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  1. related links == dupe? on Why Some US Cities are Fighting 'Dollar Stores' (eastbaytimes.com) · · Score: 2, Funny

    The /. related links suggested the dupe to me. Seriously? https://news.slashdot.org/stor....

  2. Re: Yes on Is It Time To Ditch Google Analytics? (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    p.p.s. Let's say you're a major service like the NY Times and you have 20 web servers just to load balance demand. And then one got hacked, or whatever. Fortunately you were transmitting log data in real-time to a consolidating, indexing Logstash/ElasticSearch appliance so you can easily search for, and see what exactly went wrong and when. ELK Stack FTW!

  3. Re: Yes on Is It Time To Ditch Google Analytics? (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    p.s. Many government agencies are required to justify their own funding, and rely on websites heavily for their mission; hence the value of knowing what is working and what is not working (i.e. analytics). Just for example: SAMHSA

  4. Re: Yes on Is It Time To Ditch Google Analytics? (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    Webalizer while good for some folks is ancient technology.

    The value is analytics has to do with who is funding the website and its development to begin with. Speaking as a professional, I'm surprised no one has mentioned the ELK Stack yet in this thread, so here I am. Look at all the pretty graphic dashboards Kibana can be configured to display. It's free, and open-source, with paid support. And it works based purely off of log data, no javascript or magic-bits required, unlike everything else i can think of.

    IMHO, I am happy as a developer, when/if I can tweak such wonderful reports, nee(!), dashboards worthy of large monitors in the hallways and lobby of whoever is funding the website.

    And for bonus points: everything 'normal' can be removed from the search results, leaving you with every single hacker attempt made; filtered to your heart's content and then you can work to block the MoFo's at the server-level.

  5. Re:Isn't the SE/30 supposed to be better? on Is the iPhone SE the 'Best Minimalist Phone' Right Now? (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Some people bought cases with handles for their SE/30s and actually carried them through airports and called them portable, but seriously, who in their right mind thinks an SE/30 makes for a decent portable anything? The battery can barely keep the time! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

  6. Owner of The Weather Channel.

    Whatever reputation once held is long gone now.

  7. https://www.fcc.gov/mobility-f...

    Mobility Fund Phase II (MF-II) will make up to $4.53 billion in support available over 10 years to primarily rural areas that lack unsubsidized 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) service. MF-II is critically important to supporting mobile voice and broadband coverage, incentivizing the deployment of mobile wireless service through a reverse auction, and ensuring that 4G LTE service is preserved and advanced in those areas of the country that lack unsubsidized service.

  8. As Madge would say, on Is Linux Taking Over The World? (networkworld.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    You're soaking in it!

    https://www.google.com/search?....

  9. Re:Cue the Android / Apple bitchfest on Android Pie Has a Battery Life Problem (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    Have you considered use of a landline? Granted it won't work at Starbucks or Wal-Mart, but...

    Wait, 24 hour tech support for a week's duration? OK, I give up. That's extreme I.T. you're living in.

  10. This happened to me on Google News App Bug Is Using Up Gigabytes of Background Data Without Users' Knowledge (theverge.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    It costs me a bit north of $100, and my connectivity was cut off by the mobile provider at a really bad time. Ouch.

  11. Re:How to install Winamp under Linux on Winamp 5.8, the First Update In 4 Years, Is Released (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    Didn't the plethora of open-source, and linux players eclipse Winamp's functionality long-ago? Thought so, but I stopped paying attention.

  12. Paywall restrictions? on Professional Videogamers Are Working Out (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    Tried to RTFA but couldn't, due to paywall. So why is this news on Slashdot in the first place, if there are no other sources?

  13. What is so bad with CloudFlare? What's your beef?

    I use their free DNS because I can refresh it globally at-will; I develop websites. They have other features that look nice, but frankly I haven't been able to get around to implementing much else from CloudFlare.

  14. Re:Mulched rubber tires on Road Makers Turn To Recycled Plastic For Tougher Surfaces (economist.com) · · Score: 1

    In India, an engineer has been adding plastic to reduce bitumen as an asphalt component; mostly to reduce waste in landfills.

    https://www.theguardian.com/wo...

    Which sounded great to me until I read the poster's comment below, with their idea of microplastics in the food chain.

  15. Re:Why does this keep happening? on Popular VPNs Contained Code Execution Security Flaws, Despite Patches (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Obligatory XKCD: https://xkcd.com/2044

  16. AFSC = Air Force Specialty Code

  17. Re:Why does the A and C schools don't count as col on Google Made New Search Tools To Help Veterans Find Better Jobs (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    In an effort to kill time with Google while clarifying the parent:

    USAF = United States Air Force (I knew this one with no Google!)
    MOS = Military Occupational Specialty
    OJT = On-the-Job Training
    CBT = Computer-based Training (Google disagrees though, suggesting Cognitive behavioral therapy so Your Mileage May Vary: YMMV)
    PME/NCO = Professional Military Education (PME) / Non-Commissioned Officers
    CLEP = College Level Examination Program
    mega-cheap = affordable

  18. 300baud FTW! with screeches and bleeps to alert anyone around, possibly in the early am hours because of pure bandwidth lust and greed.

  19. Re:Darn well better know how to swim when you fall on Child Drownings In Germany Linked To Parents' Obsession With Mobile Phones (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    At that point it is already too late before the polar bears and/or killer whales attack. Canada is the like an arctic Australia that way.

  20. Obligatory reference:

    https://youtu.be/mpw_FB2QrjQ

    Okay, two Google Home devices arguing back and forth, but the same basic idea. The dialog is actually funny!

  21. Re:Techno Salvation on Scientists Find Way To Make Mineral Which Can Remove CO2 From Atmosphere (phys.org) · · Score: 1

    7+ Billion quantity of people

  22. I'll see your $250 offer and raise it by $40.00(!). [holds breathe]

  23. ...and profits derived from all those education-related sales. Apple is known for special education-only products and pricing. Oh, and it is back to school month BTW. Education is simply another market sector dontcha know?

  24. Re:Tesla bonds on Tesla's Limited-Edition Surfboards Now Selling For $6,450 (mercurynews.com) · · Score: 1

    Elon Musk is using the economics of sneakers for his cash flow. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/t...

  25. Re: Ok, those weren't good examples on How Fracking Companies Use Facebook Surveillance To Ban Protest (vice.com) · · Score: 2

    Or at the most very least provide a reference to the source! Otherwise we have no clue where that lengthy rant came from, unless maybe it was linked to in the summary and any given random commentator on the slashdots happened to read the fsckn summary; otherwise, how would they know?

    Vladimir is that you?