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  1. Re:this was such a great idea to start with on Microsoft Loses Control Over Windows Tiles Subdomain (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    In the case of Windows you get to pay for it and also see ads. Who says you can't have it all?

  2. Re:You can upgrade Linux 0.01 on Windows XP Dies Final Death As Embedded POSReady 2009 Reaches End of Life (techrepublic.com) · · Score: 1

    Its perhaps worth noting that while XP's update lifecycle was very nice, Windows 10 seems to only bother to support feature updates for 18 months now at which point its time to upgrade again to receive further updates.

  3. Not sure what you're on about. Facebook will literally demand a scan of your drivers license and lock you out if you don't provide one. I've seen it myself. Once you balk and walk away they'll fold in a week or two and stop asking, like some one who just said they'd end the relationship if you didn't do anal.

    They're asking because some people will give it to them. Hell, maybe even most people will give it to them.

  4. Re:Just like they did with Music... on Microsoft Stops Selling eBooks, Will Refund Customers For Previous Purchases (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Sounds like that content was PlaysForSure!

  5. Re:Oh, man on The Cassette Returns On a Wave of Nostalgia (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Its hard for me to imagine producing a small quantity of cassettes is cheaper than burning a small quantity of CDs.

    I suppose cassettes are more "pocketable" than CDs or vinyl, but not more than USB flash drive.

  6. Re:Consumers will pay for this on Visa, Mastercard Mull Increasing Fees For Processing Transactions: Report (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    I already get 4% cash back from gas purchases and 1% from everything with my credit card. I personally haven't seen anyone willing to give me that kind of cash discount and I end up having to wait in a line to order to pay extra.

  7. How many football fields is two thirds of a Manhattan?

  8. Re:Like Netflix? on Apple Plans Netflix-Like Gaming Subscription Services, Report Says (cheddar.com) · · Score: 1

    Naw, they mean something popular people actually like and have heard of.

  9. Re:Please dont declare war on France Will Hack Its Enemies Back, Its Defense Secretary Says (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    I agree. I propose we declare war on war to end it once and for all.

  10. Any reason flip phones aren't coming back? on LG Will Launch a Phone With a Second Screen Attachment (cnet.com) · · Score: 2

    There seems to be this weird push for foldable displays lately...I get the idea I suppose, it can be tablet big sometimes. But it all looks so janky I don't see how it can be made into a robust product.

    Why haven't they just added a second flip out screen (sort of like a nintendo ds, or an old flip phone with a screen taking place of the dialpad) Even if it only displayed the pop up keyboard most of the time it seems like it would improve usability of the phone, naturally protect both screens while closed and not increase pocket size much.

    Are there products like this?

  11. Re:I See The Problem on In CEO Search, Intel Still Hasn't Found What It's Looking For (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    I heard Brian Krzanich is available, he's a proven property in that department.

  12. You're not paranoid if they're actually after you.

  13. Synergies of shit on Microsoft Now Lets You Log Into Outlook, Skype, Xbox Live With No Password (cnet.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    It works with Outlook.com, Office 365, Skype, OneDrive, Cortana, Microsoft Edge, Xbox Live on the PC, Mixer, the Microsoft Store, Bing and the MSN portal site.

    Now that they've finally sorted all the garbage into one convenient bag, all that is left to do is haul it out.

  14. According to yahoo laying off QA improves quality because without QA there are far fewer bugs in the code. Or was that bugs found in the code? Wait, the difference is immaterial because as everyone knows things that you can't see don't exist.

  15. Re:And if the article was actually false... on In an Unprecedented Move, Apple CEO Tim Cook Calls For Bloomberg To Retract Its Chinese Spy Chip Story (buzzfeednews.com) · · Score: 0

    Apple suing? That doesn't sound like the Apple I know!

  16. No half measures, no reinventing the wheel. on Panasonic Designed Human Blinders To Block Out Open-Plan Office Distraction (curbed.com) · · Score: 1

    The compubody sock is the future of open office productivity

    https://www.instructables.com/...

  17. Re:Just wait until it is chasing you down dark all on Boston Dynamics' Robot Went From a Drunk Baby To a Nimble Ninja in a Matter of Years (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    They already blew a guy up with a repurposed bomb defusing robot.

    https://www.theatlantic.com/te...

  18. Re:Come on - that is not Ninja (or parkour) on Boston Dynamics' Robot Went From a Drunk Baby To a Nimble Ninja in a Matter of Years (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    With enough practice I couple *probably* duplicate the final jump where the robot face plants into the jumping platform.

  19. I was watching the BBS documentary a couple weeks back. I never was part of this piece of history myself as I was to young. It made me laugh that almost the moment people hooked up to each other they started talking shit, trolling and having holy wars over the types of computers they had. Same as it ever was I guess.

  20. Re:Anyone have a handle on what this actually does on Senate Passes Music Modernization Act With Unanimous Support (billboard.com) · · Score: 2

    Well, the senate passed it so its safe to assume its pretty horrible for the American people and probably the entire world.

  21. xxX420SniperPhoneOneMaxXxx on iPhoneXsMax, Now That's a Tongue Twister (om.co) · · Score: 1

    [Microsoft employee] quip on Twitter: "And I thought we sucked at naming. #AppleEvent iPhone Xs Max September Refresh CTP1"

    Right, this is wildly different and much worse than a name like Xbox One X.

  22. Re:Wait isn't NK a poor hermit kingdom?? on DOJ To Announce Charges Against North Koreans For Sony Hack, Wannacry Attack (go.com) · · Score: 1

    I mean, they hacked Sony not the Pentagon. IIRC there was a large word document on the server with all the passwords involved in this breech. So the difficulty level of the hack was probably somewhere between that of breaking your neighbor's WEP secured wifi and falling off a log.

  23. Maybe Microsoft can move their Azure services onto Twitter's servers to improve uptime and reduce maintenance costs.

  24. Re:How about not blowing away work? on Windows 10 To Use Machine Learning in Latest Attempt To Make Reboots Less Annoying (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    That would give the user and opportunity to say no so obviously that is right out.

  25. Re:Summary doesn't say on Australia Called Out as Willing To Undermine Human Rights For Digital Agenda (zdnet.com) · · Score: 2

    Human ones. Did you not read the summary?