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  1. I prove you wrong on Russian Hackers Targeted US Conservative Think-Tanks, Says Microsoft (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Russians know better than to target people who only listen to their own self-interest.

  2. walking, talking cyborgs on This Company Embeds Microchips in Its Employees, and They Love It (technologyreview.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    They're not "walking, talking cyborgs". They are just chipped like cats and dogs.

  3. You mean like any publication in the economics field?

  4. Re:I don't like this "updaterits". on Android Pie Breaks Pixel XL's Ability To Fast Charge (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    In other words, there are no updates. Just replacements.

  5. Re:Females are different to males on Women Die More From Heart Attacks Than Men -- Unless the ER Doc Is Female (scientificamerican.com) · · Score: 2

    That still suggests that women are different from men in treating heart attacks, in a way that is not known to all emergency room personnel.

  6. Good luck with that on BBC Wants Microsoft To Expose 'Doctor Who' Leaker (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 2

    In this specific case, I suspect it was a timelord trying to warn us against the consequences of the DMCA. But if you really want to, you could try to visit the time traveller's convention.

  7. They are looking at China with great envy, where people have one app open all the time, so every breath the people take can be monitored. This is what facebook is for, remember?

  8. Made in America on System76 Linux Computer Maker Offers a Sneak Peek Into Its New Factory (betanews.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Especially when it comes to computers, "Made in America" is not really a mark of quality. I do not expect it to come with less spyware than a machine labelled "Made in China". "Made in Iceland" would probably be a far better deal.

  9. ... hacked their way on Traces of Lost Society Found in 'Pristine' Cloud Forest (nationalgeographic.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't think anything digital is meant by "... hacked their way through vegetation so thick they could barely make their way forward."

  10. How is this legal? on Judge Jails Defendent For Failing To Unlock Phones (fox13news.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    , so the officer held him until a drug dog was brought in to give the officer enough probable cause to search the vehicle.

    In any civilized country (meaning one that adheres to the universal declaration of human rights) it is the other way around: only when you suspect someone of carrying drugs, you are allowed to call for the drug dog. This is a witch hunt.

  11. Re: Well, that's great, but on China's Quantum Radar Could Detect Stealth Planes, Missiles (popsci.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    (think pre-launch even)

    You mean by following the enemy president's twitter account?

  12. Facebook accounts are used for a personal exchange between individuals which we have a duty to protect.

    If anyone abuses the "personal exchanges, it is FacePalm itself. Can they really say this out loud without laughing?

  13. And the other way around on 80 Percent of IT Decision Makers Say Outdated Tech is Holding Them Back (betanews.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    And 90% of IT Techs Say that Outdated Decision Makers are Holding Them Back. Coincidentally, if you solve that problem the organization gets agile enough to keep up with current standards.

  14. They did not tell you who they protect and serve.

  15. world's biggest gaming market on China Internet Report 2018 (abacusnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Well, off course, everyone in China is game to freely hunt upon. Especially if you are a privacy-invading tech giant.

  16. neither Marx nor Smith had the complete answer

    That's one way of putting it. Having read them both, neither of them showed too much interest in reality. And they both thought they did have the complete answer.

    there is a healthy mix of competition and regulation

    Well, maybe, but the society made an 180 degrees turn from "competition is bad" (the guild system) to "competition is the one and only answer" (steam-age capitalism, and we never mentally got out of the steam age) . A healthy level of competition would actually be a very good idea, I think.

    Off course, profit itself is not an insult. It was not an insult in the guild system either. BUT, the guilds made sure that not all profit got into the hands of the greediest or the ones with the best chances of investing in disruptive technologies. The collapsing of the guild system was necessary for the steam age to develop as it did.

    Greed off course is an insult. And there is a difference between making a living (profit) and doing everything imaginable for profit so it harms society (greed).

  17. "..., then that impacts anybody, whether you're a victim or enterprise."

    There, fixed that for you. It surprises me that companies are whining when they have tried so hard to be unworthy of any trust at all.

  18. Re:Just stop messing with clocks! on EU Polls The Public About Abandoning Daylight Savings Time (europa.eu) · · Score: 1

    Stalin, it that you?

  19. Copyright violation on NASA To Test 'Quiet' Supersonic Flights Over Texas (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Since this is Texas, the NASA will probably be sued for the copyright violation of silence.

  20. reversing its ban on Facebook Reverses Its Crypto Ad Ban (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    Not only that, but by "reversing" I read that they now only place ads "not currently operating in good faith."

  21. Re:What about soft drink bottles? on Chile Becomes First Country In Americas To Ban Plastic Bags (ewn.co.za) · · Score: 1

    Make rope out of them?

  22. Same experiment with predators on Honeybees Seem To Understand the Notion of Zero, Study Finds (sci-news.com) · · Score: 1

    I think you will find out that most species "understand zero" if it is about the number of predators in sight.

  23. Re:Would it cost them less to just stop serving EU on Google Facing Billions in EU Antitrust Fines (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    The N900 was one. The N900 was even a bit popular, but then Microsoft stepped in and bought Nokia. So yes, the demand is there. And no, corporations don't let it happen.

  24. Re:How Boring.. on Emirates Planes Could Be Going Windowless (abc.net.au) · · Score: 1

    Paint the lavatories as a tardis. Somehow that makes it more realistic.

  25. Re:They have to keep track of who pays for ads? on Washington Sues Facebook, Google For Failure To Disclose Political Ad Spending (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    Whut? They track everything and everyone! They can more details than makes sense in their own database!