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  1. Fast Learner

    2014---IN REMEMBRANCE

    What a shame, so much talent lost, both now and in his 15-year hiatus.
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    Advanced advanced Dungeons & Dragons

    I *really* liked the episode. They managed to make D&D seem fun, everyone was into it, and they didn't make fun of it.
  3. Fast Learner

    iPhone app question for you techies

    And as HoE implied (but may not have directly said), there's no special app needed, it's build into the OS.
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    Apple scores a patent for curved touch surfaces

    The patent is, as patents are supposed to be, quite specific. Hard to say whether it overlaps Samsung's and LG's products. That said, this Apple patent is from 2010, so who knows, perhaps the patent comes before the products.
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    Apple scores a patent for curved touch surfaces

    I would guess it's just a defensive patent, in case they ever want to do something with a curved screen. Tons of large company patents work that way.
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    There goes the Ant-Man movie

    Ah, ok. Interesting.
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    There goes the Ant-Man movie

    It'll surely be a comedy, something I assumed when they announced that Wright was directing a few years ago (pre-Avengers). Not sure how comedy and the creation of Ultron will work together, but I love Wright and Rudd both, so am totally up for it.
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    There goes the Ant-Man movie

    Sounds perfect to me! It's being directed by Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, The World's End), so Rudd should be a perfect fit.
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    iOS 7

    Great explanation, Janx. Using iCloud for backups is free and ridiculously easy: launch Settings, turn on iCloud backup, enter your Apple ID. Ta-da! Lose your device, smash your device, need to wipe your device for some reason, upgrade to a new device, whatever, the replacement will have...
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    Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

    My gf (who's only seen a couple of seasons of Buffy) said, "Isn't that the 'dark' slayer woman from Buffy?", so it's definitely not just you.
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    iOS 7

    If you're noticing an apparent battery life problem, letting it fully run down and shut itself off, then recharging to full may make a huge difference. iOS 7 has done a bad job of pulling battery status info from iOS 6, but a complete drain and recharge will solve the problem for most everyone.
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    Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

    I really enjoyed myself and had a hell of a time, as did my girlfriend. Disappointing to hear that it wasn't as great for everyone.
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    Why does everyone rag on Hawkeye?

    Agreed, the current comic is incredible. Made me like comics again. (Well, that and Saga.)
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    iOS 7

    I also really like it. Took a couple of weeks to adjust, but I can't stand the idea of going back to iOS 6 now.
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    iPhone 5S

    Yep, already in use. :(
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    iPhone 5S

    Some key tinfoil-hat-ridiculing facts: 1. The fingerprint does not leave the device. It's not in the cloud, on some server somewhere, or anywhere but the phone. 2. It's completely optional. Feel free to enter a passcode and type in your Apple ID password each time they're needed instead. 3...
  17. Fast Learner

    IN REMEMBRANCE--2013

    He passed a year ago, though.
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    Is Earth a sphere?

    I voted "no" due to the oblate spheroid issue. While it's easy to say that the difference doesn't matter, it matters a lot in certain circumstances. I wrote an app where, as part of it, you could find out where other users were, providing the direction and distance to them. Using standard...
  19. Fast Learner

    IN REMEMBRANCE--2013

    She was amazingly talented, and stayed amazing active to a very old age.
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    TRUE BLOOD--SEASON 6/Chapter 10-- Radioactive/Season Ending

    The producers confirmed that he'll be back for next season, though they implied that his return wouldn't be easy.
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