US chipped (credit) cards generally don't have a PIN, or it's prioritized so low that it's never going to be used domestically. OP is likely referring to having to keep the card in the slot for multiple seconds vs. being able to put it away immediately after swiping.

I don't think the low level cashiers, etc. at major retailers really know much other than any training materials they received from corporate. But it is looking like a lot fewer than everyone thought will be ready in time.

Samsung Pay still provides a virtual card number, so there's some benefit to it. And it can be used now, unlike Apple/Android Pay (which may very well never have anywhere near 100% acceptance if most retailers choose to keep NFC support on their brand new terminals turned off).

I know I started lurking in late 1998, don't remember when exactly I registered.

But my ID is 73357 and my first port was on 9:52am 13 August 1999.
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I personally swear by DenyHosts but there is also Fail2Ban. It is at least a place to start.

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The newspapers could adapt to changing technology. Although, it looks like they are already. I see more and more newspapers becoming online-only, for better or worse. The "major" ones will probably continue print editions, but they'll be only on Sundays or something. How this will effect people who can't get the Internet, I don't know, but it's one of the few ways they can stay profitable.

Abit specialized in high-end motherboards back in the day. I'm not too surprised that they're closing now; most people are going with laptops now, and the people who get desktops get sub-$1k machines, anyway. Hell, most desktops seem to be less than $500 now.

Oh well, at least Gigabyte's still around. *hugs his mobo*

...would third-world nations have wires, a light filter and LEDs?

(then again, LEDs are something like < $1 each)

Doesn't this remind you of the microwave power plants in SimCity? To me, it does. :)

The FBI is supposed to get the whole truth out. Unfortunately, there are people who want to bring politics into enforcing the law, so we need checks and balances on the entire government. That's where the media comes in. Mark Felt did do the right thing, even though it was incredibly difficult for him at the time. RIP, Mark. (now, whether we'd have the balls to do that today, or the attention span to see it through, is another question entirely. I don't think we do, quite honestly, judging by the multiple scandals that have gone seemingly unpunished during the Bush administration.)

But the case doesn't really prove anything, at least, not until SCOTUS denies to hear it/agrees with the ruling. But even then, it could just be that patent writers have to be a bit more creative about the wording of their patents.