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  1. Re:Higher obviously better on Wi-Fi Now Has Version Numbers, and Wi-Fi 6 Comes Out Next Year (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    My Wi-Fi goes to 11!

  2. Re:Get Off My Lawn! on Ask Slashdot: Why Does Almost Nothing Come With a Proper Printed Manual Anymore? · · Score: 1

    You had stone tablets? We had to wait for the stellar dust cloud to congeal into planets first.

  3. Re:Who's In Charge of Marketing at HP? on HP Unveils Spectre Folio, a Convertible Laptop 'Made of Leather' (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    The other choice was "Her Majesty's Secret Service"

  4. WTF? I agree with you. And was complimenting you.

    My point was that even Enterprise has this shit, maybe less, but still has it, even though "it's not got much spam in it".

    There is NO reason that they should force Enterprise on anyone to avoid bullshit. I can see this in Home, but Pro versions should be able to stop this shit.

  5. Re:So many acronyms! on Mitsubishi Recalls 68,000 SUVs Over Bad Software (consumerreports.org) · · Score: 1

    Actually, except for SUV and NHTSA, they were all defined. I expect that the author rightly assumed that everyone knows what an SUV (in the automotive context is), and NHTSA is a well-known US.gov agency.

  6. Re:So many acronyms! on Mitsubishi Recalls 68,000 SUVs Over Bad Software (consumerreports.org) · · Score: 1

    Really??? In the context of cars, SUV and ABS are in common use among laypersons.
    ECU and NHTSA are pretty common as well.

    ACC and FCM were about the only ones I could think of that needed explanation.

    Also, ECU *was* defined.

  7. Again, the issue is that some (external) hardware requires Windows. And you can't buy 7, other than third party, and it's EOL'ed beginning of 2020. Similarly, as atrocious as 8 is, it's EOL'ing in 2023.

  8. Dude, your sig is SO appropriate to this topic, and your comment in particular.

    Congratulations (and I'm serious there).

  9. Oh, I agree. When Win 10 first came out, I submitted an article that I titled "Is Windows 10 a HIPAA Violation Waiting To Happen?".

    Unfortunately, at this point, when you buy new computing hardware, you can't get 7 or 8 (as bad as 8 was, it didn't have this shit).

  10. Really? How is a web app supposed to know about an attached hardware device (in this case, a special purpose 3d scanner for orthodontics)?

  11. Because some of our clients have specialized equipment with interface software that only runs on Windows?

  12. Re:The DHARMA Planet Survey???? on Scientists Find 'Super-Earth' In Star System From 'Star Trek' (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Because that the only joke you've ever heard? Doesn't anyone have a sense of humor anymore?

  13. The DHARMA Planet Survey???? on Scientists Find 'Super-Earth' In Star System From 'Star Trek' (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Shit, next we're going to find out that the planet is only inhabited by smoke monsters.

  14. Re:In poor jest on Titans of Mathematics Clash Over Epic Proof of ABC Conjecture (quantamagazine.org) · · Score: 3, Funny

    What about Do-re-mi? Or you and me?

  15. Re: I'm not going to pay another dime for music on Senate Passes Music Modernization Act With Unanimous Support (billboard.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    And if we don't extend copyright, Elvis won't write any more songs!!!

  16. Re:As I say on all these stories ... on 'Seven Dirty Words' Restriction Policy Lifted from .US Domain Name Registrations (circleid.com) · · Score: 1

    Hey, Hey, HEY!! This isn't a Serious Screenplay, you stupid turlingdrome!

  17. Re:Sunburst and Luminary on Slashdot Asks: What Book(s) Are You Reading This Month? · · Score: 2

    Similar vein, "We Have Capture" by Tom Stafford.

    I've been on an astronaut bio kick recently.

  18. You forgot the fingerquotes around "Lasers"

  19. The ruling is plain wrong. It fails the duck test.

    From a consumer standpoint, VOIP looks like POTS, walks like POTS and quacks like POTS. It should therefore be regulated like POTS.

    Not to mention that many ISPs require killing your POTS if you want their broadband service.

  20. Re:This is a good thing on The 'Post-PC Era' Never Really Happened... and Likely Won't (techpinions.com) · · Score: 1

    But.. but... I saw this ad, where a kid was doing all sorts of stuff, and then asked his neighbor, "What's a PC?"

    It was on TV, so it MUST be true!!!

  21. Re:There is also the issue of urban planning on Why Is American Mass Transit So Bad? It's a Long Story. (citylab.com) · · Score: 1

    Actually, in NoHo, there are two exits from the Red Line, one on each side of Lankershim. So you could go under, and then come back up to cross over.

  22. Re:There is also the issue of urban planning on Why Is American Mass Transit So Bad? It's a Long Story. (citylab.com) · · Score: 1

    DING DING DING DING!!!!

    I used to live two blocks from a train station (LA County Metrolink), and my work was also a few blocks from a Metrolink station. I *WANTED* to take the train to work, but it was the wrong direction -- it was going "outbound" in the AM in "inbound" in the afternoon. There were practically no trains going in the direction I needed, so I had to drive (20+ mile commute).

  23. Re:There is also the issue of urban planning on Why Is American Mass Transit So Bad? It's a Long Story. (citylab.com) · · Score: 2

    Not to mention LA's "Everyone wants to go downtown" mentality.

    For those not familiar with LA, there are essentially three urban/suburban centers there. Downtown, the Westside, and the Valley.

    The major artery between the Westside and the Valley is the 405 Freeway, which essentially exists in a state of eternal gridlock.

    The only direct transit existing between those two areas is by bus, which means you're stuck on the 405.

    If you want to use rail, you have to take a bus from the Valley to North Hollywood (granted, it has its own dedicated busway, but it doesn't have right-of-way, it has to wait to cross streets), then the Red Line to downtown, and then the Expo line to the West Side.

    Not to mention that LA is one of the only major cities with train transit that does NOT go directly to the airport.

  24. Re:Key statement on Blockchains Are Not Safe For Voting, Concludes NAP Report (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Try "Extrans". The notes say it will not convert &, <, and >

  25. Re:Key statement on Blockchains Are Not Safe For Voting, Concludes NAP Report (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Use the entity &lt;