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  1. Re:They can't be sure..or can they? on 223 Stranded Whales Rescue Themselves (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    Ok...but why not lift them one at a time and dump them into the sea? Or simply roll them onto a tarp and drag this together with the beast into deep waters?

    Better than see hundreds dead and then have to deal with the rotting flesh, right?

  2. They can't be sure..or can they? on 223 Stranded Whales Rescue Themselves (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    "But they self-rescued, in other words the tide came in and they were able to float off and swim out to sea."

    Maybe this is what happened...

    "The tide was big enough that it took the dead whales with it out to sea..."

  3. Snowden shouldn't worry...we're a democracy on Russia Considers Sending Snowden Back To US As a 'Gift' To Trump (nbcnews.com) · · Score: 1

    That said, I should add that the USA isn't like those other countries that do things outside the law.

    Snowden should rest assured that all will be just fine.

    I must add that sources like these remind me of events leading to how USA handled matters related to Saddam's "weapons of mass destruction."

    We all know how that went, don't we?

  4. Is that your best? I counter... on Wikipedia Bans Daily Mail As 'Unreliable' Source (theguardian.com) · · Score: 2
  5. More information wouldn't hurt... on Wikipedia Bans Daily Mail As 'Unreliable' Source (theguardian.com) · · Score: 2

    ...which rarely puts in place a blanket ban on publications and which still allows links to sources such as Kremlin backed news organization Russia Today, and Fox News, both of which have raised concern among editors.

    Can one tell me where Russia Today has been wrong? I mean categorically wrong? I watch and listen to them regularly. They have been on the point in as far as I am concerned. I'd like to see some examples.

  6. Re:It's astonishing that on Firefox Fail: Layoffs Kill Mozilla's Push Beyond the Browser (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    I abandoned Mozilla/Firefox lost me when they lay in bed with Microsoft. To me, that was it, and I have never gone back. I also don't regret it one bit!

  7. I'd say this is very good news... on Microsoft Reports New Subscribers For Office 365 Plunged 62% (itworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Microsoft is having trouble selling $7-a-month subscriptions to Office 365. In the last three months of 2016, Microsoft added just 900,000 new subscriptions -- and throughout all of 2016, subscriptions increased by just 4.3 million.

    That means the market is almost saturated, which is surely good news. This is always the trend with very successful products. Same thing is happening to Apple and its iPhone.

  8. Here's how:

    How about writing, "The sheep are coming..."

    ...And this to mean something entirely different in the bad guys' minds?

    Easy and effective. Isn't it?

  9. If I were Google, this is where I'd put emphasis on Every Upcoming Chromebook Will Run Android Apps (laptopmag.com) · · Score: 1

    Why not make an office suite that *is8 actually a pleasure to use? I mean a suite that would give Microsoft's "365" product a run for its money?

    I am yet to find serious office users that find Google's offering that appealing. Is there any?

  10. Let's all thank Google. on Microsoft is Bringing Cortana To Android Lock Screen (mspoweruser.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Android users can opt-in to trial the new beta features over at the Google Play Store

    I'd like to see Apple do something close to this.

  11. Nice try Apple on US Appeals Court Revives Antitrust Lawsuit Against Apple (reuters.com) · · Score: 2

    ...users did not have standing to sue it because they purchased apps from developers, with Apple simply renting out space to those developers.

    This may bite Apple.

    Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer or historian.

  12. Does it really matter? Its market share is too low on Linux.com Announces The Best Linux Distros for 2017 (linux.com) · · Score: 1, Insightful

    2% folks! Just 2%!

  13. Edge..What Edge? on Rumors of Cmd's Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated (microsoft.com) · · Score: 2

    Cmd is one of the most frequently run executables on Windows with a similar number of daily launches as File Explorer, Edge and Internet Explorer!

    I wonder why they included Edge. I have never seen anyone use it. Is it that popular? I don't think so and the numbers show.

  14. Maybe folks have re-evaluated "value" on Apple To Cut iPhone Production By 10%: Nikkei (nikkei.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Even Apple has had difficulty creating appealing new features, stifling demand from customers who otherwise would look to upgrade to the latest device

    While I agree that Apple hasn't really been able to introduce new features, some folks around me have ditched the iPhone for its expense. I guess they are finally "coming to their senses."

    I always wondered why one would pay over US$900 for something that has functionality of other devices at half the cost; and would be "obsolete" in a year.

  15. Please do something about the headline! on Hackers Steal $31 Million at Russia's Central Bank (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Hackers Steal $31 Million From at Russia's Central Bank

    Doesn't sound right, or does it?

    Emphasis mine.

  16. Saddam's WMD stories were also fake news? on False Porn-on-CNN Report Shows How Quickly Fake News Spreads (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    while, as of early Saturday morning some sites are still running the original story claiming CNN did, in fact, broadcast 30 minutes of porn.

    In the time leading to the 2003 Iraq war, the WMD coverage must have been fake too. This story ran for more than a year!!! [Respectable] news outlets blabbing with government propaganda, that resulted into an unnecessary war, that killed several thousand people! So, this is an example of fake news too?

    Then after that, we blame Russia and those other entities we may not like? Can some soul explain this please? And what is the solution anyway?

    At the State Department, the spokesman dodges questions saying he can't confirm this or that - if the news isn't what the government wants to hear but confirms hospitals as having been bombed since all information is from "credible sources".

    I am saddened by all this. Who takes the blame I have no clue!!

  17. I smell a law suit here on Android Malware Used To Hack and Steal Tesla Car (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 2

    ...because the Tesla Android app stores the OAuth token in cleartext, and contains no reverse-engineering protection...

    There is a law suit I am smelling here. Am I alone?

  18. That's why the Russian's IMO, may be better on US Navy's High-Tech Ship Loses Power In Panama Canal (usni.org) · · Score: 1

    The ship's engineering plant -- the Integrated Power System (IPS) -- is arguably the most complex and unique in the service.

    This statement should have read: "The ship's engineering plant -- the Integrated Power System (IPS) -- is arguably the most complex, unique and prone to failure and hacking in the service.Eemphasis mine.

  19. Why has it taken [all] this long? on Red Hat Announces Fedora Will Support MP3 Playback (fedoraproject.org) · · Score: 1

    He added, "I know this has been a big wishlist item for a long time for a lot of people..."

    I am just wondering why this "big wishlist item" has taken this long. Anyone?

  20. The West better start paying attention... on Alibaba Breaks Records, Sells $17.7 Billion on Singles' Day (techinasia.com) · · Score: 1

    ...and here is why: -

    There was a report that Alibaba generated more revenue than Ebay and Amazon combined. Have a look

    I am afraid we in the west may soon cease to be that relevant when it comes to global or worldwide money matters, though I must admit that this is still way far off.

  21. I thought Americans had freedom of speech... on Mark Zuckerberg Says Fake News on Facebook Affecting the Election Is a 'Crazy Idea' (fortune.com) · · Score: 1, Insightful

    ...Yes, freedom of speech which includes the freedom to say what may certainly be irrelevant, inaccurate or plain wrong to a particular situation.

    has anyone ever followed the State Department's press conferences? I am sure that for those who have, its provision of "nonanswers" to difficult questions exposed the hypocrisy and utter disregard for the ordinary American.

    One regime we support is "allowed" to humiliate some human beings, but if the regime isn't what we support, we condemn and sanction!

    The trouble is, we then brag about it and preach! Americans looked through the BS and elected who they did.

    FB should ask those who are complaining to go chew on some carrots if they're looking for how to get their mouths busy in a way.

  22. Does Alibaba matter to those in the west? on Alibaba Posts $1 Billion in Sales in 5 Minutes on Singles' Day (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Does this Amazon like company matter to those in the west? Just want to know. How much of this billion dollars was because of activity from the west?

    How many of people in the west even know about Alibaba?

  23. Anyone expected Google to accept EU's assertions? on Google Rejects EU Antitrust Charges, Says Evidence is Lacking (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    "We never compromised the quality or relevance of the information we received. On the contrary, we improved it. That isn't 'favoring' -- that's listening to our customers,"

    Really! Is Google's response a surprise?

  24. Is it possible to force inter operability? on Facebook Tried To Buy Asian Snapchat Clone Snow (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 0

    Who will save us from the scourge of non inter operable chat clients? Just imagine if email were like that!!! In this sector, Big countries like China can help out. What else can the USA do?

  25. Re:Why not simply investigate the `nose dive?' on Chromification Continues: Firefox May Use Chrome's PDF and Flash Plugins (softpedia.com) · · Score: 1