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  1. Indeed. And this could be further developed by having e.g. phones self-diagnose and report suspected failed components.

  2. Re: Neither on Ask Slashdot: Is It Linux or GNU/Linux? (linuxjournal.com) · · Score: 1

    No, itâ(TM)s GNU/SystemD, you insensitive clod!

  3. BREAKING NEWS! on Hey Microsoft, Stop Installing Apps On My PC Without Asking (howtogeek.com) · · Score: 1

    ...also, sun rising in the morning and water can make you wet. More at 11!

  4. We have more recent examples than that. And we all know how that turned out.

  5. "Infects PCs Without A Mouse Click" on New Malware Downloader Can Infect PCs Without A Mouse Click (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    ...and how does this affect my PC running UNIX? Really? Not at all, you say? So... fake news?

  6. Re: This video is not available on Star Trek Discovery's First Trailer Brings a New Ship, New Characters, and Old Conflicts (cbs.com) · · Score: 1
  7. Re: Oh shit, "a refreshed user-interface" on Apple To Launch Three New iPhones This Year: Bloomberg (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Amen.

  8. Re: Austin 16 minute commute? on The Best and Worst Cities To Live in For Tech Workers, Based on Rent and Commute (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    My friend Hot Karl commuted on a Cleveland steamengine for a while, I think it involved "the 69".
    Anyway he quit becuse the job was really shitty.

  9. Re: Blank check? on US Congress Votes To Shred ISP Privacy Rules (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    And from a European perspective the solution is pretty simple; get the ordinary people to go and vote.
    But americans seems to think that since "my vote doesn't matter" or "all candidates sucks equally hard" or "if you go and vote you can catch gay!" voting is useless.
    No surprise you constantly get buttfucked by the ruling elite, you don't make an effort to throw them out.

    Vote in real people while you still can. If there are no good candidates available, candidate yourself, or convince a friend you like and trust to candidate.

  10. elementary OS on Ask Slashdot: What's The Easiest Linux Distro For A Newbie? · · Score: 1

    elementary OS gets my vote. Wikipedia entry.

    I use it on my laptop, because I got it at a time when I had literally only an hour to install an OS, everything worked and I like the UI so I kept it. It's also easy to dive in to the console and the guts of the system if that is your cup of tea.

  11. Re: No. on Ask Slashdot: Would You Use A Cellphone With A Kill Code? · · Score: 1

    Heh, it's not even a problem in archaic eastern countries. Not even the chinese molest your phone at the border like the US. And they're evil communists!*

    * sarcasm

  12. ...and fake news! There is no way 30% of us are not pirating. They probably just didn't admit to it.

  13. Re: Could President Trump pass this test? on US Visitors May Have to Hand Over Social Media Passwords: DHS (nbcnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Considering he also wants the financial records and Trump refuses to show even his tax records, then no, he wouldn't. He'd be stuck in an interrogation cell at the airport ranting about his rights and wanting a lawyer. We really should consider making this a procedure in the EU as well! Then, when Trump comes to visit, we hold him at the airport and demand his financial records to make sure he isn't a russian spy. I'm sure he'd love that.

  14. The problem arise when you, instead of the crooks, elect a narcssistic psychopathic man-child with ADD for president. One who has no ideology and can be successfully triggered by a tweet.

  15. Should be the policy of all nations, countries, states and unions.

  16. Re: Satisfaction? Heh. on Microsoft: Windows 10 Won't Hit 1 Billion Devices By Mid-2018 (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm sure people are record-breakingly satisfied, but we're talking about Microsoft here. It's not like the bar was set at a respectable level.

    And as for the people who actually are satisfied, we're talking about Microsoft customers here. It's not like their demands are set at a respectable level.

  17. What else would you expect? They just took back control of their country.

  18. Re: why time seems to only want to go from past... on Physicists Confirm a Pear-Shaped Nucleus, and It Could Ruin Time Travel Forever (sciencealert.com) · · Score: 1

    Then there is that classic saying about not comparing apples and pear-shaped nuclei.

  19. Re:The solution is simple on Apple Is Fighting A Secret War To Keep You From Repairing Your Phone (huffingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    Oh yes, the white plastic G3/G4's. I did a couple of procedures on mine and my sister's, took time, sweat, a big table and meticulous labeling of screws but entirely doable.
    Never did anything to my clamshell (aka "toilet lid" in my native tongue) so I don't know what they were like internally, but the later (aluminium) MacBooks were insanely easy to (dis- and) assemble.
    A friend of mine who is an absolute disaster with most things electronic managed to switch hard drive in his so nobody can blame Apple there.

    Now the blasphemous act of soldering the RAM onto the logic board ON ALL THEIR AVAILABLE MODELS* including the desktops is an entirely different thing. For which you can only blame Apple.

    (*) The black stool pill doesn't count. A "workstation" for 10,000 EUR where you can upgrade only the RAM is just as stupid as a "desktop" where you can't touch the RAM.

  20. Re:FU Trekkie geeks on Trekkies Vote 'Vulcan' Into the Solar System · · Score: 1

    Provided there's a forest, "the forest moon of Pluto" makes sense.

  21. A gateway to Uranus? on What "Earth-Shaking" Discovery Has Curiosity Made on Mars? · · Score: 1

    Sure would come in handy as they could just shove future probes and cut mission costs to a mere fraction.

  22. Captain Obvious to the rescue on Media Center Key Accidentally Gives Pirates Free Windows 8 Pro License · · Score: 1

    I and many other don't use Windows daily and wouldn't use Windows 8 daily. I use Windows 7 for the occasional gaming and that is it. Every other task is performed either in OS X or GNU/Linux.

  23. Re:Microsoft is right on Microsoft Complains That WebKit Breaks Web Standards · · Score: 1

    True. And there's also the problem of companies being terrified of implementing a standard they do not own themselves. Or a free, open standard. Now that would be some terrifying Marxist hippie crap which would surely bankrupt them.

    Then again, USB works pretty well.

  24. Re:well doh. keep it cheap and simple. on Nintendo Wii U Teardown Reveals Simple Design · · Score: 1

    If by "way before" you mean two weeks, then yes.

    Also, the N64 was released before Nights Into Dreams was released for Saturn in Japan.

  25. Re:2 gigs of ram on Nintendo Wii U Teardown Reveals Simple Design · · Score: 1

    Spoken like a true PC gamer. Keep in mind that the Xbox 360 has *only* 512 MiB RAM and yet performs well. How much RAM did your laptop have at the launch of the Xbox 360 back in November 2005? Probably more than 512 MiB.