Comment Re:Obviously (Score 1) 254
Pro-meat people would also be happy with overall human population reduction too. More meat for them.
Comment Re:I thought (Score 1) 203
Or real birth certificate?
Comment Re:Interesting (Score 2) 61
For you, maybe.
For short people? That's at a comfortable level.
Ewoks? Forget about it. They shouldn't be handling those anyways.
Comment Re:What was her password? (Score 1) 100
That's because it's your password. To me it looks like ******* but to you it's hunter2.
Comment Re:$100 is an impulse buy, $500 is not (Score 1) 312
You brought up an interested point. Do you think any company is willing to bleed money just to get more market share? How much is spent in marketing the product and can any of that be relocated to supporting selling at a loss? Would the benefits of (potential) increased market share outweigh the cost of lower priced products?
Comment Re:Correction (Score 1) 351
I can understand that if the Chess game is a tie then a winner is decided using the boxing scores. But if the boxing scores are also a tie then the player with the black pieces automatically wins? That I cannot understand.
Comment Hypocritical (Score 2) 77
Getting people to use free and trial versions of their Autodesk software isn't part of a plan for them to upsell? And they're not going to make Instructable-like communities by obtaining members and projects from Instructables?
Ok... I'll bite. What other things do they have planned, MAKE?
Comment Re:Now, Come On ... (Score 2) 410
As long as he doesn't have to bolt it down or changes something with the appearance of the house, most landlords wouldn't really complain too much. If they get their cut of the power, it's a sure thing they'll not only green light it but shoot down any complaints of neighbors concerning radiation or other minor complaints.
Radiation from a nuclear reactor is a minor complaint?
Comment Re:Is this the place? (Score 1) 108
Um... so... I'm an idiot. This is EXACTLY what we were talking about in this entire convo. I quit.
Comment Re:Is this the place? (Score 1) 108
Flooding this section! Just returned to let people (or nobody, probably) about this: http://www.mutetab.com/
Not exactly what we were discussing in this convo but close enough.
Comment Re:Is this the place? (Score 1) 108
Man, stupid double post. We should be able to remove them.
Comment Re:Is this the place? (Score 1) 108
I disagree with your disagreement! But not completely. There should be an option (keyword: option) to only allow sound from the visible tab. You most likely won't use it but CmdrTaco and I will.
However, I fully support your idea of a small speaker icon on the tab itself. Someone should write that up immediately! Maybe I will...
Comment Re:Is this the place? (Score 1) 108
I disagree with your disagreement! But not completely. We should have the option (keyword: option) to only allow sound from visible tabs. You most likely won't use it, but CmdrTaco and I will (on occasion).
However, I fully support your idea of small speaker icon on the tab itself. Someone should write that up, immediately. Maybe I will...
Submission + - Netflix doubling the cost of your current plan (netflix.com)
micsaund writes: While Netflix has continued to drop fees and still maintain a good services, today, they take three steps in the other direction by doubling the cost of the plan you probably already have:
"So for instance, our current $9.99 a month membership for unlimited streaming and unlimited DVDs will be split into 2 distinct plans:
Plan 1: Unlimited Streaming (no DVDs) for $7.99 a month
Plan 2: Unlimited DVDs, 1 out at-a-time (no streaming), for $7.99 a month.
The price for getting both of these plans will be $15.98 a month ($7.99 + $7.99). For new members, these changes are effective immediately; for existing members, the new pricing will start for charges on or after September 1, 2011."
Now, if they could get everything available on streaming, this would be fine, but how many times have you needed to get a physical disc for that oddball movie, or had a movie in your instant queue that magically disappears due to some behind-the-scenes contract expiration or whatever? Discuss.
"So for instance, our current $9.99 a month membership for unlimited streaming and unlimited DVDs will be split into 2 distinct plans:
Plan 1: Unlimited Streaming (no DVDs) for $7.99 a month
Plan 2: Unlimited DVDs, 1 out at-a-time (no streaming), for $7.99 a month.
The price for getting both of these plans will be $15.98 a month ($7.99 + $7.99). For new members, these changes are effective immediately; for existing members, the new pricing will start for charges on or after September 1, 2011."
Now, if they could get everything available on streaming, this would be fine, but how many times have you needed to get a physical disc for that oddball movie, or had a movie in your instant queue that magically disappears due to some behind-the-scenes contract expiration or whatever? Discuss.
Submission + - IT Jobs: Winners And Losers In The Cloud (infoworld.com)
snydeq writes: "InfoWorld's Kevin Fogarty takes a look at how the rise of cloud computing will impact IT jobs, outlining which roles stand to gain prominence in the years to come, and which roles will suffer as organizations extend their commitments to the cloud. 'Ultimately the bulk of IT could look more like a projects office than the way it looks now, when most of the hands-on work is done inside. It probably won't be a total transformation, but moving into cloud, there will be more of that and less DIY.'"
