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An anonymous reader writes: Windows 3.0 was launched on 22 May 1990 — I know, 'coz I was there as a SDE on the team. I still have, um, several of the shrink-wrapped boxes of the product — with either 3.5 inch and 5.25 floppies rattling around inside them — complete with their distinctive 'I witnessed the event' sticker! It was a big deal for me, and I still consider Win 3 as *the* most significant Windows' release, and I wonder what other Slashdotters think, looking back on Win 3?

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Meet the “beer can burger,” a stuffed-with-everything burger that’s sure to be a crowd-pleaser at your next grilling party.

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Holy vomit-inducing fun Batman!

A new Dark Knight themed “4D free fly coaster” that was first announced last Fall is set to open up to the general public this week at the Six Flags in San Antonio.

And it looks absolutely nauseating.

The park released some concept footage and images back in August of 2014, which showed off the basic design, but now we have some new POV video of the ride in action as well ahead of the launch.

Here’s a description of what you and your stomach can expect to endure as part of the experience with uses “ultra-modern magnetic technology” to make you feel like you’re swooping around Gotham.

Magnetic fins cause you to flip as you fly over the top of a 12-story hill and two beyond vertical drops. Then you’ll take flight over a steel track which delivers six full inversions. You’ll descend down two beyond-90-degree raven drops, incorporating the stomach-shaking sensation of true freefall right in the middle of the ride!

Some park-goers with season passes and military passes were given an opportunity to preview the ride last weekend, and they seemed to enjoy it.

Head on down to Texas this weekend if you want to give it a try, but avoid eating a big, beefy burrito before you climb aboard… just in case.

@SF_FiestaTexas IT WAS SO COOL!!! pic.twitter.com/yHahrUxhY3

— Sandra Juarez (@Sandra_Juarez) May 18, 2015

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Razer, a leader in connected devices and software for gamers, today announced the release of the Razer Firefly, the first hard gaming mouse mat with Razer's Chroma lighting feature. The Chroma feature adds 16.8 million color options and numerous customizable lighting effects to the mouse mat, including reactive, wave and spectrum cycling.

Razer Firefly has lighting along its left, right and bottom borders and can sync up with other Chroma enabled Razer devices for virtually limitless color combinations.
Engineered with all the trusted Razer gaming-grade performance features, the Razer Firefly has a micro-textured finish for the balance between control and speed. The optimized reflective surface ensures mouse movements translate to precise cursor movements and rapid in-game responsiveness.

KFC has announced that Colonel Sanders is returning to television as part of a new ad campaign.  While we don't know the exact details of how one might resurrect a dead fast food mascot, that didn't stop our illustrators from drawing their version of how these events may have unfolded.

 

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The blokes at MCN have taken the H2R out to a long stretch of asphalt to finally get some performance numbers on Kawasaki’s 300 horsepower supercharged superbike, and yes, the results are properly mind-bending.

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Last fall we noted how Comcast was being sued by a Washington State couple after the company's home security platform failed to detect intruders, who broke into their home and attempted to remove their son's arms and legs from his body. The report notes Comcast didn't install motion detectors on the basement window, despite promising the couple their home was now "intruder proof."

Like most security firms, Comcast's contract with its Xfinity security and automation users has users waive all Comcast liability for failed systems. Specifically, Comcast's Xfinity security contract informs users in fine print that "your duty to protect/indemnify the company applies even in the case of the company's own negligence.

The couples are now testing that in a court case that started this week, their lawyer keying in specifically on the Comcast technician's suggestions the service couldn't be beaten:

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During his opening statement on Monday, the Rawats attorney Ken Friedman of Friedman Rubin told Judge William Downing, who is hearing the case without a jury, that Comcast s installation technician convinced Leena Rawat to purchase a security system that did not include sensors for the basement window.

"The only reason Ms. Rawat accepted the configuration the technician suggested was because he affirmatively told her that sensors on the basement windows were not necessary, due to the fact that he d installed a motion detector that would catch any intruder," Friedman said...

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Comcast is being sued for gross negligence, breach of contract and of violating Washington state consumer protection laws. The attackers have each been sentenced to 25 years in prison.
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Netflix is getting a new design for its streaming website that makes the browsing experience a lot more enjoyable. It's expected to launch sometime in June.

For starters, Netflix is getting rid of its carousel browsing, dropping the slow-moving side scrolling in favor for a click-based browsing system that speeds up the experience and makes it a lot less frustrating to explore.

If you've forgotten what that carousel-style browsing looks like, here's a reminder.

Currently, clicking on a Netflix title causes the episode to immediately start loading while it displays some summary information. And, if you wanted to explore the title further or select a specific episode you needed to hover your mouse over the title without clicking — which was usually hit or miss.

With the new design, clicking on a title won't immediately cause your movie or TV show to start playing — instead you'll be given the option to read about the show.

If you click the arrow, the title will expand to let you explore other episodes in the series, read a plot overview, check out related titles, and view information on the cast.

Netflix has begun rolling out the new interface to a small number of subscribers already, but if you're not one of the lucky few you'll only have to wait a few more weeks. Netflix confirmed to Business Insider that it's "targeting mid-June" for the launch of the new design.

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