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  1. So long, Flash. Slash.

  2. Seriously?

    The previous record was from 60 years ago and the difference was 0.4 celcius.

    Alarmist much.

    0.4 degrees Celcius = 32.72 degrees Farenheight. I would say that is a pretty big change.

    Oh my god.

  3. Re:Benson is a pretty fantastic engineer on Google Engineer Warns Against Perils of Buying Cheap, Third-Party USB-C Cables (hothardware.com) · · Score: 0, Troll

    "We should hire this Benson guy. He's been thoroughly vetted by a stranger on the Internet."

  4. Re:Political correctness on Richard Stallman Answers Your Questions · · Score: 1

    Libertarian political correctness?

    I don't know where you got the idea RMS is a libertarian. Even a quick read of TFA should have clarified that point for you. But quoting another interview:

    ....I'm a Liberal, not a Libertarian.

    I think it is good to regulate businesses in any way necessary to protect the general public well-being and democracy. For instance, I support consumer protection laws, which are needed precisely to stop business from imposing on their customers whatever conditions they can get away with in the market. I support rights for workers which companies cannot make their employees sign away. I support the laws that limit the conditions landlords can put in a lease. I support the laws that help employees to unionize and strike.

    All in all, I think it is a mistake to defend people's rights with one hand tied behind our backs, using nothing except the individual option to say no to a deal. We should use democracy to organize and together impose limits on what the rich can do to the rest of us. That's what democracy was invented for!

    And we should abolish the "free trade" treaties that obstruct the use
    of democracy for this purpose.

    But then, as others have already stated, you're on the wrong track with PC to begin with.

  5. Re:Marketing guy says something untrue? on Schiller Says Apple Is the Last PC Maker From the Mac Era, Forgets About HP · · Score: 2

    That's my recollection as well. Also, Bill Gates was the worst guy EVER. Linux kernel point releases were front page news. But at least we have idle now.

  6. Re:bah, you guys are no fun on Ask Slashdot: What To Do With Misdirected Email? · · Score: 1

    Google says that's how it works. I've tested it as well (and use it for filtering). From their FAQ.

    In my experience, automatic forwarding doesn't always work properly -- say you have firstlast@gmail.com forwarding to realaddress@gmail.com, an e-mail sent to first.last@gmail.com may not come over.

    I wonder if "dots don't count" wasn't always their policy, and whoever has your doppelganger account was somehow grandfathered in.

  7. Re:Sharp calculators on Ask Slashdot: Cheap Second Calculators For Tests? · · Score: 1

    Agreed. I go with the el-506w just because I've used similar Sharp models for many years. The Casio fx115 series is almost identical if you're choosing from the NCEES list.

  8. Re:Feeling "profound regret"... on Arrest Made In Webcam Highjacking Extortion Case · · Score: 1

    Ah, bullshit - I stole a pair of JNCO jeans once when I was a pre-teen, and believe me, I didn't need anyone else to tell me that I was in the wrong for doing it.

    It could be argued that you helped the person you stole them from.

  9. Re:These are NOT companies ... on New Zealand Court Orders Facebook Disclosure To Employer · · Score: 3, Funny

    Airlines are infamous for sacking stewardesses that get old, pregnant or put on enough weight for them to stop resembling fashion magazine models.

    Having flown recently, I can assure you this unjust policy has been thoroughly done away with.

  10. Poker on Prof. Stephen Hawking: Great Scientist, Bad Gambler · · Score: 1

    He is a pretty good poker player, though.

  11. Re:Sounds like a lack of experience all right on An Instructo-Geek Reviews The 4-Hour Chef · · Score: 1

    All the dutch ovens I've ever seen are cast iron- designed for their original purpose- to be an iron oven you can drop into a campfire and bake stuff in.

    I assume he meant enameled cast iron, like La Creuset. I would love to know where he found one for $60.

  12. Confused on White House Urges Reversal of Ban On Cell-Phone Unlocking · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ensuring we continue to have the vibrant, competitive wireless market that delivers innovative products and solid service to meet consumers' needs.

    Since when do we have that?