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  1. It's funny cause Slashdot is my primary news source.

    This is only because I don't watch TV, at all. I only trowel around FB to get updates from friends and family, and if anything gets posted on /. that's even remotely sketchy, there are 30 keyboard warriors ready to pounce on the subject to debunk it....And that one AC who always spouts racial slurs.

  2. "Why are we not funding this?" - Peter Griffin

  3. Blood sugar testing? on Autonomous Robot Intentionally Hurts People To Make Them Bleed (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    All they need to do now is add the blood sugar test strips and you have an extremely expensive blood glucose monitor/extractor.

  4. Want to block the internet? on Singapore To Cut Off Internet Access For Government Workers From 2017 (thestack.com) · · Score: 1

    Ports 80 and 8080.

    Done deal.

  5. 10^4 on Microsoft May Ban Your Favorite Password (securityweek.com) · · Score: 1

    Microsoft is taking a step to better protect users by banning the use of weak and commonly-used passwords across its services.

    Please enter your 4 digit pin in order to login to your computer, you know, where all your personal information is stored?

  6. Re:Forget cell phone jammers on FCC Formalizes Massive Fines For Selling, Using Cell-Phone Jammers (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Ear plugs seems to be an easy, cost effective measure.

    Don't get me wrong, I can't stand it either, but sometimes it's just easier to ignore it and move on.

  7. Re:Malware trick on Microsoft Backtracks On 'Nasty Trick' Upgrade To Windows 10 (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Almost seems like they were betting on the vetted response for popups, which is to hit the X immediately after it pops up.

  8. That explains alot on Microsoft Is Laying Off 1,850 to Streamline Its Smartphone Business (theverge.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Yet our phone success has been limited to companies valuing our commitment to security,..."

    Think I found your problem right there.

  9. Depending on what you play, moving to Linux isn't as hard as it seems. 190 out of the 400 games I own work on Linux with minimal issues, some even run better with OpenGL than they did with DirectX.

    Granted, I don't play many AAA titles, but the ones I do, like Rogue Legacy and 7 Days to Die work great.

  10. Re: Crime wherever you look on Fake Facebook Event Draws Police, Spawns New Meme (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Out of context, this is hilarious.

    This is what confusion looks like XD

  11. Re:Don't worry on Burning All Fossil Fuels Would Scorch Earth, Says Study (phys.org) · · Score: 1

    I don't think that's a libertarian issue as much as it is an idiot issue.

    Any and all libertarians I've had the pleasure of associating with don't think of the market as anything but a hindrance.

    So what will happen when fossil fuels come to an end? Let's just say I hope you've invested in some alternative energy sources like solar and wind. We've got the sun for at least a billion more years before it becomes too hot for us on this planet.

  12. I understand this is the equivalent of clickbait for /., but we already have a SI prefix to represent an amount this large.

    I think 10 Exabytes would have conveyed the point, not some convoluted nomenclature like 10 trillion Megabytes >.>

  13. Burn baby burn! on Burning All Fossil Fuels Would Scorch Earth, Says Study (phys.org) · · Score: 1

    I get the vibe that Mdsolar really wants us to invest in Nuclear power.

  14. Solar FTW on Tesla Co-Founder Says Hydrogen Fuel Cells Are a 'Scam' (electrek.co) · · Score: 1

    I really do think electric will be the way to go, especially if solar power continues to get more affordable.

    With a 10KW system, you would effectively be able to recharge a Tesla for free everyday.

    A system of the size is cost prohibitive today, but if you can afford a Tesla, most likely you could afford a Solar installation of this size as well.

  15. Re:Slashdot in twenty sixteen on Filmmakers Ask 'Pirate' to Take Polygraph, Backtrack When He Agrees (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    More than likely, it's my work's proxy server filtering out the ads I'm not seeing on my end.

    Even uBlock doesn't do this good of a job.

  16. Perfect for the family on Chromebooks Outsell Macs For the First Time In the US (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    As a former IT Tech, buying a Chromebook for my wife was one of the most liberating experiences ever. Not to mention she loves it for the simplicity too.

  17. Re:Slashdot in twenty sixteen on Filmmakers Ask 'Pirate' to Take Polygraph, Backtrack When He Agrees (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Maybe don't post as an AC?

    I'm not even running an adblocker on this computer and I don't see any adds on /.

  18. Re:Classic Shell on Microsoft Adding More Ads To Windows 10 Start Menu (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    So, STFU, you whiney-ass BITCH!!!

    Dude seriously? Grow up.

    I'm not even sure what your point is, but seriously, you've got issues being 60 years old and acting like that.

    By the time you have to resort to name calling, you have no argument.

    Thanks for all that above, I needed a good laugh this morning.

  19. Re:Classic Shell on Microsoft Adding More Ads To Windows 10 Start Menu (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't care that I have Windows 10 on my laptop, in fact, as far as I'm concerned, it's a step up from Windows 8 which my laptop came with.

    Also, you don't have to try and sell me on a mac, If you haven't guessed yet, my laptop is only 1 year old and my vinyl cutting is a part time hobby at best which brings in some residual income for my wife and I. That's not even considering the fact that I don't want to deal with a 3rd OS ecosystem in my household, I already have 4 if you count Android and ChromeOS.

    I don't know if you're married or not, but buying another computer when I already have 2 isn't going to fly.

    And finally, I'm no luddite, but I don't fix what's not broken. If I have something that fits my needs, I keep it. I don't upgrade every CPU refresh cycle or go out and buy the latest and greatest just because. I have better things to do besides measure my Epeen with everyone else online.

  20. Re:Classic Shell on Microsoft Adding More Ads To Windows 10 Start Menu (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    It is when I'm unwilling to purchase a mac to replace the functioning laptop I already own.

  21. I betcha! on Microsoft Releases Big 'Convenience Rollup' Update For Windows 7 · · Score: 1, Insightful

    How much you want to bet that GWX.exe is bundled?

  22. I don't even have a place to shit, but i have an iPhone!

  23. Re:Classic Shell on Microsoft Adding More Ads To Windows 10 Start Menu (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    If you paid for the software then you have every right to complain. But then again, complaining with your wallet is the most effective method.

    I only have Windows 10 on my laptop because I run a vinyl plotter and that's my only option.

  24. Re:Classic Shell on Microsoft Adding More Ads To Windows 10 Start Menu (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Users should not be allowed to avoid the standard Windows 10 start menu.

    Why not? I have Windows 10 on my laptop, and for what I use it for it works fine, but frankly, I can't stand the way it's laid out in comparison to Windows 7 or Even Linux Mint which I'm using on my main computer now.

    If you don't want any sort of customization, maybe you should be using a mac instead.

  25. Re:Pirate Barry on The Pirate Bay Loses Its Main Domain Name In Court Battle (thehackernews.com) · · Score: 1

    It's time to move up to PirateSea.com