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  1. Re:Huiwei=ChiComm Government Spy on Germany Refuses To Ban Huawei, Citing Lack of Real Evidence (phys.org) · · Score: 1

    You are aware that Google and Apple handsets are made in China, right?

  2. What do you expect from a Quartz article on tech? I mean, the phrase "Because China" precedes the headline.

  3. Re: Translation. on Canada's Ontario Government Ends Basic Income Project (www.cbc.ca) · · Score: 1

    The new Ontario Premier and his mega-conservative provincial government is basically dismantling all of the previous administration's programs. The motivation may ostensibly to satisfy some budgetary reason, but in reality it has nothing to do with any fiscal issue. This is not the first, nor the last social program Doug Ford will chop.

  4. Thank you. It bothers the hell out of me that NatGeo can't keep their contractors within the very loose confines of ok English of any kind.

  5. Re:What the what? on Canonical Shares Desktop Plans For Ubuntu 18.10 (ubuntu.com) · · Score: 0

    All, right, old man. I'll get off your lawn. Read a paper, Nixon isn't in power anymore! Oh wait...

  6. Re:PEBCAK on Ask Slashdot: Which Is the Safest Router? · · Score: 1

    You summed up everything I wanted to say. thank you.

  7. This won't ever pass the "trust but verify" test, which is what transparency is supposed to be about.

  8. Re:Unclear request is unclear on Ask Slashdot: Are There Any USB-C Wireless Video Solutions? · · Score: 1

    Your obstacle isn't data bandwidth nor power, it's licensing. The powers that be don't _want_ you to vary from the current standards because they want to control licensing.

  9. Re:Does Thunderbird still matter? on Mozilla Patches Critical Bug in Thunderbird (threatpost.com) · · Score: 1

    I don’t need Exchange and Office 365 compatibly.

    Must be nice.

  10. Re:Does Thunderbird still matter? on Mozilla Patches Critical Bug in Thunderbird (threatpost.com) · · Score: 1

    Again, Evolution does everything Thunderbird did 10 years ago (better) and can handle Office 365 and Exchange accounts, including calendar sync. Thunderbird is dead dead dead. Trust me, I've tried very hard to make it work using linux in my mac/windows work, but it cannot pull its weight anymore.

  11. Re:Does Thunderbird still matter? on Mozilla Patches Critical Bug in Thunderbird (threatpost.com) · · Score: 1

    WTF? What is this, 2006? Evolution does all this and actually works with Exchange and O365 accounts.

  12. And "What happened next" did not stun electricity industry insiders. It was engineered to do the very thing it did.

  13. Re:I'm skeptical... on US Says North Korea 'Directly Responsible' For WannaCry Ransomware Attack (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    Spin. The word you are looking for is spin. And the current administration isn't particularly good at it, which is why it comes off as incompetence (because it is).

  14. Re:North Korea and NSA on US Says North Korea 'Directly Responsible' For WannaCry Ransomware Attack (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    "Misplaced". An organization which is, in essence the child of an 80-yr old covert international group whose budgets are largely opaque to reporting bodies of its own governement "misplaced" a number of tool into the hands of the most outspoken and publicly known leak group. Does that scan?

  15. Re:Open BSD Linux ... WTF on Every Patch For 'KRACK' Wi-Fi Vulnerability Available Right Now (zdnet.com) · · Score: 2

    The _real_ point of an embargo is to allow those businesses participating in the embargo to save face. The embargo does not serve the user. Theo could have specifed that his patch was simply good practice, which is true. He did not advertise the reason for the patch either.
    Besides, patching one system does not magically make the others vulnerable. They were already vulnerable.
    On all counts, your argument has no leg to stand on, and yet we continue to allow this horseshit that vendors release vuln information like it's a fucking media event with previews and trailers.

    Stop encouraging the koolaid-drinking.

  16. File under on Binge Watching TV Makes It Less Enjoyable, Study Says (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Stuff everyone already knows.

  17. Re: Seems obvious. on Who's Responsible For IoT Security? (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    I see. Must have mis-read. Regardless, even with a trail of evidence that follows all chain-of-custody rules, you STILL won't be able to impact the manufacturer NO MATTER HOW THE DEVICE WAS COMPROMISED. Acer was shown to be using a back-doored Marvell chipset in a bunch of phones. Punitive fine? Nope. Restitution to users? Nope. Sanctions imposed on Acer? Nope. Sales of pwned device banned or stopped? Nope. People are dumb, and security is unfortunately unfathomable to most.

  18. Re: Seems obvious. on Who's Responsible For IoT Security? (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    The Chinese manufacturer should be taken to American court. Got it.

  19. Re:Sounds like replicant.us on postmarketOS Pursues A Linux-Based, LTS OS For Android Phones (liliputing.com) · · Score: 1

    An artificially well-funded go at it, too. I tried ubuntu for phones and it ran well. It just has zero apps.

  20. Re:Roll your own on Ask Slashdot: How Can You Avoid Routers With Locked Firmware? · · Score: 1

    And how did you solve the bandwidth on the Pi?

  21. Re:Get a cheap PC that 10 years old, add PFSense on Ask Slashdot: How Can You Avoid Routers With Locked Firmware? · · Score: 1

    1. Having an actual load tester and knowing what real world loads on mains are like, 100W is not realistic. With a heavy graphics cards, my mid-level gaming rig draws 38W max continuous. 2. Your calculations end at $1000 per year, which would put the yearly household consumption at ~11 or 12k per year, which in turn suggests that you don't pay your own utility bills. "What could a banana cost? 10 dollars?"

  22. Re:Get a cheap PC that 10 years old, add PFSense on Ask Slashdot: How Can You Avoid Routers With Locked Firmware? · · Score: 1

    Tried it, it's pretty bad. As in, not a finished product. Many features are missing or broken.

  23. Re:spyware upgrade on Cisco Developing Standalone Networking OS, Report Says (crn.com) · · Score: 1

    "payload agnostic"

  24. Re:Only viable if all planes land themselves on Dutch Scientist Proposes Circular Runways For Airport Efficiency (curbed.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    It's not just about that. In a catastrophic situation, there are now centripedal forces at play complicating recovery from a blown tire or engine malfunction, which results in increased danger to passenger life. And speaking of tires, I'm sure the several thousand more landing gear tire changes will offset the time efficiency gained. Airports are not just about efficiency, their product is transportation and safety is a component thereof.

  25. Youtube instructions can be dangerously wrong, either maliciously or by incompetence. Would YOU frame your house according to the average of a few Youtube videos? If two youtube videos conflict, how do you resolve the difference? I'm a DIY builder too, but relying solely on the internet is wildly stupid, especially when it comes to installing dangerous stuff like electricity. The best way to learn something correctly is to ask someone who is confirmed to know how to do it properly. Doesn't have to be a professional, but you should be able to verify the expertise level, which you can't do on YouTube.