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  1. We are a recent cord cutter! on Cord-Cutting Spikes Fivefold In Cable TV's Worst Quarter Ever (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    Went from $240 a month for triple play to about $120 for about the same service.
    Here's what I am using:
    1. OTA with Tablo (4 channel at a time recording) - 5tb hard drive. We record EVERYTHING! We get about 35 channels, crystal clear.
    2. Playstation Vue
    3. Dropped the phone line - wife doesn't miss the junk calls and kids are grown so no strong need for 911.

    We continue to have these services.
    1. Netflix
    2. Hulu plus
    3. Amazon prime

  2. Re:T-Mo (no cut off, no extra fees) on Slashdot Asks: Which Wireless Carrier Do You Prefer? · · Score: 1

    That right there is the top reason why t-mobile rocks. That ceo of theirs knows how to treat their customers.

  3. if bolt is any indication on Tesla Deal Boosts Chinese Presence in US Auto Tech (reuters.com) · · Score: 0

    Outlook isn't so good for tesla if bolt is selling around 1000 per month.
    http://www.greencarreports.com...

  4. A bit early for April fools day. on Dutch Scientist Proposes Circular Runways For Airport Efficiency (curbed.com) · · Score: 1

    not worth a body

  5. I hope they get remove the mini map and scrolling.

  6. after several years of use... on Disney Develops Room With 'Ubiquitous Wireless' Charging (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    all users were found to be left brained could no longer have creative thoughts.

  7. Re:This number is provably false on Amazon Now Has More Than 341,000 Employees -- Added 110,000 People Last Year (geekwire.com) · · Score: 1

    Right, these are mostly medium to low wage workers. You can't compare these numbers with Google and Microsoft. It's a different type of work force.
    You need to compare it against the likes of Walmart.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... says Walmart has 2.3 million employees.

  8. HAH I called it. on GitLab Says It Found Lost Data On a Staging Server (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Nice thing about having all these release stages is that they are tested before promoting to the next stage.
    Process for updating any stage:
    1. copy data from next stage.
    2. deploy new code
    3. TEST TEST TEST

  9. Clearly a case of too much deving and not enough oping.
    I see no mention of alarms. With all those failures there must have been some notification.
    Chances are they were lost in the nested folders of outlook with millions of other false alarm alerts.
    They must have a mirrored test zone that they can copy from.
    Lesson learned. Test your backups, regularly!

  10. Re:6 times closer than the moon? on Asteroid Whizzing By Earth 6 Times Closer Than the Moon (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    This is more of a math issue than it is a language issue. Horrifying any one who took middle school algebra.

  11. Between Samsung and Apple on LG Continues To Bleed Money, Thanks To Smartphones (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    rock and a hard place. Time to go find a different pond.

  12. Considering how pervasive macbook is in the developer community it's about damn time!
    My workload requires around 25 gig of memory. So, my $3000 MBP is just a remote terminal to an ESX box and a sandbox for my side projects.

  13. Re:What about limiting bandwidth? on Verizon Purges Unlimited Data Customers, Targets Those Using 200GB (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Huuu sounds familiar... like our health care system. Nothing new here. Standard company profit tactics.

  14. YOU'RE FIRED! let the tragic comedy commence!

  15. This is the long game for red states. on Trump Picks Top Climate Skeptic To Lead EPA Transition (cbsnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Drown out the coastal blue states and profit!

  16. 0 to 60 in 3.8 sec on Tesla: Model X Accident Caused By Driver Error, Not Autopilot (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    to be expected. what would have been just a roar of the engine will now land you across the street.

  17. hey at least it kept my house warm on Nest's Time At Alphabet: A 'Virtually Unlimited Budget' With No Results (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    some of the time.

  18. controls the future. who controls the future, controls the past. Jedi mind trick has nothing on NK.

  19. somebody gonnnnna get huuuuuurt! on North Korea Ballistic Missile Explodes On Launch Fourth Straight Time · · Score: 1

    stick carrot

  20. I know where to go when on World's Longest, Deepest Rail Tunnel Opens In Switzerland (latimes.com) · · Score: 1

    the bombs start flying. Probably safer than NORAD.

  21. writing was on the wall on Microsoft Is Laying Off 1,850 to Streamline Its Smartphone Business (theverge.com) · · Score: 2

    this wall:
    http://www.idc.com/prodserv/sm...
    should have left many year ago.

  22. good luck on Holloween on Google Plans To Bring Password-Free Logins To Android Apps By Year-End (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    face recognition, nope! normal walking pattern, hell.. unlocking phone to take a selfie.. denied. maybe this is a good thing after all. how about running from a mugger use case? face recognition, tough after a punch to the face running pattern, def not normal calling 911, better hope the phone has emergency dial from locked screen.

  23. real world testing on Scientists In Japan Build 100Gbps Wireless Network Using Terahertz Transmitter · · Score: 1

    throw in a running microwave oven and at a distance of 1/2 mile.

  24. open source warfare on A Small Secret Airstrip In Africa Is the Future of America's Way of War · · Score: 1

    you will know full well that this war machine is coming and you may contribute by providing negative test cases.
    get to work! we expect many bug reports.

  25. Re:Is china crucial / school system even setup for on China's Tech Copycats Transformed Into a Hub For Innovation (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    I actually grew up on a farm in a third world country and I couldn't agree more. I was awe struck by all the technology (80's) and that without a doubt got me in to this career. The lust obviously wore off over the many decades but it's still a huge differentiator when I see peers who don't share that sense of wonder and curiosity for new tech.