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  1. Re:apples new face unlock will make it easy! on FBI Couldn't Access Nearly 7,000 Devices Because of Encryption (foxbusiness.com) · · Score: 1

    apples new face unlock will make it easy!

    Use your come face so at least they have to jack you off to access your device

  2. 60,000 hits? That is amazing. How can a website cope with such high numbers? They need to use "AI" to speed it up.

    You'd think they would have heard of cache. But then again some of these high IQ boys can't even tie a shoelace!

  3. Nicotine is not harmful but vaping appears to be https://newatlas.com/e-cigaret...

  4. E-Cigarettes have also been linked to inflammatory lung disease https://newatlas.com/e-cigaret...

  5. Re:It kinda sucks. on Star Trek: Discovery Is Returning For a Second Season (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    The only thing I think it has going for it is that some of the acting is quite good (Particularly Jason Isaacs) Other than that the story lines have been uninspired and lets face it the FTL Drive that's based on magic mushrooms is just out there.

  6. Re:ISS weighs almost nothing on The Oceanic Pole of Inaccessibility: Where Spacecraft Go To Die (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Why isn't there a "+1 Pedantic" option :)

  7. Sounds like a rubbish test approach. Actually having a test analyst analyse your requirements to determine what the system should and shouldn't do will find more defects and improve your confidence in the overall product. This is just trying random shit with no concept of coverage.

  8. Re:We need more judges like this on Profile of William H. Alsup, a Judge Who Codes and Decides Tech's Biggest Cases (theverge.com) · · Score: 2

    I'd feel much more comfortable if I was being tried for murder by a judge who was himself an experienced murderer :)

  9. Re:Units matter! on Amazon Spends $350K On Seattle Mayor's Race (jeffreifman.com) · · Score: 1

    Democracy in action :(

  10. College Campus? on Facebook Security Chief Says Its Corporate Network Is Run 'Like a College Campus' (zdnet.com) · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Speaking as an IT Professional working at a large University I can assure you we take network security very very seriously. I believe Facebook would be envious of our network security teams.

  11. Re:Genius on "Maybe It's a Piece of Dust" (theoutline.com) · · Score: 1

    “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.”

    Inconceivable!

  12. Bright people might realize they have problems. Self-identification is part of the cure, not the problem.

    Everyone else just has Cybercondria

  13. Re:All together? on Dodging Russian Spies, Customers Are Ripping Out Kaspersky (thedailybeast.com) · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Bizarrely people would rather have Symantec reading their mail than the Russians

  14. Re:What did they think was going to happen? on Netflix, Amazon, Movie Studios Sue Over TickBox Streaming Device (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    I bought a box just like that off of Amazon so are they going to sue themselves?

  15. Re:Of you want to avoid Android. More Linux (Debia on Is the Chromebook the New Android Tablet? (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    The only issue I have with Android is that the vendors never seem to pass on the security upgrades and even new phones are coming out with versions of Android that are 2 or 3 years out of date with no security patches. Perhaps a ChromeOS Phone would better protect us and give us the same vast ecosystem of apps.

  16. We'll just have to escape into the long earth

  17. Re:Comfortable to use a keyboard without a desk on Is the Chromebook the New Android Tablet? (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Since it's almost Android already is there any milage in making phones with ChromeOS?

  18. Re:Age of Miracles... on SpaceX Successfully Landed the 12th Falcon 9 Rocket of 2017 (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Whats so amazing is they've taken these miracles and made them mundane!

  19. So Many on Scientists Discover Ring Around Dwarf Planet Haumea Beyond Neptune · · Score: 1

    Didn't realize there were so many dwarf planets out therehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf_planet

  20. Perhaps it would be simpler to just start a list of everyone not affected by this data breach?

    What you mean both of them?

  21. Re:There is no case. on The Case Against Biometric IDs (nakedcapitalism.com) · · Score: 1

    And when an organization get's hacked or accidentally leaks my Biometric info how do I change my Fingerprints/Retina/DNA etc? Also what about people who have not got viable Fingerprints or Retinas?

  22. Re:What did I do? on Microsoft Brings Edge To Android and IOS (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm sorry Microsoft, what did I do to deserve this?

    I don't know but I hope they use lube!

  23. Re:There *is* a scalability problem on Elon Musk Says Tesla Could Rebuild Puerto Rico's Power Grid With Batteries, Solar (electrek.co) · · Score: 1

    There's not enough lithium on the planet to produce the batteries required to do this on a country sized scale:

    That's why he's going to Mars

  24. I rarely get more than 6 hours of sleep because I can't normally sleep any longer

  25. Re:Don't blame the IRS on IRS Awards $7 Million Fraud Prevention Contract To Equifax (politico.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Also it looks like they didn't have any choice as Equifax laughably appears to be the only company on their approved supplier list for this service