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  1. Re:Where's the benefit? on Online Creeps Inspire a Dating App That Hides Women's Pictures · · Score: 1

    Why would a man join this site compared with dating sites that let him see photos and don't make him jump through silly hoops?

    Yup, they may as well call it tumbleweeds dating service...it will be a ghost town before it even starts.

  2. Re: now that its not $700 on HP Introduces Sub-$100 Windows Tablet · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I wouldn't be surprised if MS is paying HP to be selling these things so cheap...

  3. Re:Rent a Tesla for $1 on State of Iowa Tells Tesla To Cancel Its Scheduled Test Drives · · Score: 1

    Or they could just start their own "independent" dealers, where they happen to own 99.999% of the shares... I'm sure there are a lot of tricks but they seem to want to bring attention to the issue.

  4. Re:Just don't update it that way. on Apple Yanks iOS 8 Update · · Score: 1

    It's amazing how electronic devices break when the case they are in bends enough.
    It's also amazing how metal effectively doesn't bend when you use enough of it. (like my iPhone 5...)

  5. Prove your worth on Ask Slashdot: Finding a Job After Completing Computer Science Ph.D? · · Score: 1

    I had trouble finding a job in programming lately, while I live in a smaller city I was willing to move or do remote work. I started doing freelance work, and in no time I had job offers from many of the people I've done projects for. If you can prove you can do the work, and do it well, you'll have jobs lined up.

  6. Re:The WHO on Bioethicist At National Institutes of Health: "Why I Hope To Die At 75" · · Score: 1

    Not only that, but by not working hard to stay healthy now, there's a greater chance he'll be "ineffectual" much sooner, perhaps even well before 75.

  7. Re:Jokes aside on Friendly Reminder: Do Not Place Your iPhone In a Microwave · · Score: 1

    Well we can dream anyway... maybe some new smaller startup like OnePlus will listen to customers.

  8. Re:Jokes aside on Friendly Reminder: Do Not Place Your iPhone In a Microwave · · Score: 1

    Can't most syncing can be done through bluetooth or wifi? True be told, I still prefer to plug in rather than try to do it wirelessly. I guess it would be possible to have some kind of rubber plug which could be pulled in case you need to plug in - also you'll always need the ability to change batteries every few years.

  9. Jokes aside on Friendly Reminder: Do Not Place Your iPhone In a Microwave · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I can't wait until wireless charging is standard. Combined with bluetooth headphones, we can finally start making phones really water resistant or even waterproof. Be nice not to fumble with little charging connectors late at night or drunk when your phone needs a charge too.

  10. Re:Surely on Star Wars Producers Want a 'DroneShield' To Prevent Leaks On Set · · Score: 1

    True, it shouldn't be hard. Just say they need to be flying a real helicopter for filming and need to keep all drone traffic away for safety reasons.

  11. All equality operators and not created equal.

  12. Re:Anti-Trust on Google Serves Old Search Page To Old Browsers · · Score: 1

    Glad the truth is coming out AC

  13. Re:Getting a job is not what you'd want on Ask Slashdot: What Do You Wish You'd Known Starting Out As a Programmer? · · Score: 1

    Yes, instead of looking for a great job, create great jobs for people.

  14. Re:Is that what it is come down to? on A New Form of Online Tracking: Canvas Fingerprinting · · Score: 1

    No, it shouldn't be hard to create some sort of randomizer for browser image generation. It will probably be a browser standard in 5 years, and a plugin within a few months.

  15. Re:Children on Predicting a Future Free of Dollar Bills · · Score: 1

    Perhaps using some technology or account type which doesn't quite exist yet.

  16. Re:I agree on Poll Shows That 75% Prefer Printed Books To eBooks · · Score: 2

    Personally I buy from where I choose, but the first thing I do is strip DRM from any purchase I make (music or ebooks) and add the files to my backup systems. I consider it an investment for my future. . .

  17. Re:Solar Flight, great and all . . . on Solar Powered Plane Completes Cross-Country Flight · · Score: 2

    Significantly reduced expense might be more accurate.

  18. No Single Cause For Colon Collapse Disorder on EPA: No Single Cause For Colony Collapse Disorder · · Score: 1

    Did anyone else have to read this a few times thinking it said colon collapse disorder?

  19. Re:Google Fiber on Unanimous: Provo Utah Council Approves Google Fiber · · Score: 1

    I used to work at a hosting company and maintain servers for a large adult company, including building reports about their customers... If you think they watch a lot of porn in Utah, you should see how many customers come from the Vatican...

  20. Re:not much better on Netflix Wants To Go HTML5, But Not Without DRM · · Score: 1

    I think the goal of DRM really is just to make copying harder. After all if you can see and hear the video, there will always be a way to capture it.

  21. It is very easy. Read up on a "dead hand switch"...

  22. Branding on The 'Linux Inside' Stigma · · Score: 1

    Google wants to build their own brand, not someone else's brand. Especially not one that any of their competition could start using as well, and undercut their pricing.

  23. Youtube video on GoPro Issues DMCA Takedown Over Negative Review · · Score: 1

    Thinking of making a youtube video of smashing my GoPro3. I don't like companies who abuse DMCA law... I guess I have received way too many fake ones over the years.

  24. Re:I thought MY US ISP sucked donkey schlongs... on Massive Email Crash Hits Canadian ISP Shaw · · Score: 2

    I would say Distributel is less abusive, similar prices, runs over Shaw lines but internet is unlimited - no overage fees. Teksavvy used to be good too, not sure if they still are.

  25. Awesome! on Valve Officially Launches Steam For Linux · · Score: 1

    I've been looking forward to having a gaming Linux box for a long time, I know there aren't a lot of games but I'll buy pretty much whatever is available.