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  1. no, that's mostly because of shitty javascript on the whiz-bang web-2.0 sites you're browsing.

    All of those videos on pornhub take up a lot of ram.

  2. Re:Bad business models are not my problem on Salon Magazine Mines Monero On Your Computer If You Use an Ad Blocker (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    They certainly don't get to use my computer to mine money without contracting with me to do it first. They can die in a fire as far as I'm concerned if they try to do that behind my back.

    They're not doing it behind your back. They post a notice that you have to agree to before the page loads. Just don't agree and you can go back to slashdot. Calm down.

  3. Re:How is this any surprise? on Get Ready For Most Cryptocurrencies to Hit Zero, Goldman Says (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Are they useful? too volatile to be a currency, not backed by anything, i'm not sure that they are.

  4. It stays viable as long as it can hold a reasonable charge.

    How long is that? that's what GP was asking...

  5. Re:Proof that full stack Rust is needed on First 'Jackpotting' Attacks Hit US ATMs (krebsonsecurity.com) · · Score: 2

    People were saying the same thing about Ada 20 years ago -- Don't see a ton of Ada software around. If Rust is so much better, start fundraising for a startup! i'm sure you'll be rich in no time.

  6. The "Computer in my microwave" is a computer. It has an ALU, a program counter, some ram, it runs a program. sounds like a computer to me.

  7. but it *can* carry out arbitrary instructions. It's carrying out the instructions it's been given (by apple).

    The computer in your microwave can also carry out arbitrary instructions. Just like the one in your dishwasher, and the cruise control system in your car.

  8. Re:Porn is not sexist. on New Study Finds No Link Between Violent Video Games and Behavior (dailydot.com) · · Score: 1

    I mean, by that logic, you could go play Track & Field and become an amazing athlete.

    Wait...you can't? Shit, i'll never get that scholarship now!

  9. but...a quart is a unit of volume. why would I need to cube it?

  10. Re:Custom Android ROM on Ask Slashdot: Are There Any Alternatives To Android Or iOS? · · Score: 1

    No, but Debian's GPG key is easy to verify.

  11. Re:Custom Android ROM on Ask Slashdot: Are There Any Alternatives To Android Or iOS? · · Score: 1

    Custom ROMs are falling out of favor because phones are shipping with better versions of android. Touchwiz on gingerbread was garbage, so CM was really popular then. Since about KitKat there's been less and less incentive to load a custom ROM.

  12. Nice straw man.

    Just because not everyone dies of smoking related health problems, doesn't mean that it's a good idea to start smoking.

  13. Re: Patent? on Norway Becomes First Country To Switch Off FM Radio (thelocal.no) · · Score: 1

    It's actually worse then that. I think that xm channels only get 32kbps of bandwidth each. It's rediculous -- I'm surprised anyone actually pays for that garbage.

  14. Re: As good an excuse ... on Bitcoin Fees Are Skyrocketing (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    You're so money and you don't even know it.

  15. Re:Better safe than sorry... on An Unconscious Patient With a 'DO NOT RESUSCITATE' Tattoo (nejm.org) · · Score: 2

    They'll make up for it by making future treatments more expensive.

  16. Re:Racism sucks... fight back on Tesla Is a 'Hotbed For Racist Behavior,' Worker Claims In Lawsuit (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Americans generally like to keep their economy going. Avoiding sending resources *out* of the country is part of that.

  17. Re:I don't have any optical cables on Is the Optical Cable Dying? (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    I guess it'll have to be F
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

  18. Re:I don't have any optical cables on Is the Optical Cable Dying? (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    If they really knew what they were doing it would have been reversible.

    HDMI has 19 pins, which means a reversible version of the connector would need almost twice as many (which is a lot in a small connector). Reversible connectors are great if you're connecting and disconnecting them all the time, but HDMI devices tend to sit in a stereo cabinet for most of their lives.

    Making the HDMI connector reversible would be a poor optimization in my opinion.

  19. Re:saving human staffers.. on Walmart Tests Shelf-Scanning Robots In Over 50 Stores (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    And why not? He made the business more efficient. That's his job.

  20. the summary you linked says $115000 is considered low income in an area with high cost of living. Is 3 times that still low income?

  21. Re: More AI hype on Tech Giants Are Paying Huge Salaries For Scarce AI Talent (santafenewmexican.com) · · Score: 1

    Yes, leave AI to die on the LISP machines at MIT, where it belongs!

  22. If something is properly encrypted, disassembling a chip won't help.

  23. Re:So along with the new sensors on Apple Announces iPhone X With Edge-To-Edge Display, Wireless Charging and No Home Button (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    they're just not that brave.

  24. Re:Dual Product Launch on Apple Announces iPhone X With Edge-To-Edge Display, Wireless Charging and No Home Button (theverge.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    My mom would. A person who wants a reasonably new phone, doesn't want to show off, wants a couple of years worth of software updates, and doesn't want to spend $300 for the fancy display.

  25. Yeah, but this one's a micro SD card. they're smaller then a regular sd card (like the one you linked)