What ads are you talking about? I don't see any ads in the Gmail app, other than the ads contained in e-mails.

Parents, drill this into your children's heads: "Killing yourself, for whatever reason, is STUPID"

You must have missed one of Ethanol-fueled's post where he alleged that his Slashdot account with the nickname Ethanol-fueled was banned due to some rule infraction or something. So now he posts as AC and signs his nickname, Ethanol-fueled at the bottom of the post instead of bothering to create a new account.

"Majority" is used for countables. Use "bulk" for uncountables.

Just for fun, I attempted the problem. Looks like the people in the xkcd strip would end up with 7 servings of mixed fruits.

This is not about blame. It's about everyone taking responsibility to keep their own individual self safe from harm.
- If you know there's a lion in the jungle, don't go in without protection. If you do and get mauled, don't blame the lion.
- If you're allergic to peanuts, don't eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. If you do anyway, don't blame the person who offered you the sandwich.
- Likewise, if you let someone take naked pictures of yourself, don't blame the other person for what they would do with the pictures when you could have prevented them from taking the pictures in the first place.

Mostly aluminium alloys actually. I know, it's not relevant to the discussion, but what the hell, this is Slashdot!

My everyday use for airplane mode is "I want to sleep and use the phone alarm to wake me in the morning but I don't want the rads to fry my brain".

Google Play Store is just another Android app. The only reason that some Android phones don't have it is because the manufacturers choose not to put it on them, but Play Store is able to run on any phone running Android. Is there any technical reason why you can't install Google Play Store on Sailfish OS?

I don't see why this is news. It's not like something like this has never happened before. Those things are dangerous. Accidents are bound to happen somewhere, somehow, sooner or later.

Up until the equivalent of your fifth grade, I never bothered to memorize the multiplication table. Any time faced with a multiplication problem, I worked it out using first principles. Sometimes I use analytical shortcuts to derive the answer, but never from rote memorization. For example in the case of 6 x 6, this was how I used to work it out:
1) First, realize that [a number] x 6 is [a number] x (5 + 1) = [a number] x 5 + [a number]
2) Also realize that [a number] x 5 is [a number] x (10/2) = [a number / 2] x 10
3) Now visualize 6 apples lined up in a row. Now visualize a line running through the middle of that row of apples. How many apples are on each side? 3, of course
4) Now take the number 3 and put 0 at the end of it. Now you have 30, which is 6 x 5.
5) Now take 30 + 6 and you have 36, which is the answer to 6 x 6.
Now isn't that more fun than memorizing the multiplication table?

There are three Android devices in my house. My Samsung Galaxy S2, my wife's Sony Xperia and a Galaxy Tab 2. Everyone of those had the Android Device Manager function installed automatically. I could immediately use the Locate Phone function without having to perform any manual installation/update. Only the Wipe Device function requires manual configuration on the phone.

Non-carrier branded Samsung phones don't have locked bootloaders.

In the UK, non-citizen residents are allowed to vote in local elections.

Wrong article, dude.