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  1. Re: Users don't report bugs on Ask Slashdot: How Would You Stop The Deployment Of Unapproved Code Changes? · · Score: 2

    Are you the owner of Ham Radio Deluxe?

  2. Re:Commodore PET on Ask Slashdot: What Was Your First Home Computer? · · Score: 1

    Played "Miner" extensively on my PET.

  3. Re:Commodore PET on Ask Slashdot: What Was Your First Home Computer? · · Score: 1

    Yup, had a PET as my first. Upgraded to a VIC 20, then a C64 after that. Years later got a 286, then a 386sx16.

  4. Why does this have an AMD tag on it. It's an i5.

  5. Re:Binkleyterm... on Die-Hard Sysops Are Resurrecting BBS's From The 1980s (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Yup. I was running the northern california fidonet hub back in the 90-91 range. Those were the days...

  6. Re:I think someone without a degree wrote that sum on Why More Tech Companies Are Hiring People Without Degrees (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    Go back to your castle :)

  7. The data is NOT anonymized. Back when this all started I sent a request to Microsoft to know what kind of data was collected. They needed my Microsoft account name and the name of the computer. They then sent me a breakdown of the data collected. 1.2 million data points for a computer that had all the provided privacy options turned off (meaning disabled in settings). The laptop was simply loaded with windows 10, minimally configured to include things like the Japanese IME, and then left, logged on, unused, for 1 week. It simply sat there. 1.2 million data points collected. Details of the breakdown and conversation with Microsoft on my blog: http://init.sh/

  8. Re:The government won't save us! on Utah Supreme Court Ruling Bars Direct Sales of Teslas Through a Subsidiary (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    You do realize that all auto manufacturers in the USA receive the same subsidies, that's why they all have some sort of EV program.

  9. Re:If it tastes better on Most People Would Give Lab-Grown Meat a Try, New Survey Reveals (sciencealert.com) · · Score: 1

    2 words. Sous Vide. Perfect prep every time. Medium rare. Can even prepare them days in advance that way and store in the fridge cooked. Later, toss them on a hot grill for about 30 secs per side and it's perfect.

  10. Re:Define your terms, Verizon. on NYC Sues Verizon For Breaking Promise To Make FiOS Available To All Residents (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 0

    What's wrong with horse meat?

  11. Re:None of the above. on Which Linux Browser Is The Fastest? (zdnet.com) · · Score: 2

    username checks out.

  12. Then why do US citizens have to pay taxes to the USA no matter where in the world you live? Hypocrite much?

  13. Re:I play them just fine, no hang on YouTube Will Kill Unskippable 30-Second Ads Next Year (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Wow, APK is bad enough online. Could you imagine _living_ with that?

  14. Re:Assembly language is good enough for anyone... on Mozilla Binds Firefox's Fate To The Rust Language (infoworld.com) · · Score: 1

    sudo get him/her/it

  15. Sure there is. Don't watch tv, or put up an antenna and get OTA for free. That's what I do. The tv only exists for chromecasting netflix and youtube.

  16. Re:Do the right thing - stand against Trump's bigo on Trump's Executive Order Eliminates Privacy Act Protections For Foreigners (whitehouse.gov) · · Score: 1

    Freedom of, and freedom from are exactly the same thing. Some are NOT religious, and that is a valid choice under our system.

    Excerpt from Article 6 of the Constitution:

    "The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States."

    As to the rest about the founders, we'll never really know since we can't ask them. I've known many people who go to church because that is what they are expected to do in their community and they don't wish to be ostracized for their non-belief. I'm not going to go looking for sources because you're not one to read said sources and evaluate accordingly, but just in case: https://www.britannica.com/top...

  17. Re:Do the right thing - stand against Trump's bigo on Trump's Executive Order Eliminates Privacy Act Protections For Foreigners (whitehouse.gov) · · Score: 1

    You're citing biased sources. Really? BibleInfo and Adherents? How about something without a vested interest. That's right, there aren't any. They founders took great pains to ensure that none of their religious claptrap ended up in the constitution and founding documents, their own beliefs be damned. Also, freedom of religion is also freedom from religion. If you want to live in a theocracy, please, head yourself over to the middle east and find one, but keep your religion out of my government where it has no place.

    You also have to remember that back when the founding documents were being signed, people affiliated with churches because it was expected, not because of any kind of inherent belief, pretty much like most christians now. They go to church because they have always gone to church. The vocal ones are generally fundamentalist nutjobs.

  18. Re:Do the right thing - stand against Trump's bigo on Trump's Executive Order Eliminates Privacy Act Protections For Foreigners (whitehouse.gov) · · Score: 1

    Which part of the constitution/country is founded on "Judeo-Christian philosophy"? Go ahead, site a source. I'll wait.

  19. Re:Do the right thing - stand against Trump's bigo on Trump's Executive Order Eliminates Privacy Act Protections For Foreigners (whitehouse.gov) · · Score: 3, Funny

    Now it reads "No Vacancy"

  20. Ha Ha Ha! Where are your peas now?

  21. Re:Facebook Purity For the Win! on Facebook Dumps Personalized 'Trending Topics' After Backlash (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    in ublock origin:

    www.facebook.com###rightCol

    All gone!

  22. She kept closing the remote login request on Geek Avenges Stolen Laptop By Remotely Accessing Thief's Facebook Account (hothardware.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm going to bet he was using chrome remote desktop or some such. That's not "security software". Jeez, this reeks of incompetence if he's a "security expert".

    Real remote monitoring software for these purposes would silently mirror the screen on a remote system and not ask for permission. "The original owner is attempting to connect to this laptop. [A]ccept or [D]eny?

  23. Trees, for example, can't migrate towards colder areas quickly enough

    Are you suggesting that coconuts migrate?!?

  24. Re:Exaggerate much? on A Federal Judge's Decision Could End Patent Trolling (computerworld.com) · · Score: 2

    The nature of their product is such that it can't be made and distributed in any centralized way...

    Then why is it patentable? I wish we could go back to the way it was before, where you had to submit a physical working example of your invention when submitting a patent application. A patent on a business model should not be allowed.

  25. Re:Take the bus on Changing Other People's Flight Bookings Is Too Easy (computerworld.com) · · Score: 2

    Another one rides the bus.... And another comes on, and another comes on... another one rides the bus ehhh!