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  1. Re:Leaf Blowers and OCD - Bad Combo on Help Is On the Way In the War Against Noisy Leaf Blowers · · Score: 1

    You should have all gotten together and bought him a top of the line ultra quiet leaf blower. He might have gone from 3 to 5 times a day but at least he would have been quiet.

  2. What they'll miss out on on Netflix Decides To Crack Down On VPN Users (netflix.com) · · Score: 1

    Is X available for streaming? Nope
    Is Y available for streaming? Nope
    Is Z available for streaming? Nope

    And they wonder why people still prefer outright downloading.

  3. Re:Fuck New York on NY Bill Would Force Decryption of Smartphones On Demand (onthewire.io) · · Score: 1

    Let me guess? Bible belt resident?

  4. Mod up on Google Fixes Rooting Vulnerabilities In Android (csoonline.com) · · Score: 1

    Or don't. If you don't know that 85% of Android devices won't ever get proper security/platform updates due to Phone/Tablet OEMs being completely clueless regarding security then go back to sleep. Phone companies just want to concentrate on billing you as much as possible per GB and Tablet OEMs? Don't get me started on the glut of crappy Android tablets that have been rushed out the door over the years.

    A total disservice to a solid OS.

  5. Lures you in with cheaper prices...

    Screws you over with buggy drivers...

    Will it tweet @AMD every time the gpu driver crashes?

  6. A fun book to read is Command and Control on How Nukes Were Almost Launched From Okinawa During Cuban Missile Crisis (thebulletin.org) · · Score: 2, Informative

    http://www.amazon.com/Command-...

    A fun history of one particularly disturbing incident where a single dropped tool almost caused a huge explosion and also some other fun anecdotes as well. When you think about how true the phrase "to err is human" is, you have wonder why they ever thought building these WMDs was ever a good idea in the first place. Scary stuff.

  7. How's Netflix working for you in Media Center? on Windows 10 Upgrades Are Being Forced On Some Users (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Fuckers ripped it right out of Media Center. Gee thanks, wasn't using that or anything.

  8. Re:Not just MS Office on Office 2016 Proving Unstable With Apple's El Capitan · · Score: 1

    There is a strong chance that the next version of OS X won't allow you to do that. So he's not that far off.

  9. Ghostery works in Safari on EFF Releases Privacy Badger, an Addon That Algorithmically Blocks Online Trackers · · Score: 1

    Privacy Badger has no support for Safari which makes it a no go for most Mac users.

  10. Full Price? on Verizon Ends Smartphone Subsidies · · Score: 1

    A lot of people are going to choke on the idea of paying full price. $199 every 3-4 years doesn't seem like a big deal. $700 for a new iPhone sounds fucking horrible.

    I also wonder how this will affect corporate customers as well who are used to getting say a 5c free or cheap from Verizon for their employees?

  11. Canon on Epson Is Trying To Kill the Printer Ink Cartridge · · Score: 1

    Others here say it's not an issue anymore with Epson but it certainly hasn't been an issue with Canon for many many years. I've been buying Canon printers for really long time and just don't have ink issues. The ink prices are reasonable and the inks don't dry out. Historically this was always in contrast to HP where the inks were crazy expensive and Epson where the inks dried out. Once I switched to Canon I never went back.

    I've heard that in just the recent timeframe Canon has started to maybe cheap out a bit so do your own research but I can attest that their older models were really built to last a super long time and be cheap while running. A 5 year old Canon in great shape is still a great printer to buy. They've really only been adding wireless and gimmicky crap for years now. The core printing ability for printing perfect photos was solved over a decade ago.

  12. Re:title because I need a title on What's the Oldest Technology You've Used In a Production Environment? · · Score: 1

    The Server has Abended...

    "I've also been in law offices where secretaries were still using Windows 3.1 as recently as 2013, but in that case I'm pretty sure it was just the lawyers in question being just THAT cheap."

    Yup. Lawyers will keep their secretaries on the same machines for decades. Got WP 6.1 still working OK? Don't change a fucking thing! Although at this point they've all pretty much finally moved to Word.

  13. I tried... on My United Airlines Website Hack Gets Snubbed · · Score: 5, Funny

    But they said there was now a $50 service fee in order for me to submit my bug. They said something about how fuel prices had gone up and they had no choice but to start charging the fee.

  14. Re:No need on Ask Slashdot: Best Anti-Virus Software In 2015? Free Or Paid? · · Score: 1

    Security Essentials is worthless. It used to be decent years ago but is one of the poorer performing Antivirus products now. For Free Panda is supposed to perform well. Really anything but MSSE is a good idea, regardless of how safe you surf. Just because you only visit "safe" sites doesn't mean malware isn't being handed out via some drive by advert.

  15. Has its uses on The Pirate Bay Responds To Raid · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Regardless of the licensing, a lot of the content on the site is useful because its just unavailable otherwise.

    I wonder this about Youtube. What if it was just shutdown? At this point you can laugh but it has historical value. Beyond the cat videos there are documentaries, content from laserdisc, obscure commercials, very useful user howtos and reviews etc. This list goes on and on. If all you search for on youtube is funny videos then you are missing out on a treasure trove of content that spans many decades.

    At some point I think the site will have to become a public archive. Which it kind of already is, it just needs the legal status so that some greedy corporation can't just turn off the switch. Now if only we could cut down on the crap that is a result of everyone trying to monetize youtube. But I guess that's wishful thinking because without that Google might just shut down Youtube outright.

  16. Screw That on Amazon Is Testing a $10-Per-Month Ebook Service · · Score: 1

    How about a $10 month unlimited Audiobook service?

  17. Re:We don't tolerate small time corruption on Let Spouses of H-1B Visa Holders Work In US, Says White House · · Score: 1

    Don't forget about getting people to vote against their self interests. You just shout the right keyword and watch your political base come running ignoring the fact that their being completely screwed over by the people they elected. We are all completely fucked. Well except for the rich. But that goes without saying.

  18. To each their own on Firefox Was the Most Attacked & Exploited Browser At Pwn2own 2014 · · Score: 1

    I've just not found that to be the case since the M days. And that's with usually 3-4 windows with lots of tabs open. I actually like and use both Chrome and Firefox. I think to say one is oh so much better than the other just doesn't fly from what I've seen and what my users have said. They both work very well.

  19. Re:Apply to jobs on Ask Slashdot: How Do I Change Tech Careers At 30? · · Score: 1

    " I never want to be stuck in a job where my supervisor is an opinionated moron again."

    Unfortunately you've just described at least 50% of the jobs out there so chances are you'll run into another moron boss at a future job. :)

    Glad to hear you found something else that pays the bills and you enjoy. Nothing worse in life then working at a job you hate.

  20. Re:The strangest place? on What Are the Weirdest Places You've Spotted Linux? · · Score: 1

    Don't run normal users under the Administrator account and use Chrome. Also there are a ton of resources on hardening windows out there. If you are familiar enough to know how to install and configure Linux and even if you aren't, then something like this should be trivial http://krebsonsecurity.com/201...
    I'm hardly saying Windows is somehow better or more secure then Linux, just that with a little planning you can avoid having your computer get ruined every time your kids use it.

  21. yea right on HealthCare.gov Can't Handle Appeals of Errors · · Score: 1

    The private sector has just a many fuck ups. If I had a nickel for every half baked project I've come across in in the "private" sector.... Bottom line is people cut corners in IT just like they do in every other occupation in life. I not defending this botched rollout, just saying that kind of thing happens all the time. It just tends to be more noticeable when the details of a failed project can't be hidden behind closed doors like it so happens when the failures are with private companies.

  22. WTF are you talking about? on The "Triple Package" Explains Why Some Cultural Groups Are More Successful · · Score: 1

    "their culture is structured in such a way that death of one member is nothing - even a massacre of millions to the Jews is nothing - as long as their culture gets to live on."

    That is by far the most bizarre thing I've ever read on Slashdot. A) you make "them" sound 100% like the Borg B) if your theory was correct it would be applicable to any religious group not just Jews. And finally C) go ahead and next time you talk to a Jew ask them if the massacre of millions is considered "nothing" as long as some structure/Jewish traditions live on and I think you'll find a ever so slightly different take on how resistant Jews are to genocide.

  23. Whoa Whoa Whoa on Code.org: Give Us More H-1B Visas Or the Kids Get Hurt · · Score: 1

    Let's get one thing straight.

    There are a fuck-ton of conservatives in Congress. There are not a fuck-ton of liberals in Congress.

    There may be a bunch of Democrats in Congress, but they sure as heck aren't all Liberal. This is vs the Republican party where they are all Conservative.

  24. Who cares? on Gunman Opens Fire At LAX · · Score: 1

    Why does this offend you so much? Most people consider AR-15s Assault rifles right or wrong. I suppose we should be glad he didn't have the full auto military version but I really don't get your outrage.

    Blaming the news for reporting that he used an Assault rifle when most people likely agree the AR-15 falls within that common definition makes no sense. It's frankly unbelievable that you are more bothered out the term "Assault rifle" being mentioned vs the actual shooting. I'm sure the family of the murdered will be comforted by the fact it wasn't an "Assault" rifle and "only" an AR-15 that killed him.

  25. Nice Job with a few suggestions on Come Try Out Slashdot's New Design (In Beta) · · Score: 1

    First for people who hate it, maybe make the classic view more like the current one with light text on a dark background? Personally I'd go same font you have but use something to box it in from the rest of the body of the article.

    Second maybe adjust the "Tri-View" triple headline photo layout thing? Maybe it's just those particular photos, but imho it looks a bit too cluttered and the photos seem to run into each other vs cleanly flowing.

    My 2 cents.