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  1. A product FEATURE not a product itself on Dropbox Now Limits Free Users To 3 Devices (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 0

    I forget who said this, but Dropbox should be a FEATURE of a product, not a standalone product itself. Hits the nail on the head, imho.

  2. Since they can't get the BT controller on the on Google Hardware Makes Cuts To Laptop and Tablet Development, Cancels Products (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Pixelbook or Pixel Slate to work reliably (more than a year for the Pixelbook), maybe hardware's not the right niche for them.

  3. Re:Expert in something != Expert in the other thin on Elon Musk: Bitcoin Structure is Brilliant, But Has Its Cons; Paper Money is Going Away (ark-invest.com) · · Score: 1

    In my experience, bachelor degrees make you an "expert" in jack shit.

  4. ... could they also make the goddamned Bluetooth reliable? It's been a year, and bluetooth regularly shits the bed.

  5. I thought this was pretty obvious... on 'Mona Lisa Effect' Is Real But Doesn't Apply To Leonardo's Painting (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    Take a portrait photo and black out the little white reflection in the pupil. Voila. The eyes will appear to follow you.

  6. I'm available... on In CEO Search, Intel Still Hasn't Found What It's Looking For (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 2

    I guarantee I could fuck them into irrelevance in 6 months for the right golden parachute. Although I do understand Marisa Mayer is on the market too if they need to pander to the diversity crowd.

  7. The Google solution... on Google Drive Has a Serious Spam Problem, But Google Says a Fix is Coming (howtogeek.com) · · Score: 1

    ...shut down the service.

  8. Yeah, that's cool, but... on China Says It Has Developed a Quantum Radar That Can See Stealth Aircraft (digitaltrends.com) · · Score: 1

    did you hear about China's doomsday machine?

  9. That's great for you, but I've got a second monitor connected via HDMI (an absolute must), a wired ethernet cable (even the best wireless connection is still slower), and various legacy junk like a DVD reader/writer (STILL useful in certain situations).

    In a somewhat related rant, the lack of a physical ESC button is an annoyance when using vi, my legacy console editor of choice. Does ANYONE like this stupid touch bar??

  10. I'll be able to do nothing useful that much faster.

  11. Thank god... on China Overtakes US For Healthy Lifespan, WHO Data Finds (reuters.com) · · Score: 2

    Looking at my retirement funds, I'm certainly hoping I die in my sleep at age 78. Or maybe 75. I just can't be sure.

  12. Hard physical labor can decrease your life span. Thanks, Defenders of the Obvious.

  13. Re:There is surely no way this can go wrong on Scientists Accidentally Create Mutant Enzyme That Eats Plastic Bottles (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Thanks for the tip! Great book... would not have realized it was written in 1972...

  14. Ignorance of the law is no excuse? I'm not saying it's fair.

  15. Re:Not really news... on Scientists Explain the Sound of Knuckle Cracking (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Hah! I remember the same explanation from my Latin instructor in high school 36 years ago. What do I win?

  16. I'm sure all 5 users are distraught. on Windows Phone 8.1 Users Are Having Trouble Downloading Apps From the Store (neowin.net) · · Score: 1

    no further comment.

  17. Re:... and also think of ... on The Environmental Cost of Internet Porn (theatlantic.com) · · Score: 2

    "God save us if they ever get pr0n VR done right. If men can get full on sexual simulation.....the earth population will head dive to 0 quickly."

    Would that be a feature or a bug?

  18. Re:I missed the memo on Mary Meeker's 2017 Internet Trends Report (recode.net) · · Score: 1

    Our memories are so fucking short: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11....

  19. Re:My suggestion... on The Mac Pro Is Getting a Major Do-Over (mashable.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm sorry, but your product road-map is far too cowardly.

  20. Re:A story related on Today Marks 50th Anniversary of Fatal Apollo 1 Disaster (nasaspaceflight.com) · · Score: 1

    It's funny but I thought to myself on reading your comment, "Well DUH, even I know a 100 percent oxygen environment is flammable." And then I thought, well, how do I know that...

  21. Re:Unwanted Competitor on Feds Charge 61 People In Indian-Based IRS Phone Scam Case (consumerist.com) · · Score: 1

    How much is _your_ time worth?

  22. Look at that stock price though! on Apple Explores the Idea Of Killing Headphone Jack On the MacBook Pro (thenextweb.com) · · Score: 1

    APPL is skyrocketing as investors salivate at even more platform lock in. Truly it is an ill wind that blows no one some good.

  23. "They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time, it works every time."

  24. Another possible solution... on Hamilton Producer Jeffrey Seller: Live Theater Is the Antidote To Digital Overload (recode.net) · · Score: -1, Troll

    Put your goddamned gadgets down for a few hours a day.

  25. Quit living in the fifties, man.