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  1. Steve Wozniak on Elop Favored By Gamblers As Microsoft's Next Chief Executive · · Score: 2

    I put my money on that one just to screw with people's heads.

  2. Hire Wozniak for CEO on Ballmer To Retire · · Score: 1

    That would seriously shake things up.

  3. Microsoft needs one on 3 Reasons Why Microsoft Needs 3 Surface Tablets · · Score: 1

    Not three. Make it the Surface Pro and then pulverize the tablet market.

  4. Re:Staying on the Tube on The Physics Behind Waterslides · · Score: 2

    How heavy are you? I know some of the tube slides at BB tend to cause hydroplaning problems with people too light to properly break the water's surface tension. Perhaps your level of inertia is causing your airborne lift.

  5. Yes on Can Microsoft Survive If Windows Doesn't Dominate? · · Score: 1

    Next question.

  6. Cultivation on UN Says: Why Not Eat More Insects? · · Score: 1

    I assume this is the problem. One grasshopper provides enough for a small snack by itself. An entire cow can feed dozens of people. Which leads to the problem of efficiency. Try to harvest the good bits from an insect, then try again from a cow.

  7. But would you want to work with them? on Are Contests the Best Way To Find Programmers? · · Score: 1

    A contest isn't enough to hire somebody. If you want the best, you need somebody who can do more than just code. People skills are what set apart wizards from the efficient.

  8. White House Petition to Eliminate DST on Is Daylight Saving Time Worth Saving? · · Score: 1
  9. The problem is models on Cliff Bleszinski: Vote With Your Dollars · · Score: 2

    Free-to-play and pay entrance fee then microtransactions can both work, while a huge buy-in also works. What people are complaining about with EA is that they took (are taking?) a huge buy-in game THEN tacking the microtransactions on top of that. Paying $60 (or so) for a game then having to pay more for in game resources is ludicrus (Incidentally, there is a game I own that does exactly this, and it's not from EA). Paying $20 then being able to buy cosmetic items and side-grades (Team Fortress 2 before it went Free) is much more excusable because the cost to enter is so much lower. World of Warcraft (and other MMOs) don't cost $60 in entrance fees then your monthly, the entrance fee can be as low as $0.

    Feel free to vote with your dollars, but when games are full priced new and locking out content already provided, then you can complain out the world.

  10. Re:The Paddleborough problem on Texas Declares War On Robots · · Score: 1

    Got any news story citations for this? I think it would be interesting political ammo to carry around.

  11. Taking a queue from Apple on The Chromebook Pixel Is Real, and Expensive · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Absurdly overpriced with a nice looking screen but incapable of running much? Yup. Sounds like it's trying to be Apple without being better than Apple.

    This is why people still buy Windows laptops at less than $500.

  12. No pictures of the console on Sony Announces the PS4 · · Score: 1

    Means they haven't got a console to show. I don't think the design has been finalized. Does this remind you of anything?
    The PS3 had the same problem where the console on stage wasn't showing the game but something backstage was doing so because of overheating. This console smells of trouble already.

  13. Doesn't ICANN normally handle these requests, not the UN?

  14. Stuck on the loading screen on Experience the New Slashdot Mobile Site · · Score: 1

    With Windows Phone 7.5, plus what ever happened to Slashdot Classic Green? I don't want this dark and gloomy nonsense.

  15. Better than Newt on Putting Biotech Threats In Context · · Score: 1

    And his threats of EMP attack, at least this one is slightly more realistic and possible.

  16. This message will self-destruct in five seconds on DARPA Seeks To Secure Data With Electronics That Dissolve On Command · · Score: 1

    Well chief, I guess I should be off then. I'm always on duty!

  17. I can't see it happening on Will Microsoft Sell Off Its Entertainment Division? · · Score: 1

    It's making money and have you ever known Microsoft to sell off anything of theirs? (Excluding MSNBC, it wasn't wholey owned)
    And how about analysts predicting that it should sell off Bing?

  18. Re:Good thinking! on Nokia To Release Lumia Case Design Files For 3D Printers · · Score: 1

    Because, you know, 2 Million of the devices isn't a lot.

  19. Re:Visual Studio on Ask Slashdot: Best Tools For Dealing With Glare Sensitivity? · · Score: 1

    Forgot to mention but this does work all the way up to 2010, so I would also assume it works for 2012 as well without an issue.

  20. Visual Studio on Ask Slashdot: Best Tools For Dealing With Glare Sensitivity? · · Score: 1

    You can change your Visual Studio color settings by going to Tools->Options->Enviroment->Fonts and Colors.

    If you want something high contrast without the hassle, I use Ragnarok Blue. Download the file, go back to VS, Tools->Import and Export Settings and then follow the instructions to find the file.

  21. Real World? on Java Vs. C#: Which Performs Better In the 'Real World'? · · Score: 1

    "But the reality is, almost nobody actually writes a low-level HTTP listener; instead, they tend to use existing HTTP servers."

    Which is the point where I stopped reading since it obviously wasn't real world by his own admission.

  22. In related news on New Sony Patent Blocks Second-hand Games · · Score: 1

    Gamestop stock dropped about $1.30 yesterday upon the news of this patent.
    Citation

  23. I think this guy has my former job on Ask Slashdot: How Can I Explain To a Coworker That He Writes Bad Code? · · Score: 1

    Yeah. My boss was that bad.

  24. Ctrl+Alt+Del on Ask Slashdot: What Was Your Favorite Web Comic of 2012? · · Score: 1

    Specifically this comic: http://www.cad-comic.com/cad/20121123 It really did just go there in ways I wasn't expecting. Made me quirked a bit, but overall enjoyed this new direction.

  25. I suppose if you cut them and fry them on Boeing Uses 20,000 Lbs. of Potatoes To Check Aircraft Wireless Network Signals · · Score: 1

    then they would be called French flies.