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  1. Re:It raises interesting questions on Sleep Helps To Repair Damaged DNA In Neurons, Scientists Find (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Do you think that if you sleep less, you will be able to do more work? If so, who actually profits from that? Do you not realize that labor is a commodity, and like any commodity that gluts the market, it suddenly being even more available will just lower its trade value?

    A comic on just that principle http://powernapcomic.com/

    Wish it would update more often, but it is what it is.

  2. we consume 100% at home or friends.

    Don't your unconsumed friends ever get suspicious?

    Ha! Dunno why, but this actually made me laugh.

  3. Re: fucking idiots on The Washington Post Decries 'Toxicity' in Videogames (siliconvalley.com) · · Score: 1

    you're missing the point.

    The account has billing details, this is a trail the police are good at following. They come and talk with account owner, and follow the next bread crumb.

    a 30 min subpoena, knock at the door and talking with the account owner takes you to the next step.

  4. Re:yea a new mouse on Logitech is Relaunching the MX518 Gaming Mouse (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    for casual use yes, but I find that most acceptable mice are logitec (like HP ones) and those where noticibly better than every other cheap one including microsoft.

    The MX510/8 and such are better. More than the standard 3 button and wheel. You could move the fast w/o the tracking getting lost and find youself looking strait up or down.

    And lastly, it's shape and size. Sandly this is where logitech sucked the most in moving away from it, they've been moving away from the larger size, even the mx510/8 was smaller less ergonomic by the ones it replaced.

  5. Re:versus LG android customizations on The LG G8 Has a Vibrating OLED Screen For a Speaker (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    Volume button doesn't work on lock screen?

    That's a feature, one that prevents you from missing calls because while in your pocket/purse the volume doesn't go down.

    It's locked, things shouldn't be allowed to changed while locked.

  6. Re:Prior convictions on Man With 3-D-Printed Gun Had Hit List of Lawmakers, US Says (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    or maybe he made it full auto/select fire.

    Now that I think about it, I bet that's the case and the news agencies who don't know better stated like this.

    It's less that full auto/select fire is illegal, you just have to pay tax and license for such.

  7. Re: Unregistered Rifle? on Man With 3-D-Printed Gun Had Hit List of Lawmakers, US Says (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Registering guns, serials, transferring ownership, etc.

    There is no fed law requiring any of that. I know most states don't either, maybe Cali and NY. All the serial is good for is for reporting stolen guns in the hopes the police accidentally find them.

    Also, there is paperwork/background check required for buying new guns, there is none for a private(non business) selling guns.

  8. Also, just in case the malware is not able to disable Gatekeeper on the infected Mac, some of the second stage payloads are also signed with valid developer IDs.

    So, this would infect people even if Apple fixes the bug right? The fact they can side step checks using signed code is a big deal by itself.

    I'm guessing those devel's got cracked, and have some work ahead of them...

  9. Re:Bricks and Mortar Game Shops Would Sell More Go on Game Retailer GameStop Says It Can't Sell Itself, Sees Stock Drive 27 Percent (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    2. Steam blocked me all the time via forced upgrading when I go to play it. The way around this is to have steam running all the time and auto updating....

    3. To install the games, to which I have a cd/dvd, required internet. Each time I tried to play the game, it required steam running and for me to log in. I never saw a way around that through the interface. Maybe if I disabled my network? easier to avoid steam or just use cracks.

    4. on new system, I had to re-install steam, told it of the game location and what not, and it re-installed the over 5g game. So yea, couldn't play that day.

    5. it hides saved files under hidden system folders under your profile Roaming or some such. So backing up your stuff and reinstalling OS, that stuff gets left behind.

    My uses are way different than yours. I prefer to play games with friends while gaming out with them. I also have kids that I play games with.

    Think of this, lets say I have my steam account, set to auto login for all my machines, but my kids use those machines, wouldn't they have access to do more than just play the games, like buy games? also my password is now for them to find.

  10. Re:Bricks and Mortar Game Shops Would Sell More Go on Game Retailer GameStop Says It Can't Sell Itself, Sees Stock Drive 27 Percent (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    See I'm the opposite. I find steam to be nothing but a huge pain in the ass. It's required internet, and having to log in, and when I want to play it denies me because it's updating. Or it's down for maintenance!

    It's also terrible for LAN parties, or just friends coming over to hang and game. Sit down, enter name, and then play. I own most of my games, the ones that are steam are made to not use steam, and on launch ask for users name

    With steam, each and every PC I own has to have a separate steam account, and use what ever name is associated with it. And each one need not purchase a copy of game even if it wont be used. Who wants to maintain multiple steam accounts!?

    Doesn't work for my kids either.

    It also doesn't work with how I admin my boxes, where on reinstall I copy over 100's of gigs of games that don't need to be re-installed. Only need the DX, MS VC++ redistributes and done. It would take 100's of hours to install.

    It breaks my rules,
    1. Nothing runs in background when not playing the game. (no chat, updating, or anticheat)
    2. When I want to play it, nothing will block me.
    3. It doesn't require internet unless I'm playing with people across the internet.
    4. I can play game without having to install it after reinstalling OS, etc.
    5. I can specify where it installed and it doesnt hide files(like save games not in my documents/my games)

  11. future concerns? Windows 10 and it's data collection has been a thing for years. Windows 10 has been all about turning users into the product.

    The parent is right, that Microsoft has been spending years trying to shift their business to one that is closer to googles.

  12. Re:Hey look! on Windows Media Player Set To Lose a Feature on Windows 7 (onmsft.com) · · Score: 1

    Is it just me, or when I see WMC, I think of windows media classic not windows media center...

  13. Re:Giving Bats a bad name, again on Deadly Ebola Virus Is Found in Liberian Bat, Researchers Say (nytimes.com) · · Score: 2

    I know you're being cheeky, but the rabies by itself is the real problem. And the problem for bats being seen as carriers of disease.

    On a side note, the rabies cure, is really a race for anti bodies to get to the brain before rabies does. One rabies infects the brain it's game over.

    It's also what limits legality of many pets, based off if there is a rabies vaccine recognized by states.

  14. I see the 1080 ti going from almost $800 to almost $1680 (newegg) I can find some Nvidia RTX 2080 for as cheap as 699.99 to $1,699.00.

    I fail to see what your issue is?

  15. Re:Why not put this at river exits? on Giant Plastic Trap Breaks, Gets Towed Back To Land (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    Facts say otherwise. I do find some things saying USA is in top 5/10(of ocean pollution, nut specifically plastics), but provide no information on it, and feels more like FUD. (however, New York needs to stop dumping trash in ocean)
    https://www.wsj.com/articles/w...
    https://www.usatoday.com/story...
    https://www.ecowatch.com/these...
    https://www.dw.com/en/almost-a...

  16. Re:What a mess but... Stardock is to blame here on 'Star Control: Origins' Pulled From Steam And GOG Following DMCA Claim (polygon.com) · · Score: 1

    Funny, modded down...I can't really blame that..

    One of the better sources...
    https://forums.starcontrol.com...

    Stardock does own trademark and more is debatable, until proven in court. Stardock tried working with, and encouraging them to be part of things even then they kept them in loop for years. (now I fully realize Stardock could be doing this because they don't have full ownership of all trademark/IP)

    Stardock also didn't include IP from first two games. So no IP clash in Starcontrol Orgins yet DMCA.
    Paul/Fed had claimed they couldn't do it because of employment and to busy, but after Stardock had a release date they magically had started something.(and somehow have Activisions blessings and maybe even lawyers)

    And yes, Paul/Fred shouldn't have to make compromises, but they are the ones being causing all the strife.

  17. Re:What a mess but... Stardock is to blame here on 'Star Control: Origins' Pulled From Steam And GOG Following DMCA Claim (polygon.com) · · Score: 1

    I hate out copyright laws, but honestly it looks like stardock is not doing wrong.

    It looks like they tried to involve those two early on(2013), kept them informed, and it wasn't until 2017 when Paul back stabed them, and trying to do as much harm as possible with Stardock(brad) trying to find a way to make things work.

    It was Paul who in 2017 revealed that he was undermining Stardock by releasing the real sequel to StarControl 2. It wasn't until then that Paul tried claiming stardock didnt own the trademark or the IP (even though stardock paid $300,000-$400,000 for it) and also paid royalties on stardock 1/2.

    If Paul/Fred win, it's not because of moral high ground, its because they weaseled technicalities and hid it for 4 years while being kept in the loop by the competing product that they claim they own the rights too.

  18. Re:Before and After on Trump's Tech Battle With China Roils Bill Gates Nuclear Venture (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    Wrong, infact very very wrong! China has been the bad guy/bad actor for a very long time. Just look at vietnam war. Or this just about trade?

    China was the economy boogyman before joining WTO in 2001, and since then it's a bad actor of trade of every nation it trades with. Way more than just currency manipulation. And no one is even talking about the fact that many of the workers are effectively slaves where they live in complexes and given rations.

    I blame Regan and Clinton for the trade problems and selling out middle class to china. But all of them for allowing it. Trumps actions(trade war) against China should have happened during Clinton's Administration.

    Not just about trade, but stealing resources and land from neighboring counties like India, Maldives, Japan and worse what it does with Taiwan! It even gets away with taking land from Russia!!
    https://www.project-syndicate....
    https://qz.com/1059314/chinas-...
    http://www.pravdareport.com/ru...

    China has been a bad actor for a very long time, there is just so much out there it's impossible to find when it started.(also current trade war tops all searches)

  19. Re:Deadly nuclear radiation on Japan Plans For 100ft Tsunami (thesun.ie) · · Score: 1

    NIMBY is less about safety and more about real estate value.

    Further, If the value of land around goes down, then so do the quality of people living there. Their nice neighborhood just got downgraded.

  20. Re:And the other 3/4th.... on A Quarter of Tumblr's Users Are There To Consume Porn, Data Scientists Estimate (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    months back, they started forcing users to have an account to view sites with adult content. Think they gained accounts, but lost over all users with that move. Or people shifted to sites that were not flagged as being adult content.

    But this move, will surly be felt by tumblr. It's a move I think they where forced to.

  21. Re:Hey, I Needed Negative Mass for my Alcubierre.. on Bizarre 'Dark Fluid' With Negative Mass Could Dominate the Universe (theconversation.com) · · Score: 2

    you mean get in front of it and have someone with more mass than you chase it towards you.

  22. Re:Don Draper Called.... on Samsung Caught (Again) Using DSLR Photo To Advertise Smartphone Camera (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Or the graphics on a shiny new PC game from the 80's and 90's right?

  23. Re:We need an Airline Policy Standards Act on Airlines Face Crack Down on Use of 'Exploitative' Algorithm That Splits Up Families on Flights (independent.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    It use to be easy to check a bag and carry nothing but a light jacket and a book. The hassel was (and is worse) dealing eith everyone trying to find places to squeeze their two carryons.

    Sure my checked bag could usually fit in the overhead, but zero issues of accidentally having something sharp or forbidden. No carrying a bag for 2 miles in crowded air ports. Just a leisure stroll after landing and a short wait for my non black bag. No issues with security, just step right through their metal detector book in hand.(think that's changed now, not sure as I put into carryon to avoid fee)

    Imagine how much faster boarding would be if not for that!
      Think how much more room there is in the overhead if people weren't force to put it there.

  24. Re:Good, glad to hear it... on Your 4K Netflix Streaming Is On a Collision Course With Your ISP's Data Caps (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    My broadband is 10-15mb range, would be nice to do that....

    Plus I use the internet for much more than viewing one show at a time.

    but 4k is a farce. TV/screen manufactures need a way to make more money, the 3d was a flop

  25. Re:Respect it because the alternative is bad on Gates Foundation Spent $200 Million Funding Toilet Research (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Reducing the amount of water used on toilet like that can make the toilet not operate correctly. Usually clog more often, as they are designed to create a siphon when a larger amount of water raises the back side water line. And then to continue the siphon long enough to get everything up and over. If that siphon gets things up and over without enough water to push it down you get a clog.

    With the older models that use 8+ gallons a single brick wont affect much, but adding multiple, or doing it to one using 4 gallons...

    However, all seals are replaceable, and you can replace them all ~$20 in an hr or two.