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  1. Re:And they just had that Superbowl commercial on RadioShack To Close 1,100 Stores · · Score: 1

    Yeah, it was funny. Too bad they neglected to tell me that I could get Arduino and Raspberry Pi stuff and 3D printers there.

  2. Re:Monoprice should buy them on RadioShack To Close 1,100 Stores · · Score: 1

    My wife found them at the 99 cents store. It worked better than the one that came with my $1000 receiver, which kept cutting out.

  3. Re:A better headline... on RadioShack To Close 1,100 Stores · · Score: 1

    OK, now that's funny.

  4. Re:Stop Being Something Your Not on RadioShack To Close 1,100 Stores · · Score: 1

    They had a commercial during the SuperBowl with 10,000 80's superstars. Getting into futuristic stuff like Raspberry Pi's, Arduinos and 3D printers is a great idea, but it would have been nice to hear about that during the commercial rather than see Hulk Hogan get into a DeLorean. Instead, I just found out about it on this thread.

    And they need to stop the price gouging. If a Pi is $35 online, there's no way I should pay more than $69.99 no matter how much they are helping me. Anything more is robbery.

  5. Re:Radioshack's main problem... structure on RadioShack To Close 1,100 Stores · · Score: 2

    Why not buy it online ship it to my house instead?

  6. Re:Yea, but HOW on Bitcoin Exchange Flexcoin Wiped Out By Theft · · Score: 1

    What stops cashiers from just emptying their drawers and walking out with the cash?

    What stops CEOs from just transferring all of a company's assets into their Cayman Islands account and then claiming bankruptcy?

  7. Re:Why? on Bitcoin Exchange Flexcoin Wiped Out By Theft · · Score: 1

    They have to remain anonymous for 4 years (in California, for instance) in order to get away with it. If they slip up, there's a permanent record of it.

    And the cops can make life miserable for people who are "receiving stolen property".

  8. Re:Why? on Bitcoin Exchange Flexcoin Wiped Out By Theft · · Score: 1

    They're not really home free. Anyone can still come after them for decades. And someday the blockchain will be decoded to the point where they can be caught.

    Ask the Silk Road dealers or the LOIC Cannon Anonymous cohorts how anonymous they are.

  9. Re:Why? on Bitcoin Exchange Flexcoin Wiped Out By Theft · · Score: 1

    There are sites where you can short bitcoins if you like.

  10. Re:Disagree on Bitcoin Exchange Flexcoin Wiped Out By Theft · · Score: 1

    Actually, at $600, the cost of a bitcoin IS the marginal cost of production. There's a lot of ASIC hardware and electricity that has to be paid for.

  11. Re:Unregulated currency on Bitcoin Exchange Flexcoin Wiped Out By Theft · · Score: 1

    Well, good thing we had all those financial regulations repealed by Clinton.

  12. Re:Someone has to be looking for child porn on Child Porn Arrest For Cameron Aide Who Helped Plan UK Net Filters · · Score: 1

    That's what I was thinking. Isn't this necessarily a requirement of his role in making the filter?

  13. Re:I have left companies over coffee... on The Next Keurig Will Make Your Coffee With a Dash of "DRM" · · Score: 1

    Flavia makes horribly watery tea. If the coffee is anything close to the tea, (I don't drink coffee) I would hate it.

  14. Re:Has anyone ever gotten... on The Next Keurig Will Make Your Coffee With a Dash of "DRM" · · Score: 1

    Sorry. The pods make the worst hot chocolate on planet earth. It works great with a bag of Swiss Miss and no pod though.

    And my wife loves some of the Keurig coffee cups. She also uses the refillable pod when she gets a can cheap or free, but she generally prefers the K-Cups. She's terrible at making coffee. With Keurig, there's nothing to think about. Now, with DRM, we'll never buy that model.

  15. Re:Sounds horrible on IEEE Predicts 85% of Daily Tasks Will Be Games By 2020 · · Score: 1

    Already been there. It turned into a popularity contest.

  16. Re:Yeaaaaahhhhh... on IEEE Predicts 85% of Daily Tasks Will Be Games By 2020 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    How do you gamify wisdom? People skills? Attention to detail? Polish? Warm customer service? Great design that make future changes easier and faster? Quality code comments?

    Plenty of things that make a difference are hard to quantify.

  17. Re:Still should be hands free on Using Handheld Phone GPS While Driving Is Legal In California · · Score: 2

    Windshield mounts were made legal about 4-5 years ago, as long as they fit in the lower left corner of your windshield.

  18. Re:"some weakness" on MtGox Files For Bankruptcy Protection · · Score: 1

    The other theory is they misplaced the encryption keys for their cold wallet, making all those coins vanish forever.

  19. Re:Is there a shortage of STEM 'people'? on The Emerging RadioShack/Netflix Debacle · · Score: 1

    There is a massive shortage of programmers everywhere. But universities keep churning out English, Math and Law majors of which we have massive gluts.

  20. Re:Complete Bullshit on Supreme Court Ruling Relaxes Warrant Requirements For Home Searches · · Score: 1

    Actually not. She was a co-owner of the home. I think if she was just a resident with no owning interest, it may have been a different ruling.

  21. Re:Complete Bullshit on Supreme Court Ruling Relaxes Warrant Requirements For Home Searches · · Score: 1

    If I live somewhere it is my home. If I object that needs to be the end game.

    Wrong. Owners should have some say over whether a place is searched, even if they don't live there. She was a co-owner of the place and she consented. This is a correct judgment.

  22. Re:Sure on Supreme Court Ruling Relaxes Warrant Requirements For Home Searches · · Score: 1

    If only you could get rid of someone that knows the law that easily...

  23. Re:Sure on Supreme Court Ruling Relaxes Warrant Requirements For Home Searches · · Score: 2

    Of course they do. They vote democrat, don't they? (I kid, I kid.)

  24. Re:Frog is boiling.... on Supreme Court Ruling Relaxes Warrant Requirements For Home Searches · · Score: 2

    Trust me. There are massive squatting issues. I knew a guy that lost a whole year's rent on a rental home because of a professional squatter.

  25. Re:Sure on Supreme Court Ruling Relaxes Warrant Requirements For Home Searches · · Score: 1

    Your roommate sells drugs out of his room and is an all-around a-hole. He stopped paying you rent, too. The cops tell you that they've arrested him and ask you if they can search the house. Um, yes please!