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  1. Re:Gabe Newell is ex-microsoft employee on Valve Hiring Hardware Developers · · Score: 1

    Tying it to the linux flavor of the month is bad.

    Ubuntu might have been the shit last year, but since the introduction of the Unity interface it is shit.

    Perhaps something more general like Debian?

  2. Re:C-30 your next on Canada: Police Do Not Have Power To Wiretap Without Warrant · · Score: 0

    There ought to be some sort of ministerial accountability for passing brazenly unconstitutional bills... *head explodes*

    Have you considered assassination?

  3. Re:any sound in the world.... on Audi Gives Silent Electric Car Synthetic Sound · · Score: 1

    oops.

  4. Re:This is not a justification on The Dead Past: the Biggest Threat To Privacy Is Us · · Score: 1

    What does that have to do with the Government putting GPS trackers on your car, peaking in your bedroom with binoculars, or demand your medical information from your doctor?

  5. Re:How do you mod a judge insightful? on The Dead Past: the Biggest Threat To Privacy Is Us · · Score: 1

    Just because someone does not value their personal privacy that does not justify the government to invade everyone's privacy.

  6. This is not a justification on The Dead Past: the Biggest Threat To Privacy Is Us · · Score: 2, Insightful

    This is just another "It's different because of the internet." bullshit justifications.

    People have always let those they are close to to know where they are.

    People have always talked about sex.

    People have always talked about their health issues.

  7. Re:byoo, hyoo on Nest Labs Calls Honeywell Lawsuit 'Worse Than Patent Troll' · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I would imagine they looked at all of Honeywell's patents and the patent applications.

    It is publicly available information, no need for internal documents.

    There is no claim that Honeywell didn't realize they were re-patenting their own inventions, per the link it is thought it was done specifically to fuck over competition.

  8. Re:erm... what? on Expect Hundreds of Thunderbolt Devices, Says Intel · · Score: 1

    Your summary was indeed much better than what was posted and I agree with your comments.

    I still don't think anyone who frequents this website should be asking for help for that which can be accomplished with 30 seconds of research.

    It probably took the person longer to post than it would have for him to inform himself.

  9. Re:any sound in the world.... on Audi Gives Silent Electric Car Synthetic Sound · · Score: 0

    From what I understand the car sounds best achieve their goals.

    They wanted something death people would perceive as a car.

    And

    They wanted something that people driving will associate the sound with them going faster so they are aware of their speed.

    As it is though I expect the modding community to have an absolute blast with this. Expect really annoying sounds whose pitch will vary with the speed of the car.

  10. Re:Backfire on Nest Labs Calls Honeywell Lawsuit 'Worse Than Patent Troll' · · Score: 1

    Didn't even know about the Nest thermostat before now, but I was looking for exactly what they are providing.

  11. Re:byoo, hyoo on Nest Labs Calls Honeywell Lawsuit 'Worse Than Patent Troll' · · Score: 4, Interesting

    So how do you feel about companies re-applying for a patent that they already received after the original patent has expired as a way of restricting competition?

  12. Re:erm... what? how dumb do you want it? on Expect Hundreds of Thunderbolt Devices, Says Intel · · Score: 1

    adding a subclause to the initial sentence mentioning Thunderbolt explaining what it was would've saved thousands of people from looking it up themselves

    Is thousands of people informing themselves of something a bad thing?

  13. Re:erm... what? how dumb do you want it? on Expect Hundreds of Thunderbolt Devices, Says Intel · · Score: 1

    Your ignorance is not the submitters fault.

    Why should I look something up for someone who hasn't done the most basic of research?

    I'm not sure if you noticed since I have no idea how long you have been visiting this site, but if you read the posts you can usually not only find out what the article is about, but you will get more information than you would by just asking or even googling what is.

  14. Re:erm... what? how dumb do you want it? on Expect Hundreds of Thunderbolt Devices, Says Intel · · Score: 1

    Read my posts, I did not know what it was before, but I did look it up and informed myself.

    It's amazing how that works.

  15. Re:erm... what? how dumb do you want it? on Expect Hundreds of Thunderbolt Devices, Says Intel · · Score: 2

    So that they are informative enough to allow one to decide whether or not to read the applicable article.

    What is an article?

    What does applicable mean?

    Should we explain what a port is?

    How much information is enough? Is this a website for morons or for nerds?

    If you don't know what something is look it up first, and then if you still don't understand put up the information you have found and post your questions regarding the sections you don't understand.

  16. Re:erm... what? how dumb do you want it? on Expect Hundreds of Thunderbolt Devices, Says Intel · · Score: 1

    How far do you want the summaries dumbed down?

  17. Re:erm... what? on Expect Hundreds of Thunderbolt Devices, Says Intel · · Score: 1

    I also knew nothing about Thunderbolt, but I looked it up.

    It wasn't that hard. In fact I would say it was easier to look up than it was to post.

  18. Re:erm... what? on Expect Hundreds of Thunderbolt Devices, Says Intel · · Score: 1

    If you can't look something up you do not belong here.

  19. It's only wrong if you lie. on Ask Slashdot: My Company Wants Me To Astroturf, Should I? · · Score: 1

    If you do a review of the product, do a review of the product.

    If it sucks, call it out, if it's great then point out it's qualities.

    If the product sucks your job is on the line anyway, the only way that your job will still be there is if the product is actually good so you might as well tell the truth, and if the truth sucks get going on that resume.

  20. Re:Can't possibly be in Oregon on Matt Groening Reveals Springfield Is In His Home State of Oregon · · Score: 1

    Yea, that also disqualifies Texas.

    R.I.P. Leslie

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Cochran

  21. Re:Chocolate Terminator Milkshake on Coming to an Ice Cream Shop Near You: Soft Serve Beer · · Score: 2

    The Alamo Drafthouse chain of cinemas, primarily in Texas, serve a Guinness Milkshake.

  22. Re:Having solved all other problems on DoJ Files Suit Against Apple, Ebook Publishers · · Score: 2

    Yes, yes they are.

    Can you express why they shouldn't be doing this?

  23. Re:I must be reading something wrong... on Appeals Court Rules TOS Violations Aren't Criminal · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ya know, if they want to charge you with a felony you might as well commit one and kill the motherfucker who wrote the TOS.

  24. Re:Immenant Disaster... on Official Details For the DARPA Robotics Challenge · · Score: 1

    Damnit you're right.

    Here is video of an advanced prototype from the 80's modifying a vehicle for use.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TBcQ8h_kXU

    Can you just imagine what they have now?

  25. Re:Netflix on MythTV 0.25 Released, New HW Acceleration and Audio Standards Support · · Score: 1

    Probably has more to do with system requirements.

    I also have a G2, my wife has a Mytouch 4G slide, also no video out, but it has the Netflix app.