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  1. Re:That's nice on Google Donates €1 Million To Help Refugees In Need · · Score: 1

    It also gets income from all the diplomats and their entourages.

  2. Re:I'm not surprised on Commercial Space Crew Supporters Posit a Conspiracy Theory Involving Funding Shortages · · Score: 1

    They aren't compliant, never will be...

    Care to substantiate that?

  3. Re:How is this legal? on Ashley Madison Source Code Shows Evidence They Created Bots To Message Men · · Score: 2

    Plus, they could have made a packet shorting the stock.

  4. Re:Entrapment on Secret Service Agent Pleads Guilty In Bitcoin Theft · · Score: 1

    No. It wouldn't even have been entrapment if the the agent had gone to Ulbricht "you should kill the guy who's been stealing Bitcoins" and Ulbricht could simply have said "no". It would be entrapment if the agent corrupted Ulbricht into doing so.

    The Illustrated Guide to Law - Entrapment

  5. Re: If you don't like it, don't watch it. on "Sensationalized Cruelty": FCC Complaints Regarding Game of Thrones · · Score: 1

    Yes and no. HBO also sell content to other broadcasters - like Sky in the UK - which are funded by advertising.

    For example, BSkyB have a 275 million GBP deal with HBO over 5 years, and I doubt they're the only ones. Similarly, the BBC supplements their funding by selling their shows.

    http://www.theguardian.com/med...

  6. Re:A service to the community: release the text on How Boing Boing Handled an FBI Subpoena Over Its Tor Exit Node · · Score: 1

    What's the reasoning behind not returning confiscated equipment? I mean the legal reasoning, not the "we're the fucking police, so we'll do whatever we want". As far as I know, the UK police are just as bad.

  7. Re:wft ever dude! on ARIN IPv4 Addresses Run Out Tomorrow · · Score: 1

    Andrews and Arnold have given me a /48 for my VDSL connection, whereas BT have "only" given us a /56 for our leased line.

  8. Re:And why do they still need to prove this? on Air-Gapped Computer Hacked (Again) · · Score: 1

    In other news - I can get into any car and drive off with it.

    All I need to do is get the owner to leave the key on the front-right wheel.

  9. Re:Seriously! on Hacker Set To Demonstrate 60 Second Brinks Safe Hack At DEFCON · · Score: 5, Interesting

    This was my immediate thought too. Dave on eevblog did two videos on seeing if there was a power line vulnerability on a cheap digital safe - they're pretty interesting, plus he's quite amusing to watch.

    EEVblog #762 - How Secure Are Electronic Safe Locks?
    EEVblog #771 - Electronic Safe Lock Powerline Attack Part 2

  10. Re: ..all versions of Android after and including on 950 Million Android Phones Can Be Hijacked By Malicious Text Messages · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Coming from an android user, the gp is absolutely correct. Allowing carriers to decide whether updates are pushed out simply means that they never do so. It's the top item on the [fairly short] list of things that I wish would be copied from Apple.

  11. Re:Sounds impressive, but is it? on Fiat Chrysler Hit With Record $105 Million Fine Over Botched Recalls · · Score: 1

    That can't be right - if 105 million USD is 2 weeks net income, then that would suggest that their yearly net income is 2.7 billion USD. Yet their operating profit was 4.1 billion USD - that would suggest that their cost of goods and operating expenses are negative.

  12. Re:Sounds impressive, but is it? on Fiat Chrysler Hit With Record $105 Million Fine Over Botched Recalls · · Score: 1

    Or mandate that if a company if given a government fine then the directors/executives of that company are not allowed to receive *any* bonuses or share options for that financial year. Hit the executives where it hurts.

  13. Re:Legislate 50% less consumption? Good fucking lu on France To Reduce Reliance On Nuclear Power · · Score: 1

    I thought that one mitigating factor *might* be that America probably has more people living in desert climates than Europe, but looking at List of countries by energy consumption per capita it appears that Northern European countries use more energy than the Mediterranean countries. I guess heating outweighs aircon costs.

    However you look at it, the US use more energy than any European country (except Luxembourg - I have no idea what the hell they're doing).

  14. Re:Legislate 50% less consumption? Good fucking lu on France To Reduce Reliance On Nuclear Power · · Score: 1

    ...providing you press the right buttons in the right order.

    That would it explain why it preheated my arse, singed the seat and then wiped all my songs.

  15. Re: Not downsizing nuclear on France To Reduce Reliance On Nuclear Power · · Score: 1

    That's true, but Germany is a net exporter (to the tune of 38.4TWh) - they only countries they import electricity from is France, Sweden and the Czech Republic (some years Denmark). In 2014 it exported about the same as France, but imported almost twice as much as France.

    One thing I don't like about that chart is that it doesn't tell you who is a net importer or exporter - the outer ring only shows the total exports (not net).

  16. Re: The wheel and fire on What's the Oldest Technology You've Used In a Production Environment? · · Score: 1
  17. Re:Does indeed happen. on Woman Recruited By Google Four Times and Rejected Now Joins Age Discrimination Suit · · Score: 1

    Let's just file that under "yeah, that really happened", it started off quick believable - up to the end of the 3rd paragraph.

  18. Re: The wheel and fire on What's the Oldest Technology You've Used In a Production Environment? · · Score: 1

    Making coffee?

  19. Re: Uhmmmm on What's the Oldest Technology You've Used In a Production Environment? · · Score: 2

    I have a problem with that attitude - I see it all the time in work - the bordering on pride that people have when they can't use a device (especially a computer).

    All he had to do is say let's use both and 1-see the difference in readings and 2-show me how it works.

  20. Re: Transparency on Elon Musk: Faulty Strut May Have Led To Falcon 9 Launch Failure · · Score: 1

    FTFS: ". The failure occurred at 2,000 pounds of force, and the struts were rated at 10,000 pounds of force". We don't know what the maximum force expected is.

    As for more struts, when you look at the Soyuz interstage lattice, I wonder what would happen if just one those failed...

  21. Re: Holy Jebus on Elon Musk: Faulty Strut May Have Led To Falcon 9 Launch Failure · · Score: 1

    It sounds like it was a rebranded Kerlington Model Rockets and Paper Products Inc. strut.

    "The EAS-4 Strut Connector (frequently referred as "space tape") is a part that allows linking two parts together..."

  22. Re: Worst? Heh on Neil Young Says His Music Is Too Good For Streaming Services · · Score: 1

    Not an electronics guru, so I couldn't comment on that. I'm guessing that's for analogue signalling. How about for digital?

    AudioQuest - RJ/E Ethernet – Diamond:

    DIRECTIONALITY: All audio cables are directional. The correct direction is determined by listening to every batch of metal conductors used in every AudioQuest audio cable. Arrows are clearly marked on the connectors to ensure superior sound quality. For best results have the arrow pointing in the direction of the flow of music. For example, NAS to Router, Router to Network Player.

  23. Re: National Sheep Association? on NSA Releases Open Source Security Tool For Linux · · Score: 2

    And in Australia, Bruce is in charge of the sheep dip.

  24. Re: Worst? Heh on Neil Young Says His Music Is Too Good For Streaming Services · · Score: 1

    I came across this blog when I Googled "Ethernet cable directional"
    http://www.chord.co.uk/blog/ne...

    My first thought was that it had to be joke, but I had a quick look at the rest of the site and they appear to be serious. They also sell a 3m "Chord Indigo Tuned ARAY streaming cable" Ethernet cable for 1,820 GBP. I really don't know what to think anymore.

  25. Re:BA on Supersonic Jet Could Fly NYC To London In 3 Hours · · Score: 1

    Boeing also don't make small business jets, so clearly there's not a market for them either. Better tell Gulfstream, Bombardier & Cessna to give up.