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  1. Re:Change for change's sake on Latest Windows 10 Preview Build Brings Slew of Enhancements · · Score: 0

    a new version of Windows significantly faster performing and more secure

    Then you'll LOVE Windows 10. Because it's mostly just Windows 7 faster and with more battery life.

  2. Re:Finaly. on YouTube Ditches Flash For HTML5 Video By Default · · Score: 1

    You should be able to write a converter that converts most of that stuff to canvas.

  3. Re:microsoft cash on Windows 10 IE With Spartan Engine Performance Vs. Chrome and Firefox · · Score: 0

    What's up with the shit storm of pro Microsoft articles lately?

    No one cares about shitty Microsoft tech these days...

    They came out with a new Beta?

  4. Re:After a glimmer of sanity.. on Windows 10: Charms Bar Removed, No Start Screen For Desktops · · Score: 1

    Trust me. After only a weekend, I can tell you that if you liked Windows 7 and hated Windows 8, you are going to like Windows 10. All of the annoying stuff is gone and all that's left is better speed and battery life.

  5. Re:Microsoft would be onto a winner if... on Windows 10: Charms Bar Removed, No Start Screen For Desktops · · Score: 1

    This is EXACTLY what they did. My Windows 7 upgrade never even asked me for a Microsoft Account. And it's running just fine without one.

  6. Re:Terrible names on Windows 10: Charms Bar Removed, No Start Screen For Desktops · · Score: 5, Informative

    Well, then you'll be very happy. Because after upgrading my Windows 7 laptop to Windows 10, all I noticed is that it's faster and the battery lasts longer and it's harder for stupid people to run untrusted stuff from the internet. Other than that, it's pretty similar.

  7. Re:Nope on UHD Spec Stomps on Current Blu-ray Spec, But Will Consumers Notice? · · Score: 1

    In original uncompressed actual HD, I could do that too. Now it has all been compressed to where I can't anymore.

  8. Cops subpoena IP address and it points to your house. Didn't think that one through, did you?

  9. Re:Hum.... on Microsoft Reveals Windows 10 Will Be a Free Upgrade · · Score: 1

    They established the "break it, fix it" pattern with ME and XP. You're probably just not old enough to remember.

  10. Re:This is incredibly exciting on Interior of Burnt Herculaneum Scroll Read For First Time · · Score: 5, Informative

    The New Testament is very common with 5,000 Greek copies (and all within 400 years of the events, some within 100 years). But after that it drops off quickly. There are 643 copies of Homer's Iliad, but the closest to his writing is over 500 years. There are only 20 copies of Tacitus, but the closest is 1,000 years later. We have only 7 copies of Plato and 5 of Aristotle.

    All that to say we might find something incredibly significant in this library. Something we have never had before or something that is a much older copy of something that we already have against which we can check accuracy.

  11. Re:Attitudes on The Current State of Linux Video Editing · · Score: 2, Insightful

    What developers care about:

    1. 1. Cool
    2. 2. Fast
    3. 3. Works
    4. 4. Maintainable
    5. 5. Reliable

    What businesses care about:

    1. 1. Works
    2. 2. Reliable
    3. 3. Maintainable
    4. 4. Fast
    5. 5. Cool

    This is why FOSS will always be buggy and crashy.

  12. Re:Bad idea on FBI Seeks To Legally Hack You If You're Connected To TOR Or a VPN · · Score: 1

    Welcome to the club. Most of us already would never work for the government.

  13. Re:Wrong direction on FCC May Permit Robocalls To Cell Phones -- If They Are Calling a Wrong Number · · Score: 1

    My daughters' school robocalls announcements as well. This is very useful.

  14. Re:Useless complaint center on FCC May Permit Robocalls To Cell Phones -- If They Are Calling a Wrong Number · · Score: 1

    They don't call you back. But I worked for a company that got $88,000 in fines in a single month. So I can assure you they are getting fined. You just need to make sure you get to their actual number instead of the spoofed caller ID.

  15. Report them to http://donotcall.gov/ anyway.

  16. We have that too. It's at http://donotcall.gov./ And you can register your numbers and it has a simple form to submit complaints. Companies still call by spoofing the caller ID and when you report that number, nothing happens.

    What you need to do is go along with them enough, pretend like you want their offer, but then say you heard about phishing so you need a real number where you can call them back. Then report THAT number. They get a fine for $11,000.

  17. Re:A lot of circumstance and some suspicious exper on There's a Problem In the Silk Road Trial: the Jury Doesn't Get the Internet · · Score: 1

    Well, the part where they caught Ulbricht responding to a live chat session as DPR with the undercover agent that was a moderator on Silk Road with the screen open and responding when they arrested him is pretty compelling evidence that he was DPR.

  18. Neither side is saying they cracked Tor, so I'm not really sure what you are getting at.

  19. Re:Obligatory Onion link on Radio Shack Reported To Be Ready for Bankruptcy Filing · · Score: 2

    And I have a Fry's locally and would pay $2.50 for those same items. Why would I go to Radio Shack and pay $8?

  20. Re:This could be fun.... on Man Saves Wife's Sight By 3D Printing Her Tumor · · Score: 1

    hospitals (hey, we need the money)

    Seriously? You guys charge enough. What do you do? Pour the money down a drain?

  21. Re:My guess on PC Shipments Are Slowly Recovering · · Score: 1

    I prefer my company laptop to my tablet because it's much faster to type with a keyboard. The tablet is good for reading books or taking on vacation (because I wouldn't miss it if it got stolen), but that's about it.

  22. Re:My guess on PC Shipments Are Slowly Recovering · · Score: 1

    I've heard of a few companies that just upgraded all the old PCs to SSD and moved the old drive to D:. For $200 each, it's like they have brand new machines.

  23. Re:Well, DOH! on PC Shipments Are Slowly Recovering · · Score: 1

    And conversely, I've had good jobs and enough disposable income that if I wanted to replace my gaming PC, I could have. I did replace my graphics card with a new one a couple years ago. But I was surprised when I looked at the copyright dates on my BIOS the other day and they were from 2009!!! That's six years ago now, and I didn't even notice.

  24. Re:One more reason to use a wired keyboard on Wireless Keylogger Masquerades as USB Phone Charger · · Score: 1

    I have arcade joysticks and driving wheels which I also hook up to my PC. It's a lot easier to move the keyboard when it's not attached. Other than that, nothing really.

  25. Re:Hakija on Ask Slashdot: Linux Database GUI Application Development? · · Score: 1

    Name 3.