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Comment: Re:When the Stanley Cup finals are blacked out (Score 1) 303

by mrclisdue (#43678751) Attached to: How Netflix Eats the Internet

What do you do for NHL games that are blacked out of NHL Center Ice because they are shown on national or regional cable television? Last year the freaking finals were shown on what is now NBC Sports Network, a cable channel.

It may take some searching, but running xbmc>navi-x or 1channel, I've been able to find *most* games blacked-out on gamecenter. I cut the chord (satellite dish) 6 weeks ago and I'm not looking back, saving $100 per month....

cheers,

Comment: Re:$24 (Score 4, Interesting) 347

by mrclisdue (#43209657) Attached to: Jammie Thomas Denied Supreme Court Appeal

Well, not to put too fine a point on it, but it doesn't seem to be working.

Isn't it?

Whilst the "content-cartels" occasionally ruin the odd-person's life, hundreds of millions, if not a billion, people continue to share files, every second of every day. Young whippersnappers under 30 don't even *get* what the fuss is about (or why we even *share* (or own) music files when there's spotify, grooveshark, pandora...)

And I do think it's tragic, and despicable, that even one person is ruined by the various aa's and their/our bought-and-paid-for politicians/legislatures.

Ultimately, the few sporadic *gains* by the bad guys pale in comparison to the sheer number of those who don't feel threatened. Or who rightly believe it's an amoral issue unworthy of their attention.

It's not unlike weed use. Are the anti-weed folks winning? Sooner or later (measured in decades...) common sense does indeed prevail.

A lot of us may not live long enough to experience it, though.

cheers,

Comment: Re:Use of the words sic (Score 1) 242

by mrclisdue (#43034137) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Can Quickoffice On Chromebooks Topple Microsoft's Office?

The first thing you need to do when schooling someone is make sure you are correct beforehand.

I am correct. You don't have a clue. Your so-called "elaboration" demonstrated the use of "sic" to point out a misspelling.

You have been schooled, so suck it up, or actually offer an elaboration which demonstrates how your mis-use of "sic" is correct.

Comment: Re:The best laptop on the market today (Score 3, Insightful) 242

by mrclisdue (#43030341) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Can Quickoffice On Chromebooks Topple Microsoft's Office?

No, because its nothing to do with preferences(sic) and priorities(sic).

You' ve indicated by the use of "(sic)" that those two words are either misspelled or improperly-used.

Would you care to elaborate, as both words are spelled properly...?

Comment: Re:Well... (Score 1) 305

by mrclisdue (#42667443) Attached to: 'Bankrupt' Australian Surgeon Sues Google For Auto-Complete

..Potential employers searching my name would see info about another person with my name, assume it's me, and move on to the next applicant...

So, your future employers are all so stupid that they'd automatically assume that google's autocomplete refers "solely" to you? Why would you seek employment with such stupid people? All employers are stupid, right?

cheers,

Comment: Re:It's not what it use to be anyplace else either (Score 1) 100

by mrclisdue (#42503159) Attached to: Has CES Lost Its Star Appeal?

...People don't rush out and line up to buy the new 2013 kenmore microwave or get excited the new maytag washer has 1 more washing mode than before.

Hey! I have a neckbeard and a black pseudo-turtleneck (aka "dickey"), and I just heard that there's a shiny new button on an i-Device.

I'm on my way to camp out at the Apple Store, you insensitive clod.

cheers,

Comment: Re:This time round, this might even work (Score 1) 231

by mrclisdue (#42201889) Attached to: Dirigible Airship Prototype Approaches Completion

Except that we modern folk call them "windmills" today, just as we'll call them "windmills" tomorrow, and no amount of shouts from the micro-percentile of the populace of, "That's not correct! It's the longer, awkward, unfluid dual-word "wind turbine"", will ever change that.

Citation? See "hacker".

cheers,

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