All the regulars are unable to post because their PCs keep upgrading to Windows 10 all by themselves, and their Linux machines no longer work and they're unable to diagnose the problems because systemd has discarded all the errors sent to stderr.
That said, there is hope. A Kickstarter, funded using Bitcoins, has been created that seeks to resolve the problem by increasing the number of women posting to Slashdot.
Hey, I know, maybe the reason there are fewer Slashdot commentators is that we have nothing to complain about any more?;-)
I woke up this morning to find that even my Android phone had been upgraded to Windows 10, as well as the "Smart" TV and our thermostat (the latter isn't even connected to the network, it's not even digital, it's one of those ones with a lever you point vaguely at a temperature.)
I'm guessing the only reason my Mac hasn't upgraded to Windows 10 is that it's still in the middle of copying that 17 megabyte file.
While in the US, digital TV is associated with HD, in Europe it was originally associated with "more channels", HD coming later. The "more channels" thing is also the argument for digital audio, and the US "equivalent" of DAB, HDRadio (urgh) is mostly about adding channels, with a minor quality improvement that's kind of noticable but most ears forget about after a few seconds of listening.
I don't think it even fits into the stopped clock thing to be honest. It's easy to install third party app stores or bypass the Play Store to install apps, it's perfectly legal to fork Android, and Google, as the principle developer of the project, does actually get some rights from having that status.
There's no mandate that forces companies to sign with Google. Amazon would be delighted for mobile phone makers to partner with it. Google is, for better or worse, what people actually want.
That's not what they're doing. They're making it look like you have a problem with your browser/Internet connection/other. The last thing most users are going to think seeing this message is that their ad blocker needs to be turned off.
On the other hand, remember this is the same Microsoft that's been moving towards distributing Windows for free. Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 can be obtained, by manufacturers, for free if distributed with hardware that falls below a certain specification, and the Windows 10 free update seems to be geared towards a future model where Microsoft will make money from the Windows ecosystem, rather than from sales of Windows itself.
They haven't yet made it free for everyone, but it would terrify investors and screw with their finances if they suddenly cut off a working revenue stream. Instead, I think they're working on phasing it out.
This, except obviously the Fire Phone didn't end up being cheaper.
The Fire Phone, while flawed and not what anyone wanted, had some impressive technologies in it that shows Amazon might be able to pull off a VR system technically. Whether they'd produce something anyone wants is another question, but it'd be nice to see what they come up with.
Alas you should assume a warmer winter caused by global warming will be accompanied by a warmer summer, and the latter will send A/C bills flying ever higher.
Minor quibble: PDF is fine for small devices if generated/formatted for small devices, the issue is that the same PDF isn't fine for both small and large devices. As you say though, EPUB's ability to reflow means it can be better for a distributed product if you really don't care about different device sizes.
You didn't cotton on that the entire thing was making fun of the GP's ludicrous allegation? Or did you think I really think Anita Sarkeesian turned me into a newt? *facepalm*
The above statement, which is modded +5 informative at the time I write this (and has been for several hours), is 100% false except in stating that Robert McCain has been "banned" from Twitter. It is completely false to suggest Sarkeesian has anything to do with his ban. Twitter is full of conservative users, and full of critics of Anita Sarkeesian. And her role on the Trust and Safety Council is related to its function in ending abusive, something Sarkeesian is a recipient of.
Unless McCain has actually posted content similar to that shown here aimed at Sarkeesian, he's not going to be banned for it.
The funny thing is there is some price differentiation with eBooks, I'm not sure why. I think for the most part the price fixing thing concerned some top titles.
I'm surprised nobody's noticed that movies seem to cost exactly the same price from Google, Amazon, and Vudu. (Presumably Apple too, but I don't ever check Apple.)
Right you are there. In fact, Anita Sarkeesian is now so powerful that not only are there no conservatives on Twitter, but all video games since the middle of last year have been completely free of damsels, violence, strippers, gender badges, or any other of the tropes she's mentioned in her YouTube series. Grand Theft Auto is no longer being developed.
BTW you forgot to mention the worst, most heinous, case of censorship of all, one of such far reaching consequences it was even raised at a White House press conference last week: Milo Yanonotgonnalookuphowtospellitopolis had his "verified" badge removed. I mean, that's literally the same thing Stalin did to his critics.
Also Anita Sarkeesian turned me into a newt.
(+5 Insightful for the above paranoid bullshit? This is what Slashdot's come to? A conspiracy theory that's beyond fucking stupid is being promoted to +5 because it agrees with the Gamergate narrative? *sigh*)
Despite the "You're old dooood lol yolo" stuff you're getting in responses, the truth is those people hadn't heard of it either until last year when it, out of the blue, got bought by Facebook for umpteen billion dollars.
As to what it is, I recall it being Yet Another IM Client, just apparently a very popular one outside of the US (possibly outside of Europe too, I can't remember how large the group was of people saying "WTF is that about?" with me.)
Right you are there. In fact, Anita Sarkeesian is now so powerful that not only are there no conservatives on Twitter, but all video games since the middle of last year have been completely free of damsels, violence, strippers, gender badges, or any other of the tropes she's mentioned in her YouTube series. Grand Theft Auto is no longer being developed.
BTW you forgot to mention the worst, most heinous, case of censorship of all, one of such far reaching consequences it was even raised at a White House press conference last week: Milo Yanonotgonnalookuphowtospellitopolis had his "verified" badge removed. I mean, that's literally the same thing Stalin did to his critics.
...the Fire tablets really are intended as media/game consumption devices, even more so than, say, the iPad. Requiring they have an encrypted file system is only one short of wanting that for your Smart TV or MP3 player.
I don't doubt, because this is Slashdot, that a few people use them - with a stock ROM installed - for checking their email, but that's not really their purpose and Amazon doesn't go out of their way to encourage that kind of use, unlike Google Android where you pretty much set up Google's groupware suite as part of the setting it up process, and unlike phones where you have all of the above plus the mandatory text messaging.
...network transparency, which is only available in the form of proof-of-concept unofficial patches, which themselves introduce substantial security holes.
For Fedora, which underpins RHEL and other Enterprisey OSes, that's a major absence, even if Wayland's own developers don't consider it important.
I really hope Wayland's developers stop treating it as a minority application unworthy of serious consideration (even though it's supposedly on their long term roadmap) and actively start work on it. They have a proof of concept. They have X to show them how security can work in practice. It's time the work was done.
Yeah, if we had competing private public transport companies, they'd be listening in as part of their marketing analytics campaigns anyway. In fact, I bet the MTA employees supposedly assigned to monitoring these microphones aren't even bothering.
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All the regulars are unable to post because their PCs keep upgrading to Windows 10 all by themselves, and their Linux machines no longer work and they're unable to diagnose the problems because systemd has discarded all the errors sent to stderr.
That said, there is hope. A Kickstarter, funded using Bitcoins, has been created that seeks to resolve the problem by increasing the number of women posting to Slashdot.
Hey, I know, maybe the reason there are fewer Slashdot commentators is that we have nothing to complain about any more? ;-)
I woke up this morning to find that even my Android phone had been upgraded to Windows 10, as well as the "Smart" TV and our thermostat (the latter isn't even connected to the network, it's not even digital, it's one of those ones with a lever you point vaguely at a temperature.)
I'm guessing the only reason my Mac hasn't upgraded to Windows 10 is that it's still in the middle of copying that 17 megabyte file.
Then you're going to have a problem when the computer tells you to tilt your head.
While in the US, digital TV is associated with HD, in Europe it was originally associated with "more channels", HD coming later. The "more channels" thing is also the argument for digital audio, and the US "equivalent" of DAB, HDRadio (urgh) is mostly about adding channels, with a minor quality improvement that's kind of noticable but most ears forget about after a few seconds of listening.
I don't think it even fits into the stopped clock thing to be honest. It's easy to install third party app stores or bypass the Play Store to install apps, it's perfectly legal to fork Android, and Google, as the principle developer of the project, does actually get some rights from having that status.
There's no mandate that forces companies to sign with Google. Amazon would be delighted for mobile phone makers to partner with it. Google is, for better or worse, what people actually want.
That's not what they're doing. They're making it look like you have a problem with your browser/Internet connection/other. The last thing most users are going to think seeing this message is that their ad blocker needs to be turned off.
That said... is it evil? Nah, just stupid.
Probably, but I'd trust the Federal Reserve or Bank of England over a crude algorithm with no ability to react to changing events any day of the week.
On the other hand, remember this is the same Microsoft that's been moving towards distributing Windows for free. Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 can be obtained, by manufacturers, for free if distributed with hardware that falls below a certain specification, and the Windows 10 free update seems to be geared towards a future model where Microsoft will make money from the Windows ecosystem, rather than from sales of Windows itself.
They haven't yet made it free for everyone, but it would terrify investors and screw with their finances if they suddenly cut off a working revenue stream. Instead, I think they're working on phasing it out.
This, except obviously the Fire Phone didn't end up being cheaper.
The Fire Phone, while flawed and not what anyone wanted, had some impressive technologies in it that shows Amazon might be able to pull off a VR system technically. Whether they'd produce something anyone wants is another question, but it'd be nice to see what they come up with.
Alas you should assume a warmer winter caused by global warming will be accompanied by a warmer summer, and the latter will send A/C bills flying ever higher.
There's pretty much nothing Microsoft could do to make Eclipse worse, I wouldn't worry about it...
Minor quibble: PDF is fine for small devices if generated/formatted for small devices, the issue is that the same PDF isn't fine for both small and large devices. As you say though, EPUB's ability to reflow means it can be better for a distributed product if you really don't care about different device sizes.
You didn't cotton on that the entire thing was making fun of the GP's ludicrous allegation? Or did you think I really think Anita Sarkeesian turned me into a newt? *facepalm*
The above statement, which is modded +5 informative at the time I write this (and has been for several hours), is 100% false except in stating that Robert McCain has been "banned" from Twitter. It is completely false to suggest Sarkeesian has anything to do with his ban. Twitter is full of conservative users, and full of critics of Anita Sarkeesian. And her role on the Trust and Safety Council is related to its function in ending abusive, something Sarkeesian is a recipient of.
Unless McCain has actually posted content similar to that shown here aimed at Sarkeesian, he's not going to be banned for it.
The funny thing is there is some price differentiation with eBooks, I'm not sure why. I think for the most part the price fixing thing concerned some top titles.
I'm surprised nobody's noticed that movies seem to cost exactly the same price from Google, Amazon, and Vudu. (Presumably Apple too, but I don't ever check Apple.)
Right you are there. In fact, Anita Sarkeesian is now so powerful that not only are there no conservatives on Twitter, but all video games since the middle of last year have been completely free of damsels, violence, strippers, gender badges, or any other of the tropes she's mentioned in her YouTube series. Grand Theft Auto is no longer being developed.
BTW you forgot to mention the worst, most heinous, case of censorship of all, one of such far reaching consequences it was even raised at a White House press conference last week: Milo Yanonotgonnalookuphowtospellitopolis had his "verified" badge removed. I mean, that's literally the same thing Stalin did to his critics.
Also Anita Sarkeesian turned me into a newt.
(+5 Insightful for the above paranoid bullshit? This is what Slashdot's come to? A conspiracy theory that's beyond fucking stupid is being promoted to +5 because it agrees with the Gamergate narrative? *sigh*)
Ubuntu for Phones and Mozilla OS are going to take over any day now...
Despite the "You're old dooood lol yolo" stuff you're getting in responses, the truth is those people hadn't heard of it either until last year when it, out of the blue, got bought by Facebook for umpteen billion dollars.
As to what it is, I recall it being Yet Another IM Client, just apparently a very popular one outside of the US (possibly outside of Europe too, I can't remember how large the group was of people saying "WTF is that about?" with me.)
Right you are there. In fact, Anita Sarkeesian is now so powerful that not only are there no conservatives on Twitter, but all video games since the middle of last year have been completely free of damsels, violence, strippers, gender badges, or any other of the tropes she's mentioned in her YouTube series. Grand Theft Auto is no longer being developed.
BTW you forgot to mention the worst, most heinous, case of censorship of all, one of such far reaching consequences it was even raised at a White House press conference last week: Milo Yanonotgonnalookuphowtospellitopolis had his "verified" badge removed. I mean, that's literally the same thing Stalin did to his critics.
Also Anita Sarkeesian turned me into a newt.
I don't doubt, because this is Slashdot, that a few people use them - with a stock ROM installed - for checking their email, but that's not really their purpose and Amazon doesn't go out of their way to encourage that kind of use, unlike Google Android where you pretty much set up Google's groupware suite as part of the setting it up process, and unlike phones where you have all of the above plus the mandatory text messaging.
For Fedora, which underpins RHEL and other Enterprisey OSes, that's a major absence, even if Wayland's own developers don't consider it important.
I really hope Wayland's developers stop treating it as a minority application unworthy of serious consideration (even though it's supposedly on their long term roadmap) and actively start work on it. They have a proof of concept. They have X to show them how security can work in practice. It's time the work was done.
You live next to a coffee shop? ;-)
If it were a letter to the Daily Mail it would have started "Why oh why"...
Quite, most Canadians keep Tic-Tacs up their noses in case they need a breath mint while they're speaking. Nothing wrong with that at all.
Yeah, if we had competing private public transport companies, they'd be listening in as part of their marketing analytics campaigns anyway. In fact, I bet the MTA employees supposedly assigned to monitoring these microphones aren't even bothering.