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781.
by gnu8 14y ago
"BBC ageism"? How dramatic can we get? I'm sure there are more efficient and effective ways of providing people with information today. Memories are wonderful but let's not let our sentiment turn into outrage over turning off an outdated se
782.
by gnu8 14y ago
> useless care which ultimately resulted in the patient death. Don't state it as if the hospital care caused the death, it was the cancer. This was a worst case scenario. In many cases that care could have bought the patient months or y
783.
by gnu8 14y ago
I am opting out by emailing the first @paypal.com address I can find. I have altered my agreement with paypal to the effect that notifying them in this way is permissible.
784.
by gnu8 14y ago
The part where he broke into a network closet and connected unauthorized equipment is what really rubs me the wrong way.
785.
by gnu8 14y ago
I'm not willing to donate. Aaron's goal may have been noble, but his actions are indefensible.
786.
by gnu8 14y ago
I expected a lot more interoperability between LTE devices and networks, something more akin to WiFi. Is there even a good technical reason why an LTE phone that supports AT&T's two channels cannot also support Verizon's five?
787.
by gnu8 14y ago
It doesn't require Al Queda to come up with the idea to do bad things to the United States on the anniversary of doing bad things to the United States. Anyone who hates America would naturally choose to act on 11/9.
788.
by gnu8 14y ago
It's well known that the FBI's IT infrastructure is an unparalleled disaster and its agents are tragically unskilled when it comes to technology, even the ones tasked with technology related investigations. Therefore, there's no reason to b
789.
by gnu8 14y ago
I would simply have the probate judge order Apple to transfer the DRMed files to the party inheriting the files.
790.
by gnu8 14y ago
Another rubbish scribd link and there's no way to liberate the PDF without paying. Here's an useful link to a PDF preview: http://www.wholeearth.com/uploads/2/File/documents/sample-eb...
791.
by gnu8 14y ago
I'm an investor, how can I block this from my iPhone/web browser/etc?
792.
by gnu8 14y ago
Why are web pages still allowed to interfere with keyboard input like this?
793.
by gnu8 14y ago
Scribd is truly a nuisance. No one needs their product and the price is too high (zero dollars plus all of the information they can mine from Facebook).
794.
by gnu8 14y ago
I'm not sure if intellectual property exists either.
795.
by gnu8 14y ago
Its important to remember that there is nothing wrong with lending someone your digital book, the same as lending your physical book. You don't need the author, vendor, or any third party intermediary to authorize you. If any party attempts
796.
by gnu8 14y ago
It would be best if israel didn't have these.
797.
by gnu8 14y ago
The negative meaning should not be accepted or acknowledged. When something is incorrect it's incorrect, no matter how many people believe it.
798.
by gnu8 14y ago
It's telling that the writer included a screenshot rather than just stating what he did. He believed the GUI was doing something for him when it was not.
799.
by gnu8 14y ago
Suppose you just select the part that you want to copy instead of the whole mess?
800.
by gnu8 14y ago
An eBook is an abstract thing you can't be sold out of, but integrity and desire to disseminate information freely are.
801.
by gnu8 14y ago
Perhaps they've sold out and your only options are to read it on their web site or purchase an Amazon DRMed eBook version.
802.
by gnu8 14y ago
You want to strip out all of the useful information needed for debugging mail problems, and replace it with web 2.0 bullshit ajax and lickable icons that won't render in most mail clients? Sorry you couldn't send your attachment but go back
803.
by gnu8 15y ago
Two problems though: 1) no one should use Google Analytics, especially not start-ups, because it gives Google full access to intelligence that you don't want them to have. 2) I block Google Analytics because neither Google nor fly-by-night
804.
by gnu8 15y ago
Too bad. The stick is the only thing businesses understand.
805.
by gnu8 15y ago
Americans don't know that because their phone companies forbid that practice. AT&T doesn't even bother to move your SIM card from your old iPhone to your new iPhone when you upgrade, they just give you a new card.
806.
by gnu8 15y ago
I'd be wary of Anonymous-OS including exploits to break out of a VM and infect the host.
807.
by gnu8 15y ago
What do you think Sony pays for that?
808.
by gnu8 15y ago
(Ir)responsible disclosure always does more harm than good. Making these issues public is the only reasonable thing to do.
809.
by gnu8 15y ago
I'm pretty sure it's already deliberate.
810.
by gnu8 15y ago
What the hell is this crap?

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