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  1. Re:WTF only fifty screws a day? on A Tiny Screw Shows Why iPhones Won't Be 'Assembled in USA' (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Well, whatever happened, there's only one thing we know for certain: they got screwed.

  2. Re:Re on A Tiny Screw Shows Why iPhones Won't Be 'Assembled in USA' (nytimes.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    They discovered the availability they could take for granted in China all of a sudden became supply chain issues when trying to build the same device in TX.

    Ah, there's the problem. If they wanted to receive screws, they were supposed to buy them from RX, not TX.

  3. Re:no one in the usa will work for $2.15/hr 60-80 on A Tiny Screw Shows Why iPhones Won't Be 'Assembled in USA' (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Just wait until Amazon launches their Amazon Gated Community! Coming soon to a state near you!

  4. Re:Completely worthless stunt on Japanese Government Plans To Hack Into Citizens' IoT Devices (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    By "vulnerability", you mean the default password? Because from what I understood, this is what they're going to check.

    Wouldn't users notice they can't log in their own devices anymore?

  5. Re:It's 2019... on Japanese Government Plans To Hack Into Citizens' IoT Devices (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Forget "IoT devices"... there should be laws in every country to make anything with a "default password" illegal.

    Hell, combination lock manufacturers can make them random. Why are software-based devices not doing it?

  6. Re:I wish the NSA did this on Japanese Government Plans To Hack Into Citizens' IoT Devices (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    If the NSA partners with a manufacturer, I'm banning it from my purchasing list.
    Working with the NSA equals mandated government backdoor.

  7. Re:Crap title. on Japanese Government Plans To Hack Into Citizens' IoT Devices (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    This is not "attempting to login with password dictionaries", this is "attempting to login with the default manufacturer passwords".

    The goal here is to test which devices still have those insecure passwords, not "try to login at any cost using password dictionaries".

  8. It's going to make a difference of 7.5 tons, which is 7.5 more tons than zero.

  9. Re:Titanium would be good on Samsung Is Ditching Plastic Packaging In Favor of More Sustainable Materials (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Unobtainium would be better, but the damn stuff is near unobtainable.

  10. Re:They tried that. Didn't work. MySpace, though on Russian YouTube-Ripping Site Wins In US Court (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    In particular, the major labels have very good producers working in state of the art studios.

    And then the fucking idiots proceed to making cookie-cutter music that all sound alike.

    Using women that look more like porn star than singers. And then are forced to use auto-tune because they can't sing on key.

    And then on top of that they use dynamic range compression to make sure anyone with a decent set of speakers or headphones have a headache after listening to their songs.

    Yes, clearly, this is all YouTube's fault.

  11. Will you stop insulting piss, guy?

  12. Re:I can see some benefits to Netflix. on Netflix Becomes First Streaming Company To Join the MPAA (hollywoodreporter.com) · · Score: 1

    Not any more lame than most of the crap that's being shown on cable and satellite these days.

  13. Re: Energy budget? on Carbon Capture System Turns CO2 Into Electricity and Hydrogen Fuel (newatlas.com) · · Score: 1
  14. Re:stupid netflix on Netflix Becomes First Streaming Company To Join the MPAA (hollywoodreporter.com) · · Score: 1
  15. Re:I can see some benefits to Netflix. on Netflix Becomes First Streaming Company To Join the MPAA (hollywoodreporter.com) · · Score: 1

    Good. Can Netflix finally add Seinfeld and The Simpsons in Canada, please?

  16. Re:Somebody must have reminded Netflix. on Netflix Becomes First Streaming Company To Join the MPAA (hollywoodreporter.com) · · Score: 1

    Tons of people, yes. But are they the majority?

    What's the percentage of Netflix subscribers who cares about Oscars?

    Will joining the MPAA make Netflix lose more subscribers than new subscribers who will join Netflix because of their Oscars wins? And then there's the yearly MPAA membership cost on top of that.

  17. Re: What a shame (not) on Google Considering Pulling News Service From Europe (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 2

    It's funny because in french, "EU" ~ "É.U." = the acronym for "États-Unis" (United States).

  18. Re:Not happening here on We'll Likely See a Rise in Internet Blackouts in 2019 (newamerica.org) · · Score: 1

    A DVD converted to MP4 is roughly 500~700MB for me.

  19. Re:Not happening here on We'll Likely See a Rise in Internet Blackouts in 2019 (newamerica.org) · · Score: 2

    Which is why you should always have at least 1GB of porn, 5GB of movies and 10GB of TV shows stored locally.

  20. Not happening here on We'll Likely See a Rise in Internet Blackouts in 2019 (newamerica.org) · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's not going to happen in Canada, where prices are so high that companies have to be investing all those profits in upgrades and maintenance... I mean, surely they're just not pocketing the profits, right?

    Anyway, I think tha -- Hey! Wait! Don't pick up the ph{#`%${%&`+'${`%&NO CARRIER

  21. TRX tokens are simply tokens on the Ethereum blockchain. I will never trust Ethereum after the bullshit they pulled, more than once too.

  22. It's the SEGA effect on Is Disney's Star Wars Franchise In Trouble? (cosmicbook.news) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Release too many things, too quickly, without enough time between your releases, and people get tired of it and lose interest.

  23. No, not Cosmo Kramer.

    https://www.indiegogo.com/proj...

  24. Microsoft tried to compete and failed, with Windows 10.

    Firefox tried and failed too, using Firefox OS.

    Amazon also tried and failed, but since Amazon Fire OS was Android-based, it wasn't really a different option.

    Facebook tried a partnership with HTC, but it was only pre-packaged Facebook apps on an Android phone. Who the fuck would want a Facebook phone anyway?

    At this point, there is nobody left to compete with Apple and Google.

    And with Apple shooting themselves in the foot with their ever-more-expensive devices with features that nobody asked for and even the removal of things people actually want, it's only a matter of time before everyone has no choice but to use Windows 10 laptops and Android phones and tablets.

    And since most users are content consumers and not content creators, and with Google's Chrome OS already running on low-cost laptops and also developing Fuchsia as "the one OS to rule them all", the future does not look good if you don't like Google.

  25. Re:Any suggestions regarding the EOL of Windows 7? on Microsoft Suggests Windows 10 Mobile Users Switch To iOS or Android As Support Winds Down (macrumors.com) · · Score: 1

    Even if you have enough money, the badly engineered "butterfly keyboard" means you can't buy an Apple laptop with a good keyboard unless you buy the old Mid-2017 MacBook Air which is still available.