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  1. I just tried the latest CentOS release. Dual booting so I needed to add my windows partition to grub2. No NTFS support in the kernel and the default repository doesn't have it. So I added that and added the entry to the grub2 config. I tried Chromium but it looked like shit and uBlock wouldn't install. uBlock gave some error about embedded image and googling that results in one unrelated hit. So I tried the actual Chrome build. Fonts looked better and uBlock installed. Five minutes later the keyboard froze up and the mouse still worked. Goodbye CentOS you aren't ready yet.

    I'm keeping an eye out for a good used Xeon E5 box. Going to install ESXI and do GPU passthrough for several operating systems including OS X. Because Windows 10 is terrible and so is Linux.

  2. Re:I miss the old days on Governments Turn Tables By Suing Public Records Requesters (apnews.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Did I say we should turn back the clock? I'm saying maybe its time to hold politicians personally responsible for the harm and corruption they cause. Asking the government to investigate itself works about as well as the police doing the same.

  3. I miss the old days on Governments Turn Tables By Suing Public Records Requesters (apnews.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    In the old days corrupt and unruly government officials would be tarred and feathered (or worse) so they knew to behave. Government works for the people not vice versa.

  4. Re: Boeing 787 and Airbus A350 on How Flying Seriously Messes With Your Mind and Body (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Flown in 787 recently, Sydney to LA. It was different, I actually didnâ(TM)t think it was the greatest flight Iâ(TM)ve ever been on but that may be perhaps Iâ(TM)ve just adapted to the normal pressure and air quality.

    That flight certainly messed up your keyboard, Seriously Slashdot fix this shit. How are you literally the one and only site I've ever come across that can't figure out text? I bet it would be fixed under Windows.

  5. Re:$200, the fuck? on NVIDIA Drops the Basic Shield TV's Price To $180 (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Plenty of cheap Android boxes do it in hardware and cost $50.

  6. Re:And people thought I was crazy... on The CCleaner Malware Fiasco Targeted at Least 20 Specific Tech Firms (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    What the fuck are you talking about? 64 bit desktops have been sold for over a decade now. Why would a business be using a 32 bit OS unless they are still stuck on XP?

  7. Re:Irrelevant. on Bill Gates Says He's Sorry About Control-Alt-Delete (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    NT didn't support USB. I recall having so many issues with Windows 95 and when I finally installed NT4 everything suddenly worked like it was supposed to.

  8. Re:If they're worthless how did Drumpf get elected on Is Online Advertising Worthless? (zerohedge.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm socially liberal and fiscally conservative. What party does that put me in?

  9. Re:If they're worthless how did Drumpf get elected on Is Online Advertising Worthless? (zerohedge.com) · · Score: 1

    The Democrats swung the election. Them along with most media outlets predicted Hillary in a landslide so why even bother running on a good platform or picking a good candidate? I lean towards Libertarian but still liked Bernie for the same reason the Democrats hated him. He doesn't take corporate money. No way would they stand behind a guy who can't be swayed by corporations.

  10. Re:Performance on GNOME 3.26 Released (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    They don't have to do anything with it. It works as intended. Why fix something that isn't broken?

  11. Re: More 'flat' bullshit on KDE Plasma 5.11 Beta Released (kde.org) · · Score: 1

    If the default settings are terrible why don't they get changed by the developers? Just goes to show how far from reality they are.

  12. Re:Performance on GNOME 3.26 Released (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    Can you elaborate?

  13. How many bankers did jail time under Obama for the financial mess?

  14. Re:Performance on GNOME 3.26 Released (betanews.com) · · Score: 1, Interesting

    X has always been slow as fuck. I'm really considering a hackintosh at this point. A nice BSD unix subsystem with fast graphics, what more could you ask for?

  15. Didn't Tesla say this guy had to acknowledge like seven warnings before the crash?

  16. Can you still get OS updates? I don't think so.

  17. Re: Wow, slashdot has gone down hill on El Nino's Absence Is Causing An Active Hurricane Season (mercurynews.com) · · Score: 1

    What the fuck are you even talking about? I don't see any Trump supporters. Hell we were getting several stories daily about how terrible Trump is right after the election. Please post some sources before spewing garbage.

  18. Re:Wow, slashdot has gone down hill on El Nino's Absence Is Causing An Active Hurricane Season (mercurynews.com) · · Score: 1

    It's so bad that even the trolls moved on.

  19. What the hell is AGW, IIRC, and IPCC? English motherfucker do you speak it?

  20. Re:No thanks on Linux.com Raves About New Snap-Centric 'Nitrux' Distro (linux.com) · · Score: 1

    Nope I like Slackware. I like how you install a base system and then add the programs you need. Instead of these distros with six terrible web browsers and 20 half assed clones of the same text editor.

  21. Both of your statements are false. Lenovo laptops are not cheap and they hold up better than the likes if HP and Dell.

  22. Re:iOS really is more secure. on Vulnerabilities Discovered In Mobile Bootloaders of Major Vendors (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 2

    I think a jailbroken iPhone is the best of both worlds. Apple has the best hardware but locks it down unreasonably. My aging iPhone 5C (circa 2013) was still getting OS updates until iOS 11 was released. Show me an Android phone getting updates four years later.

  23. Re:Too Late? on ReactOS 0.4.6 Released (osnews.com) · · Score: 1

    The D stands for dick. Because that's what it does to your system.

  24. Re:Original programming.. on Traditional Radio Faces a Grim Future, New Study Says (variety.com) · · Score: 1

    Live music on the radio is a pleasant surprise. I've paid for a Sirius subscription for over a decade now and its worth every penny. They have live DJs who might say a few words or news about the band and then play another song. One station was playing a live stream from a Lollapaloozo show and I heard some great songs from The Arcade Fire. Regular radio is dead and buried.

  25. Re:Who the fuck cares? on Mathematician Who Claimed 'P Is Not Equal To NP' Says His Proof Is Wrong (arxiv.org) · · Score: 1

    What is the importance of this path? Can it lead to anything besides a paragraph in a textbook?