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  1. Just fork it on Bitcoin Splits in Two Amid Feud (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Just fork it :)

  2. There's a patch for this. on Microsoft Won't Patch 20-Yr-Old SMBv1 Vulnerability (You Should Just Turn the Service Off) (onmsft.com) · · Score: 1, Insightful

    There's a patch for this.
    https://linuxmint.com/download...

  3. Re: Antenna wire on Ask Slashdot: What Can You Do With Old Coaxial Cable? · · Score: 1

    Not necessarily :
    a dipole composed of 2 thin and straight wires running in air or vacuum at 180Â has a feed impedance of 75 Ohm.

  4. >> Nobody can make a killing anymore
    Journals don't pay scientists. So in that case, it will not impede research, the opposite is true, it will make research available, so that's a big win for everybody except elsevier.

  5. Nonsense,
    The future is the issue, not the cloud.

  6. >> Too bad the fork has such a terrible name
    Then just fork it and change the name.
    I like that name. Like a lot of other users.

  7. >>"Mark Zuckerberg Hits the Road"
    Apparently he didn't hit hard enough.
    Climb up bridge and try again.

  8. Window's Phone on Windows Phone Dies Today (theverge.com) · · Score: 1
  9. Re:Story icon on Windows Phone Dies Today (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Yep !
    Windows phone icons also been replaced by android today.

  10. Re:Glad on Windows Phone Dies Today (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    >> Windows Mobile 5 (later updated to 6)
    That's soooo cute, really. Most Winphones didn't update, and were obsoleted overnight !

  11. is there one or two WPhones ?? on Windows Phone Dies Today (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    "Windows Phone Dies Today"
    or is it rather
    "Windows Phones Die Today"
    ?

    is there one or two WPhones remaining in service to die today ?

  12. Question in the title on Would You Buy the iPhone 8 If It Cost $1,200? (9to5mac.com) · · Score: 1

    >> Would You Buy the iPhone 8 If It Cost $1,200?
    No.
    >> Would You Buy the iPhone 8 ?
    No.

  13. Re:The annexation and subversion of Linux on Ubuntu Is Now Available On the Windows Store (windowscentral.com) · · Score: 2

    >> The annexation and subversion of Linux ...
    Nope, Linux source is versionned on GIT, not Subversion

  14. Re:HERESY! on Ubuntu Is Now Available On the Windows Store (windowscentral.com) · · Score: 1

    Yeah. Rename it "Ubuntu Store"

  15. Re:whatever on Ubuntu Is Now Available On the Windows Store (windowscentral.com) · · Score: 1

    >> Step 3: (Run VirtualBox and) boot your Windows partition inside VirtualBox.

    Why ?
    That step is not necessary, just skip it. it's a plain and full waste of time.

  16. Re:Finally! on Ubuntu Is Now Available On the Windows Store (windowscentral.com) · · Score: 1

    I think you should update your 15 Year old distro release.

  17. whatever on Ubuntu Is Now Available On the Windows Store (windowscentral.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Ubuntu in the Windows store ?
    Whatever.
    Get the original.

  18. Still funny on Microsoft Will Sell Office, Windows as a Bundle (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    Yes, it's still funny :)
    In other news, Linux desktop market share doubled lately.

  19. Re:What country uses another country's language? on Microsoft Will Sell Office, Windows as a Bundle (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    "England OWNS the USA ? Get your own language and you wouldn't have so many problems. This is why it is third world."

  20. Re:Congratulations on Researchers Have Developed A Battery-Free Mobile Phone (hothardware.com) · · Score: 2

    Yep. Nothing new.

    it's basically this :
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
    combined with this :
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

    it's basically worthless.

  21. Re:Well, collect on the deposits... on Umbrella-sharing Startup Loses Nearly All of Its 300,000 Umbrellas In a Matter of Weeks (shanghaiist.com) · · Score: 1

    Yeah.
    Except this is an umbrella with a GPS-GSM-Battery combo inside it, I suppose.
    Costs a little more.

  22. active per default on Google Home Ends A Domestic Dispute By Calling The Police (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    >> "Did you call the sheriffs?"

    "Did you call the NSA?"
    You don't even need to say that, it's active per default

  23. Integrate the Linux kernel on 'Severe' Systemd Bug Allowed Remote Code Execution For Two Years (itwire.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    >> Perhaps we need to get rid of Linux kernel as well.
    Nooo, that's a bit over the top.
    We only need to integrate the Linux kernel into Systemd.

  24. Re:Time for tar and feathers? on 'Severe' Systemd Bug Allowed Remote Code Execution For Two Years (itwire.com) · · Score: 0

    >>"Severe' Systemd Bug Allowed Remote Code Execution For Two Years"
    Yes, Systemd is a severe bug in itself.
    That code should not run as root.

  25. Re:Depicts an depressing situation on While Chrome Dominates, Microsoft Edge Struggles To Attract New Users (neowin.net) · · Score: 1

    Good for me.
    It means more and more companies are switching to Linux desktops, which makes sense when nearly all infrastructure and often also products run Linux.
    This means my next job could has more chances to be bound to a Linux workstation, which would make me a happier guy.
    I already had the delight to work in a 95% Linux environment for 3 Years, it was like being on holiday, but at work.