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  1. Re:Versioning file system? on Ask Slashdot: User-Friendly, Version-Preserving File Sharing For Linux? · · Score: 1

    There *was* a thing called VMS . http://h71000.www7.hp.com/comm...

  2. You think drones are bad now.. on World's First Commercial Jetpack Arrives Next Year · · Score: 1

    Now you'll have people flying in on these things, getting into situations that they're unprepared for and they'll need rescuing as well. I'm waiting for the first time one of these falls out of the sky and kills somebody on the ground. It'll be a field day for the lawyers. Preparing popcorn now...

  3. Arguing ensues on Mob Programming: When Is 5 Heads Really Better Than 1 (or 2)? · · Score: 1

    Yeah, not a good idea. Sure if all the team members are mediocre or noobs then it may work but if you're dealing with some alpha over-caffeinated coders then it'll invariably lead to open arguments and people tearing off in a huff. Pair programming does work when the pair collaborates and gets along, i.e., have compatible ways of communicating both verbally and non-verbally. Taking that to a higher extreme usually results in chaos.

  4. Re:I thought we were done with this crap... on My United Airlines Website Hack Gets Snubbed · · Score: 1

    pot meet kettle? Just saying..

  5. Re:Up to 1 million air miles* on My United Airlines Website Hack Gets Snubbed · · Score: 1

    0..* FTFY

  6. A million miles on United? on My United Airlines Website Hack Gets Snubbed · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's like 10 years in Leavenworth.

  7. Re:View from outside the USA on Google, Apple, and Others Remove Content Related To the Confederate Flag · · Score: 1

    Free enterprise? The flag was a battle flag and not the flag representing the confederate states as a whole. And what's wrong with giving jobs to immigrants? you must be racist or something (that was a tongue and cheek remark) I mean it would be no less arduous than flipping burgers at McDonalds. Are you trying to suppress free enterprise?

  8. Re:View from outside the USA on Google, Apple, and Others Remove Content Related To the Confederate Flag · · Score: 1

    meh, I'm going to start up a sweat shop here and employ all the immigrants I can to make them. Made in the USA!

  9. Re:Prime Scalia on Supreme Court Upholds Key Obamacare Subsidies · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yup he did the "Jane you ignorant slut!" speech.

  10. Re:View from outside the USA on Google, Apple, and Others Remove Content Related To the Confederate Flag · · Score: 1

    thousands of online stores, flea markets, shops/boutiques. Crap, this will incite a whole new revival of cottage confederate flag making just to piss people off.

  11. Revisionist Philosophy on Google, Apple, and Others Remove Content Related To the Confederate Flag · · Score: 2

    A nutjob walks into a church and shoots 9 people. That means we get rid of the Confederate Flags? WTF, the flag didn't kill anybody, shit confederate war soldiers didn't kill those people in the church. It's non sequitur. Getting rid of them through outlets like this will mean, more people will buy them and fly them is all and oh by the way Amazon, Apple, Walmart et all please remove anything with the ANC colors or those of the Black Panthers and Rainbow flags while you're at it; they offend me.

  12. Can we just take a vote on Security Researcher Drops 15 Vulnerabilities for Windows and Adobe Reader · · Score: 1

    I vote Adobe the worst software provider in terms of quality. We bash Microsoft quite a bit but think about it. Shockwave, Flash now Acrobat Reader must be the crappiest three pieces of software in terms of quality and vulnerabilities. I guess when you couple Adobe + Windows it's truly craptacular!

  13. Re:Getting tired... on Security Researcher Drops 15 Vulnerabilities for Windows and Adobe Reader · · Score: 1
  14. Wally World on Samsung Cripples Windows Update To Prevent Incompatible Drivers · · Score: 1

    WQHL is another walled garden. A lot of vendor's don't like the Ts&Cs that MSFT has put forward for WQHL certification. Yes, it's sub-optimal but if you're dealing in Windows Drivers, it's the road you must travel on.

    If only MSFT would make WQHL certification easier then you'd see more vendors jumping on the bandwagon and having their updates distributed through Windows Update.

  15. Re:yeah there's no politics involved on Learn-to-Code Program For 10,000 Low-Income Girls · · Score: 1

    This has nothing to do with Mark Facetard, it has everything to do with self promotion in an election year. "Oh lookie over here! Don't look at those 30,000 violations of federal law, receiving money from foreign governments while working for the American people? No, lookie here!"

    I wish these 10,000 girls all the luck in the world.

  16. yeah there's no politics involved on Learn-to-Code Program For 10,000 Low-Income Girls · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Clinton Global Initiative is all you need to know. Why not 4 years ago, 6 or even 10? We're in an election cycle, this is now just a campaign talking point and to deflect criticism away from deleting e-mails, taking money from foreign governments and overall credibility. "Hey look we do something good."

  17. Re:Why can't it auto-update? on Emergency Adobe Flash Patch Fixes Zero-Day Under Attack · · Score: 1

    update now, reboot.. FTFY

  18. global problem, local stupidity on Recycling Is Dying · · Score: 1

    The problem isn't that recycling *isn't* profitable, it's not profitable for Waste Management which is the largest waste disposal company in the US. They view the landfills that they operate as mining interests and like all mine-able resources there's value fluctuation. Too bad, we must recycle and local/state governments need to push back when people don't want to separate glass from paper, it's about the environment not a company's ability to make more money off of refuse. Shit, in my community Waste Management came in and gave us all big bins where we had separation before, they created the stream problem in the first place!

    I also find it problematic that China doesn't want our trash yet that would seem that if there's a consumable that could be manufactured from recycled materials, why isn't it being done in the US? The logistics stream to get a ton of recycled paper to China must be huge and expensive, why can't that be done in Detroit or some other urban area putting unemployed people back to work. The recycling issue is a microcosm for the larger economic picture, recycle the waste here, produce the materials that are value added here and then export them if there's demand. If there's no demand then why are we using the source materials in the first place? An example: plastic bottles vs. glass bottles.

  19. Re:Battle Beyond the Stars on Movie Composer James Horner Dies In Plane Crash · · Score: 1

    Well let's not ignore the score. Well maybe, but please ignore the movie.

  20. Re:This guy writes about computers?!?!? on When Will Your Hard Drive Fail? · · Score: 1

    He should turn in his "tech writer" credentials.

  21. Re:Horseshit. on DOJ Vs. Google: How Google Fights On Behalf of Its Users · · Score: 2

    I do believe that 80% of what Snowden leaked is true to some extent but based on the sniff test, the other 20% is bullshit. The problem then becomes trying to filter out what's crap and what's truth. Do I believe that Google, Apple and Microsoft had to cooperate with the DOJ and FBI? Absolutely, they're required to by law. Do I believe that they're vanguards of liberty and privacy? Fuck no. Do I believe that the NSA has taps on all their data centers? No Do I believe that the NSA has tried to tap into their data centers? Yes.

  22. Re:I'm a bit confused on DOJ Vs. Google: How Google Fights On Behalf of Its Users · · Score: 1

    A gag order is issued by a judge on procedural grounds based on the merits of the case in front of it. The DOJ would have argued that Google by informing the person targeted would taint their investigation. Usually judges will err on the side of the government, not always, but mostly they will. Since the Gag order is issued by the court, violating that gag order usually means sanctions. You don't want to get a judge pissed off with you when you're arguing a case in front of them.

    I haven't read the 300 pages of court documents, TL;DR, but one can also assume that the big reason that Google defended this user was because of the potential damage it could have done to its business model. Think about it, if you're caught giving out information based on somebody's say-so and other customers found out, they'd probably leave and your treasure trove of social mining would collapse. Defending this user wasn't so much about protecting user rights but about protecting their business interests.

  23. Re:Data generated by me belongs to me. on Allstate Patents Physiological Data Collection · · Score: 1

    No it doesn't you signed up explicitly with this long TOS that said we could collect data about you and use it in anyway we see fit with or without your permission. We can also retain it indefinitely for future mining experiments. Sucks how that works out for you.

  24. Re:Selling of Medical Data? on Allstate Patents Physiological Data Collection · · Score: 1

    They may only be able to sell it using an opt-in clause. Also, the penalty for not opting-in cannot be significant because it could be seen as coercion by a judge.

    Then don't buy their product and go to someone else.. Oh wait, they're doing the same thing too. At the point that it becomes "normal" then it will reflect on you as "what have you to hide?" meaning that it'll take a large legal challenge to get this information gathering and dissemination stopped. This isn't data that they need, this is data that Allstate wants so it can create a market. Just like the big three credit reporting agencies segmenting your buying habits and your ability to buy new things and sell them. https://www.experian.com/busin...

    What has to happen is the direct and indirect assaults on our privacy need to be stopped and I'm afraid that'll take a constitutional amendment because nobody in DC has the balls to stop it.

  25. Re:ridiculous question on Allstate Patents Physiological Data Collection · · Score: 1

    just making a point. If enough people start saying "enough" already to these kinds of intrusions into your personal information, now presumably to include physiological data, then others will follow suit. A background check of your driving record and accident history should be the only things necessary to ascertain your risk factors in operating a car. If you have a serious medical condition there are laws that prohibit you from operating a vehicle. Insofar as right to work I have no problem being "at will" but terminations should have cause that is directly related to job performance. The rest I'm in full agreement with.