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His argument seems to boil down to 'give us all your data because any concerns you have are just insane!'. It really irks me to see someone dismiss privacy and security concerns wi…

This is my favourite response: http://arstechnica.com/features/2012/10/can-you-fix-my-windo... My personal best is 2 calls lasting just over 40 minutes. I was bored at the time and…

" such decisions reflect the desktop Linux market." Agreed. Such decisions reflect Microsoft's unrivaled power to strongarm cash-strapped and desperate vendors into whatever scheme…

oops.. linked to first pics I could find. Another review stated the battery was easily removable but iFixIt is probably the better source.

>pop it in when the old one starts to lose its ability to hold a charge. They can. It's not as bad as you suggest. The battery is not glued in place and can be replaced if you have…

If games consoles do well in the next few years AMD will do okay. The Wii U has AMD graphics, the PS4 will and the XBOX successor is rumored to have AMD too.

"Linux support manages to get them the sort of user who is least concerned with intellectual property laws" How so? In my personal experience it's Windows users who pirate the most…

I don't understand this reasoning. No one forces you to compile from source or even use the terminal. Likewise no one needs to touch the Windows registry or firewall settings if th…

Not exactly the same. Samsung's loss against Apple in the US was devastating. It wasn't a clear cut loss for Apple in South Korea. The South Korean court also found against Samsung…

Ubuntu + PPAs is another solution.

"and the UK's main religion is a Atheism" What? The last census (2001, since 2011 results are pending) put Christianity at 72% and "no religion" at 15%. Surveys in 2011 by other gr…

I agree. I think they're completely underestimating how strong a first impression that stock photo leaves. I'd wager that in a few months they'll be scratching their heads and wond…

There's also the hardware to consider. They posted a PDF of the schematics but no files or layout. They've promised to eventually but I haven't seen it yet.

Chrome-only? Doesn't appear to work in Firefox nightly. Edit: Somehow my fault. Works with new profile in FF14. Curiously doesn't work in my standard profile in Aurora or Nightly e…

Honest question since I'm confused about terminology: Why is ARMv8 described in places as "backwards compatibility for existing 32-bit software" when some existing instructions wil…

Unfortuately I'm pretty sure they're all real reported stories. In one case the man asked to move away from his own children was Boris Johnson, the mayor of London[1], when he was …

And it actually works in non-webkit browsers! Thanks for the link.

Feminists were also branded as delusional mentally ill people when they started fighting for their rights. Your comment shows exactly why these movements need to exist and the prej…

"People already lie to themselves" The most compelling illustration I've seen of this is the McGurk Affect[1]. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&...

I'm by no means suggesting that citizen/consumer activism short of violence is useless. In the past the 'Yes Men' and other groups have dragged the 'forgotten' issue of the Bhopal …

>It provides an effective counter to the millions (billions?) of dollars the oil and gas industry expends in advertising and lobbying. I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic or not…

>It has little interest in your personal data, but it will hold on to it if you want a backup. I find that statement to be incredibly naive. Personal data has immense value to comp…