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  1. Re:Define "free" on O'Reilly Gives Away Free Programming Ebooks (oreilly.com) · · Score: 1

    just enter a fake email and name. I tried and it works fine. The bigger problem is that you have to enter the name and email for every book.

  2. Re:Palmer Luckey on Zuckerberg Teases An 'Affordable' Standalone Oculus VR Headset (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Good to see you are enjoying your free speech rights, glad that you are giving the same consideration to others.

  3. ICANN on Indonesia Wants To Criminalize Memes (dailydot.com) · · Score: 2

    Good thing ICANN is still under the control of a country that respects free speach. I would hate to see a country like Indonesia have any say over Internet censorship.

  4. Re:Mature technology on US Panel Extends Nuclear Power Tax Credit (thehill.com) · · Score: 1

    I will agree with you as long as you also apply the same thinking to solar and wind. Those also have huge subsidies.

    In addition the GOV has placed huge environmental and regulatory roadblocks in front of nuclear companies that cause the cost to skyrocket. If we can get rid of those it would not be nearly as expensive.

  5. Re:Difference between drones and RC planes/chopper on Kentucky's Shotgun 'Drone Slayer' Gets Sued Again (yahoo.com) · · Score: 1

    I have a DJI Phantom 1 which does not have camera and I fly it just fine. There are lights on the bottom that tell you which direction it is facing. It also have a really nice switch that sets the drone into "Controller Lock" mode which means it will always fly in the same direction when you press forward, no matter what way the drone is facing.

  6. Re:Difference between drones and RC planes/chopper on Kentucky's Shotgun 'Drone Slayer' Gets Sued Again (yahoo.com) · · Score: 1

    Funny because my drone does not have a camera and I still enjoy flying it, I have a DJI Phantom 1. My kids have the really small drones, and they fly those all the time.

  7. So much for States rights on The Ham Radio Parity Act Unanimously Passed By US House (arrl.org) · · Score: 0

    While I think it is a good idea to protect HAM radio operators I think this is another federal incursion into states rights and therefore cannot support it. It may be inconvenient to fight this state by state, but that is the best way. The more we invite the feds into our lives the harder it will be to get rid of them later.

  8. Sorry I missed the US part :)

  9. As a tithing payer I completely agree. We should get rid of all deduction and everyone should just pay the taxes they owe. Deductions are how the rich and corporations get out of paying what they owe.

  10. http://www.ldschurchtemples.co... At the top of the page it says "151 operating 15 under construction 11 announced"

  11. I did a similar test at home on Netflix Finds x265 20% More Efficient Than VP9 (streamingmedia.com) · · Score: 1

    I noticed that my favorite bluray ripper started supporting h.265, previously I had been using h.264, so I decided to give it a try. I took about twice a long to encode, and was a bit smaller in size, but 2 of my home computers could not playback the video. H.265 requires quite a bit more CPU/GPU processing power for both encoding and decoding. I personally will stick with h.254 because the cost of upgrading those machines is more than the cost of hard drive space.

    If netflix switches they may find that a lot of home users can no longer use the service.

  12. Re:Vanilla is the only flavor I like on Google To Drop Nexus Brand Name, Move Away From Stock Android (theverge.com) · · Score: 0

    They partnered with Microsoft and preload all the Microsoft apps. I have a OnePlus One and every time I get an OS update they reinstall all the Microsoft apps, and I have to uninstall them. At least I have the option to uninstall.

  13. Re:Translation: on Google To Drop Nexus Brand Name, Move Away From Stock Android (theverge.com) · · Score: 2

    I stopped buying Nexus phones a while ago when they jacked up their prices. I switched to OnePlus. It is an excellent phone with a nearly stock android experience. I am s still using the OnePlus One, and might upgrade to the OnePlus Four if they put a 4k screen on it.

  14. Re:wait Gatekeeper ... on Transmission Malware On Mac, Strike 2 (macrumors.com) · · Score: 1

    Only if you click on the PI symbol in the bottom right corner of the screen.

  15. You start out by saying that online backup is too expensive, then you go on to propose an outrageously expensive solution, and settle on a slightly more expensive option. In addition, storing your backup in the same location as your main copy is not smart, even if it is in a bunker or fire proof safe.

    Online backup is cheap. Most start at ~$60 a year for unlimited backup. I have been using them for several years, and if you follow the 3-2-1 strategy as explained above, the online backup is the last resort for restoring. Usually when you get to it you only need a few files that your other backup is missing.

  16. Crashplan offers this for free using their software. It is easy to setup.

  17. As a software engineer I made that right out of college, and that was 20 years ago. Today I am easily making 3x that (not counting my 12% yearly bonus), and I am in Utah.

  18. Mini NES for $59.99 on Aluminum NES Maker Announces Smaller, Cheaper Analogue Nt Mini (polygon.com) · · Score: 1

    Considering that Nintendo is releasing their own mini NES for $59.99 http://www.theverge.com/2016/7..., the Analogue Nt mini looks way over priced. Yes, I know they are not the same, but there is no justification for the huge price difference.

  19. Re:Users mostly part of the "used phone" market? on Google Begins Rolling Out Android 7.0 Nougat (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    OnePlus phones come with an unlocked bootloader, and, in my opinion, are much better phones than Nexus.

  20. sorry upgrade = announcement

  21. Nothing stopping anyone from downgrading to the previous windows after the upgrade

  22. Re:Hire the best or not? on Facebook Makes Little Progress in Race and Gender Diversity (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Unless you take into account the 3 weeks of maternity leave and other benefits that women get that men don't. I think it equals out.

  23. Uninstalled the app and haven't looked back on Microsoft To Begin Reducing Your Free OneDrive Cloud Storage Starting Today (betanews.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    I found about a month ago that the battery on my phone was draining really fast. Where I could usually go a day and half, it was down to just half a day. After digging around and looking at battery stats I found the culprit, onedrive, it was preventing my phone from sleeping. So I denied it the keep awake permission, but that didn't seem to help. Finally I completely uninstalled it. Honestly I have not missed it. Except for the fact that it is built into Windows I have no desire to ever use it again.

  24. Microsoft tried to prevent this on Google Found Disastrous Symantec and Norton Vulnerabilities That Are 'As Bad As It Gets' (fortune.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    I remember when Windows Vista came out Microsoft tried to lock down the kernel, but got sued by the above mentioned security vendors. This is what happens when you put your trust in third party vendors.

    http://www.dailytech.com/Micro...

  25. Re:Is this what they've determined we want? on OnePlus 3 Featuring 5.5-inch FHD Display, Snapdragon 820 SoC, 6GB RAM Launched at $400 · · Score: 1

    I am also not going to upgrade my OnePlus one. The OnePlus one does everything I need, and the OnePlus Three does not have enough to justify a new phone.