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  1. Re:And when we have no home no job no doctor on 'I'll Make Their Life Miserable': Tech CEO Bullies Low-income Vendors By His Home (theguardian.com) · · Score: 0

    They can't recognize that a health care system run for the benefit of private insurance for profit is a conflict of interests either, and that affects them directly at the time they're most vulnerable.

  2. Re:round up the usual suspects! on Samsung Smart Home Flaws Let Hackers Pick Connected Doors From Anywhere In the World (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    What, as a programmer you should have known "smart home" is an oxymoron!

  3. Beware of BIG Dog.
    (He likes people ... preferably with ketchup)

    FTFY

  4. If a car is parked in your parking lot you are not free to destroy it yourself. Destroying someone else's property, even if it's on your property, is still a crime.

  5. Yes, they should. A small fine and getting this asshole is worth it.

  6. Re:The Dems will see to that no matter what on Climate-Exodus Expected In The Middle East And North Africa (phys.org) · · Score: 1

    So we need to improve geriatric care and slow down aging. We should want to be doing this anyway, because it's the one thing that will lower the burden on our kids as we get old. Do this, and 1 child per family is fine.

  7. Re:With 32 gig usb sticks so cheap ... on Ubuntu Quietly Raises Install Image Size to 2GB (omgubuntu.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    They're not going to say it's non-replaceable, same as they don't say it doesn't come with a dvd drive.

  8. Re:The Dems will see to that no matter what on Climate-Exodus Expected In The Middle East And North Africa (phys.org) · · Score: 1

    They're already melting - many have completely disappeared.

  9. The law is there to regulate people's conduct when there is no other way to get them to co-exist peacefully. Sad commentary that we have so many laws that are applied unequally based on skin color or economic disadvantage or even that they "dressed like a hoodlum" or "looked like a homeless person."

  10. The last I looked, intentionally destroying someone's property (destruction of property) to scare them away (intimidation) are crimes.

  11. Re:And when we have no home no job no doctor on 'I'll Make Their Life Miserable': Tech CEO Bullies Low-income Vendors By His Home (theguardian.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    And when we have no home no job no doctor. We will just hang at your place and go head and call the cops the jail will give us room and board + a doctor.

    There are already people doing pretty much the same thing because they've fallen off the ladder. It costs way more to keep them in jail rather than help them get back on their feet.

  12. Re:With 32 gig usb sticks so cheap ... on Ubuntu Quietly Raises Install Image Size to 2GB (omgubuntu.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    They probably paid less, since there's no need for the drive caddy, and when you order in the millions, they'll make it the way you want it.

    I opened up mine to see if I could install a second drive, and I was quite surprised. The tracings are there, so if I wanted to solder one in, why not? And the drive currently in there doesn't have the edge connector. Soldered right in.

    Planned obsolescence, plus cheaper to make, sounds like a win/win. As long as it lasts 3-4 years, nobody's going to cry - by then a new one will be twice as fast with twice the memory and storage for less. And people who aren't happy can still boot off an external dvd, usb key, or hard drive.

  13. Re:The Dems will see to that no matter what on Climate-Exodus Expected In The Middle East And North Africa (phys.org) · · Score: 1

    And where are you going to get all that fresh water as supplies dry up?

  14. Re:The Dems will see to that no matter what on Climate-Exodus Expected In The Middle East And North Africa (phys.org) · · Score: 1

    You'd better hope they don't thaw out - there's a lot of methane trapped in the permafrost, and methane is a much worse greenhouse gas than CO2. Plus, it has a tendency to explode in the ground.

  15. Re:With 32 gig usb sticks so cheap ... on Ubuntu Quietly Raises Install Image Size to 2GB (omgubuntu.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    If it's that old, chances are that the drive will fail sooner rather than later.

  16. Re:Ain't gonna happen on Marketers Hunger For Data From Wearables (readwrite.com) · · Score: 1

    They've been trying to sell internet fridges for a decade. They're not selling enough to see them on display in the big-box stores. Ditto with washers, dryers, ovens, and air conditioners.

    For energy savings from ACs, it's easier to just use a timer or the on/off switch.

  17. Re:With 32 gig usb sticks so cheap ... on Ubuntu Quietly Raises Install Image Size to 2GB (omgubuntu.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    You're only downloading the iso once, so the size isn't all that relevant. Also, the bigger it is, the more likely you won't need to download other stuff and then distribute it as well. Also, if they're sharing a computer, not everyone needs the same basic set of programs, but a full-sized iso is more likely to satisfy both their needs off-the-shelf.

  18. Re:With 32 gig usb sticks so cheap ... on Ubuntu Quietly Raises Install Image Size to 2GB (omgubuntu.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Plenty of them have a soldered-in hard drive, including this 2-yer-old Acer. It's easier to just add an external USB drive than futzing around, and by the time it's full, it will be due to be replaced anyway.

  19. Re:Look on the bright side on Climate-Exodus Expected In The Middle East And North Africa (phys.org) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Tundra, even thawed out, doesn't have enough topsoil to make farming possible. So forget that idea. Russia is going to be nervous about Chinese climate refugees. Both have nukes, and both share a common border in certain areas.

  20. Re:Welp, we're screwed. on Climate-Exodus Expected In The Middle East And North Africa (phys.org) · · Score: 1

    Problem with that is the th emechanism of photosynthesis breaks down at higher temperatures and the plants will compete with us for O2 instead of being net producers.

  21. Re:The Dems will see to that no matter what on Climate-Exodus Expected In The Middle East And North Africa (phys.org) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The frozen tundra, even if completely thawed out, isn't suitable for farming. You're going to have to stop breeding so much no matter how you slice it. 1 child per family will probably be the world-wide norm in the coming years.

  22. Re:With 32 gig usb sticks so cheap ... on Ubuntu Quietly Raises Install Image Size to 2GB (omgubuntu.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    And where would this custom image be built? And how are you going to discover software that you didn't know you would be interested in? Or something you didn't need at the time but do now? Rebuild the installer image?

  23. Re:With 32 gig usb sticks so cheap ... on Ubuntu Quietly Raises Install Image Size to 2GB (omgubuntu.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    I just finished downloading the latest knoppix dvd image - 4.3 gig. Took an hour, which is reasonable. When I go to install it on a usb key (it's a live system) I don't really care how long it takes to install - I can still do other stuff at the same time.

  24. Re:Depends on the screen size on Ubuntu Quietly Raises Install Image Size to 2GB (omgubuntu.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    They're doing it to lower the cost (and component count, and weight). Same as they got rid of the dvd drives, and before that the floppies. That's why they can use much smaller batteries and still get decent running times, and that smaller battery also reduces the cost and weight.

  25. Re:With 32 gig usb sticks so cheap ... on Ubuntu Quietly Raises Install Image Size to 2GB (omgubuntu.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    USB sticks are re-usable. You can also use the USB stick to make multiple installs. Or, when the hard drive goes, boot off the USB stick is a lot cheaper than replacing a hard drive, and you have the ability to take your environment and data with you.