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  1. It worked. I wouldn't have heard of it otherwise.

  2. Re:ISPs? on Firefox Will Soon Warn Users of Software That Performs MitM Attacks (zdnet.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    How does an ISP inject certs? The whole point of SSL/TLS is to stop that. Is this some new attack vector? Why aren't we just patching the flaw in TLS?

    It's not mitm. That why TFA is so confusing. The attack involves changes to your trust list.

  3. So why is that restriction in place? It doesn't need to be.
    I own my iPhone. If I want to run a Facebook app on it, that's my business. Not Apple's. The terms are there, but they are not reasonable.

  4. So make it an option. I'm not buying it in it's current form.

  5. The keyboard is not centered in front of the screen. The put it to the left to squeeze in a num pad.

    Whatever you think about macbooks, they didn't compromise on the keyboard placement.

  6. Re:Everybody On Windows Uses MPC-HC Anyways on Windows Media Player Set To Lose a Feature on Windows 7 (onmsft.com) · · Score: 1

    It's undead!!

  7. Re:Everybody On Windows Uses MPC-HC Anyways on Windows Media Player Set To Lose a Feature on Windows 7 (onmsft.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    MPC? They dropped it too..

    From the MPC-HC web site...

    "
    v1.7.13 is released and farewell
      July 16, 2017 XhmikosR
    v1.7.13, the latest, and probably the last release of our project

    For quite a few months now, or even years, the number of active developers has been decreasing and has inevitably reached zero. This, unfortunately, means that the project is officially dead and this release would be the last one.

    Unless some people step up that is.

    So, if someone’s willing to really contribute and has C/C++ experience, let me know on IRC or via e-mail.

    Otherwise, all things come to an end and life goes on. It’s been a nice journey and I’m personally pretty overwhelmed having to write this post.

    Thanks to everyone who has contributed in any way all these years; Remember, MPC-HC is an 11-year old project.

    Don’t forget, that our official builds, both the stable and the beta builds, are digitally signed. Be aware of scams and only get the files from our site!

    Also, to report bugs, suggestions and generally provide feedback, use our Trac; reporting anything on social media or in any other place is just pointless, as the developers only follow Trac.

    You can download the new version here. For the complete changes see the changelog.
    "

  8. >The categorization is not embraced by the medical community

    Well not embraced by the slow ones at least. There's a bucketload of research and the T3D hypothesis is looking pretty strong.

  9. In other news, the Chinese government has developed a mobile app that tells users if they are near someone who has submitted a dupe. The app, called a "map of deadbeat duplicators," flashes when the user is within 500 meters of a duplicator and displays that person's exact location.

  10. Go to an intel fab - you will see many valves.

  11. Nahh. I was channeling the experts. Google Type 3 Diabetes.

  12. Nonsense on We May Finally Know What Causes Alzheimer's -- and How To Stop It (newscientist.com) · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Alzheimer's is an glucose metabolism disorder of the brain that rides along with all the other symptoms of Western metabolic syndrome.

    Just like all the other things 'associated' with Alzheimer's, fixing this bacteria will not halt Alzheimer's. Alzheimer's is increasing because metabolic syndrome is increasing.

  13. Re:Property is dead on Android Q Will Include More Ways For Carriers To SIM Lock Your Phone (9to5google.com) · · Score: 1

    So you paid full price for a locked phone that you had to get unlocked. This is the definition of sucking a lot.

    I know AT&T do that. It's a reason to not buy stuff from AT&T.

  14. Re:Concrete lasts over a century on CERN's New Collider Design Is Four Times Larger Than the LHC (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    >A border wall will make it take longer to cross the border, and make the trespasser more vulnerable to detection by border patrol.

    And so harm the economy by inhibiting the free movement of goods and labor.

  15. Too late. I dropped my wad on a new LG phone - with a headphone jack.

  16. Then you have plenty of options.

  17. Re:Two questions. on CERN's New Collider Design Is Four Times Larger Than the LHC (vice.com) · · Score: 1, Insightful

    According to the article, the current cost estimate is 17 G$.

    For comparison: That is 30% more than a Ford-class aircraft carrier, 40% more than the Gotthard Base Tunnel.

    A heck of a lot less than a wall though.

  18. If that is true, why aren't people buying phones with user replaceable batteries?

    Because replaceable batteries have negative implications for thinness.

    Apple is giving people what they want. If it is not what YOU want, then buy something else. There are plenty of phones with replaceable batteries.

    Headphone jack
    Replaceable battery
    Decent performance

    Pick any two.

  19. Re:Far Cry 5 had similar controversy on Battlefield 5's Poor Sales Numbers Have Become a Disaster For Electronic Arts (seekingalpha.com) · · Score: 1

    Far Cry 5 had similar controversy and ended up the best selling entry in the series. It's not the SJWs ruining things, it's the BF3 launch all over (minus the worst of the bugs).

    I seem to remember the main complaints were SJWs complaining that it really wasn't a "time to shoot racists" simulator full of backwards Christians in KKK regalia(instead it being a drug-running cult), and then went out of it's way actually portray Montana as really not a racist shit hole. Montana still being partly shit is up for debate. You can find the mainstream game site complaints on that on sites like Polygon or RPS if you really want.

    It was a pretty good game too. I just finished it and I'm working through the "Lost on Mars" add-on. I'm not feeling cheated. It was alright. I like the games where stealth and strategy work well, over running around with bullets flying in all directions.

  20. $60 is $10 past the "Seriously? It has to be excellent in every way before I buy it for $50" threshold.

  21. Re: Completely missing the market on 'We're Working On Rollable Phones,' Says LG CTO (tomsguide.com) · · Score: 1

    I'd wager 60% of the people complaining about an aux jack are probably iPhone owners. It was a stupid move.

    Also, wireless charging! What a joke, it isn't more efficient and it damn sure isn't wireless. Keep drinking the koolaid.

    Probably not. Every iphone user I know simply has not one fuck to give.

    I care. I got an iPhone 7 something and it didn't have the jack. I didn't think I would care but it's been an utter pain in the arse and I will not be buying another iPhone unless they bring it back - or USB headphones become ubiquitous and the iPhones have two C ports and I'm not settled in with some other android infrastructure.

    The headphone jack was the deciding factor. Apple lost my phone business as a result. I'm still good with the laptops, but their edge is reduced now there are nicer Linux-capable laptops from other manufacturers. I'm loath to replace my 2013 model (which is getting old and cranky) because it has USB-A, SD card and HDMI out, all of which I use.

  22. Re:Completely missing the market on 'We're Working On Rollable Phones,' Says LG CTO (tomsguide.com) · · Score: 2

    think about what you can do to make consumers select your phone to use for the next 5-7 years.

    Headphone Jack
    Thicker case to hold a larger, user replaceable battery
    Fi compatibility
    microSD card slot
    Two USB-C ports. One for charging, one for other stuff.

  23. Yet I've never got a game on the basis of such things. I see some reviews and decide whether to buy it based on price, reviews and whether I care (like I'm not working through some other game at the time). I question the value of such promotions in the current market with online distribution and rapid access to user reviews. I guess the game developer did too.

  24. What does a game publisher do? It's not like they have to put CDs in boxes and ship them to stores. Upload to steam and be done with it.

  25. Re:What I'd like to see is tech on AMD Announces Radeon VII, Its Next-Generation $699 Graphics Card (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Far Cry 5 dropped from $60 to $25 on steam.

    Lol. Get woke, go broke.

    Less broke, by $35.