Slashdot Mirror


User: nitehawk214

nitehawk214's activity in the archive.

Stories
0
Comments
4,108
First seen
Last seen
Profile
(view on slashdot.org)

Comments · 4,108

  1. Not even close to the AOL - Time Warner merger.

  2. Re:I am going to say this just once. on YouTube's $1 Billion Royalties Are Not Enough, Says Music Industry (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Except those "starving" artists aren't getting any of the money you pay for their music. There are thousands of starving artists that decided they would rather stay starving than sell out to a music label. I choose to give my money to them.

    Music is like food. It is better when it is local.

  3. Get bought out before dropping support. Laugh all the way to the bank.

  4. I am going to say this just once. on YouTube's $1 Billion Royalties Are Not Enough, Says Music Industry (bbc.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If you give money to the recording industry via bands with recording contracts. You are part of the problem.

    Giving those assholes money enables them to feed their greed.

  5. Re:Net worth is over $86 trillion!!! on Bitcoin Could Rise By 165% To $2,000 in 2017 Driven by Trump's 'Spending Binge' and Dollar Rally (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Stop it with the debt crap! And stop comparing the spending of money against the GDP instead of our overall total value!

    Let's say you own property worth $1,000,000, you have $200,000 in total debt, and you make $180,000 a year. Would you worry about spending an extra $20,000 this year?

    Yes, if I cared about keeping my $1,000,000 property.

    Or, just maybe, country-wide debt finances do not scale to personal debt at all.

  6. We can look forward to another six months of BUY BUY BUY BUY B1TC0INS NOW!!!1! spam posts on slashdot every day.

  7. But umbrellas perform poorly if they are upside down.

  8. With the umbreakable umbrella, a wind strong enough to invert the thing would be strong enough to knock down a 200lbs person. They show a video of the thing inverting, but you notice the guy was barely able to stand up. I have had to hold on to it with 2 hands and it did not invert.

  9. Do smiles make good umbrellas?

  10. If I already have the umbrella with me, it doesn't matter if it is going to rain or not. I can wait for it to start raining. If I am outside, I will know if it is raining or not.

    If it has to communicate with a phone to determine if it is raining. Well... why not just use the phone?

    If you want a $100 umbrella. Get one of these. I live in a rather windy city and have never had an inversion or damage. Makes a nice walking stick, as I can put all of my weight on it with no problems. I have not used it for self defense, however.

    My guess is the "smart" umbrella is a cheap $10 dollar one (that they sell at the convenience store for $20 when it is raining), with some crappy electronics in it.

  11. Re:Students are income tax exempt, too on Interns At Tech Companies Are Better Paid Than Most American Workers (qz.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    The income tax exemption is when you make under a certain amount after dependents adjustments.

    And if you actually had no income at all, why would you think you would have to pay any taxes at all?

  12. Re:Dangerous on BMW Traps A Car Thief By Remotely Locking His Doors (cnet.com) · · Score: 2

    People died while being locked in cars.
    Two examples are : car fallen in the water, and people sleeping in a car while owner and friend locked it. The owner came back after a long hot weeken, his friend was dead inside.
    Double lock is a dangerous feature.

    Oh this wouldn't affect me. I am already dead inside.

  13. Item I am selling gets negative reviews.
    Remove listing.
    Relist item with slightly different description.

  14. Re:They Do It Too on Iceland is Suing a Supermarket That's Using Its Name (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Alaska... gardens... hmm. Well I guess compared to Iceland, Alaska is a land of green gardens. :)

  15. Specific targeting on Android Malware Used To Hack and Steal Tesla Car (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 2

    To use this one would have to specifically target the android phone of a specific Tesla owner.

    If someone wants to steal a specifically single person's car there are vastly easier ways to do it. Such as, hold a gun to the person's head and demand they turn over the key.

    None of this was done in the wild, making the title needlessly click baity.

  16. Re:Sarcasm on Study: Most Students Can't Spot Fake News (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    That gene also serves to protect young children from being killed by their parents.

  17. Re:But they definitely feel better about themselve on Study: Most Students Can't Spot Fake News (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    I like how people like to scream at millennials about their participation awards...

    What generation do you think gave them those awards?

    Still think GenX is superior?

  18. Re:Sarcasm on Study: Most Students Can't Spot Fake News (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    No, every time a new generation discovers sarcasm they treat it like it is the greatest invention of all time.

  19. Re: Do you now realize why Trump won? on Trump: I'll Ditch TPP Trade Deal on Day One of My Presidency (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    You do realize that attitude is what allowed Trump to win, right?

    If you're not with us, your agin' us!
    Everyone not voting for my candidate is a bigot!

    Driving things further apart only hurts us all.

  20. Sarcasm on Study: Most Students Can't Spot Fake News (engadget.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    No surprise here. Kids can't get sarcasm either.

  21. Re:I think he just got scammed . on Android User Locked Out Of Google Accounts After Moving To A New City (itwire.com) · · Score: 1

    Ubi installs the 2 stage auth for you and does the same.

  22. Re: Go read the 1st, 4th, and 5th Amendments on New York's District Attorney: Roll Back Apple's iPhone Encryption (mashable.com) · · Score: 1

    The FBI is issuing a warrant to seize all devices of jcr and decrypt them.

  23. Re: I love Big Brother! on New York's District Attorney: Roll Back Apple's iPhone Encryption (mashable.com) · · Score: 1

    Won't somebody think of the children!

  24. Re:don't knock nonalcoholic martinis on 'Stranger In a Strange Land' Coming To TV (ew.com) · · Score: 1

    I'll have a martini. Hold the vermouth... the gin.

  25. Not at all surprising on Comcast Takes $70 Gigabit Offer Away From Cities Near Chicago (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This is how cable companies work. They give big discounts to new customers, then fuck over their existing customers because they know its a duopoly (if not an outright monopoly) and rake in the cash.

    Oh, you are going to switch to Verizon? Hahaha, go right ahead. Once they start fucking you over you are not going to get any special deals to come back.