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  1. Re:If it ain't broke, fix it on AT&T Wants To Overhaul HBO, Says It Isn't Profitable Enough (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    Because when I have a 60" TV with a sound system, I *totally* want to squint at my phone instead.

  2. Re:Reigniting the browser wars on Firefox and the 4-Year Battle To Have Google To Treat It as a First-Class Citizen (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    I think the real news here is that there's a mobile version of Firefox in the first place. Do we have any reason to believe that this mobile version has had the same recent improvements as the desktop version?

    Anyone else remember when Firefox first came out, as the lean/mean alternative to Netscape?

  3. Re:Would Love Buckling Spring on Modern Layout on 'Why I Use the IBM Model M Keyboard That's Older Than I Am' (yeokhengmeng.com) · · Score: 1

    Before or after some deranged weasel swapped Control (which everyone uses) and capslock (which nobody uses)?

  4. Re: Beware Leaky DNA on Data From Open-Source Ancestry Site Leads to More Arrests (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    What about making other people pay because of what one puts into one's mouth?

  5. Re:Beware Leaky DNA on Data From Open-Source Ancestry Site Leads to More Arrests (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    This.

    More controversially, I wonder what percentage of costs would be reduced if we:

    o Allowed and facilitated access to assisted suicide for *everyone* in chronic pain or with a terminal condition

    o Stopped covering willful self-inflicted chronic conditions, ie. lung cancer for smokers, colon cancer for meat eaters.

  6. Re: Wait for the midterm. on Bill To Save Net Neutrality Is 46 Votes Short In US House (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    The sorts that voted for the cheeto are by and large not ones to pay attention. This is my fear for the upcoming midterm elections.

    Remember that the people decided against Trump, but that gerrymandering and bizarre anachronistic aggregation devices put him in power anyway.

  7. Re:Kids these days on Finally, It's the Year of the Linux... Supercomputer (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    But yet we like the "supercomputer" term so much that we've conflated it with "cluster".

  8. Re:It is solvable on Plastic Recycling Is a Problem Consumers Can't Solve (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    I fully agree with the second point. In principle at least. When packaging food products, the resin choice can depend on reactivity with and of the contents. Would be nice to say "use glass for everything" but that has the side-effect of weight costing more to transport, etc.

    I think the problem is less labeling than the inconsistent guidance consumers are given. For example, cartons used for eg. soy milk are multi-layer laminates that conventional wisdom says are impractical to recycle -- yet we're told here to put them in the recycling bin. Many paper items that elsewhere go into yard/food waste here are trash -- except pizza boxes. The solid waste people send out a poster that disagrees with the sticker they put on the collection bin, and both are way too vague. We are told explicitly to recycle based on shape not on resin, so I can only imagine that metals are extracted and the rest burned or landfilled.

    As for single-stream vs separate, it's not so much a matter of saving people a few seconds as of compliance: people in this country have a stick up their ass about doing the right thing, and having to exercise even a modicum of judgement.

  9. You can get a Ubiquiti WAP to stay up for an hour? Kudos!

  10. Re:Bad arguments on Judge Rules Big Oil Can't Be Sued For Climate Change Costs (cbsnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Let's keep ignoring the 800 pound steer in the room too: the contribution of animal agriculture.

  11. ... or you want to use it in your car.

  12. Re:Let's set aside our political differences on A CO2 Shortage is Causing a Beer and Meat Crisis in Britain (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    More like a celebration. Industries that exist only because testosterone poisoning.

  13. Re:"Our state is losing millions for education.... on Supreme Court Rules States Can Require Online Retailers To Collect Sales Tax (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    The irony is that South Dakota made it very clear in 2016 that they don't *want* healthcare and education.

  14. Re:I'm as lefty as they get on GitHub, Medium Remove Public ICE Employee Data Repository (obsceneworks.com) · · Score: 1

    Figures that a racist would hide behind anonymity.

  15. My point exactly, maybe I was too subtle.

  16. Why start now?

  17. TY! It was so obvious I was surprised nobody had beat me to it.

  18. Re:Guns don't kill people ... on Guy Robs Someone At Gunpoint For Domain Name, Gets 20 Years In Jail (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    No no no, it's gargoyles. Just ask Nick O'Malley.

  19. Re:ICANN should stop requiring physical address on Guy Robs Someone At Gunpoint For Domain Name, Gets 20 Years In Jail (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    My accountant or lawyer? Seriously? If someone is rich enough to have either, they're already on top of this.

  20. Re:What do you mean no one knows? on Guy Robs Someone At Gunpoint For Domain Name, Gets 20 Years In Jail (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Naw, given the domain, clearly the guy wanted it for Kendy.

    Integral Trees. Think about it.

  21. Come on, this is simple bistromathics. They curve around and meet. Sheesh.

  22. I graduated high school with a 1510 SAT score (this was before they expanded it) and a ~3.94 GPA. MIT told me they rejected me because my GPA wasn't up to the SAT score.

    I have to believe that even with the above not submitting scores will still place one at a disadvantage, but one in which it will be harder to prove bias.

    My first thought reading the summary above was "Someone actually required the ACT?" When I was applying to colleges, I didn't see a single one that required it, and there was nowhere close to me that administered it.

  23. Re: How About "Good Enough"? on On The Sad State of Macintosh Hardware (rogueamoeba.com) · · Score: 1

    Front loaders don't live up to the hype. Leaks can be a problem, as can mold. A decent top loader has variable water level and the smell / mold factor isn't an issue.

  24. Re:Apple only a consumer-level gadget company now. on On The Sad State of Macintosh Hardware (rogueamoeba.com) · · Score: 1

    "I can't see a professional of any stripe using a Mac anymore."

    The vast majority of us don't need esoteric graphics, but do need usable terminal and SSH clients.

  25. Re:For what use? on Laptops With 128GB of RAM Are Here (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Plus the latency of cell data wouldn't make for a great experience.