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  1. Re:Muhammed Saeed al-Sahaf reincarnated on George Orwell's '1984' Tops Amazon's Bestseller List (theguardian.com) · · Score: 2

    LOL! I knew he seemed familiar. "We are not under invasion. There are no bombs falling here." And you can hear the explosions in the background.

  2. Re:Now they don't have to pay for surgery on President Obama Commutes Chelsea Manning's Sentence (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Yeah, letting her out will save them money on that, any other medical issues, and housing her for such a long time.

  3. Yes, removable battery is the #1 requirement for a new phone, and an FM radio would be nice. I'm still on a GN4 mainly for the battery reason, but it doesn't have a working FM radio, not on Verizon at least.

  4. 8 Tracks will be next on Cassettes Are Back, and Booming (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    Since vinyl and now cassettes are coming back, what's next, the 8-track? I still have some Freddy Fender and Boston tapes that might play. clunk clunk

  5. Touch the Banana for a WiFi Password on Amazon Now Gives Away 5,000 Bananas a Day (fortune.com) · · Score: 1

    But do the bananas give out WiFi passwords when touched?

    https://hardware.slashdot.org/...

  6. Simple way to stop gas lighting on Ask Slashdot: How Would You Deal With A 'Gaslighting' Colleague? · · Score: 1

    Take away his lighter and/or ask him to stop eating so much beans.

  7. It Might be the Battery on Some Google Pixel Devices Are Shutting Down At 30% Battery (androidauthority.com) · · Score: 2

    Samsung Galaxy Note 4 with Android 6 Marshmallow here. I'm an avid battery swapper, always keeping one charged so I can get back to 100% in several seconds, and benefit from a clean boot. I just don't like having the phone plugged into a charger all the time, or walking around with a cord hanging out to a portable charger. My phone recently started suddenly losing power around 30%, not shutting down, just turning off and getting stuck in a loop booting up. I noticed that it happens with only one of the batteries. The other battery will keep the phone running all the way down to 2% if I let it. I still swap the batteries, but the bad one has a "30%" marked on it with a blue Sharpie just so I know when to expect it to die. Someday I might replace that bad one and see how a new one performs. From what I hear, most new phones lack the capability of allowing the owner to change the battery. In my experience the battery is the most likely thing to fail, followed by the glass from contact with concrete.

  8. Re:Blues Brothers on Iconic Star Wars Actress Carrie Fisher Dies at 60 (people.com) · · Score: 1

    I was just thinking that yesterday, when I watched her in "The 'Burbs" as Tom Hanks character's wife, from 1989.

  9. Re:License is a fair question on PwC Sends Legal Threats To Researchers Who Found Critical Security Flaw (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    I agree they must have been doing work for a client that has a license. If they had their own license, wouldn't the EULA prevent them from performing vulnerability research (hacking) on their software? Wouldn't their EULA prevent customers from allowing contractors to hack on the software? Sounds like a lot of lawyers are going to be involved.

  10. Re:Didn't you know? on David Pogue Calls Out 18 Sites For Failing His Space-Bar Scrolling Test (yahoo.com) · · Score: 1

    Mine is labeled with the down-and-LEFT arrow.

  11. I like thick phones and I can not lie
    You other brothers can't deny
    That when a girl walks in with a really thin phone
    And a flat thing in your face ...

    I couldn't resist with all the comments about not wanting thin phones.

  12. Dilithium Crystals on Scientists Turn Nuclear Waste Into Diamond Batteries (newatlas.com) · · Score: 1

    So this is the first step towards eventually having dilithium crystals.

  13. I thought Hillary lost because a few small swing states were more important than the votes of a million people.

  14. Re:Cool! on Twitter Says It's Cracking Down on Hate Speech (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    What's all this talk about the Bureau of Land Management? It's been going on for a while now.

  15. Regarding California, after it seceeds, where will they get water?

    Northern California, and the Pacific Ocean. We've already stated with Poseidon in Carlsbad, and some local water agencies desalinate brackish ground water. All California needs to do is expand ocean water desalination, which they should, even if there is no CalExit.

  16. Maybe Bill should kneel on the Surface to protest Microsoft's deal with the NFL.

  17. At least he had the training and skills to extinguish the fire caused by the phone explosion.

  18. Today xkcd is appropriate - https://xkcd.com/1736/

  19. How Many Slashdot User Does it Take ... on Wildfire at Vandenberg Air Force Base Threatens ULA, SpaceX Launches (latimes.com) · · Score: 2

    Too many visitors don't reads the previous comments, where it has already been pointed out several times that Big Sur is indeed North of Vandenberg. Many more will continue to point this out. Maybe I should keep count. Or maybe there can be a way to score them all redundant.

  20. Yes it is, as stated in a previous comment.

  21. Re:Isn't Big Sur... on Wildfire at Vandenberg Air Force Base Threatens ULA, SpaceX Launches (latimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Yes, last time I was there, Big Sur was north of Vandenberg. Maybe these places are so obscure on the Central California Coast that people just don't realize where they are really located.

  22. I feel the same way, almost level 25 and have not purchased any items, and still fun. I work in an area where I can walk for 1 hour and hit about 50 Pokestops, and then I go to other places to use them, and the cycle repeats. The first 200 coins I earned from gyms went to a bag upgrade. With 9 5k eggs I have been tempted to purchase some incubators, because after walking 232km so far, I want to open more eggs. I might make that decision after I get to 1000km. If I get into better shape and lost some weight, it would be worth it to spend a few dollars on this game.

  23. Re:What exactly is this post about? on Welcome To Alphanumeric Car Hell (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    I drive an Anal Frontier, where no man has gone before.

  24. Count the rings, again on 'Longest Living Human' Says He Is Ready For Death At 145 (telegraph.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    I'm counting how many people suggest to cut him in half and count the rings, without having read all the previous comments where this was already said. Seems to be a trend around here.

    Just like listening to others before talking, you should read other comments before posting.

  25. Charts still show high number of users on Pokemon Go Daily Active Users, Downloads, Engagement Are Dropping (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    The charts I saw earlier appear to show a very rapid increase, but a very slow decline, that may continue, depending on future releases. As of now it looks like it peaked at roughly 45 million players, and is down to around 35 million now, still very many.