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  1. Just a year or so ago it had an 85-89% catch rate

    That actually seems really good for AV.

    No AV is a panacea. It's just one tool in the toolbox. 85-89% is a really good starting place if you ask me. Add to that DNS blacklisting, ad blocking, content filtering, application whitelisting and sandboxing, you could have near 100%.

  2. Re:Third-party fact checkers scares the... on Facebook Changes Feed To Promote Posts That Aren't Fake, Sensational, Or Spam (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    I just imagine you kneeling down next to your bed and praying to <god> to bless 0xdeadbeef.

  3. Re:I give this at most a week on Facebook Changes Feed To Promote Posts That Aren't Fake, Sensational, Or Spam (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    I am sure that people will come up with circumvention techniques but FB is not exactly going to be sitting idle either. It's a cat-and-mouse game like everything else.

    If you are saying that it only lasts for a week in it's current form as implemented today, I might agree with you.

    If you are saying that they scrap the whole thing at the first sign of trouble... I disagree.

  4. Re:What about the rest of the BS? on Facebook Changes Feed To Promote Posts That Aren't Fake, Sensational, Or Spam (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    I am just waiting for the day that we discover that vaccinations do actually cause autism but not for the reasons anybody knew about. Not that I think it will happen, but it could, you never know.

    Everyone in their camp. Vaxxers vs. Anti-Vaxxers, Trump vs. Anti-Trump, Global Warming vs. Anti-Global Warming. Each side so vocal and so adamant that the other side conform to their views. Each side digging in the more they come under assault. Doubling down on their beliefs. The critical voices actually confirming their positions.

    Nevermind that one side might have more truthiness in their argument. No side has the full truth. It's always spun and mixed with insults and rhetoric in order to make the attack against the other side more profound. The "sane" voices come off as patronizing, pandering or are just lost in the noise.

    It's the play of human nature unfolding and accelerated by the global communications medium. Tiny tribe mentalities built up into world-wide juggernauts. It's pretty fascinating to sit back and watch.

  5. This is not a bug, it is a feature....

  6. Re:They need to fix their network on Even Sprint Beat AT&T and Verizon in Customer Growth (cnet.com) · · Score: 2

    Is there really a use case for having data while in a phone call? Do you really want to get an e-mail notification or listen/watch streaming content while talking to someone on the phone?

    If it is a huge concern, just use a VoIP client (Facetime, Skype, etc).

  7. Re:What you might want to do on Netgear Exploit Found in 31 Models Lets Hackers Turn Your Router Into a Botnet (thenextweb.com) · · Score: 1

    Real weenies write their own iptables rules!

    Of course... I am not a real weenie so I use fwbuilder (https://sourceforge.net/projects/fwbuilder/)

  8. Re:What you might want to do on Netgear Exploit Found in 31 Models Lets Hackers Turn Your Router Into a Botnet (thenextweb.com) · · Score: 2

    I have heard that the Ubiquiti Edgerouter is a low cost, fully featured piece of hardware.

    https://www.ubnt.com/edgemax/e...

    Never owned one myself, but a lot of people who listen to Security Now seem to like it.

  9. Re:Does this bill mean.... on Indian IT Sector Warns Against US Visa Bill (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Well... yes... but I think you know what I mean

  10. Re:"Labor Shortage" on Indian IT Sector Warns Against US Visa Bill (reuters.com) · · Score: 0

    Don't worry, I am sure any new legislation will have enough loopholes for politician's interests to be served. Of course, the same loopholes will make the new legislation toothless and easily circumvented. All the while all the politicians will pat themselves on the back and congratulate themselves on enacting the will of the people...

  11. But later Al Capone came back from the dead and ruled over New California...

  12. Yeah, adding a few zeros is probably beyond the capability of Apple computers...

  13. to be fair, the majority of tax money does not go toward civilization, but towards the military industrial complex.

  14. Re:Does this bill mean.... on Indian IT Sector Warns Against US Visa Bill (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    1. It is not the corporations making/changing the law. So it cannot be their fault even *if* it was determined to be discrimination (it won't)
    2. It is the H1B that is needed in order for them to live and work in the US... they wouldn't need the H1B visa if they were permanent legal residents
    3. FTS states that the Bill will effectively double the minimum wage requirement in order to make it less cost effective to bring "talent" from another country. That is applying the same requirement despite country of origin so it cannot be racial discrimination.

  15. Re:Take a hike on Indian IT Sector Warns Against US Visa Bill (reuters.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    So you *do* care. Awww.

  16. Re:Hyland's teething tablets on FDA Confirms Toxicity of Homeopathic Baby Products; Maker Refuses To Recall (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    I think Hyland brand paint chips with a Homeopathic amount of lead will do just fine as a substitute for your babies.

  17. Re:I know it's fun to make fun of Homeopathy on FDA Confirms Toxicity of Homeopathic Baby Products; Maker Refuses To Recall (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Wholesome and healthy probably not. But the Organic label can, at least mean a difference in process and/or source material.

    I don't buy organic for the sake of organic labels, but I do find that some organic labeled food products taste better than the one's that don't.

    Example: Silk's Organic unsweetened soy milk tastes better than even Silk's own non-organic labeled products.

    Organic labeled non-food items are just hogwash though.

  18. Re:I know it's fun to make fun of Homeopathy on FDA Confirms Toxicity of Homeopathic Baby Products; Maker Refuses To Recall (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    but from what I've heard there's been some deaths (10?). Why the hell don't we give our FDA enough power to shut this company down?

    Oh no you don't. Not in Trump's America. We are going to drain the swamp and get rid of these useless government agencies!

    Personal responsibility! Buyer beware! These are the battle cries of the new corporate world order.

  19. Re: People who use elicit drugs... on Why An LSD High Lasts For So Long (pbs.org) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Dude, how about operating machinery while sick with the stomach flu? I mean really, distraction is distraction.

    Obviously the problem is not the drugs it is the choices that people make while on drugs. There's a difference. Just like you can't blame a gun for killing people. People kill people. Why don't we outlaw guns?

    Why does everybody feel it's ok to blame the drugs? oooo the drugs made me do it... how about no, the drugs enabled you to do it... they didn't make you anything.

  20. Re: Too long was always my gripe on Why An LSD High Lasts For So Long (pbs.org) · · Score: 1

    I always assumed that the "bad trip" was really about loss of control. Some people can't seem to handle that.

  21. I know that people are working overtime at Apple to come up with this solution but here are some ideas for you:

    - Giant novelty check
    - Mountain of pennies
    - Unsold Apple watches
    - Briefcase full of "iBucks"
    - "Hey what's that?!" *run away*

  22. I think it would be closer to the mark to say that this is more like Windows 10 IoT which is a slimmed down version of Windows 10 which runs on ARM and only runs UWP apps.

  23. I can just see some exec racking their brain trying to figure out how to increase revenue finally had an epiphany: "Eureka! I got it! We'll just charge our customers twice as much!" to which everyone at the board meeting replied "Brilliant! You deserve a promotion!". Smiles and carefree laughter were gifted with abandon that day...

  24. Re:6 times closer than the moon? on Asteroid Whizzing By Earth 6 Times Closer Than the Moon (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Yeah, football fields only please.

  25. Re:My wish on Asteroid Whizzing By Earth 6 Times Closer Than the Moon (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    I am with you, my friend.

    I don't think that the human race deserves to make it out of the gravity well.