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  1. Aggregated Guide on Apple's Plan For Its New TV Service: Sell Other People's TV Services (recode.net) · · Score: 2

    If they can produce a working and interactive aggregated guide for the "live streaming" services then they will have a winner. Amazon Fire TV does this to an extent with the "channel" or services you can buy through your Prime Video account, including any other the air channels you're streaming via a Recast.

    Most "streamers" need to subscribe to more than one service to get the channels they want to watch. Having one guide that covers whatever services you add is desired by a lot of people.

  2. I thought transparent aluminum was the "holy grail."

  3. or it didn't happen

  4. Except for when their not? on Modern Weather Forecasts Are Stunningly Accurate (theatlantic.com) · · Score: 1

    Example: last week when the Twin Cities was predicted to get 8-12 inches of snow and got 3-4.

  5. Excellent...this may be great timing! on Comcast Raises Cable TV Bills Again -- Even If You're Under Contract (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    I just noticed yesterday that the local internet supplier is adding fiber to my location. $70/mo for 1Gig/symmetrical. Might finally make the jump...guess I'll hold off moving to Xfinity Mobile.

  6. light the fuze on California Voters Embrace Year-Round Daylight-Saving Time (sfchronicle.com) · · Score: 1

    Or maybe, just maybe, this sparks the rest of the country to follow...

  7. WE ARE DOOMED on Spiders Can Fly Hundreds of Miles Using Electricity (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Doomed, I tell you. DOOMED!

  8. Start making replacement batteries on Tesla Batteries Retain Over 90 Percent Charging Power After 160,000 Miles, Survey Finds (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    IMNSHO, Tesla should start making after-market replacement batteries for the existing crop of hybrids, etc. Let's face it, most people aren't going to be trading "up" to a Tesla anytime soon. And while I understand their likely preference for a modularized battery, it seems like if they have better tech they could come up with something.

  9. Re:What about computer to computer backups? on Code42 Says Crashplan Backup Service Will Discontinue All Personal Backup Plans (crashplan.com) · · Score: 1

    All peer to peer ceases as of Oct 22, 2018. FAQ is here - lots of info https://crashplanforhome.zende...

  10. Re:What about computer to computer backups? on Code42 Says Crashplan Backup Service Will Discontinue All Personal Backup Plans (crashplan.com) · · Score: 1

    I agree this is not specifically addressed...peer-to-peer or even local backup.

    My guess is that it all goes away, because the basic Crashplan Home software will simply cease to function.

  11. ARQ Backup on Ask Slashdot: What Are Some Cloud Backup Solutions That You Recommend? · · Score: 1

    ARQ seems to be working just fine for me... Non Linux, sorry. Pay for your own hosting of data.

    https://www.arqbackup.com/

  12. Just ditch Uber already on Uber Said To Use 'Sophisticated' Software To Defraud Drivers, Passengers (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Use Lyft, it's better for the driver and better for the passenger.

    If all the drivers who complain about Uber would just go to Lyft, the passengers will follow. Same for passengers.

    Sign up to drive: https://www.lyft.com/drive-wit...

    Get free passenger ride credits: https://www.lyft.com/signup/PO...

  13. Comparison Shopping? on Russian Supply Rocket Malfunctions, Breaks Up Over Siberia En Route To ISS (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    NASA has, perhaps rightly so, cautious about utilizing private space transport contractors. You know, all that need to see reliability. While the Russians (essentially a private contractor at this point) have a good record overall, I'd like to see a comparison over the last 5 years. What is the success to failure rate for Roscosmos, SpaceX, Nasa (ULA), etc...?

  14. Show me the money on NASA And The UAE Will Collaborate On A Journey To Mars (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    So, basically, NASA just found their Sugar Daddy...

  15. I had this happen yesterday!!! on Hackers Using Starbucks Gift Cards To Access Credit Cards · · Score: 1

    Yup, this is real.

    Yesterday morning, I had a notification on my phone that my account was now at $0.00. HUH??!

    Launched the app and then noticed my Starbuck's card was removed. WTF?!

    I called their support line. They didn't offer much in the way of help, but did say that the email address had been changed on my card and that it was indeed removed. They reset my password and are sending me a new Gold Card.

  16. All well and good... on Obama Proposes 2 Years of Free Community College · · Score: 1

    This is an admirable step, but there's a much better way to deal with the student debt issue, IMO. Deal with the existing debt and this will inject significantly more money into the economy.

  17. Less interesting than... on What It's Like To Be the Scientific Consultant For The Big Bang Theory · · Score: 1

    Culinary Consultant for Hannibal. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...

  18. Re:We're doomed... on Google Acquires Boston Dynamics · · Score: 1

    "now"...But I'm NOW pretty sure that the Googleplex is now self-aware and is trying to make itself self-mobile.

  19. We're doomed... on Google Acquires Boston Dynamics · · Score: 1

    I was pretty well convinced that the NSA and it's data sniffing what-not has become self-aware and is the first to do so. That may still be the case...

    But I'm not pretty sure that the Googleplex is now self-aware and is trying to make itself self-mobile.

    Next step, the Nexus-1000 Terminator....

  20. Earthlings... on Chicxulub Impact Might Have Spread Life-Bearing Rocks Through the Solar System · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...polluting space for aeons...

  21. Free Apps/Music change also? on Google Replaces AT&T At Starbucks · · Score: 1

    So, with this change, will Starbucks now be offering free apps/music through Google Play for Android devices or only continue to offer through iTunes/iOS?

  22. The real questions is... on AMD Radeon HD 7990 Released: Dual GPUs and 6G of Memory for $1000 · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...how fast can it mine Bitcoins.

  23. OMG! YES! on DOS Emulation Arrives For the Raspberry Pi · · Score: 1

    But, how do I get all my old SSI role playing games onto it?

  24. Here's the real metric of the value of this... on Dropbox Acquires Mailbox · · Score: 0

    ...information.

    Post is 2+ hours old and only 48ish comments, on a slow Friday afternoon.

    IOW: Nobody cares.

  25. Re:Purpose? on Dropbox Acquires Mailbox · · Score: 1

    They're both cubic in nature?