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  1. Re:Not dealing with Oracle = big win on Oracle's CTO: No Way a 'Normal' Person Would Move To AWS (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    MS SQL doesn't scale?!?

    Are you kidding?!? I've had projects that get 26 million new records PER DAY and they work just fine in MS SQL. I have never seen a project that MS SQL couldn't handle.

  2. Re:A have to be reading this wrong. on Deanonymizing Tor: Your Bitcoin Transactions May Come Back To Haunt You (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    That's exactly what it said. "If you bragged about a transaction amount or address on Twitter or on a Bitcoin forum, we can link you." Wow. However did you do that?

  3. Re:one-time-use addresses on Deanonymizing Tor: Your Bitcoin Transactions May Come Back To Haunt You (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    Those people interested in something that approximates a currency can go with Bitcoin Cash

    Yes, let's go with something owned entirely by Chinese miners. No chance of a 51% attack by the Chinese government there.

  4. Exactly. I already made 10 times and still have some left. Poor me.

  5. Re:Caller ID, police attitudes, and punishment on Two More Gamers May Be Charged in Fatal Kansas 'SWAT' Shooting (kansas.com) · · Score: 1

    Especially since Jerry Brown already bankrupted the state twice. I guess the third time really is the charm.

  6. Re:Got issues? on 10-Year-Old Boy Cracks the Face ID On Both Parents' IPhone X (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    That's because he got tired of having a clackity-clack headache every day.

  7. Re:Makes sense. Intel graphics are still a failure on Arch-rivals Intel and AMD Team Up on PC Chips To Battle Nvidia (pcworld.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't agree. We had laptops with AMD graphics. Even when we aren't using them (using Intel graphics only) the laptop still blue screens because of driver issues. No thanks. Don't want Radeon graphics anywhere near my laptop. Intel or Nvidia only.

  8. A friend of mine does QA for machined parts for air manufacturers. When their old computer died, they started using DosBox instead. Works great.

  9. Re:Cue the Android fanboy apologists on Google Unveils Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL With No Headphone Jack (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    My daughter didn't want a Galaxy S8 (when Dad was buying her one for free after she dropped her phone), she wanted a Pixel. But once she heard that it didn't have a headphone jack, it was dead to her.

  10. Re:No Jack No Problem on Google Unveils Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL With No Headphone Jack (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    I use Bluetooth and I have very good bass.

  11. Re:LOL ... WTF? on Intel Cuts Cord On Its Current Cord-Cutting WiGig Products (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Yeah. That would be awesome at work to just set my laptop down and have everything connected.

  12. Re:Why Would Google Bother on Creator of Opera Says Google Deliberately Undermined His New Vivaldi Web Browser (wired.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    He made a ton of money being the official browser of Wii and also other devices.

  13. Free time =/= 20% time on Deserialization Issues Also Affect .NET, Not Just Java (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    Google engineers banded together in their 20% time.

  14. LG G4?

    The battery is only 3000 mAh (which given the new efficiencies in Android is plenty), but it has everything else.

  15. Meanwhile. My S5 has an "ugly" plastic back. I've dropped it several times and it still works. I don't even have a case on it except my hip case. I can change the battery (great for an instant charge since Anker provided me with a charger when I bought 2 batteries) and the micro SD card (recently put in a 64 GB because I was running out of space on my 32 GB). Fantastic.

  16. He thinks flexing phones are the sounds that come out of a small bird.

  17. I replaced the batteries on all 4 Galaxy S5s. They had the same problems as the Note 7s (getting extremely hot, rebooting, bulged battery). But since I could replace them with Anker batteries for $12 each, I just did that. And we got a charger and an extra so we can grab one anytime.

  18. I'm with you. I am still rolling along on my S5, having seen nothing that improves on it.

    It is getting a little slow with the latest updates, but now I'm waiting for a 600MHz phone so I can get gigabit with T-Mobile next year.

  19. Why I don't read comics anymore on Today is 'Free Comic Book Day' (npr.org) · · Score: 2

    "which has seen Steve Rogers transform from a patriotic superhero to the fascist leader of an invasive Hydra force that has taken over the U.S." Yep, this is why I don't read comics anymore.

  20. Re:Elegent way to do micro transactions? on Kim Dotcom Announces New Bitcoin Venture For Content Uploaders To Earn Money (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Exactly. The problem is that dust transactions (pennies) are currently not getting picked up in the Bitcoin ledger, because there is not enough space in the transaction block for them. Miners choose the largest amounts of transaction payments, sometimes which go as high as 50 cents. Obviously, 50 cents is no big deal if you are moving thousands of dollars, but it's a huge deal if you are paying a penny for a listen.

  21. Re:It probably has little to do with Bitcoin on Kim Dotcom Announces New Bitcoin Venture For Content Uploaders To Earn Money (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    This is totally false. Bitcoin absolutely works. Just because they use a payment processor to avoid fluctuations doesn't mean that they can't instantly take payments for content from every country on earth the instant it goes up. What's wrong with a worldwide direct sales market for artists? Sounds great to me.

  22. Re:Andecodtal at best on Nintendo Switch Consoles Are Reportedly Warping When Docked (independent.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    My Wii DVD drive failed, but it didn't matter that much since I had a Wii U already and I could play all the old games on there.

  23. Re:Had to sell it on Nintendo Switch Consoles Are Reportedly Warping When Docked (independent.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    I'm 47 and I'm addicted to Breath of the Wild. But the last time I was like this wasn't that far back. Arkham City for me.

  24. Re:Had to sell it on Nintendo Switch Consoles Are Reportedly Warping When Docked (independent.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Not really. The most immersive aspect of Zelda is in the JoyCons. Every different combination of weapon and what you hit with it has a different feel. Even the amount of contact changes it. The JoyCons IMO are the key to making Breath of the Wild so immersive.

  25. Re: Depends if it is CPU or GPU bound... on Ask Slashdot: Can Linux Run a GPU-Computing Application Written For Windows? · · Score: 1

    Wine Is Not an Emulator.