bigtallmofo - Slashdot User

Comment Re:Feels like a flea market. (Score 1) 219

by yagu on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @12:46PM (#58552654) Attached to: How the Apple Store Lost Its Luster

so, Circuit City?

Comment You had ONE job (Score 1) 60

by OakDragon on Thursday January 03, 2019 @11:29AM (#57898420) Attached to: Data of 2.4 Million Blur Password Manager Users Left Exposed Online

It's one thing when some hotel reservation site does an oopsie with your passwords. This is another level.

Comment Re:Gilets jaunes (Score 1) 224

by OakDragon on Thursday December 06, 2018 @01:08PM (#57760418) Attached to: Facebook Employees Are So Paranoid They're Using Burner Phones To Talk To Each Other

I can accept that there are some number of Russian trolls on Facebook doing what the OP says... not saying I *do* accept it, just that it's not unreasonable. But even if true, I also can accept that they have pretty much zero impact in the grand scheme.

Comment Don't be surprised... (Score 3, Funny) 263

by OakDragon on Tuesday July 31, 2018 @12:29PM (#57042008) Attached to: Facebook Has Identified Ongoing Political Influence Campaign

Don't be surprised if it turns out the DNC and GOP are behind this election interference!

Comment Re:That doesn't really help (Score 1) 521

by OakDragon on Monday July 23, 2018 @02:18PM (#56995642) Attached to: Slashdot Asks: Do You Need To Properly Eject a USB Drive Before Yanking it Out?

Car analogy for the win.

Comment Re:Dark Matter (Score 1) 163

by OakDragon on Wednesday June 27, 2018 @05:40PM (#56856196) Attached to: Space is Full of Dirty, Toxic Grease, Scientists Reveal

Dank matter.

Comment Re:Donald Juicyass Drumpf will die in prison thoug (Score 1, Offtopic) 99

by OakDragon on Thursday May 17, 2018 @01:18PM (#56627918) Attached to: NASA Says Humans Are Causing Massive Changes In Location of Water Around the World

what do you think Mueller is working on?

Resume

Comment Re:Another yutz who doesn't know what accuracy mea (Score 1) 80

by yagu on Thursday April 12, 2018 @09:07AM (#56423431) Attached to: New Navigation App 'Live Roads' Promises 1.5m-Accuracy With Standard Cellphone Hardware

Mod up! This is one of the most common misunderstandings of precision vs accuracy!

Because.... in this case, some one could provide their readout of location to 20 decimals. Incredibly precise!

And, be off in real location by 300', so, not very accurate.

Comment Re:OSNAP is an excellent name... (Score 1) 73

by OakDragon on Tuesday February 20, 2018 @11:56AM (#56157394) Attached to: Ocean-wide Sensor Array Provides New Look at Global Ocean Current

"much more complicated than scientists previously believed" is code for "climate trolls, ready your weapons!"

Comment Re:Same as it ever was (Score 1) 79

by OakDragon on Thursday February 15, 2018 @01:43PM (#56129408) Attached to: YouTube TV Is Adding More Channels, But It's Also Getting More Expensive

I'm not terribly impress with Netflix's selection of movies for streaming... Netflix and Amazon are producing their own series. It's really hit and miss...

I kind of agree, but for the prices (even though they do creep up, one has to watch that) I think the original content is pretty decent. Certainly good enough to make me choose that over traditional cable TV.

Comment Re: Huh? (Score 3, Funny) 79

by OakDragon on Thursday February 15, 2018 @11:57AM (#56128644) Attached to: YouTube TV Is Adding More Channels, But It's Also Getting More Expensive

. I'm glad I got rid of all my cable and direct TV stock, that money is now invested .. very differently.

It's bitcoin, isn't it?

Comment Re:The gateway drug theory doesn't make sense (Score 1) 229

by OakDragon on Tuesday January 23, 2018 @01:07PM (#55986711) Attached to: Vaping Can Be Addictive and May Lure Teenagers to Smoking, Science Panel Concludes

It's nonsensical to think that people would seek alternatives to the cheaper method that they're already using.

LK

Sorry but you failed to not apply logic. Branding, trends and popular culture all push people far away from sensible cheap alternatives, teens rarely make rational reasoned decisions - it's how it feels instead.

On the surface, I agree with Lord Kano. If vaping is cheaper, I'm not sure why anyone would go to cigarettes. Branding, trends, and popular culture are pushing to discourage cigarettes. Vaping seems much more popular.

That being said, it shouldn't be much of a leap to have some solid studies to see if people are in fact using vape as a stepping stone to cigs.

Comment Re: Courage! (Score 1) 259

by OakDragon on Thursday January 18, 2018 @06:19PM (#55956171) Attached to: Apple Is Blocking an App That Detects Net Neutrality Violations

True. How am I to distinguish it from my regular shitty service?

Comment Re:Because "Pop Music" isn't popular anymore. (Score 1) 477

by yagu on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @10:02AM (#55937989) Attached to: Is Pop Music Becoming Louder, Simpler and More Repetitive?

just queue up Dave Mason's "Feelin' Alright" (I recommend the live version from "The Very Best of Dave Mason"), and go from there. Create a Pandora, a Google Play Radio Station, or just listen to Dave Mason, Steve Winwood, Traffic.

"Feelin' Alright" will point you in the right direction, it's almost involuntary how it perks you up. Helps me forget what's happened to music since 2005-ish.

There really is a LOT of good music out there, even today. It's just that mainstream caters to something they think is mainstream. I don't get it, I know a lot of others who agree.

Comment Blame (Score 1) 58

by OakDragon on Wednesday January 10, 2018 @06:50PM (#55904421) Attached to: Power Outage Brings CES To a Standstill For Nearly 2 Hours

So, I guess we can blame climate change?

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