User: DontBeAMoran

Canada is a perfect example

On: Ask Slashdot: Should Commercial Software Prices Be Pegged To a Country's GDP?

The USD is currently worth 33% more than the CAD. Canadians are, on average, not paid as much as their American counterparts for the same jobs. That probably means we're paying nearly 50% if not more than someone in the USA for the exact same software.

Re:Well, good

On: Database Attacks Spread To CouchDB, Hadoop, and ElasticSearch Servers (bleepingcomputer.com)

That's the problem. People who code CANNOT be experts in ALL domains related to their jobs. From my point of view, your extremely secure code ain't worth shit if your HTML and CSS can't even validate.

Re:Humans should learn Klingon

On: Mozilla Releases New Open Source 'Internet Health Report' (venturebeat.com)

Into the sun.

Really?

On: Geek Avenges Stolen Laptop By Remotely Accessing Thief's Facebook Account (hothardware.com)

which spooked the thief enough to not only delete her Facebook account

She did not delete her Facebook account. She simply took her account offline and Facebook told her it was "deleted".

Re:Asteroid Wilwheaton?

On: NASA Names an Asteroid After 'Star Trek' Actor Wil Wheaton (cnet.com)

Pronounce what properly? Wil hWeaton?

Hey look!

On: New Release Of Nim Borrows From Python, Rust, Go, and Lisp (fossbytes.com)

It's yet another hipster language that will be dead in a few months!

Re:Sounds like Helsinki, Finland

On: Japan is Testing USB Phone Charging Stations in Public Transport Buses (thenextweb.com)

Of course not, don't be ridiculous. However, when you charge your phone you do get hentai pictures added to your photo library.

Re: We deserve what we get.

On: Viral Chinese Selfie App Meitu, Valued at Over $5 Billion, Phones Home With Personal Data (theregister.co.uk)

The question is, does Apple have the same verifications and checks in place in every country? I'd bet the Apple App Store in China has to let "government-approved" apps on the store.

Re:Admission

On: 32% of All US Adults Watch Pirated Content (torrentfreak.com)

Then it goes up to 69%, right?

Re:Old movies

On: 32% of All US Adults Watch Pirated Content (torrentfreak.com)

Sounds the same as Weeping Angels to me.

Don't blink.

Another statistic

On: 32% of All US Adults Watch Pirated Content (torrentfreak.com)

95% of all U.S.A. adults watch pirate content, featuring Johnny Depp.

Re:Amazon the octopus

On: Amazon, Apple To End Audiobook Exclusivity: EU (marketwatch.com)

If Amazon destroyed Walmart, would you be happy?

Sitting too much ages you by 8 years

On: Sitting Too Much Ages You By 8 Years (time.com)

And jogging and bicycling increases your chances to get fatally hit by an automobile, train or plane.

It's all a kid's fault

On: Female Shark Learns To Reproduce Without Males After Years Alone (newscientist.com)

At the aquarium, a little kid was heard shouting "go fuck yourself" to the shark tank a few months ago.