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  1. Re: Lots of valuable information... on Senate Votes To Kill FCC's Broadband Privacy Rules (pcworld.com) · · Score: 2

    Isn't TOR basically compromised now?

  2. Re:Google voice number? on Google Abandons Their Google Hangouts API (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    Yes, this is just the Hangouts API. Hangouts itself is not going anywhere....yet

  3. Re:wtf google on Google Abandons Their Google Hangouts API (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    It looks to me like Google desperately wanted to compete with Facetime, so they made Duo where you can video chat people just by their phone number and not require a Google Account. I can't see any other reason.

  4. The first VCR cost over $3000 dollars. VCRs gave way to DVDs which gave way to Blu-ray which is giving way to streaming. The 3rd party is the content provider. There is no shortage of 3rd party content providers in the video game industry. In fact, it's one of the most profitable on the planet.

  5. Re:Its a warning shot... on 20-Year-Old Military Weather Satellite Explodes In Orbit · · Score: 1

    We should retaliate by beaming Youtube comments at them.

    Come now, we are not monsters!

  6. 14 percent??? on Obama Proposes One-Time Tax On $2 Trillion US Companies Hold Overseas · · Score: 1

    Man I wish I had it that good...

  7. Re:Your analogy doesn't hold up on SOTU: Community Colleges, Employers To Train Workers For High-Paying Coding Jobs · · Score: 1

    Oh pshaw. I wasn't pulling a No True Scotsman on you. I just didn't have all the information. The only guilt I will claim is assumption that anyone who only attends a class long enough to not have their Pell Grants taken away is not majoring in that field. Even there I am not so sure. Of the many programming classes I have taken, any of the intro level ones would always have a decent share of people who just need the 1 programming credit for some other degree. Their engagement level was similar to the 1/3 who stopped coming to your classes. I will also contend that your statement "The answer is simple: There will be more smart students at community colleges who probably would have gone to a better 4-year school if community college wasn't "free"." is not proven by the rest of your post. You don't know that for certain and seem to be pushing an agenda. You were fine up until that point. I don't think experience is wasted, especially when a young academic might still be trying to figure out what to do with their life.

  8. Your analogy doesn't hold up on SOTU: Community Colleges, Employers To Train Workers For High-Paying Coding Jobs · · Score: 1

    You are comparing students who clearly are there just to get the credit for whatever reason and not pursuing CompSci as a degree to students who are majoring in it. Presumably people who want to learn to code are not just there to show up and retain their Pell grants. I am reading this as a false equivalence logical fallacy. It's also a very negative perspective on the untapped potential of today's youth.

  9. Re:Ironically, bottled mineral water is exploding. on Why We Have To Kiss Off Big Carbon Now · · Score: 1

    What about fracking induced earthquakes? That's just as bad as contaminated groundwater.

  10. Re:Makes sense. on Google Throws Microsoft Under Bus, Then Won't Patch Android Flaw · · Score: 1

    They could try. They might succeed with the phone vendors, but I don't think the big mobile carriers would go for it anyway, which makes it pointless. You are right about becoming victims of their own success. The open model that lead to widespread Android adoption hamstrings them here.

  11. Re:Google's official support policy on Google Throws Microsoft Under Bus, Then Won't Patch Android Flaw · · Score: 1

    So a copy/paste of the Apple EULA then.

  12. Re:Google is doing the right thing on Google Throws Microsoft Under Bus, Then Won't Patch Android Flaw · · Score: 1

    At least they said "couldn't" which avoided the usual error with this phrase.

  13. Re:Makes sense. on Google Throws Microsoft Under Bus, Then Won't Patch Android Flaw · · Score: 2

    Google should not have given up total control over the OS when negotiating with hardware vendors and carriers, however, it's also possible Android would not have been a success if they'd been as tight-fisted as Apple.

  14. Re:Makes sense. on Google Throws Microsoft Under Bus, Then Won't Patch Android Flaw · · Score: 2

    XP is an excellent example. OS vendors aren't required to patch end-of-life versions of their OS. The real issue is Android, as a mobile OS, gets end-of-lifed far too soon because the carriers won't send out updates anyway.

  15. Re:Surprised? on Positive Ebola Test In Second Texas Health Worker · · Score: 1

    I was not aware that I "threw out a jab at a favorite whipping boy of the left". Wow, you read a lot into my post that I didn't say. And I am the one being butthurt? Please. I am sorry your clear penchant for assumptions is so strong. It must be exhausting to be so sensitive. The OP used a spaceship analogy about sealing off bad sections and the discussion is about events in Texas, so I was trying to see if that is really what they were calling for because I think that is ridiculous. No political implications involved nor insults meant toward Texas, but feel free to keep reaching and accusing others of being the butthurt ones.

  16. Re:So much for colonization plans... on MAVEN Spies Mars' Atmosphere Leaching Out Into Space · · Score: 1

    Not without a big upgrade to add a strong magnetic field.

  17. Re:Surprised? on Positive Ebola Test In Second Texas Health Worker · · Score: 1

    No but perhaps opening with an insult and a 3 word response that could mean anything, you shouldn't assume anyone would understand what you mean or care to try and work at it. Dick.

  18. Re:Surprised? on Positive Ebola Test In Second Texas Health Worker · · Score: 1

    "Seal off Africa" isn't exactly a detailed explanation. That could mean anything, hence you get sarcasm in response. Either way I think you are over-simplifying the problem.

  19. Re:Surprised? on Positive Ebola Test In Second Texas Health Worker · · Score: 1

    Yes, that's much easier. Good call!

  20. Re:Surprised? on Positive Ebola Test In Second Texas Health Worker · · Score: 1

    So you're saying we should seal off Texas?

  21. Re:Changes require systematic, reliable evidence.. on Why the FCC Will Probably Ignore the Public On Network Neutrality · · Score: 0

    Everyone else did such a great job destroying your points I felt no need to add to the choir. You are either a shill, a troll, or perhaps you really are just ignorant enough to side with the telcos on Net Neutrality. I don't really care which it is and if I had mod points, you'd get a -1.

  22. Re:Changes require systematic, reliable evidence.. on Why the FCC Will Probably Ignore the Public On Network Neutrality · · Score: 1

    Spoken like a telco shill.

  23. Re:MediaWiki: Install the Youtube Extension on Ask Slashdot: Multimedia-Based Wiki For Learning and Business Procedures? · · Score: 1

    I am talking about using the Youtube extension. Sorry, I thought that was obvious.

  24. Re:MediaWiki: Install the Youtube Extension on Ask Slashdot: Multimedia-Based Wiki For Learning and Business Procedures? · · Score: 2

    This would violate the requirement of it not being cloud-based, no?

  25. Re:roybatty.exe on Do Embedded Systems Need a Time To Die? · · Score: 1

    I came here to post this reference. Thanks.