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  1. I guess these apps are built by small US companies or even individuals, without any assets in the EU. What exactly stops them from ignoring this GDPR request completely?

  2. Start with better food on Tech is Killing Street Food (theatlantic.com) · · Score: 1

    Iâ(TM)d completely support the idea of having alunch in the local restaurant in Paris or London. But in the Bay Area, or even Seattle or Boston, finding good and not a too expensive place to eat within walking distance from the office is an unlikely event. Best you can hope for is a sandwich from the street vendor, or in the cafe at best. Compare this with the in-office cafeteria with an inexpensive three-course meal, and the choice is clear.
    If local businesses want to feed tech workers, the first thing to do is to start serving better food.

  3. Re:If our ISPs would let us on We Should Replace Facebook With Personal Websites (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Sure, "other people" are well known for doing their endpoint security and never allowing another botnet to arise. Their Windows PCs, their routers, their IoT devices, other people keep them secure. An IoT-based botnet disrupting major internet services? Never happened with "other people."

    Also note how evil ISPs immediately took massive action against all these users, who inadvertently run all these IoT and Windows servers at their homes. The most reliable way to get your internet service disconnected, for sure.

  4. Re:If our ISPs would let us on We Should Replace Facebook With Personal Websites (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Sure, having insecure IoT devices is not enough, lets put some more amateur web-servers into home networks.

  5. You inherit your parent's estate, which includes both debt and property. So you only getting a difference, debt is paid first. This includes some non-obvious things as all the Medicaid payments made to the parent after age of 55.

    And then, in half of the states, adult children are on hook for their deceased parent's medical bills, if estate is not enough to cover it.

  6. 5.8 hours of talking per day on Open Offices Make You Less Open (calnewport.com) · · Score: 1

    Of 8 hours work time. What was they job again? Maybe reducing all this chatter improved their productivity indeed.

  7. Re:Sorry, but... on 'Why You Should Not Use Google Cloud' (medium.com) · · Score: 1

    But this is not like Amazon kills your entire server pool. It's just single server requiring migration or, in case of EBS root, just a restart.

  8. Re:Can't steal digital data, right Slashdot? on Tesla Sues Employee Alleged To Have Stolen Gigabytes of Data (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    A bit of difference: Tesla never intended to publish this information, and now is deprived of exclusivity.

  9. Didn't you hear a story of a man who got his head blown off by wrong contact lens? Neither did I.

  10. Basic consumer protections, sure. on Contact Lens Startup Hubble Sold Lenses With a Fake Prescription From a Made-up Doctor (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    The company has drawn the ire of the American Optometric Association (AOA), which earlier this year lodged a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

    I see absolutely no financial interest in people visiting AOA members for prescriptions here, none at all.

  11. Re:So then leave 'em high and dry on Google and Facebook 'Must Pay For News' From Which They Make Billions (yahoo.com) · · Score: 1

    But press houses do not want to break down this mono/duopoly. They just want to profit from it too.

  12. Re:Simple solution for Google & Facebook on Google and Facebook 'Must Pay For News' From Which They Make Billions (yahoo.com) · · Score: 1

    Couple weeks, from the previous encounters. Every other year or so some new brilliant manager comes with this ingenious idea. Looks like press houses do not punish them hard enough afterwards.

  13. Re:Guy made a mistake on Developer Accidentally Deletes Three-Month of Work With Visual Studio Code (bingj.com) · · Score: 1

    There is no such thing a data loss problem because user could always make backups.

  14. Re:Guilty by default? on Manchester Attack Could Lead To Internet Crackdown (independent.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    If you are not a terrorist, there is no reason for you to be watched.

  15. Had seen this somewhere... on Inside Germany's Plan To Kill Online Registrations (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    This service is named Facebook, right?

  16. Re:New structure for school day on New Research Says Starting University Classes at 11am or Later Would Improve Learning (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    Oh, it's everywhere like this. Just some businesses have contingency plans for the people catching cold, and others are betting on this not to happen. You are right, I would feel it really suck to work in the latter ones.

  17. Re:New structure for school day on New Research Says Starting University Classes at 11am or Later Would Improve Learning (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    Absolutely! I'm putting a lot of effort into this. Indeed, if someone's presence is needed to keep systems running and other people being able to work, it is commonly perceived in the companies I work for as a problem: as many things as possible should be documented and automated. Because you know, shell scripts are much cheaper and reliable than humans, and nobody likes to ruin someone else's vacation.

  18. Re:New structure for school day on New Research Says Starting University Classes at 11am or Later Would Improve Learning (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    Yes, they do. And if someone in different timezone needs my help, they have to wait too. And if I'm on vacation, they have to wait sooo long or find someone else to help them. And if this is really, really nuclear core meltdown situation, I usually have my cell phone nearby, but this happens only as often as never. Otherwise, nobody is gonna die, so it is perfectly fine to wait.

  19. I wake up at 9AM and I'm far from being alert.

  20. Re:New structure for school day on New Research Says Starting University Classes at 11am or Later Would Improve Learning (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    Sucks to be your. My company do not mind me getting to work at 10am.

  21. I wonder how the rest of your classmates passed this class.

  22. Re:stop working without any visible abuse. on New Destructive Malware Intentionally Bricks IoT Devices (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    Solid effort to prevent device from bricking must include upgradable firmware, so that once first devices are hit, rest may be patched. Also, it must include bootstrap ROM code, which will take over in case firmware is damaged and allow to restore it. And I use "must" here like in "there is absolutely no excuse for not using basic common sense". If manufacturer prefers to save some costs, it's a bet against hackers, and loser pays.

  23. Lying to the law enforcement officer is a crime by itself. Better tell cop you will answer after contacting your lawyer, then shut up.

  24. Re: Ban ALL NUKES NOW on Study Finds Humans Are Worse Than Radiation For Chernobyl Animals · · Score: 1

    Point taken, I should have mentioned victims have to die from said sickness.

  25. Re: Ban ALL NUKES NOW on Study Finds Humans Are Worse Than Radiation For Chernobyl Animals · · Score: 1

    Could you please name a few victims of Fukushima and TMI? Not even with "skin melting off their bodies", just radiation sickness is ok.