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  1. Intel will probably close an older fab in Chandler on Intel To Invest $7 Billion in Factory in Arizona, Employ 3,000 People (cnbc.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Fab 12 opened in 1996, and I suspect they will close that when Fab 42 opens, so there might not be any actual net increase in employers once construction is complete.

  2. And Samsung will supply the batteries on We Finally Have a Computer That Can Survive the Surface of Venus (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    That extreme pressure should keep them from exploding

  3. Mozilla nonprofit vs. the Mozilla for-profit on Firefox Fail: Layoffs Kill Mozilla's Push Beyond the Browser (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    There's a nonprofit Mozilla foundation that takes in about $20,000,000 and there's a Mozilla for-profit company that takes in about $350 million each year (it seems mostly from Google paying to set the default Firefox search engine.) And the nonprofit owns the for-profit company, which makes IRS tax accounting interesting. And that income should be enough to keep 1,000 employees paid, even in Mountain View, and even with the top three execs at the company getting paid about $1M each.

  4. This seems to be IPTV on Roku Owners: Comcast Is About To Sell You Cable TV Without the Cable Box (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    If the Roku works out there can be lots of other simpler set top boxes that don't need coax - just an ethernet or a good WiFi. This also means Comcast can open IPTV to apps on PCs, Macs, and smart-phones. And you can put TVs in your house where you don't have coax, like a bathroom or kitchen or outside. It might also mean that if you travel you can still watch your home TV channels wherever there's internet access, including while driving or in a bus or train.

  5. English majors should have higher tuition on Should College Tuition Vary By Major, Based On the College's Costs For the Major? (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    since their unemployment will have a burden on society

  6. In other news, Bing puts MS products on Google Uses Search To Push Its Products: WSJ (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    in the top results

  7. The heading could be reversed on Using Multiple Social Networks May Lead To Depression and Anxiety, Says Study (dailydot.com) · · Score: 1

    "Depressed people use multiple social networks" - maybe using so many social networks is a form of therapy that is actually positive.

  8. I thought pregnant women take vitamins? on Vitamin D Deficiency During Pregnancy Linked To Autism (newatlas.com) · · Score: 1

    Physicians always strongly suggested a multi-vitamin during pregnancy, and even wrote scripts for them - has this stopped?

  9. This will easily get a $1B valuation on Former Samsung Engineers Build Smart Umbrella That Tells If It's Going To Rain (mashable.com) · · Score: 1

    in SV

  10. It's not up to Trump to decide much on Trump Victory Clouds Outlook for Time Warner-AT&T, Other Mergers (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    He will be surrounded by advisers and staffers who will be paid off or will be promised work after Trump is president, and those people will influence Trump's decisions. And the Repub. party will also influence his decisions.

  11. A new measure of security- on Google Security Engineer Claims Android Is Now As Secure As the iPhone (vice.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    "We're as good as the other guy"

  12. This is why AT&T wants to buy Time Warner on Tablet Shipments Decline For Eighth Straight Quarter, No Company Surpassed 10 Million Units (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    Sales of cell devices like tablets and phones are flat or declining - so there's no growth, but people expect lower prices and 5G build-outs. DirecTV is also declining. AT&T can obfuscate their numbers behind a Time Warner merger.

  13. A dash cam would have really helped on Schiaparelli Mars Probe's Parachute 'Jettisoned Too Early', Whereabouts Still Unknown (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    And you can probably blame the metric system since the landing rockets fired for only 3 seconds instead of 30 - that 10x stuff makes everything look too simple

  14. Copyright holders should pay a fee for this on EU Commission Proposes Mandatory Piracy Filters For Online Services (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    For every file that moves from one node to another, the copyright holder gets charged a fee for each signature that gets scanned. I propose 1 Euro per signature per file.

  15. Research results will be used by advertisers on People Ignore Software Security Warnings Up To 90% of the Time, Says Study (phys.org) · · Score: 1

    TFA has results for when it's the best time to throw up a security alert - but these times can also be used by advertisers to display ads

  16. Annette must have been on a % of the award on Oracle Says Trial Wasn't Fair, It Should Have Known About Google Play For Chrome (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    And she got nothing but sour grapes

  17. Amusing - try explaining that to customer service on Companies Can't Legally Void the Warranty For Jailbreaking Or Rooting Your Phone (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    They will just laugh at you - Mag-Moss who??

  18. That's about $100 Million per day in lost revenue on Delta Air Lines Grounded Around the World After Computer Outage (cnn.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    You would think they would have a backup for the backup power. But like someone earlier said, this outage sounds suspicious.

  19. Here's a link to the Visa "Quick Chip" spec on EMV Technology In Credit and Debit Cards Reducing Counterfeit Fraud, Says Visa (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1
  20. Adblock Plus reported 111 ads on the TFA page on Tech Jobs Are Replacing Tech Jobs in Silicon Valley · · Score: 2

    And Privacy Badger blocked 41 trackers, this is a record for any web page I've visited.

  21. Any penalities for when Comast refuses to follow? on California Bill AB 2867 Proposed To Allow You To Cancel Comcast With 'Click Of The Mouse' (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    I could not find the actual bill, but I wonder if there are any penalties - they might be so small that it makes business sense for Comcast to ignore the law and just pay the fines?

  22. Re:unique id on Same Birthday, Same Social Security Number, Same Mess For Two Florida Women (cio.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    Nothing much to explain - we just issue duplicate SSNs to avoid a unique, centralized ID number system.

  23. Re:Is there any evidence that web ads work? on Advertising Companies Accused of Deliberately Slowing Page-load Times For Profit · · Score: 1

    Ad companies will often run ads only in selected geographic regions or selected subgroups of consumers, and then collect data on any increases in sales in those targeted groups. If there's a sales increase then the ad agency will claim causation and proof that ads work.

  24. Why not take business expenses on your tax? on Ask Slashdot: Opinions on the State Breaking Its Own Law Against Employee Misclassification? · · Score: 1

    Since you are a 1099 you are able to deduct business related expenses from your tax return that you cannot otherwise take as a W-2. Eg, a computer at home, internet access, cell phone, professional memberships, publications, conferences, all to keep up with your profession. You might be able to deduct some car expenses but since you drive to the same location every day this is generally not allowed. Are you required to wear any specific clothes, like no jeans or shorts? If so then those can be expensed. Also the costs of some insurance can be expensed. And you don't need to be an LLC or have a fed tax ID. There's a long list of expenses, and I suspect your income is modest so the chance of an audit is very low.

  25. Mississippi == "Dumbest" state on Mississippi - the Nation's Leader In Vaccination Rates · · Score: 1

    (Google it) Therefore, only dumb people get their kids vaccinated