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  1. Re:They aren't ordering Apple to decrypt it on Congressman: Court Order To Decrypt iPhone Has Far-Reaching Implications (dailydot.com) · · Score: 1

    The licensee is dead.
    Long live the licensee.

  2. Not for some.... on Windows 10 Now a 'Recommended Update' For Windows 7 and 8.1 Users (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    I tried running a virtual machine under hyper-v and found it could not access the serial port. So much for my VMs running under Win10. I miss Win7 already.

  3. Re:Responsible enough to carry a loaded weapon, on TSA: Gun Discoveries In Baggage Up 20% In 2015 Over 2014 (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Have you ever walked to your car w/o your keys? It is very irresponsible of you to drive a car that could be used to kill people and be so careless as to not know where your keys are.

  4. Re:Responsible enough to carry a loaded weapon, on TSA: Gun Discoveries In Baggage Up 20% In 2015 Over 2014 (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    I was on a greyhound bus once and this creepy looking guy actually held a woman down and trimmed her toes with a pair of nail clippers. She began to sob once she realized that she was powerless to stop him and no one else would help. It was horrible. I will never forget that day. Nail clippers are bad news!!! snicker.

  5. Re:2212 guns being "smuggled" into airports on TSA: Gun Discoveries In Baggage Up 20% In 2015 Over 2014 (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1
    From your linked article.... "Boeing has delivered 4,300 kits that include the new doors, which airlines' regular maintenance crews can install, Proulx said. Boeing and its supplier designed 31 different door configurations for 18 aircraft models."

    The door is bullet proof, but what of the bulkhead around it?

  6. Re: Women are the majority of gun owners on TSA: Gun Discoveries In Baggage Up 20% In 2015 Over 2014 (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1
    Hate to reply to AC.... but in my state if you have a CWP, you can take possession of the gun by presenting the CWP in lieu of the background check... but here's the catch. They still run a background check on you after you leave.. Most are not aware of this but it is done. So every FFL firearm sale has a background check.

    My favorite gun lie of late is that you can buy a gun on the internet w/o a background check. Certainly you can pay for it, but it must be shipped to an FFL who will run a background check on you. So yes, you can buy, but no you cannot take possession of a gun brought on the inter-webs.

  7. Re: Women are the majority of gun owners on TSA: Gun Discoveries In Baggage Up 20% In 2015 Over 2014 (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    But we could have 7 flights with a gun on them if the TSA would let them pass right thru.... lol.

  8. Re:You've already accepted a roll-back on TSA: Gun Discoveries In Baggage Up 20% In 2015 Over 2014 (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    In God We Trust is just a ruse to make you think your fiat currency is worth something. You might question the federal government, but you wouldn't question God would you? Would you???

  9. Re: You've already accepted a roll-back on TSA: Gun Discoveries In Baggage Up 20% In 2015 Over 2014 (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Denying employees medical coverage for types of treatments that are just fine by the employees beliefs but not by the employers.

    If I offer you free lunch at work and you don't like my offering, you are free to bring your own lunch. If you don't like the insurance plan offered by your employer, you are free to 1)go into the market and buy insurance you do like, 2)pay the doctor's cash and negotiate a price with them.

    We have come to think of companies as mindless corporations, when in fact most companies are run by moms and pops. It is *their* business, not a public service. Far too often we think of a business as being in existence to provide a job or a benefit. If I own a business, I should be able to hire whomever I wish, offer them benefits which I deem fit for retention or recruitment.

    Tangentially, why is it legal for customers to boycott a business, but not legal for a business to boycott people?

  10. Number of inadvertent guns on airplanes stable? on TSA: Gun Discoveries In Baggage Up 20% In 2015 Over 2014 (networkworld.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful
    Let me pose this perspective. The number went up 20% because the TSA got shamed last year and is looking harder. I suggest that the number of guns carried onto aircraft is relatively constant recently since relatively few states have passed CWP laws in the past few years.

    So given that there are 7 guns on airplanes everyday, can we assume that in years prior that was a good rule of thumb?

    Why then are there not 7 highjackings every day?

    Why are there not 7 air rage shootings everyday?

    Could it be because most people carrying weapons aren't bad guys? They just want protection and don't mean to cause any harm? Certainly if they wanted to cause harm they could have.

  11. Am I the only one... on CA DMV Releases Draft Requirements For Autonomous Vehicles On Public Streets · · Score: 1

    Who first read the word "Draft" in the context of the headline and thought of NASCAR drafting for better fuel econ?

  12. Isn't this shrinking bullseye the same strategy that was used by Turning to throw out all the impossible solutions to the enigma machine? This left the team with many fewer possible solutions to try by brute force.

  13. Re:Photos on Microsoft Cuts OneDrive Storage Limits, Citing Abuse (onedrive.com) · · Score: 1

    The bigger problem for most slashdotters is stuff that isn't deleted when they die. Mom is going to have to go thru all those LoC's of HDD's in the basement one day.

  14. Re:No car hits its official CO2 output level on Volkswagen Emissions Issues Spread To Gasoline Cars (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Agreed. The EPA rating of my Honda says I should get 38 and a consistently get 40MPG, often 42MPG on my 25 mile commute to work. My commute is mostly mid speed highway with no stop and go. I think the EPA numbers are spot on.

  15. Student loans. Easy money. The student will pay whatever because the loan covers it and the student is incapable of thinking of how exponential interest will harm him in the long run.

    This is why we don't teach critical thinking in public schools. Without critical thinking, we can suck them into college prices w/o thinking about the reward/return ratio.

  16. Re: So... the ones who need it most won't get it. on UK Government Proposes 'License To Hack' As Encryption Proves Hard To Defeat (thetimes.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    WIsh I had mod points today for the parent.

  17. Next thing you'll tell me... on Emissions Scandal Expands: Mercedes-Benz, Honda, Mazda, and Mitsubishi (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    ...is that the cell phone companies game the bandwidth tests and prioritize that traffic.

  18. Once again... on How Did Volkswagen Cheat Emissions Tests, and Who Authorized It? · · Score: 1

    Once again, the German propensity for record keeping is going to be the death of them. The last time was, I believe at the Nuremberg Trials.

  19. Re: Clear evidence of over-reaction on Hardware Projects (and Pranks) That Have Scared Observers · · Score: 1

    Ironically, in 1997 I traveled with my APRS rig inside a 7.62mm ammo can. The kantronics kpc3 modem inside, a battery and a delorme yellow GPS mounted to the outside. The airport security was just happy to see the lights come on when I turned it on for them. No harm, no foul.... just a nerd going thru airport security. de AI4PX ex KD4RDB

  20. Re:Poptarts have gotten the same response on Hardware Projects (and Pranks) That Have Scared Observers · · Score: 1

    In the schools boy are treated as defective girls. Girls' behavior is the standard.

  21. What has not been revealed... on 9th-Grader May Face Charges After Homemade Clock Mistaken For Bomb · · Score: 1

    Is that the clock stopped at "007" and a beeper sounded. This is what caused the teacher to become worried.

  22. Re:(intentionally blank) on Epson's 'Empty' Professional-Grade Cartridges Can Have 20 Per Cent of Their Ink Remaining · · Score: 1

    The OP is referring to the DEF additive now required in diesel engines. You have to add DEF to a special tank and it is injected into the exhaust. The formula is ammonia based, hence his reference to "piss tank".

  23. Re:Mountains and Mole Hills... on Sony Decides Its Waterproof Xperia Phones Are Not Actually Waterproof · · Score: 1

    Buddy of mine got a 2001 cherokee for his son. Kept overheating, found the tines rusted off the water pump. It also had the jeep death wobble too. Just FYI....

  24. Re:"it stopped using..." on Boston Tracks Vehicles, Lies About It, Leaves Data Exposed · · Score: 1

    Even Dr Evil's organization had to diversify. From what I hear, his talent agents are undercutting other hollywood agencies and they have DiCaprio.

  25. Will it be... on England To Test "Electric Motorways" · · Score: 1

    Qi compatible? Just think of all the poor saps standing the middle of the roadway trying to charge their phones!