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  1. So now neither browser will work on Linux? on The Future of Firefox is Chrome (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Chrome still works, but you have to use an old version. Google has made it clear it will not support chrome on Linux any longer. So, it's just a matter of time.

    In recent years, Google has come to hate Linux.

  2. Just get off social media. on Top Tech Firms Urged To Step Up Online Abuse Fightback (theguardian.com) · · Score: -1

    If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen.

  3. Re:Maybe infosec should not be it's own discipline on Top US Undergraduate Computer Science Programs Skip Cybersecurity Classes (darkreading.com) · · Score: 1

    That's about what I figured.

    My point is: security should be more emphasized in all those classes. Security as a separate discipline does not make much sense, since security is different for a Java developer, or a network engineer.

  4. Maybe infosec should not be it's own discipline? on Top US Undergraduate Computer Science Programs Skip Cybersecurity Classes (darkreading.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    What I mean is, maybe infosec should be part of everything, instead of it's own specialization.

    For example, maybe infosec should be part of software development class, and part of a database class, and part of a networking class, and so on?

    Infosec to a network engineer is different than infosec to a java developer, which is also different from infosec to a system administrator.

  5. Is Apple a one trick pony? on At 40, There's Never Been a Tech Company Quite Like Apple (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    Apple has a lot of products, but only one that really matters: the iPhone.

    My understanding: Apple gets 60% of it's revenue, and 80% of it's profit from the iPhone.

  6. Americans Are Gorging Themselves on Cheap Meat on More People On Earth Now Obese Than Underweight, Says Study (statnews.com) · · Score: 2

    Somewhat related:

    http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2016/03/us-increase-meat-consumption-europe-less-meat-sustainability

  7. The downside of proprietary technology? on Why BART Is Falling Apart · · Score: 1

    Maybe there is something for IT people to learn here?

    When you go with proprietary, you are vendor locked.

  8. Is ISS useful? on Unmanned Cargo Ship Reaches ISS On Resupply Mission (telegraph.co.uk) · · Score: 0

    Are we getting useful scientific information? Stuff we could not get by other means?

  9. Experience of black police officer at Trump rally on Trump Gives Displaced IT Workers Attention, and He's Not Alone (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    A ten minute video which puts a very different perspective on Trump.

    According to the officer, it is the protesters who are obnoxious, offensive, and violent. Trump, and his supporters, try to be as civil as they can be.

    Tucson Police Officer Brandon Tatum talks about his experience at Saturday's Trump rally in Tucson, AZ (3/19/2016).

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjyxZ7HO7aY

  10. Define: "racist" ? on Trump Gives Displaced IT Workers Attention, and He's Not Alone (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1, Insightful

    As far as I can tell, anybody who does not support the liberal agenda is a "racist"

    Here in the real world:

    Islam is no more a race than Catholicism is a race. Islam is an ideology. And from what I can see, Islam is a strange, and dangerous ideology. If Islam is a religion of peace, then shouldn't the mid-east be the most peaceful place on earth.

    Mexican is not a race either. Mexico is a nation, not a race. Mexico is a nation that is serious about protecting it's borders, and is right to do so. Yet, for the US to protect it's borders against Mexico, in the same manner that Mexico protects Mexican borders, is somehow "racist" on the part of the US.

  11. Go back to gold to really avoid financial system on Why We Should Fear A Cashless World (theguardian.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Using paper money, backed by nothing, certainly requires a financial system.

  12. SeaFile vs Ownclowd (tried both) on OwnCloud Server 9.0 Officially Released (softpedia.com) · · Score: 1

    I have tried both. I find Seafile far superior to Owncloud, in terms of features, and speed.

    But, Ownclowd runs on a standard $10 a year webhost. Whereas, Seafile requires python, and deep access to the webserver.

    Practically none of the plugins for Ownclowd work correctly. Also, Ownclowd does not have markdown, whereas as Seafile has an excellent markdown implementation.

  13. Is SCO "Dead"? on SCO Is Undeniably, Reliably Dead (fossforce.com) · · Score: 1

    Sep 14, 2007
    http://www.unixresources.net/linux/clf/linuxtalk/archive/00/00/65/85/658554.html
    "Stick a fork in SCO. They're done."

    Nov 24, 2008
    http://www.cnet.com/news/ding-dong-sco-is-dead/
    "Ding, dong SCO is dead"

    Apr 14, 2011
    http://www.zdnet.com/article/sco-is-dead-sco-unix-lives-on/
    "SCO is dead ..."

    Aug 13, 2011
    http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/SCO-vs-Linux-it-s-over-1333900.html
    "SCO vs Linux: it's over"

    Aug 8, 2012
    http://www.zdnet.com/article/sco-is-finally-dead-parrot-dead/
    "SCO is finally 'Dead Parrot' Dead"

    Aug 8, 2012
    http://www.internetnews.com/blog/skerner/is-linux-nemesis-sco-finally-dead-now.html
    "Is Linux Nemesis SCO *FINALLY* Dead Now?"

    Feb 29, 2016
    http://fossforce.com/2016/02/sco-is-undeniably-and-reliably-dead/
    "SCO Is Undeniably and Reliably Dead"

  14. I think scox-scam started in March 2003 on SCO Is Undeniably, Reliably Dead (fossforce.com) · · Score: 1

    > On March 6, 2003, the SCO Group (formerly known as Caldera International and Caldera Systems) filed a $1 billion lawsuit in the United States against IBM for allegedly “devaluing” its version of the UNIX operating system.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCO_Group,_Inc._v._International_Business_Machines_Corp.

  15. All comments about systemd are modded down on SCO Is Undeniably, Reliably Dead (fossforce.com) · · Score: 0

    Funny how that works isn't it?

    Almost as if a bunch of Red Hat shills are here to spew their propaganda, and try to suppress all valid criticism of MS/Redhat scams.

  16. Re:systemd has harmed Linux more than SCO did. on SCO Is Undeniably, Reliably Dead (fossforce.com) · · Score: 1, Troll

    Similar scams.

    Microsoft was behind scox scam, scox was just a pawn.

    Now Microsoft has partnered with Red Hat, and declared that only Red Hat Linux is immune from Microsoft patent lawsuits.

    So MS is still using IP scams to kill Linux. Instead of scox, MS is now partnering with Red Hat.

  17. Trump haters in denial about why Trump is popular on Laid-Off Disney IT Workers Decry Offshoring At Trump Rally (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    The American people are sick to death of hearing bullshit about labor shortages.

    We Want The Truth
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHLcrfhwPtc

  18. You think Hillary is any different? on Laid-Off Disney IT Workers Decry Offshoring At Trump Rally (computerworld.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Hillary has a shameful history of corruption that goes back to the 1970s. Even Micheal Moore shamed Hillary for taking bribes from the health care industry.

    The Clintons have been influence peddlers for decades.

  19. Re:Red Hat, still a thing? on Red Hat And FCC CIOs On the Future Of Tech (enterprisersproject.com) · · Score: 0

    Your snarky remark makes no sense.

    Red Hat is not some has-been company that is going out of business. Red Hat is bigger, and more influential, than ever.

    To say: "how is blackberry still a thing?" might make sense. It might even make sense to say "how is IBM still a thing?"

    But it does not make sense to say that about an up-and-coming Microsoft.

  20. Red Hat == Microsoft on Red Hat And FCC CIOs On the Future Of Tech (enterprisersproject.com) · · Score: -1

    Since systemd, the two companies are indistinguishable is terms of business practices, or software design.

    At least Microsoft did not build their business on something that they stole from the community. So maybe the companies are different in that respect.

  21. Re:Thanks neckbeards! on Disney Asking Employees To Help Fund Copyright Lobbying (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Bah! True neck beards will download the movie from bittorrent.

  22. If you object, there is an H1B to take your place on Disney Asking Employees To Help Fund Copyright Lobbying (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Just sayin'

    If spoiled American workers don't want the job . . .

  23. US troops are not there to rob, or rape. What is there to rob in the worthless country of Afghanistan?

    The US is there to help the Afghanistan people defend themselves against the terrorist Taliban.

  24. Re:Should someone define what hate speech is? on Mark Zuckerberg Confronts 'Hate Speech' In Germany And At Facebook (csmonitor.com) · · Score: 1

    "Hate speech" is a term used by lying governments, to cover their own ass.

    When you want to stop the dissemination of real information, or squash civil opinions, or prevent real discussions, you do so under the guise of preventing hate speech.

  25. Exactly when you want to stop the dissemination of real information, or squash civil opinions, or prevent real discussions, you do so under the guise of preventing hate speech.