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  1. Re:The loss of touch ID is a fatal flaw on Apple Recommends Children Under 13, Twins and Siblings Do Not Use Face ID On iPhone X (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    "So you're saying there's a chance... YES!" -- Lloyd

  2. Re:The loss of touch ID is a fatal flaw on Apple Recommends Children Under 13, Twins and Siblings Do Not Use Face ID On iPhone X (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Yes, and the distribution of those people is important. If fingerprints have 150,000 people randomly distributed through the entirety of earth's population that would unlock your phone, that's not bad. It would be pretty hard to find one of those people. It would be much better than say, in the worst case, that the 7,500 people that can unlock your phone with FaceID happen to be your 7,500 closest relatives, which would be fairly easy to find. This is an extreme example, but it demonstrates my point in the importance of the distribution.

  3. Re:Look alike according to Algorithm on Apple Recommends Children Under 13, Twins and Siblings Do Not Use Face ID On iPhone X (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Yes, but what they mean is siblings that look like you according to an algorithm which also thinks that all kids under 13 look alike.

    Not exactly... There is a higher probability of false matches due to fewer distinguishing features, but that doesn't mean all of them look alike. Just that there are more groupings of look-alikes than with adults.

  4. Correction: 39th

  5. It's a pity that "Araksas" came in 34th. Poor Araksas.

  6. Re:Good grief, NO, and let's move on... on Do Kill Switches Deter Cellphone Theft? (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Maybe, but this law says that kill switches do not deter cellphone theft: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

  7. Re: Everything is awesome? on How Lego Clicked: The Super Brand That Reinvented Itself (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Side note: Yes, I know, when referring to the company itself, LEGO is a noun. I was referring to when it is talking about LEGO bricks or LEGO minifigures.

  8. Re: Everything is awesome? on How Lego Clicked: The Super Brand That Reinvented Itself (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Nope, LEGO is not a noun. It is an adjective: https://twitter.com/richardvre...

  9. Re:In my experience on Slashdot Asks: How Do You Know a Developer is Doing a Good Job? · · Score: 2

    Fix one bug without creating any then do nothing for the rest of the year. Guaranteed to be ranked higher than the average developer, because of the zero-sum rating system.

  10. Re: then can create a single wifi network? on Google To Introduce Google Wifi, Google Home and 4K Chromecast Ultra Devices On October 4th (androidpolice.com) · · Score: 1

    He never said they invented it, just that they "have done this for a decade or more". And they have. One example which did this is the AirPort Express, released in 2004: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

    No, this doesn't prove that Apple invented it (and I'm not claiming they did). But it does prove that it is not really newsworthy for someone to be doing this at least 12 years later than its original release.

  11. So, you ARE paying 40% more. And 40% less. And 3000% more. Because 5 years ago, you were paying $0.

  12. Re:Row row row your boat on Slashdot Asks: What Are Your Favorite Java 8 Features? (infoworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Loop logic can be hard to understand? If's a fucking loop.

    Actually, "If" is a branch. "While" and "For" are loops.

  13. Re:So basically... on Verizon To Disconnect Unlimited Data Customers Who Use Over 100GB/Month · · Score: 1

    I almost never do that.

  14. Re:So basically... on Verizon To Disconnect Unlimited Data Customers Who Use Over 100GB/Month · · Score: 1
  15. Re:So basically... on Verizon To Disconnect Unlimited Data Customers Who Use Over 100GB/Month · · Score: 1

    From Verizon's Customer Agreement:

    Can Verizon Wireless change this Agreement or my Service?

    We may change prices or any other term of your Service or this agreement at any time, but we'll provide notice first, including written notice if you have Postpay Service. If you use your Service after the change takes effect, that means you're accepting the change. If you're a Postpay customer and a change to your Plan or this agreement has a material adverse effect on you, you can cancel the line of Service that has been affected within 60 days of receiving the notice with no early termination fee if we fail to negate the change after you notify us of your objection to it. Notwithstanding this provision, if we make any changes to the dispute resolution provision of this Agreement, such changes will not affect the resolution of any disputes that arose before such change.

  16. Re:Reaching the limits of the unlimited on Verizon To Disconnect Unlimited Data Customers Who Use Over 100GB/Month · · Score: 1

    Better that one-time cost than the recurring cost of 100s of GB month after month...

  17. Re:Reaching the limits of the unlimited on Verizon To Disconnect Unlimited Data Customers Who Use Over 100GB/Month · · Score: 1

    I think there are other solutions than this. For instance - not offering an unlimited plan. It seems like there is no point of an unlimited plan. Every company that offers one tries to place artificial limits on data beyond normal technical limits.

    To quote TFA:

    Verizon stopped offering unlimited data to new smartphone customers a few years ago...

  18. Re:Someone Please Explain The Glitch on A Google Maps Glitch Turned This Korean Fishing Town Into a 'Pokemon Go' Haven (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Nope. Have you played Pokemon Go?

  19. Re:The researchers have predicted on Hackers Can Use Smart Watch Movements To Reveal A Wearer's ATM PIN (ieee.org) · · Score: 1

    And since the invention of the smart phone, you hammer with your non-dominant hand now. Interesting.

  20. Re:Non-dominant hand on Hackers Can Use Smart Watch Movements To Reveal A Wearer's ATM PIN (ieee.org) · · Score: 1

    Also, in some situations, you are forced to use your non-dominant hand. I am right handed, and I wear my watch on my left. At a drive-up ATM, I am all but forced to use my left hand (driver side on the left in my country) to operate the ATM. It would be much more difficult for me to twist in the driver's seat to get my right arm far enough out the window than to just use my non-dominant hand.

  21. Yes, let's focus on the real crime committed here.

  22. Everything. And nothing.

  23. The software on the Oculus Rift is their Intellectual Property (IP), and this shares a common acronym with IP Addresses. Also, in response to community backlash, Oculus has decided to change its DRM policy (again) to allow HTC Vive games to play on the Oculus Rift virtual-reality system.

    TL;DR: Woooosh

  24. Yes, KeePass is very secure

  25. Re:Stop teaching shitty code on GameStart Uses Minecraft to Teach Kids Programming (Video 1) · · Score: 1

    Here's a link to the syllabus (I also linked to it above). It is not playing the game, but modding the game. http://www.gamestartschool.org...