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  1. Well fuck him. He sold out the www to the Disney crowd.

  2. As soon as i saw this: on Taking the Smarts Out of Smart TVs Would Make Them More Expensive (theverge.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    "Bill Baxter: So that's a great question. Actually, we should have a beer and have a long, long chat about that."

    I knew we'd be hearing "Asshole-speak" and I was right. I'll never use that crap.

  3. Google is NOT part of the alliance.

  4. Next on the agenda... on California May Ban Terrible Default Passwords On Connected Devices (engadget.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've also heard there are new laws in the planning that will require everyone in California be happy and rich.

    Can't wait to see how those are enforced.

  5. All your phones on Google Remotely Changed the Settings on a Bunch of Phones Running Android 9 Pie (theverge.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    are belong to us.

  6. Re:Yes it does on Does LinkedIn Suck? (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    Yep, yuck. And it is owned by Microsoft so that would do it for me even if it didn't suck.

  7. Two Things: on Google's $50 Titan Security Keys Are Now Available in the US (engadget.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    1) "A downside of physical keys is that if lose them, you're toast." Bullshit. I use Yubikey and if I lose it I simply use the backup alpanumeric codes I created when I established the 2FA account on the site.

    2) You're gonna trust Google?

  8. It is well-established established on Bitcoin Mining Now Accounts For Almost One Percent of the World's Energy Consumption (theoutline.com) · · Score: 1

    Really really?
    I mean I mean really really?

  9. Why not use tattoos? on Phone Numbers Were Never Meant as ID. Now We're All At Risk (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    It worked for Hitler.

  10. There's no way in hell it will pass.

  11. Worked great for me on Google Releases a Searchable Database of US Political Ads (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 2

    I tried searching "filthy OR crooked OR corrupt OR evil OR morons" and it correctly showed all of them.

  12. Brought to you by the FBI... on Best Buy Is Thriving In the Age of Amazon (defenseone.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The FBI will love having Best Buy develop "personal relationships" with people in their homes:
    https://www.npr.org/sections/t...

  13. Re:"all traffic on our network is on our 4G networ on Verizon Confirms That It Will No Longer Activate 3G Phones (droid-life.com) · · Score: 0

    Well, in Vermont they don't work at all except as fashion accessories for the hipsters and as props for the Criminals in the Legislature (TM) who keep using them as props to advocate for "high-speed access for all."

    Which we won't get because the Criminals in the Legislature (TM) keep wasting their time advocating for universal health care even though there isn't enough money.

    Which we won't get because the Criminals in the Legislature (TM) keep... you get the idea.

  14. "all traffic on our network is on our 4G network" on Verizon Confirms That It Will No Longer Activate 3G Phones (droid-life.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Bullshit.

    I was in a very touristy area of New Hampshire last week and got access to nothing BUT 3G.

  15. "But it's weird to think YouTube would flag an old video for infringing on a new one, no?"
    No.
    Fuck no.
    You're guilty until.
    Well, forever,

  16. Sounds good to me! on Could Electrically Stimulating Criminals' Brains Prevent Crime? (newatlas.com) · · Score: 1

    Sincerely,

    V. Frahnkensteen

  17. "Communities of Concern?" on San Jose May Start Cracking Down On Rampant Use of Scooters (mercurynews.com) · · Score: 0

    You mean, of course, everywhere. If not, then fuck that noise.

  18. Re:Upwork on Ask Slashdot: Is There a 'Gig Economy' Site For Tech Skills? · · Score: 3, Informative

    Upwork sucks. They fucked me out of thousands of dollars when a 3rd-world programmer lied through his teeth about what he provided me in response to a contract I had with him. I provided proof - screen shots, mail threads and the god damn code itself and they still ruled agains me.

    I've hired programmers for decades - both personally and through agencies - and have never had such bad experiences as I had with Upwork,

  19. Ignoring the U6 column on the labor statistics again?

    I bet so. Howzabouts all the people - especially us 60+ - experiencing age discrimination who aren't even being counted any longer?

  20. "...more households had a mobile data plan than wired broadband service" is an indictment against the absolute shit choices most people have vis-a-vis ISPs... if I believe that statement.

  21. Oy Vey on No More 'Miracles From Molecules': Monsanto's Name Is Being Retired (reuters.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    "These days Monsanto is shorthand for, as NPR's Dan Charles has put it, 'lots of things that some people love to hate':"

    MUCH better they are now called by the name of the company known for gassing Jews.

  22. Well tat certainly explains this: on Microsoft Is Said to Have Agreed to Acquire Coding Site GitHub (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful
  23. Oooh! The "Toronto Declaration" on New Toronto Declaration Calls On Algorithms To Respect Human Rights · · Score: 1

    The name alone ought to scare any algorithm into compliance.

  24. Re:Trumpian Algebra on Say Goodbye To the Information Age: It's All About Reputation Now (aeon.co) · · Score: 2, Informative

    In other words, if it came out of any politician's mouth, it's a lie.

    FTFY

  25. DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER on Amazon's Alexa Is Coming To an Office Near You (axios.com) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER*
    down with big brother
    down with big brother
    down with big brother
    down with big brother
    down with big brother
    down with big brother
    down with big brother

    * and the only reason they all aren't "DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER" is that BB, in this case /., won't allow it!