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  1. Re:if they have more accidents then that's fair on Admiral Charges Hotmail Users More For Car Insurance (thetimes.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    That's just fucking stupid. Hotmail probably has a far larger userbase than most other email providers, and there's really no tie between location and email domain. So it's not like a case where people in a large city would be charged more than people in a smaller city for insurance (large city = more cars, more traffic, more risk). This is just straight-up scamming.

    They would have been smarter to target people with Instagram/Snapchat accounts that are more likely to take selfies and pictures while they're driving.

  2. I mean, the people publishing news under the Murdoch empire are getting paid, and yet, there's no precedence for quality there.

  3. That's not a portmanteau... on Facebook Announces That It Has Invented a New Unit of Time (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    The name itself is a portmanteau of the phase "frame-tick,"

    That would be "Frick" or Frack" There is no "L" in either "Frame" or "Tick".

  4. Lots of people waiting to laugh on Flat Earther Plans New Rocket Launch, Predicts Super Bowl-Sized Ratings (phillyvoice.com) · · Score: 1

    It must feel great knowing so many people will be tuning in to watch you fall on your face!

  5. Why not change the PW? on A Photo Accidentally Revealed a Password For Hawaii's Emergency Agency (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    The agency verified that the password is indeed real but wouldn’t go into specifics on what program the password was supposed to be used for.

    What a fucking stupid response. If somebody finds a key for something that I own, my first response would be to change the lock... I certainly hope they have changed the password.

  6. Re: Really bad security on A Photo Accidentally Revealed a Password For Hawaii's Emergency Agency (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    IT staff here: I don't mind - it keeps me employed!

  7. Oh damn - they used his MIDDLE name too! on Canadian Charged With Running LeakedSource.com, Selling Stolen Info (reuters.com) · · Score: 2

    He's gonna be in DEEP trouble!

  8. Because 911 doesn't track me 24/7 on Why Uber Can Find You but 911 Can't (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    Wasn't Uber recently taken to court for tracking its users even after they closed the app? Maybe 9/11 needs an app that people can optionally download to be tracked 24/7. They'd have less trouble locating you that way.

  9. Alexa! How many Courics is this shit worth?

    Congratulations. You have set a new personal record. Your shit is 5 Courics. The world record is 102 Courics. Would you like some recipes to increase your Couric Potential?

    No

    Okay. Would you like to Tweet your current Couric score?

    No.

  10. Re: thanks on Amazon's YouTube Workaround on Fire TV Works Just Fine (geekwire.com) · · Score: 1

    YouTube weighs in at 80MB that can't be removed from the Android image

    Anything is removable if you're rooted!

  11. But if it blinds him, he may be able to get it cured for one low price of $850K!

  12. Re:Such a shame... on Kinect Is Really Dead Now, Basically (gamespot.com) · · Score: 1

    I second this. I bought it for my kids years back and they STILL love it. It's got the best "The Floor is Lava" too! Apparently the developers initially created it with the expectation of people trying to stay out of the lava, but the playtesters instead seemed to enjoy jumping IN the lava, so they added the extra bit where you could crouch into the lava and jump out to make a splash. 10/10 devs.

  13. Great honeypot on North Korean Hackers Hijack Computers To Mine Cryptocurrencies (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Let them waste their resources on Crypto-currencies, then run them all into the ground.

  14. Let me fix that subject line for you... on 2018 Is the Last Year of America's Public Domain Drought (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    2018 Is the Last Year of America's Public Domain Drought until Disney extends it another 20 years.

  15. Ugly logo AND stupid company name on Italian Clothing Company Defeats Apple, Wins the Right To Use Steve Jobs' Name (macrumors.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm almost certain they just did this to be edgy...

  16. Re:oh, i see on Google Works With Hotels To Hurt Travel Competition (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    Literally the worst. I hate hotels that have text - they hide all sorts of extra fees in there. 0/10 would not recommend textual hotels.

  17. Isn't that basically just addiction? on The WHO May Recognize Excessive Video Gaming As Mental Health Disorder (cbsnews.com) · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Is excessive gaming any different from any other excessive _____ situation? I think they have a name for that... addiction

  18. I thought Right To Repair was a hardware thing. If anything, it should invigorate the need for Apple to give users more access to the OS.

  19. YouTube RED isn't available everywhere yet. I've personally solved the problem by using adblockers. Once and a while I'll turn it off for the channels I really care about.

  20. Still wish we'd get credited back for unused stuff on Canadian Cellphone Bills Are Some of the Highest In the World, Says Report (straight.com) · · Score: 1

    It's fucking bullshit that they get to have their cake and eat it too. If I go over one month, they get to charge me up the ass for it. But if I don't hit my limit the next month, there's absolutely no credit back. This is fucking bullshit. It should go both ways or no way at all. Fuck 'em.

  21. Re:$ or it didn't happen on Canadian Cellphone Bills Are Some of the Highest In the World, Says Report (straight.com) · · Score: 1

    To bend over, and that they're going in dry

  22. Uh, go with another Telecom company then? on Lock Out: the Austrian Hotel That Was Hacked Four Times (bbc.com) · · Score: 0

    "We got a ransomware mail which was hidden in a bill from Telekom Austria."

    If the telecom company is so incompetent that they managed to send out bills with viruses, it's probably time to find another telecom company... OR if you are too incompetent to tell the difference between a legitimate telecom bill and a virus, you probably shouldn't have doors on the internet.

  23. Re:get doors offline idiots! on Lock Out: the Austrian Hotel That Was Hacked Four Times (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Just run a separate network for the doors that has no access to the computers hooked into the internet.

  24. Re:Why are contacts even perscription? on Contact Lens Startup Hubble Sold Lenses With a Fake Prescription From a Made-up Doctor (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    That's what I was trying to say - the only adverse affects would be to the idiot that ordered them without getting a proper prescription. I realize that the wording in my other post was kinda shitty.

  25. Why are contacts even perscription? on Contact Lens Startup Hubble Sold Lenses With a Fake Prescription From a Made-up Doctor (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    I thought the main idea behind the script was so that you had the right magnification... if you order the wrong contacts, its your eyes that are going to get fucked up... it's not like you're going to use them to cook meth or some shit. I'd be more concerned of the contacts were built of dangerous materials or not being cut to spec.