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  1. Re:I don't care what anyone says on Microsoft is Updating Windows Notepad Application For the First Time in Years (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Quick place to jot down a note, batch file, registry fix, vb script, etc... I use it almost everyday sometimes many times a day.

  2. And once they get to highlighting, plugin support, multi-file support and macros,

    They will call it Visual Studio Code which has most of that and some other stuff you didn't mention. There would be no point for them to put all that in notepad it's supposed to be a basic text editor; compilers, debugging, intellisense, extensions doesn't sound very basic and it's available in another ms app.

  3. Textpad is paid software and notepad++ has syntax highlighting neither are really in the same class as ms notepad but you are not wrong a good basic text editor that's not third party wouldn't be bad. I imagine MS hasn't updated it because there were so many other options available and it wasn't and still isn't a selling point for MS Windows.
     

  4. Re: how are scooters even a problem? on Uber Adds Electric Scooters To Its App (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Needless to say they are already popular enough that we call them bumble bees because they swarm together and buzz down the street when school starts and finish for the day.

  5. Re:Lawless uber on Uber Adds Electric Scooters To Its App (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    It wouldn't be against the law here to rent a moped or a car to a licensed and insured driver. It would be against the law for them to speed, run stop lights, ride on the sidewalk, and park on the sidewalk, and the driver would be liable whether it's a car or moped.

    Uber does tend to set people up to break the law but moped rentals isn't illegal though I'm sure that not everyone knows the laws regarding a moped and they aren't verifying that the people who rent are aware and follow the laws.

  6. Re:what about an damage waiver? uber can rent a ca on Uber Adds Electric Scooters To Its App (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    I had an incident like that I told the insurance company to fight them and not to give them a dime. They said it would be cheaper just to pay it and they did.

  7. Re: how are scooters even a problem? on Uber Adds Electric Scooters To Its App (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    In kansas a motorized scooter is less 130cc or 3.5 brake horsepower, has an automatic transmission, 3 or less wheels, with a top speed of 30mph, and requires a valid driver license of any type but must be registered and insured. Any one under 18 is required to wear a helmet and everyone is required to wear eye protection and must follow the same rules as a car or motor cycle on the road with the exception it can't be driven on the highway. These are popular for teens because you can drive it at 15 but can't drive a car unrestricted until your 17.

  8. Some of the executives where I work have assistants and you can't talk to them with out an appointment days in advanced. Though somehow if they are having an issue they can call me directly and it's super urgent that I talk to them no matter what I'm currently doing.

    I'm on vacation, it's my anniversary, and my wife and I are in the hot tub but they just won't stop calling. (FYI this has actually happened... I didn't answer)

  9. Depends what you think the function of a phone is. In general I use mine to make and receive phone calls the fact that it's does text, email, calendar reminders, shows me the weather forecast and works like an media player is just a bonus. You won't catch me gaming on my phone or doing other things the screen is just too small.

    That being said walmart has iphones right next to the huawei and LG phones now that apple offers low end models.

  10. Re:Correction on Samsung, Arm Team Up: Expect New Mobile Chipset Faster Than 3GHz (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    That could be true but it doesn't need to be a lot all they really needs is a full and complete version of MS office because the business user is really the target. A native .net framework that will allow you to easily recompile old .net also opens up a bunch of software.

    I've been waiting a long time for arm to become competitive in the laptop/desktop market. Software appears to be moving along in small increments while the resources it consumes is moving in leaps and bounds hopefully a new competitive Arm will make developers re-think how they design software.

  11. Not only is there estimate for when autonomous cars will be available presumptuous, I don't see how it would be less costly. A cab ride for my wife to go to work is currently $9 and then $9 home this already exceeds her car payment and gas costs and doesn't include the dozen other trips she makes a every week. Driver-less cars would be in direct competition with cab companies and would price their services accordingly.

  12. Re: Well you did buy an Amazon Echo & iPhone. on Would You Pay $700, Plus a Monthly Fee, For a Digital License Plate? (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    Well you can't forget that since 1975 infant mortality is down, the life expectancy is up, and although the birth rate has dropped we are still talking about over 3 million up to 4.5 million a year for the past 43 years.

    By the way a complete idiot would be caught and deported so maybe they aren't doctors and lawyers but don't believe they are dumb. Imagine an illegal immigrant first has to get past boarder control and then avoid immigration and any law enforcement because if they are caught or arrested for anything they will be deported. They have no ID, no drivers license, no social security number are unable to work a legitimate job but somehow they are here for years with out so much as a speeding ticket.

  13. Re:Making good coffee is a pain in the neck on Coffee Drinkers Are More Likely To Live Longer. Decaf May Do The Trick, Too (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    I used to drink coffee constantly until I had a stroke. Then they put me on blood pressure medication and told me to change my eating habits and to stop drinking coffee or anything with caffeine. I changed my eating habits and quit the caffeine then they reduced the blood pressure medication because I was too low and which worked for a little bit then it went low again and then finally they took me completely off the blood pressure medication and now my blood pressure is normal. I drink no caffeine and nothing with high fructose corn syrup.

     

  14. Re:Bad Chemistry on Splitting Water For Fuel While Removing CO2 From the Air (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    I really don't need to balance any equations. If it sounds to good to be true then it probably is.

    Firstly hydrogen as a fuel source is more dangerous than a lot of other alternatives both in use and transport. Secondly in order to produce a sufficient amount to support replacing fossil fuels I don't think it matters if it does or doesn't raise the pH of the water that's a lot of CO2 and a change to the environment which will still have an impact on the marine life.

  15. Re:That's it, I'm calling it on Marketing Firm Exactis Leaked a Personal Info Database With 340 Million Records (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    The you agreed argument is often times not an agreement as much as a condition in fine print hidden within a bunch of incomprehensible legalese. Whether it's your cell provider, the finance company that gave you your car loan, or the power company, it's rarely spelled out in plane language and your are not always given an option to to opt out.

    After I purchased a new car I started getting calls for insurance and an extended warranty... Had I been given an option to opt out of them sharing my info with third party marketers I would have.

     

  16. Re:That's it, I'm calling it on Marketing Firm Exactis Leaked a Personal Info Database With 340 Million Records (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    How about a federal do not track database like the federal do not call database. Oh wait, they get around that by either saying you agreed to it when you did (pick something) or they are just simply criminals to begin with.

  17. Re:Easy solution: AI on Plastic Recycling Is a Problem Consumers Can't Solve (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Imagine you could take your recyclable plastic dump it into something similar to a trash compactor and get a ready to use plastic that would take up much less space than the original used plastic. Then you could put it through an extruder to make your own 3d printer filament or have it picked up by a recycler.

  18. Re:Can it be collected and used? on Space is Full of Dirty, Toxic Grease, Scientists Reveal (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    About half is expected to be found in its pure form. The rest is chemically bound with hydrogen in either a grease-like form, known as aliphatic carbon, or as a gaseous version of naphthalene

    Aliphatic carbons are generally flammable like methane, ethane, ethylene so I suppose it could be.

  19. Re:"voluntarily shared information"? on Supreme Court: Warrant Generally Needed To Track Cell Phone Location Data (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm sorry 40 years ago companies didn't track my location 24/7 or collect every scrap of information they could to sell to advertisers the technology that allows them to do that today wasn't even available to the general public.

  20. Re:"voluntarily shared information"? on Supreme Court: Warrant Generally Needed To Track Cell Phone Location Data (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    That's not true, it's understood that in the course of providing service and billing me they will need to know what tower I'm connected to and if I was roaming (if I had a service that charged roaming). I trust that the companies I do business with will keep that and any other data confidential and not sell or disclose it to advertisers or law enforcement unless they have a warrant.

    Sadly this is no longer case companies use any all data they can get their hands on to advertise to you and/or sell to advertiser and fail to properly protect the data of their customers.

  21. Re:"Our state is losing millions for education.... on Supreme Court Rules States Can Require Online Retailers To Collect Sales Tax (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    States tend to have certain requirements, in order to pay the sales tax you first need a state tax id which is paper work and a fee and many have to be filed for every year. Then there are different requirements for filing and paying the taxes in each state some quarterly some annually. Some have different types of sales taxes that are paid on a different schedule. Some states have approved tax software not all states have the same approved tax software.

    Basically if all 50 states decided that online retailers had to pay state sales tax they would bury them in paperwork not a problem for very large retailers like Amazon who have tax attorneys but an issue for any start up.

  22. Re:Channels, what are channels? on Days After Buying Time Warner, AT&T Launches New TV Service (apnews.com) · · Score: 1

    More like the last 4 to 5 minutes I hate watching credits.

  23. Re:"Our state is losing millions for education.... on Supreme Court Rules States Can Require Online Retailers To Collect Sales Tax (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    Standardized software could make tracking and changing the taxes easy , unfortunately filing and paying the taxes would require a lot more to make sure all 50 states filings are done on time and in accordance with the states requirements. This also doesn't account for any fees for a tax ID just so you can pay the taxes.

  24. Re:"Our state is losing millions for education.... on Supreme Court Rules States Can Require Online Retailers To Collect Sales Tax (npr.org) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The only problem I see with the state taxing online purchases is that small online retailers will have extra overhead to meet tax requirements for all states.

  25. The problem isn't that they are disabling something used by all software in fact many applications just aren't designed in a manner that can take full advantage of hyper threading. The reason is that most desktop applications require input you tell it what to do then it does it and waits for your next instruction these thing can't happen in parallel. Server software that supports multiple users on the other hand is very much capable of benefiting from hyper threading on the server.

    Saying that they are crippling a computers performance by allowing you to turn off or on a feature that may or may not be relevant and is off by default because of possible security concerns is insincere.