Follow Slashdot blog updates by subscribing to our blog RSS feed

 



Forgot your password?
typodupeerror
×

Comment Re:Who goes to the movies daily? (Score 1) 274

...and likely make a fortune on the concession stand. I don't understand why more theaters don't do this. I suspect it's because of the rigid fee structure of the film distributors. First-run movies are very expensive, and they pay a fixed price per patron to the studio regardless of what they actually charge the patron.

Comment Re:Why? (Score 2) 105

I think that was parent's point. If the mirrors are misaligned, a driver might think that an obstacle was at 10 o'clock, when it was actually at 11 o'clock causing a collision.

However, I don't think that this would be an impediment to put this into cars. In the past 10 years, there's been a proliferation of driver assist capabilities like backup cameras, radar collision detection, etc. All of which, should a 'misalignment' occur, could result in the driver having an accident and we haven't seen a barrage of lawsuits.

Comment Re:Disney or no Disney (Score 1) 52

That is not what net neutrality is. None of these are service providers. Net neutrality WOULD be when Comcast starts to throttle (again) traffic for services like Netflix and the upcoming Disney streaming service, or implementing data caps and charging for their bandwidth while bypassing throttles for their own stream service.

Comment Re:No thanks Disney (Score 2) 52

The difference is it's easy to be fluid and switch back and forth.Right now, I can pay $15/mo for a couple of months and watch everything new (shows, movies) in the HBO catalog on HBO Now. Then, I can discontinue my subscription and get a subscription to Netflix for a few months and do the same for new programming that I haven't seen there. Then repeat for Hulu, CBS, etc, until there are new items on HBO and start the process all over.

Comment Re:Going to make Homework harder (Score 2) 388

They should be adding these features into the Snipping Tool. It shouldn't be a 2-step process to grab a screen image with the snipping tool, and then paint it into MS Paint to add an arrow or circle something. Snipping Tool only has free draw tools. How hard would it be to add the shapes template to snipping tool (or better yet, just add the screen shot capability to MSPaint and call it a day.

Comment Re:So here's a question: (Score 1) 166

Who cares if a computer is always listening to what we are saying so that, in a closed loop, it can respond to our needs? The creep factor that people feel is mostly irrational. Computers are already reading all of our email and reading all of our files. That's how antivirus and spam filtering works. It's only an issue when the computer or AI is doing something outside the realm of what we are considering acceptable. Having a computer listen to everything that is being said so that it can instantly turn on the lights, or adjust the temperature is fine.

Comment Re:Why? (Score 1) 124

Because every phone I've had has ultimately gone to the graveyard because of a failed USB port. Thousands of plug-in/unplug cycles, plus the torquing of the connector by the wire wear them out. Screens and batteries are generally replaceable enough, but I don't have the skills to mirco-solder a new USB connector on the motherboard. Granted, my lightening connectors seem to be more robust, and hopefully USB-C will prove to be as well.

Slashdot Top Deals

Do not use the blue keys on this terminal.

Working...