Libcat99

We have fail2ban send a request to a central server, then edge ban ips that have hit a couple hosts. Works well for us.

It's just a subscription model for physical goods.

There also often software to strip the drm out of direct purchase games.

The existence of drm removal tools does not make a product drm free, in the same way ms office isn't open source if you steal the source code.

They require steam to be running, don't they?

What happens if steam goes away?

If that's the case, how long after the purchase of a new iPhone does your imessage subscription expire?

Of course it does not. The per user cost of delivering imessage is so low, Apple doesn't care about the individual user. In bulk, enough people are buying new iPhones to cover the ongoing cost (and then some).

The new start menu stuff is absolute garbage and somehow gets worse all the time.

I'm not sure how searching a list of a few thousand things can just not return the software you specify by name, but it does.

This is a big one for me. I have lots of household projects I believe I'm capable of completing, however many of them require taking something out of commission until the project is done, and if I screw up that could be longer than I actually have before I need it.

I'm off the opinion that anything that can be wired should be. If a device is stationary and used often, wire it. It's not just about a better quality link that device, it also means less contention for your other devices that must be on wifi.

In the same way that your phone, in your pocket, is thrown on the ground every time you take a step, sure.

I think the important takeaway is such a weapon could potentially target a DNA profile while ignoring others.

My understanding is that if you list on Amazon, you agree not to sell for less anywhere else, including your own site.

Advertising on Amazon is nearly, but not quite, a requirement in the current marketplace.

This has been part of the recent antitrust action against them.

If the vendors pirate your money, it's only fair you pirate their content.

A tax credit based on work from home days per employee would do more for emissions reduction than many other more expensive options.

As one should, when dealing with anything that interferes with your ability to use your own purchased devices.

For show.

Brother in law often complains he can't carry anything in his truck because of the giant tire in the back.

I know a couple folks, including family, who have spent tons of money modifying their vehicles for off-roading. Lifted, added light bars, full size spare taking up the whole bed, the works.

I'm sure someone somewhere actually uses it, but they don't.

This used to be an easy problem to fix, by replacing the battery.

Shame that seems to be harder and harder to find on new phones.

I am confident the dealerships will be fine.

Manufacturers will find new ways to break "your" stuff, unless regulation is put in place to prevent it.

If you can entice the customer base to leave so easily, it sounds to me like you're offering them a better product and should be allowed to.

The media has been pushing for years that playing outside is dangerous and to be punished.

It's not just laws that need to change, it's public opinion.

This battery per device just means more devices would be broken, too.

Just like the numerous ups and raid batteries I've had that reported they were fine until the moment they were actually needed.

In much of the US it is expected that kids will be driven everywhere. Walking is often dangerous.

It's disturbing.

Or it's a stepping stone in design that shows a technology can function. Future designs could be more efficient.

Believe it or not, it's possible not to scam people at all!

If they were the tiniest bit decent they wouldn't be working in ransom ware.

If they delete the files, it's not out of decency. It's out of a desire to build a reputation of post-ransom trustworthiness so others will pay in the future.

Some lenders do require inspection, and FHA loans do require one. They have some value buyers for sure but inspectors also have an interest in finding something to make it seem worthwhile.

There's numerous audobon centers in the US, including one in Audobon Pennsylvania with examples of his work. His works were life sized, so the book that contains the is enormous given that we have some very large birds across the country.

Most of the old rechargeable aa or aaa batteries were NiCd, which would be 1.2V vs the 1.5 you get from alkaline. I believe the voltage drops off more slowly than alkaline, but since the starting voltage is lower some devices just can't handle it.

We had a set of cb radios when I was a kid, they had 12 aa battery spaces but two "blanks" installed. You used the blanks and 10 batteries for alkaline, but removed the blanks and installed 12 if using rechargeable to bring the voltage to an acceptable level.

Toyota is running ads explaining why a battery vehicle isn't the best choice. Right now.

The reasons why I want api for my consumer apps have more to do with my own automation desires than with any personal assistant.

Our kids use a kid friendly debit card product where we can fund their accounts on demand. I also have a chore schedule system I built where they enter their chores each day. I'd love to be able to automate allowance based on chore completion but there's no way to integrate the two.

Every 2 weeks I enter all my accounts, credit cards, etc into a spreadsheet for graphing and tracking. I'd love if there was an api for these services to fetch the data instead of manually logging in.