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Comment Re:One change (Score 1) 453

Are tablets really lacking internal space that there is no room for full sized SDCard readers and USB ports?
This has been a long standing gripe I've had with my iPad over the years.
Why can't there be removable panel on the back with access to SODIMMs that can upgrade the RAM and a bank of SDCard slots to upgrade the storage?
Single full-sized USB ports aren't tall enough to make a tablet thicker either. Granted the stupid tapered edges would have to go, but I say good riddance.
My iPad is so useless now. Every time I want to take a pic or update an app there is no storage left and no easy way to manage it without connecting it to a PC.
If I had a bank of 6 SDCards slots I would just add another 128GB card.

Comment Re:This just in... (Score 1) 936

They are not required to remove anyone if nobody is in danger. She should have been written a citation for trespassing and have been done with it. If the trespass continues, cite her again. Anything beyond that is a customer service issue with the establishment she is having a dispute with.

This is an example of the militarization of America's police force. This is our sad future.

Comment Re:Which version is preferred? (Score 1) 298

Motorola even went a step further and locked in updates preventing users from reverting back. The most recent minor update went out of its way to update the boot loader keys preventing all prior versions from being flashed.
My Droid X was its best with Eclair. Each update after introduced more lag, bugs, and stability problems.
Having owned this and the Galaxy Nexus that got borked by Verizon I'm just not excited by mobile phones anymore.
They all suck and will likely suck for quite some time.

Comment Re:The Daily did not understand the web (Score 5, Insightful) 106

The content was interlaced with intrusive adverts that seemed to take over. In a magazine you could easily flip over the ads and even read ads that caught your eye. The Daily put them front and center in your face. People aren't used to paying for apps and being force-fed ads.
This and the mostly homogenized content was enough for me to uninstall it.

Comment Re:Standardized Remote Touchscreen API (Score 1) 445

Buick tried the touchscreen route in 1988 and it didn't quite work out so good. I owned a 89 Reatta and loved that car. I was fascinated by the digital dash and touch screen controls. But it wasn't very practical. Any interaction required eyes taken off of the road. There is no feeling for the volume knob, AC controls, etc. It sucked for safety.
Tesla for some reason thinks it is a good idea. Perhaps they never actually tried driving with it.

Comment Re:Papa John (Score 2) 418

How is that illegal? Do we need government further micromanaging businesses? How has that ever helped the economy?
It is his view as CEO that people are going to buy less pizza under Obama. Even though we don't see it, he does.
Let his business sink or swim on its own merits.

Personally, I think it is ridiculous that he is making a political statement at the expense of his employees. But from a business point of view (political posturing aside) I does make business sense.
PPACA (Obamacare) is a radical change for many businesses. Although I don't agree with these CEOs, Many of them truly believed that Romney was somehow going to heal the economy and end PPACA. Even if Romney didn't achieve that, businesses in general would have had less perceived uncertainty under Romeny and taken more risks in the form of investment and expansion giving a measurable boost to the economy.

Comment Re:Or... (Score 1) 578

More likely there was nothing to get anyone excited about voting for Romney. If you look at the numbers voting this time around vs 2008 and 2004, it is obvious that many stayed home.
Romney's campaign was a ruthless dictatorship with zero grass roots. I am not surprised when I hear about screw ups like this.
Obama didn't do much better in grass roots either. He failed to sell out stadiums too, but at least could fill them half way whereas Romney was lucky to fill the first few rows on the playing field with the stadium seats completely empty.

http://youtu.be/Kql7rMrRGxo

Comment Re:Why aren't people more hyped about the Wii U? (Score 1) 188

The controller raises a lot of interesting possibilities (though it's a little bulky for my tastes). And, unlike some, I think that the $300-$350 price tag is fine...

That is the same price as an iPad mini. It is going to be a hard sell IMO. Every single one of my nephews and nieces have ditched their DSes for an iTouch long ago. If given a choice they would take the iPad mini without a second thought.

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