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  1. Re:Why do they need to be REPLACED? on There Are Real Reasons For Linux To Replace ifconfig, netstat and Other Classic Tools (utoronto.ca) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    What's wrong with just ADDING newer commands and leaving the old ones?

    People would just keep using the old ones and ignore the new ones. This would be a blow to the egos of the people reinventing the wheel and hence can't be allowed.

  2. Re:All politians have no respect for security on Trump Ignores 'Inconvenient' Security Rules To Keep Tweeting On His iPhone, Says Report (politico.com) · · Score: 1

    He will almost certainly go down in history as the worst US president ever on all fronts.

    Dude, don't say shit like that! I can hear 59% of US voters saying "hold my beer" to each other as I type this...

  3. Re:For algorithms _designed_ to discriminate? on New Toronto Declaration Calls On Algorithms To Respect Human Rights · · Score: 1

    In cases where we are worried about racism, perhaps AI simply isn't practical, and we're better off judging each individual case ourselves on imperfect but clearly defined criteria that are free of undesirable bias.

    You know, that's a really great idea.

    Even better, we should write down all the clearly defined criteria, and then feed that and the data into a computer using some kind of scheme where it'll give the output. That'll ensure that there's none of that nasty bias you get when people do those sorts of things.

  4. Re:Google's approach to music is why I use Power A on YouTube Unveils New Streaming Service 'YouTube Music,' Rebrands YouTube Red (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    I tried it. Having your music in the cloud is really slick, when it works. I live in the country, though, so it usually doesn't. Eventually I got tired of that bug where it would drain the phone battery while trying to download a playlist. Wiped my music from the service and manually load things myself.

    I still have it installed, but I've completely disabled network access (mobile or wifi). I'd remove it entirely but it seems to be the only music player that works sanely with Android Auto.

  5. With absolutely no successes.

    There was a period of time (around Windows Mobile 6) where they really were a strong contender in the business space.

    Then RIM got up to speed.

  6. Re:Painless and humane eh? on States Turn To an Unproven Method of Execution: Nitrogen Gas (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    People survive single gunshots to the head way more frequently than you'd like to know about I think.

    Depends on the size of the gun, doesn't it? 30mm at close range should have a fairly low survival rate.

  7. Because the last thing that this world needs is the ability for the rich and powerful to live even longer, like some real life vampires that will literally prey on the rest of humanity.

    Yeah, but if you were going to have to eat the rich, wouldn't you prefer that they be tender and succulent instead of tough and stringy?

  8. Re:So? on Ubuntu Considering an HTML5-Based OS Installer (phoronix.com) · · Score: 1

    144 Slashdot posters evidently...

    They're just here for the arguments.

  9. Re:So? on Ubuntu Considering an HTML5-Based OS Installer (phoronix.com) · · Score: 1

    People who like being able to install with less than 8GB of RAM.

    Of the Linux distros I'd choose to run on a lighter system, Ubuntu is not (any longer) on the list.

  10. So? on Ubuntu Considering an HTML5-Based OS Installer (phoronix.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    He's talking about replacing Ubuntu's configuration/install engine with... a different configuration/install engine. It's fundamentally just a big script that gathers input from the user and punts the results to a bunch of other scripts and applications to do the actual install magic.

    Other than the people maintaining it, who really gives a shit what language/framework it's built with?

  11. OK, so now the text is measured in miles?

    That seems rather progressive for the Vatican. I'd expect it to be measured in some archaic unit like cubits, rods, or choirboy penises...

  12. Re:Obviously on Will the T-Mobile, Sprint Merger Be Bad For Consumers? (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    two large telcos will be for it, two against it

    I'm not so sure of that. It wouldn't shock me if the two "against it" will be perfectly fine with the merger, as long as the new merged telco gets saddled with a shitload of conditions that affected it's ability to compete... in order to protect consumers, of course.

  13. Obviously on Will the T-Mobile, Sprint Merger Be Bad For Consumers? (vice.com) · · Score: 2

    As a general rule of thumb, when it's something a large telecom corporation wants then it's almost certainly bad for consumers. If it's something a large telecom corporation is against, then it's probably good for consumers.

    I'm sure you could find an exception to that rule if you looked, but I don't find that it's wrong often enough to lose sleep over.

  14. Re:Canada's border controls? on US Keeps China, Puts Canada on IP Priority Watch List (reuters.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    Canada should build a wall and send the bill to Trump.

    Nice try, but we'll wait until you elect someone who actually pays his bills.

  15. So hunting white rhinoceros or elephants or dolphins or any other animal would increase their numbers?

    In theory, if the money raised by hunting actually goes towards conserving and protecting them.

    In practice, where corruption is high or where governments are basically non-existant, it's going to fail. Also, where the animals wander into jurisdictions where they aren't protected, the system will break down.

  16. Hell, no on Slashdot Asks: Should Android OEMs Adopt the iPhone's Notch? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    You know what? I don't mind a bit of top and bottom bezel. If anything, you could even go a bit taller.

    You know why? Because it leaves room for some proper dual front speakers.

    Fuck this "less bezel" and "thinner" bullshit that disappears as soon as we stick the phone in a proper case; give us functionality improvements.

  17. Re:L.A.: 120 poisons in the air on Coffee Requires Cancer Warning, California Judge Rules (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1, Funny

    Recently I was looking at an computer item on Newegg. There was a California notice that it was poisonous. How should I understand that???

    Chakras, in a nutshell.

    California is full of chakras; when chakras mingle with alloys and other man-made materials they generate harmful carcinogenic brain waves which interact with common vaccines to cause autism. The feds have been trying to destroy the chakras with chemtrails, but so far the California strains have been too resiliant.

    In regards to coffee, it's probably a side-effect of roasting being done in metal containers rather than all-natural clay.

  18. ... so far.

    19% to go.

  19. Re:It's ever commercial app, not just fb on Facebook Scraped Call, Text Message Data For Years From Android Phones (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    The mobile website won't do messaging.

    Yes, that's one of my favorite features.

  20. Re:It's ever commercial app, not just fb on Facebook Scraped Call, Text Message Data For Years From Android Phones (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    Nope; it will suck down your contacts and sms history faster than you can switch over to lock it down.

    LineageOS (formerly Cyanogenmod) with Privacy Guard enabled by default... I don't worry much about apps grabbing by address book anymore.

    That being said, installing the Facebook app is a bad idea. The mobile web site works okay, and I care about my battery life and data usage.

  21. Nope on Ask Slashdot: Is Beaming Down In Star Trek a Death Sentence? · · Score: 1

    It's actually done using special effects. Probably all digital editing in the newer shows.

  22. Re:What could possibly go wrong... on Chinese Companies Are Buying Up Cash-Strapped US Colleges (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    I guess you've never heard of "civil asset forfeiture", which is quite popular with many law enforcement departments these days.

    Pfft. That's for poor people who can't fight back.

    If you're the sort of rich person who has "investments" and can afford lawyers, you'll probably be fine.

  23. Am I the only one who see this as the equivalent of going over to the nearest gas station and volunteering to clean their bathrooms?

  24. Re:The problem here was the bridge itself on The Ordinary Engineering Behind the Horrifying Florida Bridge Collapse (wired.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Yeah, we have a couple where I work. Footbridges over a four lane highway. They seem solid... the newest one's been hit by dump and garbage trucks a couple times without any issue. But they're designed to be self-supporting rather than depending on external cable towers.

    My gut feeling is that if they'd just put a central support beam on that median in the center of the bridge it would've made quite a difference.

  25. If you're arguing that consumers shouldn't be able to fix stuff "because security", then we presume that you're promising the stuff you sell actually is secure and that you're willing to accept 100% liability when things get hacked?

    * crickets *

    Well then, fuck you too.