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  1. I was just thinking this and hoping they're not grit

  2. We (Australia) have an election coming up in the next couple of months where the current outlook is that the Liberal government (who are our conservative party) are going to get annihilated. I find the timing of this VERY interesting.

  3. How would using an iPhone Xs Max fill that role? Seems to me like that is the replacement these days.

  4. Not wanted on We Could Have Had Cellphones Four Decades Earlier (reason.com) · · Score: 1

    Apparently AT&T had a consultancy firm do a study which concluded people didn't want them. From today's Computerphile:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

  5. Exactly what I was thinking. The current Google Apps is more than I'm willing to pay for it, but $20 per year is reasonable. I'm just glad I'm grandfathered.

  6. Everyone seems to be focused on the 1000fps on Sony's Latest Smartphone Camera Sensor Can Shoot At 1,000fps (theverge.com) · · Score: 2

    For me the real innovation here is significantly reducing the rolling shutter effect. 1000fps is just a byproduct of the tech to do that.

  7. Re:Delay Windows Update? on Windows 10 Getting a Game Mode That Would Improve Game Performance - Report (gamespot.com) · · Score: 1

    It wouldn't be so bad if we got incremental updates rather than the massive download every time. Absolutely kills my net connection for a good hour (Aussie internet, yay :/) every time.

  8. Bloat on Google Integrates Cast Into Chrome, No Extension Required (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    To me this is something that should have stayed as an extension. I'd say only a minority of people will use this feature (I have a Chromecast and I can't see it getting much use). Why do we need this built in to what is meant to be a fast and lightweight web browser?

  9. Re:And yet nothing of value was gained. on Pokemon Go Doubles Nintendo's Stock Price (reuters.com) · · Score: 2

    I'm playing it. It's stupid, it has no depth, I didn't even grow up with Pokemon (I'm about five years too old), but it's actually quite addictive. Not something I'd ever spend money on though.

  10. Sometimes acceptable on Ask Slashdot: Is It Ever OK To Quit Without Giving Notice? · · Score: 1

    A guy at my company gave verbal four weeks notice (stupid, but still...), then when it came the date, which was well known by everyone in the company, they said he hadn't given notice. Didn't want to work with him over it or anything, so he went back to his desk, thought for about five minutes, then got up and walked out.

  11. Re:Too late on SourceForge Eliminates DevShare Program (sourceforge.net) · · Score: 1

    It's great that changes are being made, but I doubt it'll make it back to it's peak. Hopefully I get proven wrong.

  12. Too late on SourceForge Eliminates DevShare Program (sourceforge.net) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The majority of the good open source apps have moved to GitHub over this, and user trust in the site is dead. I know myself and a number of people I know don't go there anymore, hell, uBlock even blocks it by default.

  13. Re:Umm on Ubuntu User Count Pegged At Over One Billion (phoronix.com) · · Score: 1

    Type pegging in to Pornhub....

  14. I'm a JPEG Content producer on DRM In JPEGs? (eff.org) · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I produce a lot of JPEGs that earn me money and find me clients (photographer)... DRM? Nope, do not want.

  15. Facebook database on Chinese Compiling "Facebook" of US Government Employees · · Score: 4, Funny

    As opposed to a regular database...

  16. Re:It's the big problem with space games on Using Math To Tune a Video Game's Economy · · Score: 1

    I believe this is one of the goals of Star Citizen and the way it generates missions for players and NPC's.

  17. Re:Hardly devastating, but a waste of several hour on Lessons From Your Toughest Software Bugs · · Score: 1

    Been there done that. Lol yep, lost half a day on it...

  18. Re: Laser whut? on Researchers Demonstrate the World's First White Lasers · · Score: 1

    Thank you, helps expand my non-existent knowledge.

  19. Laser whut? on Researchers Demonstrate the World's First White Lasers · · Score: 1

    Isn't the point of a laser that it's a single wavelength? Doesn't this fly in the face of that or am I missing something?

  20. Re:Swift on Ask Slashdot: Everyone Building Software -- Is This the Future We Need? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I was about to write exactly this. Syntax is easily learnt, the mindset of HOW to program is the hard bit.

  21. Re:Isnt' that beyond Script Kiddie? on Intel Security Scares Ransomware Script Kiddie Out of Business · · Score: 1

    Dealer... psst, kid, wanna buy some scripts...

  22. Re:48GB?! on Large Amount of Star Citizen Art Assets Leaked · · Score: 1

    Current internal estimates of the final game are sitting around 100Gb. Now with all the tweaking their doing (procedural damage, etc) this may go down a bit, but I'm sure they'll add more stuff too. Current beta download is around 28Gb.

  23. Direct transfer on Facebook Introduces Payment System · · Score: 1

    How is this any different to a direct money transfer. Timing seem the same, only benefit is you don't have to give bank account details to each other (which is a minor inconvenience at best), and seems like could be hit with a lot of scams...

  24. Re:No secure download on Oracle Releases Massive Security Update · · Score: 2

    Close, Ask.com toolbar. Why Oracle need to do that is beyond me....

  25. Shooting themselves in the foot on Disney Patents a Piracy Free Search Engine · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Doesn't this mean that search engines can freely show pirate content (including Disney content) for people to find now and not lose any safe harbour provisions? Otherwise they'd be infringing patents...