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  1. Re:Developer Tools on NYT: 'Firefox Is Back. It's Time to Give It a Try.' (nytimes.com) · · Score: 2

    Then in your case I urge you to spend time with the dev-tools of FireFox. I think they are far superior to anything out there. I only use chrome/edge/ie-exploder dev-tools to de-bug those respective browsers, and only when necessary. Otherwise I live the good dev life in Firefox.

    Also check out this really good add-on for maintaining multiple, simultaneous logins (identifiable via color-coded tabs): https://addons.mozilla.org/en-...

  2. re: Verizon To End Location Data Sales To Brokers on Verizon To End Location Data Sales To Brokers (apnews.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    ...Only because Verizon plans to sell other more profitable yet, incompatible revenue sources in the future.

    The Verizon Corporation didn't suddenly realize morals or ethics.

  3. A new alternative soon? on Android Creator Puts Essential Up For Sale, Cancels Next Phone (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Kickstarter funding completed awhile back on a slashdotter-spec'd phone: https://puri.sm/shop/librem-5

    Librem 5, the phone that focuses on security by design and privacy protection by default. Running Free/Libre and Open Source software and a GNU+Linux Operating System designed to create an open development utopia, rather than the walled gardens from all other phone providers.

    A fully standards-based freedom-oriented system, based on Debian and many other upstream projects, has never been done before–we will be the first to seriously attempt this.

    The Librem 5 phone will be the world's first ever IP-native mobile handset, using end-to-end encrypted decentralized communication.

  4. How much timewas allowed for compliance? on Uber Vehicle Saw But Ignored Woman It Struck, Report Says (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    TFA doesn't mention how much time, if any was allowed for compliance. Compliance errors were even documented in an old movie.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

  5. Slashvertisement on You Could Be Flirting On Dating Apps With Paid Impersonators (qz.com) · · Score: 0
  6. Re: Who's coordinating this? on NYT: Lynchings Around the World are Linked To Facebook Posts (bostonglobe.com) · · Score: 0

    posting to undo an undesirable mod

  7. Who ya gonna call to clean up a mess like this? on Best Buy Warns of Data Breach (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    Geek Squad!

    The FBI paid Best Buy Geek Squad employees as informants, rewarding them for flagging indecent material when people brought their computers in for repair.

  8. Re:Solution to amplification DDoS exists for 18 ye on 1.1.1.1: Cloudflare's New DNS Attracting 'Gigabits Per Second' of Rubbish (zdnet.com) · · Score: 4, Funny
  9. Consider how normal folks see Amazon on How Amazon Became Corporate America's Nightmare (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 0

    They know nothing of the size of its cloud, with it being larger than IBM, Google, etc.

  10. Don't forget how normal folks see Amazon on How Amazon Became Corporate America's Nightmare (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    ...they know nothing of the size and scope of its cloud. Putting IBM, Google, etc. to shame.

  11. CITATION REQUESTED

  12. Re:Dutch Motorcycle Gangs on Dutch Police Seize Encrypted Communication Network With 19,000 Users (reuters.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    Actually Dutch motorcycle gangs aren't funny, or even very nice:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

    The Hells Angels control much of the drug trade in the Netherlands, and are also involved in prostitution.[6] The Dutch police have stated that the Hells Angels smuggle cocaine into the country through terrorist organizations and drug cartels in Curaçao and Colombia, and also deal in ecstasy and illegal firearms.[175]

    In October 2005, the Dutch police raided Hells Angels' clubhouses in Amsterdam, Haarlem, IJmuiden, Harlingen, Kampen and Rotterdam as well as a number of houses. Belgian police also raided two locations over the border. Police seized a grenade launcher, a flame thrower, hand grenades, 20 hand guns, a machine pistol and €70,000 (US$103,285) in cash. A number of Hells Angels members were later imprisoned on charges of international trafficking of cocaine and ecstasy, the production and distribution of marijuana, money laundering and murder, after an investigation that lasted over a year.[176]

    In 2006 two Dutch newspapers reported that the Amsterdam brothel Yab Yum had long been controlled by the Dutch Hells Angels, who had taken over after a campaign of threats and blackmailing.[177] The city council of Amsterdam revoked the license of Yab Yum in December 2007. During a subsequent trial the city's attorney repeated these allegations and the brothel's attorney denied them.[178] The brothel was closed in January 2008.[179]

  13. Bottom line... on Amazon Requires Non-Compete Agreements.. For Warehouse Workers · · Score: 1

    That's bullshit. if ever there were a reason for lawyers, this bullshit serves their purpose in life. Go ahead, enforce this; just go ahead and try.

  14. Not doing well in The Netherlands either on Uber Shut Down In Multiple Countries Following Raids · · Score: 5, Informative

    The Netherlands regulates taxis in order to maintain various standards of safety and fair competition. But Uber is an app that doesn't play by the rules. So they've been busted, several times.

    Initially the drivers received warnings.

    Then the fines started to increase, which Uber Corp. seems happy to pay. In January the penalties were 10,000 euros, and unlicensed drivers risk a criminal record:
    (in Dutch) http://www.nu.nl/internet/3978...
    (English, machine translation)

    Did that stop Uber, even when they were warned the next time, and subsequent violations would become 100,000 euros. No way!
    (in Dutch) http://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2015/...
    (English, machine translation)

    Uber defends itself by saying that innovation is faster than legislation. Uber says The Taxi Act of 2000, is outdated, and just keeps on truckin'

  15. I like dreamhost on Ask Slashdot: Advice For Domain Name Registration? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Gotta agree with Dreamhost first and foremost as a domain registrar. If you search back past Slashdots, you'll see folks have chimed in to say how simply searching and pricing your desirable domain name at a lot of registrars, effectively and immediately places your desirable domain name on other people's (or the registrar's) radar. In other words, it is not kept private for you, and if you delay much at all, you'll probably see someone else (like the registrar themselves) might very well snatch it up, so you'll at least have to pay more. I can vouch this doesn't happen with Dreamhost (I've tested it myself, along with the other registrars folks had mentioned, and saw those results too). Domain name searches at Dreamhost remain private. GoDaddy was one of the abusing registrars I am referring to, if I recall correctly. I've had assets on Dreamhost now for 10 years, this coming summer.

    Also, if your website needs are as simple as you have written of, then dreamhost is an absolutely fine host. Their customer service is very good, prompt, and helpful too. A very good deal for the price, if your website needs are so simple.

    That being said, I can tell you the cheapest level at Dreamhost is not suitable for a heavy CMS like Drupal. If you are running something like Drupal, then you should really buy the whole VPS. Dreamhost has invested heavily in their VPS options in the years since I was seriously trying to get Drupal to work over there, but I find Linode.com and digitalocean.com VPS options to be very good for the task. Also, just so you know, my recommendation for Linode and Digital ocean is based on my own rather heavy server installations and configurations.

    Finally, domain names are like wo/men. All the desirable ones are already taken.

  16. Re:The State Run Media did not report this on White House Office of Administration Not Subject to FOIA, Says White House · · Score: 1

    Because if there was, you'd already know all about this matter if you were paying any attention at all to The Fair & Balanced Network(tm) Fox News, instead of these here slashdots. Just trust me on this, okay? Here, let me help you: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=site%3Afo...

    Unless somehow, amazingly, Slashdot managed to scoop the very motivated Fox News, of course. I doubt it.

  17. Re:OpenAtrium on Ask Slashdot: Issue Tracker For Non-Engineers? · · Score: 1

    Yes, actually. And considering the previous collaborative environment, it has been a big improvement.

    Citations:
    http://www.salon.com/2015/03/1...

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

    http://arstechnica.com/tech-po...

    http://arstechnica.com/tech-po...

  18. OpenAtrium on Ask Slashdot: Issue Tracker For Non-Engineers? · · Score: 3, Informative

    OpenAtrium is an open-source intranet-in-a-box, its v2.0 version making use of Responsive Design to support all devices, and includes calendaring, an excellent issue tracker, RSS reader/publisher, and can be customized for all kinds of unique purposes (or not).

    www.openatrium.com

    It is the issue tracker used by the current White House for its issue tracking and collaboration purposes.

    http://www.kavehmoravej.com/bl...

    https://developmentseed.org/bl...

  19. Re:Backup software? on Google Nearline Delivers Some Serious Competition To Amazon Glacier · · Score: 2

    git-annex and Amazon glacier might serve you well. Encrypting your GIT/Glacier archive using your PGP key is a one-click-and-save option. With Google's recent announcement of Nearline I imagine over time it will be supported also. GIT annex came about through a kick-starter campaign, and you're welcome to support the project.

    Here's some links to help you:

    http://git-annex.branchable.co...

    Specifically for Glacier:
    http://git-annex.branchable.co...

  20. Re:I don't get the pricing? on Google Nearline Delivers Some Serious Competition To Amazon Glacier · · Score: 1

    You might be interested to know about git-annex then. Here's some links to help you

    http://git-annex.branchable.co...

    Specifically for Glacier:
    http://git-annex.branchable.co...

  21. Re:I don't get the pricing? on Google Nearline Delivers Some Serious Competition To Amazon Glacier · · Score: 3, Informative

    Interesting point, so I read up a bit. This only applies to Office365 customers. What about Linux, (etc.) users that can't fully utilize Office365? This really seems almost like a consumer option, and there are certainly business use-cases where this just ain't gonna fly. There's a 20,000 file limit, *period*, and the maximum file size is 10Gb, which is limiting for some, (especially those folks who roll their own encryption and compression).

    For those reasons, Microsoft Office365/OneDrive doesn't seem like a serious competitor to Google Nearline, Amazon Glacier, or Microsoft Azure services.

    http://www.techrepublic.com/ar...

  22. Re:I don't get the pricing? on Google Nearline Delivers Some Serious Competition To Amazon Glacier · · Score: 1

    What if you had more than just 1 Tb? If you had more than 1tb, how is Dropbox going to help you at all? Oh right, now you must purchase DropBox for Business, and your price just went way up. https://www.dropbox.com/busine...

  23. Re:This ex-Swatch guy doesn't have a clue on Swatch Co-Inventor Predicts Apple Will Bring an 'Ice Age' To Swiss Watch Market · · Score: 4, Informative

    Excellent point. I had never heard of such a watch or technology before, and searched for it. Here's a link: http://www.breitling.com/en/em...

  24. Clinton followed a Presidential trend... on Clinton Regrets, But Defends, Use of Family Email Server · · Score: 1

    You do realize that President Bush (#43) had his own share of email shit-storms don't you? In fact this might have lead to Hillary's decisions, flawed as they were, (I don't know). Citations follow...

    http://arstechnica.com/tech-po...

    http://arstechnica.com/tech-po...

  25. Re:Patenting on Open Source Hardware Approaching Critical Mass · · Score: 1

    Ars Technica just published an excellent piece on Microsoft's contribution to Open-Source data center designs: http://arstechnica.com/informa...

    If the Facebook's and Microsoft's of the world are being so proactive in this space, it'll only be a matter of time until their lawyer's get to work. That's what they're there for, right? Gotta do something to keep earning those fat retainers.