Have you ever returned something? They check it there in front of you, and give you a bunch of attitude. It's the Fry's way.

(As as the above commenter noted, I never said they did a good job.)

To be fair, they test them in-house before putting things back up on the shelf. But when you see an entire row of a product that have all been returned, it's a sign that you should try a different manufacturer.

Since they beat the Turing Test, this means we've reached the AI singularity... right?

And here's footage of what you'll look like while wearing them.

You must not have an iPhone.

Since you're buying a laptop, presumably you want to be able to carry it around. If you plan to do a lot of traveling on foot, you'll want a lighter laptop than someone who drives most of the time. Keep in mind that larger laptops tend offer more performance at a smaller price.

Once you've nailed down the physical dimensions you're looking for, you can try to maximize the price/performance ratio from there.

No matter how you read this, the headline is completely misleading. There are other compilers/IDEs for Windows that cost $0. And the term "free" can mean two things on Slashdot; this headline makes it sound like Microsoft is trying to kill FOSS.

It's too bad they don't make phone software or something that could help them pick up at least a little market share in that area, amirite?

Assuming the colony will produce it's own food, it may need insects to aid in decomposition of the compost.

His main takeaway: they were 'Stone Age' when it came to their tech know-how."

So they're exactly like Norton, McAfee, and CA?