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  1. Re:And now for a real question on Microsoft Confirms It Won't Offer Free Windows 10 Upgrades To Pirates · · Score: 1

    MS doesn't care about your (or my) hardware, just all the Drones out there. They are estimating 1 billion devices. You, me and many others are just an insignificant piece of fly droppings on their windows. It's everyone else out there that will buy the new devices or upgrade for 'free' and the myriad apps they are convincing the developers to move over to the Win 10 store that they are counting on.

  2. Re:Greedy Corporation on Microsoft Confirms It Won't Offer Free Windows 10 Upgrades To Pirates · · Score: 0

    you're an asshole

    If you are going to correct English, then note that an ass is a small donkey. An ass HOLE is any hole in a donkey i.e. nasal, aural, oral, anal, vaginal and urethral.
    So if you are going to say 'ass hole' then you are not being specific enough.
    Presumably you mean the anal hole of an ass? In that case the correction should be: you're an anal hole of an ass.
    If however you mean a colloquial term for a human anus, then it should be you're an arsehole.
    Otherwise: "you're an arse hole of an ass." if you don't want to cause any confusion for the reader.

  3. Re:how about the Buccaneers? on Microsoft Confirms It Won't Offer Free Windows 10 Upgrades To Pirates · · Score: 1

    Naah. He left with his rabid, worm-ridden dogs before the 72hr limit imposed by Australian quarantine in his private plane, otherwise the dogs would of been euthanized. He'll probably come back to finish the movie though. I'm not sure if he left his wife behind.

  4. Re:Politicans who forget who voted for them... on Canadian Prime Minister To Music Lobby: Here's Your Copyright Term Extension · · Score: 1

    There is no evidence that there was any financial gain except by the music industry.

  5. Re:USA in good company... on Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Gets Death Penalty In Boston Marathon Bombing · · Score: 1

    I'm against the death penalty, but I'm willing to admit that there may be justifiable exceptions. Is this one of them? That was for the jury to decide, not me, but I certainly won't lose any sleep over their decision.

    THAT is an excellent question. I could counter that if you are against the death penalty, then stick to your guns. But I also agree that there can be justifiable exceptions, but then my ethics take over and say that there are no justifiable reasons to kill. I would kill to protect myself from being killed. I would kill to prevent someone from being tortured if there was no other choice. But take the decision from my hands so I won't be responsible? It is too easy to shun responsibility like that.
    Some cultures see 'warranted' execution as mercy. Maybe this is a case of mercy.

  6. Re:USA in good company... on Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Gets Death Penalty In Boston Marathon Bombing · · Score: 1

    Yup. That's what they did to 'sympathizers' after WWII, whether they deserved it or not.

  7. Re:Analogue computer on Are We Entering a "Golden Age of Quantum Computing Research"? · · Score: 3, Funny

    The bit is either there, or it's not. And if you look at it, then it may not be there or it might, but you don't know because 50% of the time it may be entangled with another bit yet you can't observe it because if you do you know that the other bit is the opposite of the bit you would be looking at if it existed on this side of a wormhole. Simple really.

  8. Re:I love this story. on What Happens To Our Musical Taste As We Age? · · Score: 1

    Yep. OK. Take me out and shoot me now. I don't want to live anymore.

    (cough cough wheeze) In my day, alternative rock was something like Gong and Faust. I just had to check...

  9. Re:I love this story. on What Happens To Our Musical Taste As We Age? · · Score: 1

    Ahhh.. Never thought of that. Fine. I'll try, but They won't let me as it's video only. Maybe if I shut my eyes I'll appreciate it a little more....

  10. Re:New bands? on What Happens To Our Musical Taste As We Age? · · Score: 2

    You mean Disco don't you?

  11. Re:I love this story. on What Happens To Our Musical Taste As We Age? · · Score: 1

    I just don't know how to respond to your post without being a total and utter geezer. Maybe if you explain what you think 'alternative rock' is, I may be able to identify with some of your taste.
    As far as Ariana is concerned, I just can't watch her for too long as she has an unfortunate face. Same with Miley Cyrus. I really don't want her arse in my face. I don't find it enjoyable at all.

  12. Re:Exception on RTFM? How To Write a Manual Worth Reading · · Score: 1

    I agree. A few years ago I decided to install it on an old Dell SFF I had just bought from an auction.
    Using the online doc for Arch, it went smoothly (I'm a non-linux user btw). The machine kept crashing though. I asked on the forums and they were helpful but I soon got out of my comfort level. Turns out that the machine had hardware issues totally unrelated to the OS! Not a good start, but I remember how helpful the docs and the forum was and I'll try again soon.

  13. Re:One thing to keep in mind... on RTFM? How To Write a Manual Worth Reading · · Score: 1

    How to play the flute by Month Python is my choice.
    Direct and to the point.

  14. Did he get his drone back? on Drone Flying Near White House Causes Lockdown · · Score: 1

    Another over reaction? The drone did not go into Whitehouse property. He got a slap on the wrist and told not to do it again.

  15. Re:Use a document manager on Ask Slashdot: What Is the Best Open Document Format? · · Score: 1
  16. Re:Need more information on Ask Slashdot: What Is the Best Open Document Format? · · Score: 1

    You are so right. In the end, you will lose the ability of retaining the original document after processing, so converting into the most powerful format is probably the best. But as we don't know anything more, it's pretty much impossible to give further advice.
    Some pdf uploads may cause concern as they may not be searchable due to character encoding from non-US keyboards. I've struck that many times in the past and there is no easy way out of that.
    I was thinking that indexing each document before storage might be the best way to go. Creating, exporting, storing and using the index is another matter entirely and would take up more space.

  17. Re:Oldes are the bestes on Ask Slashdot: What Is the Best Open Document Format? · · Score: 1
  18. Re:@aol.com back in the day on Does Using an AOL Email Address Suggest You're a Tech Dinosaur? · · Score: 1

    Don't forget:

    From: Joe and Martha Smith
    Subject: FWD: FWD: FWD: A Senior Moment
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    This message has been scanned by Norton

  19. Re:What does it say about you? on Does Using an AOL Email Address Suggest You're a Tech Dinosaur? · · Score: 1

    Here's a snip of their signup screen:
    ------
    AOL Mail Logo
    So many reasons to love AOL Mail
    You're covered Unlimited storage, 25 MB of photo and video attachments, advanced spam filters, virus protection - all as part of your Inbox.
    AOL Mail icons Stay connected wherever you go
    Connect on mail, chat or text using your favorite laptop, tablet or mobile device.
    devices images
    More than just mail
    Right from your Inbox - get direct access to the latest headlines and productivity tools to make life simpler.
    ------
    I'm joining too!
    (Filter error: Please use fewer 'junk' characters.) lol

  20. Re:Why are they always poaching them? on Apple, A123 To Settle Lawsuit Over Poached Battery Engineers · · Score: 1

    Yeah I wondered about that. How many engineers does it take to change a battery?
    Two. Because you need 4 hands to crack open an iPod.

  21. Re:Impressive... on World's Rudest Robot Set To Simulate the Fury of Call Center Customers · · Score: 1

    A deeper understanding of why listening to hold music and inane recordings

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

  22. Re:Its New Zealand on World's Rudest Robot Set To Simulate the Fury of Call Center Customers · · Score: 1

    I actually met an angry New Zealander once. Mind you he wasn't angry at first. I was giving him a lift to work in the mornings and afternoons. It took about 8 days before he grabbed me on the arm, shook it and yelled "THIS IS WHAT GOD'S PRESENCE IS! IT IS REAL. IT ISN"T IMAGINATION!". He had a lot of patience that guy but he eventually broke.
    The only other one I met of note was my ex-brother in law's wife who had a large head and was mostly teeth. Her lips didn't cover her gum line and you couldn't help but stare. She was never angry but had a really thick accent i.e. 'Fush and Chups' for fish and chips etc.
    New Zealanders are OK. Love their music.

  23. Cortana would be ideal for that if only it can be made to do sequential steps. Currently it's one instruction only.
    "Cortana, phone xxx call centre, authenticate me and let me know when you hear "How can I help you today?"

  24. Re:If Netflix refuses to make an app for that on Firefox 38 Arrives With DRM Required To Watch Netflix · · Score: 1

    Netflix doesn't work on any android less than 4.3

  25. Re:"an emotional buffer for consumers as well." on California Gets Past the Yuck Factor With "Toilet To Tap" Water Recycling · · Score: 0

    Might as well drink poo water. California is in the shit anyway from what I hear.