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  1. Re:Running with kde5 since the beta on Fedora 23 Released (fedoramagazine.org) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    No, it's just that Fedora hates KDE, and this is pretty much intentional. It's a Gnome distro, first and foremost. One of Fedora's KDE co-maintainers actually stepped down

  2. Re:So who wants to... on Busybox Deletes Systemd Support · · Score: 1

    why would you even need to use systemd and busybox at the same time? they are conceptually oil and water.

  3. See? on Newly Found TrueCrypt Flaw Allows Full System Compromise · · Score: 4, Interesting

    This is why it was discontinued. Stop using TrueCrypt.

  4. Re:Arrogance? on Microsoft Is Downloading Windows 10 Without Asking · · Score: -1

    It has been proven that those updates are SOLELY for people who enabled Customer Experience Improvement Program, which is opt-in, and thus means they had asked Microsoft to collect their data in the first place.

  5. Well on Nintendo TVii Service Will Go Dark August 11th · · Score: 1

    Actually, it's a shame, cause TVii had an interesting expansion of the concept of TV/social media integration (even though it was something already done by apps such as tvtag), plus unlike OneGuide, it actually had the CORRECT LISTINGS for my provider (last time I tried it, the channel list for my provider was out of date)

  6. I've been to bowling alleys that actually had scoreboard displays/backends that ran on Amiga computers. Sadly, they've all dropped them in favor of other systems.

  7. Re:Rear mounted buttons? on LG Arbitrarily Denying Android Lollipop Update To the G2 In Canada? · · Score: 1

    uhh, that's actually an LG Optimus 2X, which is basically ancient by Android standards. (T-Mobile called it the G2-x)

  8. Re:Hardware Companies & Telecoms Have Too Much on LG Arbitrarily Denying Android Lollipop Update To the G2 In Canada? · · Score: 1

    Canadian carriers could hold up OTA updates for the Galaxy Nexus too.

  9. Re:LG in Canada on LG Arbitrarily Denying Android Lollipop Update To the G2 In Canada? · · Score: 2

    They did release KitKat in Canada; although my carrier, which is not Bell but gets devices from them because they have roaming agreements with each other for their LTE network, had to be prodded to make the update work because it had a previous OTA as a prerequisite that they did not push first. And they have released Lollipop for the G3. But its not a device veering towards end-of-life soon...

  10. Re:Is there a difference? on LG Arbitrarily Denying Android Lollipop Update To the G2 In Canada? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    ever since they've been legally mandating two-year contract maximums, the on-contract price of new phones have gotten much more expensive. When the Galaxy Nexus first came out on my carrier, it was $159.99 on a three-year plan with data (later $99.99 when I bought it). The G3 is only $49.99 right now and there's no listing for the G4 yet, but the One M9 is $199 and the S6 is $249.99. But then, the Galaxy Nexus: that one got screwed over real good in Canada too: they forced this model on us that did not get updates right from Google. I was angered: when 4.2 came along, I shifted to custom ROMs instead and got up to 4.3 before I got the G2. At least they learned their lesson with the Nexus 5; it does get Google updates at least.

  11. Re:Is there a difference? on LG Arbitrarily Denying Android Lollipop Update To the G2 In Canada? · · Score: 1

    only differences are the radios and that there's a 3 in the model number. Oh, and the lack of kernel source. Last major OS update we got was KitKat 4.4.2, followed by the Knock Code patch.

  12. Re:I usually drive further than walk on Best Buy Kills Off Future Shop · · Score: 1

    ...those that weren't within driving, or even walking distance...

    Strange phrasing.

    Not really. The Future Shop near me was not in the same parking lot as a Best Buy, but it was just a short 2 minute drive from one. As you've seen, some of these pairs were located within the same mall.

  13. Re:Best buy on Best Buy Kills Off Future Shop · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Actually no. I just hate it when U.S. companies have to barge into Canada and throw perfectly good brands in the Recycle Bin like that. Our country is too Americanized. But I too am shocked that they allowed this redundancy to last so long, plus how abrupt it was.

  14. All I can say is this on $7.4 Million Blurred Lines Verdict Likely To Alter Music Business · · Score: 1

    If this will finally end the era of cookie cutter EDM and bring some originality back to the table, I think Martin Garrix has a few lawsuits to file.

  15. Except Saskatchewan on Daylight Saving Time Change On Sunday For N. America · · Score: 2

    Although I don't think Canadians are insensitive clods.

  16. Well on RadioShack Near Deal To Sell Half of Its Stores, Close the Rest · · Score: 1

    The old RadioShack stores in Canada are now owned by Bell, and they're still going strong-ish... Could work...

  17. Re:Fault of the walled garden on WhatsApp vs. WhatsApp Plus Fight Gets Ugly For Users · · Score: 2

    this is why we need some sort of breakthrough to popularize XMPP in this mobile-centric world of messaging.

  18. Fault of the walled garden on WhatsApp vs. WhatsApp Plus Fight Gets Ugly For Users · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If you really value your privacy and want the RIGHT to use a service in any way you want, don't use closed messaging platforms like that.

  19. My thoughts on Marissa Mayer's Reinvention of Yahoo! Stumbles · · Score: 2

    Just spin Tumblr back out and sell the rest to AOL.

  20. The obligatory reference must be made on 2014 Hour of Code: Do Ends Justify Disney Product Placement Means? · · Score: 2

    Do you wanna code a program~?

  21. Re:It's stupid - switch to GMT on Ask Slashdot: Where Do You Stand on Daylight Saving Time? · · Score: 1

    I did the exact opposite; we moved from Ontario to Saskatchewan a few years back (after me, not knowing of this quirk on a road trip that had a stop in the province about a decade ago, accidentally set a hotel clock back to CDT from CST and goofed up our itinerary a bit). The only awkwardness it causes is when we have to adjust our television viewing habits to work around the time differences that develop, but we use that to our advantage.

  22. I share the opinion of a Wikipedia IP editor on Possible Reason Behind Version Hop to Windows 10: Compatibility · · Score: 1

    Mainstream media, please stop perpetuating this speculative misinformation. It is VERY unlikely, given that, according to an IP editor who removed my addition of this alleged, speculative information, "even if their assertion were correct, the confluence of events required to run on 95/98 *and* an unreleased Windows 9 without modifications is improbable. While that code exists in the wild (with modifications), none of it is remotely modern. They're using JDK6/7 internal test tools and code from a 13 year old version of jEdit as an example as to why "Windows 9" was skipped."

  23. Uhh yeah on Why Google Is Pushing For a Web Free of SHA-1 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Implying only Google is doing this. Microsoft is doing it too, and a Firefox bug has made a similar proposal shortly after said announcement. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/s...

  24. I can see it now on Steve Ballmer In Talks To Buy Los Angeles Clippers · · Score: 1

    His first move will be to will redo the logo to be in Segoe UI.

  25. Well... on OpenSUSE Forums Defaced, Email Addresses Leaked · · Score: 1

    vBulletin has pretty much become crap since Internet Brands bought it. Even IPB would be a bit more tolerable...