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  1. Re:Well this sucks ... on Google To Drop Nexus Brand Name, Move Away From Stock Android (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    I've got a 7 and a 10. I don't have interest in a 9. When I want big, I want big (10 is almost too small). And when I just want to read, the 7 is the perfect size. You'd think they'd want me to buy multiple tablets, rather than trying to come up with a one-size-fits-all approach.

  2. Did Trump get Russians to give Clinton millions? on 'DNC Hacker' Unmasked: He Really Works for Russia, Researchers Say (thedailybeast.com) · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I don't remember this much controversy when the Russians were giving millions to the Clinton Foundation to award them with a giant uranium deal. Don't shoot the messenger on this one. She is what she is.

  3. Re:Talk about distracted driving on Apple: Pokemon Go Sets Record For Most Downloads In Its First Week (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    I used to be able to easily spot the drunks on the road before smartphones. None of them are "just fine driving like this." They're all worse than your average drunk and should be treated the same way.

  4. So how much did OP get? on Why So Much Coverage Of Amazon Prime Day? The Incentives, Of Course (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Seriously though, I went over to check it out because of this slashdot story, not those other incentivized ones. Didn't see anything worth buying though, regardless of price. Your average garage sale is more interesting.

  5. Re:Everyone here hates both candidates on Clinton: It's 'Heartbreaking' When IT Workers Must Train H-1B Replacements (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Yeah, but it's not like he would have gotten elected. He was actually a pretty good speaker during the debates, and I think he would have done a lot more to get through to people. In an environment where Sanders and Trump have had so much appeal, having a little color ain't such a bad thing.

  6. Re:Everyone here hates both candidates on Clinton: It's 'Heartbreaking' When IT Workers Must Train H-1B Replacements (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Maybe the LP should pick a better candidate for a change. They've blown this historic opportunity by going with Johnson again. He's the worst spokesman for anything, that I've ever seen.

  7. Re:Hillary is Unfit to Lead on Clinton: It's 'Heartbreaking' When IT Workers Must Train H-1B Replacements (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    We should do what Australia does and voting should be compulsory. If people were forced to go out and cast their ballots, perhaps they would put some thought into who and what the issues are.

    If those people aren't interest enough to vote now, what makes you think they will "put some thought" into the issues when you force them to vote at gunpoint?

    If anything, I'd rather less dumb people voting. We have far too many of them as is. If you don't know who controls the house, senate and executive branch, you shouldn't be allowed within a quarter mile of a voting booth.

  8. VR Headsets? on Nokia Announces Return To Smartphone, Tablet Markets (nokia.com) · · Score: 1

    So will "HMD Global" be competing with the Rift and the Vive? Or are they just photo-bombing the search term?

  9. Re: Number H1B requests to go up as well. on Tech Layoffs More Than Double In Bay Area (mercurynews.com) · · Score: 2

    Well, they were buddies before this all began, so who's to say he didn't happen because of her? We'll have to see how the election plays out. Will he throw it in the 9th round, delivering her a victory, happy to have destroyed the GOP in the process, or will his ego drive him until the end?

  10. Re:Number H1B requests to go up as well. on Tech Layoffs More Than Double In Bay Area (mercurynews.com) · · Score: 1

    Yes, most grown ups support Hillary and Trump. That's what makes them smart! 8)

  11. Re:Number H1B requests to go up as well. on Tech Layoffs More Than Double In Bay Area (mercurynews.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    What IS there for them to DO?!?

    Well look, I already told you! I deal with the goddamn customers so the engineers don't have to! I have people skills! I am good at dealing with people! Can't you understand that? What the hell is wrong with you people?

  12. Re:Just another CEO mouthing off... on Wendy's Plans To Automate 6,000 Restaurants With Self-Service Ordering Kiosks (investors.com) · · Score: 2, Interesting

    16% isn't that much for fast food, really. A $2 sandwich goes up by about $.30, that really isn't that much. People don't flinch at that kind of price fluctuation on gasoline any more, why would they change their habits on food over it?

    I already have. I used to get the Asiago Ranch Chicken sandwich from Wendy's every week. They raised it by almost a buck, earlier this year, and now I go to Chick-fil-a instead (despite the lines).

  13. Not Sure Liability Will Ever Be Worked Out on Slashdot Asks: How Long Before Self-Driving Cars Become Mainstream? · · Score: 1

    So who's at fault when they crash? Are they going to seriously insist that people stay alert and ready to take over, if things start to go wrong? People barely do that now with traditional cars. And I can't imagine companies like Google assuming the burden. Given how litigious our society is, I think this will remain a pipe dream for a long time to come.

  14. Re:Why do libertarians support him? on Billionaire Tech Investor Peter Thiel To Back Trump As GOP Presidential Candidate (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 2

    I know a lot of libertarians and very few of them support Trump. Like almost none. I know more Democrats who support him, than libertarians. The only small-government case that could be made for him, is that the Democrats and Republicans hate him so much, that they won't likely vote to expand executive power, while he's in office, and may even move to finally curtail it.

  15. The labor force participation rate has actually gone up for older Americans and boomers are outnumbered by millennials in any case. Most of the new jobs, that are created, are low-end jobs in the service sector. The poor economy is not a figment of people's imagination.

  16. Not Sure What to Do on Windows 10 Now Runs On 300M Active Devices; Upgrade To Cost $119 After July 29 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I have serious privacy concerns over Windows 10, but I do run it on my gaming-only box, figuring there isn't too much to harvest anyway. I also have a Win 7 and Win 8.1 machine which I've been reluctant to upgrade because of this. Especially after watching Windows 10 wipe out my privacy settings and restore the defaults.

    That being said, Windows 10 is so much faster at starting up and coming out of sleep and will likely be the only version receiving updates in the future. I would love to upgrade my other boxes for free, but I just can't bring myself to do it.

  17. Re:That makes no sense... on Bitcoin 'Creator' Reneges On Promise To Provide More Proof, Says He's Sorry (bbc.com) · · Score: 2

    He knows he's not fooling people like you, he only needs to fool the media.

  18. Re:Um, what? on Students Can Now Fly Drones At School, FAA Says (buzzfeed.com) · · Score: 2

    It's never been about logic or safety, it's about power and control.

  19. Re:Needs to be said on Supreme Court Gives FBI More Hacking Power (theintercept.com) · · Score: 1

    Any organization can be corrupt, but bad people aren't after just a little bit of power. They flock towards the largest organizations with the most potential for abuse. By limiting government, you limit that potential for abuse.

  20. Re:out on Carly Is Out · · Score: 1

    The media has been pushing Kaisch pretty hard, despite having practically zero support outside of NH (and Ohio). That's not the decked being stacked against someone, it's quite the opposite.

  21. Re:One down. on Carly Is Out · · Score: 1

    The "saner" people aren't voting for either Republicans or Democrats. Both parties work against the interests of the American people, and most have started waking up to that fact.

    As for Trump, when you point out that he's not a conservative, to his supporters, they'll often agree with you and say that they don't care. The few people I know, who support him, are borderline Democrats on most things. He may not have room to grow, within the party, but he'll get plenty of independents, and I suspect Democrats, if Hillary gets the nomination.

  22. Would be useful, if focused on dupes. on Twitter's Timeline Option Puts Important Tweets Up Top (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't want algorithms deciding what's important to me, but I would like something that filters out duplicate (or near duplicate) posts. I like using twitter as a kind of RSS feed, but I'm tired of media outlets retweeting the same stuff, several times an hour, all day long. I could probably get through my feed in half the time if all that spam was filtered out.

  23. Re:They've moved to that distro: it's called FreeB on Linux 4.5 Adds Raspberry Pi 2 Support, AMD GPU Re-Clocking, Intel Kaby Lake (phoronix.com) · · Score: 1

    Some of us just stuck with Gentoo, which is still OpenRC.

  24. Minimum Wage Not as Important as Layoff Provision on Ted Cruz Wants Minimum H-1B Wage of $110,000 (computerworld.com) · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The bill also calls for:

    that within 730 daysâ"two yearsâ"of âoean employee strike, an employer lockout, layoffs, furloughs, or other types of involuntary employee terminations other than for-cause dismissals,â a company cannot bring aboard any H-1B labor

    I think this is an even bigger deal than the $110k provision.

  25. Re:I still say on Ted Cruz Wants Minimum H-1B Wage of $110,000 (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Al Lewis ran for governor of NY as a Democrat. But Paul Ryan is most definitely the grownup Eddie Munster. Or perhaps the love child of Eddie and Jake Gyllenhaal.