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  1. Re:Probably under seal on Edward Snowden Loses Norway Safe Passage Case (bbc.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    He could probably avoid this issue if he became a Russian citizen. That would give Russia an excuse to flaunt their authority at the rest of the world by granting him passage to Norway. If the US attempted to extradite him, Russia would have every reason to flex their muscles to defend one of their own.

  2. Re:It's not the FWD that are the real problem on Consumer Reports Ranks Tesla Model X Near Bottom For Reliability (cnn.com) · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Buggy new functionality is better than no functionality at all.

    I think that's an important perception here. I mean, what are you comparing it to? You're dinging it for having features that only partially work when other cars don't have that functionality at all. You may as well rate all bicycles as superior to motorcycles because you never need to put gas in them.

  3. The retailers can just decide not to use them.

  4. Re:Attica! Attica! on We Risk Programming Inequality into Our DNA (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Gattaca isn't a realistic story anyway.

    Genetic perfection doesn't get the printer to work.

  5. Re: good luck with that one... on EU Copyright Reform Proposes Search Engines Pay For Snippets (thestack.com) · · Score: 1

    Yeah precisely. I think they have the mistaken impression they're in a position to negotiate.

  6. Re:I'll bet it's all Larry on Oracle Is Funding a New Anti-Google Group (fortune.com) · · Score: 1

    Microsoft wants a higher adoption of their .NET platform.

    So if Oracle could win that lawsuit it would be the death to Java. Pretty good motive if you ask me.

  7. You should be paying Google for keeping Java alive and interest in it high. If anything they make you money. A lot of it.

    So go fuck yourself Oracle. You and your dying platform.

  8. Re:We're a customer with 1 unit on Microsoft's Surface Hub Is a 'Hit', Demand Outstrips Supply (petri.com) · · Score: 2

    What do you mean? It's a big touch-screen running Windows 10.

    Basically you're saying your IT department can't figure out how to network with Windows 10.

  9. Re:I hate it when companies decide what's good for on Starbucks and McDonald's Announce Porn Blocks On Their Wi-Fi Networks (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    I can do that on LTE. Not sure how a porn filter is going to prevent that.

  10. Re:Time to bring up the due process motions on Kentucky Anonymous Member Indicted Three Years After FBI Raid (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    Well, it's certainly not Hilary.

    It's clear some people are above the law.

  11. Re:Well... on Is A Rational Nation Ruled By Science A Terrible Idea? (newscientist.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    What's wrong with eugenics?

  12. Re:This is sacrilege plain and simple on George Takei Opposes Gay Sulu In 'Star Trek Beyond' (hollywoodreporter.com) · · Score: 1

    It's really fucking absurd, and I say this as a millennial having the pleasure of discovering Star Trek after it was all done airing.

    Their stupid fucking "alternate timeline" shit doesn't make sense. At the time of the anomaly which split timelines, Sulu was three years old. No amount of Chaos theory would change the divergent timeline so that Sulu was gay.

  13. Re:Microsoft's Customers are Screwed.. Again on Microsoft Targets The iMac With New All-In-One Surface PCs, Reports Say (networkworld.com) · · Score: 2

    But I mean, at least Lenovo can figure out that laptops need ventilation holes.

  14. Re:Grandstanding and bias on Theranos Faces Congressional Inquiry Over Faulty Blood Tests (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 2

    Quit falling for the smear campaign, it's unsightly.

    Whether or not Theranos is guilty of the claims is irrelevant. You're deciding she's guilty before they've even presented any real evidence based solely on hearsay. Not that you should trust the evidence presented in court.

  15. Re:Blizzard takes games seriously on Blizzard Sues Overwatch 'Cheat' Maker For Copyright Infringement (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    So what's your better proposition? Handle all of the sensitive data about the game state on the server, only giving out access to those who need it?

    I mean sure, it would work, but would also chew through server resources, since you'd have to have a separate instance /for every player in every game/. Not to mention network latency problems.

    Are you going to start encrypting game data? Sounds like that'd seriously affect performance.

    Please, explain to me how shitty programming is responsible for people hacking the game.

  16. Re:We need a penalty for retarded judges on Federal Court: The Fourth Amendment Does Not Protect Your Home Computer (eff.org) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    We ransack all of their personal computers.

    We don't need a warrant.

  17. Re:Tab users are subhuman on Ready CEO: Coding Snobs Are Not Helping Our Children Prepare For The Future (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    I too hate for my code to be universally compatible.

  18. Re:Not defending NASA on this one on Billionaire Technologist Accuses NASA Asteroid Mission of Bad Statistics (sciencemag.org) · · Score: -1, Troll

    OS X is worse than Windows. Out of the three, it's the worst you could pick for anything.

  19. Re:Criminally negligent/incompetent on CIA Watchdog 'Mistakenly' Destroyed Its Only Copy Of A Senate Torture Report (yahoo.com) · · Score: 1

    I say we kill them for high treason. Apparently they forgot that this was a democracy.

    Oh, and we don't need evidence, just like they don't. The CIA is sure good at forgetting things, like the fact that we have a second amendment for this very fucking reason.

  20. Re:Yeey, less than 90% to go on Windows Desktop Market Share Drops Below 90% (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    I think you mean systemd on the desktop is imminent.

    It's not going to stop until it /is/ linux.

  21. The GUI for OS X is atrocious. I'll take Linux over it, thanks.

  22. Those "real" processors are still mobile processors.

    But what does it matter when it's driver is OS X? May as well put grandma in the driving seat of your BMW 7.

  23. Very much agree. You could even cover up the HP logo with an Ubuntu sticker.

  24. Re:AI could with by cheating with insane micro on AIs vs Humans - Next Battle: Starcraft (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    They do already. There's an API and actual AI competitions:

    https://github.com/bwapi/bwapi

  25. Re:I'd consider paying for Microsoft Linux. on Windows Phone Free-Fall May Force Microsoft To Push Harder On Windows 10 (pcworld.com) · · Score: 1

    "File explorer refresh bug [sevenforums.com]."

    Windows 7 bug. I'm talking about Windows 10 explorer.

    "File explorer "finding items" bug [cryer.co.uk]"

    This link is actually about deleting files, which I've never had an issue with. What it's complaining about here is that you have a recycle bin that can restore files? I mean I don't get that it's complaining about the performance of having to move things to the recycle bin. Nevertheless, I use SSDs and delete large files quickly with ease. I think this is more about hardware limitations than Windows.

    "File explorer slow to create or delete a folder. [microsoft.com]"

    Never had this bug. Most file manipulation I do is instant, so long as they're not obscenely large.

    "1) Allow a copy/move operation to be paused."

    You can.

    "3) Stack concurrent move/copy operations based on disk IO: in other words, if I am already moving data from a USB drive and then start a second operation, queue it rather than start it immediately."

    I think that's slightly more frustrating for most end-users, but I can certainly see how that would be useful.

    "5) When making a selection, show some useful information about the selection, such as how many items are selected and how large the selection is. This used to be shown in the status strip in XP, but was removed in Vista/Win7."

    It displays the number of files selected, but not their size, unfortunately. There may be an option for it but I don't know where it is, if there is one.

    "6) Any kind of tool for mass manipulation of names."

    Very much agree.