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  1. and mouth tracking on 3D Nausea Solved By Eye-Tracking · · Score: 1

    and it will be using mouth tracking to determine when it has failed and vomiting ensues.

  2. Re:do alternatives exist? on LulzSec Calls For PayPal Boycott, Spokesman Arrested · · Score: 1

    they blocked payments to anon.

  3. would you buy a phone that's better? on 35% Consumers Want iPhone 5... Sight Unseen · · Score: 2

    Not hard to imagine these numbers.

    Q: Would you buy a phone that's better than the iPhone4 (one of the best selling smart phones)?
    A: Survey results: most everyone says yes..

    "better than the iPhone4" = "iPhone5"

  4. bing makes them strong on Microsoft Betting on Bing for Mobile Search · · Score: 1

    sell bing? bing is one of the few things these days that make MSFT strong...along with their entertainment business (xbox, etc). they are dragging themselves into the modern age with bing.

  5. Re:This is why trying to save people is a bad idea on Earth's Population To Hit 7 Billion This Year · · Score: 1

    Most of us don't want to sit around and do nothing when innocent people die...largely by factors that are beyond their control, regardless of the logical arguments. Ever heard of Karma?

  6. memory... on Internet Use Found To Affect Memory · · Score: 1

    I remember a time before the internet when people had to actually......oh, never mind...I forget what I am trying to say.

  7. Re:A Smart man once said... on Internet Use Found To Affect Memory · · Score: 1

    I thought he said...
    "Never memorize what you can look up online" --Einstein

  8. Re:Anti-competitive behavior on Netflix Deflects Rage Over Price Increase · · Score: 1

    I think their increased margins will be used to secure more movie rights and to expand their disk inventory...and possibly to set them up for a buyout by Amazon.

  9. Re:No rage, just a lost customer. on Netflix Deflects Rage Over Price Increase · · Score: 1

    I think they're spending more and more on getting content for their networks...and they just need to pass these costs along to stay profitable. I doubt they're doing this to grab more cash for their own pockets. Nonetheless, $23/month for my 2 disk plan (blue ray) is approaching on my threshold for considering other options.

  10. paperless world... on MIT Researchers Printing Solar Cells On Fold-able Sheets · · Score: 1

    and where will the print them when the office/world goes paperless?

  11. Re:Reflexive /. Gates bashing in 3...2... on Bill Gates Looks to Reinvent the Toilet · · Score: 1

    You can use windows for your toilet, but it gets messy at street level.

  12. companion cubes? on Nexus S To Serve As Brain For 3 Robots Aboard the ISS · · Score: 1

    companion cubes for astronauts?

  13. good that they are experimenting... on Nintendo Trying To Win Back Core Gamers With Wii U · · Score: 1

    while Nintendo might not always get it right, I like that they are leading the experimentation of control interfaces and game system design...so we don't get caught in a cycle of incremental improvements but nothing revolutionary.

  14. who needs more than $65,000,000 on Winklevoss Twins Finally Give Up Fighting Facebook · · Score: 1

    What do you get with more than $65 million that you don't get with $65 million that would be worth continuing to sue for? Seems like a case of absurdly diminishing returns after the first $10-$30 million.

  15. make it on their own on Winklevoss Twins Finally Give Up Fighting Facebook · · Score: 1

    but they wanted to prove to dad that they could make it on their own...a by golly they did.

  16. hard to multi-task on video calls on The History of the Videophone In Sci-Fi · · Score: 1

    I like to multi-task while on the phone (w/ my bluetooth headset). I can't do that easily with a video phone.

    i.e. TALK AND....play xbox, do the dishes, watch tv, drive my car, go to the bathroom, eat, etc.

  17. less than the cost of running an FTP server... on Might iCloud Be a Musical Honeypot? · · Score: 1

    Bet it will cost you more than $25/yr in power to run your FTP server...and I bet there will be times when your server goes down, or needs updating, or hacked, etc.

    Oh, and I bet you have to spend hundreds of dollars of your time to setup and maintain the server...and I'm not even including buying the thing.

  18. great except for the apps on More Users Are Shunning Facebook · · Score: 1

    I like and use facebook, but the apps drive me nuts. I reject all app requests and remove automated posts to my wall from friend's apps. Wish there was a way to remove all apps.

  19. Re:Sad, but I can see doing it too on Man Robs Bank of $1 To Get Health Care In Jail · · Score: 2

    Young and stupid that is. You are very very naive. Being healthy is not always about taking care of yourself. Some things are beyond your control.

    I work for a large well respected company that prides themselves on their benefits, and for my good (PPO) health insurance, my premium alone is $150/month, and yes I'm young without kids as well. Actual insurance cost is $600/month. My company pays the additional $450/month. If I had kids and a family plan, it would cost me around $400-500/month and my company would pay the extra $1,500/month or so. And shit, in addition to my premiums, I'd pay another $10K/yr or more out of pocket to providers because my insurance didn't cover it.

    My total medical expenses are routinely $5K/yr including premiums and that's with good insurance heavily subsidized by my employer

  20. creepy... on Comcast Offering Home Security Bundle · · Score: 1

    don't like the idea of video feeds in my home that are centralized to any company. If I ever set up video feeds, I'd want to host them on my own server/router and login to view.

  21. Re:Reading these comments on Apple Store Employee Attempts To Form Union · · Score: 1

    true...we need more labor rights laws.

  22. iPad + iTV = nintendo Wii U? on Carmack On the Wii U and PS Vita · · Score: 1

    I wonder if the combination of the iPad's ability to send content to the iTV to display in real time at 1080p while showing a completely different image on the iPad screen will effectively make the Nintendo Wii U redundant. You don't get a whole bunch of additional functionality. Hell, you can even make the same argument for the iPhone 4. By the time the Nintendo comes out at the end of next year, this type of integration will even be more mature.

    That said, I'm looking forward to getting my hands on a Nintendo Wii U :)

  23. Re:Not that unreasonable on State of Alaska Prints Out Palin's E-Mails; Online Distribution 'Impractical' · · Score: 1

    what are you talking about??

    Grab the email archive file.
    Generate a bit torrent.
    Share the torrent.

    Or

    Grab the email archive file.
    Put it up on the Google cloud.
    Enable public access.

    Either option should take your average teen 5 minutes.

  24. Re:Holiday Fun! on Tennessee Bans Posting 'Offensive' Images Online · · Score: 1

    Yea, lack of separation of church and state has always been disturbing to me. Emotional distress!! I claim distress! Now I have a venue to sue!

  25. getting Dr Sbaitso to curse.. on Just Months After Jeopardy!, Watson Wows Doctors · · Score: 1

    me: "fuck you"
    computer: "how do you feel about fuck you"

    ahh...this was such fun as a teenager in the early 90's...getting my PC to "learn" to swear.