In many places in the world, cars are built to order. So you test drive the model you want, but it might not match your preferred color or options.

The thing is, you're iPhone is pretty much your problem. It makes you look stupid, not Slashdot.

It's a tiny bit easier to damage cables in international waters, than to dig them out of the ground in remote enemy territory. Hint: an anchor dragged behind a ship is enough for the water based cable.

What if Iran will participate in a certain bet where insider trading is going on, but as the (happy) loser?

After all somebody could have the idea of betting on the specific day on which Trump will die. Iran will lose the bet (but won't mind), and "somebody" will win it :-)

If Bill Gates really gets that much of a hard-on about his insecure code, then why is it still called Microsoft? :-)

While it is pretty much infeasible to dig a canal through Oman's mountains, it's (relatively) easy to lay cables over them. So cables coming from within the gulf will make landfall in Dubai, traverse the peninsula, and go again into the water at Fujaira.

No problem, EFF hasn't been cool for a while now. Remember what they did to RMS?

But the only winning move is not to play. Or does that only work for Tic Tac Toe?

Music and Film Industry Association Europe?

Could you write all this without the spittle? (i.e. don't use your Apple(TM) device)

And, do you really mean pounds, or is that also an artifact of writing this on an Apple(TM) device?

Speed, 1994

What you don't do: slow down

Ok, I see, it's not actually a sock, but a handbag/manpurse that's supposed to look like a sock. So not a dumb idea, just a dumb name.

But it's an o.

If you manage to take your shoe and sock quick enough to hit the thief before he just pulls out the iPhone off it and runs. This is no chancla which you can toss into your hand with a quick flip of your foot, this is a snug-fitting sock!