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  1. Re:It's amazing she still has defenders on Assange: Wikileaks Will Publish 'Enough Evidence' To Indict Hillary Clinton (rt.com) · · Score: 1

    this election so far would be very likely to lead to a 3rd-party president.

    That's a dream that will never happen. You can already see people talking about how they're going to vote for a candidate they don't like because the "only alternative" is to vote for the other person they don't like.

  2. Re:In other news the sun is hot. on New Device Sold On The Dark Web Can Clone Up To 15 Contactless Cards Per Second (softpedia.com) · · Score: 1

    On-line stores don't have to ask for the CVV.

    FTFY. They can to help eliminate fraud, but it's not required. I've implemented several online transaction systems. You can allow the payment to go through even if the CVV and address verification both fail - you're just a lot more likely to have to deal with fraud.

  3. Re:In other news the sun is hot. on New Device Sold On The Dark Web Can Clone Up To 15 Contactless Cards Per Second (softpedia.com) · · Score: 1

    The question is why is the card number and expiration date being broadcast free and clear? Especially with card companies actually saying that these cards "can't be cloned". It doesn't matter if the secure portion can't be cloned if you're handing out the rest like candy.

  4. and only read the one you want

    And how is the machine supposed to know which one you want?

  5. Amazon, they seem to see their role now more as an ISP

    And if it was fulfilled by Amazon, there's no way for the vendor to cooperate with the recall without Amazon's help. I bet Amazon wouldn't even assist with that. I generally don't buy on Amazon unless it's at least fulfilled by Amazon, but that's mostly because of the shipping (both quality and speed).

  6. Re:Wow, 24 times.. on Amazon Faces $350K Fine For Shipping 'Amazing Liquid Fire' (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Out of how many (raw number) packages shipped is meaningless too. You have to have stats on how many hazardous materials they'd shipped. Do you publish the story or wait until after Amazon's numbers are (maybe) subpoenaed and become public record? That would delay the story for at least several months.

  7. Re:UPS should send bill... on Amazon Faces $350K Fine For Shipping 'Amazing Liquid Fire' (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    I would have thought that was UPS's responsibility.

    And UPS is going to open each package and make sure none of it was mislabeled? No. Amazon gets it to the FAA via UPS. It doesn't matter if there's an intermediary if they don't label hazardous materials at all.

  8. Re: Omar Saddiqui Mateen? on World Reacts To The Worst Mass Shooting In U.S. History (cnn.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You can't convict someone for being suspicious - we have courts. They should have started watching closer after the gun purchase, maybe, but don't tell me you support fighting thought crimes.

  9. Re:Supporting quirks is what it's FOR on jQuery 3.0 Stops Supporting Internet Explorer Workarounds (softpedia.com) · · Score: 1

    Syntactic sugar, avoiding yet another learning cycle for just a little longer, maintaining existing codebases.

  10. Re:No suprise on Google Announces Support of the Controversial TPP (recode.net) · · Score: 1

    Sure he'll split the vote. But not just Democrats. There are plenty of Never Trump Republicans, too.

  11. Re:Who thought it was ever a good idea on Tinder Bans Most Teens (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    Actual human intelligence writes the code. The "content" in this case is defined by the context of the purpose of the app.

  12. Re:Why Not Just Just Take the Cards? on Oklahoma State Troopers Use New Device To Seize Bank Accounts During Traffic Stops (news9.com) · · Score: 1

    And if that card is already tied to Paypal or Android Pay or Apple Pay? Or a monthly auto-debit?

  13. Re:Long term solutions aren't easy on Weary Homeowners Wage War On Waze · · Score: 1

    The first time I saw a Double Crossover Diamond I was completely thrown off. But left turns essentially become like right turns and vice versa. It's a little weird driving on the left side of the road, but I think it does make a difference.

  14. Re:Mod parent up on Weary Homeowners Wage War On Waze · · Score: 1

    weren't "engineered"....simply....meet city codes

    And the codes were engineered. That's why you have codes. To take the planning work out of these things.

  15. Re:Slow them with real traffic on Weary Homeowners Wage War On Waze · · Score: 1

    no circumstances in which they're an optimal solution.

    Depends on what parameters you're optimizing for. If your goal is to slow down traffic, it sounds like it would work pretty well.

  16. Re: Slow them with real traffic on Weary Homeowners Wage War On Waze · · Score: 1

    the one at the front rips up the old road surface and deposits it in a bucket on the back. The one at the back lays a new road surface from a tank of tarmac or whatever they use these days. The two roll along at less than walking speed,

    This is typically how 4-lane divided Interstate highways (and similar sized roads) are resurfaced in the US. However, the roads still aren't ready very quickly. First, they seem to repair any cracks or missing chunks before destroying the road (not sure if that's to ensure there's enough material for the second machine or not). After the new road is laid down, there is a heavy roller truck to smooth it out. Then temporary stripes are painted. Sometime just before that temporary paint completely wears off, the final paint is put down. Somehow it takes a few weeks to do what should only take a few days. However, that's usually many miles long being done at approximately the same time.

  17. Re:Awesome legal hacking by plaintiff on Man Sued For $30K Over $40 Printer He Sold On Craigslist (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    "Abolish Rule #36"?

    Can't we abolish Rule 34 first?

  18. Re:Awesome legal hacking by plaintif on Man Sued For $30K Over $40 Printer He Sold On Craigslist (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    The way to prove laws are unjust is not to make it a terrible hardship for an innocent bystander. That makes you far worse than a badly written law.

  19. Re: calculating on Siemens Now Commands An Army Of Spider Robots (dailydot.com) · · Score: 1

    The editors know that Slashdotters can't understand metric, so they opted for the absence of any usable metric at all my

  20. Re:Disable cycleist hum on Google's Self-Driving Cars Now Know When To Honk (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    I should have specified residential sidewalks.

  21. Re:Disable cycleist hum on Google's Self-Driving Cars Now Know When To Honk (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Have you met most bicyclists? A few good actors does not make it worth making the sidewalks dangerous. Especially one-pedestrian-wide curving suburban sidewalks with lots of plant life around them.

  22. Re:noisy on Google's Self-Driving Cars Now Know When To Honk (engadget.com) · · Score: 2

    Blind pedestrians? It doesn't have to be loud.

  23. Re:Disable cycleist hum on Google's Self-Driving Cars Now Know When To Honk (engadget.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    And in most of these locations, bicycling on the sidewalk is also illegal.

  24. Re: When the ahole doesn't see the light turn gree on Google's Self-Driving Cars Now Know When To Honk (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Right, because that's the problem with texting while driving.

  25. I think you just tried to argue that dreams are reality.