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  1. What's the use? on Ask Slashdot: Why Do You Want a 'Smart TV'? · · Score: 1

    That's being said, I just love when my "Smart" TV show me a popup, telling me that a 248MB patch is needed...
    (My "Smartass" tv is now disconnected).

  2. Where's the SCO is for Cows comments?!? on SCO Is Undeniably, Reliably Dead (fossforce.com) · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I was wondering what's happening with the "XXX is for cows" comments... the only time it could be insightful the anonymous coward isn't making it...

  3. Re:B.o.B. WTF on Flat-Earth Argument Results in Rap Battle (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    It's cheap and easy publicity...

  4. Re:I'm sure they did not claim this... on Volvo Promises 'Death-Proof' Cars By 2020 (extremetech.com) · · Score: 1

    Something like this perhaps? https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

  5. Re:Why does a nuclear facility need to be connecte on Governments Don't Do Enough to Protect Nuclear Facilities From Cyberattacks (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Not so much ... It's not the gov job to do so : it should be normal practice...

  6. Re:Why does a nuclear facility need to be connecte on Governments Don't Do Enough to Protect Nuclear Facilities From Cyberattacks (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Exactly my thought!
    Where are the mod points when you need them?!

  7. Re:Particle accelerators are for cows. on Terahertz Radiation To Enable Portable Particle Accelerators (www.desy.de) · · Score: 1
  8. Re:4.5 years? on Citadel Botnet Operator Gets 4.5 Years In Prison · · Score: 1

    Yeah... 500M - 320k = ~499 / 1642.5days of jail time = ~300k a day for being in jail... not bad! I guess they really want more botnets!

  9. Re:Tor noob question on IBM Tells Administrators To Block Tor On Security Grounds · · Score: 1

    I guess I was too technical, but it's possible.

    http://unix.stackexchange.com/...

  10. Tor noob question on IBM Tells Administrators To Block Tor On Security Grounds · · Score: 1

    Is it possible to add a proxy after a Tor node exit, bypassing the current "Ban Tor exit nodes" thus blending with traffic? So, in theory, blocking Tor exit nodes only blocks those who only use Tor .. isn't it (Ex: Not hardcode hackers, but only Tor kiddies)?

  11. Re:Anyone else having a WTF moment here? on Oakland Changes License Plate Reader Policy After Filling 80GB Hard Drive · · Score: 1

    Are you sure it's not a 300bauds linked to a CB? I saw this kind of crap not too long ago...

  12. Re:Ask Rick Dales! on Ask Slashdot: Buying a Car That's Safe From Hackers? · · Score: 1

    BTW I'm sure you all can't wait until "Internet of things" ... where EVERYTHING DAMN THING will be hackable for no apparent reason (Sarcasm here).

  13. Ask Rick Dales! on Ask Slashdot: Buying a Car That's Safe From Hackers? · · Score: 1

    He'll restore you one for only 65k!

  14. Re:The real lesson is go big on Toshiba CEO, 8 Others, Resign Over $1.2 Billion Accounting Cover-Up · · Score: 1

    Same as always.... Kill someone and you`re a killer.... kill 100000 and you`re a conqueror...

  15. Re:No kid should be forced to code ... on Australia's Prime Minister Doesn't Get Why Kids Should Learn To Code · · Score: 0

    Mod parent up! (No more points!)
    Coding is not an essential skill at all, and someone can easily lives without it.
    EXCEPT if you WANT TO!

  16. Re:Which C++? on How Much C++ Should You Know For an Entry-Level C++ Job? · · Score: 2

    That's the real question! Too bad I'm all out of points!

  17. Re:Meh on FAA Program Tests Drones Flying Beyond Pilot's Line-of-Sight · · Score: 4, Interesting

    It's already 3d printed in many cases...
    And you can already buy "VR" headset to turn around the camera...

    Man... where have you been all those years? ;)

  18. Re:We can learn from this on Copyright For Sale: What the Sony Docs Say About MPAA Buying Political Influence · · Score: 2

    ahahah

    OFFICIAL WHITE HOUSE RESPONSE TO
    Use the State of the Union to call for a constitutional amendment to get big money out of politics.
    You're right. Let's continue this conversation.
    In this year's State of the Union address, President chose to prioritize an economic agenda to create jobs and invest in infrastructure, clean energy, and education. He also called for a National Commission to address the long lines and other chronic problems at the polls every election.

    But that doesn't mean fighting the influence of money in politics isn't important. In fact, President Obama agrees with you.

    That's a point he made clear last fall, saying: "Over the longer term, I think we need to seriously consider mobilizing a constitutional amendment process to overturn Citizens United (assuming the Supreme Court doesn't revisit it). Even if the amendment process falls short, it can shine a spotlight of the super-PAC phenomenon and help apply pressure for change."

    Now, it's going to take more than a response to this petition or a paragraph in a future State of the Union to get this done. Our founders quite consciously made amending the U.S. Constitution a difficult piece of business.

    That's where you come in. If this is a fight that motivates you, you need to work for it. Keep making your voice heard and encourage others to take a stand against limitless corporate spending in our elections. And speak out in favor of changes that will reduce the influence of special interests.

    There's a reason that this President has worked to make his administration the most open and accountable in history. He's trying to lead by example, and change Washington from the ground up.

    That's why he banned lobbyists or lobbying organizations from giving gifts to appointees in the executive branch. That's why he directed agencies to stop appointing lobbyists to federal boards and commissions. That's why lobbyists aren't allowed to work in the Administration on matters or agencies they had lobbied in the preceding two years. And that's why appointees aren't allowed to lobby the Administration once they leave.

    It's why our visitor logs, daily public schedules, staff salaries, and ethics waivers are all posted on the White House website. And it's why we've created a program like We the People -- to allow citizens like you to write to us directly and build support to compel our response.

    If we want to get this done, we all have plenty of work to do in the months and years ahead. So let's keep at it.

  19. Re: LOL! on We're In a Golden Age of Star Trek Webseries Right Now · · Score: 1

    Stop watching porn while logged in Facebook.... you know... they're tracking YOU!

  20. Re:Sure, great, new comms channel on Hack Air-Gapped Computers Using Heat · · Score: 2

    I don't know, but one thing is sure, you need to be patient in order to use/exploit this thing... From Article : The time it took them to increase the heat and transmit a “1” varied between three and 20 minutes depending. The time to restore the system to normal temperature and transmit a “0” usually took longer.

  21. Re:Way to bury the lead on Empirical Study On How C Devs Use Goto In Practice Says "Not Harmful" · · Score: 1

    So true, but out of mod points :D
    And yes... I read at -1 too :)

  22. Re:X-23? on ESA's Experimental Wingless Space Plane IXV Ready For a Test Flight · · Score: 1

    I guess you're not fat enough to use the "damned fat fingers" quote...

    I would have accepted it if your first message looked like this :
              x - 2 4
    zsdccx -0p[= 21qwe343ert5...

  23. Re: Down with fanny bandits!! on Alan Turing's Notes Found After Being Used As Insulation At Bletchley Park · · Score: 1

    Damn, Fanny was one of my friends.... (It's a first name around here).

  24. Do the customer care? on Why Elon Musk's Batteries Frighten Electric Companies · · Score: 2

    Why the customers should care? It's called progress : jobs are created and others are closed... Personally I don't give a fsck about what's going to happen to utilities... Even if my own job is at risk (I'll find another).

  25. That's ok since... on FBI Warns Industry of Chinese Cyber Campaign · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Since the US does not need any warrant to hack in a remote computer (out of US), why Chinese should not hack into US server without warrant or warning??

    It's legal isn't it ?