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  1. easily resolved with "science" on Report Finds Widespread Contamination at Nation's Coal Ash Sites (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    just need a crack crew of trump golf club members to publish a 'scientific' study showing that coal ash is healthy.

    problem solved.

  2. How about simply asking... on Zuckerberg: Facebook Doesn't Use Your Mic For Ad Targeting (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    "What exactly are ALL the things that Facebook records via the mic, and what does it do what that those recordings? and please note Mr Zuckerberg that lying to congress, even if not under oath, is against the law."

  3. price-sensitive markets on Google Is Considering Launching a Mid-Range Pixel Phone This Summer, Claims Report (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    So somehow they can only produce affordable phones for "price sensitive" countries.

  4. Does Apple even care anymore? on Apple Might Discontinue the MacBook Air (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    Since the death of Jobs, the quality of their products has done down while the price goes up.

    I see no definable vision on any front. Just minor tweaks, which seem to focus on selling new cords and adapters. And Lotus called, the 1-2-3 division wants commissions on the unimaginative and idiotic iPhone dongles.

    As long as the cash rolls in, there is no compelling need for them to change.

  5. but if you want enough memory to browse the web, or god forbid run pages. it's gonna cost ya...

  6. Pandora's "like" algorithms blow on Pandora Loses 7 Million Listeners (siliconvalley.com) · · Score: 1

    like an artist and they show up no matter where you are. feel like listening to genre X?, well that artist in genre A you once liked is going to come up every third track regardless of how out of place it is.

  7. Thank you for 20 years of something different on 20 Years of Stuff That Matters · · Score: 2

    I found this place oh so long ago, all the other sites I was paying attention to then have mostly passed on.
    Mostly lurking, looking for some tidbit of sanity not available anywhere else.
    The Gates Borg icon was fun.
    Keep paying the bills and doing what you do so well, or poorly or somewhere in between.

  8. we all simply need new iPhones on iOS 11 Is Causing Massive Battery Drain Problems (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    when has an iOS update NOT caused older devices to flake out?

    seems it's a conscious decision on the part of apple to drive sales, but doubling the batting drain is really giving the middle finger to the customer base

    ~600 bucks for 2 hours battery capacity? what a joke.

  9. Hiring Linux developers is good? on Will Linux Innovation Be Driven By Microsoft? (infoworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Isn't this one of Microsoft's proven methods of killing things? (buying them)

  10. run for the hills on Massive New Spambot Ensnares 711,000,000 Email Addresses (zdnet.com) · · Score: 0

    email malware for windows? WTF?

  11. subscriber for years, didn't notice.

  12. my first Linux on Slackware, Oldest Linux Distro Still In Active Development, Turns 24 · · Score: 1

    I picked up Slackware 3.0 in late 1995, and happily got it to install on my home-assembled desktop. Once installed I didn't have a clue what to do with it, but it wasn't from Redmond, and that was a major victory. I tried many other distros over the years, Slackware opened a big door I didn't really know existed at the time.

    Happy Birthday Slackware!

  13. Re:Invite Jeffrey Dahmer to join neighborhood watc on Trump Proposes Joint 'Cyber Security Unit' With Russia, Then Quickly Backs Away From It (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    first intelligent post I've come across so far

  14. it's the endless fracking ads on Chrome Now Uses Scroll Anchoring To Prevent Those Annoying Page Jumps (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    that cause the jumpiness. hell, adblock is telling me it blocked 34 ads right now.

  15. Lots of Sunshine there on Utilities Vote To Close Largest Coal Plant In Western US (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    massive Solar plant?

  16. Why are Indian programmer paid so poorly? on Ask Slashdot: Why Are American Tech Workers Paid So Well? · · Score: 1

    are we gonna raise the water for all the boats, or remove the water altogether?

    glad I am close to retirement, the race to the bottom is getting old.

  17. no one expects the spanish inquisition on FBI: Review of New Emails Doesn't Change Conclusion on Clinton (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    there has to be evidence she is a witch, paging Ken Starr

  18. Re:But . . . on Donald Trump Running Insecure Email Servers (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    He has been receiving security briefings. I have been hearing lots of people say that he's emailing himself details of all the fabulous tremendously important secret knowledge, you would not believe.

  19. Re:Define "free" on O'Reilly Gives Away Free Programming Ebooks (oreilly.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    >> Why do I have to enter my name and e-mail address, if they're free?

    said the user that entered their email address to get a "free" userid for posting on slashdot :-)

  20. Boeing software for Airbus?

  21. let the avalanche of crappy apps continue on Companies Are Developing More Apps With Fewer Developers (fortune.com) · · Score: 2

    no skills coding, what could go wrong?

  22. what idiot uses Excel for anything of value? on 20% of Scientific Papers On Genes Contain Conversion Errors Caused By Excel, Says Report (winbeta.org) · · Score: 1

    so basically any gene researching using shit tools like excel is wrong.

    nice.

  23. unless it's melania trump porn on Donald Trump Signs Pledge To Crack Down On Internet Porn (pcworld.com) · · Score: 2

    which is FABULOUS

  24. those first two examples are hideous. I guess before I comment more I should read the article?

  25. he himself has abused the H1-B system on Trump Gives Displaced IT Workers Attention, and He's Not Alone (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    drumpf is entertainment. low quality at that.