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  1. Re:Not that I can recall on Can Science Make Alcohol Safer? (scientificamerican.com) · · Score: 1

    I have been out drinking all night some times, never had a problem

    Some other people around you do disagree...

  2. Those are the things AI sucks at

    ...for now. Those are the AI goals the big banks keep in mind, and are working on heavily.

  3. Re: Even Better Method on Scientists Find a Better Way To Wash Pesticides Off Your Apples (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    The 8xxxxx are fighting!

  4. This just proves the scientists failure to underst on CERN Scientists Conclude that the Universe Should Not Exist (ign.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If you study something deeply to comprehend the rules that has the thing working, and you conclude based on these rules that the thing should not exist, then the rules are wrong, or you're missing deeper insights about that object.

  5. Move! on Ask Slashdot: Where Do Old Programmers Go? · · Score: 1

    Most of the people who were in the programming field moved to either management, sales, and other completely different fields. The reason is because a lot of these "old" developers started to work in the 80/90's, when programming was the new gold rush ; after a few years, some of them simply didn't fit, others don't want to keep doing geeky things for ever, and many were promoted.

  6. Re:It's a shame on Why Did Ubuntu Drop Unity? Mark Shuttleworth Explains (omgubuntu.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    sudo apt install kubuntu-desktop

    KDE interface is in many ways more attractive than Gnome. However, after spending quite some time sifting the forums, it seems KDE is more buggy overall. I chose reliability over design, ie Gnome.

  7. 7.3 on iMDB on Star Trek: Discovery Is Returning For a Second Season (engadget.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Uh... 7.3 on iMDB for a TV show, that's not good. No need to wait.

  8. Re:No Bacon on Chinese Scientists Create Genetically Modified Low-Fat Pigs (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    Indeed, genetics matter!

  9. Re:How does this protect you? on Windows 10's 'Controlled Folder Access' Anti-Ransomware Feature Is Now Live (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    Protection relies on what application is allowed to access what folder (plus, of course, the user ACLs to the files)

  10. Re:GNU/Linux ialready Anti-ransomware on Windows 10's 'Controlled Folder Access' Anti-Ransomware Feature Is Now Live (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    Linux is (of course) subject to that attack as well, the thing is 1) Linux users are usually more system aware and don't run anything attached in a mail 2) attacks target Windows because it's still 90+% of the running OSes (desktop wise).

  11. I'm periodically asked "Do you want to run ransomware.exe?" to which I happily answer "yes". Then a daily crontab does "rm -rf ~/.wine"

  12. Re:Um... Isn't this just default Linux permissions on Windows 10's 'Controlled Folder Access' Anti-Ransomware Feature Is Now Live (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: -1

    So the user will be asked a number of times (probably once per appli / folder) if they agree to allow that appli to access that folder, then when they see the fake "Adobe something wants to access your folder" they will be used to automatically Yes it.

  13. Re:Sending A Clear Message on US Preparing to Put Nuclear Bombers On 24-Hour Alert (defenseone.com) · · Score: 0

    What didn't you understand?

  14. Not To Scare Kim on US Preparing to Put Nuclear Bombers On 24-Hour Alert (defenseone.com) · · Score: 1

    The idea from the start is not to scare Kim, he cannot afford to be scared / to give up. No, the idea is to scare
    1) the North Korean people, most people (99.99%) want that regime to terminate, they want to be free, but they have to pretend the opposite, to act as if they were the happiest people in the world, and
    2) scare the high ranked in the military ; they know Kim cannot win a war, and he won't surrender (to end at The Hague court).

    In both groups, the US expects a violent reaction from these people, perhaps a revolution.

  15. Re:liking the new MS on Microsoft Chastises Google Over Chrome Security (pcmag.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm guessing it's Nadella's changes.

    Don't want to be tough on Ballmer, but that's a fact.

  16. Re:Really? on Microsoft Chastises Google Over Chrome Security (pcmag.com) · · Score: 1

    You do know IE 6 came out almost 17 years ago right?

    More importantly, how long did developers and businesses had to suffer from this garbage browser?

  17. Re:Of course on Microsoft Chastises Google Over Chrome Security (pcmag.com) · · Score: 1

    In the past they were even more impressive

    One of them, yes (hint: not MS)

  18. Re:*Cough* Pwn2Own *Cough* on Microsoft Chastises Google Over Chrome Security (pcmag.com) · · Score: 1

    Fortunately MS doesn't reward bugs the same way Google does, or they would bankrupt quick

  19. Re:Please donate to MS on Microsoft Chastises Google Over Chrome Security (pcmag.com) · · Score: 1

    It appears these companies don't pay each other directly, but donate to company-chosen charities. And in Google's case, it looks like it matched those donations, in effect paying double. So, I guess good on both of them for that.

    The magic of operations made public.

  20. Re:Pot criticises kettle on Microsoft Chastises Google Over Chrome Security (pcmag.com) · · Score: 1

    Well, ok, but MS could have pushed way more to get rid of that IE6 insanity earlier and make it more standard (and secure), even during the XP era.

  21. Please donate to MS on Microsoft Chastises Google Over Chrome Security (pcmag.com) · · Score: 1

    Microsoft desperately needs money. They are left to find bugs in Chrome to get the $1,000 award

  22. Re:And advertisers wonder... on For Under $1,000, Mobile Ads Can Track Your Location (mashable.com) · · Score: 1

    Geo location is not the main reason people use ad blockers (not sure most people would even care about that).

  23. Re:That pattern seems classical on Bitcoin Nears $6,000 For the First Time (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    +1 for anyone who gets the reference

    +1 for Google, then!

  24. Re:Steal all the biometric files on Why Are We Still Using Passwords? (securityledger.com) · · Score: 1

    To be fair, according to Apple, the probability that someone's else fingerprint fits yours is 1 / 10000, based on current software / technology Apple is using ; that's far from being unique. Besides, I do agree on your concern - and fingerprint is not even the worse biometric data (since it requires contact).

  25. Re:Don't care. Where's my full sized tower? on Tim Cook Confirms the Mac Mini Isn't Dead (macrumors.com) · · Score: 1

    It should use all 110 volts coming out of the wall

    It does already. What it doesn't is using all the amperes coming out of the wall.