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Get a lawyer.
Re:Aaron Swartz's Thoughts on djb (2009) on Friday March 06, 2015 @09:53AM (#9157216)
Just glancing through the qmail GitHub repository gave me a headache. Plenty of files have 0 comments (not really sure where you see the clearly stated assumptions). In addition, he seems obsessed with 1 letter variables which offer no inclination of their purpose at a glance.
Re:How Game of War makes more than $1M a day on Friday March 06, 2015 @08:33AM (#9156884)
Yawn. Just another "free"-to-play app masquerading as a game in order to take as much money as possible from gullible people.
Re:VMWare Taken to Court Over GPL Violation on Friday March 06, 2015 @08:28AM (#9156860)
I don't jaywalk, litter, or speed.
Re:VMWare Taken to Court Over GPL Violation on Friday March 06, 2015 @08:27AM (#9156858)
I don't speed.
Fortunately, what you believe doesn't dictate reality.
Re:VMWare Taken to Court Over GPL Violation on Thursday March 05, 2015 @02:23PM (#9153187)
What a bizarre world we live in where willful violations of a legally binding license (a license which attempts to keep knowledge in the open) is considered nothing more than a "calculated risk."
Can you please elaborate on the "wisdom of the language" and why you feel it's necessary to ignore all criticism?
I hope you realize that Google's "ad" revenues aren't only from people seeing ads. They also use the tracking information of how you use products.
It isn't silly to assume considering that an overwhelming majority of Google's revenue comes directly from advertisements.

As for self driving cars, I can think of a ton of marketing use cases including tracking how often people drive, where they go, how long they stay there, the frequency in which someone goes to a location, what type of features in the car the user takes advantage of...

And that's just from the top of my head in 30 seconds. I'm sure the marketing kids at Google can think of far more ways to milk you.

I believe it's necessary to repeat this point because of the constant churn of new users who are otherwise ignorant of Google's business model. I still hear people say, "I'm so glad Google is nice enough to give us free apps!"
Is there a reason you frame every argument as a hyperbole?
Re:Snowden in talks on returning home: lawyer on Tuesday March 03, 2015 @03:40PM (#9140564)
Don't make claims unless you're prepared to provide the source. It's not anyone's responsibility but your own should you put forth said claim.
Re:“Just remove the duck” (2013) on Tuesday March 03, 2015 @02:50PM (#9140180)
How is this story similar? It's not even related to the topic.
Re:Limitations of the GET method in HTTP on Monday March 02, 2015 @05:02PM (#9134640)
By "some people", I assume that you mean many of the most popular http-based servers and frameworks.
Re:Wiki creator reinvents collaboration, again on Monday March 02, 2015 @12:50PM (#9133193)
Your comment is useless without elaboration.
Re:Premium Pricing Just Doesn't Last on Monday March 02, 2015 @11:27AM (#9132610)
There is absolutely no bloatware on the Nexus-line of devices.
Re:Xfce 4.12 released on Sunday March 01, 2015 @10:19AM (#9127303)
You're right, they're not lost. Instead, they're hidden and obfuscated behind multiple layers of menus instead of just being there.
Re:Side projects on Thursday February 26, 2015 @01:00PM (#9113958)
That's a really poor excuse. Healthy meals can be just as hands off as TV dinners and french fries.

1. chicken breast 2. broccoli 3. noodles 4. some sort of oil 5. salt

Put all of the above in a pan, stir it around, cook (covered or uncovered, play with it) for about 7-13 minutes.

Try different mixtures. Try different lengths of time. You don't even have to watch it unless you're concerned that your range might explode or something.