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I wonder how much Bouman actually contributed. by Anonymous Coward · 2019-04-11 18:47 · Score: -1, Troll · on The Black Hole Image Data Was Spread Across 5 Petabytes Stored On About Half a Ton of Hard Drives (vice.com)

https://preview.tinyurl.com/yy...

whistles...

Re:"Don't disturb my thought bubble!" by squiggleslash · 2019-03-14 01:23 · Score: 1 · on Alphabet's AI-Powered Chrome Extension Hides Toxic Comments (engadget.com)

Oh and Slashdot doesn't let you post certain words, so I guess you feel oppressed here too.

Tell me about it. The other day I tried to use a synonym for chortle and it got stuck in the lameness filter. It took me a second to register why (the lameness filter doesn't, alas, tell you why your comment is lame, and I initially was looking all over for too much punctuation before it dawned on me...)

Re:Regrets, I've had a few by Anonymous Coward · 2018-12-09 12:09 · Score: 0 · on 'What Straight-A Students Get Wrong' (nytimes.com)

https://tinyurl.com/ydbjste9

Smokin'!

Re:Define trolls by Dr.+Evil · 2018-10-20 22:38 · Score: 4, Informative · on Trolls Are Still Actively Trying to Influence Brexit and US Elections (go.com)

China, Russia and Iran could hire teams of people to write news articles with bylines and promote them overtly, that's fine. China Daily, RT, Tehran times, are good examples.

Trolls aren't concerned with even writing news articles, not even slanted, biased news articles, the truth is immaterial to their objective, and certain truths run contrary to their objective. The trolls themselves pretend to be somebody else to disrupt conversations, recruit followers and expand their influence. They focus not on informing people, but on polarization and division. They're paid to do this, for this purpose.

https://tinyurl.com/y9dby46f

"Topic: NATO troops are embedded with Ukrainian armed forces
Keywords: ukraine news, russia and ukraine, ukraine policy, ukraine, NATO, PMC (private military company)
Task: Raise this topic on 35 municipal forums
Work begins after an initial post, written by a troll in a different department, is published on the LiveJournal social-networking site under the username flcrbgrjn. The post argues that foreign mercenaries are fighting on the side of Ukrainian soldiers and links to a video that purports to show two American soldiers in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol...."

Re: Wut? by Rei · 2018-08-24 23:10 · Score: 2 · on Elon Musk Says Investors Convinced Him Tesla Should Stay Public (washingtonpost.com)

Here's to hoping it drops below 300. I've got a buy order in place :)

One thing I love about TSLA is the guaranteed volatility. People freak out about short-term news, and then forget all about it, then freak out about the next thing, then forget about it. You look at a graph of the stock, all of the spikes and plunges, and you have to struggle to remember what exactly it was that the market was freaking out about on any given low and why it didn't matter just weeks later.

As a long, you can always trust that no matter how good the news, the shorts will find some way to spin it as not actually being good news. There will always be another low to for you to buy low, so go ahead and sell high :) This might change after the Q4 report... I really doubt the Q3 report alone will do it, though. They'll just spin the profit as a "one-time thing" and then go back to your regularly scheduled doomsaying.

BTW, you guys should really diversify your arguments. Here's a tool that may help.

Re:More applicants than jobs by im_thatoneguy · 2018-08-09 11:37 · Score: 4, Informative · on Artificial Intelligence is Coming for Hiring, and It Might Not Be That Bad (bloomberg.com)

Yeah the trend definitely moved with Trump taking office.
https://tinyurl.com/y72ty3u3 /Sarcasm

Re:This is clickbait by Anonymous Coward · 2018-08-09 08:03 · Score: 0 · on Georgia Defends Electronic Voting Machines Despite 243-Percent Turnout In One Precinct (arstechnica.com)

All you need to know about Democrat voter fraud in America can be found in the voter ID laws.

Prior to 2006, no ID was required to vote in any state. Supposedly, requiring ID is "discriminatory with an intent to reduce voting by traditionally Democratic constituencies."

Eight states have strict photo ID requirements.
Seven of those eight voted Republican.

Two states have strict non-photo ID requirement and both voted Republican.

Nine states have non-strict photo ID requirements and all nine voted Republican.

NINETEEN states have NO ID REQUIREMENT to vote at the ballot box, including California (55 reps), New York (29), Illinois (20), and Pennsylvania (20). California, the state with the most to gain from voter fraud, has no ID requirement and always goes Democrat. New York, tied for the third most to gain, has no ID req. and always vote Democrat. Florida (29), tied for third, has a non-strict policy (meaning it is not enforced), and almost always votes Democrat. Illinois and PA, both tied for fifth most to gain, have no ID requirement and both voted Democrat.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

The vast majority of countries require voter ID -- usually photo ID -- to prevent fraud and duplicate votes at the polls. At a 2012 conference in Washington at which election officials from more than 60 countries met to observe the U.S. presidential election, most were astonished that so many U.S. states don't require voter ID.
https://tinyurl.com/y9s72fz4

The lack of mandatory photo ID is a uniquely American disease. With 270 reps, a party can control the house. Democrats can steal half that with just their five biggest NO ID REQUIRED states.

Re:The problem is Visa rule prohibit it now by rpstrong · 2018-06-17 07:32 · Score: 1 · on Blockchain's Once-Feared 51% Attack Is Now Becoming Regular (telegra.ph)

"And yet, nobody ever provides a cash discount. Funny that."

An extraordinary claim which can be disproved by a casual drive through California, via Google Maps' Street View feature. A typical intersection can be found at http://tinyurl.com/ya8xojyl; a corner on Ventura Blvd where Shell, Chevron, and an independent station are all advertising both cash and credit prices.

For a wider view, go to GasBuddy.com, a crowd sourced gas price survey. You have to join to get full details, but their [public] summary information indicates whether a cash discount applies. You can punch in locations all over the US; cash discounts abound.

I'll stand by my original comment: that cash discounts are offered by far more than "a handful of small businesses", and that the dollar volume represented by the US stations alone offering such discounts is freakin' huge.

Re:an anonymous reader by Rei · 2018-06-09 05:25 · Score: 4, Informative · on Tesla Short-Sellers Lose $1 Billion (cnbc.com)

Since when do I submit news anonymously?

Anyway, if anyone here is short TSLA and is trying to understand what the market is thinking, this summary explains everything.

Re:That won't break the internet at all... by Reziac · 2018-04-01 13:31 · Score: 1 · on Google Is Shutting Down Its Goo.gl URL Shortening Service (engadget.com)

TinyURL lets you make a human-readable URL (they call it a "custom alias").

https://tinyurl.com/

Re:I've always used http://tinyurl.com/ by arth1 · 2018-03-31 07:12 · Score: 4, Insightful · on Google Is Shutting Down Its Goo.gl URL Shortening Service (engadget.com)

https://tinyurl.com/87d will take you right to /. and https://preview.tinyurl.com/87... which will allow one to preview or see what link you will be taken to.

https://tinyurl.com/87d is 24 characters.
https://preview.tinyurl.com/87... is 32 characters.
https://slashdot.org/ is 21.

Gee, what a saving.

Re:I've always used http://tinyurl.com/ by arth1 · 2018-03-31 07:12 · Score: 4, Insightful · on Google Is Shutting Down Its Goo.gl URL Shortening Service (engadget.com)

https://tinyurl.com/87d will take you right to /. and https://preview.tinyurl.com/87... which will allow one to preview or see what link you will be taken to.

https://tinyurl.com/87d is 24 characters.
https://preview.tinyurl.com/87... is 32 characters.
https://slashdot.org/ is 21.

Gee, what a saving.

Re:I've always used http://tinyurl.com/ by arth1 · 2018-03-31 07:12 · Score: 4, Insightful · on Google Is Shutting Down Its Goo.gl URL Shortening Service (engadget.com)

https://tinyurl.com/87d will take you right to /. and https://preview.tinyurl.com/87... which will allow one to preview or see what link you will be taken to.

https://tinyurl.com/87d is 24 characters.
https://preview.tinyurl.com/87... is 32 characters.
https://slashdot.org/ is 21.

Gee, what a saving.

Re:Google suggests ... by houghi · 2018-03-31 02:32 · Score: 1 · on Google Is Shutting Down Its Goo.gl URL Shortening Service (engadget.com)

Some places have only so much characters you can use. https://www.google.com/maps/pl... is not always an option, where https://goo.gl/maps/mFLLVxKUtJ... might be better or even the shorter https://tinyurl.com/4poyc6x

I've always used http://tinyurl.com/ by Trax3001BBS · 2018-03-30 19:37 · Score: 3, Informative · on Google Is Shutting Down Its Goo.gl URL Shortening Service (engadget.com)

Or tinyurl.com. They have been doing this for a long time now, and no log in required.

Two links to Slashdot.org - https://tinyurl.com/87d will take you right to /. and https://preview.tinyurl.com/87... which will allow one to preview or see what link you will be taken to.

"Click here to enable previews." seen when previewing, I assume (I've never used it) will make previewing automatic, or default.

I've always used http://tinyurl.com/ by Trax3001BBS · 2018-03-30 19:37 · Score: 3, Informative · on Google Is Shutting Down Its Goo.gl URL Shortening Service (engadget.com)

Or tinyurl.com. They have been doing this for a long time now, and no log in required.

Two links to Slashdot.org - https://tinyurl.com/87d will take you right to /. and https://preview.tinyurl.com/87... which will allow one to preview or see what link you will be taken to.

"Click here to enable previews." seen when previewing, I assume (I've never used it) will make previewing automatic, or default.

Re:Doesn't Matter by not+flu · 2018-03-14 19:14 · Score: 1 · on Wikipedia Had No Idea YouTube Was Going To Use It To Fact-Check Conspiracy Theories (gizmodo.com)

But that's okay, because YouTube (a.k.a Google) is also biased.

You can't just throw a grenade without evidence. Provide proof that google has a reputation for delivering deliberately incorrect information.

Try starting here. http://tinyurl.com/GoogleGesta...

People who have done nothing wrong are targeted by MooseOnTheLoose · 2018-03-14 09:14 · Score: 1 · on How Your Returns Are Used Against You At Best Buy, Other Retailers (nbcnews.com)

Funny that this is now in the news. Last October my son called me. He had purchased an Asus router for his mother at Best Buy, and when he got it to her house, it simply would not work - he could not connect to the router's interface, and the computer connected to it was not receiving an IP address via DHCP. He's set up several routers before, so it's not like it's the first time he's ever done this.

His receipt actually contained the words, "As a mind Best Buy Elite member, we are pleased to extend your return and exchange period on eligible products to 30 days from purchase date."

When he went to return it to Best Buy, only about an hour and a half after he had purchased it, and WITH his receipt, a message popped up on the register saying he would no longer be allowed to return items to Best Buy (they did give him a refund for the defective router, though).

A copy of the notice they gave him can be seen at http://tinypic.com/r/20gikno/9 . Apparently they required him to sign a copy of this, which they retained, as a condition of getting the refund.

When they did this, he was pretty upset about it because he was returning a defective product that he had just purchased, WITH a receipt, and the transaction (both sale and refund) was made with a Best Buy credit card. And, he told me that it had been probably about a year since the last time he returned anything to Best Buy.

When they sprang this on him, his response was predictable, he informed the clerk that he would never again make a purchase at Best Buy and that they would probably be joining the long list of companies that are going out of business (my words, not his, but that's the gist of what he said).

My son says he can't remember ever returning anything to Best Buy without a receipt.

So, I went online and found this thread, which showed that his experience was not unique: BANNED FROM RETURNING OR EXCHANGING ITEMS FOR 365 DAYS AND I AM AN ELITE MEMBER!!!! (Sorry I had to use a TinyURL link, for some reason when I included the full link it went to a "Page Not Found" error. The link is to a thread on the Best Buy support site.)

I understand that the point of this is to prevent people from shoplifting items and then returning them without receipts, and I have no problem with that. But why is Best Buy using it against customers who have a receipt and may need to return a defective item? Something seems clearly wrong about the way this is being implemented.

So, we have this company that no one has ever heard of making decisions on whether customers are allowed to return items (despite what the store's published return policy may be). And they are even flagging honest customers that only return items they have purchased (and have a receipt for).

If you read that thread, my son is not the only person that this has happened to, and Best Buy doesn't seem to care, preferring to pass the buck to this TRE outfit.

I wonder if it is illegal for them to deny a return, if their published policies indicate that you can return something with a receipt for a certain number of days, and you have your receipt and are within the return period? I know that in this case my son signed that notice in order to get a refund, but he did it because they more or less twisted his arm - if he hadn't signed it, he'd have been stuck with a defective router and no refund.

To me it sounds like this TRE company that nobody's ever heard of is making decisions about whether a store can ignore its own return policies for certain customers that it has flagged. And it sounds like perhaps it's doing this at multiple stores, so if you get flagged at one store you may have a problem making a valid return to another. They do appear to have a some process where you can call them and more or less beg to be taken off their list (I have to wonder if people with Middle American accents get removed a lot quicker than people with strong ethnic ac

Re:Android too! by 93+Escort+Wagon · 2018-02-09 10:47 · Score: 1 · on Apple Intern Reportedly Leaked iPhone Source Code (theverge.com)

There's been a massive leak of the Android codebase, too. If you're quick you can download a copy here: https://tinyurl.com/4x7rfdd

Who is this mysterious elite hacker "GPL", anyway? I wonder if ESR or RMS might know?

Android too! by swillden · 2018-02-09 10:35 · Score: 1 · on Apple Intern Reportedly Leaked iPhone Source Code (theverge.com)

There's been a massive leak of the Android codebase, too. If you're quick you can download a copy here: https://tinyurl.com/4x7rfdd

Re: The other 120,000 by DNS-and-BIND · 2018-01-28 02:00 · Score: 1 · on A Single Line of Computer Code Put Thousands of Innocent Turks in Jail (www.cbc.ca)

Another victim of Slashdot's failure to support the umlaut. https://tinyurl.com/yaxrgwek

Well yeah! by Chas · 2017-12-26 06:54 · Score: 2 · on Flying in Airplanes Exposes People To More Radiation Than Standing Next To a Nuclear Reactor (businessinsider.com)

https://tinyurl.com/TF00T-RadP...

The guy linked above is a bit nose-in-the-air (and sort of an asshole to boot), but the playlist itself pretty much outlines a great deal about radiation, both manmade and naturally occurring.

He's done quite a bit of work on it, and has actually taken a geiger counter on a plane to measure exposure.

Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if some of his work was at the foundation of the article itself.

Re:Did you also think the Patriot act was patrioti by hairyfeet · 2017-12-15 11:42 · Score: 1 · on Lawmakers Are Fighting For Net Neutrality (theverge.com)

Just like an SJW, all you can do is insult and cry...should I call you a wahmbulance? You mad bro? I provide the federal statutes, what do YOU provide? Oh yeah "wah his reality is breaking "my truth" he isn't respecting my political narrative, waah!"

Maybe this is more to your liking?

Re:So... by Anonymous Coward · 2017-10-07 00:39 · Score: 0 · on Neanderthal Ancestors May Be To Blame For Why You Can't Get a Tan (telegraph.co.uk)

Get a load of this goy

Re:Extension of an existing law by infolation · 2017-10-03 07:11 · Score: 1 · on UK Government Could Imprison People For Looking At Terrorist Content (betanews.com)

Amber Rudd says she wants a law that allows people to visit a website once. The Guardian article says that the links would need to be clicked more than once for the offence to be committed. According to the Home Office:

the updated offence will ensure that only those found to repeatedly view online terrorist material will be guilty of the offence, to safeguard those who click on a link by mistake or who could argue that they did so out of curiosity rather than with criminal intent.

Here's a website that would be illegal to visit more than once under Amber Rudd's proposal. It shows how to make a Frag Grenade using materials from airport terminals.

Here are some other links you might also want to click on.

cat videos
more cat videos
cat videos yay!

I am hoping Amber Rudd can explain the dilemma here.

Re:PROOF that evolution is a HOAX. by alexo · 2017-09-22 04:11 · Score: 1 · on Most Powerful Cosmic Rays Come From Galaxies Far, Far Away (space.com)

http://tinyurl.com/yblxksla

Re:Unlike last time... by Anonymous Coward · 2017-09-01 04:01 · Score: 0 · on Windows 10 Fall Creators Update to Arrive October 17 (thurrott.com)

Begin by wiping the inside of your head:
https://tinyurl.com/ya7u8n5s

Re: Must really be a slow news day... by Anonymous Coward · 2017-08-31 23:37 · Score: 0 · on PayPal Debuts a Credit Card That Offers 2% Cash Back (bloomberg.com)

Talk about stupid.
https://tinyurl.com/ya7u8n5s

Re:Why? by Anonymous Coward · 2017-08-29 17:22 · Score: 0 · on New York City Cops Will Replace Their 36,000 Windows Phones With iPhones (theverge.com)

Enterprise-level goof!
https://tinyurl.com/ya7u8n5s

Re:Why? by Anonymous Coward · 2017-08-29 16:36 · Score: 0 · on New York City Cops Will Replace Their 36,000 Windows Phones With iPhones (theverge.com)

Here, I re-imaged the dick pics with brighter colors and more red on your gland.

See table of content here, we are back in business with the YMCA takedowns!:
https://tinyurl.com/ya7u8n5s

It's a personal preference by Trax3001BBS · 2017-07-29 03:53 · Score: 1 · on Ask Slashdot: Should Average Consumers Install More Than One Antivirus Program On Their System?

Saying I use Windows firewall cause it's as good as the rest, is a real common phrase. While they are unaware or forget anyone holding a certificate issued by Microsoft can pass through as if it didn't exist.

Finding the the best AV (which is all that's needed) can't really be done anymore. I used VX.Heavens http://preview.tinyurl.com/ybk... (long gone) and found at the time NOD32 (Eset) did around 85% and the best. The test was to download, open, and move the zip file contents elsewhere, and which did what when.

All that's available to use now is use the EICAR test file https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... that all AV's are capable of finding (it's hardcoded).

I long ago quit using an AV and put all my trust in a good hosts file, reliable Firewall (old version of Comodo), and to use autoruns on occasion to find the ones that might of been missed (one's running from the temp directory) https://docs.microsoft.com/en-...

If one installs Comodo anymore, autoruns can also disable all of the Geek Squad crap. But Comodo fails the leaktext https://www.grc.com/lt/leaktes... (12 year old test) and not recommended. - Creates a virtual process but it still connects.

All that to say; your on your own - it's a personal preference.

Re:Second Variety by Anonymous Coward · 2017-07-23 02:25 · Score: 0 · on The US Army Wants Distributed Bot Swarms And An 'Internet of Battlefield Things' (defenseone.com)

Here, I fixed you link since it wasn't working for me.
https://tinyurl.com/yd534zmu
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X-files said so by Anonymous Coward · 2017-07-19 15:35 · Score: -1 · on Dadbot: How a Son Made a Chatbot of His Dying Dad (www.cbc.ca)

I would have done the same with my dying dad I watched all episodes of X-files and cured me from depression back in early 2000's I know everything is faked and controlled by invisible entities I still want to believe that I will be rich by posting nice affiliated links to slashdot this is the only reason I am here.
https://tinyurl.com/y9zg7a3x
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X-files said so by Anonymous Coward · 2017-07-19 15:35 · Score: -1 · on Dadbot: How a Son Made a Chatbot of His Dying Dad (www.cbc.ca)

I would have done the same with my dying dad I watched all episodes of X-files and cured me from depression back in early 2000's I know everything is faked and controlled by invisible entities I still want to believe that I will be rich by posting nice affiliated links to slashdot this is the only reason I am here.
https://tinyurl.com/y9zg7a3x
-creimer
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Re:Golly, Miss Molly... by Anonymous Coward · 2017-07-18 15:28 · Score: 0 · on Nearly 90,000 Sex Bots Invaded Twitter in 'One of the Largest Malicious Campaigns Ever Recorded on a Social Network' (gizmodo.com)

Re:Golly, Miss Molly... by Anonymous Coward · 2017-07-18 15:28 · Score: 0 · on Nearly 90,000 Sex Bots Invaded Twitter in 'One of the Largest Malicious Campaigns Ever Recorded on a Social Network' (gizmodo.com)

Re:Golly, Miss Molly... by Anonymous Coward · 2017-07-18 15:28 · Score: 0 · on Nearly 90,000 Sex Bots Invaded Twitter in 'One of the Largest Malicious Campaigns Ever Recorded on a Social Network' (gizmodo.com)

Re:Golly, Miss Molly... by Anonymous Coward · 2017-07-18 15:28 · Score: 0 · on Nearly 90,000 Sex Bots Invaded Twitter in 'One of the Largest Malicious Campaigns Ever Recorded on a Social Network' (gizmodo.com)

Re:Golly, Miss Molly... by Anonymous Coward · 2017-07-18 15:28 · Score: 0 · on Nearly 90,000 Sex Bots Invaded Twitter in 'One of the Largest Malicious Campaigns Ever Recorded on a Social Network' (gizmodo.com)

Re:Golly, Miss Molly... by Anonymous Coward · 2017-07-18 15:28 · Score: 0 · on Nearly 90,000 Sex Bots Invaded Twitter in 'One of the Largest Malicious Campaigns Ever Recorded on a Social Network' (gizmodo.com)

Re:Golly, Miss Molly... by Anonymous Coward · 2017-07-18 15:28 · Score: 0 · on Nearly 90,000 Sex Bots Invaded Twitter in 'One of the Largest Malicious Campaigns Ever Recorded on a Social Network' (gizmodo.com)

Re:Golly, Miss Molly... by Anonymous Coward · 2017-07-18 15:28 · Score: 0 · on Nearly 90,000 Sex Bots Invaded Twitter in 'One of the Largest Malicious Campaigns Ever Recorded on a Social Network' (gizmodo.com)

Re:Golly, Miss Molly... by Anonymous Coward · 2017-07-18 15:28 · Score: 0 · on Nearly 90,000 Sex Bots Invaded Twitter in 'One of the Largest Malicious Campaigns Ever Recorded on a Social Network' (gizmodo.com)

Re:Golly, Miss Molly... by Anonymous Coward · 2017-07-18 15:28 · Score: 0 · on Nearly 90,000 Sex Bots Invaded Twitter in 'One of the Largest Malicious Campaigns Ever Recorded on a Social Network' (gizmodo.com)

Re:Golly, Miss Molly... by Anonymous Coward · 2017-07-18 15:28 · Score: 0 · on Nearly 90,000 Sex Bots Invaded Twitter in 'One of the Largest Malicious Campaigns Ever Recorded on a Social Network' (gizmodo.com)

Re:Golly, Miss Molly... by Anonymous Coward · 2017-07-18 15:28 · Score: 0 · on Nearly 90,000 Sex Bots Invaded Twitter in 'One of the Largest Malicious Campaigns Ever Recorded on a Social Network' (gizmodo.com)

Re:Golly, Miss Molly... by Anonymous Coward · 2017-07-18 15:28 · Score: 0 · on Nearly 90,000 Sex Bots Invaded Twitter in 'One of the Largest Malicious Campaigns Ever Recorded on a Social Network' (gizmodo.com)

Re:Golly, Miss Molly... by Anonymous Coward · 2017-07-18 15:28 · Score: 0 · on Nearly 90,000 Sex Bots Invaded Twitter in 'One of the Largest Malicious Campaigns Ever Recorded on a Social Network' (gizmodo.com)

Re:Golly, Miss Molly... by Anonymous Coward · 2017-07-18 15:28 · Score: 0 · on Nearly 90,000 Sex Bots Invaded Twitter in 'One of the Largest Malicious Campaigns Ever Recorded on a Social Network' (gizmodo.com)

Re:blatent TOS violation in pursuit of TROLLOLOLIS by Anonymous Coward · 2017-07-18 12:59 · Score: 0 · on $12 Billion In Private Student Loan Debt May Be Wiped Away By Missing Paperwork (nytimes.com)

ROFL

What are you laughing about - did you find a piece of candy in your pocket?

Even better, I forgot I had those delivered to the office and I just found out about them:
https://tinyurl.com/ycvpsxvx
https://tinyurl.com/y9zg7a3x
https://tinyurl.com/y8cmua94
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