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  1. https://answers.microsoft.com/...

    but it's causing chaos in some places -

    watermarks all over ... damn you

  2. Re:"Revert Back" is a tautology on Microsoft Now Lets Surface Laptop Owners Revert Back To Windows 10 S (mspoweruser.com) · · Score: 1

    +1 it grates !

  3. yeah right!

  4. they have
    https://www.theguardian.com/so...
    still will take time though ...

    IT contractors eh!

  5. Re:10M ? on Raspberry Pi Passes 10M Sales Mark (bbc.com) · · Score: 2
  6. the Schedules on Where Are the Raspberry Pi Zeros? (i-programmer.info) · · Score: 5, Informative

    https://www.raspberrypi.org/fo...
    basically there are 2 re sellers in the UK and 2 in the US
    they get alternative deliveries

  7. Re:Allow me to predict the comments on Raspberry Pi Unveils New $5 Mini-computer · · Score: 1

    Serial comms from the GPIO - link it up to a model B [other end points are available] via pppd and you have a fairly reasonable link speed

  8. Re:Wuda Figered CN was #1 on China To Spend $47 Billion In Bid To Become 3rd-Largest Global Chip Manufacturer (reuters.com) · · Score: 2

    from the article
    "Currently, Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) holds the No.3 position in the global chip rankings, behind Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) and market leader Intel Corp (INTC.O), which has a market capitalization of $151.5 billion."

  9. Re:Killer GMO butterflies causing hurricanes on Wasps Have Injected New Genes Into Butterflies · · Score: 1

    Don't be daft , we#'re all controlled by the WASPs
    they inject the butterfly's with mutant DNA so they can fap in the forest and cause hurricanes

  10. Re:A HUD is usefull... on Many Drivers Never Use In-Vehicle Tech, Don't Want Apple Or Google In Next Car · · Score: 1

    Yes - Speed and Fuel left are the only useful things
    well that and satnav ...

  11. in-vehicle concierge on Many Drivers Never Use In-Vehicle Tech, Don't Want Apple Or Google In Next Car · · Score: 1

    WTF is that anyway ?

  12. Another Flash Vulnerability ? on Lightning Wipes Storage Disks At Google Data Center · · Score: 5, Funny

    n/t

  13. Drones on F-35 Might Be Outperformed By Fourth-Generation Fighters · · Score: 1

    Pile them high ,
    lots of cheap [ish] drones will outperform 1 very expensive Aircraft

  14. Adverts on SlideN'Joy Extender Adds Up To Two More Screens For a Multi-Monitor Laptop · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Is this just a pre-hype for a kickstarter to get people to rush on day one ?
    come on slashdot this is not news yet ...

    or am I getting old

  15. Re:Doesn't really answer the question on How Do We Know the Timeline of the Universe? · · Score: 2

    It's turtles all the way down

  16. Re:More memory faster cpu & keep price under $ on Raspberry Pi Sales Approach 4 Million · · Score: 1

    why do you need more memory ?
    that would need a new SOC
    or the memory option only would need some memory manufacturer to retool to make a 8Gb POP module [old tech no one is going to do that now]

  17. Re:Downloading music for free? Scandelous! on Say Goodbye To That Unwanted U2 Album · · Score: 2

    https://www.techdirt.com/artic...
    in 2008 it was a very different argument

  18. from Notch on Microsoft To Buy Minecraft Maker Mojang For $2.5 Billion · · Score: 5, Interesting

    http://pastebin.com/n1qTeikM
    to quote :-
    I'm leaving Mojang

    I don’t see myself as a real game developer. I make games because it’s fun, and because I love games and I love to program, but I don’t make games with the intention of them becoming huge hits, and I don’t try to change the world. Minecraft certainly became a huge hit, and people are telling me it’s changed games. I never meant for it to do either. It’s certainly flattering, and to gradually get thrust into some kind of public spotlight is interesting.

    A relatively long time ago, I decided to step down from Minecraft development. Jens was the perfect person to take over leading it, and I wanted to try to do new things. At first, I failed by trying to make something big again, but since I decided to just stick to small prototypes and interesting challenges, I’ve had so much fun with work. I wasn’t exactly sure how I fit into Mojang where people did actual work, but since people said I was important for the culture, I stayed.

    I was at home with a bad cold a couple of weeks ago when the internet exploded with hate against me over some kind of EULA situation that I had nothing to do with. I was confused. I didn’t understand. I tweeted this in frustration. Later on, I watched the This is Phil Fish video on YouTube and started to realize I didn’t have the connection to my fans I thought I had. I’ve become a symbol. I don’t want to be a symbol, responsible for something huge that I don’t understand, that I don’t want to work on, that keeps coming back to me. I’m not an entrepreneur. I’m not a CEO. I’m a nerdy computer programmer who likes to have opinions on Twitter.

    As soon as this deal is finalized, I will leave Mojang and go back to doing Ludum Dares and small web experiments. If I ever accidentally make something that seems to gain traction, I’ll probably abandon it immediately.

    Considering the public image of me already is a bit skewed, I don’t expect to get away from negative comments by doing this, but at least now I won’t feel a responsibility to read them.

    I’m aware this goes against a lot of what I’ve said in public. I have no good response to that. I’m also aware a lot of you were using me as a symbol of some perceived struggle. I’m not. I’m a person, and I’m right there struggling with you.

    I love you. All of you. Thank you for turning Minecraft into what it has become, but there are too many of you, and I can’t be responsible for something this big. In one sense, it belongs to Microsoft now. In a much bigger sense, it’s belonged to all of you for a long time, and that will never change.

    It’s not about the money. It’s about my sanity.

  19. Fake SDcards on Fake NVIDIA Graphics Cards Show Up In Germany · · Score: 1

    Are rife especially on ebay
    if you want to know about flash RAM devices then check out
    http://www.bunniestudios.com/b...
    and this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?... it is very informative

  20. Re:AMD vs. Nvidia mining on Fake NVIDIA Graphics Cards Show Up In Germany · · Score: 1

    Nvidia for FP usage - ATI for integer, seriously !

    it's horses for courses

    if you want bitcoin mining now you have to use ASIC but previously the integer cores in the AMD units where the dog's dangleies

  21. Now's a Good Time on Alleged Massive Account and Password Seizure By Russian Group · · Score: 2

    to change all your passwords
    use something like keeppass or lastpass

    YMMV

  22. Re:More power to the USB ports? on New Raspberry Pi Model B+ · · Score: 1

    yes as long as your power supply is good it can supply lots of power to all teh ports see
    http://www.raspberrypi.org/for...

  23. Re:USB Bandwidth & Power Problem on New Raspberry Pi Model B+ · · Score: 3, Informative

    yes as long as your input power adapter is decent
    the B+ can provide upto 1200 mA
    see
    http://www.raspberrypi.org/for...

  24. Ummm Pi(e)! on The Rule of Three Proved By Physicists · · Score: -1

    n/t

  25. Re:They can go to 110% and beyond on 7.1 Billion People, 7.1 Billion Mobile Phone Accounts Activated · · Score: 1

    this dial goes up to 11