And that is precisely why I've stuck with Firefox and limited my use of Chrome to things specific to my Google account. When I type in a URL on my own LAN, I really *don't* to be feeding that URL into a search engine - doubly so if it's something I've made IPv6-accessible so I can bring it up on my cell phone. (Firefox on Android has a single bar for space reasons, but it at least doesn't do a search until you tell it to.)

On the desktop, if they make it NOT do a search without asking, I'd be a lot less hostile to this, but there's so much "because fuck you, that's why" on the net these days that I'm not optimistic.

My Phenom II X2 550 BE, which had two unlockable cores in addition to the two "offical" ones, has been running rock-solid in quad-core mode since I built up the system, and does fine with the stock AMD cooler. Yeah, I lucked out with the extra cores, but it's been running 24/7 aside from occasional hardware changes and OS updates for at least six years now.

My only regret was not springing for 8 GB of ECC memory instead of 4 GB. At the time, I could only get 4 x 1GB sticks of ECC RAM at a reasonable price. But even with "only" 4 GB it's still pretty quick, especially for its age. A solid-state drive on a SATA-3 controller helped a great deal.

IMO, it's far better to get a dedicated box that only does routing (like Ubiquiti or Mikrotik), and use access points for the Wi-Fi. With multiple access points, you can give your house blanket coverage and eliminate dead spots, and if/when a new, faster Wi-Fi standard comes along and you want it, you can just replace the APs instead of an entire all-in-one device.

Not to mention that APs typically look far better than the today's all-in-one monstrosities that look like robotic spiders.

...they're measuring their wood in dick inches.

Seriously, I've distrusted Facebook from the very start, and never will trust it. Given that Zuckerberg is on record as saying that anyone who trusts him is a fool, I'm going to work accordingly. I've got better things to do with my life then spend it tethered to bullshit.

That happens at the highest levels of government these days, unfortunately.

For all the "but Google!" BS, on Android I've never been spammed on my home screen or in apps that are a part of basic phone functionality. Any of the ad-supported apps I've installed are upfront about it.

The more I read about Windows 10's bullshit, the more I'm glad I dodged that bullet. When Windows 7 dies, my last Windows partitions will get nuked or else isolated from the net. I already run Ubuntu+Cinnamon on my important desktops.

s/would/wouldn't... it's 2017 and there still isn't an Edit button.

While it would be likely in this Tesla crash, in Walker's crash there was another aggravating factor: aged tires. Nine-year-old tires on a high-performance car are a recipe for disaster.

Unfortunately, leaked info about the upcoming G6 indicates that LG has succumbed to non-replaceable battery syndrome. *sigh*

My LG Stylo 2 Plus has great battery life AND a replaceable battery, so it's clearly not an impossible task to have both.

"Yes means no and no means yes. Do you want me to hit you?"

Soon you should be able to get a factory-refurbished Note 7 at a fire sale price.

Just the other day I decided to let Windows 10 onto one of my unimportant machines (a refurbished ThinkPad that came with Windows 7 Pro). Well, looks like it's going back to Windows 7 tonight. It's clear that Microsoft has absolutely no respect whatsoever for its userbase.

Instead of putting "AIRBAG" or "SRS" on the steering wheel, they should instead label it "FRONT TOWARD ENEMY."

I haven't heard about rolling blackouts in California since the Enron days - and that was all a scam.