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  1. Re: Guardian?! on How Technology Disrupted the Truth (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    I am sure banks will be leaning on May very hard to get a deal that includes passporting. And since financial services are huge part of British economy, they are likely to get it even if it requires huge concessions.

  2. Guardian?! on How Technology Disrupted the Truth (theguardian.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Rather ironic that this kind of article would be published in Guardian, considering that it is pretty much a progressive echo chamber that has no trouble to distort the truth whenever it is needed to push a narrative.

  3. Re: Oops, sorry about burning down your village on Microsoft Mistakenly Sold Fallout 4 For Free On Xbox (polygon.com) · · Score: 1

    they would still delete it from your accounted and pointed out some clause in TOS that gives them right to do whatever they damn please with your game collection.

  4. Re: Oops, sorry about burning down your village on Microsoft Mistakenly Sold Fallout 4 For Free On Xbox (polygon.com) · · Score: 1

    Yes. Of their time and effort that otherwise would be spent on servicing paying customer.

  5. Newspeak on Air Force Has Lost 100,000 Inspector General Records (thehill.com) · · Score: 2

    What is aggresive recovery? Waterboarding the hard disks or straight to rubber hoses?

  6. She claimed it was in autopilot.. It appears it was not..

    She claimed, Tesla claimed otherwise. Actually I would expect that in case of some strange error, the autopilot disengages immediately so Tesla can truthfully says it was not on during time of accident.

  7. Who said anything about 'off-site' location? Use password manager with only encrypted local file.

  8. More slashvertisements on Tesla's Inherent Safety Saves Five Joyriding Teenagers In Germany (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    Next up: Tesla inherent awesomeness saves puppies.

  9. Get on with the times on Netflix Has Twice As Many US Subscribers As Comcast (allflicks.net) · · Score: 0

    Cable is obsolete. There is no point in having completely separate network for watching video and another one for all other information. It would be nice if telephony got there as well, but so far VoIP quality sucks compared to cell phone.

  10. Re:who does knowledge belong to? on IT Employees At EmblemHealth Fight To Save Jobs (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Here is a question that should help you answer yours: if you learned Java/c#/python/whatever at your previous job, are you allowed to use that knowledge in current one or does it belong to your previous employer?

  11. Easy money on Joking About Giving Money To ISIS Can Cost You Money (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    So it is enough to mention 'OFAC regulation' to steal money without consequences? Sue the bastards.

  12. Three years is about right for replacing a smartphone.

  13. Re: How about something more useful? on Microsoft's BSOD Is Getting More Descriptive With QR Codes (cio.com) · · Score: 1

    Are you saying that system crash is not a serious bug?

  14. Re: If the driver doesn't exist for your PC's OS on Google Developers Create API For Direct USB Access Via Web Pages (softpedia.com) · · Score: 1

    Compared to giving open-ended access to USB bus to the browser? Yes, I would rather use a VM.

  15. How about going the whole hog and proving web API for PCI bus, interrupt handling and DMA? Think about it - drivers written in glorious JavaScript! It will be great.

  16. Re:Standard tactics on Seattle Police Raid Tor-Using Privacy Activists (thestranger.com) · · Score: 1

    If they actually wanted to hassle the TOR operators, they would seize equipment for multi-month 'analysis' every time.

  17. Re: Why not on All-Female Ridesharing To Debut In Boston (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    Another fine idea. I am sure creators of this 'female only' service would all for this.

  18. Why not on All-Female Ridesharing To Debut In Boston (qz.com) · · Score: 0

    Such a great idea. Let's have white-only services as well. It could be even defended using the same 'security' argument since crime statistics clearly show that blacks are more likely to commit a violent crime.

  19. Re: So this Carl Greninger... on High Schoolers Use Homemade Nuclear Fusion Reactor To Dominate Science Fairs (us.com) · · Score: 1

    Considering that he is not endangering children, not he won't be.

  20. Re: Radioactive boyscout on High Schoolers Use Homemade Nuclear Fusion Reactor To Dominate Science Fairs (us.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    No, that's not exactly the same. The 'boyscout' was a freaking moron who had no idea what he is doing. All he managed was to irradiate himself and create threat to neighborhood (since his safety precautions and shielding were minimal). That's why his stuff was dismantled and taken away.

  21. Indeed they are. Hold on, I think another of the damn kids is on my lawn.

  22. That's not actually a ringing endorsement.

  23. Re:other side of the fence on Researchers Keep Pig Heart Beating In Baboon Belly For 2 Years (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Call the waaaambulance.

  24. Re: Meanwhile, in jabber land on WhatsApp Enables End-To-End Encryption For All Forms of Communications By Default · · Score: 1

    Meanwhile in real world nobody gives a damn about jabber.

  25. Re:Standard C library... on TSA Paid $1.4 Million For Randomizer App That Chooses Left Or Right (geek.com) · · Score: 1

    So what. It will be the last thing they notice in their lives.