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  1. I keep my phone encrypted and I've crossed the Canadian/American border a dozen times this year alone and nothing more than "have a good day".

  2. Smart people don't do criminal shit. Can't get caught if you're not doing it.

  3. Re: Surrender on Telco CEO: Consumers Have 'Double Standards' Over Data Privacy (thestack.com) · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    As of right now, she is ~200k ahead in the popular vote.

    Trump - 59,428,493
    Clinton - 59,626,695

  4. Re:Google monopoly? on Google Rejects EU Antitrust Charges, Says Evidence is Lacking (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Monopoly =/= anti-trust.

  5. Re: BULL SH!T on Computer Scientists Believe a Trump Server Was Communicating With a Russian Bank (slate.com) · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    It has nothing to do with ego. I don't trust anyone who hides their identity.

  6. Says the Anonymous poster. Log in or go away.

  7. Hah, I suppose I would!

    I'm happy with my 2012 MacBook Pro i7. I'll use it till I can't get OS X (er, macOS) upgrades anymore.

  8. It's a thunderbolt/usb-c port, so you don't have to convert to usb. You can go straight from usb to ps/2, though I don't know if they make a usb-c to ps/2 adapter.

  9. Re:If being the biggest company wasn't right on AT&T's $85B US Bid For Time Warner Sparks Antitrust Fears in Washington (www.cbc.ca) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    In conclusion, steal cable.

    No. The solution is stop consuming the entertainment they put out. Don't listen to it, don't buy it, don't rent it, don't download it, don't steal it. Ignore it.

  10. Re:This isn't innovation Apple - you jumped the sh on Apple Rumored To Remove Old-School USB Ports On Next MacBook Pro (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    You can go on amazon and get an assload of USB-C to USB 3 adapters, for next to nothing.

  11. Re:Escalation? on Apple Rumored To Remove Old-School USB Ports On Next MacBook Pro (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    They need to removed because a) they're bulky b) orientation specific c) obsolete.

    This is not Apple deciding which way to go, it's the new USB spec.

  12. Re:Privacy Fees on FCC Proposal: Internet Providers Must Ask To Share Your Data (foxnews.com) · · Score: 1

    AT&T is ending the program you are referring to.

    http://arstechnica.com/informa...

  13. This is why I don't use Plex. on Plex Cloud Means Saying Goodbye To the Always-On PC (theverge.com) · · Score: 1, Interesting

    I don't want a computer running full time and using electricity. I also don't want to pay per month for the cloud.

    I use Infuse with an Apple TV in one room and a Fire TV in another, connected to a shared hard drive plugged into my router. Works great and needs virtually no computing power on the sharing end.

  14. Re:then can create a single wifi network? on Google To Introduce Google Wifi, Google Home and 4K Chromecast Ultra Devices On October 4th (androidpolice.com) · · Score: 1

    Apple routers have been able to do that for years.

  15. You're not a hacker on Anonymous Hacker Explains His Attack On Boston Children's Hospital (huffingtonpost.com) · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    You're a vandal and the equivalent of someone spray-painting a box car.

  16. Re: Use the Tmobile Music Unlimited prepaid plan on T-Mobile is Making Its 'Unlimited' Data Plan Even More Confusing (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm in the same plan, it has binge-on and music streaming. I don't watch video on my phone but I do use audio a lot. I buy refills with my target redcard, which gives 5% off and no sales tax. I do talk a bit, but Google voice or Vonage takes care of that.

    Cell service, to me, isn't worth much more than $1/day.

  17. Re: Yes, Because Optical Media Is Durable on Ask Slashdot: Do You Still Use Optical Media? · · Score: 1

    What OS can't read natively from a disc from any year? Some older OSs might not be able to read the newer UDF formats, but they can all read the previous versions.

  18. Re:Yes, Because Optical Media Is Durable on Ask Slashdot: Do You Still Use Optical Media? · · Score: 1

    Whoops, I mean't 2004.

  19. Re:Yes, Because Optical Media Is Durable on Ask Slashdot: Do You Still Use Optical Media? · · Score: 1

    Can't speak for more recent stuff, but I just pulled some data from a couple DVDs that I burned in June of 2014. No problems.

  20. Re:Numbers not adding up... on iPhones and iPads Fail More Often Than Android Smartphones (softpedia.com) · · Score: 1

    Mu iPhone hasn't been rebooted since the release of 9.3.3. I'm getting ready to install 9.3.5, so I guess there is another reboot.

    I've owned every iPhone since the 3G and I've never had to reboot on a regular basis.

  21. Fair enough.

  22. Calm down cowboy. It's not that big of a deal.

  23. I always use my home as an example on Self-Driving Cars Aren't Going To Be So Great Until We Make Our Maps Better (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    I live on a fairly busy highway and for some reason Google Maps has the street numbers swapped. I should be odd numbers on the west side and even on east, but they have it swapped. I sent them a message a couple years ago and they replied "You're right, it's incorrect. We'll send an email when it's corrected". It's never been corrected. I've sent messages since, but no reply and no action.

  24. Re: There's a simpler answer to this on Hey Google, Want To Fix Android Updates? Hit OEMs Where It Hurts (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    These days? 2 year contracts are on the way out and most carriers won't even offer them anymore (you have to ask).

  25. Re:DSL is my only option on Comcast Says There's 6 Million Unhappy DSL Users Left To Target (dslreports.com) · · Score: 1

    Should be, but they aren't. If they can't an average of x dollars per subscriber, they won't build the infrastructure.