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  1. Re:install an always listening microphone instead on Amazon Stops Selling Press-to-Order Dash Buttons (cnet.com) · · Score: 2

    I think the "subscription" model is the replacement. For some things, it makes sense. For others, I expect they will want people to use Alexa.

  2. Not-fun-to-buy? on Amazon Stops Selling Press-to-Order Dash Buttons (cnet.com) · · Score: 2

    WTF

  3. Pac-man didn't distract me with a power pellets store and I couldn't buy armor for my flying ostrich in Joust.

    But there was in-game weapons stores in Black Tiger and Crossed Sword. Granted, it used in-game currency, but still.

  4. Re:15 minutes to ride across the map? on The New 'Red Dead Redemption' Reveals the Biggest Problem With Marquee Games Today: They're Boring as Hell. (theoutline.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    It's a western-based game that has a western-based environment and western-based tasks to accomplish.

    Maybe the author doesn't like westerns.

  5. The real biggest problem is the surging rates of adult ADHD in western society.

    I see what you did there.

  6. Re:Could this be the fastest dup on the road? on Tesla Will Close Most of Its Stores, Only Sell Cars Online · · Score: 3, Funny

    I know! It's quite shocking, really...

  7. Re:Why stop there? on YouTube Will Disable Comments on Nearly All Videos With Kids (variety.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    YouTube comments on most "how-to" videos can be pretty useful, they're another source of information.

  8. Re:In other news... on YouTube Will Disable Comments on Nearly All Videos With Kids (variety.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well, it was the only way to be sure. /Aliens

  9. So it has come to this (xkcd 1022) on YouTube Will Disable Comments on Nearly All Videos With Kids (variety.com) · · Score: 1

    This is the end of comments on the web as we know it.
    As usual, a handful of assholes ruined something for everybody else.

  10. Incredibly bad study on Listening To Music May Be Damaging Your Creativity (newatlas.com) · · Score: 2

    The style of music will impact everyone differently.
    The current mood of the person and the tasks to accomplish will also alter the impact of the music.

    Simply going with "lyrics that can be understood, lyrics in another language and no lyrics at all" is an incredibly short-sighted choice of parameters for such a study.

  11. Re:Facebook is trying to collect MORE personal dat on A European Data Privacy Office Has 15 Open Investigations. Ten Are About Facebook. (nbcnews.com) · · Score: 2

    Any service that asks for your mobile phone number is a no-starter for me too.

    Why are people assuming everyone has a mobile phone number in 2019 is beyond comprehension. I know a lot of people who have a landline (no SMS), only have data (no SMS), some of them don't have either and only use any open wi-fi network they can find (no SMS either, only iMessage/etc).

  12. A data privacy office has 15 open investigations on A European Data Privacy Office Has 15 Open Investigations. Ten Are About Facebook. (nbcnews.com) · · Score: 0

    Wow. It must be a really huge office to have fifteen open investigations!

  13. AFAIK it's a custom AMD APU.

  14. Re:I sympathize on Starbucks' Music Is Driving Employees Nuts (www.cbc.ca) · · Score: 1

    The Japanese theory of advertising effectiveness is that constant repetition always works.

    So they think that constant repetition always works?

  15. If the moon were beyond the grasp of earth's gravity, it wouldn't be the moon.

    Really? Because I thought that if the moon were beyond the grasp of Earth's gravity, it wouldn't be in orbit around it.

  16. The images include a sort of users' guide explaining human language, the contents of the disc and how to access the deeper layers containing compressed digital data.

    That's going to make a great story plot for the movie made by the alien archeologists who will find the disc.

  17. Re:People still use Drupal? on Drupal 7 Will Reach End-of-Life in November of 2021 (drupal.org) · · Score: 2

    ExpressionEngine 5 is now open source. Seeing some of their (stupid/dumb) design decisions, I'd say these guys have more of a database background than a web designer background.

  18. Re: Good on Drupal 7 Will Reach End-of-Life in November of 2021 (drupal.org) · · Score: 2

    Which one would be better: EOL Drupal or EOL WordPress?
    Let's say you can only ban one from the internet.

  19. Re:You mean, like iPhone already does? on Android Is Helping Kill Passwords on a Billion Devices (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    The browser on the iPhone stores credentials for you and automatically authenticates using Face ID or Touch ID if you have it configured.

    And how is that different than "works with regular login forms" exactly?

  20. Re:You mean, like iPhone already does? on Android Is Helping Kill Passwords on a Billion Devices (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    You say I'm incorrect but a lot of posters say it works exactly that way. So either we're all wrong, or you are.

  21. Re:You mean, like iPhone already does? on Android Is Helping Kill Passwords on a Billion Devices (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    With the power button, as always.

  22. Re:You mean, like iPhone already does? on Android Is Helping Kill Passwords on a Billion Devices (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    I have used three iPhone models so far. None had a finger scanner.
    Yes, I'm still using an iPhone 4 in 2019. If you have a newer model to give me for free, I'll take it.

  23. Re:Like Space: 1999 ??? on Netflix Buys Rights To Stream Chinese Sci-Fi Blockbuster 'The Wandering Earth' (npr.org) · · Score: 4, Funny

    Shut up, Q.

  24. Re:Perfect for the Censors on Netflix Buys Rights To Stream Chinese Sci-Fi Blockbuster 'The Wandering Earth' (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    Is "The Wandering Earth" from China or Taiwan?