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  1. Re: You gotta fight for your right to on More Unblocking Companies Give Up Their Fight Against Netflix (techspot.com) · · Score: 1

    Hard to believe Netflix would cut off its nose to spite its face.

  2. $9M? That'll barely get you a cheap house in Beverly Hills.

  3. Just Couldn't Do It on There's Even More Evidence That Fitness Trackers Don't Work (fortune.com) · · Score: 1

    I have a Fitbit that I've owned for barely 10 months. Eight of which it has been sitting in a drawer. I tried to get on board with this craze, but the damn thing kept falling off my wrist. I tried a different side and fared no better. I had two major problems. First, the fastener is utter rubbish. Every time I'd brush against something the damn thing would fall off and most of the time I wouldn't feel it. I'd see it laying on the ground or in a seat before realizing it fell off. Second, I've got enough junk to charge every day. I certainly don't need another device with a proprietary connector. So, in a drawer it sits.

    Anybody want to buy a lightly used Fitbit?

  4. Re:Next Phase on 65-Year-Old Woman Shoots Down Drone Over Her Virginia Property With One Shot (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    1500 feet? Do you have a mode C transponder?

  5. Rumor down here is that no attempt was made to decelerate the Tesla.

  6. It's Official on BlackBerry CEO 'Disturbed' By Apple's Hard Line On Encryption (theinquirer.net) · · Score: 5, Interesting

    1) BB just died with Mr. Chen's comments.
    2) Thank the Flying Spaghetti Monster that Apple has integrity*. Not a huge fanboi, it pains me terribly to say that.

    *on the matter of encryption/privacy.

  7. too sequential

  8. Re:Unsurprising on AI Downs 'Top Gun' Pilot In Dogfights (dailymail.co.uk) · · Score: 2

    It's quite possible that windowless airplanes would be somewhat cheaper. After all, those windows are not trivial (see de Havilland Comet). But cue the human claustrophobia...

    Sort of fixed, and already in the wild . . . https://www.virgin.com/richard...

  9. Haven't turned a television on in at least three weeks. I'm glad someone is picking up my slack.

  10. shush you!

  11. Choices abound. on Apple Explains Why iMessage Isn't Coming To Android (networkworld.com) · · Score: 2

    Hangouts.

    Does basically the same thing. Works on both platforms.

  12. Re:Diapers on Amazon To Sell Its Own Private-Label Groceries (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1
  13. In many states (I haven't lived in all of them yet) in the U.S., the person entering the expressway is required to yield to existing traffic. Not the other way around. I don't think this is taught anymore, unfortunately.

  14. Re:Blame DRM on The Pirate Bay Now Blocked In Chrome, Firefox, And Safari (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 2, Informative

    Can't speak for HBO, but for Hulu and Amazon Prime Video, neither works outside the United States. Why am I paying for these services if I can't use them?

  15. The Original Recyclable Coffee Machine on Keurig Spends 10 Years Developing A Recyclable Coffee Cup (boston.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Bialetti Moka Express:

    • reusable
    • makes coffee you can taste
    • makes one cup at a time
    • grounds are easily recycled
  16. I think he may have as much effect as Ross Perot had in 1992...

    I've been saying this for a long time. We'll see when the dust settles what tally Trump has on the final score. I'm very curious to know if he's a 'Perot' candidate (one who takes enough votes away from one party so that the other can win with a very simple majority) or is he actually going to be elected.

  17. Re:Valid Action on Amazon Customers Sign Letter To Jeff Bezos To Dump Donald Trump (thestreet.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It is the same box of stupid. Unfortunately, that box is getting too small for it's contents and they're spilling over. I'm not a fan of Trump, but I can't make the leap from disliking the guy to infringing on his ability to make money. If people want to buy his shit, let them. If people don't want to buy his shit, . . . wait for it . . . don't buy his shit.

  18. Re:This Just In on Fruit Drinks Aren't Much Better For You Than Soda: Study (vox.com) · · Score: 1

    Similar in the U.S.

    Beverages that are 100% juice may be called “juice.” However, beverages that are diluted to less than 100% juice must have the word “juice” qualified with a term such as “beverage,” “drink,” or “cocktail.” Alternatively, the product may be labeled with a name using the form “diluted ____ juice,”

    Other rules applies for blends and %-based mixes.

  19. Re:Uh, just pay extra on Millionaires: Raise Our Taxes To Address Poverty, Fix Roads (go.com) · · Score: 1

    Exactly! I'm curious to know if they are cutting a check for extra donations to the IRS.

  20. Re:Isn't that illegal? on Disney Asking Employees To Help Fund Copyright Lobbying (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Why isn't there a mod for irony?

  21. Re:Isn't that illegal? on Disney Asking Employees To Help Fund Copyright Lobbying (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Same here. Different company, same charity. That time of year always made me uncomfortable working there.

  22. Never Had One on Ask Slashdot: Do You Still Have a Pager? Do You Find It Useful? · · Score: 1

    Never owned a pager. Wish I didn't have a leash^H^H^H^H^H cell phone.

  23. Missed the Boat? on Ask Slashdot: Time To Get Into Crypto-currency? If So, Which? · · Score: 4, Informative

    Gonna go out on a limb and say maybe that boat left port sometime around March 2014.

  24. By the time Hurd hits the streets, we're going to need a 128-bit version. I wonder if there'll be a Duke Nukem port?

  25. Re:Why not "Cooking for All"? on Obama Calls For $4B 'Computer Science For All' Program For K-12 Schools (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    It was removed from our schools. Apparently we're so concerned about food allergies that I can no longer take homemade foods into the school that are intended for sharing (i.e. cupcakes for a birthday, cookies for a "holiday" party--we're not allowed to call it a Christmas party anymore, seriously). It has to be a commercially made product with nutrition label and full ingredients list.

    Cost may also be a factor, but that wasn't cited by our school system. It was allergies.