User: AndyKron

I think they might be right

On: FCC Falsely Claims Community Broadband an 'Ominous Threat To First Amendment' (vice.com)

NoogaNet seems to fit description nicely. 2. There is no guarantee of privacy associated with any User's use of the Service. 3. Your wireless-enabled device used to access the Internet will be logged and associated with your browsing. 7. The City reserves the right to impose time, place or manner restrictions on the viewing of certain materials accessed through the Service. 8. The City may suspend or terminate your use of the Service if it reasonably believes that you are in violation of any provision of this Policy. 9. Persons who use the Service for abusive, malicious or illegal activity are subject to prosecution.

fake boat!

On: A Chinese-Built Replica of the Titanic Will Set Sail From Dubai in 2022 (fastcompany.com)

Well... If it isn't riveted it's just a fake boat. It should be re-name Boaty McBoatface.

Hell no

On: Amazon Has Pulled Ads From Bloomberg Over Controversial 'Big Hack' Chinese Spy Story; Apple Has Not Invited Outlet's Reporters To a Product Event Next Week (buzzfeednews.com)

Sounds like pissy little babies run those companies. Is this the world we want?

FA

On: Feds Say Hacking DRM To Fix Your Electronics Is Legal (vice.com)

Except Apple products, right?

Example #65,535

On: Google Reportedly Paid Andy Rubin $90 Million After He Allegedly Coerced Sex From Employee (theverge.com)

This is why I mostly don't give fuck anymore.

bye bye world

On: Facebook Uses Machine Learning To Remove 8.7 Million Child Exploitation Posts (techcrunch.com)

There go the pictures of the grandchildren at the beach last Summer

I hope I hope

On: Mozilla Is Reportedly Going To Sell VPN Subscriptions Within Firefox (trustedreviews.com)

And Mozilla, every time I open Firefox please popup a big annoying message to buy your VPN and subscribe to your fucking newsletter.

Who cares

On: 16-Year-Old Dethrones Tetris World Champion With Difficult Hyper-Tap Technique (kotaku.com)

I'm glad this happened.No I'm not.

Re:Too little, too late.

On: Winamp 5.8, the First Update In 4 Years, Is Released (bleepingcomputer.com)

I downloaded it. XMPlay is pretty cool. THX

Who's that?

On: Winamp 5.8, the First Update In 4 Years, Is Released (bleepingcomputer.com)

Ya! WinAmp is back! Is DonkeyMesh still around to download stuff?

take that

On: Microplastics Found In 90 Percent of Table Salt (nationalgeographic.com)

Microplastics are a good anti-caking agent in salt.

Eggs to that

On: Former Top Waymo Engineer Altered Code To Go on 'Forbidden Routes', Report Says (arstechnica.com)

You can't have cake unless you break a couple spines.

Why not all?

On: Facebook Posts May Point To Depression, Study Finds (nbcnews.com)

"That is an indicator of depression in some people" [and could be useful for the home remedy people]. Buy St. John Wort dependably $39.95 good 1 month buy now.

Or...Or...

On: Some Electric Car Drivers Might Spew More CO2 Than Diesel Cars, New Research Shows (bloomberg.com)

Kind of like solar cells needing more energy to manufacture than they will ever output. Or thinking corn derived ethanol has any business in a car engine. Or... I know what we need: A war on nuclear fusion! Not because it's easy but because its hard.

Fuck Donald Trump

On: 'Do Not Track,' the Privacy Tool Used By Millions of People, Doesn't Do Anything (gizmodo.com)

Who the hell didn't know this and fuck Donald Trump.

Ya but...

On: Chrome 70 Arrives With Option To Disable Linked Sign-Ins, PWAs On Windows, and AV1 Decoder (venturebeat.com)

Yes, but YouTube is broken and my world is crashing. How do you break YT?

There's hope

On: Samsung Says Its Foldable Phone Will Be a Tablet You Can Put In Your Pocket (cnet.com)

Hopefully it will allow our corporate masters to track us more quickly and efficiently.

So what else is new?

On: The FBI Is Now Investigating Facebook's Security Breach Where Attackers Accessed 30 Million Users' Personal Information (washingtonpost.com)

Fuck Apple even if this isn't about them just because.

what now?

On: Google Announces 'Home Hub' Smart Display With 7-Inch Screen, No Camera (phonedog.com)

I wonder how they're getting around the camera? Maybe a 3D laser scanner instead?

when not now

On: IBM Pushes Beyond 7 Nanometers, Uses Graphene To Place Nanomaterials on Wafers (ieee.org)

Bet I'll still have to wait for this, and wait for that, and reboot when the other thing goes bonkers, but aeroglass will work flawlessly.

look here

On: Facebook Is 'Teeming' With Fake Accounts Created By Undercover Cops (nbcnews.com)

I have five moderator points for sale. I ask 15,000 quatloos each

as always - FA

On: Stunt Woman Tests Apple Watch With Violent Fake Falls (hothardware.com)

I have to tell my watch how fucking old I am now? What else does it need to know?

Radio Slack

On: Two Events Celebrate Text Adventures, Roguelike Games (ifcomp.org)

Madness and the Minotaur now available on game cartridge for the Color Computer.

you can't play if you don't join

On: Instagram Tests Sharing Your Location History With Facebook (theverge.com)

She's going past the handbags. Quick, give her a text for a 10% coupon.

Nerd wars

On: It's Ham Vs.Ham As Radio Amateurs Are In Conflict At ARRL (perens.com)

Beep beep beep boop boop boop beep beep beep!