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  1. Re:"with special software" ? on Someone Is Trying to Knock the Dark Web Drug Trade Offline (thedailybeast.com) · · Score: 1

    Port 8080

  2. Professional Critics disconnect. on Real Moviegoers Don't Care About Rotten Tomatoes · · Score: 2

    Much like a lot of professionals there is a disconnect between them and the average guy.

    Critics watch movies all the time, and are use to digging them apart and the begin to realize what they like and dislike, and as time goes on they get more picky.
    Just like a Wine Connoisseur. As the average guy knows if he liked or disliked a wine, but wouldn't be able to tell them apart. the Wine Connoisseur has learned to tell the differences, so a wine they may had liked decades back is now poor to him, because of that one undertone that they have caught on to.

    The same with movies, a plot hole, or a poorly made character would have gone unnoticed to the average movie goer because they got distracted by the shiny thing going on, or just comprehending a major plot and not realizing the sub plot.
    There are some movies that I rather enjoyed because of the problems a critic had pointed out. Often because they were expecting more depth in the movie, while I just wanted a way to have a rompin good time for the next 2 hours.
       

  3. The problem is IT security is so complex, that most regulations would either be ineffective: because the nature on how the hacks happen will change, overly punitive: where hacks could be used to kill a company, or a company would be afraid to use computers to expand their business. Also it could send a wrong chilling effect, where now most companies are trying really hard to secure their systems from many different methods, to just doing what is legally stated, thus creating more problems.

  4. The problems is that we have little say on the data that Equafax has on us. It is not like we went to Equafax and gave them the info, they had been collecting it for years without our direct permission.

    In short Equafax just screwed everyone, and to be joyous about this hack, even if it were to put them out of business, is like celebrating the crook going to jail, after he had burned down your home and lost everything. You are still suffering, even if justice was served.

  5. All fine and good, how do we test and measure this.
    Science is about facts, not just wild or educated guesses. After making such a guess or Hypothesis then you need to find a way to measure and collect data to see if such a Hypothesis is accurate.

  6. Citation needed.
    Because I have heard the opposite.

  7. The problem, is what would be considered a life style change? The problem isn't just stop doing one thing. But change how you approach your life and your life choices. It isn't about just using recycled napkins, but going with cloth ones, and washing them in bulk or not using them all together. It isn't about ditching your SUV for an electric car, but make sure your infrastructure is set for an electric car.

  8. Re:Here we go on How Facebook Outs Sex Workers (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    This is due to state regulations.

  9. Re:she said on How Facebook Outs Sex Workers (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    Why would she lie?
    For this article she is admitting that she is already a sex worker.

  10. Re:Facial Recognition on How Facebook Outs Sex Workers (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    I think even without Facebook facial recognition, if anyone who knew her (professionally) and was trolling the local people on face book, may have noticed her picture, and request to friend and contact them.

    This is a service designed to find people and make connections. If you are a Sex worker, then Facebook will probably still find a way to connect you. Even using non-Advanced technology.

  11. I am guessing you may be from Asia, Alaska or Hawaii. Because California is on the west coast. We need to move the population to the east coast. a Volcanic winter will destroy crops and there will be a food shortage. However there are crops that we could still grow. This would still be a life changing event, however there are things we can do to make sure our society survives and weathers this event, and some prep work we could save more lives.

  12. This isn't genetic, but education. A lot of these areas which have people with deplorable values (what you consider deplorable is up to you) will often live with like minded people, so there isn't an equal spread of education of such ideas. If they live in an environment that accepts the idea of the educational elites conspiring to control the population, you will just not listen to this group of people. If you live in an environment where you see these educated elites and find for the most part they are just trying to get basic funding so they get the resources for their study, and be able to eat.

  13. Now there is a problem witch science where the money for funding needs the pitch, so a little doom and gloom is a good way to insure their grants are up to date.

  14. We may not be able to beat this one, but we can prepare for this.
    Improving infrastructure to move people to the east coast. Having a backup supply of volcanic ash resistant air filters, and gas masks, to provide the public. Good relations with other countries as a way to deal with Refugees from America in case of such a disaster...

  15. Re:a pattern lately on Evidence Suggests Updated Timeline Towards Yellowstone's Supervolcano Eruption (nytimes.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Asteroids, and a super volcano, do not seem to be due to human interaction, it is just a natural disaster that we will need to make sure we have a plan for dealing with. If we can't stop it, at least have an emergency infrastructure out there to move large scale of people.

    Global Warming and Mass Extinction, are slow disasters which is why there are so many more deniers, first they are cause by us and our life styles (which people take exception too) and second there isn't a single simple cause and fix, it requires a long fix having a change in our culture and how we do things.

  16. Re:No text, no will... on Unsent Text On Mobile Counts As a Will, Australian Court Finds (abc.net.au) · · Score: 1

    That is rather a good way to go. Having enough money to pay until the end.

    In reality one should never budget their life on getting an inheritance. Even if you parents are in their 70's they may have decades left and if you are going to budget for this, then chances are you will waste most of your life awaiting a payday that may not get there.

  17. Re:How hard is to to bypass sanction? on Despite Sanctions, Russian Organisations Acquire Microsoft Software (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Either that or the U.S. agencies such as the CIA and NSA happen to overlook the sanctions because "in the spirit of good will".

  18. Re:Any scifi fan will know on A Giant, Mysterious Hole Has Opened Up In Antarctica (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Like most of the voting American Public, I did.

  19. Re:NPR advertising Kapersky this am on Israeli Spies 'Watched Russian Agents Breach Kaspersky Software' (bbc.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    NPR does admit that Kapersky is an underwriter in their stories... They were also early to bring up the connection between them and the Russian government. It seems NPR is respectable enough to not let Kapersky money get in the way of good reporting.

  20. Re:OpenStreetMap on This Company Is Crowdsourcing Maps For Self-Driving Cars (wired.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If self driving cars need such detailed maps, then Self Driving cars are not yet ready for the general public.

    I know my GPS sometimes gets confused when going off a Ramp onto a highway, or a road parallel to a highway, and areas that fork rather rapidly. However this requires the self driving car to make the decisions not a detailed map. Because Roads change too often. Just this summer, we had some flooding that wiped out a good part of a road, for a few weeks, one lane of the road was closed causing 1 way traffic with a makeshift stoplight. Then after construction was done the road was shifted 15 feet to one side. If self driving cars are to be a reality, they will need to figure this stuff out by itself, and not with detailed maps. As this stuff can change faster (especially on low populated areas) then people can record such changes.

  21. Re:Bigger than a bathtub? on A Giant, Mysterious Hole Has Opened Up In Antarctica (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    15 million football fields.

  22. Re:It's the Gods of Climate Change on A Giant, Mysterious Hole Has Opened Up In Antarctica (vice.com) · · Score: 2

    A government actions or lack of action are a multiplier effect of the people ability to act personally on helping environmental problems.
    If the government signs papers that will put funding into Electric Car R&D. Help local communities update their infrastructure for more efficient methods. Insure education and training are modern and up to date, so high school graduates don't feel they will have to work in the coal mine for the next 20 years.

    If they are a bunch of available electric cars (Suited for different types of jobs) out there and power stations setup in convenient locations then people would buy them. If Upgrading to Solar on your home, will have a payoff within 5 years then people may invest into upgrading their homes.

  23. Re:Any scifi fan will know on A Giant, Mysterious Hole Has Opened Up In Antarctica (vice.com) · · Score: 2

    If there is any time for Alien overlords it is now.
    Heck I would be happy with Richard Nixon Head in a headless robot body of Agnew.

  24. Re: Water currents. on A Giant, Mysterious Hole Has Opened Up In Antarctica (vice.com) · · Score: 2

    It depends if you are an east coast or a mid west type of person.

  25. Re:I can't wait.... on Face ID Is Coming To the iPad Pro Next Year, Says Report (macrumors.com) · · Score: 1

    Just as off target refusing to buy the product with Face ID.

    Being that Apple had stated that they had tested it with professional masks and photos, and supposedly has a lower mach hit. Also Apple has had a good history with being secure. Because with the number of iDevices out there, a major hack would be a really big deal.