I do remember. I signed on for some light-weight services when they were small (like you mentioned) and signed up for some lifetime something or other. Really, it was like paying for 2 years up front or something cheap like that so I thought 'what the heck'. A while later, I had forgotten all about my account there, but needed the service there again, so I reset my password, signed in and to my surprise saw that I had been grandfathered into to a lifetime subscription even though they went commercial. Which I thought was really cool of them.

We'll see if Oracle honors that service tier...

Like what? Online advertising?

Yet, this infrastructure was built and paid for by Australian banks and merchants for the benefit of all Australians.

No, more like this infrastructure was built and paid for by Australians and merchants for the benefit of Australian banks. Fuck the banks.

And I know it's not cool to like Apple any more, but I don't really care which way the tide flows in this cesspool of ignorance. (I'm referring to the Slashdot hive-mind in case you're wondering).

I'd trust Apple w/my money more than any bank on this planet...

It's a conspiracy between the airlines and the military-industrial-shampoo complex.

Uh, yeah, if there's anything Android is known for, it's gotta be the prompt, long-term updates and the attention to detail that the OEMs place above all else.

/s

FBI Says Foreign Hackers Breached State Election Systems

So anyone who believes ANYTHING the FBI says, at this point in time especially, is a complete moron. Instead, let's apply the "FBI Says" headline filter to the text, and observe the results.

FBI Lackeys Breached State Election Systems. Blames Foreign Hackers

Now, that's much more believable, right? Sorry FBI, you have absolutely ZERO credibility. Anyone with more than a few functional neurons KNOWS that the likelihood of anything you say being an outright fabrication or lie approaches 100%.

"Microsoft" *anything* is banned in my household. I've found that this policy not only lowers blood pressure, it also saves money and leads to an overall increase to the quality of life.

Microsoft: When not-really good, is good enough.

-or-

Microsoft: Do Evil.

Mod parent up 'Informative'. Great stuff.

AES (http://www.tubesandmore.com/) is an excellent resource; one of my favorite parts vendors for tube amp builds/mods. No relationship, just a happy customer.

The Swiss vote 'No'

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-swiss-vote-idUSKCN0YR0CW/

https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fbusiness%2Freferendum-offered-money-for-nothing-and-the-swiss-say-no%2F2016%2F06%2F05%2F2c09f1d8-2b24-11e6-b9d5-3c3063f8332c_story.html

lol 'Start Trek'

Stupid fingers /Homer

The idealist sees this kind of future as obvious: the Star Trek economy, where there's no money and people 'work' to better themselves (lol). This sounds great but does not account for human nature, namely greed and to a lesser extent, cruelty.

The pessimist (realist?) sees the future as it was depicted in the 2013 movie 'Elysium', where the ultra-rich have just about everything, are completely corrupt & nearly completely useless, and walled off from the majority of the population. Meanwhile, 99.999% of the population lives in squalor. Sound familiar?

It's possible we'll have both realities, but unfortunately we'll need to get through the 'Elysium' economy before arriving at the 'Star Trek' economy. TBH, I don't think anything resembling a Star Trek economy is possible because of human nature... As bad as this sounds, I'd put my money on 'Elysium'...

I do the same thing w/my AT&T unlimited account; AT&T pulled a similar stunt w/their grandfathered unlimited accounts, plus they send an automated text at around 20GB/month stating that you may experience throttling at 22.5GB or so depending on network load or some-such crap. So apparently, in AT&T-speak, "unlimited" means "20GB, give or take".

Anyways, every month or two, I make sure to delete 20-40GB of music from my phone, and then re-download my "80's-90's Music" playlist from iCloud :)

Oh, and look at that, my mp3's seem to be getting a bit stale; looks like I need some fresh copies. ;)

HA! I crushed an apple, fruit vendor! THIS WILL NOT BE THE LAST!!

As we've seen time & time again, Intel is a one-trick pony. Granted, they do that one trick very well. But, in order to have any hope for success in any venture other than x86, they really need to spin off a separate company and allow it to run independently.

These large multi-billion $ corps are simply unable to innovate due to their corporate cultures and stifling hierarchies. All innovation happens with the small, nimble guys who, once they have a viable product, get gobbled up by the big guys.

Amazon does not allow Chromecast or AppleTV devices to be sold on their site, so don't hold your breath. Of course, there is no official word on this policy, but go ahead and try to find either device on Amazon.

You'll just find the craptastic Fire, and a selection of off-brand Chinese stuff...

Pretty shady move, Amazon.