Accounts · · Score: 1

    Worked for Leisure Suit Larry... oh wait no it didn't.

  21. Re:Revenue model on Dell Kills Streak 7, Bails On Android Tablets · · Score: 1

    That chart shows revenue, not profit.

  22. Re:And the name is the same? on NVIDIA Launches GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448-Core GPU · · Score: 1

    Lead foot.

  23. Re:Location-based reminders? on Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and Google Chase 'Got Milk?' Patents · · Score: 1

    That's on a bike computer. This is on a phone, so is COMPLETELY DIFFERENT!!

  24. Re:With an average high of about 70 degrees... on Mongolia Wants To Use Artificial Glaciers To Cool Capital · · Score: 1

    Sure. So long as ice vests count as clothing. When it's pushing 50C it doesn't matter how little you're wearing, it's still bloody hot!

  25. Re:Software distribution culture, and Open Source on What's Keeping You On Windows? · · Score: 1

    I would run Windows, but I can't get WINE to run on it.