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  1. Re:For the Republican readers on Senate Votes To Kill FCC's Broadband Privacy Rules (pcworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Yeah, the past 8 years was "a disaster". [rolls eyes]

  2. Re:Again like I said! on Senate Votes To Kill FCC's Broadband Privacy Rules (pcworld.com) · · Score: 2

    That's funny. I'm aware of several companies that don't hire Trump supporters.

  3. Re:So now we need warning labels on jobs??? on The Gig Economy Celebrates Working Yourself to Death (newyorker.com) · · Score: 1

    You should probably seek some medical attention.

  4. Re:The American obsession with self-reliance on The Gig Economy Celebrates Working Yourself to Death (newyorker.com) · · Score: 3

    Where are my mod points today?

  5. Re:Digital Rights? on W3C Erects DRM As Web Standard (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Sounds like you're not going to use DRM. Good for you.

  6. Wells Fargo on Wells Fargo: All ATMs Will Take Phone Codes, Not Just Cards (go.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I wouldn't trust Wells Fargo any further than I could throw any of their crooked executives. Even if my credit unions offered this, I wouldn't link my cell phone to my banking info. That seems like an extremely bad idea.

  7. Re:What's the plan, Stan? on Twitter Suspended Hundreds of Thousands of Accounts Amid 'Violent Extremism' (fortune.com) · · Score: 1

    Who said anything about ending violent extremism? They're trying to attract advertisers who don't want to be associated with a platform used by lots of extremists.

  8. Fuck Wikileaks. I initially supported what they were trying to do, but they've proven to be complete assholes.

  9. Seems to me like it'd be simple assault.

  10. Re:if it were cheaper, yes. on What If You Could Eat Chicken Without Killing a Chicken? (theoutline.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    If this stuff is so much less taxing on the environment it should be much cheaper to produce.

    Econ 101. Look up the word "externalities".

  11. Re:I know it's trendy on US Federal Budget Proposal Cuts Science Funding (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    Government debt is nothing like personal debt. Completely unrelated. That's a lie that the Republicans parade out when they want to cut something that Democrats like, often out of pure spite.

  12. XP moment: not quite on Canonical Preps Security Lifeboat, Yells: Ubuntu 12.04 Hold-Outs, Get In (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 2, Interesting

    "In what's shaping up to be Canonical's Windows XP moment"

    In another 5-10 years, this may be true. Mainstream support for XP lasted a decade, and some versions were supported for 13 years. 5 years support for an OS is, as The Orange Asshole would say, "Sad!".

  13. Securing it from whom? on Many Smartphone Owners Don't Take Steps To Secure Their Devices (pewresearch.org) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    What's the point? Google & Apple and all of the app makers already have all of the data. The government can get to it whenever they'd like. Who would one be securing a phone from, exactly?

  14. I understand that's how they're supposed to work. I really doubt that Google would leave any data on the table, though.

  15. Yeah, no. Doesn't work like that.

    Why not? The EULA says that Google owns all the data in your Android phone.

  16. So people are already giving Google (and their customers) all of their personal data. This would allow people to give Google (and Google's customers) their fingerprints. Why stop there? Why not just give away DNA, as well?

  17. "But Messenger is fundamentally about chatting; it on ShatChat: How Facebook's Bizarre Obsession With Snapchat Is Ruining User Experience On Messenger (500ish.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    No. Messenger is fundamentally about mining data.

    Facebook doesn't give a flying fuck what you or anybody else things about Messenger or any of their software, so long as people continue to give them all of their personal information for free.

  18. Re:A mystery on Volkwagen Finally Pleads Guilty On 'Dieselgate' Charges (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Japanese cars are much more reliable, but German cars are much more fun. If you can afford car repairs and/or have a spare car or two, it's hard to beat German cars for fun.

  19. Are you asking for a detailed contract from Elon Musk for a battery installation for an Australian government? Do you need medical attention?

  20. It doesn't take two weeks to fly from Nevada to Australia.

  21. Re:Batteries from Nevada to Australia? on Elon Musk: I Can Fix South Australia Power Network in 100 Days Or It's Free (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Are you imagining that 10,000 Tesla employees board commercial aircraft carrying batteries in their carry-ons and checked luggage? You DO realize that good are often transported in ways that are different from the way in which you transport your own person, right?

  22. Lock in *and* data mining! on Google Launches Official Gmail Add-On Program (pcworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Whoa! Where do I sign up? This sounds like a great idea! I can give away EVEN MORE of my personal data to Google for CONVENIENCE! Yes, please!

  23. If you've got people calling your employer about something you did, you might want to take a step back and consider what you did. That's not something that happens to most people.

  24. Five years? on Dell Doubles Down On High-End Ubuntu Linux Laptops (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Five years worth of OS support? Really? That's totally impractical or very expensive for any non-Linux professional.

    Heck, most of my work is done on 5+ year old hardware, running a 7+ year old OS.

  25. Civics 101: One of the purposes of a democratically elected government is to strive to ensure equality and/or fairness. Everyone needs equal access to government resources. Are handicapped parking spaces also for "losers" as you so derisively describe them?