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  1. Re:Herpes 1.0 is also a huge success... on Microsoft Says 700M Devices Now Run Windows 10 (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    I try ;-)

  2. Re:They get into the US phone system somehow... on Robocalls, and Their Scams, Are Surging (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Because I'm not at my computer or not at home? Data is not as cheap as plan minutes on a cheap cell plan. Google also forwards to my home VoIP number via the PSTN. And I can use that even if I'm away from my computer and my cell phone is charging.

  3. Re:Herpes 1.0 is also a huge success... on Microsoft Says 700M Devices Now Run Windows 10 (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    Misspell what word? Viruses propagate, in part, by mutating. There is no definitive version 1.0, as they don't have a consistent codebase. With each fork, it is more likely to spread.

  4. Re:They get into the US phone system somehow... on Robocalls, and Their Scams, Are Surging (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    It's not Google's problem. It's my problem. But they are one of many providers doing something similar.

  5. Re:They get into the US phone system somehow... on Robocalls, and Their Scams, Are Surging (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    That would still shut down inbound calls on Google Voice, for the most part. When they receive a call at your "one" number, they place an outbound call to your private number and spoof the Caller ID of the original caller. Neither you nor Google own that spoofed number. On the other hand, you do own the receiving number in that case, so maybe that could still be allowed.

  6. Re: Caller ID Spoofing on Robocalls, and Their Scams, Are Surging (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    It does. But you don't get access to the From (ANI) header. Just Reply-To.

  7. Re:This is what I don't get... on Robocalls, and Their Scams, Are Surging (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Which? I named 3.

  8. Re:Need suggestions on Robocalls, and Their Scams, Are Surging (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Spoofed numbers are illegal unless you own or have a legitimate use for the number you're calling from (e.g. Google Voice spoofs caller numbers when they forward calls to your cell, even though that leg of the call is really from them)

    No way to hold them accountable, as most are offshore.

  9. Re:This is what I don't get... on Robocalls, and Their Scams, Are Surging (nytimes.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    Calls are billed with ANI data, not Caller ID data. There are legitimate uses for caller ID spoofing (customer support returning a call from any station with the one main national number, for example). I use Caller ID spoofing myself for both personal and business calls (Google Voice and multiline SIP phone system). But there are a lot instances of Caller ID spoofing that should still be detected and blocked.

  10. Re:They get into the US phone system somehow... on Robocalls, and Their Scams, Are Surging (nytimes.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    Because VoIP trunking can go anywhere and still lead to an endpoint in the US. It's just digital data that can be routed. The Caller ID spoofing for people who have no ownership of the number they're using should be much easier to shut down, and that would make it easier to block numbers of repeat offenders.

  11. Re:Herpes 1.0 is also a huge success... on Microsoft Says 700M Devices Now Run Windows 10 (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    1.0? The only reason it's spread so far is by forking.

  12. Opening up the market to new, local competition? It just sounds better and better.

  13. Re:I hope more people will do this on 'Biohacker' Who Injected Himself With DIY Herpes Treatment Found Dead (livescience.com) · · Score: 1

    Causing a cytokine storm means it worked. I've always expected that to be the result from anything that changed the immune system very rapidly. The fix would be, I assume, to somewhat suppress the immune system to be sure nothing happened too fast.

  14. Re:I hope more people will do this on 'Biohacker' Who Injected Himself With DIY Herpes Treatment Found Dead (livescience.com) · · Score: 1

    #2 is a little silly, since replacing a flat tire with a spare had a potential for extreme danger if you do it won't, but it's impossible to have it inspected in any reasonable way. And how often is failed car repair the cause for wrecks involving other parties?

  15. Re:Boring on The Rise of the Pointless Job (theguardian.com) · · Score: 2

    The dupes are the joke.

  16. Re:Either retention is required or it's not on Gmail's 'Self-Destruct' Feature Will Probably Be Used To Illegally Destroy Government Records (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Hopefully they require more than just email retention - the emails only contain a link to the self-destructing message. The retention rules should apply to all electronic communication.

  17. Which is what this uses, BTW (a link).

  18. Re:Apple's already got your money on Growing Petition Requests Apple Recall MacBook Pro With 'Defective Keyboard' (fortune.com) · · Score: 1
  19. Re:Yes, there is an alternative on Can We Live Without Concrete? (cnn.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Hempcrete will float in a bucket of water

    With sea level rise, that may not be a bad thing. Just let your home float away rather than get flooded and live wherever it lands.

  20. Re:Earthquake, Hurricane, Tsunami, Vulcanic erupti on Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano Erupts, Prompting Evacuation Orders (chicagotribune.com) · · Score: 1

    The difference is cultural, not geographical. We can call them hurricanes.

  21. Re:About half? on Google Says Chrome Blocks 'About Half' of Unwanted Autoplays (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 2

    I'd actually prefer if Youtube didn't autoplay. That may be the reason I'm visiting the page, but I honestly sometimes just want to see the comments first or queue it up before either showing someone else or plugging into a TV

  22. Re:Dangers of relying on the Tower of Abstraction on Somebody Tried to Hide a Backdoor in a Popular JavaScript npm Package (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    Please, don't call XML anything to do with art. Unless you're a Tolkien fan, I guess.

  23. Re:A fucking library for cookies? on Somebody Tried to Hide a Backdoor in a Popular JavaScript npm Package (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    Of course, the common library is supposed to be ECMAScript. Regardless, Node is a server-side language and does not deal with browser quirks in that way.

  24. Re:Why does this still happen? on Twitter Says Glitch Exposed 'Substantial' Number of Users' Passwords In Plain Text (reuters.com) · · Score: 2

    They didn't store the password in plain text (intentionally). They appear to have a user action logging system that logged user inputs, including the password field. Just as dangerous, but at least they gave it some thought.

  25. Re:Why not Final Fantasy 6? on Final Fantasy 7, Tomb Raider Headline Inductees To World Video Game Hall of Fame (polygon.com) · · Score: 2

    I am not even an RPG fan, but I know that FF7 is absolutely massive by comparison. It was a real accomplishment far beyond anything like it at the time.