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Comment Re:This won't end well. (Score 2) 196

I've seen that and agree there's a problem. Like some people here have said, I don't go crazy with extensions but for me the Noia theme is an absolute must as the default theme is god awful. So far as I know, two developers have quit developing it and the last one stated the exact reason that you mention i.e. that fixing the breakage in every new release is just too much.

Comment Re:Anyone know how Zotac cards hold up? (Score 1) 66

I have a couple and they perform decent and none of them have died on me. I've avoided EVGA for two reasons, first for the reason you mentioned that many people in assorted forums have mentioned that they die with an frequency that is somewhat alarming and second that they appear to be average performers at best. I've got my eye on one of those Zotac GeForce GTX 980 AMP! Omega cards to replace the Asus GTX 770 I'm using now.

Comment Pinball (Score 1) 171

Some of those big old Bally's pinball games were awesome; the last pinball game I remember playing a lot was the Star Trek - The Next Generation; for a TV show themed machine it was pretty good, complicated too.

Comment Re:I just don't understand (Score 1) 1128

I can't find the article to post but I'm pretty sure I read that aside from the altercation at the car where Michael Brown tried to grab Darren Wilson's service weapon (and apparently the weapon discharged in the struggle) that at least one witness stated that Michael Brown was advancing on Darren Wilson with his hands in the air taunting Officer Wilson and making threats (I'm not going to try and repeat what the article said from memory).

This is not the cut a dried case that some people would have everyone believe.

Comment Re:next up (Score 1) 232

I understand what you're saying but on the flip side if enough communities say "The Consumerist says you're the worst company in America and we don't want you here" at some point the board of directors and upper management or even the franchise authorities, state and federal consumer watchdogs or other regulatory authorities will take notice and say you guys need to shape up. I swear that every three to six months I find my bills going to by some $2 or $4 charge and my choices are limited as the only other company that provides similar service in this area is Verizon who is the runner up worst company.

Comment Re:Sheesh, what's the problem? (Score 1) 367

Yeah right, did Google abuse the animal?; work it too hard?; not feed or water it enough?; not give it regular breaks as it's traipsing across the hot dusty desert?

You make a good point on the environmental issue. Also Google's helping out the local economy by employing local people and resources, doesn't that count for anything.

Comment Re:I still don't get this. (Score 1) 304

I'm pretty much with you on this; I wouldn't ever carry a bare phone or one with just a silicone bumper in a front pocket let alone a back pants pocket. But I also feel to some extent that this is a "mobile" device and it should be designed with a certain ruggedness in mind, especially considering the retail replacement cost.

Comment Re:Third option (Score 1) 421

That case is only about $17 US and I wouldn't trust a case that cheap; the Otterbox Defender case I use on my iPhone 4s was something like $35 and it's been great; the Defender for the 6 / 6 Plus is probably going to be between $60-$75 but it's well worth it to protect your $600 plus dollar phone.

Comment I'm not optimistic.. (Score 3, Informative) 191

I see so many problems with the world and very little being done to work those problems out; one of the biggest (in my opinion) being the energy crisis and the dwindling supplies of fossil fuels. What the world needs is clean, cheap energy i.e. hydrogen fusion or something similar. You see articles in the science news every once in a while but many of them turn out to be frauds or nothing ever comes of them.

Comment Re:So-to-speak legal (Score 1) 418

It may depend on the state, consumer protection is much better in some states than others i.e. "void where prohibited". So parts of Comcast's boiler plate TOS may not be enforceable in some states. But in my opinion this kind of strong arm behavior is reprehensible and limits on what services a person is able to run on his connection should not be legal. Although I would say that if one person was doing something with his or her connection that used so much bandwidth that everyone in the neighborhood was being negatively impacted then something would have to be done.

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