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  1. Re:Clearly Samsung's QA department..... on US Warns Samsung Washing Machine Owners After Explosion Reports (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    I've been avoiding Samsung, just like I avoid Sony, due to their horrible practices towards customers. I don't support colluders and price fixers, just like I don't support companies that try to rootkit my PC.

    And LG got the sale for my recent washer / dryer purchase, and I couldn't be happier with the products.

  2. Re:Clearly Samsung's QA department..... on US Warns Samsung Washing Machine Owners After Explosion Reports (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    and yet even with the abuse of tossing a cinderblock into a machine in full spin cycle, it only falls over and causes damage to the washing machine itself. The article talks about parts flying through walls.

  3. Re:Clearly Samsung's QA department..... on US Warns Samsung Washing Machine Owners After Explosion Reports (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Maybe it should detect the load imbalance and safely shut down, like every other washing machine ever?

  4. Why do I give a shit what algorithm is used, if both systems give me the same answer, but the cheaper conventional system does it faster? Is the label "quantum annealing computer" supposed to give me a gold star or something?

  5. It also might be "because it is impossible to have a private company run their own pipes to my house for water and sewer service"

    Don't be a fucking moron.

  6. Feel free to use "electronic mail" to send me new sway bar end links for my girlfriend's car.

    You knew that was ridiculous when you hit 'submit'.

  7. I don't understand people that complain about the USPS - it's one of the most impressive logistics operations the world has ever seen.

    Can you come up with a better way to get a letter from South Florida to Anchorage, Alaska in a few days for less than $0.50? Neither can anyone else.

  8. It's not just Seattle where they are doing this - they're doing this in the Cincinnati area now too, because they have a giant distribution center next to the Cincinnati - Northern Kentucky airport in Hebron.

  9. I called up UPS once when the driver did this, and they sent his ass back out because it was an overnight delivery that I actually needed overnight. He wasn't happy, but I don't give a shit - he should actually do his job if he doesn't want to have to drive across town to do it again.

  10. Re:Another Apple agent on 'Safe' Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Explodes in China (cnet.com) · · Score: 0

    If there was ever an appropriate time:

    [citation needed]

    Seriously, just shut the fuck up unless you can actually point to a single person or document showing that Apple is paying people to falsely claim phone fires.

  11. Re:Refused to hand over "evidence" on 'Safe' Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Explodes in China (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    I was unaware it took special training to stand there in a bunny suit and not touch / do anything.

  12. Re:Can we just put her in now? on Apple Logs Your iMessage Contacts - And May Share Them With Police: The Intercept · · Score: 2

    And exactly what do you think the ultimate corporate shill will do about corporate privacy transgression?

    Make an insincere speech while taking millions of dollars of donations from the people she's speaking against?
    Demand some flawed, ineffectual, and loophole-riddled legislation that will never pass in Congress?

    This might come as a galloping shock, but President != Emperor

  13. Of course, if the DNC weren't doing all these shady things that get revealed through email and phone hacks, then there wouldn't be much to be embarrassed by.

  14. Re:no "Russian Hackers", that's B.S. on FBI Investigating Possible Hack of Democratic Party Staffer Cell Phones (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    It is rather interesting that the Republicans managed to nominate the one person Hillary could actually beat. It's almost like they are begging to stay out of the White House.

  15. Re:What is this... on Anti-Defamation League Declares Pepe the Frog a Hate Symbol (time.com) · · Score: 1

    Especially when you have an anti-hate group declare it to be a "hate symbol" which basically cedes the ground and lets the anti-semites win.

    If it's even a thing, which I doubt it is.

  16. Re:Call me strange but... on World's First Baby Born With New '3 Parent' Technique (newscientist.com) · · Score: 1

    The ultimate metaphor for a Slashdot discussion of many debatable science findings:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

  17. Re:A dictionary is not just for attacks on Windows 10 Will Soon Run Edge In a Virtual Machine To Keep You Safe (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    So instead of just admitting that you're wrong, you're going to split hairs?

    Fact: You cannot reverse a hash into the password the hash was created from. All you can do is compare the hash to a very long list of known hashes, and call that "decryption", which it isn't. It's a dictionary attack on the hash itself.

  18. Re:Everything Trump does is bad on Trump Takes On 'Crooked Hillary' With Snapchat Geofilter (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    There's two explanations for this phenomenon:

    1. The media is as biased as you claim, and spins everything negative that the man does
    2. Everything that the man does which is reported by the media, is actually negative.

    At this point, it's hard to tell which, because he has done some truly awful things.

  19. 1. Woosh

    2. He said "Europans" as in people from Europa, not Europeans.

  20. Re: Analogy fails on all levels...'cuz oreos are o on ISP To FCC: Using The Internet Is Like Eating Oreos (consumerist.com) · · Score: 1

    Amazon shows standard oreos at $0.19/oz, and $0.17/oz for Double Stuf Oreos.

    The shitty metaphor isn't even true, and is still shitty.

  21. Re: You wouldn't download an Oreo on ISP To FCC: Using The Internet Is Like Eating Oreos (consumerist.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Standard Oreo cookies on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00R...">$0.19/oz

    Oreo Double Stuf cookies on Amazon: $0.17/oz

    Double Stuf Oreos don't cost more, so the idiot metaphor isn't even accurate if it did make sense, which it doesn't. Why? The filling is whipped vegetable oil and sugar, which is cheaper than cookie, but takes more volume.

    The guy who made this comparison is also an idiot because when you purchase internet service, you pay whether you use it or not. I don't see them offering rebates for under-usage, why do they think it's cool to charge my parents who just do email and facebook the same amount as someone who hits the cap every month?

    These fucker ISPs don't get it both ways. Either charge flat fees and stop over subscribing the shit out of the network, or charge usage fees and watch your profits disappear.

  22. Re:The body of Christ on Computers Decipher Burnt Scroll Found In Ancient Holy Ark (nationalgeographic.com) · · Score: 1

    He may think that it's named after Corpus Christi, Texas.

  23. Re: Yeah but there's a whole world out there on Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey Is Secretly Funding Trump's Meme Machine (thedailybeast.com) · · Score: 1

    And when it comes to trade, that's ratified and codified by the Congress. You know, that Congress that has a leadership that has told Trump to suck it on more than one occasion?

    So what do you think a President Trump can do about existing trade agreements again?

  24. Not really surprising, as Bloomberg is reporting a tweet here.

    And yes, that's incredibly stupid.

  25. Re:Wot? on Elon Musk To Unveil Solar Roof With Storage, Charger Next Month (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    Well, it's more for prospective installs where someone says "I can't do solar because my roof is shit, and I can't put panels over a shitty roof."

    Now, when you're replacing the shitty roof, you put these on instead. That's the idea here.