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  1. Re:Surveillance Capitalism on Your Data Footprint Is Affecting Your Life In Ways You Can't Even Imagine (fastcoexist.com) · · Score: 1

    Suddenlink cable refuses to show their speeds on the mailers they send out.

    Both dish and directtv have contract terms that are longer than their with contract rates eg: $50/mo for the first 2 years with 3 year contract then just $399/mo thereafter.

    Att's (landline and broadband cable maybe diff can't get theirs here) promotional rates last for the full length of the contract term as do verizon's cellular plans.

    The city however is very clear with their plans they list the price and speeds on their flyers and all service is month to month.

  2. Amazon is convinced I need a business account. on Your Data Footprint Is Affecting Your Life In Ways You Can't Even Imagine (fastcoexist.com) · · Score: 1

    Amazon keeps trying to get me to switch to a amazon business account.

    Who knows might be useful but I still don't see how its would be a improvement over prime.

    Paypal sends me an offer for paypal credit at least once a month. No I don't want an extra 6 months to pay.

    And ebay is now sending me ad's for crap I don't want that's not even related to anything i've looked at what's this new mystery deal thing? Oh lookie it's a roomba what would I do with that?

  3. Re:Oil Glut on Obama Rejects New Atlantic Ocean Oil Drilling (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    Your welcome to elaborate on why you think we shouldn't care any more. I just assumed it was because most people where you live have switched to electric.

    However I suppose you could have been talking about how gas is currently so cheap no one cares if they only get 5MPG

    The only current non fossil contenders I am aware of are electric and hydrogen. I don't see hydrogen beating out electric and tesla happens to be the biggest name in EVs right now.

  4. Re:After reading this, i started wondering... on DOJ Threatens To Seize iOS Source Code (idownloadblog.com) · · Score: 1

    Afaik all of the current top candidates on both sides are against strong encryption.

    If you know otherwise please do let me know.

  5. Re:Oil Glut on Obama Rejects New Atlantic Ocean Oil Drilling (usatoday.com) · · Score: 0

    Not everyone can afford a tesla.

  6. Re:police state on DOJ Threatens To Seize iOS Source Code (idownloadblog.com) · · Score: 2

    Most crypto is already open source having access to the source code should not give you an advantage in breaking the encryption itself unless the encryption was flawed in implementation.

    Why should you even be able to update the os without providing the key? it should be easy enough for apple to allow you to enter your ios passcode on the computer in the event that ios becomes corrupted for some reason.

    Even if the gov't had apples signing keys afaik they can't force an update without physical access.

  7. Re:America, land of one-stop shopping! on AT&T Defeats Class Action In Unlimited Data Throttling Case (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    And now they sell 50" and you get 49.5"

  8. Probbably something like this:
    https://github.com/DanMcInerne...

    Using wifi deauth packets.

  9. But blocking all wifi is fine? on Wi-Fi Hotspot Blocking Persists Despite FCC Crackdown (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    So If they block all wifi any force you to use a ethernet connection in you room for an extra $25 that's ok then?

  10. Bitcoin doesn't clean very well. on Russian Bitcoin Issuers Will Risk 7 Years In Prison (thestack.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    I always use Tide when I launder my money. http://nymag.com/news/features...
    Leaves it with a nice fresh scent too!

  11. Noscript. on Tor Users Can Be Tracked Based On Their Mouse Movements (softpedia.com) · · Score: 5, Interesting

    This one of the reasons why they should have never left noscript off by default.

  12. Was already reported on TF https://torrentfreak.com/micro... last month.

  13. Re:But does it wipe my ass? on Boeing's Self-Cleaning Aircraft Bathroom Lets You Use Loo Without Touching Anything · · Score: 1

    How's that damn three seashell thing work?

  14. I'm still waiting for the complete collection of the sims 2 to be released afaik It's still not available on disc.

  15. Amazon finally went DRM free? on Amazon Just Removed Encryption From the Software Powering Kindles, Smartphones, Tablets (dailydot.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Thats awesome!.....Darn that's not what TFA said at all.

    So the rich people get to keep their encryption (DRM) and the rest of us get screwed again.

  16. Are they still called pirates? on Pirates Hacked Shipping Firm's CMS To Plan Attacks, Find Valuable Cargo (softpedia.com) · · Score: 2

    Now that we are referring to netflix subscribers by the same name we may need to come up with another name for people who steal at sea. What should we call them? Searates? Picaroons? Thieves?

  17. Add too iCloud activation lock status page. on iOS 9.3 Will Tell You If Your Employer Is Monitoring Your iPhone (mashable.com) · · Score: 1

    They should add it to the damn icloud activation lock status page.

    https://www.icloud.com/activat...

    What good does that page do if it won't tell you it has a factory set MDM profile that can't be removed even if its not activation locked?

    Come on apple what the fuck were you thinking?

  18. Re:Wrong. on ITU Give Consent To New 40Gbps Fiber-to-the-Home Broadband Standard · · Score: 1

    I've got about a dozen recorded phone calls from "AT&T solutions providers" (contractors AT&T has hired to telemarket) trying to sell me uverse as a fiber optic service.

    But its not fiber in this area its ADSL2+.
    Which is odd because the city sells fiber lines up to 50/50mbps.

  19. Re:Wrong. on ITU Give Consent To New 40Gbps Fiber-to-the-Home Broadband Standard · · Score: 1

    My US AT&T ADSL2+ does 12/1 Mbps in a small (10K~ish) town.
    Its an all fiber network just ask anyone in marketing, sales and/or most anyone in support.

  20. Re:Wrong. on ITU Give Consent To New 40Gbps Fiber-to-the-Home Broadband Standard · · Score: 1

    probbably not but if they just provided 1% of the speed listed in the summary it would still be faster than anything available in town by a full 50mbps.

  21. Wrong. on ITU Give Consent To New 40Gbps Fiber-to-the-Home Broadband Standard · · Score: 3, Insightful

    First we need ISPs to provide broadband service.

    We can't buy it if they won't sell it.

  22. Re:Pretty amazing 25% already on AAA: 75% Of Drivers Say They Wouldn't Feel Safe In An Autonomous Vehicle (consumerist.com) · · Score: 1

    No it doesn't but on that subject I still feel that any SDC should still have a manual control thats works just like any non SDC today. Should the govt be able to remotely direct SDCs? Sure if the bridge is out redirect the traffic and save all that time. Will that happen? Only if its made a requirement early on or were going to be stuck with several diffent SDCs all with different incompatible control Apis if they have Apis at all. Make it optional but on by default "accept route changes from DOT"
    People will leave it on or be annoyed at having driven another 30 miles just to find out the bridge is out.

    Companies like to make sure their products are as compatible as nessasary but no further.

    For example verizon wireless is still today selling basic phones that will only run apps from Verizon's store.
    Or how I can only print via bluetooth on certain phones because even though they support the latest bluetooth spec they decided not to implement all the features for whatever reason.

    They aren't going to do it on their own... They will have to be forced or paid exorbitant amounts of money.

  23. Re:Pretty amazing 25% already on AAA: 75% Of Drivers Say They Wouldn't Feel Safe In An Autonomous Vehicle (consumerist.com) · · Score: 2

    You can make software that works but that costs money.. so if lawyers cost more than programmers hopefully everything will be fine.

  24. Yep all 100% brand new. on Renewable Energy Shows Strong Gain In U.S. (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    They are talking about the Watts Bar Unit 2

    They started building it back in 1973 then took a short lunch break in 1988 resumed work in 2007 and finished in 2015.

    Since it was 80% done in 1988 that means at least 80% of the reactor unit is at least 27 years old now.

    http://thebulletin.org/watts-b...

    http://www.latimes.com/busines...

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

    Still nice to see another plant online shame took 42 years to finish it especially since it was only given a 40 year operating licence.

  25. The tech just isn't good enough yet.

    Yet being the key word there.