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  1. Re:Languages don't work like that on Google Pixel Buds Are Wireless Earbuds That Translate Conversations In Real Time (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Split across the continents though and you start needing context in order to understand the translations. Though it is funny to see Chinese restaurants called "Frank food. Come eat do!"

    Funny, but an accurate description of some of the "frank food".

  2. Same here! I don't feel right until I eat something (might be a quick bite of cheese or bread) and some juice (usually orange).

  3. Well, my gut complains vigorously if I skip breakfast.

  4. Re:Wait... yahoo had 3 billion users? on Yahoo Triples Estimate of Breached Accounts To 3 Billion (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    I had a yahoo account around the turn of the century. Haven't used it since before you were born. Unless it got deleted, it was surely included in this breach (and probably in a lot of prior breaches).

  5. Re:We are not ready yet on Fully Driverless Cars Could Be Months Away (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    There's a 35 MPH sign in my area with graffiti that makes it look like 85! On a city street! Yikes!!

  6. Re:Define the problem, then fix the problem on US Studying Ways To End Use of Social Security Numbers For ID (securityweek.com) · · Score: 1

    The problem is, SSN is an ID. It's not a fricking password! If they use the hypothetical replacement as a password, it will have the same problem.

  7. I have no problem with my ID getting leaked onto the internet. I have a big problem with my damn password getting leaked onto the internet!

  8. Re:Step one and two. on US Studying Ways To End Use of Social Security Numbers For ID (securityweek.com) · · Score: 1

    That's one of my peeves. How could anyone consider the SSN as secret? The damn thing was on my drivers license for years! I don't put my password on my drivers license.

  9. Re:Interesting story on Meet The Next Major Operating System: Amazon's Alexa (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    I use Alexa as an alarm clock, but something funny happened this morning. When it went off, I mumbled "Alexa, snooze". She must have thought I said "news", because she gave me a Flash Briefing.

  10. Re:AMZN had *better* emphasize security on Meet The Next Major Operating System: Amazon's Alexa (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Don't say that! You'll upset her.

  11. Re:He's right. on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Rejects Trump Bias Claims (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Hillary's #s?

    You choose to ignore that the Ds nominated the worst candidate for president in recent history. Why did they do that?

    Because it was her turn?

  12. Re:Binge watched anyone ? on Star Trek: Discovery Nearly Cracks Pirate Bay's Top 10 In Less Than 24 Hours (ew.com) · · Score: 1

    Was that in force during TOS? Because Kirk & Spock nearly always went on the same mission.

  13. The plus side on Walmart Wants To Deliver Groceries Straight To Your Fridge (consumerist.com) · · Score: 1

    If people start doing this, that will increase the soft targets for burglars, and reduce the odds of them trying harder targets like my house.

  14. Re:All bottled water on Nestle Makes Billions Bottling Water It Pays Nearly Nothing For (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Yup! My GF and I used to drive to Southern Missouri to visit her relatives. We stopped in Rich Hill for a break and the first time we did, she told me to try the water. Ugh, I never did THAT again!

  15. If, for example, you live in Flint MI, it might be worthwhile to buy their water. Unless they used Flint water.

  16. Re:Well, duh on The Problem, Really, is This Thing Called 'Disruption' (wired.com) · · Score: 2

    Driving for 15-30 minutes and grabbing what I'm looking for is certainly faster than ordering from Amazon. The problem is, I'm likely to drive 15-30 minutes, look in the store for another 30, since they've reorganized their stuff 3 times since I was there last week, and either I can't find it or they're sold out, or they stopped carrying it. Then I go back home and order the damn stuff from Amazon. Eventually I just skip the frustrating part.

  17. Single key reboot on Bill Gates Says He's Sorry About Control-Alt-Delete (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    My work machine with Win95 did have a single key reboot. It was called the "any" key, and whenever pressed, it did cause a reboot.

  18. Re:There is one more alternative on There Will Be 22 Million Cord Cutters By 2018, Says Report (dslreports.com) · · Score: 1

    I watch older shows on Netflix, but for current stuff, Hulu's pretty good. They usually have the shows the next day, and on the one I have, most (all the ones I've seen) are ad-free.

  19. Yeah, they fell on their faces with that one.

  20. The iPhone 9 will only be available for sale in the Apple Store on a designated cruise ship as it sails within the Bermuda Triangle.

    It will be rare! Truly a classic!

    There was no Windows 9 either. Apple "just did what Microsoft was doing."

    I know I'm old, but in my day, Microsoft copied Apple.

  21. Re:And I hope but don't hold my breath on Government Officials Begin Investigating Equifax Breach (thehill.com) · · Score: 1

    We do now.

  22. Re:Why rescue those who acted stupidly? on I Downloaded an App. Suddenly, I was a Rescue Dispatcher. (houstonchronicle.com) · · Score: 2

    "evacuate themselves" - Fun trivia note, when a person evacuates themselves, it means they soiled themselves, not that they transported to a different location. I am pretty sure all of these people had the ability to evacuate themselves, but they probably didn't have the ability to travel.

    I'm pretty sure some of the people who didn't evacuate themselves to another location ended up evacuating themselves your way.

  23. Re: Issue New SSNs on Ask Slashdot: What's a Practical Response To the Equifax Breach? · · Score: 1

    Worse than that, it's also used as a secret password.

  24. Who has time to "binge"? on Binge Watching TV Makes It Less Enjoyable, Study Says (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    I have a full-time job. I do plop in my chair after work, but that's a max of 3 or 4 hours, and I usually divide that between TV, internet, and futzing around the house. I might finish off 2 one-hour shows, and it's not unusual for me to not finish 1 one-hour show.

    Weekends are variable. I might have more time, but I also have plenty to do, especially during good weather. There will probably be crap days this winter when there's nothing better to do than veg out watching the tube, but usually my TV time is limited.

  25. Re: So who is Oracle going to buy now? on Oracle Staff Report Big Layoffs Across Solaris, SPARC Teams (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    But, if you knew SuSe like I know SuSe.