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  1. Re:Might get some traction but on Uber Launches 'Express Pool' To Get More Riders To Share Rides (recode.net) · · Score: 1

    Buses run on loose schedules so you can stand for 10 minutes or risk waiting 30 for the next one. As to walking part of the way, if you know your trip you can plan it out: walk past nasty traffic, get picked up, drop off early if there's nasty traffic: drop me off here please.

  2. It may be because Edge/Bing is used anytime a search is run from the Windows search bar, which is probably my biggest gripe about Win 10. I'd use Cortana if it would fire up DDG.

  3. Can't reproduce on Hey Microsoft, Stop Installing Apps On My PC Without Asking (howtogeek.com) · · Score: 1

    Win 10 Pro on two Surface Books, and I've never seen a game or social media app appear, let alone send me a notification. I see a small handful of preloaded apps, that's it. My apps may have followed me from an older computer, but the OP is saying every new device goes through this, and in the last almost year I've certainly not had any unrequested apps drop in.

  4. Re:Really confused on Tickbox Must Remove Pirate Streaming Add-ons From Sold Devices (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    Also, I'd think they'd prefer Tickbox which I'd assume can't VPN. Could be completely wrong here.

  5. How is this any different from streaming from the web through my notebook to my Chromecast? This ruling to me seems absurd.

  6. I like Amazon's delivery model. They sent me a router in its box, rather than a box in a box. They have options for sign on delivery which is a hassle compared to they don't quibble about packages not received. I ordered a router that didn't do what I thought it would and they paid for the return shipping and when it was scanned into UPS my refund showed within the hour. (Still hate them for the 1-click patent). Compare that with driving to a box store and getting raped on price and getting raped on return hassles and try to tell me Amazon isn't delivering excellent value.

  7. Source repo vs package manager on Should GitHub Allow Username Reuse? (donatstudios.com) · · Score: 1

    I think a source repository should be allowed to be deleted, and a username to not be reused. I think it's a huge mistake -- and I never have -- to use a repo as a dependency. Grab sources from a repo and if the head goes away stay with what you have. I have nuget packages that can't and should never be deleted.

  8. Re: Defied? Wasn't this the point? on California Senate Defies FCC, Approves Net Neutrality Law (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Not sure it matters. The States have the power to tax the snot out the lot by legislation. With that hammer on the table net neutrality prevails.

  9. Re: Man who already is stinking rich... on Bill Gates Thinks AI Taking Everyone's Jobs Could be a Good Thing (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    Copy paste failure.

  10. Tinfoil hat neckbeards? "Hear hear"

  11. Re:I used to, then stopped on Less Than 1 in 10 Gmail Users Enable Two-Factor Authentication (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Isn't this just a case of using multiple methods to 2fa? I've taken some care in this regard, down to in some cases recovery codes on a thumb drive. I've bricked a notebook and changed sims (which is harsher than a lost phone) and recovered completely in both instances.

  12. Pro tip: 2fa on the password manager.

  13. Re:What about DuckDuckGo? on Google Search Will Start Ranking Faster Mobile Pages Higher In July (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    They say they don't track you as they make plenty otherwise. As I don't give tinfoilers the time of day I'm happy with that.

  14. Re:Interest-based advertising on Stack Overflow Stats Reveal 'the Brutal Lifecycle of JavaScript Frameworks' (stackoverflow.blog) · · Score: 1

    So what? You'd give up banking sites and travel sites with a bone fide revenue model because they're well crafted with javascript?

  15. Re:Relative pain of reloads vs. misuse of JS on Stack Overflow Stats Reveal 'the Brutal Lifecycle of JavaScript Frameworks' (stackoverflow.blog) · · Score: 1

    Also, in my engagements, javascript has always been minimized with cache busting used correctly, so the overhead argument is a... red herring.

  16. Re:Relative pain of reloads vs. misuse of JS on Stack Overflow Stats Reveal 'the Brutal Lifecycle of JavaScript Frameworks' (stackoverflow.blog) · · Score: 1

    I've worked as a consultant in a good number of large commercial web companies, and I've never seen a single instance of PII being tracked, and indeed any marketing drone who asked for it was shot down from every angle: "absolutely NOT". All telemetry was restricted to aggregate usage and error logging, completely stripped. Enjoy your reloads, and good luck with your online banking.

  17. Re:Can we dump frameworks already? on Stack Overflow Stats Reveal 'the Brutal Lifecycle of JavaScript Frameworks' (stackoverflow.blog) · · Score: 1

    Simple: page reloads are painful. I'm not showing off; I simply don't tolerate a spinner in the browser tab if it can be avoided. A well-architected Angular app is poetry in motion.

  18. Negation correction on Every iPhone X Is Not Created Equal (pcmag.com) · · Score: 1

    Not every iPhone X is created equal.

  19. Re:Had to give it away on Windows 10 Now on 600 Million Active Devices (geekwire.com) · · Score: 0

    Same old tired gripe.

  20. Files on a computer doesn't mean anything. All work computers here are required to be encrypted and locked when unattended, which is a minimum level of security.

  21. Re:Your first mistake on Recent Blu Update Locks Users out of Their Phones (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    Same old tired argument.

  22. Re:There's no escaping it on Mobile Phone Companies Appear To Be Selling Your Location To Almost Anyone (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    Paranoid enough?

  23. Re:There's no escaping it on Mobile Phone Companies Appear To Be Selling Your Location To Almost Anyone (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 0

    paranoid much?

  24. Re:Why? Which features? on Mozilla To End All Firefox Support For XP, Vista In June 2018 (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    And we should care about unicode in the world that matters?

  25. Re: pwgen -s 16, bitches. on AI Just Made Guessing Your Password a Whole Lot Easier (sciencemag.org) · · Score: 1

    This point is absurd.