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  1. Re:Slashdot Tabloids on Extortionists Begin Targeting AshleyMadison Users, Demand Bitcoin · · Score: 1

    I honestly thought, the first time I saw their article about it, that it was in reference to a game-cheat site.

    Yeah there is the 'another internet thing hacked'-ness of it, but that is about all it is. The rest is just a tale of human stupidity, not anything that really belongs here.

  2. Re:One game, one save on The Tech Problems Inside Nintendo's Amiibo Toys · · Score: 1

    I don't have any (mainly play pathfind via roll20) but yes I would call them dolls, the same as my (packed up and not touched for a long time) warhammer 40k dolls :)

  3. Get what they deserve on Hackers Publish Cheating Site's Stolen Data · · Score: 3, Funny

    Cheaters really should just suck it up. I mean, yeah it is their own stupid fault in cheating.

    Next lets go for the bot boxers, their servers should get hacked next, bring down all forms of gaming cheating!

    Wait, what do you mean this has nothing to do with computer games? Da fuq?

  4. Re:One game, one save on The Tech Problems Inside Nintendo's Amiibo Toys · · Score: 2

    Take them a step further. Stuff a UUID in each doll, have the console 'sign in' to their online service using the UUID and store the data there. Then it will look just like the data is stored in the doll.

    Now, I assume that each and every doll doesn't have a UUID in it. Simple, use that 'single save game' of data you can upload to put one in and link it to your account. That way, multiple dolls could link to the same account and saves.

  5. Re:Don't worry on F-35 Might Be Outperformed By Fourth-Generation Fighters · · Score: 1

    sue anyone who builds a jet that could threaten it

    There is a problem here, apparently this list includes aircraft makers as far back as 1970. Not to mention the people you are going to be suing are the countries that hold most of the liability on your debts.

  6. Yeah, good call. The BBC news channel added that, and Slashdot copied them.

    http://phx.corporate-ir.net/ph...

    Is the original press release and seems to only say that it will be released for Amazon Prime viewers, not mentioning anything about being a "worldwide release".

  7. World Wide? on Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May Making Show For Amazon · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I figured I would try it. I signed up for it, Amazon happily took my credit card details and, after they were potentially billing me (yeah I know first month is free), they tell me I can't watch it from my location. Now, I know they have my address on file. I know they can figure out what country my visa card was issued. You would think they would warn me that I cannot view their apparently 'world wide' service from Australia.

  8. Re:Good on Don't Bring Your Drone To New Zealand · · Score: 1

    Sorry, Fluffy Feathers can be used for obscene things... *cups a hand to one side of his face and looks around warily, whispering* sexual things...

    We must go back to the primordial liquid-magma-covering-the-earth age.

  9. Re:Not Stupid Enough on Universal Pictures Wants To Remove Localhost and IMDB Pages From Google Results · · Score: 4, Funny

    You just gave me a great idea for a way to index torrents...

  10. Re:Hot on Cray To Build Australia's Fastest Supercomputer · · Score: 1

    Not very familiar with the country, huh?

    At the moment temps are ranging from -3C to about 5C here. In summer it gets up around the late 40s or early 50s, but otherwise, it is subject to change without notice.

    Further note, BoM is typically "Bank of Melbourne".

  11. Re:Ignored Posted Signs on Man Arrested After Charging iPhone On London Overground Train · · Score: 1

    *sighs*

    Coming!

    *brings the medication again*

  12. Re:Scary? on Twitter Yanks Ads UK Activists Say Could Trigger Seizures · · Score: 1

    Well, if they are responsible then they would have a warning like this video does WARNING! YOU WATCH THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK: https://vimeo.com/70257842

  13. Re: Stop the press. The TV is on even after ... on Google Photos Uploading Your Pics, Even If You Don't Want It To · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Sure!

    So you have a car. You noticed the oil-warning light is on all the time. You go under the hood and remove the oil-sensor, now you wonder why your engine is screwed.

  14. Re: Linux everywhere. on First Fedora Image For the MIPS Available For Testing · · Score: 1

    Holy crap, I just looked those things up, they are glorious. And here I was going to make a joke about wanting to run it on an Indigo. You sir, are a true master of the craft.

  15. Re:What is this "Nude" you speak of? on Detecting Nudity With AI and OpenCV · · Score: 1

    Would any lumber do or does it specifically need to be a tree? Can I simply stand naked beside a bush and be safe from being "nude"?

    As well, would a bonsai tree suit? I could carry one of those under one (very not nude) arm!

  16. Re:Who did this? on Monitoring Brain Activity With Mesh Electronics · · Score: 1

    Dafuq? It seems that slashdot is actually cutting off the Mu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

  17. Re:Who did this? on Monitoring Brain Activity With Mesh Electronics · · Score: 1

    Yeah, FTFA 95m is actually the measurement, not meters.

  18. Re:What... on American Pharoah Overcomes Biology To Win Triple Crown · · Score: 1

    At this point it would be better. At least the whole Octavia x Vinyl thing is canon now...

  19. Re:Correct, but silly on Can You Commit Copyright Infringement By Using Your Own Work? · · Score: 1

    Holy crap, don't you think you took it a bit far? I mean, making a blog post about him, or even criticizing his work is one thing, killing him for being a twat is another.

    If we all went around killing twats where would we be?

    Happy?

  20. Re:What does this mean? on Bank of England Accidentally E-mails Top-Secret "Brexit" Plan To the Guardian · · Score: 1

    My excuse?

    Uh, hrmm... *checks the calander* Oh! That's right. My excuse for this one was a strong burning sensation and gut pain.

    My excuse for what?

  21. Re:What does this mean? on Bank of England Accidentally E-mails Top-Secret "Brexit" Plan To the Guardian · · Score: 1

    Except this has nothing to do with the government (except of course for the outcome of the referendum). This is basically the bank internally speculating in regards to what would happen and what they would need to do to keep afloat in a very turbulent section of the world (should Brexit happen, that is).

    The linked article makes no use whatsoever of the phrase "Top-Secret". It is a secret of the bank's, sure, but Top-Secret refers to official government secrets.

    Basically, Slashdot's getting into the click-bait business now.

  22. Re:Tabs ae bad enough! on Ads Based On Browsing History Are Coming To All Firefox Users · · Score: 1

    Yeah, but I was actually researching text browsers a few days ago, so still had that link handy.

    I mean, you can actually get tabbed browsing with CSS and some javascript support in a text browser with http://elinks.or.cz/

  23. Re:Tabs ae bad enough! on Ads Based On Browsing History Are Coming To All Firefox Users · · Score: 1

    There is a browser perfect for you!

    http://lynx.isc.org/current/

  24. Re:Ok, but the real question is... on Ads Based On Browsing History Are Coming To All Firefox Users · · Score: 5, Funny

    Then you didn't read. These tiles show up when you click 'new tab'.

    You will get a set of tiles that include your most viewed porn, porn you might like and sponsored porn that they hope you will be into.

    You can stop these porn tiles from appearing by simply telling it you want classic new tab, not enhanced porn edition.

    Of course this doesn't stop Mozilla from compiling a detailed list of your porn.

  25. Re:Uber for X on Stanford Researcher Finds Little To Love In Would-Be Hacker Marketplace · · Score: 1

    Are you providing an API? If so, I could make a startup that caters specifically to people on the go! It will Uber Oober, to contact Uber, so you don't have to!

    Called Youber, it is a person-centric service for modern professionals who just don't have time to Uber for Uber.