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  1. Re:Why in hell? on GM Hooking 30,000 Robots To Internet To Keep Factories Humming (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    From the article, my guess was they connected to robots to a LAN so they could send messages to a central monitoring system. Maybe just SMTP, in which case maybe we can send our own and get them to buy too many robot widgets.

  2. Re:yes but.... on Graphene-Based Sieve Turns Seawater Into Drinking Water (bbc.com) · · Score: 2

    But it is great for SEA MONKEYS®

  3. Re:A decade ago... on Will Streaming Media Lead To A Massive Writer's Strike? (latimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Where's the problem? Hippy Hollywood is eating its own dog food and getting heavily into recycling.

  4. Re:Only viable if all planes land themselves on Dutch Scientist Proposes Circular Runways For Airport Efficiency (curbed.com) · · Score: 1

    I would think the landing would still be straight, the pilot would have to start turning while braking to account for the curve. Or maybe they could adopt some of the ideas by creating a "circle" formed by a series of intersecting straight lines which curve into the circle. It would take more space around the circle but might still have some advantages.

  5. Given the USA's severely screwed up pricing system for medical equipment, we can expect the list price for the $5 device to be around $500.

  6. Re:Podesta didn't fall for it - his "expert" did on A Lithuanian Phisher Tricked Two Big US Tech Companies Into Wiring Him $100 Million (theverge.com) · · Score: 2

    There are plenty of stories available about the expert, including interviews with the man himself. I'm not sure I believe his story, but he did one thing right, which was provide the real Google link and advised Podesta to change his password AND enable two-factor authentication. Podesta used the link in the phishing email though, so even at best the 'expert' did a very very poor job of communication.

  7. Tencent (3 of the winning teams) is a Chinese company, the dominant player in chat/communications in China. Owns both WeChat and QQ. Not surprising they would field a strong hacking team.

  8. Re:Failure is always an option on Two More Executives Are Leaving Uber, Drivers May Unionize (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    It would be interesting if Uber ended up as a platform which would work in this way. After all, why deal with the hassle of managing your own drivers when you can outsource to other companies? Sort of the Expedia of cab hailing.

  9. Re:Jumping ship before the bottom falls out. on Two More Executives Are Leaving Uber, Drivers May Unionize (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Is this what happened before there was a minimum wage?

  10. Re:Jumping ship before the bottom falls out. on Two More Executives Are Leaving Uber, Drivers May Unionize (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    I doubt it has anything to do with unionization, which can be managed. But in my experience high level folks don't leave at anything above retirement rate unless there is something seriously wrong.

  11. Re:Failure is always an option on Two More Executives Are Leaving Uber, Drivers May Unionize (nytimes.com) · · Score: 2

    Perhaps parent wasn't talking about cost, just talking about the general usability. Many normal cab companies are coming out with their own apps, most of them never would have done it without Uber. The old model of standing on the street waving was far out of date, but they would never have changed due to their protected market position.

  12. Re:This is the problem with corporate income tax. on Apple Paid $0 In Taxes To New Zealand, Despite Sales of $4.2 Billion (nzherald.co.nz) · · Score: 1

    I thought you were going to say that corporations (at least in the US although I believe it is the same most everywhere) don't pay INCOME tax at all, they pay NET PROFIT tax. In other words, unlike you or me, a corporation pays taxes on what is left after it pays all its expenses, which is usually a very small percentage of gross income. There are plenty of ways to increase your expenses to reduce your net profit to zero and thus pay no "income" tax. Pretty risky if you get caught though, and you can't just stick money in the bank and call it an expense.

  13. Income isn't the only tax on Apple Paid $0 In Taxes To New Zealand, Despite Sales of $4.2 Billion (nzherald.co.nz) · · Score: 2

    There are plenty of other taxes aside from income tax. It's a bit frustrating to see how quickly "no income tax" gets transmuted to "no tax". Surely Apple is paying a lot of other taxes in NZ besides income tax. Not sales tax, as already discussed, except on purchases made by Apple in NZ. Property tax, etc.

  14. "Shunned by major theater chains, Netflix last fall struck a deal with iPic Entertainment, a small chain with 15 theaters."

    How long until MPAA finds some excuse to cut off iPic Entertainment from mainstream distribution?

  15. No wonder searching for a book download is such a hazardous endeavor. I see a ton of garbage, adware, BSOD web page scams, and worse all coming in off searches for " download". Interesting that I almost never see this with music.

  16. Re:Leftist regulation run amok. on 20,000 Worldclass University Lectures Made Illegal, So We Irrevocably Mirrored Them (lbry.io) · · Score: 1

    I thought this was what "fascist" meant.

  17. Re:A Certain Inevitability on Windows 10 Is Just 'A Vehicle For Advertisements', Argues Tech Columnist (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    Could you clarify the $1.49 per month to disable advertising? I must have missed something. Some sort of membership or something like that that is built into their games now?

  18. Re:Password rules insanity on Slashdot Asks: Are Password Rules Bullshit? (codinghorror.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm surprised they wouldn't all just use "Jan2017" "Feb2017" "Mar2017"...

  19. Re:Let me see what I type on Slashdot Asks: Are Password Rules Bullshit? (codinghorror.com) · · Score: 2

    QUINTUPLE THIS

  20. Re:Robert Graham is NOT a security expert... on Federal Criminal Probe Being Opened Into WikiLeaks' Publication of CIA Documents (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    The reality rock maybe? I couldn't find where he said this, granted I am not infallible at searching. However, disagreeing with you doesn't necessarily mean he isn't an expert. Perhaps he was looking at all the macros and malicious applications which get installed, which has nothing to do with any software bug. From day to day in my security monitoring/response role, the vast majority of things I respond to are not related to any bugs. It is hard to really judge what he said without any context.

  21. Atttribution on Federal Criminal Probe Being Opened Into WikiLeaks' Publication of CIA Documents (cnn.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    here's a nice tidbit that, to me, nicely illustrates the problem with attribution: "one AV researcher has told me that a virus they once suspected came from the Russians or Chinese can now be attributed to the CIA" Bear this in mind the next time someone says "that guy did it"

  22. Re:Teaching moment on Google's Featured Snippets Are Worse Than Fake News (theoutline.com) · · Score: 1

    Heheh seems like the same rule should still apply

  23. Re:Teaching moment on Google's Featured Snippets Are Worse Than Fake News (theoutline.com) · · Score: 1

    I vaguely recall being that way when I was their age. I'm not so sure it is unique to any specific generation.

  24. Re:Teaching moment on Google's Featured Snippets Are Worse Than Fake News (theoutline.com) · · Score: 1

    I'll get my lawyer to rewrite it.

  25. Teaching moment on Google's Featured Snippets Are Worse Than Fake News (theoutline.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I wonder if Prof took the time to review with the students the difference between a search result and a fact.