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Comment Re:Weird priorities.... (Score 1) 523

If you mean the super thin ones, then I agree, except that I'd still say my Thinkpad's (X41 tablet) keyboard is a bit better. My only gripe with the Apple ones is that sometimes the keys don't feel like they go down straight, they seem to tilt slightly when you press them. I suppose it's something you get used to, but it feels a bit strange at first.

Comment Re:Hmmm... (Score 1) 727

For instance, to simply output a line to a command line in Java you're looking at System.out.println("output"); whereas with c++ (for instance) you have cout << "output" << endl; As someone who's teaching this stuff, the second is easier to explain in detail and doesn't rely on saying "don't worry what System.out is".

I'm no fan of Java either (and I think that none of C, C++, or Java make a good starting language), but that example is unfair. The C++ code would look either look like std::cout << "output" << std::endl; or feature a using directive, both of which require about as much hand-waving as "System.out".

Comment Re:Best use of the Kindle (Score 1) 715

Stupidly enough, you have to do the format shifting yourself for it to count. Downloading a pirated e-book from the internet does not count as format shifting even if you own a physical copy, same as downloading a DS rom is still illegal even if you own the original game.

I wouldn't let it stop me, though.

Comment Re:GH Lawsuit? Please (Score 4, Informative) 79

Looking past the fact that two items are clearly not identical if one of them is defective. . .

When you "return" something that means that you are "returning" it. Meaning that you are giving back what you got. If you "return" something else, you are misrepresenting it, and obviously it is fraud.

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