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  1. And it's a Russian conspiracy too!

  2. Who really has to see a movie on it's release date?

    Who really needs to see a movie period?

    There are a few big drawls for me to see a movie at the movie theaters
    - Date night (not the same when you have kids and watch a movie at your house, no matter house great a TV set up you have)
    - Being able to talk about a movie when all my friends and coworkers are still excited about discussing the movie
    - Avoiding spoilers for movies I want to see (even though the movie trailers do a good job at that already)
    - When I lived in a cheap apartment that was not soundproof or large enough to create a movie theater like experience

  3. Yes.

    The only consist tie I used them was for rent, But paying for that is going online at a lot of places.

  4. I have pretty good experience with prime in San Antonio with both UPS and USPS. I can't remember the last time I received something from Amazon by FedEx.

    In fact, the only time I get a package from USPS on a Sunday is when it's shipped Prime. I thought the delivery ETA was a system error the first time I saw a package estimated to arrive on a Sunday.

    And that is with stuff coming from other states (I always hope for that to avoid the 8-9% sales tax markup.)

  5. Re:People still use it? on Trump Takes On 'Crooked Hillary' With Snapchat Geofilter (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Maybe not in our age group (assuming we share an age group,) but my wife and kids use it all the time. They love those damn filters.

  6. I've gotten the blue screen in 98 before it even finished booting.

  7. Re:Not anymore! on A Teenage Hacker Figured Out How To Get Free Data On His Phone (vice.com) · · Score: 2

    Why do you assume there can be only one idiot?

  8. Re:Biggest effect will be on nearby Best Buys on Amazon Will Open 100 Retail Stores (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    That sounds good in theory, but the "sales" people you tell that to have no decision making ability to make such changes.

    And they usually don't care one way or another if an item is sold.

  9. Re: I have my own plan to eliminate cable boxen. on FCC Chief To Unveil Revised Plan To Eliminate Cable Boxes (fortune.com) · · Score: 1

    Time Warner in San Antonio refuses to allow you to subscribe to cable without renting their top box. On their site, it says you can, but both the local and 800 support said that you no longer can with the new pricing structures this year.

    And dropping cable for the internet speeds I get would cost more than keeping cable - at least with the discounts they gave me after complaining and driving from TWC store after store.

  10. Re:Ooh on T-Mobile To Boost Its LTE Speeds To 400 Mbps (thenextweb.com) · · Score: 1

    Are there a lot of cell towers in these areas where cell service for internet is a viable option?

    In any case, what you are stating just justifies companies having regional pricing

  11. Re:Job training on ITT Tech Is Officially Closing (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 2

    This is the way it used to be. You learned a trade and went to work.

    Not everyone is cut out for University and have no reason to go - other than accumulating large amounts of debt

  12. Re: BSD on the rise on PC-BSD Follows a Rolling Release Model, Gets Renamed To TrueOS · · Score: 1

    And the SCO

  13. Re:BSD on the rise on PC-BSD Follows a Rolling Release Model, Gets Renamed To TrueOS · · Score: 1

    So if you installed it from scratch, compiling everything as you went (like the old linux from scratch directions), what would you call it if not linux?

  14. Re:Isn't it sad? on Apple To Remove Abandoned Apps From The App Store (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    I know. That is why I get all my software from github and SourceForge. Only current and up-to-date programs there

  15. Re:My old phone had a replaceable battery on Sony To Boost Smartphone Batteries Because People Aren't Replacing Phones (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    No, they didn't. I've never heard one actual person using a cell phone in the real world make that complaint. It's strictly an issue for the gadget review press. And besides, what are you talking about? Extra plastic?

    I imagine you hang around a lot more older people or tech people. Most people I know spend the bulk of their phone bragging time talking about the slickness of their phone - this includes thinness and shininess. The only hardware feature I hear people talk about is the camera.

  16. Re: Have to lie down in the bed you make on Confirmed: In an Unprecedented Move, Samsung Recalls All Galaxy Note 7 (yna.co.kr) · · Score: 1

    I can on my Moto X

  17. Re:Better safe than blown up I suppose. on Confirmed: In an Unprecedented Move, Samsung Recalls All Galaxy Note 7 (yna.co.kr) · · Score: 1

    at the very least at least Samsung is making sure that they don't earn the reputation for their phone being faulty or explosive. So it's hard to say if this is really good or bad.

    I'm guessing for whoever sold their old phone and now has no phone, this is bad.

  18. Re:For what, the last 20 years? on European Commission To Issue Apple An Irish Tax Bill of $1.1 Billion, Says Report (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    RICO hasn't been struck down. In fact, there is a case listed in the Wikipedia involving RICo from just last year.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

  19. Then get a facebook account that has zero info but allows you to view their accounts.

    Then make your account not searchable, opt out of every tracking thing they have, only have the grandkids as friends, and never post.

    For about 20 minutes of work, you can see the stories of their vacations, special events, etc. Unless they live (or have enough money) where them coming over every few weeks is feasible.

    If you don't care enough to be that involved, that's no problem.

    Of course, on the flip side, maybe not having a FB account pushes them to come see you more often which lets you spend actual human time with them.

  20. Re:What about the rest of us? on Facebook Says Humans Won't Write Its Trending Topic Descriptions Anymore (recode.net) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    That's largely because being a conservative these days largely seems to involve being mad about something.

    Get that idea from Facebook trending stories?

  21. Re:Should be ashamed to imply this is wrong on Hillary Clinton Used BleachBit To Wipe Emails (neowin.net) · · Score: 1

    Then we might as well as get rid of the freedom of information act since it's legitimate to wipe out government records as long as someone doesn't want it.

  22. Re:I don't have any yoga emails .... on Hillary Clinton Used BleachBit To Wipe Emails (neowin.net) · · Score: 1

    In a case like hers, it's only magnified as a problem because we KNOW she was allowed to handle classified content in her mail. So the hunt is on to prove she actually possessed some of that on this unofficial server.

    It was already determined that there was. What was lacking was provability of intent per the FBI.

    I tried using that excuse when I missed a speed limit sign. I was pretty shocked when intent didn't matter there.

  23. Re: Archival grade on Ask Slashdot: Do You Still Use Optical Media? · · Score: 1

    If you have read any political or social posts by AmiMoJo, you would know there is no possibility of him supporting Trump.

    Frankly, I'd be surprise if he didn't find Hillary "too conservative" as well but feels she is the lesser of two evils.

  24. Re:Just wanted to say "thank you" on Linus on Linux's 25th Birthday (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Post the iso of the version you are using so we can verify.

    Oh wait; you aren't allowed to.

  25. The race war wasn't over but had calmed until it was flared up by our divisive (black kids look like my kids white kids don't) president.