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  1. Re: Isn't that blatantly on 'Google Isn't the Company That We Should Have Handed the Web Over To' (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    There's no way in hell that overlay should have been crippling hardware acceleration. It was a bug. Blame whoever you want for exposing it, but don't pretend it wasn't a bug in Edge.

  2. Re:Isn't that blatantly on 'Google Isn't the Company That We Should Have Handed the Web Over To' (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    They could, but then fixing their own mistakes purely to benefit others would violate their "Lawful Evil" character alignment and they would receive an experience penalty.

  3. Re:What about European meddling on Senate Report Shows Russia Used Social Media To Support Trump In 2016 (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 0

    If you knew they were European then that doesn't count. The problem is with Russians making posts and buying ads with content that disingenuously pretends it was written by US citizens, for US citizens.

  4. Re:Clinton Lost Because of Clinton on Senate Report Shows Russia Used Social Media To Support Trump In 2016 (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Probably largely true, but do keep in mind that you're in the target region and target demographic for the most fake news about the Clintons.

  5. Re:What, the astroturfers have nothing to say? on Senate Report Shows Russia Used Social Media To Support Trump In 2016 (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Greetings, Komrade!

  6. What, the astroturfers have nothing to say? on Senate Report Shows Russia Used Social Media To Support Trump In 2016 (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 0

    Where's the Russians posting claims they only spent $50,000 on it?

  7. Cloudflare Under Fire on Cloudflare Under Fire For Allegedly Providing DDoS Protection For Terrorist Websites · · Score: 1

    ... again.

    They should just change their name to "Cloudflare Under Fire."

  8. Re:Look Profit in the Eye and Walk Away on Nintendo Warns It Won't Make More Retro NES and SNES Consoles (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    It's clearly working great for the Switch. The Wii-U marketing efforts were mismanaged.

  9. Re:Another money funnel to corporations? on FCC Panel Wants To Tax Internet-Using Businesses, Give the Money To ISPs (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    +1 underrated

  10. Prove it.

  11. Unfortunately that never happens here in the US, which is why Comcast already has a monopoly over most these rural regions.

  12. Re:well comcast does let you use your own router on Comcast Rejected by Small Town -- Residents Vote For Municipal Fiber Instead (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    It's a question worth asking, but unless they've secured some other under-the-table deal with a 3rd party hardware vendor, it's unlikely they have the resources to force any specific model on anyone, let alone police their customers' choices.

  13. Re:Anyone apologizing for anything Comcast on Comcast Rejected by Small Town -- Residents Vote For Municipal Fiber Instead (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    No, you're conflating stuff like ATT's "U-Verse VDSL" with FTTH, which Fios actually is.

  14. Re:Anyone apologizing for anything Comcast on Comcast Rejected by Small Town -- Residents Vote For Municipal Fiber Instead (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Fiber isn't quite so water-soluble.

  15. They're both frankly garbage, in my experience. You're either a liar or the same lucky shill from the other thread.

  16. Then you just got lucky. High ground, dry wires, installation done on a Wednesday, etc. In general cases across most regions Comcast is known to be worse than Verizon, and equivalent to Time Warner and Adelphia in general service reliability and performance.

    Also, no you're not getting all the bandwidth you paid for. I can confirm you haven't tested carefully enough for that. Test it again over ssh.

  17. If you're talking about Comcast? Either a blatant lie, or the testimony of a first-week customer.

  18. It's possible he has never had any other ISP. He didn't clarify that.

  19. Yea, the smart people would notice that Comcast can't even cover 96% of their own ass.

  20. Re:So, what is the loophole? on Samsung Embarrassingly Partners With Fake Supreme (droid-life.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    I vaguely remember this coming up years ago. It has something to do with Italian copyright laws not allowing generic words as brand names.

  21. The answer will surprise you... on Chinese Mobile App Companies Are a National Security Risk, Says a Top Democrat (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Nothing. Nothing at all. For that matter what would stop an actual US citizen from doing the same thing for fun or for profit? Again, it's fucking nothing.

  22. Re:Why such narrow wording? on Chinese Mobile App Companies Are a National Security Risk, Says a Top Democrat (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Agreed. Proper wording: Mobile apps are a risk.

  23. Re:By my calculations on the back of a beer bottle on Tesla's Giant Battery In Australia Saved $40 Million During Its First Year, Report Says (electrek.co) · · Score: 3, Informative

    You're off by a couple orders of magnitude. 16 of these things could cover the entire US nicely.

  24. Re:Ruling class protecting itself on Australia Passes Anti-Encryption Laws [Update] (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    He quoted a book, and you missed the point.

  25. Like pepper spray but a can of it can take out 50 people.