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  1. Re:Rampant authoritarianism on FBI Chief Calls Unbreakable Encryption 'Urgent Public Safety Issue' (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    What? You're not even following the conversation. Freedom from means no one can force YOU to do it, but they can do it all they want. It's liberty.

  2. Re:Rampant authoritarianism on FBI Chief Calls Unbreakable Encryption 'Urgent Public Safety Issue' (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    That's exactly what freedom is.

  3. If they learn in college and pass the classes that means that none of what you said is true, thus your comment is vacuous of thought.

  4. Some of the stupidest people I've met had bachelor's degrees. Some people who aren't very good at math and science can absorb knowledge well. I'm down for the experiment to see if removing arbitary boundaries can improve the world.

  5. Re:Can they be that stupid? on FBI Calls Apple 'Jerks' and 'Evil Geniuses' For Making iPhone Cracks Difficult (itwire.com) · · Score: 2

    That's almost treasonous talk when Republicans and Democrats are in charge.

  6. Re:FBI now providing free marketing! on FBI Calls Apple 'Jerks' and 'Evil Geniuses' For Making iPhone Cracks Difficult (itwire.com) · · Score: 1

    Interesting point. This is quite the sales pitch for Apple's security practices.

  7. FBI are reminding you they are bullies on FBI Calls Apple 'Jerks' and 'Evil Geniuses' For Making iPhone Cracks Difficult (itwire.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Pre-cracked encryption is worthless. Might as well force everyone in the world to use TSA locks for physical security, where there are only 5 keys in the world that open them, providing no security at all.

  8. I'll agree that 8.1 fixed most of the stuff I hated that 8.0 introduced. I had given it up and gone back to 7 before its release initially, but I was running it again before 10 came out because I used all my licences for the free 10 upgrades, and was far more impressed than I expected.

  9. My daughter's 5S just doesn't have a credit card attached and the result is a pretty awesome lockdown. I don't see what they could improve.

  10. 8.1 was worse than 10 for sure. I could get if you were defending 7, as that was a sweet spot.

  11. Makes a lot of sense to me. Imagine a classified or close network. Those often require physical access, and often those ports are managed, which means you need to be logged in, so it's not even an issue if it isn't internet accessible.

  12. Re:Legal implications on With WPA3, Wi-Fi Security is About To Get a Lot Tougher (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Authoritarians got to authoritarianate

  13. That's an interesting thought. You can fit a mobile wi-fi hotspot into a pocket. Give it the same name as the shop and you'll get half the people logging into yours for sure.

  14. Re:Rampant authoritarianism on FBI Chief Calls Unbreakable Encryption 'Urgent Public Safety Issue' (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm with you up until that. Freedom is both "from" and "to" equally.

  15. Rampant authoritarianism on FBI Chief Calls Unbreakable Encryption 'Urgent Public Safety Issue' (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Breakable encryption is virtually no better than no encryption at all. There's no reason to fool yourself into thinking that your data is safe. This reminds me of the TSA lock, where there are only 5 or so keys, all of which can be purchased by the general public online. Government wants control, and will use any reason they think will justify it.

  16. Re:By all means, give back on Bill Gates Is First Guest Editor In Time Magazine's 94-Year History (geekwire.com) · · Score: 1

    I hadn't read that before. That's a real shame. Pollution, real pollution, is definitely not any better than using a bullet. I'll concede this one!

  17. Watercooling on Can You Install Linux On a 1993 PC? (yeokhengmeng.com) · · Score: 1

    Just need to get refrigerated mineral oil running over that and clock it up to a GHz or two to get it going. Very impressive overall.

  18. Re:LOL on Pentagon Seeks Laser-Powered Bat Drones (defenseone.com) · · Score: 1

    I know Jesus. He's one of my homies. Might not be him though, different last name, but he did create a lot of people with a lot of different women.

  19. Re: Seems pretty simple to me on Nvidia Wants To Prohibit Consumer GPU Use In Datacenters (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    noice

  20. Re: Seems pretty simple to me on Nvidia Wants To Prohibit Consumer GPU Use In Datacenters (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 2

    Agreed. Even if you ask the janitor or your kid to click the install button, you're technically in the clear.

  21. Re:By all means, give back on Bill Gates Is First Guest Editor In Time Magazine's 94-Year History (geekwire.com) · · Score: 1, Interesting

    A lot, but never heard of a legitimate claim for Bill Gates.

  22. Most operating systems after NT 3.5 are still based on it. NT 4.0, NT 5.0 (2000), NT 5.1 (Vista), and it continued through 7, 8, 10. We're all still using NT.

  23. Cryptocurrency value is processing power on A Cryptocurrency Based On a Dog Meme Is Now Worth Over $1 Billion (vice.com) · · Score: 0

    Corporations and other entities can crunch massive amounts of data that allow them to not build expensive infrastructure, and can use it as needed, rather than having dedicated servers. This is a real legitimate value, and earning the cryptocurrency is the reward for your computer doing a tiny fraction of the work. It's value goes up as more people use it. It is not some "con" as some people are claiming. Your computer and electricity are doing actual work in exchange for a valuable virtual currency.

  24. Are you kidding? I've been to so many places that are hot during the day (when they sun is radiating on you), and VERY cold at night (when the sun is radiating on the other side of the planet). Unless you're a flat earther, then I don't know how to explain it for that scenario.

  25. Stop flirting