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Comment Limp Dicks (Score 0) 71

""Hanyecz paid for his pizzas with bitcoin in whatâ(TM)s believed to be the first transaction using cryptocurrency to pay for a product.

At the time, each bitcoin was worth less than a penny ⦠about $0.003 to be specific. The pizzas cost about ''$30, so Hanyecz needed 10,000 bitcoins to pay for them""

(justsayin}

Comment Re:Now if they would pay ... (Score 1) 74

"At first I agreed, in that Windows 10 seems to be a huge improvement over Windows 7 or 8. "

Are you serious? Whereas Win7/NT actually worked, and allowed users control of processes, anything past that required too much time and effort. Window10 is a bloated, resource and metric stealing pig.

I mean tell me you're not trolling!

Comment They seem to be the first to admit errors (Score 1) 92

https://hardware.slashdot.org/...

Honestly since the days of MFM/RLL drives, I've always used them as my go to for storage solutions. Maybe this is too dated to mention but I never had a WD with striction issues, nor have I EVER had an issue (in the rare case) with warranty.

So, everyone screws up, but I've always found WD to stand up.

My experience..wtf do I know(A E. Newman)?

Comment Re:The road to Hell (Score 1) 59

"Every free speech based site ever built has failed to be a commercial success, so we know that moderation is good for business."

It's easy for an algorithm, or people to know what is high or exceptional quality. Is just as easy to know what is normal quality.

The real difficult part for both machines and humans is to properly identify the low quality and shit. There are many things that look like shit that actually aren't.

But mostly if it looks and smells like shit....it's shit.

Comment Also (Score 1) 77

Unauthorized operators flying around airplanes, helicopters and airports is illegal and may be subject to fines and criminal charges, including jail time, the FAA says..."

Class G airspace (in an uncontrolled area) is free for all to use. Both pilots are required to practice safe visual flight rules. Regardless if the craft is or isn't FAA certified.

Comment Re:Sideloading... (Score 1) 119

''no bearing on that term being valid''

It's actually a term that is incorrect. There's no need to use other than the OS to run any executable you grant permission to run, regardless of the origin (on Android). The mere fact that the process (or executable) wasn't obtained from the "official' repository, doesn't require any modifications to the OS for one to call it "sideloaded'. iOS on the other hand, is a completely different matter.

I dislike the term because it's inaccurate.

Comment Did someone (Score -1, Offtopic) 214

forget to tell us the environmental impact of how they have been mining salt under the lake for years and years..

And besides.. Watkins Glenn has been dead since the last F1 race held there.. Now.. it's greybeards and those wishing for the "good old days" .. for 1 weekend a year..

fuck it. someone had to say it..

Comment Re:Another great study... (Score 1) 117

''the "outdated" Chinese capabilities seem to be quite enough to hack US critical infrastructure and companies time and again.''

That is because it's state mandated and private companies are open game. As long as they are the cheapest producer of electronic products, they will continue to embed questionable firmware. Most of the world doesn't care, it's cheap and it works but it's all CCP.

Comment Re:Weakness is always the same (Score 1) 181

''exchanges are the weakest link in the system.''

I agree. Why people would leave funds in a third parties wallet when they are the cause of most of the major losses, is beyond me. I fully understand their utility, but following the exchange the proceeds are significantly safer in your own wallet/address.

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