The Clapper is only two decades old. The X10 System is four decades old and much more useful. It's the original electronic home automation system.
I still use X10 to control more than a dozen lights with timers, day/night detectors, motion sensors, and manual controls. I control a few fail-safe appliances with it too. The modules and controllers are cheap and plentiful, you can still buy them new if you wish. The protocol is completely open and there are myriad computer interfaces. Most Free/free HA software will readily use X10 modules.
X10 lamp modules were a little wonky with CFL bulbs, but the massive shift to LEDs has solved that problem. LED bulbs work 100% with 30+ year-old X10 modules including dimming. The only real downside is no two-way verification (with standard modules), and the vampire draw is higher than modern stuff. (I think. Could be wrong there.)
The best parts? 100% Under my complete control with no mandatory "cloud" connection or privacy leaks or Internet-exposed firmware that will never be updated. You don't need a EULA to use it or read a Privacy Statement to see what they are stealing.
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It will be for the Nerds, by the Nerds, focusing on the Stuff That Really Matters: The community that makes the comments the best part of Slashdot.
The name will change to avoid any trademark problems.
Some have suggested encouraging Bruce Perens to resurrect Technocrat.net for the third time. With all due respect to Bruce, the problem with that is he has shown he is not a reliable host. He has twice deleted that site, the second time without warning. I don't think we want to get burned a third time.
Before I get slammed, let me correct myself:
He did shut it down due to slow traffic first time around, though he blamed his own lack of tine and also refused to allow others to carry it forward.
https://web.archive.org/web/20...
Second time he blamed low traffic and "Certain elements of the community that developed here, unfortunately, creep me out".
https://web.archive.org/web/20...
Still, I don't think he can be trusted a third time to not just shut it down when he feels like it.
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It will be for the Nerds, by the Nerds, focusing on the Stuff That Really Matters: The community that makes the comments the best part of Slashdot.
The name will change to avoid any trademark problems.
Some have suggested encouraging Bruce Perens to resurrect Technocrat.net for the third time. With all due respect to Bruce, the problem with that is he has shown he is not a reliable host. He has twice deleted that site without warning and without providing access to the archives. I don't think we want to get burned a third time.
That's what he says, but it's not the truth. I was on it the first time he shut it down. When that happened, he posted on the replacement page that he didn't like the direction the discussions were going (there was no moderation or meta-moderation and some debates got heated).
That subjective, unilateral, unannounced decision to take his ball and bat and go home is why I didn't participate the second time around.
Will soon be hosted at AltSlashdot.org or a site linked through that domain.
It will be for the Nerds, by the Nerds, focusing on the Stuff That Really Matters: The community that makes the comments the best part of Slashdot.
The name will change to avoid any trademark problems. The new domain will be linked through AltSlashdot.org for as long as practical.
Some have suggested encouraging Bruce Perens to resurrect Technocrat.net for the third time. With all due respect to Bruce, the problem with that is he has shown he is not a reliable host. He has twice deleted that site without warning and without providing access to the archives. I don't think we want to get burned a third time.
Fuck this court. Fuck Jim Lahey. Fuck Randy. Fuck those two idiot cops right there. Fuck suit dummies. As a matter of fact fuck legal aid. Fuck Danny and Terry's Buffalo Chicken Wings. Fuck all the old wood in here. Fuck the moon. Fuck corn on the cob. Fuck squirrels. Fuck me, fuck you, FUCK BETA!
You'll note that TFA says "stolen" and "pirated" in relation to the intercepted video, which is the propaganda doublespeak of the copyright cartels. So at least Murdoch's WSJ thinks it's already copyrighted.
I don't think there are centuries of relevant court rulings. At least not ones that come down on the side of the subscriber. If there were then these terms wouldn't be in the contract.
Read the Terms and practically every other sentence says "We reserve the right not to deliver any service of any kind, change your plan and terms at any time for any reason, or terminate you for even using your service in any way we don't like as strictly decided by us."
Heck, they say outright that service is entirely at their whim: "The purchase of an iPhone does not guarantee service." That seems like a 100% escape clause.
Um... Have you read the contract? One of the terms of the contract is that they can change the terms of the contract anytime they want, with or without notice. Sweet, huh?
You realize that "sheeple" has been in use for more than fifty years? And by such low-brow publications as Emory University's quarterly magazine, and the Wall Street Journal? (I'll let you GTFW yourself for the citation.)
Summarily dismissing a comment because of a word you don't like is silly, I think.
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The Clapper is only two decades old. The X10 System is four decades old and much more useful. It's the original electronic home automation system.
I still use X10 to control more than a dozen lights with timers, day/night detectors, motion sensors, and manual controls. I control a few fail-safe appliances with it too. The modules and controllers are cheap and plentiful, you can still buy them new if you wish. The protocol is completely open and there are myriad computer interfaces. Most Free/free HA software will readily use X10 modules.
X10 lamp modules were a little wonky with CFL bulbs, but the massive shift to LEDs has solved that problem. LED bulbs work 100% with 30+ year-old X10 modules including dimming. The only real downside is no two-way verification (with standard modules), and the vampire draw is higher than modern stuff. (I think. Could be wrong there.)
The best parts? 100% Under my complete control with no mandatory "cloud" connection or privacy leaks or Internet-exposed firmware that will never be updated. You don't need a EULA to use it or read a Privacy Statement to see what they are stealing.
First, it's not my site.
Second, I've never been burned by the new host. But I have been burned twice by Bruce. Why should I give Bruce a third chance to burn me?
Will soon be hosted at AltSlashdot.org or a site linked through that domain.
It will be for the Nerds, by the Nerds, focusing on the Stuff That Really Matters: The community that makes the comments the best part of Slashdot.
The name will change to avoid any trademark problems.
Some have suggested encouraging Bruce Perens to resurrect Technocrat.net for the third time. With all due respect to Bruce, the problem with that is he has shown he is not a reliable host. He has twice deleted that site, the second time without warning. I don't think we want to get burned a third time.
Before I get slammed, let me correct myself: He did shut it down due to slow traffic first time around, though he blamed his own lack of tine and also refused to allow others to carry it forward. https://web.archive.org/web/20... Second time he blamed low traffic and "Certain elements of the community that developed here, unfortunately, creep me out". https://web.archive.org/web/20... Still, I don't think he can be trusted a third time to not just shut it down when he feels like it.
Will soon be hosted at AltSlashdot.org or a site linked through that domain.
It will be for the Nerds, by the Nerds, focusing on the Stuff That Really Matters: The community that makes the comments the best part of Slashdot.
The name will change to avoid any trademark problems.
Some have suggested encouraging Bruce Perens to resurrect Technocrat.net for the third time. With all due respect to Bruce, the problem with that is he has shown he is not a reliable host. He has twice deleted that site without warning and without providing access to the archives. I don't think we want to get burned a third time.
That's what he says, but it's not the truth. I was on it the first time he shut it down. When that happened, he posted on the replacement page that he didn't like the direction the discussions were going (there was no moderation or meta-moderation and some debates got heated).
That subjective, unilateral, unannounced decision to take his ball and bat and go home is why I didn't participate the second time around.
Will soon be hosted at AltSlashdot.org or a site linked through that domain.
It will be for the Nerds, by the Nerds, focusing on the Stuff That Really Matters: The community that makes the comments the best part of Slashdot.
The name will change to avoid any trademark problems. The new domain will be linked through AltSlashdot.org for as long as practical.
Some have suggested encouraging Bruce Perens to resurrect Technocrat.net for the third time. With all due respect to Bruce, the problem with that is he has shown he is not a reliable host. He has twice deleted that site without warning and without providing access to the archives. I don't think we want to get burned a third time.
Because Bruce has shown he is an unreliable host for a tech site.
He has twice started that site and twice deleted it without warning, taking all the content and comments offline with no way to recover them.
Bruce has done great things for the Libre Software community, but hosting a tech site is not one of his brighter moments.
Because of the comments! Duh!
I don't know. It does look like you will be able to preserve your ID and nobody will be able to steal it.
Migration of users from Slashdot
Buck Feta!
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It will be for the commenters, by the commenters.
It will be like the old days when Slashdot at least spell-checked the summaries and made sure the links actually worked.
If Beta stays and "classic" goes away, the Nerds That Matter will have so much free time practical cold fusion will be a reality within a week.
Fuck this court. Fuck Jim Lahey. Fuck Randy. Fuck those two idiot cops right there. Fuck suit dummies. As a matter of fact fuck legal aid. Fuck Danny and Terry's Buffalo Chicken Wings. Fuck all the old wood in here. Fuck the moon. Fuck corn on the cob. Fuck squirrels. Fuck me, fuck you, FUCK BETA!
And fuck you, Dice
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No, it is a tabloid (2) , smartass.
You'll note that TFA says "stolen" and "pirated" in relation to the intercepted video, which is the propaganda doublespeak of the copyright cartels. So at least Murdoch's WSJ thinks it's already copyrighted.
Now that the WSJ is a Rupert Murdoch mouthpiece, it is a tabloid.
I don't think there are centuries of relevant court rulings. At least not ones that come down on the side of the subscriber. If there were then these terms wouldn't be in the contract.
Read the Terms and practically every other sentence says "We reserve the right not to deliver any service of any kind, change your plan and terms at any time for any reason, or terminate you for even using your service in any way we don't like as strictly decided by us."
Heck, they say outright that service is entirely at their whim: "The purchase of an iPhone does not guarantee service." That seems like a 100% escape clause.
Um... Have you read the contract? One of the terms of the contract is that they can change the terms of the contract anytime they want, with or without notice. Sweet, huh?
My sarcasm detector is unable to grok this statement. Are you serious?
You realize that "sheeple" has been in use for more than fifty years? And by such low-brow publications as Emory University's quarterly magazine, and the Wall Street Journal? (I'll let you GTFW yourself for the citation.)
Summarily dismissing a comment because of a word you don't like is silly, I think.
Not only does your friend have an old OS, he must live in a rural area with a very old phone switch.
Most modern phone switches do not have pulse-dialing capability.
Because if I had to buy any parts there I had to pay their ludicrous high prices.
Toilet paper manufacturers should be held responsible for recycling their products post-consumer...
I've got a rackmount OpenBSD box that claims otherwise.
Does it have a USB port and a BIOS new enough to boot from said USB port? You're screwed.
How do you know I'm not a woman? Oh, right, this is /. ;)
I think you can chose from a settings menu to let Thunderbird use the built-in Gnome file selector. Don't quote me on that.
Have you tried F-Spot or DigiKam? DigiKam is pretty slick, and I understand F-Spot is even sharper.
Dolphin feels clunky to me. I find myself running screaming back to konquerer --profile filemanagement when I'm using KDE.