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  1. Yes it is? I was Senior Systems Engineer for 3 different roles... 2 in New Zealand, and 1 in the United States.

  2. Report as spam to Gmail? on Amazon Marketplace Shoppers Slam the Spam (fortune.com) · · Score: 2

    If enough people do it, they'll start to get put onto gmail's spam lists....

  3. Re:Curly braces = good. Indents = bad. on A New Programming Language Expands on Google's Go (infoworld.com) · · Score: 1

    This.

    I love Python but I fucking can't stand the lack of curly braces.

  4. Kindle crashing problem? on Microsoft Fixes Windows 10 Anniversary Update Freezing Issues (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    Right, but does this fix the kindle crashing problem? The one where you plug your kindle over usb into your PC and windows instantly bluescreens....

  5. Not a drone, but a remote controlled quadcopter.

  6. I'm disturbed... on BlackBerry CEO 'Disturbed' By Apple's Hard Line On Encryption (theinquirer.net) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I'm disturbed by BlackBerry's stance on the situation.

    Under no circumstances should backdoors be allowed.

  7. Why not just black list John Deere... on Farmers Demand Right To Fix Their Own Dang Tractors (modernfarmer.com) · · Score: 1

    Why not just blacklist John Deere and buy your tractors from somebody else who doesn't pull this shit?

    Or is there no alternatives, and John Deere has a monopoly on tractors worldwide or something?

  8. I love it when NZ makes Slashdot.

    I miss living there :(

  9. Re:The gas plant owner is on the roof right now on Energy Prices Skyrocket in South Australia (yahoo.com) · · Score: -1, Troll

    Fuck you, cunt.

  10. Surely he has local backups?

    Nobody would be so fucking totally stupid to have their only copy of all their work on a blog on the interwebs? LOL.

  11. lolwut on PC Gaming Is Still Way Too Hard (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    lolwut.

    You can just buy ready made gaming pc's off the shelf. You don't have to build done yourself. That's what enthusiasts do! Like car enthusiasts who tinker under the hood all the time, and get aftermarket mods installed. That's what pc gamers do.

    End consumers can just buy a ready made pc, install steam and off they go...

  12. Except Nintendo had nothing to do with this, it was created by Niantic and it wouldn't have been possible without their prior now 3 year old game, Ingress.

  13. Nintendo had NOTHING to do with this, it was created by Niantic. Nintendo still doesn't want to release games outside of its own crappy consoles.

    Pokemon Go only exists because of Niantic's previous game, Ingress, which has been out for 3 years now. Everything in Pokemon Go from the location of all pokestops and gyms to the way the game functions and tracks you as you move throughout the world and your travel speed was done in Ingress 3 years prior.

  14. Re:I give this about two weeks. on Pokemon Go Leads to Reckless Driving, Injuries, and A Corpse (chicagotribune.com) · · Score: 1

    idk man, Ingress has survived 3 whole years so far and is still doing pretty well.... I mean, it probably depends on where you live of course.

    I don't see Pokemon Go dying out quickly at all.

  15. Re:The article, and the headline, are bullshit. on Tech Job Postings Are Down 40% On Popular Job Boards (medium.com) · · Score: 1

    *shrugs*.

    I moved from Australia to New Zealand for 5 years and now to San Francisco in the US. I love travel and working different places in the world and see no reason to need to live within close proximity of my family.

    Seeing them once every year or two is plenty enough. Skype and Facebook exists for a reason. :)

  16. Re:The article, and the headline, are bullshit. on Tech Job Postings Are Down 40% On Popular Job Boards (medium.com) · · Score: 1

    So why don't you move?

    It's the perfect opportunity to get out of the hellhole that is Miami and Florida in general.

  17. Re:Posting jobs is so 2000 on Tech Job Postings Are Down 40% On Popular Job Boards (medium.com) · · Score: 1

    Haha yeah, I get 3-5 recruiters contacting me every day.

    Sometimes its a big company (Facebook, Google, Netflix, Microsoft, etc.) but more often than not it's endless small shitty startups.

    I always respond with the same answer: No thanks.

  18. Re:How long until the cheaters take over? on Nintendo Stock Price Up 9% After Pokemon Go Launch (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 2

    They'll handle it the way they have with Ingress the past 3 years. This isn't Niantic's first game, and all the shit in pokemon go is based on locations in Ingress.

  19. Just use VirtualDesktop or BigScreen Beta?

    Your entire desktop is in VR, then.

  20. Nutella :( on Google Reveals What N In Android N Stands For -- Nougat · · Score: 3, Insightful

    We were all hoping for Nutella :(

    Fuck Nougat.

  21. Re:But the Web 2.0 bubble has already burst. on Sergey Brin: Don't Come To Silicon Valley To Start a Business (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Erm, no.

    It is reality sinking in but it is not a bubble bursting.

    The dot com bubble of 2000 was a bubble bursting.

    The housing crash of 2007 was a bubble bursting.

    But prices of companies, real estate, and so on regularly go up and down and sometimes go down sharply (eg. LinkedIn) when 'reality kicks in' but that that not automatically mean a bubble has burst.

    They're too different events - one is of a smaller scale the other is of a much LARGER scale that results in a large economy wide event that impacts everyone.

  22. Re:No Headphone Jack? No Sale. on Apple Unlikely to Make Big Changes for Next iPhone · · Score: 1

    Get a Nexus 6P.

    You'll _never_ look back.

  23. I was really looking forward to this phone... on BlackBerry Really Struggling In Android Market (cnet.com) · · Score: 2

    I was really looking forward to this phone... but it failed to deliver, and I returned it.

    The main problems I had with it were:
    - Overpriced.
    - Ran VERY hot.
    - Crappy build quality. Creaky / loose bottom.
    - Didn't really like that it was a slider, would prefer if it wasn't.
    - Single mono speaker under the bottom grill? Really?
    - Crappy camera

    Pros:
    - Effectively ran stock android, which was amazing!
    - Tiled app switcher instead of the shitty rolodex android uses.

  24. Re:The most disgusting part.. on IT Layoffs At Insurance Firm Are A 'Never-Ending Funeral' (computerworld.com) · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Pretty much this.

    I'm in favour of making H-1B have am minimum $120-$150k salary.

    So it can only be used for skilled labour.

  25. So what's the name of the Apartment Complex? on Apartment In US Asks Tenants To 'Like' Facebook Page Or Face Action (business-standard.com) · · Score: -1, Redundant

    So what's the name of the Apartment Complex?

    So, you know. We can report this to FB. And publicly shame them. And all that.