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    Internet data is like Oreos, ISP claims while defending data caps

    8) Nabisco can't just manufacture and give you individual cookies but have to seal them with nitrogen so that it stays tasty which is why you buy them in packs. Bandwidth doesn't work that way, even old ladies in commercials know that's not how it works. 9) When you buy an oreo you know it will...
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    Destiny: Rise of Iron impressions: the thin road to Destiny 2

    Not going to lie, at first I thought they were rebooting the Iron Man series when I saw "The Rise of Iron" and thought it said "The Rise of Iron Man" hahaha Many sighs of relief were had :D
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    Amazon fined £65,000 for shipping dangerous goods by air

    I thought they were pressurized because they tend to carry animals from time to time?
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    Internet data is like Oreos, ISP claims while defending data caps

    Say we buy a pack of 1000 oreos and we eat them all. In total we're spending $50 for the whole pack since it's manufactured by a major ISP. You finish the pack then you want 10 more oreo in the month, naturally it should cost about $0.05 but because it's manufactured by an ISP, the oreo costs...
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    Consumer group: Microsoft should compensate unhappy Windows 10 upgraders

    I had no idea they did that recently. If true, it's an absolute slap to the face. If they truly cared about what people would think, they should ask the time frame in a simple manner. "Welcome to Windows 10, you have made an excellent choice errr... forced to "upgrade" from Windows 7 to Windows...
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    Internet data is like Oreos, ISP claims while defending data caps

    I checked my local Walmart (online): Double Stuffed Oreos $2.79 Original Oreos: $3.60 Nabisco Oreo Birthday Cake Flavor: $2.97 HHHMMMMMMM..... That argument sounds a little off. Also also this...
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    Elon Musk reveals first photos of SpaceX’s powerful new Raptor engine

    For any of you naysayers, it's good to have viable, immediate options rather than technology that will still take a few decades to develop such as the EmDrive. Right now there's no way we can get the EmDrive out there in space when the technology is relatively new and incredibly primitive. The...
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    Amazon fined £65,000 for shipping dangerous goods by air

    So it's perfectly acceptable to have a few hundred people board an aircraft with their own li-ion batteries in their phone, portable chargers, and tablets but it's not okay to have them delivered? I understand the situation, basically if the li-ion battery is not pressurized at 12000ft it can...
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    Consumer group: Microsoft should compensate unhappy Windows 10 upgraders

    True, however people who don't really know much about computers also often don't use them much or just let their kids use it and leave it at that. That makes it a lot more inconvenient when something like this happens and it's already been two months. Downgrading after 30 days is possible but...
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    Consumer group: Microsoft should compensate unhappy Windows 10 upgraders

    Windows 10 just doesn't play well with older systems and games overall have compatibility issues. Right now I have a client who's computer was automatically upgraded to windows 10, I said it wouldn't work if it were ever to be upgraded and to decline it if they were asked. She said she doesn't...
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    Microsoft and Sony’s emerging 4K pixel-pissing contest

    I'm guessing this is how it went down: - Sony wanted to get into VR because of Oculus and project "holo" or whatever it was called - Microsoft is doing AR instead and are working on scorpio for the power since XBone isn't powerful enough - Sony got wind of this and heard of project scorpio...
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    Oliver Stone on the Snowden who graced Ars’ forums: “Now he’s a different man”

    Context is context for certain but you have to consider the meaning behind it at the time and its modern relevance. I would avoid quoting NPR for anything in the future as their radical left-wing bias is just as bad CNN or the right-wing agenda of fox-news. When referencing something as...
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    No headphone jack? Nintendo did it first...

    Naturally one could say that those who would want a headphone jack could get a phone with a headphone jack but if their whole account revolves around itunes or whatever, they pretty much bought themselves into a service that they can't leave due to DRM and some cross-platform legalities...
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    Oliver Stone on the Snowden who graced Ars’ forums: “Now he’s a different man”

    You know, the interesting thing is that on one side of the spectrum you have people supporting a system that grows the government so big that they know all, see all and control all. On the other side of the spectrum you have people supporting corporations which grow so big that knows all, sees...
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    RetroUSB’s AVS hardware breathes new life into old NES cartridges

    Well, you can buy a functional NES for about $10 at a garage sale or about $20-$30 elsewhere. If you want the original box itself it's worth about $50 in all. The games themselves usually sell for about 50 cents a piece unless they're rarer. Locally there's a store that sells them at a dollar a...
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    For early prostate cancer, a watchful eye is just as good as treatment

    People who think their in their 30s or 40s aren't at risk should reconsider. Not only is the current % of diagnosed colon cancer patients at around 10% for people in that age range but that percentage is steadily increasing. Getting a prostate check isn't that big of a deal. Your poops are much...
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    Wells Fargo drops sales requirements for employees after fake accounts exposed

    Does anyone know the procedure to move credit cards over to a credit union from a bank? That's really the only reason why I still have an actual bank account. I'd actually net myself the $2000 minimum that I need to maintain my balance at the bank too.
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    Won’t turn in your Note 7? Samsung will gimp your battery

    I know this might sound unreasonable to some but I think the next step if people still haven't returned them by the end of the month is to prompt a "your phone will be bricked within 1 week if it's not returned" message. Sure, it's up to the consumer if they want the phone or not but...
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    Sugar industry bought off scientists, skewed dietary guidelines for decades

    As far as the FDA is concerned, I have absolutely NO trust in them to provide accurate results. They are the ones who approved many different poisons in our meals including "pink slime". They are the ones who allows certain types of sugars to not be reported on nutritional charts. They are the...
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    Lack of PS4 Pro 4K Blu-ray support down to streaming, says Sony

    Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, and YouTube do it and perhaps even Hulu. They are all available for PC for 4K and up streaming. I don't know if you can do this with their console equivalent but I don't see why not? The only thing you really have to worry about is your monthly bandwidth cap and ISP...