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  1. Just wanted to say.. on The Opportunity Rover's Final Photo of Mars (cnn.com) · · Score: 0

    I know I'm shallow for saying so.. but.. Rocks rocks and more rocks.. oh and a hill..

  2. Kinda not the issue on 23andMe Plans New Genetic Test on Risk of Getting Diabetes (fortune.com) · · Score: 1

    For most, its not really genetic, it's dietary. It's like being a heavy smoker and not being able to run up the stairs anymore. it's dietary.. now people will be told they are low risk while their doctor's will tell them their sugar is now high..

  3. Re:You know, at some point soon... on Netflix is Testing Even More Expensive Subscription Prices (bgr.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    Lately, though they provide a lot of good original content. E.g. Altered Carbon, Umbrella Academy, ..

  4. Well when you think about it.. on YouTube To Blame For Rise in Flat Earth Believers, Says Study (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    All of the videos are flat

  5. Whistleblower hall of fame on US Investigators Probing Years of WikiLeaks Activities, Report Says (reuters.com) · · Score: 2
  6. Many of the features that Opera came up with in the 90's were adopted by the other browsers. I'm pretty sure that Opera invented the TAB concept. At least, it was the first time I ever saw a tab was in Opera. I'm sure there are a slew of other features as well. Opera was very on the edge back then. I still use it as much as I can, probably because Speed Dial is so useful and entertaining. it used to be my mail client as well before gmail took over.

  7. Re:There were NO offsite backups????? on Hackers Wipe US Servers of Email Provider VFEmail (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1
  8. Re:The U.S. government needs FAR better management on Sprint Sues AT&T Over 5G Branding (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    It's not management, its corporate corruption at the top..

  9. A case of the pot calling the kettle black.. on Sprint Sues AT&T Over 5G Branding (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Umm Sprint? Remember when I was your customer? Those years where you prated on about having 4G and all I could get was 3G unless I was at your store? Step out into the street you said? Head downtown Dallas you said? Endless reasons why it didn't work for me. Poser..

  10. Re:Non-removable batteries on Electronics Are 'the Fastest-Growing Waste Stream in the World' (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Or if that 95 year old Nobel prize winner can jack up solar, we can buy one rechargable battery and be good for life!

  11. Heading for legal troubles? on YouTube Strikes Now Being Used As Scammers' Extortion Tool (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 2

    If someone has a channel and is generating a profit stream from YouTube. Get's blackmailed and loses that profit stream because they can't contact YouTube and they get a third strike, can;'t appeal, can't reach anyone, does that leave Youtube (screw the t) open to legal troubles?

  12. Re:not so much on 'I Stopped Using a Computer Mouse For a Week and It Was Amazing' (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    I totally agree and my wordstar days still influence my hot key selections. After messing around with a few packages, for Windows ,I now use HOT KEY BIND to setup my hot keys. I'm sure there are plenty of better ones out there but this one works well with my corporate laptop. https://sourceforge.net/projec...

  13. It wasn't that bad really.. on 'I Got Death Threats For Writing a Bad Review of Aquaman' (huffingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    Aqua-man was one of the first movies in a while where people were clapping at the end. It wasn't a standing ovation, but still it caught me by surprise. I enjoyed the movie. i wasn't bored or itching for it to be done. Jason M did a decent job of it as well. You have to expect that not every movie is going to be "Mississippi Burning" (which I really rate as up there damn good) or Forrest Gump.

  14. Screw it on IMDb Launches Ad-Supported Movie Streaming Service (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    I watched one movie the first time.. adverts every 20-30 min.. the same ones with little variation. But the interval wasn't bad. Today I tried again.. every 10 minutes. The same adverts.. come on? Seriously, do you think your audience is mindless? It became incredibly annoying to have to stop every ten minutes, not even network TV used to do that (I don't think, I have to remember way back) unless it's football. I've uninstalled it. Whichever bean counter thought he could shorten the interval to make a client happy, well I hope it flushes down the drain for ya!

  15. If you don't get good coverage from let's say TMobile, in your area, I can understand that. But if you do, then 99.9999% of the time, unless you travel all the time, you are gonna have good coverage.

  16. Don't you mean a QA group?

  17. I just have it delivered to work.. even my sex toys.. no one knows!

  18. Phones, with their current functionality, have reached the point where they are "pretty good". I use a Samsung S8Plus which I've just paid off. It's fast, big enough, an OLED screen, and has plenty of storage space. I'll be rooting it soon. Until I bought this I was never really satisfied with my phone. Always wondering when it will be really fast, or not run out of space, or have a clearer screen. The only reason to upgrade now might be the battery. But I can replace the phone for 150 with damage warranty. The next time I upgrade will probably be for 5G but that's the only reason I can think to do so.

  19. Re:You're a prick, Mark. on Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook's 2018: We've Changed, We Promise (cnet.com) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Would you have been any different when being grilled by political fatcats who were grandstanding? Knowing everything you said could be taken out of context just like "that"?

  20. The Sisters Brothers on Slashdot Asks: Your Favorite Movies and TV Shows of 2018? · · Score: 1

    I think this came out in July but I don't recall seeing it. But I caught it a few days ago and throughly enjoyed this quirky Western about two brothers who kill for a living and their last mission together hunting a Chemist who figured out how to find Gold. Very original and very thought provoking.

  21. Re:TOUCH GREP UNZIP FINGER MOUNT FSCK UMOUNT on Debian's Anti-Harassment Team Is Removing A Package Over Its Name (phoronix.com) · · Score: 1

    Removing those pornographic vowels should do it! TCH GRP NZIP FNGR MNT FSCK XMNT

  22. and the prison corps.. forgot that..

  23. What freedom is that? Between the military complex/corporations, the insurance corporations, the medical industry, the pharmaceutical industry, and the food corporations, we are all shelling out serious dollars that all flow up and out of sight. They have a perfect setup and we American's are the marks.

  24. Re:Good luck with that on Amazon Fires Employees Over Data Leak As It Fights Seller Scams, Report Says (thehill.com) · · Score: 2

    Actually we don't trust each other in the Western World, though I think I understand what you are saying that it's more likely we trust each other. But we have tons of oversight and "lesson's learned" laws and regulatuions in government and company culture. All because we don't trust people not to steal or do something unethical.

  25. I keep hearing about this Google+, is it something new?