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  1. Also the Vulcan Bombers which took out the airfield @ Port Stanley were due to be decommissioned just two weeks after the Argentinians invaded

  2. One of the problems with some older Macs was that it was so easy to get @ the memory & HD to upgrade them that people were shoplifting the memory & HD's out of display models.

    Apparently Apple have now fixed this

  3. On modern submarines a few because they don't carry spare parts any more they simply 3D print them as they need them

  4. One wonders how practical that would be on a submerged submarine. It would be difficult enough on a surface vesel.

  5. Re:That's going to go well on US Internet Firms Ask Trump To Support Encryption, Ease Regulations (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    To quote Harold Wilson former UK PM "A week in politics is a very long time"

  6. Re:first posting is easy on Samsung Really, Really Wants Developers To Build Tizen Apps (theinquirer.net) · · Score: 1

    I wonder how many incendiary self destruct apps will be submitted

  7. Re:this is just gaming the system. on Google Surfaces Fake News About Election Results (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    It just the "Famous French Military Victories" thing all over again but this time it's not even funny

  8. Re:Serious he missed the 2 biggest problems I've h on 'Here Be Dragons': The Seven Most Vexing Problems In Programming (infoworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Yep they also missed refactoring Spaghetti Code

  9. Re:They are totally different stories on Is Technology A Bigger Story Than Donald Trump? (backchannel.com) · · Score: 1

    Surely on SlashDot technology Trumps you

  10. Re:Editors why can't you write a decent summary on China Launches World's First Pulsar Navigation Satellite (ibtimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Mod Parent Up

  11. Re:Boycott US goods. on China Launches World's First Pulsar Navigation Satellite (ibtimes.com) · · Score: 1

    American components, Russian components all made in Taiwan!

  12. Re:Glad someone recognizes D&D for what it is on Dungeons & Dragons Inducted Into Toy Hall of Fame (npr.org) · · Score: 4, Funny

    A toy. For children. Anyone past mental age of 14 still playing this has BIG issues.

    Wow a 9th level Chartered Accountant!

  13. Re:State-sponsored actor on Some Within Yahoo Knew of Massive Breach in 2014 (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    Let me guess, it's gonna be Russkis again, isn't it?

    Nah I blame Mickey Rooney

  14. Re:My Grandma asked if she should be worried. on Android's Latest Update Doesn't Patch Major Security Flaw 'Dirty COW' (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    What's the point only about 1% of devices will actually get the patch

  15. In an enterprise there are two big costs... licensing, and support.

    I agree but I do have to wonder if they've factored in the cost porting all of their legacy systems from Linux to Windows 10

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

    Can we have this in slashdot please just to spare me from having to read the replies before I click :)

  17. Re:No, no, no. on Slashdot Asks: Should The US Abolish The Electoral College? · · Score: 1

    It's funny how these conversations always take place after the Democrat loses.

    You'll note that Trump has finally stopped claiming the election is rigged

    I'd suggest giving the power back to the British but after the brexit vote they are looking equally as stupid

  18. Re: pick one: convenience, privacy on Fake Fingerprint Stickers Let You Access a Protected Phone While Wearing Gloves (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 2

    Never did get why the FBI took Apple to court when they could have just taken the IPhone to the morgue.

  19. In other news California forms an alliance with Scotland

  20. Re:Never fast enough will lead to disaster. on Google 'Strongly' Recommends Against Third-Party Fast Charging Technology On Android (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I wonder how many of the Galaxy Note 7 fires were using rapid charging. Basically all google is really saying is follow the USB-C standard

  21. WOT has been broken for years they never really did anything to verify if reviews were accurate or even made by a human so that most phishing email links get a green light from WOT.

  22. Re:One party rule on Donald Trump Wins US Presidency (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    I bet Donald J Trump boasts his middle initial stands for Genius

  23. You were lucky....

  24. The fact that our Winter comes in June is completely irrelevant.

    Well you call it winter I call it safer sunbathing