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  1. Re:This is to be a perfect story for Slashdot. on A Supermassive Black Hole Has Been Devouring a Star For a Decade (usatoday.com) · · Score: 2

    The star must be Chinese, because the black hole is still hungry!

    Thank you, I'm here all week.

  2. Re:So as long as you've given your real name... on 72% of 'Anonymous' Browsing History Can Be Attached To the Real User (thestack.com) · · Score: 1

    Except for YouTube, which REFUSES to recommend videos that I actually want to watch, regardless of if they know me or not.

  3. Re:any number? on You Can Make Any Number Out of Four 4s Because Math Is Amazing (youtube.com) · · Score: 1

    I can do you one better and remove the P.

  4. Re:Big splash on A Crack in an Antarctic Ice Shelf Grew 17 Miles in the Last Two Months · · Score: 1

    Snake Plissken will surf it!

  5. Re:Nope, don't listen to podcasts or radio on Slashdot Asks: Your Favorite Podcasts? And Why? · · Score: 1

    Do modern cars have audio systems that support/encourage podcast use? I have a 2012 Honda Civic without NAV, and the radio function seems like it was an afterthought. I can listen to MP3s from a USB thumb drive, but I have thousands of songs on it, and can really only advance to the next song. Forget trying to find a particular song from a particular album by a particular artist.

    I listen to podcasts from my android phone via bluetooth while in the car. The steering wheel controls can advance though the podcast by small steps, but switching to another requires pulling out the phone and using its touchscreen.

  6. Re:Podcasts on Slashdot Asks: Your Favorite Podcasts? And Why? · · Score: 1

    Erm, SPINRITE is how he makes money. He says this all the time on his podcast. I don't think I have seen an ad on his website EVER (in over 15 years).

    What DOES annoy me about his podcast is his stuttering and tendency to repeat words 3 or 4 times when he is thinking about what to say. It's cute at first, but becomes annoying REALLY fast, as his podcast is already really long. I hate to point out the man's speech impediment, but it becomes clear that he is an engineer first, and not really top notch at public speaking.

  7. Sounds like the plot to a new book, "Fahrenheit 251".

  8. Re:I don't remember how many drives I had back the on If You Owned a PC With a DVD Drive You Might Be Able To Claim $10 (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Great! Now, we just need 374,999,999 more posts from the rest of the computer owners.

  9. Every time I walk into a Subway sandwich shop, I see a few jobs that SHOULD be taken over by robots. I want SMARTER sandwich makers. I want FASTER sandwich makers, and I want MORE SANITARY sandwich makers.

    But mostly I want FASTER sandwich makers.

  10. Re:Only the most gullible think... on The Brief, Bumbling Tech Careers of Lady Gaga, Alicia Keys, and Will.i.am (backchannel.com) · · Score: 2

    Dr. Dre isn't a real Doctor.

  11. Re:Only the most gullible think... on The Brief, Bumbling Tech Careers of Lady Gaga, Alicia Keys, and Will.i.am (backchannel.com) · · Score: 1

    When Beats first was released, there was a DJ booth in Best Buy promoting them, so the customers could hear for themselves how awesome they were. However, when I went to check it out, there was NOBODY standing around the booth, and the DJ was looking kinda lonely. I wanted to say to him, "What's the matter Mr. DJ? Doesn't anyone like your music?"

  12. How do I tell which plugins are NPAPI? It really doesn't say under the plugins tab.

  13. A cloud based OS? You know, sometimes I think my personal data is just TOO LOCAL.

  14. They don't get it. on Microsoft Seeks Trump Order Exemption for Workers With Visas (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    This just proves that Microsoft just doesn't get it. The whole point of Trump's administration is to make American companies hire American workers. Too bad if outsourced workers are cheaper, AMERICANS NEED JOBS!

  15. Why would the Dutch film industry care if people are pirating films made in Hollywood? What is in it for them?

  16. Re:Live by the cloud, on GitLab Says It Found Lost Data On a Staging Server (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    I read that in the voice of Snagglepuss.

  17. Re:"Hero Experiences"?? on Microsoft Gives Windows Device Makers Their 2017 Marching Orders (zdnet.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Everyone knows that Master Chief is the Hero, not Cortana.

  18. Re:Another instance of "cheaper than possible" on Barnes and Noble Recalls 147,000 NOOK Tablet 7 Power Adapters Due To Shock Risk (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    American automobiles are made in Mexico.

  19. Ask Isaak Asimov how well those will work.

  20. Re:"Did you know that the original name for Pac-Ma on 'Father of Pac-Man,' Masaya Nakamura, Dies At Age 91 (japantimes.co.jp) · · Score: 2

    Really? A Japanese company actually THOUGHT about English words and phrases? Then how come we have "Donkey Kong", a video game with NO DONKEYS in it?

  21. What?!?! on 'Father of Pac-Man,' Masaya Nakamura, Dies At Age 91 (japantimes.co.jp) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Masaya Nakamura was the FOUNDER of NAMCO, the company who made Pac-Man. However, the Pac-Man video game was designed by Toru Iwatani. This is like a reality show: Who is the REAL father?

  22. Re:BS title on Server Runs Continuously For 24 Years (computerworld.com) · · Score: 2

    What's REALLY impressive is that it was running during Y2K! It must have been Y2K compliant YEARS before anyone ever even thought to look for that.

  23. Re:Fake News, Clickbait, not a robot on Can A Robot Fool 'I Am Not A Robot' Captchas? (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    This was done by a human using a robot to move the mouse pointer. The robot itself has no optics to determine where the mouse pointer is. It has no intelligence at all.

    If the creators of this video wish to refute my claim, then I say, "OK, now click that box 10 Million more times and automate the download of content". I bet you they can't/won't do it.

  24. You asked for it. on CNET Editor Rails Against Non-Consensual Windows Updates (cnet.com) · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Everyone who was tired of getting slammed with the BLASTER worm, with Nimda, or with the Melissa virus, requested that Windows be more secure. Everyone who fell victim to a buffer overflow, or privilege escalation DEMANDED that it be mitigated. Companies who had windows systems connected to the internet ABSOLUTELY REQUIRED that the propagation of worms not be allowed to continue.

    I'm sorry you don't enjoy working with a computer anymore. Did you enjoy it when those above mentioned viruses were running rampant? Which would you rather have, constant attacks from internet zombies, or a small time of inactivity while your OS is being patched?

  25. Re:Police aren't interested in small-time theft on Canadian Police Identify Suspect From Remotely-Accessed Stolen Laptop (cochraneeagle.com) · · Score: 1

    The police in the article are from Canada. Police in the U.S. really just don't care, or even if they *DO* care, they just don't do anything.