That's the first Slashdot email i've gotten in a little while...

I kept thinking maybe slashdot.org could make a big return !

It's a different platform with a different audience. I really don't think that idea has any hope. Unfortunately. :(

Heh,

I've been journaling, but stopped reading the main page long before that.

There will never be a "year of the desktop", because the desktop is dead. The reality is that such a large percentage of the population use mobile devices for the majority of their interactions that whatever happens on the desktop is irrelevant. I find it bizarre because the mobile experience is so abysmal compared to a proper desktop. But I've never understood the mainstream, and I guess this is just another example of that.

Alas dying. Jorg had a heart attack a few days ago.

How should i know? :)

Last farewell was to ~talinom, this one is to ~jawtheshark. Otoh, this is part 2, so it sounds like they're connected.

Wasn't that someone else?

Most don't use headphones at all with their cellphones.

Doesn't everyone just have a collection of apps you need and stick to those? I can't even remember when I bought an App. Even free apps only get downloaded when absolutely needed.

Indeed, that is why anyone with a clue wouldn't make important (hell, any... ) devices on a Cloud Service. I, and I hope nobody with a clue, wouldn't accept a firewall that is cloud dependent.

Mine beeps but also gives me an estimate for the time needed. That is useful. I just set an alert on my phone based on that time. Not hard.