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  1. How does Flash cut into their advertising revenue?

  2. Re:Native Windows 10 notifications on Chrome 69 is Coming: Not Just a New Look But Flash's Life is About To Get Even Harder (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    It's currently just non-native, so not any bigger spam avenue.

  3. Nice

  4. Re:We need to take action against Moziilla on Mozilla to Remove Legacy Firefox Add-Ons From Add-On Portal in Early October (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 2

    Go ahead, it's FOSS, you'll all band together and make a great browser because you know what is the best and will completely satisfy everyone. Right? Any day now...

  5. Pay for a game? on People Keep Trying To Scam Their Way Into Free Video Games (kotaku.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm entitled to any entertainment I want for free!

  6. Great so all the software you bought for Windows 8 is now just gone.

    Yep, they come to your mom's basement and uninstall all the programs!

  7. Upgrading to a flavor of Linux, for example, it if you are ready to replace your hardware, OSX is also an option.

    What "flavor of Linux" is supported indefinitely?

  8. Re:Trolling on Netflix Deletes All User Reviews (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Just re-read these after every new article to get the Slashdot comment experience:


    TRUMP WILL HANG FOR TREASON

    This article is about Microsoft, so whatever they are doing is bad because it's MiKKKro$oft.

    This article is about Firefox, they changed a thing, that is bad. Or they didn't change a thing, that is also bad. Why if I were in charge it'd be the perfect piece of software that everyone would be happy with, but even though it's open source I don't even start a project about it.

    This article is about Apple LOL "you're holding it wrong" AMIRITE?

  9. Re:As long as it's voluntary on This Company Embeds Microchips in Its Employees, and They Love It (technologyreview.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    not me, with potential for mob rule making this a requirement

    But then it's not voluntary, which was GPs stipulation.

  10. So the whole point of incorporation is to make it so corporations can break the law and face no repercussions?

  11. Re:Gee, can't imagine why... on Fewer Than Half of Young Americans Are Positive About Capitalism (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    nobody can lie awake at night worried that the guy who works twice as hard is having a better chicken for dinner than anyone else is.

    because work effort is directly proportional to income, ahhahahahahaha

  12. Re:Pretty sad at beta 7 on Apple Pulls iOS 12 Beta 7 Update Due To Performance Issues (macrumors.com) · · Score: 1

    Well they pulled a new feature, so I guess that's a step in the right direction!

  13. Re:and yet rom/emulation may of saved a lot of stu on Nintendo's Offensive, Tragic, and Totally Legal Erasure of ROM Sites (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    [citation needed]

  14. Re:What happened to Slashdot? on Facebook, Still on a Mission To Bring People Online, Announces Connectivity (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Most have left the Internet.

    Those people aren't on the Internet? Good thing there's an initiative to get people onto the Internet

  15. Re:Brand new phone, but OS isn't up to date on Samsung Announces $1,000 Galaxy Note 9 Smartphone With Last-Gen Android Software Out-of-the-Box (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    No. I am just mad at general stupidity. Are you on the latest Windows 10 yet?

    Yes at work. Though I run Linux at home (and yes, the most recent version of that distro)

    Gotta get that latest killer telemetry because all features are must have right?

    Are you trying to make this into a "everything new is bad" argument?

    Also you didn't say anything bad about Samsung so I have no idea what you're on about.

    True, I said it about its users.

    I originally said "they don't know any better" because the new versions of Android aren't advertised.

    So, my apologies, I guess I should have said "they don't know any better" or "are raging fanboys thinking Samsung is the best at everything, and anything not Samsung is utter garbage. Anyone else thinking otherwise is wrong for having a differing opinion."

  16. Re:Brand new phone, but OS isn't up to date on Samsung Announces $1,000 Galaxy Note 9 Smartphone With Last-Gen Android Software Out-of-the-Box (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Wow you're really mad someone said a bad thing about Samsung.

  17. Re:Brand new phone, but OS isn't up to date on Samsung Announces $1,000 Galaxy Note 9 Smartphone With Last-Gen Android Software Out-of-the-Box (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    See which apps you use most : errr. why?
    Set daily limits on your apps : err why?

    Oh no, my device doesn't have ${Feature}!
    Obviously that means ${Feature} doesn't count.....

    Until my device does have feature, then that's why it's the bestest.

  18. I'm pretty sure a non-zero amount of people dispute its accuracy.

  19. Re:Seems a bit early to complain about that, no? on Samsung Announces $1,000 Galaxy Note 9 Smartphone With Last-Gen Android Software Out-of-the-Box (engadget.com) · · Score: 2

    I mean, Android Pie was just formally released a few days ago. Samsung customizes the OS quite a bit, so I wouldn't think it fair to expect it to show up on their phones for another 3 or 4 months.

    That's not good either. Not that the average Samsung customer knows or cares.

  20. Re:Brand new phone, but OS isn't up to date on Samsung Announces $1,000 Galaxy Note 9 Smartphone With Last-Gen Android Software Out-of-the-Box (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Because they don't know any better.

  21. ...Would this maybe then get more people to use taxis, instead of their own cars...

    The majoriy of people in New York City do not own a car.
    As for the ones that do...I doubt it'd make them use taxis more. They are already paying for the cart/insurance/parking(?) so why have an additional cost of taxis instead of using the car you own?
    Carpooling would have an effect on congestion, which is irrelevant to the number of taxis (I can't imaging anyone carpooling in a taxi)

  22. Manhattan is full of Ubers and Lyfts and taxis.

    However in a lot of neighborhoods in other boroughs, not that many taxis, so people may choose uber/lyft instead of a taxi there.

  23. Re:The problem is the content authors. on Front-End Developer Decries 'Garbage' Design Choices on 'The Bullshit Web' (pxlnv.com) · · Score: 1

    Nice victim blaming. Maybe everyone will dial-up Internet should be in there too?

  24. Re:The problem is the content authors. on Front-End Developer Decries 'Garbage' Design Choices on 'The Bullshit Web' (pxlnv.com) · · Score: 1

    Cool, so the Developers have to suffer for the 4K resolution videos that Creative absolutely needed, and the 37 tracking scripts that Marketing demanded.

  25. Re:Well... on Windows 10 Continues To Close in On Windows 7 (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    Yeah, it's outdated. macOS is much better.