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  1. I use Nova launcher. Similar to the stock Sony Xperia launcher with some nice additional touches. I can't think of anything about it that annoys me.

  2. Re:Well yeah because phones/tablets on Chrome Now Accounts For 55% of All Web Browsing (hothardware.com) · · Score: 1

    I use Firefox on my Android smartphone because it supports Ublock/Adblock.

  3. Re:You bet your ass they are on Uber Loses Right To Classify UK Drivers as Self-Employed (theguardian.com) · · Score: 2

    You think that Uber allow their "contractors" to negotiate their own salaries? They offer everyone less than minimum wage and say "take it or leave it".

  4. Recently switched to KDE. on KDE Turns 20, Happy Birthday! (softpedia.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I was always sniffy about KDE from way back when it was built using a non-free version of Qt. Recently I have found myself getting so annoyed by GNOME Shell that I decided to give it a try.

    What do you know? I really like it. It looks great and can be configured to work more or less how I like it. I think it might be a keeper.

    This is whatever version of KDE comes with Debian Jessie.

  5. Re:Isn't it supposed to play Netflix too? on Firefox 49 Arrives With Improvements (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    Ahh - it works if you configure a user agent add-on to report the browser as Chrome on Linux. Neat...

  6. Re:Isn't it supposed to play Netflix too? on Firefox 49 Arrives With Improvements (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    When I try to view Netflix using FireFox 49 on Linux it asks me to install Silverlight...

  7. No Adblock on Android on Google Cast Is Now Baked Into Chrome, No Extension Needed (trustedreviews.com) · · Score: 1

    Chrome on Android does not support Adblock so I use Firefox on Android.

    If I use Firefox on Android I might as well use it on Windows and Linux.

    So I stopped using Chrome.

  8. Political Evolution on A Majority Of Millennials Now Reject Capitalism, Poll Shows (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    It doesn't have to be "Communism" (or if you prefer it "Socialism") vs "Capitalism".

    Human beings are endlessly inventive. We can create new kinds of socio-economic systems which improve upon anything we have seen before and are acceptable to the large majority of the population.

    Maybe. I hope so.

  9. My comment that people take screenshots of their Guardian comments and tweet them with the hashtag "#censoredbycif" was itself removed by the Guardian's moderators.

    http://www.chadfield.com/2015/...

  10. I recently gave up visiting the Guardian website after being an avid reader since my student days in early 80s. The reason for this was an increase in click-bait articles combined with heavy handed and capricious moderators in the comments section.

  11. I just want to state, for the record, that I am a big wanker. And I don't care who knows it...

  12. PR Stunt on Microsoft's 'Teen Girl' AI Experiment Becomes a 'Neo-Nazi Sex Robot' · · Score: 1

    Has all the hallmarks of a PR stunt to get MS+AI in the news. It worked perfectly.

  13. Re:Why conceal it? on Tiny Vermont Brings Food Industry To Its Knees On GMO Labels (ap.org) · · Score: 1

    It is commonly referred to as "Darwin's Theory of Evolution". That is hardly hiding the fact that it is a scientific theory...

  14. Niche Product on Is $699 Too Much For a 13.3-inch Android E-ink Reader? · · Score: 1

    As this is such a niche product - I certainly have no interest in it - I guess the price is okay for whoever really needs such a device.

    I am still content with my old Kobo touch. The battery life is still okay and it is in great condition considering I take it to work with me every day. If it broke I would almost certainly replace it with a newer Kobo model as I have got such great value from my current one.

  15. I am using Chrome with Adblock Plus on Android. As long as you can change the proxy settings for WiFi and mobile connections (and I can) it works fine. My phone (Sony Xperia Z3) is not even rooted. You have to download it from the Adblock site as Google have blocked it from the Play store.

  16. Re:Trend towards illegibility on Amazon's Thin Helvetica Syndrome: Font Anorexia vs. Kindle Readability (teleread.com) · · Score: 1

    Debian with this: https://wiki.debian.org/Fonts#... fonts.conf looks great IMHO. I wish I knew why this configuration is not the default...

  17. This is just ridiculous. The problem here is that the attacker was able to create a new DNS sub-domain. The Let's Encrypt angle is just a red herring from a company (Trend Micro) that wants to make money selling SSL certificates.

  18. Re:darknet? on After Paris, ISIS Moves Propaganda Machine To Darknet (csoonline.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    The other side is facing away at all times and is permanently in shadow.

    Usenet?

  19. Re:Gambling on Another 'StarCraft' Cheating Scandal Rocks Korea (playerattack.com) · · Score: 1

    The reality is that people who gamble are stupid. The house - or whoever makes the rules - always wins. They are the smart guys who wouldn't even be in the game if they weren't winning.

  20. Gambling on Another 'StarCraft' Cheating Scandal Rocks Korea (playerattack.com) · · Score: 1

    Gambling is stupid. Anyone who gambles is already being ripped off.

  21. Voice Search on Google Drops Desktop Voice Search In Chrome (google.com) · · Score: 1

    I use it on my mobile sometimes because it seems quicker and easier than wrestling with the on-screen keyboard. On a device with a real keyboard I have no use for it.

  22. If your content is any good you can produce it without polluting it with advertising:
        http://www.noagendashow.com/

  23. Mice on Endocannabinoids Contribute To Runner's High · · Score: 5, Funny

    Mice get runner's high? No wonder they love those little wheels...

  24. Re:Vitality is defined by users, not developers. on OpenIndiana Hipster 2015.10: Keeping an Open-Source Solaris Going · · Score: 1

    I loved CDE. Went out of my way to find Motif apps for everything. Even Netscape Communicator was Motif based! So sad that it faded like it did.

  25. Re:Drink on The Decline of 'Big Soda': Is Drinking Soda the New Smoking? · · Score: 2

    Oh, and even better is 100 JPY for a bottle of iced Oolong tea from a convenience store. Oishii ne.