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  1. Re:give up on the hardware on Nintendo's New System Likely a Console/Portable Hybrid (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    The ds and sony's psp (yes even the psvita) were both popular enough that no one would ask what they were they already knew.

    Today nearly three years after the wiiu release I still have people asking me what it is.
    How much is the tablet? What do you mean it doesn't work without the system?

    If I have to explain to someone what it is they aint going to buy it. Like chromebooks no one knows what they are either. But everyone always asks...

  2. Annoy is more likely. on Machine Learning Generates Clickbait Headlines That Will Shock You! (thestack.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    Annoy is more likely.

  3. Re:Ban isp from forcing you to rent there hardware on Why Cybersecurity Experts Want Open Source Routers (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    If you find a way to disable the web redirect when the router looses connection please let me know!

  4. Re:Ban isp from forcing you to rent there hardware on Why Cybersecurity Experts Want Open Source Routers (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    At&t? u-verse ADSL2+ uses non standard authentication so you have to use At&t's equipment.

    Afaik they charge a lease fee on residential customers.

    As a business customer I get to own the modem. not really any cost savings compared to leasing though the modems burn out so quickly I have had uverse for a about 2 years now and I am on my 5th modem they have been charging me $100/ea for replacement.

  5. Re:RadioShack on Forrest Mimms Has Done Much More Than Most Engineers Know (hackaday.com) · · Score: 1

    Is that why I can't buy anything from radioshacks website?
    The online store has said it was coming back soon for quite some time now.

  6. Re:Given Distance on Mysteriously Variable Star Causes Speculation About Dyson Sphere (slate.com) · · Score: 1

    Doesn't matter the farther out we look the farther we see into the past.

    The one of the farthest known galaxies is EGSY8p7 what we see of it today happened 13.2 billion years ago. When you look up at the sky you are looking into the past.

    KIC 8462852 however is only 1,500 light years away.
    You might be able to complete a dyson sphere in that time frame. But I don't know the timescale you would have to be working on for such a project to be feasible.

  7. The air compressor in the sick bay picture. on Star Trek: New Voyages, The Fan-Based Star Trek Series (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    The air compressor appears to be a c2006 type 4 porter cable 6 gallon 150 psi pancake compressor.

    Just in case you wanted to recreate their set recreation.
    Imho the compressor is a poorly built piece of junk.

  8. I prefer my soda flat. on The Decline of 'Big Soda': Is Drinking Soda the New Smoking? · · Score: 1

    Since no one else has mentioned it.
    Most sodas are better flat than they are fizzy. Imho.

  9. Again VOD release date? on Inside the Spaceflight of 'The Martian' · · Score: 1

    I'd like to watch it when does it become available on VOD services so I can buy and watch it online?

    Still can't find a date anywhere...

  10. Re:An example on DHS Detains Mayor of Stockton, CA, Forces Him To Hand Over His Passwords · · Score: 1

    So you're saying if they plead guilty you don't have take off work to sit in the courthouse lobby for 3 hours just to find out they have plead guilty? That's not been my experience.

  11. Does FLIF support that? on Artists Create a 1000-Year GIF Loop · · Score: 1

    Does FLIF even support animated graphics?

  12. Re:Business on A Broke Fan Owes $5,400 For Pokemon-Themed Party Posters · · Score: 2

    /. left the broken scribd link In from firehose for some reason.
    Pokemon is owned by Nintendo which explains a lot.
    The guy has setup a go fund me page to try to pay off Nin- I mean Pokemon. The comments so far aren't very nice;

    Here's one for example:
    "David Rustles 2 hours ago Not only were you illegally hosting an event, but you were charging for tickets and serving alcohol. TPC is completely in the right and you deserve everything that happened."

    And here's a link to the gofundme in question https://www.gofundme.com/ng5f2...

    Should be interesting to see where this goes.

  13. Really? on Motorola Marketed the Moto E 2015 On Promise of Updates, Stops After 219 Days · · Score: 3, Informative

    I have a samsung convoy 3 (Not a smart phone) it was released August 29, 2013.
    The last update for it was released on April 2nd, 2015.

    That's 581 days of support if I never get another update.

    Don't mind me I'm just comparing rocks to lolipops.

  14. Re:Imperative? on Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Is Shipping · · Score: 1

    No your not my first thought when I saw the headline was "I would like to exchange this server"

  15. Re:And put a logout link on the top! on Patreon Hacked, Personal Data Accessed · · Score: 2

    I still think all websites should support a universal logout.

    Like so;

    www.google.com/logout
    www.slashdot.com/logout
    www.ihatefacebook.com/logout
    and so on.

    Most every website supports robots.txt how hard could a URL based standardised logout be?

  16. Re:Dear Amazon on Amazon To Cease Sale of Apple TV and Chromecast · · Score: 1

    Sorry I was unaware amazon offered amazon instant video in the uk. The last I checked the uk only had lovefilm and netflix.

  17. Re:NRA and gun control on 10 Confirmed Dead In Shooting at Oregon's Umpqua Community College · · Score: 1

    Without guns people only have knives to play with. It still doesn't solve the underlying problem.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

    http://www.bbc.com/news/world-...

  18. Re:Dear Amazon on Amazon To Cease Sale of Apple TV and Chromecast · · Score: 4, Informative

    Check out amazon family library aka The Amazon Household Program.
    "Family Library lets you share Kindle books, apps and games, audiobooks, Kindle Owners' Lending Library benefits, and Prime Instant Video streaming across your Amazon devices and Kindle reading apps after linking your Amazon account to that of another adult in your household. Each adult chooses what they want to share: they can share all of their Kindle books, apps, and audiobooks, or they can choose to only share individual titles."

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/...

  19. Cap? on First of 2 Australian NBN Satellites Launched Successfully · · Score: 1

    What are the data usage limits on the new service or the cost for that matter?

    Quick check on google turned up this article on gizmodo australia; "Satellite NBN Customers Are Reportedly Getting Shafted On Their Data Caps" http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2015...

  20. When does the movie come out on VOD? on Mars Mission: How Hard? NASA Astronauts Weigh In · · Score: 1

    Ive looked but I can't seem to find a VOD release date.

  21. Re:It's Chip and Signature, Not Chip and PIN? on Will 'Chip and Pin' Credit Card Technology Really Increase Security? (Video) · · Score: 1

    Fun fact the signature is not checked by anyone and it does not have to match as most of the pos card readers are worn and do not correctly record the signature.

  22. Re:Apple should remove apps that adds point to. on Advertisers Already Using New iPhone Text Message Exploit · · Score: 1

    You can actually turn off javascript in safari.

    Settings > Safari > Advanced > JavaScript

    Breaks a lot fixes a lot.

    Pretty much eliminates browser crashes tho.

  23. Re:Why does this API exist? on Advertisers Already Using New iPhone Text Message Exploit · · Score: 1

    Someone definitely should have said no to the text api I can't think of any good reason to have one.

    A clickable link for app store apps was a good idea.
    But they fked up when they allowed scripts to open it.

    Why do almost none of the 3rd party browsers allow you to switch off javascript? You can turn it off in safari why not the others? Is it really that complicated to not run javascript?

  24. The above post is incoherent and unintelligible.
    It reads like a SCIgen paper.

  25. Re:Read the comments from the source on Paralyzed Man Uses Own Brainwaves To Walk Again -- No Exoskeleton Required · · Score: 2

    There was an article about trying to repair the nerves in the spine earlier this month.
    From last week: Damaged Spinal Cord "Rewires" Itself With Help of Electrical Stimulation.
    http://science.slashdot.org/st...

    Much work still to be done.