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  1. Yes. It's just access to live TV same as Sling TV or Playstation Vue (but without Vue's cloud DVR).

  2. Re:on demand or not? ads? on DirecTV Now Leak Reveals Channels, Promotions of AT&T's Upcoming TV Service (variety.com) · · Score: 1

    Then I don't pay. That's why I only pay for Sling Orange for $20 a month. And I'll cancel that as soon as college football is done.

  3. Re:Most important question on DirecTV Now Leak Reveals Channels, Promotions of AT&T's Upcoming TV Service (variety.com) · · Score: 1

    The new Roku Stick is the same as the 4K without the 4K or wired networking stuff.

  4. Re:FPGA on The NES Classic is a $60 Single Board Computer Running Linux · · Score: 1

    Costs too much. I just got a Raspberry Pi Zero (the equivalent hardware) for 99 cents.

  5. That's why the book was called 1984 and not 2016.

  6. Re:Broken Jaw?!? on Samsung Washing Machines Recalled For Risk of 'Impact Injuries' (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    She fell off.

  7. Satya N.

    Satyan.

    Hmmm.

  8. Re:resource limitations on Windows 7 and 8.1 Are Gaining More New Users Than Windows 10 (digitaltrends.com) · · Score: 1

    Nah. The 32-bit version runs great with 2 GB. The 64-bit requires 4 GB.

  9. Re:Not Surprising on Windows 7 and 8.1 Are Gaining More New Users Than Windows 10 (digitaltrends.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm running Windows 10 on an Asus eeePC Netbook (901 HA). It's by far the fastest OS I've ever used on that 2 GB RAM machine. Of course, that may be because I replaced the hard drive with an SSD, since with Windows 10, SSDs are really not optional.

  10. Re:No improvement on Windows 7 and 8.1 Are Gaining More New Users Than Windows 10 (digitaltrends.com) · · Score: 2

    Windows 10 is much faster. It uses 850 MB less in the working set. How can you not tell that you have nearly an extra Gig of RAM?

  11. Re:2017 may be "The year of the linux desktop"! on Windows 7 and 8.1 Are Gaining More New Users Than Windows 10 (digitaltrends.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Well, Linux did just hit a recent high of 2%.

  12. Energy efficient? on New MacBook Pros Max Out At 16GB RAM Due To Battery Life Concerns (macrumors.com) · · Score: 2

    Broadwell 84 TDP

    Skylake 99 TDP

  13. Re:Bad Reason on New MacBook Pros Max Out At 16GB RAM Due To Battery Life Concerns (macrumors.com) · · Score: 2, Funny

    Coming out with 16 GB RAM in 2016 is BRAVE!

  14. Re:How could you fall for this? on Feds Charge 61 People In Indian-Based IRS Phone Scam Case (consumerist.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    My dad sent $2500 to some scammers claiming to be the police with my cousin in jail. He couldn't believe me that he was being scammed, even though I said, "That's not how bail works! And even so, you think the police take bail in CVS cards?"

  15. Re:except it wasn't people renting out their rooms on Hotel CEO Openly Celebrates Higher Prices After Anti-Airbnb Law Passes (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    The Southern 2/3 would love the Northern 1/3 to break off.

  16. Re:except it wasn't people renting out their rooms on Hotel CEO Openly Celebrates Higher Prices After Anti-Airbnb Law Passes (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    Then the correct solution is to outlaw the use of affordable housing in AirBnb only.

  17. Re:will they pay for that? even if there are high on Canadian Police Are Texting Potential Murder Witnesses (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Why do you have a phone plan that doesn't match your needs? And even more, why do you brag about it on the internet?

  18. Re:The popularity of open offices has exacerbated on Noisy Coworkers And Other Sounds Are Top Distraction in Workplace, Study Says (npr.org) · · Score: 2

    You can call OSHA about the bathroom situation.

  19. Re:Interesting, but probably irrelevant on Repeat Infringers Can Be Mere Downloaders, Court Rules (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    And in this case, it's not mere downloading. MP3Tunes made files available that they didn't have the right to distribute. This is FAR from a mere download.

  20. Re:No you don't on Satya Nadella: 'We Clearly Missed the Mobile Phone' (mashable.com) · · Score: 1

    I have an HP Stream 7 which is a full 7" Windows 10 PC that also can take a SIM card

  21. Re:First Post on Satya Nadella: 'We Clearly Missed the Mobile Phone' (mashable.com) · · Score: 1

    I remember having a conversation with a tech about my Windows CE phone, explaining that I should be able to download and install apps directly instead of connecting up my PC and syncing to do it.

    He argued that "Nobody wants to do that."

    I replied, "I do."

    Microsoft had the market share, but they were too interesting in tying the phone to their Windows monopoly to give users what they wanted. Apple did this too, until everyone told them they needed apps on the phone.

  22. Actually, eBay reversed a clothing sale that my wife made of a legitimate product (bought at a yard sale at a very rich person's house, so almost certainly real and she checked 17 ways online to confirm.

    It didn't matter, eBay told the buyer to destroy it (she didn't because we found her "destruction" photo on Google reverse image search), refunded the buyer the money and gave my wife a strike about selling counterfeit products.

  23. Re:And as for Samsung . . . on Most 'Genuine' Apple Chargers and Cables Sold on Amazon Are Fake, Apple Says (engadget.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    This is why I bought Anker batteries instead. I trust their brand name more than the obviously fake Samsung batteries.

  24. Re:Probably headphones too on Most 'Genuine' Apple Chargers and Cables Sold on Amazon Are Fake, Apple Says (engadget.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    According to what I have read, if they failed within a couple weeks, that's a pretty good indicator that they ARE a real Apple lightning cable.

  25. Because just like a person staring at the sun and hitting someone, it thought it could see.