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  1. Re:I can't agree with this. on FTC Warns Manufacturers That 'Warranty Void If Removed' Stickers Break the Law (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    So if I buy a device and remove the sticker for aesthetic purpose, is the warranty void?

  2. whooooooooooooosh!
    (there are 13 "o" in the word above, for some reason)

  3. Re:Feature or bug? on Is Microsoft Trying To Make Windows 10 Mail Worse? (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    No judging masochistic people :)

  4. Re:You fucked yourselves on Electronics Surplus Shop 'WeirdStuff Warehouse' Is Closing (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    Sorry mate, I won't travel internationally to keep them floating.

  5. Re:Feature or bug? on Is Microsoft Trying To Make Windows 10 Mail Worse? (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    Average Joes use GMail or Yahoo Mail or somethine else, web based. Even Microsoft's Web based e-mail, rather than Windows Mail.

  6. Re:Feature or bug? on Is Microsoft Trying To Make Windows 10 Mail Worse? (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Exchange Server has nothing to do with Windows Mail.

    Now, Windows Mail is like Notepad. Basic application, doing basic stuff. Sort of "better than nothing".
    There are zounds of free e-mail clients out there, why are you stuck with using Windows Mail is beyond me.

  7. Re:And why would I want that? on Microsoft Open Source Tool Lets You 'Bring Your Own Linux' To Windows (microsoft.com) · · Score: 1

    Me too.

  8. I was pointing out a mistake in TFS :)

  9. "now purchases more renewable energy than it consumers as a company."

    They consumer us all, allright.

  10. Re:Means these jobs will be automated? on McAfee Finds That Gamers Are Strong Candidates for Cybersecurity Jobs (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    "computer games" is a broad term.
    There are games AI is very good at, there are games it sucks at.

  11. They still get them because it's irrelevant whether they are banned from owning them.
    Easy access is easy access, the whole country is flooded with guns, how hard do you think it is to get your hands on one?

  12. I apologize. I thought your comment was linked to mine, instead if was on the story itself.
    My comprehension fail reared its ugly head once more.

  13. Re:Same as cars on Ask Slashdot: Should CPU, GPU Name-Numbering Indicate Real World Performance? · · Score: 1

    So what? Is it a facelift adding 3 HP and wider body with some bullshit brighter LED headlights, or is it a total remake adding 101 new things and improving 1000 more?

  14. How fast will it run a game”???
    What the actual fuck.
    WHICH GAME?
    There are plenty benchmarks and reviews for each CPU and GPU, and that's exactly the problem, you can't encode that into a product name. Out of the 100+ Pi-related benchmarks, which one is the reference one? Out of the million or so games out there, which is the reference one? And which patch version, running on which platform, which operating system and which drivers?

    See, that's why I prefer comparing components' performance rather than looking at absolute data.

  15. Re:Same as cars on Ask Slashdot: Should CPU, GPU Name-Numbering Indicate Real World Performance? · · Score: 1

    It can, however, be reduced to a VERY LONG alphanumeric string.

  16. If you click the links you'd find out :)

  17. Re:Same as cars on Ask Slashdot: Should CPU, GPU Name-Numbering Indicate Real World Performance? · · Score: 1

    No, they are not. It might be easy to you, since you already know cars, but take me for example. I don't have a driver's license (health reasons) and I am not interested in cars. I can tell them apart by their logo and sometimes shape, and of course I recognize a few expensive brands (Ferrari, Lamborghini). Other than that, I have no idea how the Golf VI is different than the Golf V, or why this 1300 ccm engine is better than that 1500 ccm engine.
    What's the difference between Mercedes C-, E- and S- Klasse? I have no clue, I know some are more expensive than others but that's really it.

  18. Nothing, really. I entered late and my cryptocurrency assets are now valued at around 200 dollars, highest value was around 500 dollars, all mined with my preexisting GPUs, none bought with cash. If they dip to zero it won't make me any poorer. Same if their value increases tenfold.
    It's more of a hobby, really, and I am interested in this type of technology. Yes, it's in its infancy and it does have many flaws currently, however this applied to literally everything new in the past.

  19. Same as cars on Ask Slashdot: Should CPU, GPU Name-Numbering Indicate Real World Performance? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Cars are also complex, they don't have simple-to-understand names and variants and require you to document yourself and investigate for large amounts of time before committing to a purchase.

    Don't try to dumb down complex machinery. It will never work.

  20. Re:Passmark on Ask Slashdot: Should CPU, GPU Name-Numbering Indicate Real World Performance? · · Score: 4, Informative

    That's useful AFTER you bought the machine.
    What's useful BEFORE you buy the machine? Simple: CPUBoss and GPUBoss.
    http://cpuboss.com/compare-cpu...
    http://gpuboss.com/compare-gpu...

  21. Ad Who???
    He's a bloody AC hiding behind a shred of anonymity to spread bullshit on the web.
    It's amazing how Shashdot, otherwise known as a place where smart people gather, groans under the weight of cryptocurrency-related ignorance.
    And yes, I am tired of endlessly trying to debunk all those retarded "myths" that are flung around like feces thrown by monkeys. Cryptocurrency bashing looks more and more like a fucking religion: a bucketful of nonsense repeated all over again.

    Here's why what he's saying is insane:

    (about cryptocurencies) "why they attract so many criminals/criminal activity?"

    Because they allow value to be easily transferred from one place to another, offer some anonymity, are easy to carry around and don't take room, to name a few reasons. They're a very good alternative to cash. It doesn't mean they're a bad innovation, quite the contrary. It also means they're misused, but not everything that's misused is a bad idea, see gunpowder and dynamite.

    "Could it really be because, all cryptocurrencies themselves are scams, and that is why they attract all kinds of criminals/criminal activity?"

    No, that's ridiculous.
    1. Generally, saying "ALL this is that" is stupid. Dealing with absolutes is generally stupid.
    2. Many well established cryptocurrencies are not scams. At the same time, most newer (2017 and beyond) cryptcurrencies are indeed created with the sole purpose of extracting money out of stupid people's pockets for as long as possible, much like most of whatever's being produced and sold worldwide, from newest flagship phones to risky loans and credit cards. Now, if those scammy ICOs are illegal, we (theoretically) have police and it should deal with that. If they're legal, then all i can say to the dummies who spent money on them is "oops".

    "If so-called cryptocurrencies are really currency, why no company/store can use Bitcoin as currency anymore?"

    False statement. Just look at coinmap.org - it's full of companies accepting Bitcoin. Also, it looks like for most people cryptomarket = bitcoin - also false.

    "Would the result be different, if Bitcoin replaced by any other "cryptocurrency"?
    Aren't all work the same way?"

    No, they're not. And while we're at it, look at HOW is the AC writing. The word structure is consistent with Slavic languages, with which I am familiar. Anyways, there's a wide variety of cryptocurrency infrastructures. Some offer full anonymity through either obfuscation (Monero) or coin mixing (VIVO), others reward coin ownership through the ability to run masternodes (VIVO), others are aimed at very fast transfers (Dash), others have the capability of acting as exchange medium (Vertcoin) or offer effortless mining without extra energy consumption (Unitus), or multi-algorithm mining (Myriad).
    So another false statement.

    Or, they are not actually virtual currency but virtual investment?
    But, if they are actually investment, why we need/want them?
    What would happen to world economy, if people invested in virtual investments, instead of real investments?

    (note the word structure, "they are not" instead of "are they not")
    Some are virtual investments, of course. In finance, they're called futures IIRC.
    Why do we want them? Because it's a type of technology which offers an alternative to "classic" value transfer methods, such as cash and bank-supported value transfers.
    And nothing would happen to the world economy if people would start investing in virtual coins.

    The rest is the same idiotic blabbering, ending with a big bang:

    All cryptocurrencies need to be banned globally before it is too late!

    So does Putin, but at least there are plenty worrisome reasons to ban Putin.
    Also, "too late" for what exactly?

    Yeah... again I wrote a wall of text which is like a drop in an ocean full of ignorance. That's why I gave up and just resort to labeling posts like the OP's as "ramblings of a madman". Saves me time and energy.

  22. Parent entry can be successfully summarized like this:
    "Ramblings of a madman".

  23. That's why on April Fool's Day Roundup · · Score: 1

    I am avoiding most news sites today. They're all full of shit, more than the usual.

  24. Re:That won't break the internet at all... on Google Is Shutting Down Its Goo.gl URL Shortening Service (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Score:5, Interesting
    And yet the entry clearly shows its author didn't even read TFS properly. he only read the headline, which sucks because it's stupid and misleading.
    So we went from reading TFA to reading TFS to reading the headline only. What's next, blindfolded commenting?

  25. Re:Nothing to see here.... on Amazon is Burying Sexy Books, Sending Erotic Novel Authors to the 'No-Rank Dungeon' (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Thank you for this, your reply should have the first +6 rating in the history of Slashdot :)