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  1. Re:USA. Now officially a dictatorship? on Trump Administration Tells Supreme Court To Wipe Out Decision Upholding Net Neutrality (hollywoodreporter.com) · · Score: 2

    Because of a shitty headline. Hell, even TFS says *ASKED*.

  2. HA HA!!!

  3. If you have season tickets to various sports teams, you have to use the f***ing app.

  4. Company Strategy on Ask Slashdot: Why Did You Quit Your Last Job? · · Score: 1

    The company's business strategy was "Sit around and wait for the contract fairy to drop business in our lap".

  5. Re:Computer scientists on The Peculiar Math That Could Underlie the Laws of Nature (quantamagazine.org) · · Score: 1

    When Bruce Schneier sees something he doesn't understand, he mentally decrypts it.

  6. Re:Math is hard on MoviePass Having Outage Issues Because It Couldn't Pay Its Bills (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    AMC blocked acceptance of MoviePass completely

    My MP app currently shows two AMCs on its list.

  7. Re:If they can predict it 3 or 4 days in advance on New Crime-Predicting Algorithm Borrows From Apollo Space Mission Tech (digitaltrends.com) · · Score: 1

    the supremes have even said that they have no duty to protect you

    Sue for false advertising. LAPD has their motto "To Protect and Serve" on their cars. Seems to me that a reasonable person would have an expectation of protection.

  8. Re:About f**king time. on New York Threatens To Kick Charter Out of State After Broadband Failures (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Dude, this is what you're asking for:

    Me: OK, AC. Give me a million dollars and I promise I'll build you a two million dollar house!

    [five years later]

    AC: Where's my 2 million dollar house
    Me: Oh, I haven't gotten around to it.
    AC: OK, we'll just forget your promise.

  9. About f**king time. on New York Threatens To Kick Charter Out of State After Broadband Failures (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    These telecoms make all these promises to get regulatory approval and then never follow through.

    It's about time someone held them to account (even if it's minor).

  10. Re:Answer: 3 on How Many Computers Does the World Need? (ft.com) · · Score: 1

    Another one for porn - to be never connected online, disconnected from any network

    How do you GET the porn?

  11. Re:Five on How Many Computers Does the World Need? (ft.com) · · Score: 1

    Came here to post this answer.

  12. But the sun gives off (gasp) RADIATION!!!! And ANY amount of radiation is dangerous!!!

    Help Stamp Out The Sun now!!!!

    [this message brought to you by SOTS... parodying anti-nuke sentiment since 1981]

  13. Re:They all landed on SpaceX Enters a New Stage of Reusability (mashable.com) · · Score: 1

    Those launches ended in a RSD (as opposed to RUD).

    Since they were intended to go into the sea, they were a rapid scheduled disassembly.

  14. Re:This is a self-inflicted problem on Systemd-Free Artix Linux OS is Looking For Packagers (artixlinux.org) · · Score: 1

    Now that systemd needs to be complete is a good init system.

  15. The same old story on PayPal Told Customer Her Death Breached Its Rules (bbc.com) · · Score: 2

    "You are in breach of condition 15.4(c) of your agreement with PayPal Credit as we have received notice that you are deceased... this breach is not capable of remedy."

    You can't win.
    You can't break even.
    You can't even quit the game.

  16. obligatory Picard:

    There are FOUR books!

    I'm not sure which you left off -- I'm guessing "Rama Revealed".

    * Rendezvous with Rama
    * Rama II
    * Garden of Rama
    * Rama Revealed

  17. BMI's explanation on The EU's Controversial Copyright Law Has Been Rejected -- For Now (bbc.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    How will it benefit internet users?

    Well, it will make our executives a lot of money, and those executives use the Internet, so it benefits internet users.

  18. Re:Funny, just not answering the phone.... on The Secret to Disconnecting? Bring Back the 'Away' Message (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    He was.... but I don't always answer my phone, either.

  19. Re:Funny, just not answering the phone.... on The Secret to Disconnecting? Bring Back the 'Away' Message (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    A buddy called me last night to meet for coffee.... Had my phone on silent and in the other room, and I was busy anyways.

    He called SIX F***ING TIMES!!! Then he called my GF to see if I was all right...

  20. Re:Going to include the Obama campaign? on Federal Facebook Probe Now Includes FBI, SEC: Report (apnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Except in Oregon (under certain circumstances -- assisted suicide)

  21. Tethering caps on Comcast Will Limit Xfinity Mobile Video Streaming Resolution (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Additionally, users with an unlimited plan will see their hotspot speeds capped at 600 Kbps

    But didn't the FCC say that we didn't need a higher definition of broadband because people could use mobile for high speed access?

  22. Re:The Himalayas... on Delivering Amazon Packages To the Top of the World (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Start again!

  23. What if I want to go somewhere that the hyperloop doesn't?

  24. Re:Not ready yet on Linux Mint 19 'Tara' Released (betanews.com) · · Score: 2
  25. YMMV. I dropped AT&T because I couldn't get signal at my house. [Disclaimer, I live inside the Los Angeles City Limits]