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  1. Re:IE's release model is failing on Next IE Version Will Feature Web Audio, Media Capture, ES6 Promises, and HTTP/2 · · Score: 1

    Mozilla [is] taking the web serious[ly] by removing features frequently

    FTFY

  2. Re:IE's release model is failing on Next IE Version Will Feature Web Audio, Media Capture, ES6 Promises, and HTTP/2 · · Score: 1

    And how many new features have they introduced in those patches?

    A more interesting question is:
    <firefox>How many useful features have they removed in those patches</firefox>

  3. Re:Wait a sec on Belief In Evolution Doesn't Measure Science Literacy · · Score: 1

    Just because I don't go around reproducing every bit of science that I "believe" is true,
    that doesn't suddenly make my acceptance of its truth = religious beliefs.

    Just because I don't go around reproducing Genesis 1:3, does not mean that I cannot.

  4. Re:3,963 years per password on eBay Compromised · · Score: 1

    They will also reject any password that contains your name or email address (before the @ part).

    For example, if your name is Bob or your email is bob@example.com, then apparently the password asdFAS$@#42Dsd53$*jds22bob,"sK!SsdF$5+x is not considered secure. Idiots.

  5. Re:Corporate speak on The 69 Words GM Employees Can Never Say · · Score: 2

    A sensible response! But I'm not giving up my U.S. Constitution.

    You don't need to, your government already did.

  6. Re:prior experimental failures on Electric Stimulation Could Help You Control Your Dreams · · Score: 1

    Well played, sir.

  7. Re:Duck and cover on Russia Bans US Use of Its Rocket Engines For Military Launches · · Score: 1

    Shouldn't we lie down, put a paper bag over our head or something?

    Only if you're ugly.

  8. Too many addons on Help EFF Test a New Tool To Stop Creepy Online Tracking · · Score: 1

    There are too many addons with overlapping functionality.
    Disconnect
    RequestPolicy
    Ghostery
    Privacy Badger
    and many others...

    What is the recommended subset?

  9. Totalitarian on Opting Out of Big Data Snooping: Harder Than It Looks · · Score: 2

    From TFA:

    a warning sign behind the cashier informed him that the store “reserves the right to limit the daily amount of prepaid card purchases and has an obligation to report excessive transactions to the authorities.”

    If that is not a sign of a totalitarian state, I don't know what is.

  10. Re:Use Pale Moon instead. on Firefox 29: Redesign · · Score: 1

    Several add-ons that I use do not support Pale Moon

  11. Re:Is it going to break the API? on Firefox 29: Redesign · · Score: 1

    Is it fair to blame Firefox for an addon that is abandon-ware?

    Yes, it is, because the (salaried) FF developers keep removing useful features under the impression that some (unpaid) extension writers will re-implement them and provide permanent support .

  12. Re:more downgrades on Firefox 29: Redesign · · Score: 1

    You get extension compatibility with FF, too.

    Do all FF/TB extensions work with Seamonkey?
    (for a reasonable definition of "all").

  13. Recommended browser for old XP machines? on US and UK Governments Advise Avoiding Internet Explorer Until Bug Fixed · · Score: 1

    What is the recommended free browser to install on an old XP machine, preferably along with an IE-like skin for the older generation?

  14. Re:The JVM on Code Quality: Open Source vs. Proprietary · · Score: 1

    Guess which language the JVM is mostly written in? Dumbass.

    Dumbass? Is that a dialect of Brainfuck?

  15. Re:Are you kidding on Study Finds US Is an Oligarchy, Not a Democracy · · Score: 1

    I'm a liberal [...] as a Catholic [...]

    Contradiction in terms.

  16. Re:We have those in South Carolina too on Can You Buy a License To Speed In California? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    There are at least two reasons for his opinions.
    1. Corrupt or power-tripping cops.
    2. The rest of the cops that protect them.

    I teach my kids to always be polite to policemen, but try to avoid any contact with them if possible.
    Mostly because they are the most dangerous gang around.

    And please forgive me for being skeptical about your claims.

  17. Re:We have those in South Carolina too on Can You Buy a License To Speed In California? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Will you ticket a fellow police officer if you observe them break the law? (Say, speeding without having their flashing lights and/or siren on)
    And if so, will the ticket stick?

  18. Re:If you make this a proof of God... on Mathematical Proof That the Cosmos Could Have Formed Spontaneously From Nothing · · Score: 2

    You have no idea what the Programmer's motive and design goal is. [...]
    We would have no more understanding of the Programmer than my WoW character has of me.

    And yet, some people go around proclaiming that they know all about The Programmer's goals, motivations and rules just because somebody handed them a "programming for dummies" book.

  19. Re:Viable Replacement? on Dyn.com Ends Free Dynamic DNS · · Score: 1

    How do use mycomputer.mydomain.example on afraid.org where mydomain.example is a domain I own, without advertising the domain on their system?
    The "stealth" option is not available for free.

  20. Re:Alternatives on Dyn.com Ends Free Dynamic DNS · · Score: 1

    How do I I use the noip service to manage hosts in my domain, where the domain DNS is not managed by noip?

    Let's say that the DNS server for mydomain.example is my registrar, who does not support dynamic DNS
    and I want mycomputer.mydomain.example to be dynamically managed by noip.

    I could not find this option on noip's web site.

  21. Re:Linus is getting old and cranky on Linus Torvalds Suspends Key Linux Developer · · Score: 1

    he has more faith than the pope.

    I don't know if the pope has any faith at all or just plays the part in order to keep his cushy job.

  22. Re:Witches Are Real on It's Time To Bring Pseudoscience Into the Science Classroom · · Score: 1

    Q: How do you call a person that doesn't believe in witches?
    A: A bachelor.

  23. Re:Is JITC finally going to die? on .NET Native Compilation Preview Released · · Score: 1

    and then they might ave done something like RIAA instead of garbage collection

    Hell no!
    I'm OK with RAII, though.

  24. Re:I don't know about good... on What's In a Username? the Power of Gamer Tags · · Score: 1

    any combination of pwn or own

    So what about "Gordon Brown" then?
    Oh, wait, Never mind...

  25. Re:Linus is getting old and cranky on Linus Torvalds Suspends Key Linux Developer · · Score: 1

    there is no god.
    there is no magic.
    there are no souls

    With you so far...

    Blessed be Rationality and Self Interest, the One True Engine of Progress!

    What is the meaning of blessings in the absence of gods?