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  1. Re: Time Saver on Firefox Moves Browsers Into Post-Password Future With WebAuthn Tech (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Y2.1K?

  2. Re:Is Two-Factor dead now? on Firefox Moves Browsers Into Post-Password Future With WebAuthn Tech (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    If you use "biometric identity proof using an Android phone's fingerprint reader or the iPhone's Face ID" on the device you're logging in with, then you have both together.

  3. Re:autoplay on youtube? on In Blocking Autoplay Videos, Chrome Is Breaking Many Web-Based Games (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    Not really. Have you ever browsed/searched Youtube? You get a single screenshot and a cut off title. I can figure out if it's the video I want without playing it, but not without clicking the link. Access to the full description and comments without playing the video is helpful.

  4. Re:This has been in Firefox for like 15 years on In Blocking Autoplay Videos, Chrome Is Breaking Many Web-Based Games (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Mozilla owns neither an ad network nor a massive video site.

  5. Re:Administration going overboard with immigration on Congress Is Quietly Nudging NASA To Look for Aliens (theatlantic.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    More like they've finally given up on finding intelligence terrestrially.

  6. Is Two-Factor dead now? on Firefox Moves Browsers Into Post-Password Future With WebAuthn Tech (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    So just replace the first factor with the second one?

  7. Re:The funny thing... on Windows Notepad Finally Supports Unix, Mac OS Line Endings (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Wasn't it edit.com back then and really just a loader that put qbasic.exe in text editor mode?

  8. Re:don't care, here's smart phone features I want on Google Details New Android P Features, Including iPhone X-Like Gesture Controls (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Give me a damn Bluetooth control that works from the notification bar!

    Either tap the label under the icon for a quick connect/disconnect menu or tap and hold the icon for the full Bluetooth settings screen.

  9. Re:and i say to myself on Ubuntu Considering an HTML5-Based OS Installer (phoronix.com) · · Score: 1

    IODD is the Korean original. Zalman is a lower quality manufacturer of essentially the same hardware with inferior firmware.

  10. Re:As long as I can disable it... on iOS 11.4 Disables Lightning Connector After 7 Days, Limiting Law Enforcement Access (macrumors.com) · · Score: 1

    You actually don't need to unlock the phone to skip tracks or unpause. For that matter, you could do it with the device controls. My most common music use-case is just a shuffle playlist of my entire library, so it's rare that I would need to do much besides play/pause or skip.

    Whether there's a passcode likely depends on any secondary uses the device has, especially when travelling.

  11. Re:As long as I can disable it... on iOS 11.4 Disables Lightning Connector After 7 Days, Limiting Law Enforcement Access (macrumors.com) · · Score: 1

    But if you have an old iOS device plugged into a music dock, it's suddenly less convenient. I don't.

  12. Re:and i say to myself on Ubuntu Considering an HTML5-Based OS Installer (phoronix.com) · · Score: 1

    If you find yourself booting from ISO images all the time, get something like the IODD 2531 and put an SSD in there or use Yumi or Easy2boot with a good flash drive.

  13. You're on social media right now. Welcome.

  14. Re:VBA not "good" enough? on Microsoft Adds Support For JavaScript Functions in Excel (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    Java != JavaScript. At all.

  15. Re:They Should Just Release A 59.95 Nostalgia Pack on Nintendo Switch Online Service Will Launch With 20 NES Games, Cloud Saves, More (polygon.com) · · Score: 1

    When they can get away with charging $59.95 just for the NES Classic? Also, it sounds like you just want an NES classic.

  16. Re:. is a Full Stop on Are Two Spaces After a Period Better Than One? (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    I'll accept any of the three as long as you don't try calling it a hashtag in general.

  17. Re:Time to change writing? on Are Two Spaces After a Period Better Than One? (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Sort of like subtitles for autism.

  18. Re:One on Are Two Spaces After a Period Better Than One? (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Two spaces predated the typewriter and they will live on long afterward.

  19. Re:Two-Spaces here on Are Two Spaces After a Period Better Than One? (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Those were not em-dashes—this is.

  20. Re:please, do not break a language on Are Two Spaces After a Period Better Than One? (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    In variable-width fonts, the extra space is more helpful. Spaces tend to be narrower from the start, so the extra gap between thoughts is needed.

  21. Re:What can the new owner do? on Connected Cars Don't Necessarily Disconnect Previous Owners When Resold (thedrive.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm talking specifically about this case. In this case, they sold it directly back to the dealer they bought it from.

  22. Re:What can the new owner do? on Connected Cars Don't Necessarily Disconnect Previous Owners When Resold (thedrive.com) · · Score: 1

    Especially not letting a dealer clean things up - when by all rights they should be able to. And really, they just plain should if they deal in that brand of car.

    Trade in your phone to Apple for a discount on a new phone, and they might rip you off, but they won't not wipe your old phone.

  23. Re:They get into the US phone system somehow... on Robocalls, and Their Scams, Are Surging (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Inbound calls spoof the caller's number when the system is dialing out to you. Registering your own number would not have any effect.

  24. Another way to spend time on your phone on Google To Launch a New Set of Android Controls To Help You Manage Phone Use, Report Says (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    This usage-tracking app just adds one more time you're on your phone for 5 minutes per day. Can it at least be accessed from the web?

  25. Re:Oh good. on Uber Vehicle Saw But Ignored Woman It Struck, Report Says (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    is because automobile drivers fail to see them, just because they may not be expecting a Motocycle,

    The reason I didn't see them is because they were coming up between two lanes of moving traffic. You're right, I am not set to expect that.