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  1. Apple doesn't need a new device! on Apple: Losing Out On Talent and In Need of a Killer New Device (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    All it really needs to do is to make the prices of it's existing devices competitive in the marketplace.

  2. Apple doesn't need a killer device. on Apple: Losing Out On Talent and In Need of a Killer New Device (theguardian.com) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It just needs a device that everyone can afford and needs. Such a shame that they priced their phones way above what the majority can afford, They would be WAY more popular if they had focused on the base instead of the "Elite".

  3. The vast majority of users don't give a damn about security. Their only concern is about what is happening to Aunt J who lives a couple thousands of miles away. She might leave them a hundred gazillion dollars to the most doting offspring after all. So curious here, what is the price of privacy?

  4. Far too many people in this world dedicate themselves to profit rather than what would serve their fellow human beings the best. Never will understand why though. As a species, human kind has depended on the help of others to advance.

  5. That is what Obama is. No matter how much good he would like to do for every day Americans, his way is blocked by those that would profit by his demise.

  6. One link has 5 blockable elements, the... on US Gov't Confirms Clinton Emails Contained Top-Secret Information (thenextweb.com) · · Score: 1

    ...other 15. It is pretty obvious that googletagmanager.com must be blocked, the same goes with sharethrough.com. I'm pretty certain that goroost.com is up to no good as well. You always have to consider the source and it appears that neither of these sites can be trusted since they are both more interested in serving up malware than they are in delivering non-biased untainted news.

  7. Re:how many potatoes is that? on There's a Wind Turbine On the Horizon With Blades the Size of Trump Tower · · Score: 1

    That would be 1300 six inch potatoes.

  8. Re:If you owe someone... on EFF: License Plate Scanner Deal Turns Texas Cops Into Debt Collectors (eff.org) · · Score: 1

    So don't speed? The purpose of fines are to discourage people from doing things that might harm others.

  9. Re:If you owe someone... on EFF: License Plate Scanner Deal Turns Texas Cops Into Debt Collectors (eff.org) · · Score: 1

    And those who play by the rules pay extra for those who flaunt them. I'm okay with bankruptcy if you are broke, but if you are not, pay what you owe.

  10. When it comes to governments... on The US Government and Open Standards: a Tale of Personal Woe (thevarguy.com) · · Score: 1

    ...only the most secure channels should be used for communication.

  11. Re:If you owe someone... on EFF: License Plate Scanner Deal Turns Texas Cops Into Debt Collectors (eff.org) · · Score: 0

    So you are okay with subjugating your benefactors to ketchup and saltines due to your lack of ability to pay? Sure, fuck the big corps, but if you owe a friend then pay that friend.

  12. If you owe someone... on EFF: License Plate Scanner Deal Turns Texas Cops Into Debt Collectors (eff.org) · · Score: 0

    ...you should pay them. It is crazy the lengths debtors will go to to avoid paying their debts.

  13. Actually, they are right. on Why 6 Republican Senators Think You Don't Need Faster Broadband (cio.com) · · Score: 1

    It is far better for me, and the economy, that I continue to slowly download contents over days instead of minutes. My appetite for fresh new content far exceeds the ability of the entrenched traditional content providers to provide it and so thus my taste for new information must be moderated to ensure that some upstart might upset the applecart.

  14. Re:How about a link to a story? on San Francisco's Yellow Cab Files For Bankruptcy (cnn.com) · · Score: 2

    The logical purpose of clicking on the headline of a discussion of a story is to view the discussion of the story. Extraneous information, including a link to the story itself, are better left to the text in the summary.

  15. How in the world... on European Human Rights Court Rules Mass Surveillance Illegal (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 2

    ...will they ever root out terrorists before terrorists strike? Such a law will lead to another Charlie Hibdo attack!!

  16. Re:Unproductive Jobs on Before I Can Fix This Tractor, We Have To Fix Copyright Law (slate.com) · · Score: 1

    Copyright was built with the idea to give incentive to do work so that work can make it to the commons and other people can build off of that foundation. It wasn't a magic formula to make cash and that's how it is treated today.

    No, it is not treated today as it was back then. Back then 14 years of protection was given when it took horse and buggy to distribute works. Today, when distribution is near instantaneous, protection is life of the author plus 70 years. Just what sense can you find in all this mess.

  17. Re:Wait... on EU Companies Can Monitor Employees' Private Conversations While At Work (softpedia.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    That too was addressed in the ruling. From TFA:

    "The ruling also said that, from now onwards, companies should also explain and notify employees if they monitor and log all their Internet activities, and they should also get consent from the employee in writing."

  18. What's even more absurd is expecting authorities from a differing country (British authorities) outside the jurisdiction of Sweden to apprehend a suspect.

    How else do you propose to apprehend suspects who flee to different jurisdictions?

  19. Still, the crime is known and the perpetrator has been named. Allowing him to avoid prosecution simply by going missing is still absurd.

  20. I thought Statute Of Limitation only applied to undiscovered crimes. The idea that a known suspect can hide for a certain period of time to avoid prosecution seems quite absurd to me.

  21. Re:Innocent until proven Guilty on French Conservatives Push Law To Ban Strong Encryption (dailydot.com) · · Score: 2

    No, you are exactly wrong. Hindering prosecution is already against the law. By inhibiting the State's ability to examine encrypted evidence you are preventing them from proving your innocence.

  22. Re:Yes!! on DoD Award To Recognize Drone Operators (securityweek.com) · · Score: 1

    Nope. If you don't experience the life draining out of your enemy's body there is no honor. Killing from a distance is cowardice.

  23. Yes!! on DoD Award To Recognize Drone Operators (securityweek.com) · · Score: 1

    Drone pilots have complained of low morale, long hours and of the psychological impacts stemming from killing people remotely.

    Yes, they should be required to be up close and personal before qualifying for medal. I'd say 72hrs straight hours in the field without sleep and personally watching the life fade out of their opponents eyes as they plunge their dagger deep into them should be the minimum for any medal to be earned.

  24. Basically people are cowards. on What the Future Fiction of 2015 Revealed About Humans Today (vice.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Maintain the status quo, that is what people today and people of yesterday are all about.

  25. An affordable Smart Watch that doesn't... on Ask Slashdot: Predictions For 2016? (slashdot.org) · · Score: 1

    ...need a phone will be what makes wearables take off. By affordable I'm talking less than $100, and by not requiring a phone I mean you can text, calculate, and make calls "Dick Tracy" style without having to carry a cell phone on your person. And it should be both functional and decorative, especially if it expects to compete with its much more attractive analog counterparts. Perhaps a display that overlays mechanical hands when you want to use it as a computer but retains the elegance of a normal watch when you just want to know the time?