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  1. Re:Notepad Next on Windows 10 Calculator Will Soon Be Able To Graph Math Equations (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Windows 10 Notepad is already able to handle Unix line endings.

  2. The WMR headsets only have 2 cameras, this thing will have 5, so it will be a lot better. But it won't be perfect. You'll probably have trouble with shooting games and things like Echo Arena. Anything that involves you manipulating objects close to or behind your head will go out of tracking range. Trying to grab an arrow out of a quiver won't work well. Holding onto a wall with your left hand while you look over your right shoulder might fail. Things like that.

  3. Re:It's a Lenovo Mixed Reality Headset on Oculus Unveils the Rift S, a Higher-Resolution VR Headset With Built-In Tracking (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    The cameras in the Rift aren't made for tracking. They are made to correct IMU drift. The IMUs do the bulk of the work, but they drift hard and fast so you need something to correct that.

  4. The new boards have PCIe 4.0 and are forwards compatible with their "Milan" processors.

  5. https://twitter.com/dril/statu...

    "me and a bunch of stupid assholes are going to start a community in the middle of the desert to either die or prove a very important point"

  6. In our bleak bluetooth earbud future, two-way wireless charging is a pretty great idea. I hope other, non-spyware phones adopt this idea.

  7. Re:I use live bookmarks daily on Firefox Removes Core Product Support For RSS/Atom Feeds (gijsk.com) · · Score: 1

    https://addons.mozilla.org/en-...

    It doesn't work with Firefox Sync and makes a mess of your bookmarks history, plus it doesn't work right on Slashdot, but it is the closest you will get to Live Bookmarks.

  8. Re:Next step: deprecate API(s) on Firefox Removes Core Product Support For RSS/Atom Feeds (gijsk.com) · · Score: 1

    Luckily, all the addons that replicate Live Bookmarks are forced to brutalize the bookmarks API, so they will probably work in the long run. It just destroys anything related to bookmark history, so it's fine.

  9. Re:Cue the 0.01% of users who "need" RSS on Firefox Removes Core Product Support For RSS/Atom Feeds (gijsk.com) · · Score: 2

    https://addons.mozilla.org/en-...

    Livemarks is the closest thing you will get. It also has some issues and it completely destroys your bookmark history. Yay.

  10. Haha, yeah, don't use Firefox or Chrome sync on work devices. I use an entirely separate laptop and phone for work and don't link up any personal accounts to them.

  11. I use it. I have it sync bookmarks, history, open tabs, and addons between my desktop, laptop, and phone. By using sync, I can use the "Send to Device" feature to push URLs directly to my phone. And send them from my phone to my PC. I can also look at what tabs I have opened on my desktop from my phone browser in case I want to continue something on my phone.

  12. Why is this needed? on Mozilla Rolls Out Recovery Key Option For Firefox Accounts (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Firefox Sync's master key has been protected by SHA1 with 1 iteration for almost 10 years now. If you lose your password, you can probably just brute force it in only a couple minutes.

  13. Keep in mind that the built-in tracking protection uses Disconnect's filters. You can achieve the same thing via adding the Disconnect filters to uBlock Origin. The reason I'm mentioning this is because the Disconnect list breaks things like the Twitter embeds that some people like and there isn't an easy way to disable the filter for a single page, unlike with uBlock Origin. "Why did Twitter embeds break?" is actually an extremely common issue people end up having.

  14. Re:Make it stop.... on Firefox Quantum Is 'Better, Faster, Smarter than Chrome', Says Wired (wired.com) · · Score: 2

    Nuke Anything Enhanced already supports FF 57.

    https://addons.mozilla.org/en-...

  15. If it is inside the address bar (where the page URL is, to the right of the 3 dots), then "Remove from Address Bar" is an option. If it is a button on the toolbar, go into the customize mode (open the >> overflow menu, click Customize Toolbar, or click the hamburger menu, click Customize) and drag it off the toolbar and into the main window area with all the icons.

  16. You can remove Pocket from the address bar. Right click it and select "Remove from Address Bar".

  17. Re:Integrated headphones on Facebook Announces $199 Oculus Go Standalone VR Headset (variety.com) · · Score: 2

    Luckily it also includes a headphone jack.

  18. Re:Ballsy Move on Google Unveils Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL With No Headphone Jack (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    There have been many articles and user complaints about poor bluetooth quality on the Pixel phones. Although it might appear to be a hardware problem instead of a software problem (interference with the WiFi module).

  19. You actually need to dial 116 on Some OnePlus 5s Are Reportedly Rebooting After Dialing 911 (theverge.com) · · Score: 2

    You are just holding it wrong.

  20. Re:Correcting myself on Oregon Fines Man For Writing a Complaint Email Stating 'I Am An Engineer' (vice.com) · · Score: 5, Interesting

    That doesn't seem to hold up in court, though.

    https://scholar.google.com/sch...

    In that case, a woman completed a four year post-doctorate fellowship in psychology at Yale, had her Ph.D. for education published in a psychology journal, taught psychology at college, studied under psychologists, and was a member of the American Psychological Association for years. She did not, however, have a license to practice psychology in Texas. She would sometimes give psychological advice and, when she ran for a political position, she said she was an attorney and psychologist on her website. The Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists demanded she stop saying she was a psychologist because she wasn't licensed to be one in Texas.

    The court basically said it was an infringement of her first amendment rights. She wasn't giving advice to a client. Her background suggests calling herself a psychologist is not misleading. In fact, the court said that commercial speech is speech that "proposes" a commercial transaction, not speech for profit. So even receiving compensation for speech isn't necessarily commercial in nature and can be protected.

    So, at the end of it, he probably has a case that his speech is protected. There seems to be precedent.

  21. Re:The Creators update BSODs during installation on Microsoft Ends Support For Windows Vista; Begins To Roll Out Windows 10 Creators Update · · Score: 1

    Do you have an NVIDIA GPU on the 381.65 drivers? NVIDIA's latest Creators Update drivers can cause BSOD issues, especially with laptops. On my laptop, installing the drivers and rebooting causes Windows to never make it to the login screen. I have to system restore back to an earlier version.

    I would try rolling back drivers first before attempting to upgrade.

  22. Re:VS used to be good, but I'm out of date on Microsoft is Bringing Visual Studio To Mac (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    You've been able to turn those off for a long time now, and I believe Visual Studio 2015 defaults to title case styling.

  23. This again? on There Are Some Super Shady Things In Oculus Rift's Terms of Service (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    How many times is this article going to make the rounds? Wanna know something fun? The Slashdot terms of use say the same thing! It is standard legalese that allows companies to share what you post or upload with other users. Gizmodo has the same terms. Reddit has the same terms. You will find these terms everywhere.

  24. Re:So what type of Windows PC do you need. on Oculus Founder: Rift Will Come To Mac If Apple "Ever Releases a Good Computer" (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    That's mostly because the GPU manufacturers sabotage the non-workstation cards at the driver level. Take a look at this: http://doc-ok.org/?p=304

  25. Re: Let THE USER Decide on Mozilla Bans Popular Firefox Add-On That Tampered With Security Settings (softpedia.com) · · Score: 1

    That's what will happen once mandatory addon signing is implemented.