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Comment This sounds familiar. (Score 1) 314

Not too long ago I was thinking to myself, "You know, I haven't really pirated anything in a while. Most of what I want is on hulu or netflix." I also noted that many of the things I watched on Netflix started with the Starz logo. Perhaps very soon it will be time to go back to TPB. Why don't media companies get it? I don't *NEED* to buy their product, I can have it for free because there is no scarcity in a world of 1s and 0s.

Comment Hmm, beautiful, but no. (Score 1) 200

Its gorgeous. Simply beautiful. I know I won't buy it. I like games, but if I want to PC game, I can get a great experience for so much less money with a desktop. Also I don't have to worry about switching out hardware nearly as much. If I wanted to spend that much money on a good-looking laptop I would get another Macbook Pro... then it will have the added benefit of running OS X. Of course it wouldn't be a gaming laptop then, but who really needs a gaming laptop AND has almost 3 grand to spend on it? My guess is this is SUPER niche.

Comment News? (Score 1) 348

I use my iPad in all of those locations and I really don't see a problem with it. My iPad is where I read my books now, and people take those to the bathroom or restaurants as well.

Also this isn't particularly new either. I have been taking devices to the bathroom since my first Palm device. I have a very specific routine (not really by thinking about, it just developed naturally) I have developed to ensure the device never gets dropped in!

Comment Re:because we are (Score 1) 130

I don't want them using my buildings, elevators, stairs, appliances. Robots are second class citizens, and they can build their own hovels at the outskirts of town!!! This water fountain is carbon based only! :D

Comment If. And ONLY If. (Score 1) 521

I'm over reading all these stories already. How about I just get in line to let them embed the microchip, swab my cheek, barcode my ass, gather a stool sample, map my brainwaves, embed cameras in my retinas and install the collapsible satellite dish in my urethra. I mean, I AM ok with this.

As long as they use Linux.

Live free or die!!!!

Comment Re:What is the GNU Hurd? (Score 1) 463

The only reason I have even ever heard of it was because I came across it when doing research about some of the free standard tools in Linux. Most notably gcc. I saw that it came from the GNU site and they had a link on there about HURD, which looked a lot like its own whole operating system. I asked myself why they would do this considering Linux seemed to be the OS and GNU seemed to contribute the tools. I figured I would maybe try out their OS, only to find that it didn't really exist (at least not in any useable form).

That was about 11 years ago.

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