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  1. New releases on Viewers Who Stream More Also Go To Cinemas More (cnbc.com) · · Score: 2

    If I could get movies that are in the cinema at home for a one off fee similar to the price of a movie ticket, I would.

    I only go to the cinema when its a big movie and I don't want to stumble into spoilers on the internet before I get a chance to see it, but I'd rather watch it at home if I had that option.

  2. they rely on wifi so will lose connection once they are taken away from the house.

  3. No surprise on Cats Can Recognize Their Own Names, Study Suggests (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    This should come as no surprise to anyone who owns a cat.

    My cats will come when they are called, if they feel like it. Sometimes they will run to the door then refuse to actually come in.

    So yeah, they understand. They just probably dont give a shit about what you want.

  4. Re:These are children of people who know better on 'Fortnite' May be a Virtual Game, But It's Having Real-life, Dangerous Effects (bostonglobe.com) · · Score: 1

    We tried nothing and we're all out of ideas!

  5. Re:Jesus Christ just pay for your email own alread on Gmail App Changes Will Cause Most IFTTT Features To Stop Working (extremetech.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    If your bank is sending private info via email you need a new bank.

  6. they dont demand a cut but they place other restrictions on you

  7. The default configuration of Thinkpads running win10 requires you to give the device permission (admin rights required) before it will connect. You can do an always allow for devices, or turn security off in the bios.

  8. Not ANPRs fault on What Happens When Police License Plate Readers Make Mistakes? (theverge.com) · · Score: 1, Informative

    Plenty of privacy problems with ANPR, but thats not the problem here.

    The problem is that American Police approach every situation with guns drawn. They are incapable of having a polite adult conversation with a person about an issue out of fear that person might have a gun.

  9. Good to see on Apple Blocks Google From Running Its Internal iOS Apps (theverge.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Good to see that Apple are not letting these big corps get away with breaking the rules.

  10. Geek plaything on Eben Upton Remembers The Years Before the First Raspberry Pi (techrepublic.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I think the secret to the success of the Pi has been the fact that its an appealing platform for messing around with all kinds of things.

    I don't think it would have taken off as well if it had only been useful as a kids toy or educational learning tool.

    But by creating a generally useful cheap linux capable machine, they created a whole market segment with enough demand to drive the product forward. The original goals are almost a side effect at this point.

  11. why?

    what is this information useful for?

  12. Re:How many simultaneous inputs ? on Ask Slashdot: What Kind of Keyboard Do You Use With Your Computer and Why? · · Score: 1

    On most cheap keyboards, it depends on how the matrix is laid out. You can press some combinations of keys but not others.

    The USB keyboard standard only allows for 7 simultaneous keypresses.

    There are keyboards that allow you to press every key at once and it still registers, and they work around the USB limitation by presenting multiple keyboard devices to the system.

  13. 3000? thats just the start on Tech To Blame For Ever-Growing Car Repair Costs, AAA Says (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    The radar sensor on the front of my car is over $3k just for that one part, let alone the rest of the front.

  14. "Could" ? They will fucking mine you for every bit of data they can.

  15. cover the camera on Cops Told 'Don't Look' at New iPhones To Avoid Face ID Lock-Out (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    How long before LEOs are issued with devices to cover iphone front cameras

  16. Missing something here on Will Chromebooks Someday Threaten Windows? (itworld.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    As if kids fresh out of school have any power to challenge the status quo of corporate IT

  17. Re:What do most of these comments have in common? on Slashdot Asks: Have You Ever Gotten Someone Else's Email? (ieee.org) · · Score: 1

    its not googles fault if people send shit to the wrong email address.

  18. Well here is my list on The No. 1 Office Perk? Natural Light, According To Hundreds of Employees (hbr.org) · · Score: 1

    1. Light that doesn't cause monitor glare. Don't care about the source.
    2. Reasonable volume level. No music.
    3. Suitable heating/cooling

  19. we only let america spy on us on Australia Bans Huawei, ZTE From Supplying Technology For Its 5G Network (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    We don't want china to spy on us, we only let america do that.

  20. Obvious response on Ask Slashdot: How Did You Experience The Solar Eclipse? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    from the other side of the planet, you insensitive clod!

  21. or just eat vegemite. delicious and high in all sorts of nutrients, including B3

  22. fuck with them on Ask Slashdot: Someone Else Is Using My Email Address · · Score: 1

    1. reply to their business emails telling the sender to fuck off.
    2. password reset on any accounts, then either fuck with them or cancel them.

    I cancelled some guys holiday once. Hope he learnt his lesson.

  23. Re: If you thought enterprise IT was just software on Ask Slashdot: What Are The Lesser-Known Roles Of The IT Department? · · Score: 1

    this post didnt have enough lols.

  24. Who wrote this? on Contractors Lose Jobs After Hacking CIA's In-House Vending Machines (techrepublic.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    1. They weren't fired for hacking, they were fired for STEALING.

    2. Unplugging the network cable doesn't count as hacking.

  25. what happens if a company goes under on Samsung Left Millions Vulnerable To Hackers Because It Forgot To Renew a Domain (vice.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    What would have happened with something like this if a company goes under?

    We almost need a charity foundation of some sort to maintain domains like this in that situation.