Replying to myself, yeap.... Found a C|net article that refers to Dell installing Ubuntu on machines back in 2007 and that this was their 2nd attempt, with a previous one being in 1999.

I'm 99% certain that Dell pre-installed Linux on machines over a decade ago. They even reduced the price (not as much as people thought it should be) because no Windows license was included now and then there was very minimal "support" after the sale was completed that people frowned upon.

Another "not true" reply here. At least in most localities, zoning rules require any structures - a fence, wall, shed, garage, etc - to be setback a certain distance from any property lines.

I pay little to no attention to the subject of the proposed border wall but one part I understand is it won't be located exactly on the border. Two pretty simple reasons why it won't be - or can't be - are 1) physical barriers in the way. Part of the US-Mexico border is the Rio Grande River. Not going to build a wall in the middle of a river. 2) In order to build a fence, wall, etc, you have to work on both sides of the structure. That means workers would be in Mexico.

I saw builds where the stock camera app didn't work and you had to download a separate one. Or even if you got a workaround for the camera, no video recording capability. Saw many that lacked VoLTE like you mention too and people blew it off like it was a non-issue - "dont u understand what beta means???? its not a DD!!!"

I got the email a few days ago from Google telling me how Google+ is shutting down (already knew this, of course) so I logged in to my account. Haven't been there in probably 2-3 years. My "communities" are almost all custom Android ROM groups or other Android software. Even a ROM like LiquidSmooth has effectively died. They announced in early '16 that all development had stopped ("devs are too busy or moved on to other things") but some re-start occurred in late '17 but little indication if it went anywhere.

I'm not trying to be American-centric but with Verizon and ATT being the pre-dominant carriers in the US and if I'm not mistaken, locking down their devices, it really hurt custom ROMs for many. I used to have Samsung Galaxy phones and after they locked them down, that was it for me.... If you had any hope of a custom ROM, you had to have the latest and greatest model because support for older ones was pretty much non-existent. I think someone or some group gained bootloader access but it wasn't back-portable nor were they interested in working on it. I remember lots of "bounties" offered too.

Still appears to be activity with TWRP and XPOSED Framework.

I've gotten emails to "firstname.lastname @ companyname.com" the same way except I don't use that email address format. I just so happen to have it set up as an alias though but it's never been used anywhere. So unless Google is selling email addresses (we use Google Apps for Business) what they did was found a co-worker's email address and guessed what mine was. Some employees do use that format but not all.

Does he reject code written by women ? Probably .... if it's bad code!. Does he know if a male or female wrote it ? Only based on the submitter's email address which can easily be faked or changed I would presume.

Bacteria create their own shelter called biofilm. Mature biofilms can withstand temperatures in autoclaves so "cleaning" surgical tools or similar items in autoclaves is often not sufficient.

The issue is they are not cleaning. You clean, then sanitize (or disinfect). If the surfaces are dirty, bacteria can 'hide' or be protected in the dirt. Doctors performing surgery scrub in using soap and vigorously scrub, then they use a sanitizer (or even hot water). When you wash dishes, do you just run them under hot water or do you clean them (with soap) first ?

The majority of "baggers" at grocery stores have no clue how to properly load paper bags. Plus, using plastic bags is so simple, it's why in most stores, the cashier also bags your stuff.

I say this jokingly, but you would think the bag manufacturers PAY the stores to get bags with the number they use / waste. I have went to the store on more than once occasion, bought a few items and they have PUT ONE ITEM PER BAG. So with three items, they use three bags ! Buying milk THAT HAS A HANDLE ? They will still put it in a bag !

Don't let the FBI know that they have a pool at their new building with "freakin' sharks with lasers" too !

Researchers = Intel engineers ;-)

Shazam and the like frequently fail to ID classical songs, even the most well-known ones. I presume it's because these services haven't "fingerprinted" every different orchestra's or symphony's version of different songs. Even though the notes are the same, there are no doubt differences that are detected by these fingerprinting mechanisms.

He said he has as many CDs as the poster above has of songs (32k).