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  1. They already ask for papers at random >:(
    https://www.vox.com/policy-and...

  2. Obnoxiously is a separate login and detached ecosystem
    Venmo and their parent company PayPal (I still don't understand why people are migrating from PayPal to Venmo, it's got fewer features) do the same thing.

  3. Burnable cards from https://privacy.com/ are fantastic for this purpose

  4. Re:Killer App on Oculus Rift Is Now the Most Popular VR Headset On Steam (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    Agreed!

  5. Re: Stop it, it's annoying and disrespectful. on The People Who Read Your Airline Tweets (theatlantic.com) · · Score: 1

    I agree, as someone who's used Twitter who's recently gotten fast replies and support from Southwest Airlines, Amazon, and EA lately without sitting in a phone queue or having to go through a longer web form to be allowed to submit an email request. You can include picture(s), it's public and visible, and it's easier. The amount of people griping here need to get off their own lawn and realize it's 2017 and the world has moved along.

  6. Re:1200 man hours you say on Trump Orders Government To Stop Work On Y2K Bug, 17 Years Later (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    A cheap pen you say? How about nuts, bolts, and washers?
    http://www.cbsnews.com/news/wo...

    "An owner of a defunct company accused of bilking the Defense Department out of more than $20 million, including charging nearly $1 million to ship two 19-cent washers, pleaded guilty Thursday to federal wire fraud and money laundering. Charlene Corley owned plumbing and hardware equipment supply company C&D Distributors LLC with her sister, Darlene Wooten, who committed suicide last fall, reports CBS News correspondent Sharyl Attkisson."


    "Prosecutors said among the fraudulent charges were ones for $998,798 to ship two 19-cent lock washers, $492,097 to ship an $11 threaded plug, and $499,569 to ship 10 cotter pins worth $1.99 each."

  7. Re:I got burned too many times from vendors on Amazon's Third-Party Sellers Hit By Hackers (foxbusiness.com) · · Score: 2

    In the case of a 3rd party merchant on Amazon, they would never see your card # if it was paid through the Amazon portal. The same goes for if you pay for an eBay purchase through PayPal, all the merchant sees is a deposit and a transaction #. They never get their hands on your card # once.

  8. Re: DNC is whining about Twitter on Google Tackles Fake News With Global Fact-Checking Rollout (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    AK? Their home state of Alaska? You'd think they'd have a better copy/paste script for you to work from for your baseless rants.

  9. Did everyone forget the obvious on Americans Are Having Less Sex Than 20 Years Ago, Study Finds (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    Let's not forget or skip the more important fact that obesity has TRIPLED in the US since the 1990s. I've seen so many comments blaming Facebook, smart phones, or legislation. With so many of us so much bigger than we were in the 90's, it should come as NO surprise that everyone is being physical less frequently. http://stateofobesity.org/adul...

  10. Re:Uses CDMA. Do not want. on Sprint's New Unlimited Plan Adds HD Streaming, Four Lines For $90 (zdnet.com) · · Score: 2

    I bought a Craigslist Nexus 5X to replace the Google Store 5X I killed. The CL one had been used on T-Mobile last, but after a 1-2 day wait (while still using backup phone), Sprint was able to provision it for service on their network again. Not painless, but they did do it, and willingly.

  11. Re:Follow the leader... on Google CEO Says Next Wave Of Affordable Smartphones Should Cost $30 (phandroid.com) · · Score: 1

    Seriously, I'm currently using a Nexus 5x, and had a Nexus 5 before that. The whole reason I picked those over a Samsung flagship was the 'low' cost of outright purchasing. The Pixel is almost 2 times the cost of my 5x, I will be holding off an upgrade for a while.

  12. Re:E-waste much? on 'Godless' Apps, Some Found In Google Play, Root 90% Of Android Phones (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I admittedly deploy mine as IP cameras since they already have WiFi and camera on board https://play.google.com/store/...

  13. Re:So does Google actually scan the store or what? on 'Godless' Apps, Some Found In Google Play, Root 90% Of Android Phones (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    You don't have to wait for Google, because Cyanogen will have you covered too http://www.cyanogenmod.org/

  14. Re:Windows Phones... Do they sell them? on Microsoft Launches NFC Payments For Windows 10 Phones (nfcworld.com) · · Score: 1

    They do? I tried to buy one, but they didn't offer any of the Lumias at Sprint, so I ended up buying a Nexus from Google
    Can't even find Windows phones on their online site https://www.sprint.com/shop/?I...

  15. I keep hearing horror stories of accounts frozen and such, but after 12 years of PayPal use [since '04] as both an eBay seller, frequent buyer, and exchanger of payment amongst friends, I've never witnessed such problems first hand.

  16. Re:Suburbanites w/ 10Mbps to pay for farmer's giga on Gigabit Internet With No Data Caps May Be Coming To Rural America (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Like when us city dwellers were forced to subsidize their electricity too! Why they should still be using oil lamps!
    Rural Electrification Act of 1936

  17. Wonder if AACS has been knocking on all their door on DVDFab Has Ignored Court's Shut Down Order, AACS Says (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    Looks like I can trip, fall, and run into a huge pile of options besides DVDFab
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

  18. Re: Battery weight on Solar Planes Aren't the Green Future Of Air Travel (vox.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    "Aircraft without fuel dumping capability are certified for overweight landing if necessary. Should an event occur requiring an immediate return for landing, the crew executes the landing and notes in the maintenance log that an overweight landing was made. The maintenance department conducts an inspection, and if there was no damage the airplane is released back into service."
    http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/columnist/cox/2014/07/13/fuel-dumping-emergency-landings/12530075/


    "It all comes down to the fact that certain planes are designed to be significantly lighter when landing than when taking off -- in some cases more than 200,000 pounds (90,909.1 kilograms) lighter [source: Boeing]. This may sound backwards; one might think that taking off at a heavy weight would necessarily be harder than landing with that same weight. But landing can put more stress on a plane. When a plane lands heavy, it's very easy to hit the ground too hard and cause damage to the aircraft."
    http://science.howstuffworks.com/transport/flight/modern/planes-dump-fuel-before-landing.htm

  19. So more backdoors then on Obama Forms Commission To Bolster US Cyber Security (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Clearly, the answer to better National Cybersecurity is to require more backdoors with special gov't keys. We know no one else will be able to use them.... /s

  20. Re:patriot act 2 will fix this! on US Says It Would Use 'Court System' Again To Defeat Encryption (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    Patriot Act 2: Security Boogaloo

  21. Re:What I remembered of Supreme Commander... on Reverse-Engineering a Frame of "Supreme Commander" · · Score: 1

    Luckily the community has carried on the Supreme Commander franchise with new updates and a software set that does allow for saving multiplayer replays and even spectating others. http://www.faforever.com/

  22. Re:But Kansas! on Kansas To Nix Expansion of Google Fiber and Municipal Broadband · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hey, Kansas is more populus than 16 other states in the US. There's at least hundreds of us!

  23. Re:costs still too high on Lawrence, KS To Get Gigabit Fiber — But Not From Google · · Score: 1

    There are currently 3 ISPs in Lawrence:

    -AT&T
    -Not going to cover AT&T tiers, it's been covered in other threads

    -Knology (formerly Sunflower), which has 4 major tiers
    -Gold $72.95 (50mbps/unkn up)
    -Paladium $57.95 (variable/variable)
    -Silver $47.95 (18mbps/2mbps)
    -Bronze $32.95 (3mbps/1mbps)
    http://kansas.knology.com/internet/

    -Lawrence FreeNet
    $37.98 (byo modem) for (10mbps/10mbps)
    $47.98 (modem inc) for (10mbps/10mbps)
    http://www.lawrencefreenet.org/index.php

    Source: I'm a resident

  24. Re:Enough Already on Patent Troll Goes After Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, Yahoo, IBM, Others · · Score: 2