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  1. ... use more electricity.

  2. Sexual assault.

    Trump Lewd Conversation about Women

  3. ... try me again next year.

  4. Re:“Unpublishing” something is not pos on Should Regulators Force Facebook To Ship a 'Start Over' Button For Users? (hunterwalk.com) · · Score: 1

    Except what you're describing is often used as an evasive tool:

    Trump is a pussy grabbing entitled, self-described sexual abuser.

    (Point being made, start deletion in 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...)

    I do this a lot.

  5. Don't use the Internet at all.

  6. "Getting," as in "creating," isn't difficult.

    "Rebuilding can be a pain in the ass, similar to changing to a new email address.

    Facebook needs a "wipe," function tailored to Likes, Shares, and posts. We need to "Delete all older than ..."

  7. Re: People Still Use Desktops? on Could 2018 Be The Year of the Linux Desktop? (gnome.org) · · Score: 1

    Well fry me for an oyster.

  8. Re:People Still Use Desktops? on Could 2018 Be The Year of the Linux Desktop? (gnome.org) · · Score: 1

    "I think there is a world market for maybe five computers."
    Thomas Watson, president of IBM, 1943

    "There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home."
    Ken Olsen, founder of Digital Equipment Corporation, 1977

  9. Re: People Still Use Desktops? on Could 2018 Be The Year of the Linux Desktop? (gnome.org) · · Score: 1

    Slow?

    SLOW?

    Are you kidding me right now?

    Read a goddam spec sheet.

  10. Pick your information ... on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Avoid 'Information Overload' (wikipedia.org) · · Score: 1

    ... and avoid the rest.

    Information not related to your interests is not only uninteresting, it's a waste of time.

    You can be even more informed about your core passions by tamping down on the noise.

  11. Did they ask ... on Researchers Ask: Are People Better Off Than 50 Years Ago? (marketwatch.com) · · Score: 1

    ... anybody over 60?

    Goddam

  12. Proving that the Internet ... on 65% of Washington DC's Outdoor Surveillance Cameras Infiltrated by Romanian Hackers (thehill.com) · · Score: 1

    ... is "free." because you don't have to pay to use the shit attached to it.

  13. Re:A whole bunch of people ... on Bitcoin's Value Plummeted Overnight and No One Knows Why (slate.com) · · Score: 1

    I've got a BIL who's a day trader and he's playing these swings in BTC and losing his savings.

  14. Re:I try not to buy anything made in China on Man in China Sentenced To Five Years' Jail For Running VPN (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    The guy in China who broke the law contacted me via VPN to tell you that, due to your efforts, he will be out of jail in 5.5 years, and "thanks."

    Oh, and to please start a gofundme page for him.

  15. A whole bunch of people ... on Bitcoin's Value Plummeted Overnight and No One Knows Why (slate.com) · · Score: 2

    ... sold high and parked their shit in cash.

    When BTC went to $12,000 the cash-holders started buying back.

    That's how it's done.

  16. ... and get the fuck out of there.

    Provide telephone (not email) support for two weeks after, then cut the cord.

    Don't ever go back.

    Don't ever look back.

    Don't connect with former bosses or coworkers on social media.

    Look forward and do the shit you like to do.

    You'll love it.

  17. THAT MAKES NO SENSE AT ALL

    I mean, look at the history of Yahoo!

    Oh.

    Wait ...

  18. Good point, reinforced by Apple's inability to dispose of 680Bn in cash.

    There's nothing they can buy that will multiply their investment.

  19. Stepped on your pee pee, didn't you?

  20. Re:Cloudy with a chance of rain. on Cloud-Based Repository Leak Exposes 123 Million American Households (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    I've seen this happen.

    Back when Moby Dick was a minnow, I set a firm up with AT&T DSL.

    I used their firm@firm.com email as the sysadmin contact and watched them change the password so I could not get in.

    Months later their Internet failed and I jumped through hoops with AT&T, learning that they had changed their name servers.

    They had been sending countdown emails, but no one at the firm ever looked.

  21. Absolutely ... on Ask Slashdot: Are There Any Alternatives To Android Or iOS? · · Score: 1

    ... a book.

  22. I'll see your bite and raise you some common sense.

    The wildlife I photograph lives on a river running through a populated area.

    Homeless people and transits and tourists are part of the landscape.

    I'm loaded (see what I did there) down with equipment already and a rifle doesn't add value like a CM9 does.

    Thanks for playing.

  23. Re:When *police* are in danger? on Your Phone May Send You 'Blue Alerts' To Warn You When Local Police Are In Danger (androidpolice.com) · · Score: 1

    (Score:+5 Funny)

  24. Re:No Magic Left on Apple Seems To Have Forgotten About the Whole 'It Just Works' Thing (zdnet.com) · · Score: 2

    I have lived this

    I worked as a systems analyst for Mobil Oil (they went under) (not my fault) in the Dilbertized corporate world.

    I asked a new hire, "Joe ... how does Mobil make its money?"

    He said, "By selling refined hydrocarbons."

    "WRONG!," I said.

    "They make money selling stocks."

  25. ,,, when Republicans or Democrats (respectively) are alleged to have grabbed a pussy.