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  1. Re:Get more channels from the cable company on YouTube TV Opens To the Whole US (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    You can get sports and news for free on PlutoTV.

  2. Anti-intellectual? You came to that conclusion based on your inability to effectively communicate? Show your work.

  3. Re:Amazon Prime on Netflix's Biggest Competition Isn't Sleep -- It's YouTube (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    Prime has a far better selection, from former blockbusters to cheesy cult films that are magnitudes better than the low effort schlock that Netflix primarily trades in these days. I've been with Netflix for around 15 years continuously but I find myself watching Prime so much more. I still have the DVD service but even that is dwindling.

  4. Your winter only lasts a week?

  5. Re:TIL the torrent protcocol somehow needs a compa on BitTorrent Founder Bram Cohen Has Left the Company (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    It was created to give BitTorrent's creator a job for his efforts and its function is to legitimize the protocol as something other than just an illegal file sharing method.

  6. Re:USB Drives and Outdated Windows Installs on Chip Giant TSMC Struggles With Virus Infections at its Factories (engadget.com) · · Score: 2

    You are correct in the mish-mash of operating systems found on semiconductor tools in production. Though TSMC has very strict policies against USB drives being used in their fabs. Getting caught with one as a contractor means being banned from all TSMC fabs for life. Employees have more leeway but they do need to justify why they would be using one at all. It is more likely something that was spread over the network as all tools are connected for automated host control. Keep in mind, there are still semiconductor capital equipment makers shipping new tools running Windows XP.

  7. Re: Marketing Firm on MoviePass Will Increase Price, Limit Availability of New Movies (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Movie theaters make more money on concessions. They're already passing most of the seat money on to the studios/distributors.

  8. Re:#HerTurnAgain2020 on Putin's Soccer Ball for Trump Had Transmitter Chip, Logo Indicates (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    You dumb fucking monkeys mod up a comment that's a deliberately diversion. We're talking about the popular vote, millions of people whose opinions should matter more than non-bound representatives. You're all for small government until it benefits you, then a fucked up system is just dandy and the only thing that matters.

  9. Re:Just what I hate about Spotify. on Google Launches YouTube Music Service With Creepy AI To Predict Listening Habits (audioholics.com) · · Score: 1
    Came here to say this. I wish I could filter out live/covers/remixes when searching for a song. That's not signal, that's noise. They have plenty of that nonsense on Spotify already and it's not exactly what I'd call a feature.

    And I hope YouTube Music's AI is better than regular YouTube, I'm tired of playing one song by a band and then getting recommended other songs by the same band in my personal station, no matter how many times I skip over them when they pop up and they don't even include the one I manually searched for and played through.

  10. Re:I gave up on Consumer Reports long ago on Tesla Model 3 Falls Short of Consumer Reports Recommendation (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    As I already mentioned, there are non-luxury brands that receive high marks from Consumer Reports regularly. They also have a number of categories, including budget, which has recommended models.

  11. Re:I gave up on Consumer Reports long ago on Tesla Model 3 Falls Short of Consumer Reports Recommendation (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Really? Higher priced vehicles with more engineering behind them are recommended more often? Whodathunkit? Care to provide any examples of the cars you were interested in for comparison? Note that not all their recommendations are luxury brands, Honda and Mazda frequently get high marks.

  12. And it doesn't work very well either on MoviePass' Days Look Limited (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 2

    I signed up a couple of months ago on a discounted promotion. I received the card in the mail and went to use it the first time. I had already installed the app recently but it said I needed to update to the latest version. Google Play store says my phone is not supported by the new version of MoviePass, despite running Android Oreo. I happen to have an iPhone for work so I try that, nope, unauthorized device, whatever that means. I try their help and get no response for days. I can find no documentation on what unauthorized device means or how to fix the issue. Finally, MoviePass gets back to me and says the app was updated to remove the user tracking (which they assure me they never used anyway) but fail to address how I'm supposed to use the service or why my phone is no longer supported. I attempt to cancel my membership through the app but tapping that particular button is non-responsive. Finally, I just contest the charge with Amex. Thankfully they have robust protections. Fuck MoviePass.

  13. Re:Actually on Facebook Reaches Its Natural Conclusion As A Dating App (buzzfeed.com) · · Score: 1
    Women swipe yes pretty indiscriminately as well, still resulting in more matches they can handle. Having been on Tinder dates, multiple women have admitted this to me.

    Swiping also leads to people treating the whole thing like a game, how many matches can you collect? "Oh, look how many I have! What's your score?"

    Matching and then opening communications with someone about a shared interest gleaned from what little there is in the profile still yields an extremely low response rate because so few are really trying to connect with anyone.

  14. Re:Digital downloads are often included now on CDs, Vinyl Are Outselling Digital Downloads For the First Time Since 2011 (mercurynews.com) · · Score: 1

    Because not everyone finds art to be clutter.

  15. Digital downloads are often included now on CDs, Vinyl Are Outselling Digital Downloads For the First Time Since 2011 (mercurynews.com) · · Score: 1

    This isn't going to apply to all new releases but most of what I buy comes with a download link. I can buy the nice gatefold vinyl with all the cool artwork and it will have a download code inside so I can get my FLACs at no additional cost. It's the best of both worlds. CDs ordered through bandcamp often come with an immediate download link on purchase too. The included download may have been a large contributing factor to physical sales dominance.

  16. Re:Nothing to do with transaction fee.. on Bitcoin Won't Be the Dark Web's Top Cryptocurrency For Long (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    As mentioned in the FA.

  17. Corn is subsidized in the US, making maple flavored corn syrup far cheaper and common.

  18. Re:Republican Corruption, what a surprise? on FCC's Claim That One ISP Counts As 'Competition' Faces Scrutiny In Court (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Oh this will be good. How is Trump "very much a democrat on the majority of the issues democrats find important?" War, corporate taxation, personal income taxation, human rights and social issues?

  19. Re:I'm surprised on Pirate Bay is Mining Cryptocurrency Again, No Opt Out (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    That would have been true in the early days of bittorrent but it's nearly mainstream now, any idiot can and will use it. The more advanced users are on private sites that run off of donations and have fast uploads of new releases with any garbage being nuked pretty quickly. No ads or secret scripts.

  20. Re: 13.5 million people on Japan's Population Falls At Fastest Rate Since 1968 · · Score: 1

    That sounds great if you can find such an opportunity. I work for a large international high tech company that expressly forbids working from home. Sometimes managers will let it slide when roads are closed due to weather but that's rare. Every suburb I know is thoroughly congested, all those people are also trying to get to work. The only way to live somewhere without congestion is to be so far from the vast majority of jobs that all my colleagues that brag about their acreage and nature spend well over an hour driving to work and then just as much time driving home at the end of the day.

  21. Only ever tried Lyft on Slashdot Asks: Your Favorite Ride-Sharing App? · · Score: 1

    I've been using Lyft for a few years, never actually tried Uber. I didn't decide to stick with Lyft due to any controversies, all I had heard a few years ago was that Kalanick was your run-of-the-mill 'disruptive' startup egotist, not as severe as what he has turned out to be. I chose Lyft because I had heard the prices were better and it was more beneficial for the drivers. My experience has mostly been great, a few clueless or smelly drivers notwithstanding, so I've stuck with Lyft. The drivers I've asked either say they like both the same or prefer to drive just for Lyft. Either way, it's cheaper and more reliable than regular taxis. They've stepped up their game due to the competition but I've had some real winners in proper taxis over the years.

  22. Actually, they allowed some free images. I can't remember the details but larger sizes were an upsell, as well as more images. What you'd get for free was somewhere between one and three small/medium, something like that.

  23. Re:Isn't Tesla a band? on Tesla Is Talking To the Music Labels About Creating Its Own Streaming Service (recode.net) · · Score: 1

    And both are referencing the same dead famous inventor. I doubt the band would have much luck suing.

  24. Re:They finally realized.. on Apple Adds Support For FLAC Lossless Audio In iOS 11 (thenextweb.com) · · Score: 1

    FLAC is compressed.

  25. Re:Maybe this opens up a market for modular laptop on US Might Ban Laptops On All Flights Into And Out of the Country (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    And many company policies prohibit checking laptops due to risk of damage or theft. Based on my experience flying, it's a more than reasonable concern.