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  1. book printing gets tinier with age on No, the Internet Has Not Killed the Printed Book - Most People Still Prefer Them (nytimes.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    e-readers have adjustable font size.

    Glad I don't have to read books with a large magnifier like my parents did

    I still have my paper books but its hard to read them

  2. thanks for the sample size of one organization, AC!

  3. Re: By design on Android Companies Keep Pretending That Android Doesn't Exist (theverge.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    I find my employer's iphone to be inferior to my android in every way, why people pay 2X the money for something half as good I'll never understand

  4. Re:No surprise on Android Companies Keep Pretending That Android Doesn't Exist (theverge.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    false.

    I have the misfortune of having to carry my employer's Apple phone when on call

    my Android phone is much faster at any task

  5. Re:maconha é droga? hahahahah on Microsoft Fixes Windows 10 Anniversary Update Freezing Issues (betanews.com) · · Score: -1, Troll

    ^----- poster child for Trump's S. American immigration policy right here

  6. We non-consensual forced upgraders to windows 10 on SSD drives should be especially heartened by this news

    go Microsoft!

  7. Re:A cigarette butt? on Falcon 9 Explodes On Pad (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    you too are being silly

    I can assure you that the vicinity of a rocket about to be fired is very spark prone

    were a person smoking while attaching and working with the LOX that would be another matter

    however that is not a consideration at the time this incident happened

  8. Re:A cigarette butt? on Falcon 9 Explodes On Pad (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    no I stick with reality, not imagining cigarette buts where there were none. causes of fires in buildings and industrial facilities and rocket launch pads are investigated and determined in the real world

    you have butts on the brain

  9. Re:A cigarette butt? on Falcon 9 Explodes On Pad (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    you're funny, imagining a cigarette butt would be dangerous in place designed to take firing rocket engine

  10. wrong answer, this article isn't about a laptop, it's just another tablet

    the thinnest laptop is still whatever existed before this thing was made

  11. Re:They actually want to kick appliances off. on Alphabet's Nest Wants to Build a 'Citizen-Fueled' Power Plant (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    wrong, if enough people's smart themostats have the AC off during peak demand time since they're not home anyway, then peak demand is reduced.

  12. Re:welcome to the 1950's on ISRO Successfully Test-fires Scramjet Rocket Engine (thehindu.com) · · Score: 2

    nope, the first scramjet program in USA was in 1960s but done inside testing facility

    the first successful scramjet flight was done by HyShot team in 2002 by U. of Queensland, Australia

  13. Re:They actually want to kick appliances off. on Alphabet's Nest Wants to Build a 'Citizen-Fueled' Power Plant (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    smart thermostats and other timers are the way, not surrendering control. then if you do happen to be home at unexpected time you can run things.

  14. Re:Or the other reason.... on Bill Nye Explains That the Flooding In Louisiana Is the Result of Climate Change (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    that's the point, if that happens THEN can talk about climate change causing increased frequency of flooding in an area....but to spew off over one weather event is beyond stupid

  15. Re:Or the other reason.... on Bill Nye Explains That the Flooding In Louisiana Is the Result of Climate Change (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    but we don't get those where I live, ever. Meanwhile Louisiana does, and not just in past year.

    what's your point?

  16. Re:Lots of cores doesn't mean shit on Princeton Researchers Announce Open Source 25-Core Processor (pcworld.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    real computers solving real problems with large core counts exist, and they have non-bus architectures by the way.
    So according to you the cpus in the Sunway TaihuLight supercomputer with 256 cores per cpu don't really do anything?

    I think you don't have a background in the field to be making such pronouncements, you're spewing out of your ass

  17. Louisiana floods early and often, rather foolish to make a statement about climate based on a single weather event there. Maybe some other events in the USA would be better for the cause I'd think....

  18. Re:Or the other reason.... on Bill Nye Explains That the Flooding In Louisiana Is the Result of Climate Change (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    did you know Baton Rouge has had many flooding events over the last 300 years?

  19. there are free softwares that run on Linux (and BSD/Unix) that do the GL/AP/AR plus ERP, CRM, payroll, human resources, invoicing, bill of materials, inventory and warehouse management, taxes etc.

    if you choose shit package because everyone else does, then run it on crap OS...and call everyone else being on high horse, well that's a point of view

  20. Thanks for the Microsoft Astroturfing, Slashdot on Microsoft Apps Will Be Pre-loaded On Lenovo and Motorola Android Devices (betanews.com) · · Score: -1, Troll

    Microsoft is still the enemy of Linux and open source, and even of internet standards as they implement them badly

    nice try, astroturf boy

  21. Re:You need conditioner! on Linux Turns 25, Is Bigger and More Professional Than Ever (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1, Insightful

    actually, yes, the kernel itself could contain certain web servers, so brush up on your tech knowledge before spewing, please

    Linus accepted the systemd hooks, for good or bad. I hate the stuff but I can blame Linus. Worth noting I admin hundreds of servers without systemD, in about two years my employer will have to make a choice about that

    Not seeing evidence of your corporate control, rather Linus accepting contributions.

  22. Re:"More Professional Than Ever" on Linux Turns 25, Is Bigger and More Professional Than Ever (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    er, Linux is just the kernel.

    The GNU utilities (not corporate) and other open source wares (let's analyze that a bit) that make up the rest of the OS, are the big pieces corporate controlled?

    server:
    apache web server and tomcat java ee server: 501(c)(3) charitable organization, Apache Foundation
    PHP, Python, Ruby, Perl, node.js., the big web platforms...nope
    mysql - yes oracle, BUT
    mariadb is now used more than mysql, community led
    postgresql -
    java - oracle, very corporate controlled really

    desktop:
    the major desktops are community led
    mozilla foundation: non-profit
    chrome browser - yup google
    adobe flash - yup though going away in favor of html5

    So on the desktop I could choose to be corporate-ware based, or not...

  23. you're funny, really serious accounting software runs on Unix(tm) and Linux

    QuickBooks...haha

    well back to setting up this AIX box for Lawson...couldn't talk finance into the Linux version, they're so 1990

  24. Re:"More Professional Than Ever" on Linux Turns 25, Is Bigger and More Professional Than Ever (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You are confusing contributing with leading the project.