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  1. Re:How do you know if a programmer is an extrovert on Ask Slashdot: What's The Worst IT-Related Joke You've Ever Heard? · · Score: 0

    Cue: Hear about the constipated mathematician? He worked it out with a pencil.

    Was it a #2 pencil?

  2. Make Firefox not suck. I had a laundry list of issues with FF that culminated in my switching to Chrome, where everything "just works". I used FF for *years*, until I literally couldn't make myself keep fighting with the browser.

  3. I already left.. on After 19 Years CMU Discontinues Cyrus IMAP In Favor Of Microsoft Exchange And Gmail (cmu.edu) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I migrated off Cyrus years ago (to Dovecot) because for my small installation needs, Cyrus was obscenely overcomplicated. I also hate Cyrus SASL with the heat of a thousand suns.

  4. Do I have a choice? on Microsoft Ends Support For Windows Vista; Begins To Roll Out Windows 10 Creators Update · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I somehow suspect that Windows won't exactly give me the option to say 'no' to this update.

  5. Re:Used Reddit for roughly 7-8 years, my thoughts. on Reddit CEO Steve Huffman: I Screwed Up and I Want Reddit To Trust Me Again (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    What happened to the freedom of speech?

    That (freedom of speech, ie. the 1st Amendment) only applies to the government.

  6. Re:please somebody murder flash on Chrome 54 Arrives With YouTube Flash Embed Rewriting To HTML5 (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 2

    Maybe take another look at what this exciting new feature does before you try to disable it.

  7. Re:In general... on Ask Slashdot: Would You Recommend Updating To Windows 10? · · Score: 1

    Run Windows Update before you leave the office. I do. I never take my laptop anywhere new without making sure it is all up to date, just one of those things you have to do.

    Installing updates right before a presentation sounds like a recipe for trouble. It's not unheard of for updates to break things.

  8. Re:It's NOT a "third party" on US Court Says No Warrant Needed For Cellphone Location Data (reuters.com) · · Score: 2

    Agreed, seems to me that the government/law enforcement would be the third party in all this.

  9. Re:Need? on How The IoT Will Change The Chip (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    There is no "need" for the IoT. We've been getting along fine w/o it and don't really see any point to 99% of it.

    The only people who seem to want the IoT are the folks trying to sell it.

  10. Makes perfect sense.. on Jihadis Twice As Likely To Be Students of Science Than Of Sharia (telegraph.co.uk) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Perhaps if they studied Islam a little more, they'd realize blowing shit up does not constitute religious devotion.

  11. So basically.. on Crypto Guru David Chaum's Private Communications Network Comes With a Backdoor (softpedia.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    What I'm taking away from this is that anything David ever has made or will make in the future should not be trusted.

  12. Re:The money seems a bit over the top... on Apple Faces $5 Million Lawsuit Over Allegedly Slowing the iPhone 4S With iOS 9 (mashable.com) · · Score: 1

    You have to ask for $50k to be sure you'll get $200 after the lawyers get paid.

  13. Go back?? WTF on Software Error Releases Up To 3,200 Inmates Early (seattletimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Finish their terms? No. You let them out, they stay out. They're trying to rebuild their lives, don't fuck them over by making them lose jobs and go back to prison because you programmed a computer incorrectly.

  14. Even without a colander, I look like a dork on my driver's license...

  15. No links? on "Hack" Typeface Is Open Source, Easy On the IDEs · · Score: 1

    No link to the article or the actual typeface being discussed? I'd call this lazy reporting, but it isn't even news. It's just a blurb.

  16. Re:No alaska will get the traffic jam on Will Robot Cabs Unjam the Streets? · · Score: 2

    You're in a JohnnyCab!

  17. Re:So what is the answer? on Massachusetts Examining Disability Access For Uber, Lyft · · Score: 1

    Uber takes service animals.

  18. Re:How is this news for nerds? on Supreme Court Ruling Supports Same-Sex Marriage · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You don't think there's any gay nerds?

  19. Re:The real question is... on The Death of Aibo, the Birth of Softbank's Child-Robot · · Score: 2

    This posting is what happens when someone divides by zero. :/

  20. Re:Harsh on Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht Sentenced To Life In Prison · · Score: 2

    Was he *convicted* of attempted murder?

  21. Re:"Annoying ads" on Adblock Plus Victorious Again In Court · · Score: 5, Informative

    Not true. You can block all ads. https://adblockplus.org/accept...

  22. Re:Won't save most of the 4000 lives on The Economic Consequences of Self-Driving Trucks · · Score: 1

    At the speeds and distances they are talking about, there is no time to check to see if the space 3 meters to one side is empty or not.

  23. Why isn't it mandatory? on Website Peeps Into 73,000 Unsecured Security Cameras Via Default Passwords · · Score: 2

    Because not everything needs to be legislated, FFS. The last thing we need are more rules and laws.

  24. Re:Not a good week... on Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo Crashes · · Score: 1

    Posting solely to undo accidental moderation. Dammit.

  25. Sir Issac Newton on The Physics of Space Battles · · Score: 1

    .. is the deadliest son of a bitch in space! https://www.youtube.com/watch?...