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Comment Re:Why do I get the funny feeling that (Score 1) 265

As long as the obligations of the BSD license are followed; it is not a free-for-all.

That's not terribly burdensome.

"Copyright 2015 by Forkers, LLC. Based on code copyright 2014 by BSD Baddasses, Inc. This software isn't guaranteed to do a damn thing."

That sweet, sweet two-clause.

Comment Re: Why do I get the funny feeling that (Score 4, Informative) 265

For fuck's sake... it's been how many decades and you people still can't get this right?

Godwin's Law states: "As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1." That's it! None of this "losing the argument" bullshit.

Comment I prefer Google TV! (Score 4, Informative) 133

Chromecast all but requires another smart device running (continuously) to control it. You can't control it directly.

Google TV, on the other hand, AKA "Android TV Sticks", are a full-on Android device, just like your phone or tablet, but without the screen. You control it with something like a mouse/keyboard.

You can turn off your phone/laptop while using a Google TV. You can browse the Internet on your Google TV, without using anything else to help. You can plug in a keyboard/mouse and use it like a computer! You buy apps on it from Google play, just like any other android device, and it's very compatible!

I just loved my first TV stick that I bought on Amazon (MK808b) for $35! I just bought an MK809 when my MK808b finally died after 3 or 4 years of daily use, and it has (so far) been a nice upgrade. Faster processor, better wifi reception, more memory/storage. Still runs just fine off the power from the USB port on the side of my TV...

PS: To control one of these, you want a "flying mouse remote". It's a keyboard that "mouses" by waving it in the air.

Comment Warning: DO NOT USE SAMSUNG SSDs IN LINUX SERVERS (Score 5, Informative) 195

We've been using Samsung drives in "non production" status servers, embedded servers, etc. and have had a terrible time of it. The first drives we bought a few years ago (840 Pro) were good, but we've seen Samsung SSDs run entirely through their write capacity (as reported by SMART) and then go dead when not even mounted! Turns out we aren't the only ones to get bit by buggy Samsung drives.

It also turns out that Samsung drives are even blacklisted in the Linux Kernel

I welcome Samsung's excellent cost/size value proposition! I just wish their drives were solid enough for our actual use.

Comment Re:Why you should support Firefox. (Score 1) 208

Besides the fact that Mozilla is a non-profit (Which most people don't know.) with a mission of web standards

That doesn't stop them from making increasingly bone-headed decisions in the name of chasing scummy money (see: Yahoo, Pocket).

all around best browser for everyone but especialy for those of us who work in the IT industry.

What part of the "IT industry" do you work in that doesn't have any non-technical users who need support every 4-6 weeks because they fucked with the UI.. oh, I'm sorry, the UX... yet again?

Perhaps as important is that Webkit (Perhaps soon Project Spartan also.) needs competition and Mozilla's Gecko engine is just that, we are entering an age where Webkit will take a huge share of the browser pie so competition and diversity is key to our continued development.

Then maybe they should focus more on pulling Gecko out of the cesspit it's been marinading in, rather than wallowing in kitchen-sink me-tooism? Just a thought.

Comment Re:I remember... (Score 1) 208

What makes you think that anyone will be able to maintain, let alone improve, Chromium if Google or other monied interests don't do it? Do you think people who know how to make browsers just magically spring up from the woodwork?

By that logic, why does the fact that Firefox is open source make a lick of difference?

Comment Re:Because... (Score 1) 208

"Folks said that Pocket should have been a bundled add-on that could have been more easily removed entirely from the browser. We tend to agree with that, and fixing that for Pocket and any future partner integrations is one concrete piece of engineering work we need to get done."

And...? It was already an add-on. Unless what they're trying to "fix" is the decision making process (doubtful, looking at the past three or four years), that's about as trustworthy as when they claimed they added the shit into the browser "based on user feedback."

In 2011 they were one of the most trusted companies for privacy concerns on the net. Now they're trying to copy Google's business model, apparently, and doing it badly.

Comment Re:Give me battery or give me death (Score 1) 134

My current laptop, a Dell Precision M3800 has it all: light weight, powerful, reasonable (if not fantastic) battery life, 4K screen, and native support for Linux, out of the box but it's hard to figure out what something the same size would be like at 1/4 the weight.

But I'm agreeing with other comments: I'd rather have this exact weight laptop with 3 days of battery life.

A few years back, I bought the phone with the very best battery life and I don't regret it one minute. Now on its third year, the phone still easily powers through a day with 50% or so battery life, and never leaves me high and dry when flying commercially which is when battery life is most important.

My next phone will be the phone with the best battery life Now that I finally have a powerful laptop that isn't also dreadfully heavy, battery life will once again be #1 for my next purchase.

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