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Re:I switched from macOS to Linux after 15 years of Apple
on Friday August 27, 2021 @01:36PM (#28330724)
Some distros are far less buggy then others... IE: I don't have any issues in Arch, but I did with Manjaro (often there was bugs that prevented updates to complete successfully).
Re:Facebook “transparency report” turns out to be anything but
on Friday August 27, 2021 @01:35PM (#28330708)
They did that in a city I was in, in Florida, but using trucks.. They were poisoning everything to kill mosquitoes/larvae.
Re:Defense Motion: Bitcoin is not “money” within the meaning of 18 U.S...
on Friday July 16, 2021 @08:42PM (#27862725)
it is not money in the US because they charge you taxes every time you sell bitcoins... they need to reverse that stupid ass law
Re:We will win the war for general-purpose computing
on Friday July 16, 2021 @07:12PM (#27862208)
There is no way that is true the way it is going with UEFI, secure boot, etc...
Microsoft threatens to resurrect Clippy as an Office emoji
Update: SaveVideo is Back: u/SaveVideo
A Patient Got a Kidney Meant for Someone Else
Re:Cornel West Releases Resignation Letter from Harvard
on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @05:17PM (#27826442)
Philosophy makes a lot more sense then Theology.
Re:Cornel West Releases Resignation Letter from Harvard
on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @04:41PM (#27826051)
I didn't take it that way, but the news was published in the newsletter.
Cornel West Releases Resignation Letter from Harvard
AMD CEO says chip shortages will continue through 2021
Re:South Korea to ban music over 120bpm in gyms, in response to Covid ...
on Monday July 12, 2021 @08:38PM (#27816637)
lol... I wonder if they have less crazy laws in North Korea...
Re:New electronic paper displays brilliant colours
on Monday July 12, 2021 @07:26PM (#27816279)
appears to be in its really early phase of development
Re:Biden Ending $90B Dollars of Tax Breaks for Gas Companies
on Monday July 12, 2021 @04:33PM (#27814741)
“make polluters pay to clean up the messes they’ve made,”
While this is a good first step, I would say it's more along the lines of "stop paying big oil to pollute"
Re:Apple threatens UK market exit if court orders 'unacceptable' paten...
on Monday July 12, 2021 @07:35AM (#27809234)
> All people holding patents need to be innovating with them, or otherwise, lose them after a short period.
A patent only last 15 or 20 years... copyright is a much bigger issue (copyright protection lasts for the life of the author plus an additional 70 years).
Re:Biden launches action on "Big Tech, Big Pharma, and Big Ag" – can i...
on Monday July 12, 2021 @07:27AM (#27809191)
that is correct
Re:USA Today is getting a paywall. Who’s the audience for it?
on Monday July 12, 2021 @07:20AM (#27809150)
I think that you underestimate how people are willing to put some time to bring the truth out ... the current news is broken anyways... look at CNN and FOX.
Re:Biden launches action on "Big Tech, Big Pharma, and Big Ag" – can i...
on Sunday July 11, 2021 @09:05PM (#27805867)
it is not my fault that they are being let run free
Re:Biden launches action on "Big Tech, Big Pharma, and Big Ag" – can i...
on Sunday July 11, 2021 @08:19PM (#27805643)
My health insurance is buying hospital company stocks.
Re:Biden launches action on "Big Tech, Big Pharma, and Big Ag" – can i...
on Sunday July 11, 2021 @08:18PM (#27805640)
yes... One of the good things Trump did
Re:YouTube alternatives: P2P video hosting that uses up to 60% less ba...
on Sunday July 11, 2021 @08:12PM (#27805617)
Re:YouTube alternatives: P2P video hosting that uses up to 60% less ba...
on Sunday July 11, 2021 @08:12PM (#27805612)
> how are you going to replace the ad money and the viewers?
ads can be implemented but I'm not sure why you are saying that you couldn't get viewers...
Re:Seagate Barracuda Ramp Weakness (2016)
on Saturday July 10, 2021 @07:57PM (#27797342)
> In the car is rather clever,
I'd give them credit but I forgot where I got that idea from ;) but I don't even encrypt mine because it has a higher chance of recovery that way.
Re:Tool to convert copyrighted music into fair use
on Saturday July 10, 2021 @06:42PM (#27796997)
He should not have faked the machine learning, but I like the idea. (And I hope that copyright fail to exist, or at least gets adjusted to what it should be... aka, the effectiveness should be the same as patents (not forever and not easily extended))
Re:IBM to Establish New Cybersecurity Center for US Federal Clients
on Saturday July 10, 2021 @04:28PM (#27796199)
What are they going to need to accomplish the job, a global view on all communications? (aka a spying hub)
Re:Why Japan Celebrates Christmas with KFC (2016)
on Saturday July 10, 2021 @03:19PM (#27795756)
I'm talking about modern Christmas.. with Santa, gifts, decorations, etc...
Re:Why Japan Celebrates Christmas with KFC (2016)
on Saturday July 10, 2021 @01:28PM (#27795000)
In the USA... what a spending frenzy/waste it is... Not very eco-friendly.
Re:Seagate Barracuda Ramp Weakness (2016)
on Saturday July 10, 2021 @01:24PM (#27794985)
> [...] the initial backup though, especially on a cable internet connection is going to take weeks.
Initially, I drove my HDDs offsite... and I keep another offsite backup in my car.
Re:Why Japan Celebrates Christmas with KFC (2016)
on Saturday July 10, 2021 @01:21PM (#27794955)
> How a fast-food marketing campaign turned into a widespread Yuletide tradition for millions.
Christmas here too was a marketing campaign gone wrong.