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  1. Re:generation mismatch on Samsung To Stop Making 4K Blu-Ray Players, Report Says (cnet.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "Streaming" 4K quality is almost never the same quality as 4K on a disc. I prefer the discs. https://www.whathifi.com/featu...

  2. Are Chinese parts safe? on Ask Slashdot: Is It Ethical To Purchase Electronics Products Made In China? · · Score: 1

    I'm concerned about buying Chinese electronics just because of the potential for the gadgets to include methods to infiltrate/enable hacking exploits on systems that use these devices.

  3. Re:Most important question on Fake News Sites Are Changing Their Domain Name To Get Around Facebook Fact-Checkers (mashable.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Was the content actually false? It's not like Snopes is infallible.

    The difference between factcheckers (including sites like Snopes) is that they'll actually give checkable citations for the facts they check. And if someday you find an error, they'll publish a retraction/correction.

    You're not going to get any retraction or correction from patriotictruth.ru

    The problem with fact checking sites such as Snopes is *what* they cite to verify something to be true or not. Any bias on the part of the fact checkers will likely also bias what they cite. Feel free to mark this comment as "Troll", but Snopes isn't exactly unbiased.

  4. Re:Who determines what is unsavory? on YouTube To Curb Conspiracy Theory Video Recommendations (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    Normal people. Believe it or not, they still exist.

    Ah, the sort that vote shitheads like Trump/May/Merkel/Macron/etc.bloody.etc into power...I do so love those 'Normal people'..

    AC, what makes people who voted for Trump shitheads, in your obviously unbiased opinion anyway? And further, how do you define "normal" in this case?

  5. Who determines what is unsavory? on YouTube To Curb Conspiracy Theory Video Recommendations (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "These recommendations all too often serve up unsavory content:" Which overlord(s) will determine for the algorithm what is considered "unsavory"?

  6. You can do serial comms with 1 pin (one way communication) using bit-banging. You don't actually need a full UART. Also, who says the other pins aren't SPI or I2C?

  7. Re:He's a douche on The New Yorker on Linus Torvalds (newyorker.com) · · Score: 1

    Linus? Is that you Linus?

  8. Re:This Chip is NOT Hand Solderable on A $1, Linux-Capable, Hand-Solderable Processor (hackaday.com) · · Score: 1

    Yep, drag soldering is the technique you'd use to "hand solder" such a part. With drag soldering and a "hoof" type iron tip you aren't soldering individual pins. https://www.youtube.com/result...

  9. Re: Oh thank god on Linux Community To Adopt New Code of Conduct (kernel.org) · · Score: 0

    Why is Trump an illegitimate president? To make such an accusation you should probably provide some proof. And besides, what does Trump have to do with this issue? Our society was moving in this direction long before Trump was elected.

  10. Really? Your "rebuttal" is based on one article? https://www.washingtontimes.co...

  11. Exactly! But I doubt the Democrats idea of "...rigorous audits..." includes making sure every vote is cast by those eligible to vote. They enjoy the extra votes from illegal immigrants to much.

  12. Out of interest what sport is an AR-15 suited to?

    Why does it need to be suited to any sport? I believe the 2nd Amendment doesn't say we have the right to arm ourselves for sport.

  13. Re:Prime reason to avoid open source at all costs on Tesla Starts To Release Its Cars' Open-Source Linux Software Code (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Even you know thats stupid hence the AC posting. Go away dumbass isint their a MAGA rally you can attend.

    The tired "Trump supporters are idiots" refrain. Well done.

  14. Re:I POP it on Slashdot Asks: How Do You Like the New Gmail UI? (vortex.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    So i can careless, i POP all my email to Thunderbird until i cant. then will create my own email server but as long as i can POP it im happy.

    I think you mean "I couldn't care less". :-)

  15. Re:Nazis have lost their meaning on YouTube Is Full of Easy-To-Find Neo-Nazi Propaganda (vice.com) · · Score: 2

    Being a "nationalist" doesn't make one a "Nazi". Now if a leader is a "socialist nationalist" that leader might be a "Nazi".

  16. They have *already* decided to do it. IMHO. on Apple Explores the Idea Of Killing Headphone Jack On the MacBook Pro (thenextweb.com) · · Score: 1

    They did it with their next phone, why wouldn't they do it to their entire array of devices where it makes sense?