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mattaltieri··on The Acid3 Test (2008)
ha, did not know that.

IE gets 100/100 ... while firefox got 97. That explains it!

mattaltieri··on ‘Five Second Rule’ for Food on Floor Is Untrue, Study Finds
I'm pretty sure the "5 second rule" is just something people (like myself) use to justify doing something gross, such as eating something that was dropped; and at least in my case, I never believed for a minute that it was "sanitary" if it spent less than 5 seconds on the floor.

It's more a mental thing ... if it's only been there for 5 seconds, it's cool. If it is longer than 5 seconds, well, then you're eating food that's been sitting on the floor. Now that I'm typing it, it makes even less sense -- but that doesn't mean I'm going to stop doing it. I've made it 30+ years without side-effect ... ha

mattaltieri··on Auto-GCAS Saves Unconscious F-16 Pilot
Yeah, this wouldn't work. You've now just increased hi-jackers attack surface from "being on the plane" to "anywhere in the entire world" ... very, very dangerous.
mattaltieri··on Tekserve auctions their vintage Mac collection
I really want to know what happened to that nickel coke machine. I bought a soda from it every time I went, which was often when I was working @ Yodle on W23rd.
mattaltieri··on 'Chemtrails' not real, say atmospheric science experts
What about the 77th guy? I'd love to hear what he had to say...!
mattaltieri··on 40-Thread Xeon PC Build for Less Than the Price of a Broadwell-E Core I7
It still makes a surprisingly decent bedroom television; for computer use, I agree -- resolution is just too low for comfort.
mattaltieri··on Eating a manchineel “beach apple” (2000)
It looks like they're these:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxus_baccata

Looks like the berries are technically edible, minus the seeds...

mattaltieri··on Eating a manchineel “beach apple” (2000)
Growing up in the NorthEast, I can say I've eaten many random berries, from the ones that grow on forsythia to the pimento looking ones that grow on shrubbery.

I think I've been pretty lucky; however, I did always avoid (wild) mushrooms...

mattaltieri··on 40-Thread Xeon PC Build for Less Than the Price of a Broadwell-E Core I7
Ah, I have no screen for 4k and am holding off for the time being. I just don't see the cost/benefit paying off for a bit, as I'm still very happy with my first-gen 42" plasma I use in my bedroom @ 720p, though I must admit, vs. the 1080p 50" in my living room, I can't tell much difference anymore, so I'm definitely getting blinder...
mattaltieri··on 40-Thread Xeon PC Build for Less Than the Price of a Broadwell-E Core I7
Still running an AMD Phenom II x6 1050T ... which is approaching 7 years old ... and oddly, at 2.8GHZ -- just a tad overclocked to 3ghz, it still manages to run everything I've thrown at it with my R9-380.

Is there anything new I should try that would throw it under?

mattaltieri··on Quadrooter: New Vulnerabilities Affecting Over 900M Android Devices [pdf]
I think either what you said needs to happen, or they need to unlock the devices before declaring them EOL so that the user is free to load something open source if they so choose...

Or, they could be nice, and allow it from the beginning... Like that's ever going to happen.

mattaltieri··on Happy SysAdmin day – Have an IT themed adult coloring book from Device42
Glad you like it! It was a lot of work ... especially getting it ready in time for SysAdmin day -- but it was also a ton of fun!

I hope you enjoy coloring it :)

mattaltieri··on Happy SysAdmin day – Have an IT themed adult coloring book from Device42
Happy SysAdmin day, HN! To celebrate, we at Device42 are giving away our adult coloring book, designed with the help of fellow Sysadmins on Reddit /r/sysadmin & HN, and illustrated by us here at Device42. The design thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/4gtkeh/share_your...

Congratulations & thanks to those users whose ideas helped us illustrate the book ... You are all already guaranteed your copies (you’ll get a PM!).

First 100 people to fill out the form on our site get a free [printed & electronic] copy! …anyone who isn't one of the first 100 can still download the coloring book pdf in its entirety until the end of SysAdmin Day!

Get it HERE: http://www.device42.com/sysadmin-day-giveaway

Happy Sysadmin Day from your friends at Device42!