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  1. Let me get this straight... on Microsoft's SwiftKey Suspends Sync After Keyboard Leaks Strangers' Contact Details (zdnet.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Microsoft paid a quarter of a billion dollars for that?

    W.C. Fields was right.

  2. Indeed - what does this process do that could not already be done?

    The milk I buy has been "ultrapasteurized" (2 seconds @ 280F) and is stable for 60+ days (at least 15 days after opening).

  3. Other than this quibble - yep:

    No one has any idea whether it's secure, therefore it isn't trustworthy.

  4. Re:I prefer an external power supply, on Microsoft's New Xbox One S Will Go On Sale On August 2 -- Will You Buy One? (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    In fact all the commercial Playstations had an internal power supply.

    That was - IMO - one of the big negative points for the PS3 (yes, I own one). Damn fan sounds like a jetliner.

  5. Re:Nice previously researched spin in the "article on Donald Trump To Announce Mike Pence As Vice-Presidential Running Mate (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    He wrote "Time for a reality check. Despite the hysteria from the political class and the media, smoking doesn't kill. In fact, 2 out of every three smokers does not die from a smoking related illness"

    Is it really relevant that 2 out of 3 people die of something else before smoking eventually kills them?

    I don't think so.

  6. Re:Bear Food on FBI Closes D.B. Cooper Investigation After 45 Years (oregonlive.com) · · Score: 1

    There are precisely zero grizzly bears in that area.

  7. Re:If they want to solve it... on FBI Closes D.B. Cooper Investigation After 45 Years (oregonlive.com) · · Score: 1

    I'd argue that the fact that the money was never recovered except for a small amount of decayed bills found around 1980 means that he didn't survive the jump.
     

    ...or he didn't give a shit about the money. Or it was lost during the jump. Or one of a number of other possibilities.

    Considering that the decayed bills were found 9 years after the hijacking *upstream* from where he is thought to have jumped, I'd say it's not a safe to assume he didn't survive. That's part of what makes this case such a mystery.

  8. Re:Thanks for the concise summary on FBI Closes D.B. Cooper Investigation After 45 Years (oregonlive.com) · · Score: 1

    Western Washington is not particularly cold in November - however, it is quite wet and death by hypothermia is a very real concern for people caught in the wild unprepared. Until a few years ago, I lived a handful of miles away from the hypothesized drop zone.

  9. Re:Just reformat it to your liking. on Linus Torvalds In Sweary Rant About Punctuation In Kernel Comments (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Since not much new stuff outside of my own is written in Whitesmith's style

    There's a reason for that, you know.

  10. Re:State vs Federal Jurisdiction. on Kentucky Anonymous Member Indicted Three Years After FBI Raid (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    It's a good thing that the process here isn't random, then.

    You just don't understand how jurisdiction works here.

  11. Bullshit. I've never felt the need to tiptoe around anyone based on their gender.

  12. Re:The real question is.. on You Can Now Browse Through 427 Millon Stolen MySpace Passwords (mashable.com) · · Score: 1

    Nothing of importance.

  13. Re:security researcher my ass on You Can Now Browse Through 427 Millon Stolen MySpace Passwords (mashable.com) · · Score: 1, Funny

    Who precisely is "you people"?

  14. Re:" 0.0% people want this." on Microsoft Kills Windows 10's Messaging Everywhere Texts, To Bolster Skype (pcworld.com) · · Score: 1

    It should read "from both people using WIndows on Phones, 0.0% want this"

    FTFY

  15. "Go ask the NSA".

    Or, alternatively, search my name in Facebook.

    Otherwise, fuck off. Arrest me if you must, but - with few exceptions and this is not one of them - you must must admit U.S. citizens.

  16. No, here 25mpg is not ludicrous. It's low, but not that low.

  17. According to TFA, they accounted for a $16,000 car lasting 250,000 miles, plus $3,000 / year in maintenance, and getting 25 mpg on gas that costs only $1.75/gal.

    I'm pretty sure we haven't seen gas at $1.75/gallon since the early 90s. It almost got there briefly several months ago.

    In any case, that figure is ludicrous.

  18. Re: Not dead yet on 'Headphone Jacks Are the New Floppy Drives' (daringfireball.net) · · Score: 2

    You Johnny-come-latelys and your fancy 16 color Tandy graphics. Luxury! Luxury, I tell you!

  19. Re: Light Sensor... on Mark Zuckerberg Tapes Over His Webcam. Should You? (theguardian.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    You must be new at this.

  20. What an innovative feature! on Microsoft Launches NFC Payments For Windows 10 Phones (nfcworld.com) · · Score: 1

    I can imagine that the billions of Windows Phone users must be thrilled to have this feature first, years before the competition. It's no wonder that Windows Phone is the leader in mobile operating systems.

    What will Microsoft think of next?

    Suck it, Google! Kiss my ass, Apple!

  21. I pay for Netflix specifically because it's an ad-free alternative to other non-torrent sources.

    The day they start airing ads is the day I cancel.

  22. ...which is plenty good for the vast majority of people.

  23. "We're looking into alternative payment services" on PayPal Dumped Cloud Company After It Refused To Monitor Customers' Files (fortune.com) · · Score: 2

    Issues with Paypal's policies aside, this is what can happen when you don't diversify your payment processing. If your one vendor dumps you, you're boned.

    It's forgivable during the startup phase, but c'mon, you've been around since 2009 and have a claimed 250K users.

  24. Re:It hasn't on Pirate Bay Co-Founder Must Pay Record Labels $395,000 (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    The 1970s called.

  25. Comcast, are you listening?

    You don't -have- to be dicks, you choose to.