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  1. The more we learn about Facebook... on Facebook Says A Bug May Have Exposed The Unposted Photos Of Millions Of Users (buzzfeednews.com) · · Score: 1

    ... the worse Facebook looks.

  2. From an investment to a lottery ticket... on 'Cryptocurrencies Are Like Lottery Tickets That Might Pay Off in Future' (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    What's the next step?

  3. Re:Has not changed on FreeBSD 12 Released (freebsd.org) · · Score: 1

    ...FreeBSD is focused on being a traditional Unix system....

    FreeBSD is responsible for a lot of traffic on the 'Net. https://openconnect.netflix.co...

    ...FreeBSD was selected for its balance of stability and features, a strong development community and staff expertise. All code improvements, feature additions, and bug fixes are contributed directly back to the open source community via the FreeBSD committers on our team. We also strive to stay at the front of the FreeBSD development process, allowing us to have a tight feedback loop with other community and partner developers. The result has been a positive open source ecosystem that lowers our development costs and multiplies the effectiveness of our efforts....

  4. Re:Love and use FreeBSD on FreeBSD 12 Released (freebsd.org) · · Score: 1

    ... to the documentation...

    The Handbook is amazing! So much knowledge and wisdom has been accumulated in it.

  5. Re:Wasted 15+ years of my life on that garbage. on FreeBSD 12 Released (freebsd.org) · · Score: 1

    Look in the mirror.

  6. Re:Linux still playing catch up. on FreeBSD 12 Released (freebsd.org) · · Score: 1

    ZFS on FreeBSD.

    That has been nothing but an excellent experience for me.

  7. prompts you to try extensions on New Firefox Suggests Ways To Get More Out of the Web (cnet.com) · · Score: 2

    You mean extensions that Mozilla seems to regularly make not work once you get used to them?

  8. Re:Is Mozilla snooping if data never leaves device on New Firefox Suggests Ways To Get More Out of the Web (cnet.com) · · Score: 2

    ...Is it really "snooping"...

    Yes. It is the collection of data, data that is not used for the primary reason I use the browser. I give Mozilla a foothold on my device, I do not expect Mozilla to collect data within that foothold for use outside the reason why I use Mozill'a product.

  9. Please, don't. on New Firefox Suggests Ways To Get More Out of the Web (cnet.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    ...Mozilla's new Firefox 64 keeps an eye on what you're up to and prompts you ...

    Please do not do this. The last thing I need is yet another program trying to make "suggestions" to me.

  10. Re:It is time to re-evaluate and change how... on Californians Have Now Purchased Half a Million EVs (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    I agree about the weight component, and the emphasis thereof you suggest. I think there needs to be a better way to handle mileage, though. Why not take an odometer reading when the vehicle goes in for its routine emissions inspection? The owner could report the estimated mileage each year, and it is confirmed during the emissions inspection.

  11. It is time to re-evaluate and change how... on Californians Have Now Purchased Half a Million EVs (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    ... vehicular infrastructure is paid for. As a larger percentage of vechicles eschew fossil fuels, there needs to be a better way to fund road and highway improvements than fossil fuel taxes.

  12. Yeah, I always negotiate multi-million $$$ ... on Driveway Encounter With Microsoft's President Led To $25 Million For Code.org · · Score: 2

    ... deals with the person I share my driveway with, while standing in the driveway. I mean, we're neighbors, it's not that we don't see each other....

  13. Now that Microsoft is using google's web-browser engine, google, and google alone, will decide the future of the web.

  14. The true purpose of the survey... on Half of All Tech Workers Surveyed Think Their Workplace Is 'Unhealthy' (wfaa.com) · · Score: 1

    ... is probably to get more people to download their app.

  15. What is meant by "unhealthy?" on Half of All Tech Workers Surveyed Think Their Workplace Is 'Unhealthy' (wfaa.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I mean really. The question itself is designed to give non-meaningful results. Why waste the time of /. readers with something so flawed?

  16. Probably due to Apple's insistence upon a steeply-increasing price for its products because of the development costs of features that Apple tells its customer they want, as opposed to features that Apple's customers tell Apple they need.

  17. Microsoft has changed the way it approaches design on Microsoft's Designers Are Now Working Together on the Future of Windows, Office and Surface (theverge.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Will the "new way" be as successful as the "new way" Microsoft implements Quality Assurance?

  18. Press is not ganging up on facebook... on Facebook Employees Are So Paranoid They're Using Burner Phones To Talk To Each Other (nymag.com) · · Score: 1

    ... "It's otherwise rational, sane people who're in Mark's orbit spouting full-blown anti-media rhetoric, saying that the press is ganging up on Facebook, ...

    If facebook had not done the entirely stupid and irresponsible things that it looks as if they have done, I doubt if the press would be reporting about the deeds of facebook. Those people mentioned as being in Mark's orbit need to look at themselves for the cause of all the press attention.

  19. The more we learn about Facebook... on Facebook Used Its VPN App To Track Competitors, Documents Reveal (mashable.com) · · Score: 1

    ... the worse Facebook looks.

  20. ... the worse Facebook looks.

  21. Since Facebook's main feature seems to be... on Facebook Ends Platform Policy Banning Apps That Copy Its Features (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    ... the collection and distribution of personal data, I would say that this new development does not bode well for privacy and security.

  22. I never use ggogle search while logged in... on Google Personalizes Search Results Even When You're Logged Out, a DuckDuckGo Study Finds (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    ... yet I get personalized results. It is kind of freaky...

  23. ... and if they banned all vehicles ... on Madrid's Ban On Polluting Vehicles Cuts Traffic By Nearly 32 Percent In Some Areas (theverge.com) · · Score: 0

    ... they'd probably have cut traffic by 100%.

  24. golang? on Mapping the Spectral Landscape of IPv6 Networks (duo.com) · · Score: 1, Interesting

    I've been seeing some golang spider probing my websites in an odd way, so now it is blocked.

  25. Insurance companies? on Amazon Starts Selling Software To Mine Patient Health Records (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    Will insurance companies get access to the data and use it to raise rates?