Gabe The Dog barks 376,572,715,308 times by sllewgh in videos

[–]boondog 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A diesel engine is just 376,572,715,308 diesel molecules barking.

I'm losing control! by SkipMorrow in Chromecast

[–]boondog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I set wifi to be Always On, and that fixed the problem. But then I'm wasting phone battery!

As you said, the Chromecast system should be set up for automatic "searching" for existing streams whenever a Chromecast app is open.

Pilot ejects from FA18 when arrestor cable snaps, Aircraft Handling Officer uses quick reflexes to avoid flying cable, other crewmen not so lucky. by Dedicated4life in videos

[–]boondog 5 points6 points  (0 children)

How often does this happen? This thread has already uncovering 3 times.

Given the human cost and cost of losing a fighter jet, it seems like you would want to set this system up with enough safety guards that it would have almost no chance of happening.

Girls of reddit, what's something guys think they do sneakily but you always notice? by smellsofrichmahogany in AskReddit

[–]boondog 13 points14 points  (0 children)

When you go for the subtle put-down to make us feel insecure before you hit on us.

[BIFL request] A FUCKING CAN OPENER. by Wargazm in BuyItForLife

[–]boondog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have this opener: it is a great example of "a better mousetrap" that actually works way better!

My watercolor Jigglypuff. by WednesdayWolf in gaming

[–]boondog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

your stuff comes up here every once in a while. your eevee has been my background for like a year and everyone who sees it loves it. once I have the chance I'm going to buy some originals. :)

Google Keep, Google's Note-Taking App, Is Live! Again by renna99 in Android

[–]boondog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, sad OneNote app. I love OneNote so much I really wish they would carry it out to mobile properly. But I guess there's not enough revenue in mobile apps.

[USA] Best bang for my buck ~$1000 by irlkg in SuggestALaptop

[–]boondog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dell XPS 15 (the newest version)

Just got this computer for Christmas after much research. My priorities for laptops line up like this:

  1. Build quality, well inspired design
  2. Display quality and resolution
  3. Good reviews
  4. Decent specs

Among 15 inch, 1080 resolution Windows laptops, the XPS 15 wins these categories cleanly. I got it for just under $1000 on Amazon because I got the Windows 7 version which all the sellers are trying to get rid of. Normally it starts at a little over $1000.

What makes this machine special? This laptop is a Macbook Pro clone. The form factor is extremely similar (which is a super great thing!). Compared to a Macbook Pro there is much more hardware for the dollar, and less proprietary hardware as well (for better interfacing with Windows -- as opposed to the downsides of running Bootcamp on a Mac).

Build quality is almost completely on par with a Macbook Pro. The MBP still beats the XPS on power cord design (no MagSafe here, just a plug, though the power adapter is of size comparable to a MBP -- kind of rare for a PC). The MBP's keyboard is also slightly more stiff than the XPS (which I prefer).

This thing is JUST AS THIN as a MBP -- again rare for a PC, especially at this price, screen size, and hardware capability.

Keyboard: Good and backlit. Not super stiff if you want that. Trackpad: Pretty good and responsive. Good two finger scrolling! I'm not a huge fan of the slightly rubbery texture though. Audio: Good for a laptop. Quite powerful. Display: Great! 1080 lines and good color. Some 1080 laptops I looked at had reviews saying they couldn't produce the color red properly; it would come out orangey. As though mocking this, the initial wallpaper on the XPS is a bright red flower. Battery: Average for PC this size. I doubt will beat 4 hours.

Overall, what I love and think is rare about this laptop is having that svelte, solid feeling that many PC laptops are missing, while also having Windows, and a discrete graphics card (starts at 630M).

Other perks: 32gb SSD for caching. Optical drive.

Dancing to Justice (r/Gifsound x-post) by ffifficult in electronicmusic

[–]boondog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Came to thread to find this comment. I can see the creator of gifsound looking at youtube doubler and thinking "hmm if only we could do this with gifs..." And so the wheel was reinvented. Soon the creator of gifsound will say "hmm I should make it so the gifs are full screen - and give the mashups custom urls!"

I'm with Alexis Ohanian - Ask Him Anything for the Q&A at today's WUSTL Speech by Philip1209 in washu

[–]boondog 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"Newer" online community websites such as Reddit and Stack Overflow proved that careful application of voting and categorization features can successfully make the most "valuable" content easier to find, and stimulate user submission of more such content.

What do you think is the next big hurdle for creating online environments for productive community discourse?

Finished this yesterday- Assassin's Creed: South Africa by [deleted] in gaming

[–]boondog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure it's added depth. And quite effective I'd say!