Jimbob The Mighty - Slashdot User

Comment: Re:Complaining about proprietary software prices.. (Score 1) 70

by Jimbob The Mighty on Monday May 28, @12:51AM (#40132607) Attached to: Australian IT Price Hike Inquiry Kicks Off: Submissions Wanted

This problem is not limited to software... Look up what prestige cars cost in Australia, vs what they cost in the US. Why do cars cost more here? The market can support it here, because there are enough idiots who don't question or aren't aware that they are paying so much more here than elsewhere.

Comment: Re:A week? (Score 1) 999

by Jimbob The Mighty on Sunday May 20, @11:40PM (#40061033) Attached to: Who's Pirating Game of Thrones, and Why?

I live in Melbourne, Australia. I was able to watch the Seaon 1 finale of Game of Thrones 2 days before I saw the first advertisment for the series. The ad campaign was launched weeks before the series was aired here.

Comment: Re:So, first he breaks the height record... (Score 1) 155

by Jimbob The Mighty on Sunday March 18, @11:21PM (#39399995) Attached to: Baumgartner Completes 13.5-Mile Free-Fall Jump, Aims For Record

Survival is not required for being the first person to break the sound barrier without a means of propulsion.

If this is the case, something tells me the crew complement of the Space Shuttle Columbia might have him beat then...

Comment: Re:Fair request (Score 2) 413

by Jimbob The Mighty on Tuesday January 10, @10:59PM (#38659572) Attached to: Amazon To Collect Indiana Sales Tax In 2014

I like paying taxes... they pay for things like health care... then again, I'm in Australia... what do taxes pay for in the US again?

Comment: Re:Not vapourware! (Score 2) 374

by Jimbob The Mighty on Tuesday January 10, @10:54PM (#38659532) Attached to: Raspberry Pi Has Gone To Manufacturing

You're assuming that Microsoft are the only people who provide an OS for x86. Don't do that.

Comment: Re:Lockheed gonna get sued? (Score 1) 297

by Jimbob The Mighty on Monday January 09, @11:35PM (#38646910) Attached to: Could a Dirty Rag Take Out a $2 Billion Satellite?

49% don't actually pay income tax

Because they didn't make any money above federal poverty rates....but hey, don't let details get in the way of a perfectly overused irrelevant statistic.

the top 1% paid 40%

When they account for the fact that 49% of people aren't in a position to be able to pay income tax, the should be paying *more* taxes, not less.

There, FTFY.

Comment: Re:First (Score 1) 275

by Jimbob The Mighty on Monday December 05, @11:33PM (#38275986) Attached to: Discouraging Playstation Vita Details

Actually it sounds like they realised they were going to sell the device at a loss, and implemented measures to minimise losses due to them not shipping many units.

Comment: Re:Complaining about proprietary software prices.. (Score 1) 70

Comment: Re:A week? (Score 1) 999

Comment: Re:So, first he breaks the height record... (Score 1) 155

Comment: Re:Fair request (Score 2) 413

Comment: Re:Not vapourware! (Score 2) 374

Comment: Re:Lockheed gonna get sued? (Score 1) 297

Comment: Superoptimal?? (Score 1) 315

Comment: Re:India is a democratic country, right? (Score 2) 171

Comment: Re:Faulty Reasoning (Score 1) 653

Comment: Re:First (Score 1) 275

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