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  1. Re:Bad news for ESPN on HBO To Offer Online Streaming Without TV Subscription · · Score: 1

    Many people can already get it for free on their internet package at WatchESPN.com. Others have to type in their cable logins, but I would pay $10 per month for ESPN for College Football season and then drop it afterward.

  2. Re:I'm a pilot on Flight Attendants Want Stricter Gadget Rules Reinstated · · Score: 0

    Well, then you're a pretty crappy pilot if you don't have it memorized by now. Please don't fly my plane, since you probably can't remember what an altimeter is for. Thanks...

  3. Re:That's not the reason you're being ignored. on Flight Attendants Want Stricter Gadget Rules Reinstated · · Score: 1

    Yes, but they have pulled many episodes rather than tailoring them to fit. This is what you would expect someone with integrity to do.

  4. Re:That's not the reason you're being ignored. on Flight Attendants Want Stricter Gadget Rules Reinstated · · Score: 1

    Air New Zealand had Bear Grills doing it on a video. Now that was entertaining.

  5. Re:Netflix officially runs on Linux on Netflix To Charge More For 4K Video · · Score: 2

    I read this on Slashdot. It's the fault of those darn Linux hobbyists working on weekends when they are done with their "real" jobs...

  6. Re:Who cares? Seriously on Netflix To Charge More For 4K Video · · Score: 1

    Evolution proofs...

  7. Re:Prices on Tesla Announces Dual Motors, 'Autopilot' For the Model S · · Score: 1

    Hopefully, you can set it to some % OVER the speed limit. Driving at the speed limit in Southern California will get you killed.

  8. Re:Performance on Tesla Announces Dual Motors, 'Autopilot' For the Model S · · Score: 1

    I've come to the conclusion that loud motorcycles are a safety thing.

  9. Re:capable of feats not yet seen in electric vehic on Tesla Announces Dual Motors, 'Autopilot' For the Model S · · Score: 1

    250 miles is completely reasonable for an electric car. With most of them getting 100 miles or less, that is astounding. And most gas cars get 350-400, so it's well over half of that but there is the rare gas guzzler which only gets 250 miles in range.

  10. Re:Awesome on Tesla Announces Dual Motors, 'Autopilot' For the Model S · · Score: 1

    Yeah, he totally forgot cell phones which are another $150-$200 a month if you have teenagers.

  11. Re:Awesome on Tesla Announces Dual Motors, 'Autopilot' For the Model S · · Score: 1

    And I am really hoping that bitcoin will outpace that in 5 years...

  12. Re:Awesome on Tesla Announces Dual Motors, 'Autopilot' For the Model S · · Score: 1

    Exactly. My rate is 1.99%. I have enough bitcoins to have bought my car outright. But I'm pretty sure cost of living will outpace that in 5 years by a significant margin.

  13. Re:Youtube speed test won't tell you anything on Ask Slashdot: An Accurate Broadband Speed Test? · · Score: 1

    And yet, for about a year with Time Warner, YouTube was the ONLY bad site. Constant and endless buffering. Until I set my preferred video to 720p. And then it ran much faster than the 240p, 360p or 1080p.

    Then someone told me this could be fixed by switching to Google's DNS and sure enough it went away immediately.

  14. Re:If you wanted us to believe your Op-Ed... on Goodbye, World? 5 Languages That Might Not Be Long For This World · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh PROGRAMMING languages! I was in here looking for German.

  15. Re:Numbers based on optimal conditions on Fuel Efficiency Numbers Overstate MPG More For Cars With Small Engines · · Score: 1

    Strangely, I got slighty better MPG in my Acura when there was 50-100 lbs in the tank.

  16. Re:Don't even think it on Fuel Efficiency Numbers Overstate MPG More For Cars With Small Engines · · Score: 1

    In my Acura TSX, everyone determined that the highest MPG was at 62 MPH. This, of course, was pretty nice as that is the most common cruising speed.

  17. Re:Its the TEST! on Fuel Efficiency Numbers Overstate MPG More For Cars With Small Engines · · Score: 1

    This is not true. They updated the scale about 7 years ago with a much more realistic test that requires the car to come to stops in town and slow and speed up on the highway.

  18. Re:"Without attracting attention" on Infected ATMs Give Away Millions of Dollars Without Credit Cards · · Score: 2

    Speed. In the old days, telephone lines were EXTREMELY slow and they wanted to limit that to just the actual transaction details. Also, they would only call a modem when that transaction actually happened.

    But you're right, for modern operations, they should just be dumb terminals.

  19. Re:This doesn't add up on Infected ATMs Give Away Millions of Dollars Without Credit Cards · · Score: 5, Interesting

    You can actually punch a hole in many popular ATMs and there is a live USB port right behind it. This has been discussed repeatedly as a security problem. I don't know if they fixed that one, but there could be more or it could be really slow to be fixed. http://www.extremetech.com/ext...

  20. Re:So, it has come to this. on Complain About Comcast, Get Fired From Your Job · · Score: 1

    Yes. Comcast is interfering with his business relationship with his employer when it is none of their business. This is where it gets important whether HE is the one that brought his company into it or not.

  21. Re:So, it has come to this. on Complain About Comcast, Get Fired From Your Job · · Score: 1

    And realistically, if you sue a previous employer, even for very good protected reasons, good luck on ever getting hired again. My friend's brother was fired for complaining about constant sexual harassment from his (female) boss. He ended up winning the lawsuit, as even her e-mails were clearly harassing him and several witnesses confirmed his version of accounts.

    He got a $50,000 payout on top of money they were holding for a total of about $75,000. His lawyers took their standard third so he was back to about $50,000. After that, it took him 2 YEARS to get hired because every company saw a lawsuit against his previous employer and refused to hire him right there.

  22. Re:So, it has come to this. on Complain About Comcast, Get Fired From Your Job · · Score: 1

    Well, as an IT professional I probably COULD, but it would be extremely unethical and illegal... (See San Francisco network.)

  23. Re:So, it has come to this. on Complain About Comcast, Get Fired From Your Job · · Score: 1

    And in CA, when they fire you they are required to hand you your last check immediately. If not, there is a penalty per day for unpaid wages.

  24. Re:So, it has come to this. on Complain About Comcast, Get Fired From Your Job · · Score: 1

    Nope. Talking about it in your e-mail and then firing them for "no reason" is where lawsuits end...in favor of the fired party.

  25. Re:So, it has come to this. on Complain About Comcast, Get Fired From Your Job · · Score: 2

    This is why they handle it be having a "layoff" and only laying off the people that they want to fire.