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  1. Replacements? on Apple Discontinues Its AirPort Router Line (9to5mac.com) · · Score: 1

    --So, does anyone have any good recommendations for something to replace AirPort routers ?

  2. --WHODAFUQ at Apple decided it would be a grand idea to remove the ESCAPE KEY from the Apple keyboard???

    newyorkcity?gettherope.jpg

  3. " I'm gonna have to build you an extra arm just for high-fives! "

    / borderlands 2

  4. Re:Somewhat Similar Store in Wisconsin on Electronics Surplus Shop 'WeirdStuff Warehouse' Is Closing (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    --They also have an outlet in Chicago:

    https://www.sciplus.com/oursto...

  5. --Max Headroom was a WARNING, *not* a HOWTO...

  6. Re:It's in your pocket on Ask Slashdot: Why Are There No True Dual-System Laptops Or Tablet Computers? · · Score: 1

    --I saw a comment farther down by an AC that tripped a memory... Tails Live CD may be a cheap(er) solution than another SOC:

    https://distrowatch.com/table....

  7. Re:just run the 2nd OS in a VM and call it a day on Ask Slashdot: Why Are There No True Dual-System Laptops Or Tablet Computers? · · Score: 1

    --Came to post this and found your recommendation. ;-)

    https://distrowatch.com/table....

  8. Re:No problem, and thanks on Slashdot Outage Update · · Score: 1

    ...a 6-digit ID, you say...? Whoa.

  9. I wouldn't mind so much... on Salon Magazine Mines Monero On Your Computer If You Use an Ad Blocker (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    ...if they were willing to split HALF of the bitcoin mining with ME. Otherwise you're wanting to use MY resources for YOUR GAIN!

  10. Re:Alpine on Best Linux Distribution (linuxjournal.com) · · Score: 1

    --Remember the MCP (Master Control Program) in the original TRON movie? That's systemd in a nutshell...

  11. This is the kind of story... on Backblaze Hard Drive Stats for 2017 (backblaze.com) · · Score: 1

    ...that I most look forward to on Slashdot. I wish they'd also publish more stuff on SSD torture testing / failure rates.

  12. Re:Seems like a good thing! on Linux Has a USB Driver Security Problem (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    --Anymore, one of the only devices you can "trust" plugging a random USB device into would be a Raspberry Pi. Cheap and disposable if necessary; you can run ClamAV tests from there, and see if it lets out the magic smoke.

  13. Re:More Like Narrow-Banded on Reddit Conducts Wide-Ranging Purge of Offensive Subreddits (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Niven pretty well answered the whole "anarchy" question with this story:
    http://www.larryniven.net/stor...

  14. Re:Old. on Slashdot's 20th Anniversary: History of Slashdot · · Score: 1

    --What ^^ said. ;-)

  15. --Say what now? ;-)

  16. Re:Slashdot Died when CmdrTaco Left on 20 Years of Stuff That Matters · · Score: 1

    --My friends/foes list is full, to the point where I can't delete (or add) any. Wish they'd fix this bug.

  17. --I wish I had modpoints today. Mod parent up please!

  18. A sad day on SciFi Author (and Byte Columnist) Jerry Pournelle Has Died (jerrypournelle.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    --He was a major contributor to the "great fiction" genre. He will be missed.

  19. Re:IDE drive? on Terry Pratchett's Hard Drive Destroyed By Steamroller (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    --And you can still use Wordstar key bindings to edit text files in Linux - install the "joe" package and use ' jstar '.

    / still my favorite editor

  20. Re:Happened to me once on Streaming Glitches Delay Massively Hyped Mayweather-McGregor Boxing Match (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    --Seriously, this is 2017 and streaming to huge crowds isn't a Solved Problem yet? Aren't they supposed to be able to add more cloud servers dynamically for anticipated loads, or something?? Good God youse guys, get your sh*t together... $100 is Serious Money for a lot of people, especially to see a single event--!

  21. --Thanks :) BTW you might want to give ZFS on Linux another try, vast improvements in the code over the years. I've been running ZFS+Samba for my primary backup server since ~2014 and getting ~100MB/sec over Gig Ethernet with ZFS RAID10. 16GB RAM, some /etc/rc.local tweaks but nothing outrageous. Feel free to email me (but use gmail) if you want more details.

  22. --Would you mind going into minor detail regarding the tweaking?

    / zfs fan/user (on Linux)

  23. Re:The part I don't get on AccuWeather Updates Its iOS App To Address Privacy Outcry (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    --Thank you for that, gonna use it right away :)

  24. Re:The part I don't get on AccuWeather Updates Its iOS App To Address Privacy Outcry (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    --I wish I had mod points... +1 Insightful

  25. Re:LinAmp on What Happened To Winamp? (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    --Yep. Deadbeef for Linux, VLC for Linux and Windows, and Doubletwist for Android.