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  1. So if this is "exceptionally well-run", what do you call it if the market changes were not just anticipated a bit better than this, but also an alternative busines strategy started?

  2. I use Protel 99SE, that I bought in 1999, most weeks. Some fiddlin' for it to be happy under Win8.1, due to a single deprecated call.

    I know a few people who use older engineer software because it works, and they know how to use it fast. Something MS didn't appreciate in the toolbar redesign Office 2003 -> 2007.

  3. Usual privacy policy... on Louisiana Adopts Digital Driver's Licenses (ieee.org) · · Score: 2

    The LA WALLET Application... Privacy Policy describes what personal data we obtain through the Application and how we use, store and share that information... note that ENVOC may change the terms of its Privacy Policy at any time without prior notice to you

  4. Re:Linux still playing catch up. on FreeBSD 12 Released (freebsd.org) · · Score: 1

    Wish the native encryption for ZFS would be released into BSD... yes, GELI, we love you, but I wanna go native, baby.

  5. Not so on Why I'm Usually Unnerved When Modern SSDs Die on Us (utoronto.ca) · · Score: 1

    Metal migration limits the lifetime of the interconnect in ICs. Absolutely a wear mechanism.

  6. What a question on Can the US Stop China From Controlling the Next Internet Age? (nytimes.com) · · Score: 0

    And why should any country "be in control" exactly? USA is as good at controlling the message and attacking inconvenient reporting as any other country.

  7. I have 3M/0.5Mbit DSL which is fine because I am not interested in streaming. AT&T would love to sell me fiber ( I had to tell them to stop the junk mail), but that will always cost more, and while the improved speed and page refresh latency would be nice, I ain't payin' for it.

  8. It's $999 for Xs

  9. What about 2 party consent? on Google Is Being Vague With Disclosure In Early Real-World Duplex Calls (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Is presuming 2 party consent ok?

  10. MS appears not to care about bad press. The botnet stink gets replaced by the we'll force updates to 10 policy, we-control-your-W10-PC update policy, and the Windows as a recurring revenue service so we can push advertisements in programs forthcoming policy

  11. Need to adjust that wording on Google Accused of 'Trust Demolition' Over Health App (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    and all decisions about its use will continue to lie with them

    is actually

    and all lies about its use will continue to be their decision

  12. Hot Wheels on When No One Retires (hbr.org) · · Score: 1

    You mean anticipating by 30 years which ones will be really valuable, and buying then storing them in conditions where the acid cardbord box stays pristine for 30 years...

  13. Thanks!

  14. So how easy to pull the source and compile it? Save $20!

  15. Good film though.

  16. I guess they won't see the new Star Wars then as John Boyega is one of the most underated actors to hit Hollywood from UK for a while. See "Attack the Block", amazing low budget SciFi, very intense performance.

  17. Re:This is stupid huge ass junk food science. on People Who Prefer Black Coffee Are More Likely To Have Psychopathic Or Sadistic Traits, Study Finds (rd.com) · · Score: 1

    Yes

  18. Re:Surveillance on iRobot, Google Team Up To Understand Your Smart Home (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Nearly: 2020 Headline: Google admits analysing air particles and reporting potentially illicit detections to preferential LE accounts.

  19. Re:And who is going to pay OnStar fees on a bike? on GM Is Getting Into the Electric Bike Business (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    "GM's OnStar, the company's subscription-based communications, in-vehicle security and emergency services feature found in cars."

    It's also a tracking system, so the "you are the product" deal works too.

  20. Credit monitoring 4 years later? on Yahoo To Pay $50 Million, Offer Credit Monitoring For Massive Security Breach (go.com) · · Score: 2

    Credit monitoring 4 years later? Wow, sounds valuable.

  21. It's because with no conception of storage sizes obviously are completely aware that a CD holds 650/700MB.

    At least the comparo isn't 'songs'. Love me do long? Or day in the life long? 128kb/s MP3 or 44k1 s/s WAV?

  22. "Your women"? Does come as somewhat patriarchial, old chap.

  23. US Border Patrol demanding ID on New Zealand Travelers Refusing Digital Search Now Face $5000 Customs Fine (msn.com) · · Score: 2

    Actually CBP merely request ID and legal status.

    The problem is that when an aggressive uniform with sidearm gets in your face and states "Are you a citizen? I need to see some ID!" it does rather come across as a demand.

  24. Designed to let Librem laptop users see if someone has tampered

    I'd prefer Guaranteed to, not Designed to.

  25. security on Windows 10 Will Use the Cloud To Free Up Disk Space (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Oh, MS knows how security works. Their income security, their relationship security with Big Surveillance.