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  1. I thought I would have more friends on Ask Slashdot: Is Today's Technology As Cool As You'd Predicted When You Were Young? · · Score: 1

    Turns out that prediction fell through, answer: No, technology is not as cool as I wanted it.

  2. Re: Modern Life Services... on Microsoft's Plan To Try To Win Back Consumers With 'Modern Life Services' (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    "Marketing, marketing, marketing!"

  3. Re: Powershell is powerfull on Microsoft Is Making the Windows Command Line a Lot Better (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    The Verb-Noun naming convention for your functions is intolerable.

  4. Link to a copy of the original proposal on Internaut Day Might Not Be the Web Anniversary You're Looking For (fortune.com) · · Score: 2
  5. Re: Really? You need to ask this? on China Launches World's First Quantum Communications Satellite (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    The issue that bothers me, is that asymmetrical encryption can utilize multiple keys for decrption, even when the keys are derived from quantum properties, by two parties, who is to know if there isn't a backdoor key thrown in the mix, on the satellite itself?

  6. In-house product integration and automation was a marvel in it's time.

    It's legacy, now, is a generation of companies locked-in to one platform, product and age. And a living nightmare to maintain it all.

  7. I firmly believe in the axiom: Use XML as a solution, and then you have two problems.

    It's astounding how proliferant such a shitty data structure has become.

  8. Matter of fact, before Bill's wife came along he was hardly any kind of philantropist. She should be thanked for being the brains behind the goodwill.

    Secondly, Slashdot, reading about the richest top 2% is *not* "news that matters".

    I really wish for a \. content voting mechanism.

  9. From a moral viewpoint, agreed.

    From an entertainment angle, however, can we get one good day *without* news about 'twitter' or 'tweeting'? Seriously, Slashdot, I come for news that matters, not looney tunes news.

  10. Re: spoon feeding censorship? on CP/M Creator Gary Kildall's Memoirs Released As Free Download (ieee.org) · · Score: 2

    Gibson coined the term "cyberspace" in Neuromancer, with a protagonist who battled with substance abuse. Nothing childish about that.

  11. Re: stay away from tech at night on Can Blocking Blue Light Help Bipolar Disorder As Well as Sleep Issues? (sciencealert.com) · · Score: 2

    From years of personal experience, I found by reading a (real) book for 30-60 minutes after working on tech, at night, solves the insomnia problem.

    I have always attributed this to tech over-stimulating the brain, nothing more fantastic than that.

  12. Not even if they pay me.

  13. It's not about new versions on Microsoft Finally Releases New Skype App For Linux (skype.com) · · Score: 1

    It's about opening your code for peer review and pull requests.

  14. Re: First Post on Apple To Release Public Betas of iOS 10 and macOS Sierra Today · · Score: -1

    Sign me up!

    Also, LMFTFY: Frist Post

  15. Major improvement on More Than 500,000 Hoverboards Recalled Because of Fire Hazards (go.com) · · Score: 1

    Remember the time when those laptop batteries got recalled, over heating and exploding?

    From burning crotches to burning feet, I dare say, consumer technology is improving!

  16. Re: They didn't face a "ransomware infection" on NASCAR Team Pays Ransomware Fee To Recover Files Worth $2 Million (softpedia.com) · · Score: 1

    Translated into a well placed car analogy: Always have a backup car.

  17. I don't believe the absurdity of this article, and this research paper! It's claims read as if contrived and there are no references to support them. Moreover GeoEdge then offers their own product as a solution to these claims.

    Truth is you are not safe from malicious advertising regardless the vector, flash, Javascript or plain text email.

  18. Re: How about... on Hacker Taunts Blizzard After Knocking Gamers Offline (csoonline.com) · · Score: 1

    Give me DRM free games any day!

  19. Re: Skin him alive on Twitch on Hacker Taunts Blizzard After Knocking Gamers Offline (csoonline.com) · · Score: 1

    Extra, Extra! Link found between violent games and the people who play them - story at 11.

  20. Lightweight Entry Missing on Building All the Major Open-Source Web Browsers · · Score: 1

    The Surf webkit browser source is 96kb (788kb with the full commit revision history).

    Good luck with your bloat.
    surf.suckless.org

  21. Re: Gabe Newell is perhaps the biggest driver of t on PCGamingWiki Looks Into Linux Gaming With 'Port Reports' · · Score: 1

    The Linux userbase has been a great supporter of indie games these last few years. That fact should be celebrated more than any big title releases IMHO.

  22. Re: Why not allow the update into the repos? on OwnCloud Dev Requests Removal From Ubuntu Repos Over Security Holes · · Score: 1

    Excellent point! I never knew they provided these repos...

    Either way, the version jump is too large to demand an automatic update, so the next natural step would be a security update, which is supposed to be supported by 12.04[1] and 14.04.

    These usually enter the stream as patches, so it is likely that nobody has submitted a patch to fix these holes.

    [1]: https://help.ubuntu.com/commun...

  23. Re: Packages can't be removed? on OwnCloud Dev Requests Removal From Ubuntu Repos Over Security Holes · · Score: 1

    Even if they did remove it, it will only prevent new installations of that package, it will _not_ remove all those instances already running.

    Think ahead, folks.

  24. A note on the human factor on Will Fiber-To-the-Home Create a New Digital Divide? · · Score: 1

    I live in a third-world country.

    Talk of high speed internet for education, medical applications and small business empowerment is all very noble.

    But all I read in the news about your first-world high speed 'ternet is how you complain about streaming TV restrictions.

    The real world is not so pragmatic.