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  1. This is fucking terrifying. on Researchers Uncover Ring of GitHub Accounts Promoting 300+ Backdoored Apps (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Pretty sure the "sneaker auction" functionality was a placeholder.

  2. I'm a little jealous of the telecoms on Ajit Pai Calls California's Net Neutrality Rules 'Illegal' (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    I mean, this guy really sucks and sucks until he gets every last drop.

  3. That's nice, but... on Mozilla Removes 23 Firefox Add-Ons That Snooped On Users (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: -1

    ...the job isn't done until these malicious coders are found and shot in the fucking face.

  4. And to access this registry... on Massachusetts Proposes Public Shaming of Net Neutrality Violators (cnet.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    ...simply send a stamped self-addressed envelope to:

    Internet Bad Guys
    PO Box 14153
    Boston, MA

  5. The explanation he gives is pretty much the understanding I had of the ending, with the exception that he was being sent back to earth as a super-being. Maybe it seemed straightforward to me because it is the simple explanation, and I was about 10yo when I first saw it in the theaters.

  6. Hey, that's some great customer feedback from someone who wants a robust and secure management engine on their machine. but -

    > Even if you ignore the "it's an NSA backdoor" FUD, ... I would like to ask you if this is FUD then why is it fucking impossible to buy a modern CPU **without** these back doors (oh, sorry, "management interfaces" if you insist), despite persistent calls for them and despite the intensity with which they are loathed?

  7. > You will only find AMT in enterprise equipment, and even then, only if it was setup as enterprise.

    This is disinformation.

  8. Mattermost! on Billionaire Brothers Want to Build a Cheaper Rival to Slack (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I use Slack daily at work, and a self-hosted Mattermost instance daily for personal projects with other remote participants. I much prefer Mattermost.

    At work I'll frequently make the mistake of trying to format my messages with markdown, because I'm so used to Mattermost offering this feature.

  9. Re:IRC is still free I think on Billionaire Brothers Want to Build a Cheaper Rival to Slack (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Mattermost is also free, self-hostable, and *very* Slack-like. I like it better.

  10. Re:TT-RSS on Slashdot Asks: Do You Still Use RSS? · · Score: 1

    I used tt-rss for a long time but recently discovered miniflux: https://miniflux.net/

    I used them in parallel for about a day and then switched.

  11. Almost exclusively for my media on Slashdot Asks: Do You Still Use RSS? · · Score: 1

    Podcasts and RSS news feeds easily account for over 90% of my media consumption.

    If a media site offers an RSS feed, I might subscribe to it for awhile to see if it offers the kind of content I'm interested in.

    If a media site does not offer RSS, I will probably ignore it unless I know for certain that I want to read its articles etc.

  12. developers developers developers developers on Slashdot Asks: Windows 10 Creators Update Goes Live On April 11, Will You Upgrade? · · Score: 1

    CREATORS CREATORS CREATORS CREATORS CREATORS!!!!! duuuuhhhhhh.....

    God I so do not miss proprietary shit-ware.

  13. Well I'm gonna break up the hate party on GNOME 3.24 Released (softpedia.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    There is a perplexing amount of GNOME hate in the top comments. I'm a very happy user. I've been using Linux almost exclusively in all capacities since about 1999 and have sampled and/or used a lot of desktop environments. GNOME is the best, IMHO.

  14. I have a friend from China who is trying desperately not to go back. It's not a money issue - she's got huge stacks of cash - she doesn't want to subject herself and her kid to the environment - educational, and physical (namely the pollution).

  15. Re:I don't care on Parenthood Can Help You Live Longer In Older Age, Research Suggests (theguardian.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    "New study shows that 18-30 years of hell on earth will extend your lifespan by up to two years."

    Nah I'm good.

    > I'll never have kids, ever. They can fuck off.

    Stay strong. They will say "You'll change your mind someday." That's not true for everyone - I haven't, and don't regret it.

  16. Re:those who ignore IRC on Are Your Slack Conversations Really Private and Secure? (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    > video conferencing is just compensating for managements insecurity

    I would have agreed with you until recently, when I started collaborating on a creative project with a non-technical friend. He was really in favor of occasional video conferencing, so we've been doing that, and it really has added an important dimension to our work.

    I prefer to self-host whenever possible, so while we conduct much of our communication via a Mattermost instance, I would really like to ditch Google Hangouts for something I can host myself too, and works well on Linux (me) and Mac (him).

  17. Re:Mattermost on Are Your Slack Conversations Really Private and Secure? (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    We have Slack at work. I recently set up a Mattermost instance for a personal project. Very much a work-alike - and of course can be self-hosted.

    Though I didn't use it, Mattermost has an "omnibus" install that encapsulates pretty much everything requires to run it - web server, database server, etc.

  18. > medical
    > cloud-based

    OK.

  19. This benefits whom? on How Social Isolation Is Killing Us (nymag.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I'm trying to figure out what bullshit rip-off "service" sponsored this article.

  20. Re:It's a hell of a lot easier to switch now! on Fedora 25 Now Available -- Makes It Easier To Switch From Windows 10 Or Mac (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    > (still sucks, though..)

    I think it's pretty awesome.

    Which computer company is letting you do some things on your computer?

  21. Re:Noam Chomsky killed Aaron Swartz on Aaron Swartz Remembered With Annual Hackathon In San Francisco (eff.org) · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wow. That's some shitty writing.

    You know when a movie is so bad it's good? This writing doesn't achieve that. It reaches that exact, elusive point where it's as bad as it can possibly be without crossing over to the other side.

  22. Re:For them theoretically hacking a private org? on CIA Prepping For Possible Cyber Strike Against Russia (nbcnews.com) · · Score: 1

    > Because we've yet to be shown a single shred of evidence to back up the claim.

    I would say that the US doing something as fucking crazy as engaging in a publicly announced "cyber"-attack against Russia qualifies as evidence. I am fairly certain the US does not want to get into a "cyber"-war with Russia. It feels compelled to respond.

  23. ...it is encouraging that enough people care enough to leave to make Yahoo do this.

  24. Re:Wherever data is collected, it is abused on Across US, Police Officers Abuse Confidential Databases (ap.org) · · Score: 2

    > I literally pissed on the guy's grave when he died

    This brings up a counterpoint concerning data collection, though. There are a few graves I would like to piss on but I cannot find out where these people are buried.

  25. I don't use FB in my personal life, and I consider Slack invasive enough at work to be barely tolerable.