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  1. I have a Samsung Chromebook Plus and it runs Android apps pretty well.

    It's pretty well sandboxed though, so I don't know if it would be able to use the USB dongle you need for SDR.

  2. Re:Sadly he became a Trumpist in his last days on SciFi Author (and Byte Columnist) Jerry Pournelle Has Died (jerrypournelle.com) · · Score: 1

    I'd like to point out that Dreams With Sharp Teeth was produced with a very pro-Ellison point of view. There's nothing wrong with that, to be sure, but if you're indulging in cinematic hagiography and the subject of your production still comes off as kind of an asshole...well...

  3. If you want to make an omelette, you have to break a few eggs.

  4. And he's going to get the Chinese to pay for it! on Trump Says He's Going To 'Get Apple To Build a Big Plant In the United States' (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 0

    Seriously...what the hell is this guy smoking and why isn't he sharing?

  5. Re:Volunteer and donate on Uber Accused of Cashing In On Bomb Explosion By Jacking Rates (thesun.co.uk) · · Score: 3, Informative

    Seriously, how stupid do you have to be to not understand this?

      There's not some sitting in Uber HQ with his hand on a knob that controls the surge amount. Surge pricing is based on an algorithm which is based on the ride data. It has no idea about terror attacks or other disasters.

  6. Wikileaks: Propaganda arm of Russian intelligence on Assange Says Wikileaks is 'Working On' Hacking Donald Trump's Tax Return (slate.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Everything they and Assange have done pretty much confirms this.

    I mean, come on, every day Assange is telling us that he's going to release some new leak about Clinton that's going to lead to her indictment. He's essentially the Russian version of our old friend, The Iraqi Information Minister.

  7. Re:talk is cheap on Eric Holder Says Snowden Performed 'Public Service' (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Maybe you're confused. Holder was Attorney General. He headed up the Department of Justice. Immigration and border enforcement come under the purview of the Department of Homeland Security.

    Also, not that I think you're interested in actual facts, but the Obama administration has deported more people that any other President. So far more than 2.5 million people have been deported under the Obama government. That's up 23% from the George W. Bush years.

  8. Re:if you are that ignorant of his work... on Ask Slashdot: What Would You Do If You Were Suddenly Wealthy? · · Score: 1

    Yes, but still significantly less evil than the crew that replaced him.

  9. Re:I'll be dead on The Challenge of Web Hosting Once You're Dead · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ouija.com?

  10. Re:No on Should IT Professionals Be Exempt From Overtime Regulations? · · Score: 1

    It's important to note that this is a clear violation of the exempt employee rule.

    With some exceptions, the base pay of a salary basis employee may not be reduced based on the "quality or quantity" of work performed (provided that the employee does "some" work in the work period). This usually means that the base pay of a salary basis employee may not be reduced if s/he performs less work than normal, if the reason for that is determined by the employer. For example, a salary basis pay employee's base pay may not be reduced if there is "no work" to be performed (such as for a plant closing or slow period), and a salary basis employee's base pay may not be reduced for partial day absences. However, employers may "dock" the base pay of salary basis employees in full day increments, for disciplinary suspensions, or for personal leave, or for sickness under a bona fide sick leave plan (as for example if the employee has run out of accrued sick leave).

    If the company is regularly doing this, employees classified as exempt could turn around and sue for unpaid overtime wages.

  11. Re:This is supposed to be the *WAY* they do their on Emails Cast Unflattering Light On Internal Politics of Healthcare.gov Rollout · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    The Republicans controlled congress until 2007.

    In case you missed that, let me say it again.

    THE REPUBLICANS CONTROLLED CONGRESS UNTIL FUCKING 2007!!!

    It takes some kind of serious disconnect to blame things that happened in Congress on members of the party that were OUT OF POWER WHEN IT HAPPENED.

  12. The avalanche of outrage has already begun... on Scientific American In Blog Removal Controversy · · Score: 1

    ...it is too late for the pebbles to vote.

  13. Re:Modern Jesus on NSA WhistleBlower Outs Himself · · Score: 5, Informative
    Actually, most of this stuff, the basis for it anyway, goes back to Eisenhower.

    You can blame Bush for the PATRIOT act, but that was just another step down the road we've been on for a long long time.

  14. Re:Greetings friend on 'This Is Your Second and Final Notice' Robocallers Revealed · · Score: 1

    I'd be happier with the dollar.

  15. Re:Why... on Lawmakers Say CFAA Is Too Hard On Hackers · · Score: 2

    If you punch someone in the face and put them in the hospital, you don't get to say,"Oh, one punch to the face put you in the hospital? You really need to toughen up!" and get out of it. You still get arrested and go to jail.

  16. Re:MLK and friends went to jail as well on Hacktivism: Civil Disobedience Or Cyber Crime? · · Score: 1

    I think you're a little confused about who was in charge during the mortgage crisis, unless you think that everything was hunky dory until January 2007.

  17. Re:MLK and friends went to jail as well on Hacktivism: Civil Disobedience Or Cyber Crime? · · Score: 1

    He was offered a plea deal with a four month stay in a Federal Minimum Security prison. That's a reasonable deal any way you slice it.

  18. Re:Profit on Empty Times Square Building Generates $23 Million a Year From Digital Ads · · Score: 4, Insightful
    The building would need extensive renovation for it to be suitable for use.

    Chief among these would be the addition of central air conditioning, but I would assume that a building that old would also need a good deal of electrical and structural work, asbestos removal, etc.

    At this time, the ads bring in more revenue than rent would, so there's no reason to invest the money.

  19. Are you taking notes... on Proposed Posting of Clients List In Prostitution Case Raises Privacy Concerns · · Score: 1

    ...on a criminal f-cking conspiracy?

  20. Re:Paging Lawrence Fishburn on $1 Billion Mission To Reach the Earth's Mantle · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Because The Core is a fun, silly movie meant to be enjoyed with your brain in the off position.

    I particularly liked the part when they got stuck in a giant geode. The only way it could have been better would have been if there were dinosaurs in the geode.

  21. Do you think the Chinese are going to sell us... on Solar Power Is Booming — Why Do We Want To Kill It? · · Score: 4, Insightful
    ...their PV panels for less than it costs to make them forever?

    Once they drive our domestic PV manufacturers out of business they'll be free to charge what the market will bear.

  22. Re:Let the climate models speak for themselves on Virginia High Court Rejects Case Against Climatologist Michael Mann · · Score: 1

    Temperatures did not stop rising 14 years ago.

  23. Oh, we used to DREAM of having 140 bytes on Tetris In 140 Bytes · · Score: 1, Funny
    When I was young, we had to code an entire web browser in 8 12 bit words using only the three switches on the front panel.

    And we were grateful to have it.

  24. Re:Duh. on The End of the Gas Guzzler · · Score: 1

    If they make 100 MPG cars that I can buy and sell enough of them to offset the gas guzzlers they sell, then why should I care? Let the rich jerks buy their Hummers or whatever. They'll be subsidizing my purchase of a nice, gas-sipping econobox.

  25. How long does he think those books will last? on The End of Paper Books · · Score: 2
    Modern books aren't designed to last hundreds of years. Within decades, most of that archive will begin deteriorating. The inks will fade. The pages will turn to dust.

    Where's the value in that?