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  1. Re:So it has come to this on Nike Bricks Its Shoes With a Faulty Firmware Update (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    Poor guy, just going in circles now.

  2. This was the plot of the movie "The Sting", with Robert Redford & Paul Newman. Mode of transmission may have changed though...

  3. Oh the irony on Cops Will Soon ID You Via Your Roof Rack (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    The subject was positively identified by the EFF bumper sticker on the back of his car.

  4. Planned Obsolescence on Some Android Device Makers Are Lying About Security Patch Updates (phonedog.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Boardroom banter: Why should we provide free updates, when we can sell them a new phone...

  5. Re:Difficult to compress centuries to hours on Apple Is Developing a TV Show Based On Isaac Asimov's Foundation Series (deadline.com) · · Score: 1

    Peter Jackson: Challenge Accepted.

  6. Out of Mothballs on Japan Team Maps 'Semi-Infinite' Trove of Rare Earth Elements (japantimes.co.jp) · · Score: 1

    Time to break out the Hughes Glomar Explorer. It's original CIA cover story was mining from the ocean floor for rare minerals. Actually using it for that purpose would be sweet irony, instead of trying to raise sunken Soviet subs.

  7. Re:"shared electric dockless bike" on The Uber-For-Bikes Startup Is Now Officially Part of Uber (qz.com) · · Score: 2

    I see lots of electric rental bikes in Europe. They all have a dock, so they can get charged up. Dockless bike = dead battery?

  8. In some companies, you have to dial '9' then '1' to get an outside line for long distance. If you think that you need to dial in that extra '1' to call out-of-state, oopsies. We had a guy on dial-up do that and modem-call the Sheriff's Dept about 30 times one day. They were less than amused.

  9. Fees on Coinbase Is Making $2.7 Million a Day (bitcoin.com) · · Score: 1

    Spend $20 in bitcoin, pay about $20 in 'Transaction Fees' to make it happen. What would you say if a brick-and-mortar store charged that kind of fee, just to buy something?

  10. Re:Even More Interesting Than This... on House Passes Bill To Renew NSA Internet Spying Tool (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    I just spent 10 minutes researching whether fire hoses were fire-proof. Short answer, some are, most are not.

  11. Wait, people are getting paid to post on social media sites, and I've been giving it away to Slashdot for free? I feel so cheap.

  12. Overly suspicious on Facebook Exec: 'Just Not True' That We Listen To Your Phone's Mic (theoutline.com) · · Score: 3

    They never started denying it until we started accusing them. But all joking aside, has anyone de-compiled the app to see what's under the hood?

  13. Re:PROTESTING AGAINST CENSORSHIP on Microsoft Begins Rolling Out Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (windows.com) · · Score: 0

    I too, would like to subscribe to your newsletter.

  14. Re:Is this planned for Firefox, too? on Google Chrome for Windows Gets Basic Antivirus Features (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't know about you, but I really don't want my Browser poking around in my operating system.

  15. It's like the 'close doors' button on the elevator. It's a feel-good button.

  16. Good luck getting an update for your Bluetooth enabled refrigerator.

  17. Pulled the plug too soon? on Discord Bans Servers That Promote Nazi Ideology (theverge.com) · · Score: 2

    They should have checked with some three-letter agencies first. They might have appreciated leaving them up a few days.

  18. Ummmmm Link for how to turn it off? on Microsoft Won't Patch 20-Yr-Old SMBv1 Vulnerability (You Should Just Turn the Service Off) (onmsft.com) · · Score: 5, Informative
  19. Motion control error? on People Are Complaining That Their New DJI Drones Are Falling Out of the Sky (qz.com) · · Score: 2

    This model has hand motion control. Someone probably flipped it the bird in flight and it committed suicide. Drones have feelings too...

  20. Re:Time to bring back water injection! on It's Too Hot For Some Planes To Fly In Phoenix (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    And hearing them fly in the pattern when they return from missions, that distinctive F-105 Howl. Man i miss working on that jet.

  21. Re:Sort of on It's Too Hot For Some Planes To Fly In Phoenix (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    Most CRJ's use the CF-34 engine, the civilian equivalent of the TF-34, which has been under-powering the A-10 for 30 years. I feel their pain...

  22. Re:slashdot is dead on Google Releases Chrome 59 (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    But I don't want to go on the cart!

  23. Here's your chance: on Linux.com Announces The Best Linux Distros for 2017 (linux.com) · · Score: -1, Troll

    All of you SystemD trollers, here is your chance: Reply to this thread exactly why you think SystemD is a bad file system. Please use cogent rational arguments and post with your real slashdot I.D. if you want to be taken seriously. If something is bad, lets hear about it so it can be fixed.

  24. Re:Will they flag their own ads? on Google Safe Browsing Adds 'Repeat Offender' Category (thestack.com) · · Score: 1

    So Google will flag Google, and for 30 days and 30 nights, a plague upon their own house? Awesome. You do have a good point about cleaning your own house before going hunting for other sites.

  25. On the record on On Wall Street, a High-Ranking Few Still Avoid Email (reuters.com) · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Where I work, sometimes you want it on-the-record. I want proof I said something, or did something, far more often than I'd ever want to be able to deny such actions later on.