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  1. Re:Not really a troll... on Professional Internet Troll Sues Her Former Employer · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Roger that, I do that sometimes myself. I hate all forms of censorship (save self-censorship, I can choose what I want to see :)) & when Dice pretends they don't do it and then we find blatant examples where they do ... it's sad.

    I'll get modded down, I'm sure, but I think it needed to be said.

  2. Re:It's 1930s retro! on Professional Internet Troll Sues Her Former Employer · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ^ This. Unfortunately, Slashdot editors have unlimited mod points, so I expect your post and this one to get modded into oblivion. My karma can take it, but I think it's a shame that what would have been 'the big story' today was suppressed by Dice. If Soylent, et al weren't so lame, I'd have jumped ship, but /. is still one of the best sources for discussion.

    Say what you (not you specifically) will about /. going downhill, there's still much good signal in the noise - just hard when the corporate overlords expect you to not look behind the curtain.

  3. Re:Not really a troll... on Professional Internet Troll Sues Her Former Employer · · Score: 1

    Is it trolling when truthful? I clicked those links ... I didn't think Dice was meddlesome, but /. seems to be the only one not covering it, so ... maybe the AC (or Scotsman, above) is right.

  4. Re:I want the same question answered clearly on Ask Slashdot: What's the Best Dumb Phone? · · Score: 1

    How does a one colour LCD work?

  5. Re:You're dying off on The Auto Industry May Mimic the 1980s PC Industry · · Score: 1

    You are assuming he doesn't have $22k in stock as well ... can you sell your car for $21,3?

    Not saying I disagree entirely, my last car was new as well (10 years ago, so I haven't made a payment in 5 years), but your comparison wasn't 100% on.

  6. Re: You can't make this shit up. on Men's Rights Activists Call For Boycott of Mad Max: Fury Road · · Score: 1

    I hear ya, I'm boycotting interstellar space travel.

  7. Re:What is normal and how many were born? on More Than 40% of US Honeybee Colonies Died In a 12-Month Period Ending In April · · Score: 1

    Let's see, I'm no mathematician (in fact I had to Google how to even spell it), but 40% every year seems like it couldn't sustain decades ... Someone better at math correct me if I am wrong, but to have a 'normal lifespan' of even 1 decade means no more than 10% loss every year (on average).

    Sometimes it's better to not double-down when you're wrong. :)

  8. Re: Starbucks so trendy! on Hackers Using Starbucks Gift Cards To Access Credit Cards · · Score: 2

    If you did, warn them about 9/11

  9. Re:Car analogy? on New Device Could Greatly Improve Speech and Image Recognition · · Score: 1

    Now can we hear from an engineer that can explain how a 1-stroke engine works?

  10. Re:Described as nice working environment on Glassd on Worker Fired For Disabling GPS App That Tracked Her 24 Hours a Day · · Score: 1

    This was modded to +5 but there are still only 3 reviews there? C'mon, /. .. there should be dozens of reviews by now!

  11. Re:It was an app on a WORK-Issued Phone! on Worker Fired For Disabling GPS App That Tracked Her 24 Hours a Day · · Score: 1

    Unless he's union ...

  12. Re:sPhit on The Best Way To Protect Real Passwords: Create Fake Ones · · Score: 1

    +1 Using this image as a keyfile will certainly make your stuff safe (and if you lose it, you can count on it being posted to every /. article ... ).

  13. Re:I'm sure no one will misconstrue this at all... on Apple's Plans For Your DNA · · Score: 1

    Well, "sharing" your location with your cellphone company (by simply leaving your phone on) makes it no longer private, why would sharing this with Apple be any different?

  14. Re:LOL Microsoft on Microsoft: No More 'Patch Tuesday' For Windows 10 Home Users · · Score: 1

    Well, that's why I prefaced that it could have been my install - that is good news, thanks :)

    Still didn't feel completely ready for Primetime (yet, anyway), but 7 was good, I have hopes for 10.

  15. Re:LOL Microsoft on Microsoft: No More 'Patch Tuesday' For Windows 10 Home Users · · Score: 1

    I was running Win10 on an old Core2duo laptop until about a week ago & never once had a crash (even on older hardware). My problem was it eventually wound up being very unproductive. In Win7, if I need to ping something, I click Start (logo, whatever) & type cmd, enter, ping (IP), enter. Easy-peasy. Win10 took away typing things in Start (or perhaps this was an issue with my own install, YMMV), you have to click the superfluous search button next to start. Except that stopped working too. No worries, in Win7 I can go to Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt. Except, in Win10 this wasn't there (you know, roughly where it has been since Win9x - mind you, I skipped Win8, so it is possible this was broken a long time ago). After 2 minutes of looking, I fired up Teamviewer & remoted into a Win7 box.

    Adding features is great. Obfuscating tasks that have worked a certain way for well in excess of 10 years ... not the way to keep older customers happy.

    No crashes, and I recognize it is a Preview release, but I sure hope some significant bugs get worked out.

  16. Re:let me weigh in on this on The Challenge of Getting a Usable QWERTY Keyboard Onto a Dime-sized Screen · · Score: 1

    Seriously, everyone knows this is what you need to go with everything.

  17. Re:Prove it, then. on Surgeon Swears Human Head Transplant Isn't a 'Metal Gear Solid' Publicity Stunt · · Score: 3, Funny

    As long as the operation is a failure, we win either way.

  18. Re:Non Sequitor on Drone Killed Hostages From U.S. and Italy, Drawing Obama Apology · · Score: 1

    I'm anti-war. Heck, I think everyone not a sociopath is anti-war. Sometimes we have to do things we don't like, and war will happen, but pro-war? Sounds psychotic. It take a really twisted, sick person to want the death and destruction that is war...

  19. Re:Does that mean... on Drone Killed Hostages From U.S. and Italy, Drawing Obama Apology · · Score: 1

    Genuine question: What definition do you use?

  20. Re:Got to build one of those on iOS WiFi Bug Allows Remote Reboot of All Devices In Area · · Score: 1

    I want one for my drive home ...

  21. Re:It's my choice to kill my kid! on Bill To Require Vaccination of Children Advances In California · · Score: 1

    I'd be there with you, but the trouble is most anti-vaxers are so because of a belief - the same belief that assures them that their child won't get sick. By the time the kids gets sick, it's too late. There is no deterrent if they believe they are safe (regardless of how rooted in reality their belief actually is).

    While personally I am ok with punishing them after the fact (a little more ok that I want to admit ;)), if it stands an equal to zero chance of working as a deterrent, I can't think it's a good idea politically.

  22. Re:Dr. Julian Bashir on Chinese Scientists Claim To Have Genetically Modified Human Embryos · · Score: 1

    Turn in your geek card, Julian was modified as a child.

  23. Re:Cripple Linux? on Intel 'Compute Stick' PC-Over-HDMI Dongle Launched, Tested · · Score: 2

    This has a less than 9" screen the same way my desktop does ... until it (in both cases) is plugged in.

  24. Re:Dissenting 3 votes on Supreme Court Rules Extending Traffic Stop For Dog Sniff Unconstitutional · · Score: 1

    Stealing that for my new sig.

  25. Re:JFC! on Researchers Design a Self-Powered Digital Camera · · Score: 2

    Terrorists will have access to really, really crappy photos?