Comment Re: I tested Windows 8.1 (Score 0) 543
She could do what my mom did - decide to switch to a Mac.
She could do what my mom did - decide to switch to a Mac.
Bug report: On my Slashdot phone, I will often receive a duplicate phone call a couple days after I receive the first one.
ts why Flash was not the problem for Android that it is for Apple.
That's one of the most ludicrous statements I've seen on Slashdot in a long time - and that's saying something.
And the younger the generation, the more rude.
Speaking as a 52-year-old...
My personal experience has been that the most egregious offenders in this regard are middle-aged women. Followed by men in the 25-40 demographic.
The young'uns are mostly texting. It's annoying if you're attempting to converse with one of them, but otherwise it's not a big deal.
And you can go to the bathroom without missing that crucial plot twist...
If you're using a mobile browser, be aware that the linked article will spawn a full-screen ad whose "close" button does not appear to consistently work on a touch device.
But back to the story... Okay, so a e-wallet startup got some venture capital. Why is this news, exactly?
I'm just a dumb Canadian... Is WA ever used for Washington DC?
No it isn't - WA is the official US Post Office abbreviation for the State of Washington, which incidentally is where I live (so I've written or typed it thousands of times in my life).
The FBI equipment is for CALEA and is on site in ISP's, not content providers such as google and yahoo.
You are making an unwarranted assumption here. Even during the "Room 641A" controversy, the claim was made that the FBI has black rooms directly on premises with multiple content providers.
The classified slides that are being leaked show something different. Assuming those interception points are CALEA-related doesn't really make sense - do you really think, with regards to CALEA, the FBI only started slurping Apple traffic in October 2012?
Thanks for someone else that also misses the NEAR keyword which probably was the most useful search keyword ever.
Google search supports AROUND(n), which limits results to those pages on which the two words are within n words of each other.
If you can't articulate what the implications are of using Google Apps for Education, then at least one of the following is true.
1) You don't actually have sufficient understanding of the situation
2) You're the wrong person to attempt being the spokesperson for the "opposition"
You need to be able to articulate your specific concerns regarding use of the service - not just make hand waving statements. If its bad that students have a "digital footprint" from age seven, explain *why*. And, even then, be aware that others may not share your concern (or may have adopted a fatalistic attitude about the situation).
I'm old enough (and have been at UW long enough) to have used Metacrawler back when it was still a University of Washington experimental offering. Later it became my first introduction to the wonderful world of a grant-developed product turning into a commercial windfall for someone - I felt betrayed when the ads and sponsored listings showed up.
I'm somewhat more inured to that situation now, but it does still bug me.
Wikipedia says her luxury yacht was named "Nina", which might sound something like "Minnow".
Although I hear that she pronounced it Throat-Warbler Mangrove.
You tell 'em! Time to show you Yanks you're not the only ones who can act like douchebags!
Some of us Yanks get regular reminders of that fact. One reminder we Slashdot denizens receive is when a European Slashdotter feels compelled to talk about how much more sophisticated and enlightened they are, when compared to their American counterparts.
But a Canadian! I expect better from them...
When you're sitting on a pile of cash bigger than Kilimanjaro, then you can afford it.
Is that why their home is called "Mountain View"?
I guess I should have prepended the following:
ATTENTION: I AM ABOUT TO MAKE A JOKE.
As Albert Einstein said: "90% of reading Slashdot is half mental".
It's a naive, domestic operating system without any breeding, but I think you'll be amused by its presumption.