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  1. Fat cancer sounds terrifying.

  2. That would just be 911 operators forwarding you to the suicide hotline (which isn't that bad of an idea). Otherwise, you'll just add to the numerous stories of police responding by shooting the suicidal person.

  3. Blockchain Loan on New York State Approves Two Dollar-based Cryptocurrencies (engadget.com) · · Score: 2

    So, it's a loan, in USD, and the ledger is in a blockchain. That doesn't sound terribly innovative.

  4. Re:Four Times a Week? on Regular Sauna Users May Have Fewer Chronic Diseases (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    I take a long, hot shower every morning.

  5. I can sign up for a gym membership and subsequently cancel it a year later without ever setting foot in the gym.

  6. is nothing new. Happens in PUBG all the time.

  7. Netflix seems a bit of a special case. I've already payed for the service, so when they release anything that looks remotely appealing, I watch it. That doesn't make it a good movie, it just makes it the best thing on at the moment. Bright was a decent movie (better than 30% for sure), but it wasn't mindblowing. I probably wouldn't have bought a movie ticket. That said, I've been using moviepass, so theater-going has become more like Netflix for me. It doesn't have to be some anticipated summer blockbuster, just the best thing in theaters at the moment.

  8. Did something change? on Ask Slashdot: What Is Your View On Forced Subscription-Only Software? · · Score: 1

    We're not just running sketchy, cracked copies of PS anymore?

  9. Re:Just make it water-solluble and edible on Scientists Call For Ban On Glitter, Say It's a Global Hazard That Pollutes Oceans (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    It's made from mica, not plastic.

  10. Re:Just make it water-solluble and edible on Scientists Call For Ban On Glitter, Say It's a Global Hazard That Pollutes Oceans (cnet.com) · · Score: 2

    There's companies selling biodegradable glitter but they don't sell it cheap.

  11. When my dad was a kid, the telephones ran over two strands of barbed wire fence. That all came to an end when farmers started putting in metal corner posts.

  12. I might still have my old RCA TV in the closet. The tuner indicator was that vertical line that scrolled across the screen and numbers printed across the bottom bezel to tell you which channel the line stopped on. And when you flipped the switch from VHF to UHF the line would change from green to orange.

  13. Re:Um, where? on FCC Plans December Vote To Kill Net Neutrality Rules (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    AT&T wanted to expand their network and asked the government if they wanted to go halfsies. The government agreed, but told AT&T they would have to play fair and couldn't use their new network to fuck people over. AT&T promptly lost interest and blames the government for their loss of interest.

  14. Stuff's hard sometimes and I don't like it. Please fix.

  15. because Redbox keeps updating their piracy protection, and my pirated ripper software doesn't get updates.

  16. The end of the sentence isn't where they go at.

  17. Re:Don't blame the mirror on Amazon 'Reviewing' Its Website After It Suggested Bomb-Making Items (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Or non-bombers bought single items.

  18. Hellmouth on $782,000 Over Asking For a House in Sunnyvale (mercurynews.com) · · Score: 1

    For a house on the hellmouth? No thank you!

  19. Re:Sue them on Dealership Remotely Disables A Car Over A $200 Fee (www.cbc.ca) · · Score: 1

    my first action would be to find that device and attempt to remove it myself. I would keep that box as a trophy.

    My first thought as well. Hammers don't cost $200.

  20. Re:Census Records on Facebook Figured Out My Family Secrets, And It Won't Tell Me How (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    Good advertising works way better than actually delivering a desired product. Just look at politics if you don't believe me.

  21. Re:Census Records on Facebook Figured Out My Family Secrets, And It Won't Tell Me How (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    Umm...that's their business model? They collect info on people. Combing public records would be one of the less shady ways they collect data. It's not that you don't have an account with them, you don't have an account with them YET. If'n you do sign up, they'll be ready to connect to all your friends and feed you targeted ads. That's what they do.

  22. It's almost as if print isn't the best media for cataloging the Internet. I'm getting on the phone with my publishers right now and pulling my printed copy of DNS records from shelves.

  23. Re:Stop sign on interstate highway on You Can Trick Self-Driving Cars By Defacing Street Signs (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    Imagine a mugger leaving a trail of "one way" and no right turn signs leading you to a stop sign in some dark alley.

  24. maybe do some research? on Amazon Jacked Up Prime Day Prices, Misleading Consumers, Says Vendor (foxbusiness.com) · · Score: 1

    Even if Amazon says it's marked down 99%, you should probably do a quick search to see if another vendor has it for less, unless we're talking about something sold exclusively through Amazon.

  25. but what could have been done to prevent such a tragedy?