You didn't notice the change in /. videos to HTML5? Really?

Believe me, both Tom (a friend *and* a /. reader) and I are 100% aware of the irony.

They've always been show/hide on videos, which are the only type of content that needs them. :)

So you know: Like many other Slashdot denizens, I read many times faster than people talk, so I often prefer transcripts to videos myself.

"These crowd-funding stories are becoming more of a joke every day." So true.

That's probably why I get more and more cynical about them.

When a game called 'Exploding Kittens' raises over $8 million on Kickstarter, you know crowdfunding has become totally surreal.

Your assumption is wrong. Timothy made the video. I just edited and posted it. And he chooses video subjects based on what he finds interesting and doesn't get paid to make them.

FYI, if you ever see a piece of sponsored content on Slashdot, it will say 'sponsored content' or 'advertisement' or will otherwise be easily distinguishable from editorial content.

Why should everything on Slashdot be negative? Being positive (or at least neutral) about something doesn't necessarily mean someone got paid.

I wouldn't pay $500 for this thing any more than you would. If anything, I might look at their $39 (proprietary) software and try it with a computer and webcam. And probably not even that.

+ Last October I bought a Logitech K520 wireless keyboard and an M310 wireless mouse that came with it. Still fine. "Stiff" keyboard action, but that's the way I like it.I changed the mouse battery last week. K/B batts. still going strong, A good combo at a decent price. I'm happy.

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HQ in France, tentacles all over the place. Taxis, limos, buses, light rail, catamaran ferries, etc. When this bunch starts noticing Uber, all we can hope is that they give Uber a dignified burial service.

And I just came back from riding my recumbent trike around the neighborhood. During my ride 3 motorists cut me off. This is not an uncommon occurrence in Florida. A man walking was put into the hospital around the corner from us last week by a hit and run driver -- while in a crosswalk.

Since traffic laws don't stop these morons, does this mean we should not have traffic laws?

You're welcome. Everybody who actually works on this site hates autoplay as much as you do. We also want a volume control in the player. That's our next video crusade.

Yes. I have dentures. Good dentist and virtually pain-free when he extracted all my teeth and dug remaining bits of root out of my gums, but the cost! Crazy. He needs to have one of these in in a back room instead of paying a lab and marking their charges up. Sadly, the major chain discount denture makers in my part of FL have terrible user ratings. Ah well. One day. I'm not complaining. I have high-end dentures that fit and look good, and the cost, while high to me, was lower than a lot of people pay. But one day....

Yes, all videos should have a volume control/mute function. Same as with the autoplay horror, those of us who actually work on the site agree with you and will keep hammering on management until it gets done.

1) Calling the entitled, greedy rich "Neptunecrats" doesn't sound right.
2) Percival Lowell!

I'm retired and only work on Slashdot part-time as a freelancer. No authority, and I'm sick enough (heart problems and diabetes) that I don't really want any.

Ummm... You may want to change your sig. Beta seems to have disappeared into the void along with the late, unlamented autoplay.

Be still my heart.... I was getting ready to quit over autoplay. Those of us who actually work on the site have been begging management to get rid of it since the moment it raised it's ugly head. Success at last! Now all we need is a volume control in the player and we'll be golden. Yay.

And yeah, beta. I think it's gone, too. Haven't seen it lately, anyway. Another Yay.