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  1. and if you bought into "a fresh alternative" Kool-Aid, you now have a doorstop. it's up to you when you go buy a replacement phone.

    first-adopter syndrome, I left it behind some years ago.

  2. so, they all want to be twits... on Salesforce, Google, Microsoft, Verizon Are In Talks With Twitter For a Potential Acquisition (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    save your money, guys, signup is free.

  3. Ahhh, but tubes are second-harmonic on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Build Your Own Vacuum Tubes? · · Score: 1

    solid-state is primarily odd-order harmonics. even-order are less dissonant. while audiophools have driven prices through the roof, you can take triode-connected tubes, or Williamson tetrodes, and if you don't work outside the curves, have a sweet amp. there are plenty of "dumpster tubes" at bargain prices that one can work with quite nicely.

  4. if the EU keeps getting snotty about who uses and who provides, it's going to be 100MBPS of nothing, as opportunities will pass them by.

    users... USERS... own The Connected Internet. they determine what it's good for. not pinheaded government suits meeting at costly offsites 4 or 6 times a year.

  5. this is a land grab for dictators. don't do it. on US Tech Firms Urge Congress To Allow Internet Domain Changeover (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    these days, I sorta regret voting to open The Connected Internet to commercial users.

  6. business-critical means you need hot sparing on Cisco's Network Bugs Are Front and Center in Bankruptcy Fight (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 2

    or at least a cabinet full of new plug-ready parts. that means the HDAs need to be pre-formatted, for instance. cables tested. configurations stored on a server for tftp loading behind your firewall.

    things that cost money. things that suits have no clue about.

  7. "courage" didn't go well for Dan Rather, either. on Apple Cites 'Courage' As Reason To Remove 3.5mm Headphone Jack (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    hearing is still analog. I don't want that analog output removed.

  8. OK, "password" is gone. on After Breaches At Other Services, Spotify Is Resetting Users' Passwords (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    from now on, changing to "asswordp". hack that, ya muthas!

  9. "Another county in, Brit" on FBI Says Foreign Hackers Breached State Election Systems (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1, Troll

    "... And we predict Arizona presidential voters have picked... Vladimir Putin? Karl, who were you working for this time?"

  10. as long as it's user-focused, fine on FCC Proposes 5G Cybersecurity Requirements, Asks For Industry Advice (fedscoop.com) · · Score: 1

    no sneaky little back doors or all-1s keys opening things up.

  11. if they screw me up, I will dump windows on Ask Slashdot: How Will You Handle Microsoft's New 'Cumulative' Windows Updates? (slashdot.org) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    just that simple. they are acting like tin-star dictators already, and it seems to get worse every time they get a new brain-fart.

  12. I thought Intel already had an ARM license on Intel To Manufacture Rival ARM Chips In Mobile Push · · Score: 1

    a dusty old thing from buying some smaller firm something like 8 years ago.

  13. hack-hack-hack
    hack-hack-hack
    hack the bobbies
    hack the bobbies... ahhh

  14. Avaya.... formerly of the Bell System... on BlackBerry Enters New Phase Of Patent Monetization, Sues Internet Telephony Firm Avaya (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    if anything, BBY owes them everything for creating a variant on a telephone! Avaya was a spinoff of post-divestiture Bell System company Western Electric, and a direct descendant of the first telephone.

  15. yeah, but do they Hillary's emails? on This Company Has Built a Profile On Every American Adult (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    or Trump's tax records?

    if not, they're not worth beans.

  16. invalidate Photoshop patents, this is prior art on X-Rays Reveal Hidden Portrait Under Painting By Edgar Degas (npr.org) · · Score: 3, Funny

    first known use of layers with transparency to enhance art ;)

  17. it's just wacko nuts out there on Frequent Password Changes Are the Enemy Of Security, FTC Technologist Says (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    lots of outfits have wildly inconsistent rules, change periods, and prohibition types on passwords. I ought to just be able to set time to expire as well as changing everything to "asspword", and be done with it.

  18. so, the UK wants to essentially unplug as well on UK Gov Says New Home Sec Will Have Powers To Ban End-to-end Encryption (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Turkey, Iran, and Pakistan say welcome. now beat up your people and jail them in black holes for life.

  19. not interested in VR at any price on Apple Patents Augmented Reality Display, May Be Building A VR Headset (roadtovr.com) · · Score: 1

    heck, I can't take in all of reality...

  20. the parameters can also change. on Do You Own Your Own Fingerprints? (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    lose a finger in an accident... heart attack alters the pacemaker path... lots of ways for biometrics to say you are not you any more.

  21. typical half-ass knee-jerk law with no clue on Password Sharing Is a Federal Crime, Appeals Court Rules (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    lawyers who only talk to lobbyists, who only talk to money, which is only held by high-up executives who don't know how to log in. that's how the law was crafted. so what did you expect?

  22. the aliens have a message for China on China Finishes Building Its Alien-Hunting Telescope · · Score: 1

    they have erected a giant sign... FREE WI-FI... LIKE, REALLY FREE and are just waiting for the senior leadership to swallow their tongues and keel over

  23. based on value to company, that puts them in XS on A New Corporate AI Can Read Your Emails - and Your Mind (fortune.com) · · Score: 1

    that ought to winnow out the bosses with silly ideas.

    hahahahah ha haha oh jeez, my side hurts....

  24. aw, pshaw on American Cities Are Installing DHS-Funded Audio Surveillance (csoonline.com) · · Score: 1, Informative

    it is commonplace for cities/regions to have audio and video recording on public transit, the Twin Cities has had audio for over a decade on its buses and added video at least as long ago.. it's used in accident and violence investigations. they have never sent goons on the bus to club a slob who drops orange peels and potato chips all over the bus.

  25. and this is different from mainframers, how? on HP Rolls Out Device-as-a-Service for PCs, Printers (eweek.com) · · Score: 1

    IBM, HP, DEC, etc all did that on "too big to carry" equipment.