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  1. Right on Ask Slashdot: Is It Ethical To Purchase Electronics Products Made In China? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    20 years late question.

  2. The unknown on Ask Slashdot: What Could Go Wrong In Tech That Hasn't Already Gone Wrong? · · Score: 2

    We just don't FULLY know what already went wrong. Like new crimes by Facebook are being posted each week. I guess other companies have quite some skeletons hidden. The most scary thing is actually when AI will pwn us -- we wouldn't know. We would be too stupid to even notice...

  3. Meanwhile in Australia on Slashdot Asks: Which Mobile Payment Service Is Best For You? (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    I generally have only the phone, no cards or cash on me. Since PayWave (a contact-less payment PoS) is supported by next to all terminals I very very rarely run into issues. From what I know plenty of people do the same -- phone only is enough for pretty much everything.

  4. Time to move on on Is Disney's Star Wars Franchise In Trouble? (cosmicbook.news) · · Score: 1

    There is nothing left to be seen there.

  5. Would be fun to watch FB die separately of WhatsUp and Instagram if they FB will get split. Though it won't be, as WeChat is not going anywhere...

  6. Walled Garden on Slashdot Asks: How Do You Manage Your Inbox? (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    I have heaps of filters in place and I do unsubscribe a lot. It's not zero, but 4-7 items actionable items, moved to sub-folder once actioned upon.

  7. It's like Harvey Dent -- from one side very good hardware and from the other a blood-sucking patent troll. Some even suggesting to split the company in two.

  8. Re:More to ageing than that on Procter and Gamble Unveils New Device That Aims To Remove Signs of Aging (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Nah, but the ear hair will look young.

  9. Re:Location distorts average pay on Software Developer Tops List of U.S. News & World Report's Annual Best Jobs Rankings (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    The life of a corn farmer is a bit different from a life of a software developer and not all people will easily swap them though.

  10. Re:I'd eat vat grown or irradiated beef before thi on The Impossible Burger 2.0 Is a Plant-Based Beef Replacement That Uses Soy Instead Wheat Protein To Take On New Forms (popsci.com) · · Score: 1

    What about the beef lobby? These guys will starve on what's left of their billions.

  11. Re:Good Luck on Ask Slashdot: Which Laptop Should I Buy For My First Employee? · · Score: 1

    Very true!

  12. Re:Let her decide on Ask Slashdot: Which Laptop Should I Buy For My First Employee? · · Score: 1

    Quite risky to be honest. She's non-techie and will buy something red/cute/light/etc. Then you will end up with a company laptop you have no use.

  13. Re:Neither Windows or Mac? on Ask Slashdot: Which Laptop Should I Buy For My First Employee? · · Score: 2

    Quite often non-techies struggle with Linux, but if you can make sure it runs smooth -- that's definitely a very good option.

  14. Don't forget about maintenance overhead on Ask Slashdot: Which Laptop Should I Buy For My First Employee? · · Score: 1

    Assuming one would be paying a market rate of $50+/hr I would seriously weigh in probable wasted on Windows updates/install/cleanups/etc as she would do that in business hours. I personally would consider a macOS-based laptop just to evade maintenance burden of Windows. The options could run from leasing one directly from Apple and expensify monthly as a cost of sales or getting a new/refurbished one and depreciate it. After her employment is over you can sell the laptop as an asset (if it's after three years in Australia - it will be written off already). Hope that helps. Disclaimer: based on personal experience.

  15. Re: Free pass over privacy on Apple Took Out a CES Ad To Troll Its Competitors Over Privacy (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    AirDrop works for me and my family.

  16. Relevant, but not so much as before on Ask Slashdot: Is LinkedIn Still Relevant? · · Score: 1

    It's still relevant, but less so. Not sure if Microsoft ownership has anything to do with it, but it feels like spam-infected abandoned website left to be (over)run by anyone for last year or maybe a bit longer.

  17. Remote team based in India... on Ride Sharing Service Grab is Messing up the World's Largest Mapping Community's Data in Southeast Asia (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    ... a cost-effective way to blow up your data.

  18. ... dentist, ophthalmologist and surgeon. Just subtle differences.

  19. ... and alt-right and Russians are at fault. Sure. Maybe Disney needs several billions of compensation from the budget? Just in case.

  20. Bluestacks is in danger then.

  21. Vibrant F# community?

  22. In IT we call it a lipstick, obviously on a pig.

  23. Hundreds of tons of democracy:)

  24. Re: well.. crocs sure have survived for a long tim on New Research Suggests Evolution Might Favor 'Survival of the Laziest' (phys.org) · · Score: 1

    So the laziest unemployed will survive? That actually makes sense â" they are the best at they do :)

  25. Re: GAY NIGGERS FROM OUTER SPACE GNAA GNAA GNAA on New Research Suggests Evolution Might Favor 'Survival of the Laziest' (phys.org) · · Score: 0

    Xi Jinping? Welcome to /.