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  1. Re:CTR was NEVER a good metric on The Death of the Click (axios.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Clicks are often bogus thanks to incompetent web designers who don't pre-allocate real estate, thus causing pages - and clickpoints - to bounce up and down madly as content arrives. And, incidentally, making it harder to read the primary content.

    A few times I had to turn off my ad blocking and script blocking, I was shocked at just how awful most people have it. Got to the site, started loading, saw what I wanted, then BOOM! it disappears! Scroll around to find it again, and its like playing cat and mouse. So unless I really really really need it, screw it.

    The present day web has become unusable without some serious blocking.

    Auto-playing audio/video metrics are even worse. I'll often close a page immediately if something starts making unsolicited noises and in many cases will never return to the site again, much less the article in question. But chances are that the offending content has already logged as "seen" thanks to buffering. I didn't see, if, I fled from it, and the fact that it was delivered to me unwanted doesn't make me a biuyer.

    Exactly. Newsletter popups, that metric you described, all bad, all either ignored, or telling me which product I will avoid. And I have no doubt that the ad industry lies to their customers, giving them a false idea of how many people are seeing or bypassing the ads.

  2. Re:Carsharing in Europe: still no shit. on GM Plans To Build, Test Thousands of Self-Driving Bolts In 2018 (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Meanwhile, there are tons of car-sharing programs in Europe (book a car online, find the car, open with your RFID card or app, ride it, return it... think "car rental" except by the hours instead of the day, and entirely between you, the car and an online webapp, without ever needing to speak to an actual human)

    Not a single human interaction needed along the line.

    Really interesting, I have a few questions - When you say find it, you mean that it's located some where at random, or there is a garage or some similar place. Are the keys in it? Is there limitations on drive length? Do you fuel the vehicle, or is that all contained in the hourly price? The closest thing we have here is some bicycle sharing programs, which also work pretty well.

    Yet, there are still no endemic problems of people taking dumps into the cars.

    I suspect it is because of a combination of things - the lesser anonymity, I know people will use a credit card, but for some dumb reason a driver's license still seems to carry more gravitas. Another matter is that the driver at least is going to be sober. And presumably his friends aren't going to be pigs in front of him even if they were inebriated.

    I wouldn't have made the same claim re defilement of the cars if we were talking about a program like you mentioned. I actually like that concept.

  3. Re:Ways around this on Should International Travelers Leave Their Phones At Home? (freecodecamp.com) · · Score: 1

    Somalia, as terrible of a place as it may be, is not run by a total cunt.

    North Korea, as terrible of a place as it may be, is not run by a total cunt.

    There, satisfied?

    Meh, just name calling, and nothing of substance. Anyhow, if you've noticed, our total cunt is having a few issues with getting his way. Stand by for more.

    Therein lies the difference. Try that with one of your preferred leaders.

    Anyhow, I'm still holding the popcorn and Tequila party to watch this mess, you're invited too, but for some folks that won't come to America, maybe we'll do Skype.

  4. Re:Ways around this on Should International Travelers Leave Their Phones At Home? (freecodecamp.com) · · Score: 1

    However, I have to admit that patience is not one of my virtues when presented with complete fabrications and dissembling.

    And it is evident that the moment you lose your patience you just start making up complete and utter fabrications of your own and run with them, like the suggestion that the OP "hates you" and "wants to kill 'Muricans".

    Okay, here we go ! ( I can change my language to the intellectual level of the person I'm responding to.

    I asked a question. a rhetorical one. Seriously if you don't understand that asking a question isn't accusing someone of something, then I hope you are merely a troll, because I hate to call people stupid, but that's your two choices

    A pompous dickhead

    Oh come on - is that the best you can do? Pretty weak.

  5. Re:Ways around this on Should International Travelers Leave Their Phones At Home? (freecodecamp.com) · · Score: 1

    Do you have dremams about killing 'Murricans, because we're so damn evil?

    Nowhere did he/she suggest anything of the sort,

    Do you understand the difference between asking a question and saying a person said something? Never mind, I answered my own question. But keep it up, this is kinda fun.

  6. Re:Death To All Jews on PewDiePie Calls Out the 'Old-School Media' For Spiteful Dishonesty · · Score: 1

    You do understand that "other people lie too" is a logical fallacy, not an valid argument, right?

    I understand much. I understand that you don't understand satire, and you do not like it either.

  7. Re: Ways around this on Should International Travelers Leave Their Phones At Home? (freecodecamp.com) · · Score: 1

    dude, just because others are doing it too, does not make it right.

    Remember, I'm not claiming right or wrong. I do however like to point out the double standard of those who are happy to accept everyone else doing this, but when America does the same thing, they act as if we're building ovens to burn liberals.

    A big double standard it is. Why is that? And spare me the "we are talking about the USA only, and no other country can be mentioned" BS. Because do a little research - when anyone says anything negative about any other country, within a few posts, one of you chirps about how it's worse in America, and no one bats an eyelash. Let's hear some complaints about the other countries that have been doing this since the turn of the century.

    crickets chirping is all we'll hear.

  8. As the electric cars come to market, each nds car will remove 10 gallons / week of gasoline consumption. That makes you wonder if it is worth building an Oil pipeline through the Decota s

    That is a good question, because as I tell folks - this is happening, like it or not. I love electric cars. I'm sort of okay with driverless cars, but not certain about the scaling up issues.

    But let's say I buy a Tesla In addition to the gasoline it does not use, I can easily charge it via solar at home. No petrochemical or grid impact.

    Oil won't go away as easily as coal, but demand might go down quicker than some proponents will admit.

  9. Re: Ways around this on Should International Travelers Leave Their Phones At Home? (freecodecamp.com) · · Score: 1

    You won't have that in Europe (except Uk) and in most countries you would have strong rights to appeal. Of course not in UK. They do not even have a constitution.

    Oh by golly, let's just say that Europe is a great place to get your stuff temporarily confiscated. Feel free to disagree.

  10. Re: Ways around this on Should International Travelers Leave Their Phones At Home? (freecodecamp.com) · · Score: 1

    This post might make me start hate US-Americans. Glad I am European.

    Ah yes, the most civilized people on earth, with a fine history of human rights being preserved.

  11. Re:Ways around this on Should International Travelers Leave Their Phones At Home? (freecodecamp.com) · · Score: 1

    You might learn that most of us are actually nice people

    You guys should consider voting for some.

    You ain't kidding!

  12. Re:Ways around this on Should International Travelers Leave Their Phones At Home? (freecodecamp.com) · · Score: 1

    The US is a beautiful country with arguably the worst government on earth.

    Are you posting from North Korea or something? Challenge for you. Put forth 2 arguments. North Korea is a better Government than the USA, then Somalia is a better government than the USA.

    After all you said "arguably", that means you can put forth a logical argument that will possibly make me change my mind and agree with you.

    Challenge accepted?

    Looking forward to both arguments.

  13. Re:Ways around this on Should International Travelers Leave Their Phones At Home? (freecodecamp.com) · · Score: 1

    Donald, Is that you?

    Yup, Donald Duck.

  14. People are stupid and kidding themselves about how bad things have gotten. US citizens more so than others.

    I'm of mixed feelings on the matter. Unless a person is carrying data that isn't authorized to be seen by others, most of the items of interest are internet based or text/phone based. None of which are remotely secure. So while I am not pleased by the unpleasantness performed by all countries, If I were actually going to engage in illegal activities, No evidence of either would be found on my laptop or phone. I'd prefer it all to be secure, but it's a glass house, these devices.

    Hell, out of the many computers I have, only one of them is even used to buy anything online. Otherwise, it isn't safe, and won't be safe, anywhere. I'm at a hotel right now,and on a computer with nothing on it other than browser email, because I assume it is being looked at as I type. While others send dick pix, kiddie porn, threaten people and arrange illegal activities, then wonder what happened when they are caught.

  15. Re:Ways around this on Should International Travelers Leave Their Phones At Home? (freecodecamp.com) · · Score: 1

    One part of my job is telling people to go to hell in a way that they look forward to the trip.

    You're paid to shit-post on slashdot?

    My calling in life.

    Started when I was the president of a Youth Ice hockey group. Parents are rabid agents for their little future NHL stars, and they get in squabbles all the time.

    People threaten lawsuits and sometimes even violence. I had a talent for starting out really nice, and could get most people on the losing end of an argument to think maybe their situation wasn't so bad.

    But if they didn't at least grudgingly accept my decision, the white gloves came off. Oddly enough, the newly found talent came in very handy in my career as well.

    You might see either one here.

  16. Re:You are getting mixed up on Should International Travelers Leave Their Phones At Home? (freecodecamp.com) · · Score: 1

    You are getting mixed up. It's not hate of America, it's hate of the TSA.

    For some. It's getting pretty difficult to think that there aren't a lot of people here who do hate America. Oh well, Peace out.

  17. Re:Ways around this on Should International Travelers Leave Their Phones At Home? (freecodecamp.com) · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Why do you feel the need to use so many negative words: bullshit, killing, evil, hatred, hatred, lies, evilz, hate? Could you not have carried your point across with regular, non inflammatory words?

    Absolutely, I can wax rather poetic, and have quite a vocabulary.

    However, I have to admit that patience is not one of my virtues when presented with complete fabrications and dissembling. While it might seem to some and adequate representation of the state of the US customs system by comparing it with the Canadian system, as it turns out, that is not even remotely correct nor true. It is demonstrable in fact that a person who enters Canada can be detained in order to have the contents of their phone searched, and the contents used as part of a process that results in conviction, and the conviction upheld on appeal.

    I have traveled outside the country on occasions, and have been warned about carrying any sort of data retention device without rather extensive precautions.. This has been the case since the early 2000's. Any device you carry might leave your possession, and the contents might be searched. This includes work and personal computers, and phones. Any country, any where. If I had to take a work computer, it had to be one with a freshly wiped and imaged drive. No exceptions allowed.

    If a person feels that entrance to the USA is fraught with personal risk, if they feel that they will have all manner of indiscretions visited upon their persons and their data retention devices, then that of course, is a right to which they might exercise. However, when it is put forth with great authority that a country to the north of the United States is somehow a safe haven from such inexcusable intrusions, perhaps I might be forgiven when dealing with people on Slashdot and making the mistake that they are not only technically inclined, but intellectually adroit, and would at least check their sources. I would confess to that guilt. Perhaps I have read many of these same posts, and find a running theme of what - if you will forgive me holding a contrary opinion - are likewise applying one rule of acceptable behavior to one country, and a different one to all other countries, perhaps it is time to reply in a manner that might not only stimulate their attention, but also point out their hypocrisy.

    Now indeed, the state of the world, where it is quite in vogue to express great disdain for the United States of America, and that this disdain is often applied for multiple reasons, that I am indeed perhaps tilting at windmills in my replies, as in obvious, one does not often convince dissemblers of the falseness of their notions and statement, even when presented with attributable facts - unless of course, you believe that Our neighbors to the north in Canada are also in the "Fake News" business as is so often spouted when information contrary to one's particular version of the truth is disseminated.

    tl;dr It gets fucking old to read the same lies over and over again.

    Can't imagine you'd actually want replies like what I just made. But I certainly can - if people need that sort of thing. One part of my job is telling people to go to hell in a way that they look forward to the trip.

  18. Re: Ways around this on Should International Travelers Leave Their Phones At Home? (freecodecamp.com) · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I won't enter the US because I feel that doing so would be tacit acceptance of its government's behaviour, mainly regarding war and spying. My country makes many of the same mistakes but continuing to be part of it isn't acceptance, it's what gives me the chance to affect change. And anyway, "they do it too" is rarely much of a defense.

    I understand. It's only wrong when America does it. Seems like your logic says you need to leave your country as well. Your country making the same mistakes is somehow okay, but not us. Keep the hate coming.

  19. Re:Ways around this on Should International Travelers Leave Their Phones At Home? (freecodecamp.com) · · Score: -1, Troll

    Yeesh, calm down will ya. Just be cause I don't want to visit your country due to the protracted, draconian and at times even humiliating process I'd have to subject myself to in order to get a Visa, that does not mean that I hate Americans.

    Then why do you make up shit about us? I'm quite calm, I just get tired of the lies that people tell about us. So I just deal a little of your own excitement back to you.

    You're a liar. Don't think much of liars. Of course, that allows you the benefit of making up whatever you like. And since there isn't much point in dealing with people who simply make shit up, you can have the last post and declare yourself the winner. But you're still a liar.

  20. not to worry on RSA Conference Attendees Get Hacked (esecurityplanet.com) · · Score: 1, Insightful
    It doesn't matter if they were hacked, because sexy booth babes have been banned.

    Because that is what is most important in America today. Fugk that security stuff, someone saw a woman with a dress 4.00001 inches above the knee. To the safe room people, we are uncomfortable!

    But we have great wireless coverage there!

  21. Re:Ways around this on Should International Travelers Leave Their Phones At Home? (freecodecamp.com) · · Score: 1, Informative

    Simpler way: just don't visit the United States.

    Allow me to present to you a lout and vociferous BULLSHIT! Do you have dremams about killing 'Murricans, because we're so damn evil? Well here you go, and allow me to show the extent of your bullshit. http://www.it-can.ca/2013/02/0...

    Seems like our friendly neighbors to the north, do indeed and in truth, confiscate peoples cell phones, and they do indeed search them, and they do indeed make uses of those search results, and their courts do indeed consider that as an acceptable practice. They even say that they do. Indeed.

    One of the strangest things is that so many people have such a white hot seeting hatred of all things American, that they feel that in their just cause, and in the inherent superiority of all other nations, that they can spew hatred and lies about teh evilz 'Murricans doing what everyone does.

    But hey, if you hate us that much for made up and non-factual reasons, feel free to stay away. You might learn that most of us are actually nice people - and that would mess with your preconceptions.

  22. Re:Ways around this on Should International Travelers Leave Their Phones At Home? (freecodecamp.com) · · Score: 1

    Depending on how long you're staying, you could send your phone via courier to meet you at your destination. Of course, then you have to trust the courier company and the customs agents handling the package.

    You can't. If you have anything on your phone that you don't want getting out, you need to leave the phone at home and get a burner. And that rule applies to all countries in the world, not just the US because hate.

  23. This is not about travelling internationally, this is about entering the USA.

    The US is becoming a risk for travellers, and more and more people I know now travel to the EU via Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai, etc to avoid the US.

    Cool story bro. Are you believing that we are so naive that no other nation but the US searches through stuff? ANd that you are voting with your wallet and going to other countries because it's the US and only the US that would ever do this?

    Really cool story bro!

    If you don't want your stuff searched, don't go to any other country.

  24. It is good security practice to get burner phones, new drives in laptops, and leave the tablet at home. Don't leave the country without doing it.

    This has been true for years, is nothing new, and surprised that people don't know that.

  25. Re:Death To All Jews on PewDiePie Calls Out the 'Old-School Media' For Spiteful Dishonesty · · Score: 1

    I don't see anywhere that he intended them to say "death to all jews", outside the hitjob pieces in the MSM - and they lie about everything. I'm not going to watch a PewDiePie video to see, because I can't stand watching that guy, but I believe him when he says

    Though this was not my intention, I understand that these jokes were ultimately offensive.

    As laughable as it is to believe that I might actually endorse these people, to anyone unsure on my standpoint regarding hate-based groups: No, I donâ(TM)t support these people in any way.

    As far as I can tell, the MSM created this wholecloth from malicious editing, as they've done time and time again to create a narrative. From photoshopping all the black people out of Tea Party rallies and them calling them racist, to maliciously editing the 911 tapes in the Trayvon Martin shooting to completely change the story. Making shit up is what they do.

    You forgot to note that it was the liberal press that flew the planes into the Twin Towers to embarass the Bush administration,and that we never landed on the moon. Oh, and tobacco doesn't cause cancer - that was a lie by liberals who were angry that George Wallace was elected in large part by the Tobacco industry. This all culminated in 1972, when a 12 year old Muslim Terrorist from Kenya, one Barrack O'Blama, shot and paralyzed Wallace form the waist down. The liberal media, in another one of it's endless lies, attributed the shooting to a Republican, Arthur Bremer, besmirching the good god fearing man's name forever.