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  1. the most common response was "I run Linux." on Tuesday Was Microsoft's Last Non-Cumulative Patch (helpnetsecurity.com) · · Score: 1

    This is the correct answer.

  2. Now Valve will be punished for SteamOS and Vulkan.

    Microsoft doing what it does best: leveraging monopoly influence.

  3. Fenced in by an abiding commitment to free speech on Former Twitter Employees: 'Abuse Problem' Comes From Their Culture Of Free Speech (buzzfeed.com) · · Score: 1

    Fenced in by free speech.

    That's some Orwellian shit right there.

  4. Re:They cut it off on Is the 'Secret' Chip In Intel CPUs Really That Dangerous? (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Oh, well, OK, if there are policies and procedures, and mechanisms, and stuff, I guess it's all cool.

    The simple question is: if this is a "product" for enterprise "management", why isn't it possible to turn this godforsaken surveillance engine OFF at the hardware level?

  5. the primary "if" on Is the 'Secret' Chip In Intel CPUs Really That Dangerous? (networkworld.com) · · Score: 2

    > namely, if it can be compromised by a rootkit

    It fucking IS a rootkit.

    Christ.

  6. Move to Guyana on Working at Facebook Sounds Like Joining a Cult (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    and call it Zuckertown.

  7. Here is how to hold Microsoft accountable on EFF Petitioned To Investigate Windows 10 Upgrades (change.org) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    - Back up your data files
    - Wipe that abusive shit operating system off your machine
    - Install Linux.

    Don't look back.

  8. Re:Yes, without reservation on Ask Slashdot: Would You Recommend Updating To Windows 10? · · Score: 2

    > but they're not the ones asking. It's my grandma, uncle, cousin, sister, neighbor - all who care NOTHING about the "politics" of OSes, just want something that works.

    So, people you should care about, and should probably help to educate.

  9. Re:Yes on Ask Slashdot: Would You Recommend Updating To Windows 10? · · Score: 1, Insightful

    > will cry "SECURITY! MALWARE! INVASION OF PRIVACY!!11!" and more nonsense.

    You are an absolute idiot.

  10. Don't forget the three of us who have Ubuntu tablets.

  11. > The winner was "nobody", with 63% of the votes

    How this isn't near 100% is completely baffling to me.

  12. Re:Video articles suck on LG G5 Gets a High 8/10 Repairability Score (geek.com) · · Score: 2

    I too cannot abide video articles. I like to read my information.

  13. Re:Why lol? on Ubuntu Tablet Now Available For Pre-Order · · Score: 1

    I'll probably get one.

  14. Re:Wipe on Ubuntu Tablet Now Available For Pre-Order · · Score: 1

    > 10inch doesn't fit in the pocket

    5-6inch linux tablet would be perfect.

  15. Re:Uh, just pay extra on Millionaires: Raise Our Taxes To Address Poverty, Fix Roads (go.com) · · Score: 1

    Is there a checkbox that says "alter the tax policy of the United States"?

  16. ITT: The standard moronic response X infinity on Millionaires: Raise Our Taxes To Address Poverty, Fix Roads (go.com) · · Score: 1

    "Well if they want to pay more then why don't they just pay more of their own money?"

    Fuck each and every one of you [disingenuous|idiotic] pukes who trot this out any time there is discussion of raising taxes on the wealthy.

  17. Give Cisco a break on Cisco Issues Patch For Nexus Switches To Remove Hardcoded Credentials (csoonline.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    This brash new start-up is still learning the ropes when it comes to networking and security and stuff. I'm sure it wasn't intentional.

  18. I'm pretty sure it was created by a time-traveling editor for the New York Post from 1972.

  19. Let's keep things simple on EasyJet May Trial Hydrogen Fuel Cells For Taxiing (thestack.com) · · Score: 1

    Not sure I want any part of the plane, including landing gear, to be any more complex than absolutely necessary.

  20. Which code editor does he prefer? on Zuckerberg To Build Personal AI For Help At Home and Work (facebook.com) · · Score: 1

    Zuckerberg isn't going to build shit.

  21. Re:I don't see a squid on Giant Squid Filmed At Japanese Marina (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    Oh my god I just got the joke that I think this is. Well done, sir or madam.

  22. I don't see a squid on Giant Squid Filmed At Japanese Marina (wsj.com) · · Score: 0, Troll

    All I see is a bunch of fucking Japanese characters and overlays.

  23. Re:Not your father's Microsoft on Microsoft Offers Linux Certification. Yes, Really. (dice.com) · · Score: 2

    I have seen many attempts in public forums suggesting that Microsoft "has changed" and to otherwise rehabilitate its image.

    "Seemingly doing everything right [except] for Windows 10 spying." Oh, is that all? Forcibly installing surveillance software on its users' hardware, and unsetting explicitly set privacy settings in the process? Is that all?

    Yes, Microsoft has great respect for its user base, and is seemingly doing everything right.

  24. Re:PL/pgSQL on Why To Choose PostgreSQL Over MySQL, MariaDB (dice.com) · · Score: 1

    Yep, MySQL (and variants) feels clunky and contrived compared to PostgreSQL, to me.

  25. Re:I won't use a DBMS I cannot pronounce. on Why To Choose PostgreSQL Over MySQL, MariaDB (dice.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    post-gres-cue-ell.

    Now give it a try! :-)

    I use it for everything except the stuff where sqlite is more appropriate.