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  1. New Gif? on Incredible New Gif Shows Cosmic 'Snow' On the Surface of a Comet (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    New Gif?

    Who cares about the image format in such a context?

  2. Re:Nothing about corruption? on Why New York City Stopped Building Subways (citylab.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    Of course, if it is ever late, the conductor commits hara-kiri:
    https://www.worldofbuzz.com/in...

  3. I use asterisk and also freeswitch. I just send those calls to a queue that plays music and "please wait" messages and then, it hangs up after five minutes.

  4. The apps running on your devices can access the MAC address and transmit the info over IP. Wireless access point know your MAC too, etc...

  5. Re:Why does onw degreee makes such a difference? on One-Degree Rise In Temperature Causes Ripple Effect In World's Largest High Arctic Lake (folio.ca) · · Score: 1

    1 once of gold is heavier than 1 once of feathers although:

    1 once of gold = 31.103 grams
    https://www.gold-traders.co.uk...
    1 once of feather = 28.3495 grams

  6. Well, it seems to me that it wouldn't be to hard to put the scanning process into a sandbox or do "su - nobody -c scanprocess file" then, return the results of the scan to the highly privileged main AV process.

    I have applied this pattern many times...

  7. Re:Full Stack is not necessarily a benefit on Ask Slashdot: Are 'Full Stack' Developers a Thing? · · Score: 1

    On the backend, you are most benefited by being a solid programmer, very good at abstraction. You get to dictate terms, to some extent, of how the network is utilized.

    It seems like you haven't been around lately. It's OK, I understand given your 5 digit UID.

  8. Re:Full Stack is not necessarily a benefit on Ask Slashdot: Are 'Full Stack' Developers a Thing? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    To some extend, everybody should be a "full stack developer" although this doesn't prevent anybody from specializing in a specific field.

    Using people only specialized in specific fields raises the chances of cluster-fuck solutions because nobody gets the big picture and the implications on how components interact.

    I have seen it over and over, web developers without any knowledge of network call implications, etc. etc.

  9. Your complaining because it misses an "a"? Maybe Slashdot filter filtered out the "a" because it confused it with an anchor...

    Here you go then:
    "...for example, that you're a body is traveling in a straight line where in reality..."

  10. Summary makes sense! on Google Home Can Now Control Your Bluetooth Speakers (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    "We brought this feature to life after hearing how much you wanted to amp up the sound with your Google Home Mini,"

    and:

      "Now any of your Google Home devices can connect to other Bluetooth speakers so you can control your entertainment experience simply using the sound of your voice."

    Well, this sounds like a fail-proof plan!

  11. Re:I am still waiting to apply these patches... on Microsoft's Windows 7 Meltdown Fixes From January and February Made PCs More Insecure (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    "Using Windows for a living" is far fetched! I have a couple Windows VM running under qemu. I wait to apply these patches on all OS flavors that I manage, I will spare you the list.

  12. I am still waiting to apply these patches... on Microsoft's Windows 7 Meltdown Fixes From January and February Made PCs More Insecure (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I am still waiting to apply these patches. About 2 months ago, I wrote here that it looked like a 2-3 months waiting period could be a nice ballpark figure. Will I have to wait even longer?

  13. Re:6 Months? on Oracle Releases Java 10, Promises Much Faster Release Schedule (adtmag.com) · · Score: 1

    Nope, your code would never have compiled.

    System.out.println(locale.toLowerCase());

    wouldn't have compiled since .toLowerCase() is undefined for Object types.

    This would have compiled although and I understand that this was what you were trying to say:

    System.out.println(locale);

  14. Re:6 Months? on Oracle Releases Java 10, Promises Much Faster Release Schedule (adtmag.com) · · Score: 1

    Sure! It is easy!

    Do:
      System.out.println(locale.toString().toLowerCase());

    aahhh... beginners that weren't there circa 1.0! :)

  15. Re:Instead of not updating the JRE every few years on Oracle Releases Java 10, Promises Much Faster Release Schedule (adtmag.com) · · Score: 1

    I guess you could move to java 8. I plan to stay on 8 for while.

  16. Re:6 Months? on Oracle Releases Java 10, Promises Much Faster Release Schedule (adtmag.com) · · Score: 1

    I agree, in Java, it is recommended to declare variables as Object since it is an OO language. And this works since java 1.0!

    Here is how I do it:

    Object locale = new java.util.Locale("US");
    Object count = new Integer("0");
    Object lowerCase = "USA".toLowerCase();

    This way, you will never encounter type problems!

  17. Re:Watch out for your cornhole, Artur on Pirate Music Site's Owner Sentenced to Five Years in Prison (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 2

    The owner of these sites obviously wasn't the smartest person around. Making yourself such an easy to pick apple raises your chances of getting picked!

  18. Re:In other words on Spotify Says 2 Million Users Hacked Apps To Suppress Ads On Its Free Service (engadget.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    We already have been through this a few days ago. Spotify servers are too dumb to enforce what the user has permissions to do. Instead, it lets the client app decide ;-)

  19. Re:Ultra SoC on IBM Unveils the 'World's Smallest Computer' (mashable.com) · · Score: 1

    Siri isn't AI,

  20. Re:Sure it can, on AI Can Diagnose Prostate Cancer As Well As a Pathologist (sciencebusiness.net) · · Score: 1

    Come on man, I swear AI works! I have only met compatible mates since I use AI driven dating sites.

  21. I never have used any password manager. Just the name should be sufficient to scare you off.

  22. Re:To paraphrase... on Vim Beats Emacs in 'Linux Journal' Reader Survey (linuxjournal.com) · · Score: 1

    One downside is that the author sticks to some archaic coding workflow, making sending patches too cumbersome to bother.

    I was surprised to see that it was still maintained a few seconds ago. Many thanks to Joseph Allen then!

    (JOE with standard rather than Joseph Allen's keybindings)

    Tried it, but I remember Joseph Allen's keybindings feeling more natural to me for some reason compared to default TB config. Of course, I tuned it a bit but very little.

    Syntax
                  joe [global-options] [ [local-options] filename ]...

                  jstar [global-options] [ [local-options] filename ]...

                  jmacs [global-options] [ [local-options] filename ]...

                  rjoe [global-options] [ [local-options] filename ]...

                  jpico [global-options] [ [local-options] filename ]...

    JOE also emulates several other editors. JSTAR is a close imitation of WordStar
                  with many "JOE" extensions. JPICO is a close imitation of the Pine mailing system's
                  PICO editor, but with many extensions and improvements. JMACS is a GNU-EMACS imita-
                  tion. RJOE is a restricted version of JOE, which allows you to edit only the files
                  specified on the command line.

                  Although JOE is actually five different editors, it still requires only one exe-
                  cutable, but one with five different names. The name of the editor with an "rc"
                  appended gives the name of JOE's initialization file, which determines the personal-
                  ity of the editor.

  23. Re:Headline? on 1 in 3 Michigan Workers Tested Opened A Password-Phishing Email (go.com) · · Score: 1

    hehe, I still use pine just to make sure, so it isn't only "modern mail client or web app" :)

  24. Re:To paraphrase... on Vim Beats Emacs in 'Linux Journal' Reader Survey (linuxjournal.com) · · Score: 1

    I use Joe's Own Editor or vi/vim on systems where it's not installed.

    I feel home with Joe's Own Editor because it is similar to what I used to use in the '80s with Borland "turbo" environments.

    I have always found pico too simplistic although as you said, it isn't that hard to use.

    JOE is a powerful ASCII-text screen editor. It has a "mode-less" user interface which is similar to many user-friendly PC editors. Users of Micro-Pro's WordStar or Borland's "Turbo" languages will feel at home. JOE is a full featured UNIX screen-editor though, and has many features for editing programs and text.

  25. Hey!

    I remember Sue! I remember looking at the same exact picture you posted ~10 years ago when it occurred.

    I am fucked. I don't know what to say anymore but I felt like I should let you know this anyway.

    Disclaimer: I have never met Sue nor yourself in my (current) life.

    Cheers,