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  1. Re:Yeah! on Senator Who Calls STEM Shortage a Hoax Appointed To Head Immigration · · Score: 1

    Unfortunately for Alabama, Jeff Sessions is not from Arizona. And although he seems to be on the right side of this issue, I'm sure it's for all the wrong reasons.

  2. They're required to give notice on IRS Can Now Seize Your Tax Refund To Pay a Relative's Debt · · Score: 1

    "They gave me no notice, they can't prove that I received any overpayment"

    From here

    (a)After trying to collect a claim from a person under section 3711(a) of this title, the head of an executive, judicial, or legislative agency may collect the claim by administrative offset. The head of the agency may collect by administrative offset only after giving the debtor-

    (1)written notice of the type and amount of the claim, the intention of the head of the agency to collect the claim by administrative offset, and an explanation of the rights of the debtor under this section;

    (2)an opportunity to inspect and copy the records of the agency related to the claim;

    (3)an opportunity for a review within the agency of the decision of the agency related to the claim; and

    (4)an opportunity to make a written agreement with the head of the agency to repay the amount of the claim.

  3. The name on JavaScript Inventor Brendan Eich Named New CEO of Mozilla · · Score: 1

    I don't know that the name was his fault. Originally it was called LiveScript and was changed to JavaScript for marketing purposes. Myself, I have never cared for the name "ECMAScript".

  4. The last line of the article on Verizon Ordered To Provide All Customer Data To NSA · · Score: 1

    The last line: "The recent court order suggests that the collection has continued or at least resumed under the Obama administration." How does that make sense? If it is a 'recent' court order then it doesn't 'suggest' anything. It is a clear indication. And the wired article's main source is a guardian article that I can't pull up at the moment. Is it too much to ask for 'journalists' to use their own sources and to reference the original documents instead of writing an article about an article?

  5. Re:No, Colleges need to stop catering to the LCD on The Two Big Problems With Online College Courses · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I agree. And how much is a college degree worth when everyone has one? There is a student loan bubble on the horizon and I guess a mountain of defaults is what it will take before we seriously reconsider how we educate in the US.

  6. Re:Assault Rifles on Newspaper That Published Gun-Owners List Hires Armed Guards · · Score: 1

    Hitler was elected.

    Hitler was appointed Chancellor. And with the enabling act made himself a dictator.

  7. Re:Why is this on Slashdot? on Search Tracking Purports To Show Effect of Racism On '08 Election · · Score: 1

    I think you’re comparison between the two statements is a false equivalency. If you know a little about American history, then you should know that black Americans are more likely to share common interests, if for no other reason than the long history of racism in the US. ‘White people’ are less likely to have common interests because that is a much broader group. And it is in a lot of ways a sad reminder of what was lost to African Americans when I can identify as not just a descendant of Europeans, but can say that I have French and Scottish roots, and whereas many other white Americans can say they’re Italian or German or Irish, etc. When an influx of Irish immigrated to the north east in the 19th century, would it have been fair to assume that an Irish alderman would likely represent Irish constituents better? Maybe or maybe not, but I wouldn’t consider such an assumption to be bigoted. Or would it be fair to assume that a Jewish council member would better represent a predominantly Jewish ward better? Maybe or maybe not, but again I wouldn’t consider that bigoted. Black American’s interests are aligned with each other to some degree exactly because they are black, and this is in response to the way they’ve been treated over the years. I feel that in the near future this will no longer be the case and the argument that some of you are trying to make will actually have some merit at that point, but for now it’s still bunk.

  8. Re:Why is this on Slashdot? on Search Tracking Purports To Show Effect of Racism On '08 Election · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Not necessarily. Blacks tend to support Democrats in national elections. There may have been an assumption that because Obama was black and a Democrat he would represent the interests of black Americans better, but I wouldn’t call that racism. Had Obama ran as a Republican would he have got the same support? Did Herman Cain have a strong following among black people? It is amazing for me to recall how black people in Alabama supported George Wallace. The last time he served as Governor he got 90% of the black vote. Black voters in Alabama supported Wallace because of the choices they had, Wallace represented their interests more than other candidates (his support of public schools at the top of the list, which are always under attack by certain political forces in the state).

  9. Oh no, Java scary! on Java Web Attack Installs Malware In RAM · · Score: 3, Informative

    As the article points out this is a known vulnerability. And there has been a patch available since October 2011.

    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpuoct2011-443431.html

    The infoworld article mentions that the applet used a "rogue" DLL. Where did that come from? If it didn't install any files on the system, why is there a "rogue" DLL on the system? Did it just "install" that DLL into memory also? And if the malicious applet code managed to get escalated privileges, why didn't it install something on the drive? And isn’t the term “install” being misused in the article? In fact, isn’t it true Mr. Infoworld Article person, that the alleged malware was merely “loaded” into memory? The truth is there was no flight leaving Guantanamo Bay, you doctored the flight logs, you ordered the code red, you framed OJ Simpson

  10. Re:Well, they're a good indicator of intelligence on Are Brain Teasers Good Hiring Criteria? · · Score: 5, Funny

    I agree. But I would prefer a puzzle to questions like "where do you see yourself in 5 years" and "what are your goals". I want to answer "My goal is to get hired. Why else would I answer such stupid questions?"

  11. Re:Mozilla Craziness on To Stop BEAST, Mozilla Developer Proposes Blocking Java Framework · · Score: 1

    I agree. And I hate to see this happen to Firefox. They seem so eager to appear innovative and edgy, yet haven't really done anything interesting in years.

  12. Re:Just call it "Soma" ... on Mass Psychosis In the USA? · · Score: 1

    Yes but in the book, pop culture is all about sex, and sex itself is trivial, and people are brainwashed and have infantile views.....Ok. But where is my helicopter vehicle thingy?

  13. The truth is out there on FBI Releases Document Confirming Roswell UFO · · Score: 1

    or not.

  14. I'm from the Anniston area on Anniston, Alabama To Censor Employees' Facebook Pages · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I live just outside of Anniston. The local paper. the Anniston Star, runs stories on the city council several times a week. It's awesome entertainment, Believe me when I say that the Anniston city council is a complete joke. One of the council members stated that the reason they want to trample on the first amendment rights of their employees (and understand that this is just not about posting on Facebook at work) is that comments made on Facebook could embarrass the city. Which is completely ridiculous considering the City council has been the #1 source of embarrassment for the city for a couple of years now. The last couple of months they have been conducting an "inquiry" at tremendous expense, apparently on the general subject of "bad stuff" that's going on at the city, But it's really about the ego of one council member who was not happy at the results of an investigation conducted by the police department and who was also attempting to punish a police officer who criticised the council member on Facebook, as well as take revenge on a judge who ruled against him.

    The mayor and the various council members fight and argue like school children continuously. One of the council members files multiple law suits based on idiotic grounds. In their "inquiry" they have issued subpoena after subpoena, many of which are quashed because they're so damn ridiculous. This latest issues regarding Facebook is just one in a long list of laughable shenanigans perpetrated by the council. Honestly, a reality show based on these people would be awesome and would be the one reality show I would watch. You wouldn't even have to edit anything, just broadcast the council meetings live on Comedy Central. The truth is far more hilarious and amusing than any group of video editors could conjure,

  15. Re:People use Bing? on Facebook, Microsoft Team Up Against Google · · Score: 1

    A multi-million dollar "thing" breaks between IE7 and IE8? Excuse me while I lolz.

  16. Who showed up at closing? on Criminals Steal House Thanks To Hacked Email · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Australia doesn't require someone to show up and sign a bunch of crap, I guess. It seems I signed about 5,000 documents both times I purchased a house.

  17. Stuff you need on Ideas For a Great Control Room? · · Score: 1

    Exercise equipment. Personal workspaces for each 24/7 staffer. A schedule that is not completely idiotic. A decent break room. A big red button with a sign that says "NEVER PUSH THIS" but doesn't actually do anything. The red button that actually does something should be several layers deep in locked cabinets. A box within a cabinet within a safe should work. Seriously, the first few things I mentioned should be considered. I speak from experience.

  18. Why stop there? on New Jersey County Fights Landfill Odors Using Fragrant Spray Trucks · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why not the whole state?

  19. In a lab on Ball Lightning Caused By Magnetic Hallucinations · · Score: 1
  20. In Alabama... on Wisconsin Designates State Microbe · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...we're fighting over bingo. So, you know, legislating official microbes actually sounds productive.

  21. Only two replies that mention Toyota? on Disgruntled Ex-Employee Remotely Disables 100 Cars · · Score: 1

    Now three.

  22. Re:Chrome engine and IE6 interface on Why You Can't Pry IE6 Out of Their Cold, Dead Hands · · Score: 1

    Even worse. Between the two I'd choose the puking shit option.

  23. Cookie nonsense on Bing Cashback Can Cost You Money · · Score: 1

    it seems that when you have a Bing cookie living in your browser, some retailers will quote you a higher price than if you come with no Bing cookie in your system.

    Surely someone has pointed this out already, but you can only retrieve the cookies you set. So a retailer would not be able to pull all the cookies and look for a Bing cookie. Of course, they could look at which search engine referred someone and set their own cookie.

  24. The myths about card counting... on Computer-Based System To Crack Down On Casino Card Counters · · Score: 4, Informative

    make casinos plenty of money. Every time I hear about bullshit like what is reported in this article, I always suspect that the casinos are behind it. I wasted years playing blackjack, counting cards, and losing money (great recreation, losing money), and I never once witnessed anyone being banned at the blackjack tables. The idea that this is common is a lie. So, get good at counting cards, go to the casino, count your way to a measly fraction of a percent advantage over the house and still watch your money burn. Too bad you didn't consider risk of ruin. Give me a 100x more bankroll and I'll give anyone a fraction of a mathematical edge.

  25. onmouseover is an exploit? on Reddit Javascript Exploit Spreading Virally · · Score: 1

    Reddit user Empirical wrote javascript code where if you copied and pasted it into the address bar, you would instantly spam that comment by replying to all the comments on the page and submitting it.

    javascript pseudo protocol

    Later xssfinder posted a proof of concept where if you hovered over a link, it would automatically run a Javascript.

    lol. He proved it huh? It's called onmouseover and you could use it to do whatever you like with javascript, same as onclick or any other event.

    He then got the brilliant idea to combine the two scripts together, tested it and it spread from there."

    What he did was take advantage of a flaw in Reddit's comment system. This is not a 'javascript exploit'.