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Comment reply (Score 1) 139

So no, you're talking out your rear end. How about some authoritative information? rjejr is correct. You can go into your Wii Settings and turn off the background data options--you know, the one that updates your weather and news and all that while your Wii is in standby mode. If you don't use your Wii for weather/news, you can save yourself some electricity/money by disabling the standby mode. http://goo.gl/uavVx

Comment gullfaraz (Score 1) 260

I, for one, am very glad these unlicensed options traders are getting stamped out! There's no room in the economy for these shenanigans! Just think what could happen if people started massively trading options on unregulated exchanges - people would start speculating, maybe betting on, say, housing prices going up or down, and before you know it, we could have a housing assets bubble that would burst, bring down the economy and require massive government bailouts! I'm so glad that options trading is restricted only to regulated, licensed exchanges where such things couldn't ever happen...... The lesson here is this: if you're a small person trying to speculate - that's bad! If you're a giant investment bank trying to speculate - go right ahead, just as long as your dealer^H^H^H exchange is "regulated". http://www.readenews.com/2012/02/10-classy-speakers-to-match-your-white.html

Comment gullfaraz (Score 0) 129

Just point them at key members' of Congress' homes for a while. Then, when budget reviews come up, NASA simply goes to Congress with a thumb drive. "We need funding for a new Mars mission, Senator. If not, we'll have to start selling some of these picture-filled drives to the public to offset the costs. Wouldn't it be a damn shame if certain images of that high school cheerleading squad coming and going from your house at all hours of the night were to...accidentally...end up on the Internet? That would be a damn, criminal, shame...wouldn't it, Senator?" http://www.readenews.com/2012/11/instagram-launches-profile-badges.html

Comment Re:any chance of getting those in the reg. version (Score -1, Redundant) 123

Exactly this. I don't EVER want to see a mobile version of any website on my tablet. And yet far too many websites refuse to give me the full site no matter what I click, ignoring the flag in my browser for "request desktop version" and not having anything of their own I can click to get there. I have never seen a site that works better on my tablet in mobile version than full, but I have seen many sites refuse to let me even try the full version. Additionally, my phone is now in the same range, I only want the desktop version on it too. again, not an option on many sites. http://www.readenews.com/2012/11/samsung-galaxy-note-ii-sales-hit-5.html

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