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  1. Fuck, I wish I had mod points! That was funny!

  2. I am very much in favor of privacy and protecting your data, but I cannot see how a finger print, iris, facial, or other bio-metric unlocking method can be considered protected by the 4th Amendment. How is this different than a physical key you've been ordered to surrender? Only passwords / keys in your mind should be protected. I really don't expect this decision to withstand appeal. Never thought I'd be arguing *for* the cops, but really, this should be obvious.

  3. Re: Cleveland and Tampa? on Even More Americans Have Stopped Biking To Work (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    I wouldn't want to work next to your stinky sweaty self. Go home!

  4. Re:Found One on Even More Americans Have Stopped Biking To Work (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    Good eye!

  5. ... fixing depression with it?

  6. Re: It's because of DRM. on 'Two Years Later, I Still Miss the Headphone Port' (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    Audio jack out to cassette adapter for your older car. Audio jack out to cassette recorder. Audio jack out to audacity to record that podcast or audio book. Audio jack out to record a call. There are people who do these things. There is more to audio than just music. Why all the hate, dude?

  7. It's because of DRM. on 'Two Years Later, I Still Miss the Headphone Port' (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    Once no phones have analog headphone jacks, they can lock down the audio with DRM. Just as they did when they put HDCP on HDMI. You are being quietly herded into a world with no analog audio out, and then the DRM will come. Your existing bluetooth devices and audio dongles will be dropped, in favor of only DRM approved headphones.

    How can none of you see this coming? Listen to us tin-foil hat types, we keep turning out to be right about this stuff.

  8. Re:Those databases should not be... on How Genealogy Websites Make It Easier To Catch Killers (ieee.org) · · Score: 1

    The accuracy of DNS evidence has been called into question enough that it should concern you. You might get fingered for a murder your uncle or other relative committed.

  9. Re:Those databases should not be... on How Genealogy Websites Make It Easier To Catch Killers (ieee.org) · · Score: 1

    No, I'm saying law enforcement should be allowed to use it, public or not. A relatives consent doesn't mean the rest of the family consents, and certainly not for the case of law enforcement.

  10. Those databases should not be... on How Genealogy Websites Make It Easier To Catch Killers (ieee.org) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Those databases should not be available to law enforcement. We don't let law enforcement DNA test random or innocent people, why should they get access to these databases to go around the law?

  11. Perfect for electric scooters, then! on Life In the Spanish City That Banned Cars (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    They're quiet, not really a car or motorcycle... Hrmmm, seems like Bird should suddenly show up and take over! ;)

  12. Re:Arizona laboratory codenamed on FBI Mysteriously Closes New Mexico Observatory (popularmechanics.com) · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    That was a joke. Ha Ha. Fat Chance!

  13. Re:Don't believe it on OnePlus 6T Trades the Headphone Jack For Better Battery Life (techradar.com) · · Score: 1

    You gotta pump those numbers up! Those are rookie numbers! ;)

  14. Tracking our cell locations, scanning our license plates, listening to us in our homes with smart speakers and tv's... and now you want to know what room I'm in and all my vitals all the time? Unless I'm already bed ridden and dying, no. Seriously!

  15. How much shit are willing to put up with before you are willing to leave Windows? FFS!

  16. It is time to replace all your leaders. Time to replace your government. All of them.

  17. About time these get rich quick skeevy pyramid scams tumble.

  18. 5 year warranty, 5 year guaranteed updates to android latest and patches, a dog and all it's shots.

  19. As should be the fate of any who try to take away anonymity on the Internet.

  20. There is nothing nice to say to these people. on FBI Director: Without Compromise on Encryption, Legislation May Be the 'Remedy' (cyberscoop.com) · · Score: 1

    No. And you should be hung for treason for pushing for it. As should anyone in office pushing for it. You are conspiring against the people of the United States and should just be convicted of treason, and hung for it. Publicly. Put me on the jury, I'd vote to convict you. I'm sure there are a lot of us who'd vote to convict you. Just leave us alone.

  21. Re:First linux on Slackware, Oldest Actively Maintained GNU/Linux Distribution, Turns 25 · · Score: 1

    Oh man, I think the kernel was 0.99pl13, on my 386sx 16mhz. 2 meg of ram and a bunch of swap. Had to use the floating point emulation in the kernel. Took days to compile a kernel. Connected to the net over dial-up with a psuedo SLIP called Term or something. IRC II, via console terminal. Minicom and Kermit, zmodem... Ahh, the good ol' days.

  22. Sad, but true.

  23. 'Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.'

    Wash, rinse, repeat.

  24. HAH! ROFL!

  25. Word.