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  1. Oh wait, no, SOMEBODY DID do it: Steam. If you install Steam for Windows, Mac or Linux I think you can run any Steam game exactly the same on any of the three.

    Nobody has created a Steam word processor or a Steam photo editor... but I can't see any compelling reason not to.

  2. I don't agree. Why shouldn't there be some kind of "App runtime" that provided a sandbox and basic UI components that were standardized across platforms? I mean no, not stuff like antivirus or a device driver, but rather an email program or a reminders app or a video chat program. The same kind of stuff we abuse web browsers for today?

    There have been tons of such runtimes but nobody ever really launched one for general purpose computing. Think of the potential of Flash (yuck) without the browser, or Qt or Silverlight without the browser or .NET Core or Java or etc. etc.

    It's just nobody ever did a sandbox runtime right, with two or three anchor apps, and an app store ecosystem to go with it.

  3. Re:Cooking is hard on Ultra-Processed Foods May Be Linked To Cancer, Says Study (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    I am a computer security expert, used to be a pastry chef :)

  4. Oh, dear. You don't need government. Just plenty of ammo.

    I live in a big city and I think we would all die without government.

  5. Re:Cooking is hard on Ultra-Processed Foods May Be Linked To Cancer, Says Study (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    There was a less than symbol before the 10g.

  6. Re:Cooking is hard on Ultra-Processed Foods May Be Linked To Cancer, Says Study (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Also called cake flour in the USA, it's less sensitive to overmixing. If you can find one with 10g protein per 100grams, then that is awesome for cakes and pancakes.

  7. Re:Why would they need approval from FCC ? on SpaceX Hits Two Milestones In Plan For Low-Latency Satellite Broadband (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Fine them. The people of the united states own all of certain resources, such as the communication capability in the country's airspace.
    A lot of smaller countries rubber-stamp approval for things approved by the USA. So, for a US based company who wants to do business globally it is absolutely plain that an early prerequisite for them is to obtain approval from the US authority.

  8. Re:Cooking is hard on Ultra-Processed Foods May Be Linked To Cancer, Says Study (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Also there are four screw adjustable feet on the bottom of your stove. If it wobbles you only need to adjust one.

  9. Re:Cooking is hard on Ultra-Processed Foods May Be Linked To Cancer, Says Study (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    You poor thing. Here you go.
    1/4 cup low gluten flour
    1/4 cup huskless (white) buckwheat flour
    1/4 t cream of tartar
    1/2 t sodium carbonate
    mix thoroughly
    1 egg
    1/4 cup milk or yogurt
    1/4 cup water
    mix lightly

  10. Re:More likely reasons for 2FA: on Facebook Is Spamming Users Via Their 2FA Phone Numbers (mashable.com) · · Score: 1

    AND correlate your identity with whatever micropenis nickname those people used for you.

  11. Re:More likely reasons for 2FA: on Facebook Is Spamming Users Via Their 2FA Phone Numbers (mashable.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    Correlate you with all the prostitutes and drug dealers who saved your phone number on their phones.

  12. No way, really? I thought the homeowner's interest deduction was totally untouchable in the USA! It is the main reason (prior to Trump) you guys are so fucked.

  13. Re:If you think that's bad on Even Apple and Google Engineers Can't Really Afford To Live Near Their Offices (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    Most reasonable comment. Yay for Canada.

  14. The government organizes your sewage.

  15. That is the least sensible real estate strategy I have ever heard of.

    You are not even grateful for the obscene tax writeoff?

  16. It's about a really stupid supposition - that a third of an American salary post-tax should be earmarked for housing. That is sensible for poverty-end budgeting, but high above the median end of the scale, employees can afford to take some more risk with their real estate investment.
    Engineers don't even need houses anyway, many of these people are 25 year old kids who live fine renting a bedroom with housemates. I am floored they are paid well enough to afford in Palo Alto and Cupertino, actually. The rule of thumb when I lived in the area was that only 40+ people with kids sought out more than a small condominium.

  17. Re:I got a flu shot this season on The Flu and Airports (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    I get it for free, and just walk to the doctor.

    How do you get the vaccine in your ASS??

  18. It was probably a leak.

  19. micropayments on Ask Slashdot: What Is Missing In Tech Today? · · Score: 1

    I would like to be able to pay like $0.01 cash per page request of the New York Times or Forbes, rather than be asked to sign up and pay monthly.

  20. Re:It's a local phenomenon! on 'Sinking' Pacific Nation Tuvalu Is Actually Getting Bigger (phys.org) · · Score: 1

    Las Vegas

  21. YES on Is It Time For Zero-Trust Corporate Networks? (csoonline.com) · · Score: 1

    Betteredge be damned.

  22. Re: As any DBA knows... on Why Airports Rename Runways When the Magnetic Poles Move (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    If you would fly into imc without the necessary preparation you may as well just kill yourself and save everybody the trouble

  23. Re: Why so much? on Why Airports Rename Runways When the Magnetic Poles Move (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    Pilot maps have to be updated. The AIS has to be updated. All the jeppson approach plates have to be updated.

  24. Re: Wrong Solution on Why Airports Rename Runways When the Magnetic Poles Move (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    Yes there is, because you get a different result for 156 -> 15 and 158 -> 16.