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  1. Re:Unintended consequences on Google Has a Plan To Eliminate Mosquitoes Around the World (bloombergquint.com) · · Score: 1

    I am content to have some doubt that they don't understand the impact of wiping them out, but I am not convinced as these things are rarely as simple as they look. There are many examples where well-meaning fiddling with ecosystems has resulted in unintended negative consequences.

  2. Unintended consequences on Google Has a Plan To Eliminate Mosquitoes Around the World (bloombergquint.com) · · Score: 0

    Mosquitoes are important pollinators of plants and a source of food for other animals. I hope they understand the impact of wiping them out, but I suspect they don't.

  3. Re:free speech or PC speech on Tim Berners-Lee Launches Campaign To Save the Web From Abuse (theguardian.com) · · Score: 2

    Hear, hear. And with organisations like Google and Facebook backing it, it's clear which way it will end up. We need a proper digital bill of rights. This ain't it.

  4. Hate it when that happens on YouTube is Down · · Score: 2

    Really hoping they're being taught a lesson in censorship by third parties.

  5. Re:This is the first step do denial of ... on New Zealand Travelers Refusing Digital Search Now Face $5000 Customs Fine (msn.com) · · Score: 1

    You are aware that the Australian Border Force can confiscate your "e-devices" at will, without a warrant and hold them for up to 14 days? The only difference, it would seem, is that NZ is fining people too.

  6. How dare you assume their species!

  7. Dotcom mansion? on Supreme Court Won't Hear Kim Dotcom's Civil Forfeiture Case (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    They didn't take the mansion. He was renting it.

  8. Re:Fuck KFC and FUCK CHINA on 'Pay With Your Face' Technology Tested in a KFC Store In China (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    Worse, they want you to eat KFC. Monsters.

  9. Re:Prove the proof... on Mathematician Who Claimed 'P Is Not Equal To NP' Says His Proof Is Wrong (arxiv.org) · · Score: -1

    Clearly they failed to proofread.

  10. Travel to the US will drop even further on Trump Administration Approves Tougher Visa Vetting, Including Social Media Checks (reuters.com) · · Score: 0

    Recent news from sites like foursquare suggested travel to the US has already dropped (https://techcrunch.com/2017/05/24/foursquare-data-shows-international-tourism-to-the-u-s-is-down/). I can only imagine this latest stunt will drive visitor numbers even further down. Tsk.

  11. Re:Time to stop coddling the fascists on Manchester Attack Could Lead To Internet Crackdown (independent.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    I'll state the obvious, as you seem to have missed it. Internet = broadcast. Telephone = point to point. Therefore different story.

  12. Re:Time to stop coddling the fascists on Manchester Attack Could Lead To Internet Crackdown (independent.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Most of that Irish stuff happened before The Internet posed a significant threat to government control of the population. They didn't need to control anything but roadblocks back then. Today's a different story.

  13. I think I found the vegan.

  14. Double tragedy on Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo Crashes · · Score: 1, Informative

    It wasn't Justin Bieber's scheduled flight.

  15. Proof that wi-fi, or coca-cola, or both, gives you cancer.

  16. Re:Figures on Declassified Papers Hint US Uranium May Have Ended Up In Israeli Arms · · Score: 1

    No - something much worse - it's run by Americans.

  17. Re:Isn't this story ancient? on Declassified Papers Hint US Uranium May Have Ended Up In Israeli Arms · · Score: 2

    Are you aware of the Reagan administration's well-documented involvement in supplying Iraq with precursor substances for chemical and biological weapons?

  18. Re:When did slashdot become a blog for Bennett? on Bug Bounties Don't Help If Bugs Never Run Out · · Score: 1

    "Society would be better off if he were a garbageman." Some might say he is.

  19. Re:What? on Kim Dotcom Launches Political Party In New Zealand · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Something appearing in the New Zealand media usually means it's trivial, or some rugby happened. Don't read too much into it.

  20. Re:Not trolling on Ask Slashdot: Re-Learning How To Interview As a Developer? · · Score: 3

    And punctuation. If his CV reads like his original post, I'm amazed he got as far as the phone call.

  21. Lies on Lies Programmers Tell Themselves · · Score: 5, Funny

    "My facial hair makes me look interesting and makes up for my lack of social graces."

  22. Re:"See this gun?" on Hacker Barnaby Jack Died of Drug Overdose · · Score: 1

    It's OK - he was from New Zealand. Your constitution is safe.

  23. Re:TFA needs editor on Developing Games On and For Linux/SteamOS · · Score: 2

    With typing like that I'd be surprised if their code ran.

  24. Neverwinter on Ask Slashdot: MMORPG Recommendations? · · Score: 1

    NW is fun. Give it a spin!

  25. Depends where you point it... on Google Maps, Lasers Reveal Vatican Catacombs · · Score: -1, Troll

    Sadly the child rapists still elude technology.