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  1. Captain Obvious on Unselfish People Are More Likely to Wind Up With Depression (vice.com) · · Score: 0

    "People with depression are more likely to feel bad..."

  2. ...and she was court-martialed for it. Her poor choices led to consequences. I don't see a problem with that. In fact, it's a nice break from previous treks where officers disobey direct orders of a commanding officer, and they don't even get a day in the brig. I guess the ends justify the means a little too much.

  3. Retina-scan

  4. Re:I miss my audio port! on Google Is Latest Company To Ditch Headphone Jack In Its Newest Smartphones (cultofmac.com) · · Score: 1

    Quick, get a Qi charger and use wireless charging before your USB port breaks.

  5. Re:Simply plugging the "analog hole" on Google Is Latest Company To Ditch Headphone Jack In Its Newest Smartphones (cultofmac.com) · · Score: 0

    For $8, you can get a USB-C to 3.5mm audio adapter, thus reopening the analog hole.

  6. Look on the bright side... on Yahoo Triples Estimate of Breached Accounts To 3 Billion (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    At least it can't get any worse.

  7. Wait a minute... on Google and Facebook Failed Us (theatlantic.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You blame Google and facebook for bringing up results from 4chan? Google isn't the problem here, it's 4chan.

  8. Re:buggy whips are in an uptick (10 things) on Ask Slashdot: Which Businesses Will Go Away In the Next 10 Years? (nbcnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Use a teeny-verse battery.

  9. Re:That got answered previously on Navy Returns to Compasses and Pencils To Help Avoid Collisions at Sea (nytimes.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    Are these DVD's available to civilians? I would like to learn how to handle a battleship.

  10. All modern cellphones have GPS in them. What they *NEED* are apps that emulate a sextant.

  11. Re:Better explanation: on Microsoft Explains Why Edge Has So Few Extensions (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    It couldn't possibly be any worse than ActiveX.

  12. Re:Bill Gates is not Microsoft on Bill Gates Has An Android Phone. Has Microsoft Changed? (neowin.net) · · Score: 1

    ...but not as much time as when he was CEO.

  13. Where is that new battery technology? on Apple Investigating Reports of iPhone 8 Plus Devices 'Splitting Open' (9to5mac.com) · · Score: 1

    These battery problems are really getting dangerous. Where is that breakthrough Li-ion battery technology from that "Goodenough" guy that would promise safer batteries?

  14. Re:You should stick it under water on Apple Investigating Reports of iPhone 8 Plus Devices 'Splitting Open' (9to5mac.com) · · Score: 1

    So, I should put it in the microwave?

  15. Parent is totally correct. The batteries swell because they were overcharged. The charging circuitry is *INSIDE* the phone, not the charger. Even if a third party charger was used, it's still the phone's job to keep track of how charged the battery is. It's not like third-party 5 Volts is any different from Genuine Apple 5 Volts. Either way, it's still 5 volts.

  16. OUCH! Commodore 64 had an 8 bit single core CPU. You don't want that running Ubuntu.

  17. Re:Device Lifecycle on Linux LTS Kernels To Now Be Maintained For Six Years (phoronix.com) · · Score: 1

    Also, what happened to project Fuchsia?

  18. Re:tell them ALL to do it on FCC Chief Tells Apple To Turn on iPhone's FM Radio Chip (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    I didn't disable the radio chip, I disabled WiFi and Mobile data only. Voice calls are still active, as was bluetooth.

    What really ticks me off is that the app didn't give me any kind of warning that I was going to be using data for its service. I would expect an app not to misrepresent itself.

  19. Re:tell them ALL to do it on FCC Chief Tells Apple To Turn on iPhone's FM Radio Chip (cnet.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    I was curious about NextRadio so I installed it. My device (LG G2) wasn't on the supported list, but it detected my location, and showed me my local FM stations. They played great.... I was suspicious.

    So I turned off WiFi and Mobile data, and the stations stopped dead. This fucker was ***STREAMING*** audio to my phone over a data connection, not using the FM tuner. Also, for some reason, it needs access to your files and photos.

    Unsurprisingly, I uninstalled it.

  20. Engadget is calling the accounts "bots". Do you consider a bot to be an operative?

  21. Re:Turn it on, will not work on FCC Chief Tells Apple To Turn on iPhone's FM Radio Chip (cnet.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    Head of FCC tells Apple to bring back the headphone jack. That's what the headline should say.

  22. If Ikea's products are tough to assemble, they should not buy a startup to build it for you. They should buy a startup to make it *EASY* to assemble.

  23. Not always tough, but sometimes awkward. Like:

    - Screws in places where you cannot get a screwdriver to fit.
    - Crawling around on your living room floor for two and a half hours (hope you have carpeting)
    - Missing fasteners
    - Build materials out of tolerance

  24. Re:My "Essential" phone definition on Not Many People Are Buying Andy Rubin's iPhone-Killer Essential Phone, It Seems (fiercewireless.com) · · Score: 0

    Also what you *DON'T* need:

    - Ceramic enclosure
    - Brushed Aluminum enclosure
    - Sapphire/gorilla glass

  25. Re:it never went away on Companies Are Once Again Storing Data On Tape, Just in Case (marketwatch.com) · · Score: 1

    Thank you. I was concerned for a moment there.