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  1. Re: Violation of Washington State Constitution on ICE Is About To Start Tracking License Plates Across the US · · Score: 1

    Good luck with that.

  2. Re: Nothing to do with net neutrality on Burger King Makes the Case For Net Neutrality (variety.com) · · Score: 1

    Sounds like you are arguing against cable tv bundling channels. That is fine, but it is no way remotely connected to net neutrality.

  3. Not Sure They Understand on Washington Bill Makes It Illegal To Sell Gadgets Without Replaceable Batteries (vice.com) · · Score: 0

    They did not think this through. There are so many products this will outlaw. Is a gadget anything with a battery? So cheesy musical greeting cards cannot be sold in Washington? Apple will just stop selling phones and iPads at retail stores in Washington. If this would even actually effect them. It depends on the definition of Independent.

  4. An iPad is a Computer on Apple's 'What's a Computer?' Ad is Annoying People: Business Insider (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    An iPad is a computer. I am at a loss to understand the outrage. Does it do everything everyone might want? No. Does any other computer do anything anyone might want? No.

    Ads are generally dumb. There is no reason to get mad.

  5. Re:Whatever happened to Occupy Wall Street on US Calls On Iran To Unblock Social Media Sites Amid Protests (go.com) · · Score: 2

    Seriously? Thats what you have? Moving people living in the middle of the park for months for months? Your are free to protest. It doesn't mean you can move onto public land and live there.

  6. Re:Iran is about Iran, not about the USA on US Calls On Iran To Unblock Social Media Sites Amid Protests (go.com) · · Score: 2

    The revolt is against the theocracy. You should have spent a few more minutes building your Wikipedia presentation.

  7. Bad Business Model on Spotify Hit With $1.6 Billion Copyright Lawsuit (spin.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    It appears Spotify has not been able to put together a sustainable business model and they are unable to pay their suppliers. I am not really sure why there are people here that think it is ok for Spotify to sell a product they are not paying for. There are streaming services that have agreements for every track they stream. I don't know if they're profitable. It doesn't really matter to me as long as they are paying the artists. Sure in some cases there are other companies getting paid too, but that is only because artists entered into business deals with those other companies.

  8. The title should be Twitter shuts down censor bot. I am not sure why sayin* the bot is guided for a reporter or against âoeNazisâ is supposed to make it ok.

  9. Re:Borrowing features on Apple's iPhone 8 To Replace Touch ID Home Button With 'Function Area' (appleinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    Have you never seen a commercial for any Android device?

  10. Re: Still playing catch-up on Apple's iPhone 8 To Replace Touch ID Home Button With 'Function Area' (appleinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    No to you and all your ancestors. Try again.

  11. Re: Define "Greater Good" on BlackBerry CEO 'Disturbed' By Apple's Hard Line On Encryption (theinquirer.net) · · Score: 1

    Encryption with a backdoor is crappy encryption.

  12. Re: Define "Greater Good" on BlackBerry CEO 'Disturbed' By Apple's Hard Line On Encryption (theinquirer.net) · · Score: 2

    There was literally one multi-touch phone on the market for about three months before the iPhone came out. It had a terrible interface, was never marketed at all and they sold three copies. The media did not fawn over the iPhone when it was released either. It succeeded solely because it was better than anything else on the market.

  13. Re: Fuck blackberry on BlackBerry CEO 'Disturbed' By Apple's Hard Line On Encryption (theinquirer.net) · · Score: 2

    You are clearly confused about the meaning of secure. In the article, the CEO of Blackberry says their platform never has and never will be secure. Your comment is strange on a story where the CEO of Blackberry is attacking Apple for being too secure.

    Here is a tip. If a backdoor exists, the platform is not secure. End of discussion. I don't really care about how well Blackberry claims to protect their backdoor. It is a weakness. Not just for government intrusion (which would be bad enough), but to all types of intrusion.

  14. I make 7 figures, but I prefer big chief pads and pencils. What a wacky world.

  15. Not Really Bold or New on 73% of Subscribers Would Download Netflix Content, Says Survey (allflicks.net) · · Score: 1

    Netflix is late to the game with this. Amazon Prime Video has allowed this for almost a year. The Starz App allows it. The more the merrier.

  16. Re:What a strange comparison on Chromebooks Outsell Macs For the First Time In the US (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't know why this unnamed CFO for Apple lied to you. Was it Oppenheimer. He's so Zany.

  17. Re:stock price on Chromebooks Outsell Macs For the First Time In the US (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Yes I am sure Apple will collapse because $200 computers with margins between -20% and 2% may be outselling the Mac.

  18. Re:that's an easy one! on Ask Slashdot: What Was The Greatest Era Of Innovation? (nytimes.com) · · Score: 2

    Everything since beer is just an incremental improvement.

  19. Re:What about infringement? on Apple Invests $1 Billion In Uber's Chinese Rival Didi (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Happens like every day. In most cases they don't seem to care too much.

  20. Re:What's the difference? on Government Spy Truck Is Disguised As A Google Street View Car (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    You really don't believe there is a portion of the population that is actively targeting police officers for violence?

  21. Re:Almost like Telegram on WhatsApp Now Has a Desktop App, Available on Windows, OS X · · Score: 1

    Telegram is well prepared for 2016 then. It is the year of the Linux desktop.

  22. Re: Saddled with Windows 10 on Sales Of PCs, Laptops, Tablets Continue to Fall, Hit Lowest Point Since 2011 (canalys.com) · · Score: 1

    And this explains Apple declining more than PCs how?

    Apple is still selling more computers than any of the other manufacturers.

  23. Re:What about property taxes? on Cupertino's Mayor: Apple 'Abuses Us' By Not Paying Taxes (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    From TFA Apple is directly responsible for 18-20% of Cupertino tax revenue.

  24. Re:No local taxes, no civil services on Cupertino's Mayor: Apple 'Abuses Us' By Not Paying Taxes (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Apple pays 18-20% of Cupertino's tax revenue + any thing contributed by local employees. Does that mean they should have 20% of the services dedicated to them.

  25. Mayor Should Do His Job on Cupertino's Mayor: Apple 'Abuses Us' By Not Paying Taxes (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Cool how TFS is just the red herring from the article and nothing from the actual premise. It is all crap anyway.