Comment Re: Again with the leeches (Score 1) 66
FreeBSD is also free software as defined by the FSF. ZFS is too.
Comment Re: Redundant options (Score 1) 37
This misses âoeYes - and I donâ(TM)t do any programming because the AI does it allâ.
Comment Re: The Good Ol' Days (Score 1) 284
When were you born?
Comment Re:What has changed? (Score 2) 10
They were a membership organization run by 3 universities.
Comment My idea for a poll (Score 1) 152
I hope the editors accept it!
Do you have a Slashdot poll idea?
1. Yes, I will comment it below
2. No
3. Cowboy Neal
Comment Re: We Amiga fans are keeping the dream alive (Score 1) 90
Indeed! I co-host an Amiga development stream (https://dosamigans.tv) and thereâ(TM)s a good community of programmers and enthusiasts out there still.
Comment Re:Not good (Score 2) 145
ESP-32 is about twice the $4 price.
Comment Yes (Score 1) 109
Iâ(TM)m in academia. My institution is still open (and would make a lot of international students homeless if it closed), but my department has enacted a remote working policy.
Older Samsung Smart TVs, Certain Roku Devices To Lose Netflix Support Next Month (techcrunch.com) 170
An unspecified number of smart TVs manufactured by Samsung will lose native support for Netflix next month, the companies said in an announcement this week. From a report: Netflix app installed -- or available for -- Samsung smart TVs manufactured in 2010 and 2011 (C and D lineups) -- and likely sold for many years after that -- will stop functioning December 2, Samsung alerted customers this week. In a statement, a company spokesperson said these TV models were sold only in the U.S. and Canada. In its statement, the top smart TV manufacturer advised affected customers to look for a game console, streaming media player, set-top box or other devices that still support Netflix app to continue their binge-watching sessions. A Netflix spokesperson cited technical limitations for the change. The developement comes weeks after Netflix alerted several Roku customers that they, too, will lose access to the streaming service on December 1.
Comment That's no moon (Score 1) 242
It looks like a TIE fighter.
[yes, thank you, I know it's the HUD that looks like a TIE fighter]
Comment Re:If it aint broke. (Score 1) 345
It would have been more like 1998. Yahoo Mail was part of an acquisition of Four11's RocketMail in late (October/November) 1997.
Submission + - FSF adds PureOS to list of endorsed GNU/Linux distributions
donaldrobertson writes: The Free Software Foundation today announced PureOS as an endorsed GNU/Linux distro. PureOS is an operating system focused on privacy, security and ease of use. Endorsement means the system meets the FSF's Free System Distribution Guidelines by providing and promoting only free software, with a dedication to making sure the system always remains free.
The Kodi Development Team Wants To Be Legitimate and Bring DRM To the Platform. (torrentfreak.com) 156
New submitter pecosdave writes: The XBMC/ Kodi development team has taken a lot of heat over the years, mostly due to third-party developers introducing piracy plugins to the platform. In many cases, cheap Android computers are often sold with these plugins pre-installed with the Kodi or XBMC name attached to them -- something that caused Amazon to ban sales of such devices. The Kodi team is not happy about this, and has taken the fight to the sellers. The Kodi team is now trying to work with rights holders to introduce DRM and legitimate plugins to the platform. Is this the first step towards creating a true one-stop do it yourself Linux entertainment system?
Comment Bansky? (Score 2) 158
He's supposed to be from Bristol, after all.
Comment Re: My own ISP site! (Score 1) 136
Thanks for this!
Who were the other early ISPs in the UK? I remember UUNET, Zynet, Demon -- something called The Free Net, too?
