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  1. I'd really like to see competition for Amazon... on Ebay: Yes, Speedy Shipping Really Is a Thing With Us (cnet.com) · · Score: 2

    ... but I have a difficult time trusting many of the vendors on EBay. There have been far too many scams on EBay in the past, and I'm not convinced EBay has grown past that phase of their life. Additionally, the emphasis on PayPal with the EBay vendors is not good in my eyes.

  2. You will obey Microsoft, resistance is futile... on Windows 10 Will Download Some Updates Even Over a Metered Connection (winsupersite.com) · · Score: 1

    ... forcing some updates necessary for "smooth operation" to download even on these connections...

    It seems that Microsoft really needs to keep those data harvesting operations running smoothly, as they may now be a source of revenue for Microsoft.

  3. Re:Nonsense on Could We Eliminate Spam With DMARC? (zdnet.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    I have both DMARC and SPF installed and configured correctly... I still get spam! ...

    DMARC and SPF are for senders, not recipients. You can set up DMARC and SPF all you want for your domains, but if the senders who send you mail do not set it up for *their* domains, and you do not reject emails that DMARC flags for you, then you're going to continue getting spam.

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    And that's the point of TFA. More email senders have to set up DMARC, et al. When enough have set up DMARC, then it will be possible for your server to reject most spam.

    All the spammer has to do is also set up SPF and DMARC.

    With the authenticated sender (via DMARC and SPF) you would know it is a spammer. That's the point

  4. Windows 10 is most secure version? on Windows 10 UAC Bypass Uses Backup and Restore Utility (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    ...This technique only works in Windows 10 (not earlier OS versions)...

    Tell me it's not true, Microsoft!

  5. Fragmentation is good for Linux distributions on Firefox Goes PulseAudio Only, Leaves ALSA Users With No Sound (omgubuntu.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Firefox needs to get on board, and work in the environments that are present, not the environment they want.

  6. May it rest in peace on Microsoft To End Support For Windows Vista In Less Than a Month (pcworld.com) · · Score: 1

    I remember when Vista was first released. The teenagers around here would say that someone had "Vista'd" if they screwed up completely.

  7. Open spaces do not boost productivity... on 58% of High-Performance Employees Say They Need More Quiet Work Spaces (cnbc.com) · · Score: 2

    ... they reduce office costs. The move from walled offices to cubicles to industrial open spaces was not done because productivity increased. It was done because each step was cheaper to build and much easier (and cheaper) to modify than the previous step.

  8. Re:Proof was not given... on Proof Daylight Saving Time Is Dumb, Dangerous, and Costly (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    ...So there is a correlation between Accidents and DST....

    There may be a correlation between accidents and DST, I'm not denying that....

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    Causality, well that is a different story.

    To me it looks as if there is a group of people who just do not like DST. So they've gone out and tried to search for reasons why DST is bad. When playing in the realm of statistics and correlation, you tend to find what you're looking for. Whether or not it is a valid causality.

    I think we should eliminate lunch hours, because of all the pedestrian accidents that occur during that hour each weekday. Far more, on a yearly basis, that what happens during the DST time changes.

  9. Re:Proof was not given... on Proof Daylight Saving Time Is Dumb, Dangerous, and Costly (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    DST happens on different dates every year,...

    Different days of the month, but not different weekdays. Nice try. Wanna play again?

  10. Proof was not given... on Proof Daylight Saving Time Is Dumb, Dangerous, and Costly (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Proof Daylight Saving Time Is Dumb, Dangerous, and Costly

    A correlation was cited, but causation was not proven. There are more pedestrian accidents between noon and 1pm. But that does not mean that lunch hour needs to be eliminated.

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    Nice try. Wanna play again?

  11. Protect the consumers, not the ISPs on GOP Senators' New Bill Would Let ISPs Sell Your Web Browsing Data (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    ...Flake's announcement said he's trying to "protect consumers from overreaching Internet regulation."...

    But who is going to protect consumers from the ISPs' lobbyist-purchased legislation that our Republican congress passes?

  12. apps and the filter bubble on Developer Proclaims Death of Cyberfox Web Browser (ghacks.net) · · Score: 1
    The web browsers are under attack. Whether or not they will survive is a valid discussion. As the Internet moves more and more towards mobile, the web browser seems to be replaced by apps for one's favorite sites. The encapsulation of the experience.

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    This concept has been noted and written about for a few years that I know about. It is good to see a more mainstream site like /. piling on th eissue of the closing of the Internet.

  13. Re:the widely-used web browser on Mozilla Firefox 52 Released As ESR Branch, Will Receive Security Updates Until 2018 (softpedia.com) · · Score: 1

    According to netmarketshare it's 11.7% ...

    Thanks for the update.... Now, about those rendering issues...

  14. How Firefox's market share risen above 10% yet? What is Mozilla doing to make Firefox more compatible with sites that work well on other browsers?

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    https://www.netmarketshare.com...

  15. Re:Terabytes over decades on NTFS on Ask Slashdot: Best File System For the Ages? · · Score: 1

    ...'ve got somewhere between 20-30 TB that has been accumulating for more than 20 years on NTFS...

    Given what appears to be Microsoft's strategy slowing morphing away from [consumer] OS's, I'd be reluctant to need to rely on Microsoft for anything long-term.

  16. Some platforms would go away... on Ask Slashdot: What Would Happen If All Software Ran On All Platforms? · · Score: 1

    ... if the only real advantage they had was that certain apps ran only on that platform (aside: looking towards Redmond...)

  17. Snippets a problem? Yes? on Google's Featured Snippets Are Worse Than Fake News (theoutline.com) · · Score: 1

    But the snippet problem can easily be resolved. Worse than fake news, not really. Fake news will be around and tossed around almost as a weapon, cf., this thread.

  18. USB temp device on Hidden Backdoor Discovered In Chinese IoT Devices (techradar.com) · · Score: 1

    A couple of months ago I purchased a temperature measuring device that plugs into a USB port. The device was made in China by a Chinese company and shipped directly from China. I am really reluctant to plug it into any USB port nowadays, as I do not know what will be activated in the device once it gets power. Coming from China, I doubt if it would be anything good...

  19. No way to correct a false report... on Ask Slashdot: How Would You Handle A Bogus Copyright Infringement Notice? · · Score: 1

    ...I contacted that group and was directed to their FAQ. Worryingly, there's no way to correct a false report. The entire FAQ is written from the position that either you, or someone on your network, definitely downloaded what you're accused of downloading. ...

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    The goal for them is the collection of money from people, not the determination of actual guilt.

  20. Distracted drivers on Curated Advertising Is Coming To Highway Billboards (technologyreview.com) · · Score: 1

    That's just what we need more of ... distracted drivers trying to read bright moving images on a billboard while driving at 55mph.

  21. What's Apple gonna do when iPhone fades? on Apple Losing Out To Microsoft and Google in US Classrooms (macrumors.com) · · Score: 0
    They don't seem to have anything in the pipeline, and the iPhone is approaching the "milk it, cash cow" phase of product lifetime. Lots of minor new features with lots of hype seems to be the current iPhone development mantra.

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    Is Apple slowly turning into a "has been" just as the doughnut is ready?

  22. The command wasn't mis-typed, the scope was wrong.

    And how did the wrong scope appear? By magic? Or did someone enter it?

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    Having the wrong scope is precisely one of the types of errors a script and a second set of eyes will help to prevent.

  23. Procedures are just the archaeology of mistakes..

    Fortunately, that procedure was put into place because of a small mistake, and the procedure prevented much larger mistakes down the road.

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    Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.

    Experience is the worst teacher; it gives the test before the lesson. ---Vernon Law

  24. ... we never, NEVER typed such critical commands. They were always entered into a script, and the script double-checked by a second set of eyes. While we did have some minor inconsequential errors, we never had a major error because of mis-typed commands.

  25. Re:Digital encryption on Americans Have Fewer TVs On Average Than They Did In 2009 (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    And yet another example how DRM hurts everyone but the pirates.