Comment TIL (Score 2) 36
LimeWire is still around.
Comment Re:Idiot proofing (Score 1) 127
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the universe".
-- Albert Einstein
-- Albert Einstein
Comment Re: Rookie Numbers (Score 1) 56
BOFH, is that you?
Comment Re:Donnie jealous of Xi, Kim, and Putie (Score 1) 74
King George: "Rumour."
America: "Rumor."
King George: "Labour."
America: "Labor."
King George: "Colour."
America: "Color."
King George: "What are you doing?"
America: "Getting rid of U."
America: "Rumor."
King George: "Labour."
America: "Labor."
King George: "Colour."
America: "Color."
King George: "What are you doing?"
America: "Getting rid of U."
Comment Re:Welcome to the new Google (Score 1) 38
It could also be that Google discovered if they present good results on the first page that users click through the the target URL. But if they presented poor search results, users would click through more pages of their search results displaying more ads in the process.
Comment Re:Two proposed alternatives (Score 1) 127
Obligatory XKCD: Standards
Comment Re:AI? (Score 1) 119
get your same salary with half the work and get another full time job that can also be half automated. Boom, you just doubled your salary. Bosses think this is “dishonest” because you are getting more of your productivity paid for.
Comment Re:Poor planning (Score 1) 85
I wish I had mod points.
It would appear that his "What did I learn?" section is also missing a crucial item.
He bought a new house and didn't contact the builder to resolve the laundry issues? That's like buying a new server with missing parts and trying to fix it yourself.
It would appear that his "What did I learn?" section is also missing a crucial item.
He bought a new house and didn't contact the builder to resolve the laundry issues? That's like buying a new server with missing parts and trying to fix it yourself.
Comment Re:fluff news (Score 1) 182
Looking good, Billy Ray.
Comment Re: And webcams that *require* chinese server? (Score 1) 148
smitty
Thank you for opening the nostalgia portal. I cut my teeth on 4.1.5.
Comment Re:Not very likely... (Score 1) 78
Luckily there's a second sentence which features 30.01.2020. I know US school system is messed up right now, but I'm pretty sure there aren't that many foot fetishists who will think that this is a 1st day of 30th month of the year 2020.
I dunno, 2020 felt like it was thirty months long...
Comment Re:What nonsense. (Score 1) 177
If they are aliens, they need to check in with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and get their "O" visa before seeking employment.
Comment Re:Star Wars (Score 1) 178
True story:
My daughter (16) lives in Spain and she phoned me the other day and wanted me to get her all the Star Wars movies. She's on a mission to watch all the "classic" / "famous" series so she understands the references to them (prompted by her grandfather, no doubt).
I did so but before I sent them over, I thought I better check they worked...
If you're sending her DVDs, you'll most likely need to get multi-region or Region 2 encoded.
Comment Re:And aged out (Score 3, Funny) 123
"You can only be avant garde for so long before you become garde." Anne Beatts
Comment Re:Rich people in spaaaaace (Score 1) 76
According to the guide, we will need 3 rockets.
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