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  1. Wired article... on WeChat To Become China's Official Electronic ID System (scmp.com) · · Score: 1

    https://www.wired.com/story/ag...

    Interesting and scary read.

  2. A related Wired article. on Is Google Home Fit For Elderly and Disabled Users? (vortex.com) · · Score: 1

    http://www.wired.com/story/dig... that I read yesterdah in the hardcopy magazine.

  3. Re:Surprised they lasted this long. on Movie Theaters Were Already in Trouble. With Disney's Fox Deal, It's Double (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Disc? They also can be streamed these days. Yeah, I prefer to warth at home. I also can be in control. My old body sucks so I have to pee and poop a lot. I had to pee twice during SW:TLJ on the 15th so I missed a couple scenes! :(

  4. Ditto, but still usable and reliable like my Casio Data Bank DB150 watch that I still wear and use! Smartwatches are too big, heavy, and don't last long. Also, I don't want to rely on smartphones!

  5. Wow, nice and impressive.

  6. I still wear and use a Casio Data Bank 150 watch! I would like a smartwartch that is small, light, and last a long time!

  7. Re:"Average Reader?" on How Many Books Will You Read in a Lifetime? Around 4600, If You Read Fast (ft.com) · · Score: 1

    Like me. :P

  8. http://www.darkhorizons.com/or...

    But its trailer looked awful. :(

  9. Re:I try not to buy anything made in China on Man in China Sentenced To Five Years' Jail For Running VPN (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    What tech stuff is not sold in China these days? :P

  10. Re:Buy a newerer fasterer one on Apple Hit With Class Action Lawsuit After Admitting To Slowing Down Old iPhones (appleinsider.com) · · Score: 2

    I saw this happen with my old used iPhone 4S with its original battery. I had almost 10% battery left, and iOS v9.x asked me to put low power mode. I told it to go to low power mode. And then it shut down. I think it was running PokeMon Go app when it was popular. :P

    Back in the summer, I used a portable external battery charger wih it, and noticed iOS v9.3.5's power usage went up a few percentage very fast when connected for a minute. It doesn't seem to read the battery correctly.

  11. Ditto. I used to buy discs a lot, but I rarely watched them. I will just borrow/rent/stream/record if I am going to rewatch, but usually in higher formats like VHS -> DVD -> HD -> 4K for kicks. I just don't have a lot of fret times like I used to. :(

  12. Re: longer release cycles != less bugs on Slashdot Asks: Should Tech Companies End the One-Year Software Update Cycle? · · Score: 1

    Lots of companies don't care about QA these days. :(

  13. Re:The best time is... on Ask Slashdot: When Is the Right Time To Discuss Retirement With Your Employer? · · Score: 1

    I am too old. :(

  14. Re:I'm guessing I'm getting too damned old.. on Amazon Music Ending Cloud MP3 Storage, Streaming Option (billboard.com) · · Score: 1

    Ditto, but iPhones don't have SD cards. Have to put stuff in their tiny storages. :(

  15. Re:Aiming at the wrong specs on Wearables Still Slow To Catch On in the United States (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    Ditto. I wanted to replace my old school Casio Data Bank DB150 calculator with a smartwatch, but smartwatches still suck. I don't want them to rely on smartphones. I still want them to be useful, small, light, long battery life, etc. :(

  16. Re:The main question is why on Wearables Still Slow To Catch On in the United States (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    Because it's cool, man. :P

  17. Re:They almost have them already on Walmart Is Planning a Store Without Cashiers (recode.net) · · Score: 1

    I see other stores doing this too like Home Depot/Lowes. :(

  18. Re:Slashdot click tracking? on Amazon Tries To Figure Out the Packaging Box Problem It Created (t.co) · · Score: 1

    Even without t.co, web sites can follow web browsers' referers. I usually disable that feature, but many web sites require it! :(

  19. Re:Laser printers can sit a long time on Ask Slashdot: Do You Print Too Little? · · Score: 1

    What about in colors? ;)

  20. Re:No Magic Left on Apple Seems To Have Forgotten About the Whole 'It Just Works' Thing (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    I am detail obsessed, and no one wants me especially in SQA testings. :(

  21. Re:Will have to get worse before it gets better on 'The Year That Software Bugs Ate the World' (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    Yep, companies too. They even care not about QA. MS axed its QA department years ago. I'm still unemployed after a year. :(

  22. I was using 2000 SR3 until October 2016 until my Windows XP Pro SP3's HDD crashed. :(

  23. Re:Military Humor on Ask Slashdot: What's The Worst IT-Related Joke You've Ever Heard? · · Score: 1

    Kernel Panic!

  24. Re:The IT crowds on What's The Best TV Show About Working in Tech? (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    Yea, we'll see...

  25. Re:The IT crowds on What's The Best TV Show About Working in Tech? (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    Yeah. The US' pilot version sucked. NBC is retrying too: http://www.darkhorizons.com/nb... ... Argh!!