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  1. No other way to catch offenders? Really? on FBI "Took Over World's Biggest Child Porn Website" (telegraph.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Dateline NBC had no trouble catching offenders, without creating a child porn website.

    From my understanding, online sex offenders are very easy to catch. Just use standard "honeypot" methods: pretend to be child online, place phony ads, etc.

    You do not have to actually provide child porn, or subject children to prostitution, just make that promise, and the child molesters will jump all over it.

  2. Re:GMO itself isn't the problem. Its how its used on Fraud Detected In Science Research That Suggested GMO Crops Were Harmful (nature.com) · · Score: 0

    I think it's worse than that.

    If some monsanto seeds blow onto your oganic crop, monsanto will sue out of existence. Never mind that you are not at fault, and it's the last thing you would want.

    Watch documentary "The World According to Monsanto"

  3. Re:BSD on Fedora Linux Might Drop Incremental Upgrades (happyassassin.net) · · Score: 1

    Regardless of whether, or not, you like Netflix offerings: Netflix handles a *huge* amount of traffic using FreeBSD servers.

  4. Re:BSD on Fedora Linux Might Drop Incremental Upgrades (happyassassin.net) · · Score: 1

    > Don't use it [FreeBSD] for a real server. It's simply not up to the task in the way a modern Linux kernel is.

    Does Netflix know this?

  5. Re:BSD on Fedora Linux Might Drop Incremental Upgrades (happyassassin.net) · · Score: 1

    I use ntfs-3g, it sucks. I can copy files, but cannot delete, or move.

    Linux binary compatibility does not work for dropbox. I think Linux uses something called inotify, which the BSDs do not have.

    Dropbox requires installing wine. Accessing NTFS requires installing special utilities, and even then does not work correctly. Auto-mounting requires special setup. Getting my privateinternetaccess VPN to work is such an ordeal that I gave up on it. Also, the Chrome browser does not work well, sites crash all time: Aw Snap, Aw Snap, Aw Snap.

    I cannot help but wonder if desktop BSD is not trouble than it's worth.

  6. Re:BSD on Fedora Linux Might Drop Incremental Upgrades (happyassassin.net) · · Score: 1

    I have also moved to FreeBSD, but may move to CentOS 6.7.

    FreeBSD is awesome in many ways - seems perfect for servers.

    But, as a desktop, FreeBSD seems to have many short-comings. FBSD will not work with dropbox. It has very poor support for NTFS. FBSD does not auto-mount USB drives. I have not been able to get my VPN to work.

  7. Re:What is GNU/Linux? I have never heard of this.. on Fedora Linux Might Drop Incremental Upgrades (happyassassin.net) · · Score: 1

    (I tried doing a Debian install, but it's still compiling...)

    You may be thinking of Gentoo.

  8. Why not let other countries view content? on Netflix Decides To Crack Down On VPN Users (netflix.com) · · Score: 1

    Why not make content available to the entire world, and adjust prices accordingly?

  9. Tell that to women/children being raped on More People In Europe Are Dying Than Are Being Born (phys.org) · · Score: 1

    GERMAN POLICE COVERING UP RAPES SO AS ‘NOT TO LEGITIMIZE CRITICS OF MASS MIGRATION’
    http://politics.slashdot.org/story/16/01/14/2032213/more-people-in-europe-are-dying-than-are-being-born

    Please go tell all the people being killed, and raped, to just be patient.

    What makes you think radical Islam will not take over? If you knew the history of Islam, you would know what is going on.

  10. Just a BS excuse to allow more jihadists in on More People In Europe Are Dying Than Are Being Born (phys.org) · · Score: 1

    The idea that under-population is some critical problem is ridiculous. I guess people will believe anything.

  11. Just use MATE - it's far superior on GNOME Settings Area Getting a Refurbishment (gnome.org) · · Score: 1

    MATE is more customizable, and has way less useless crap.

  12. Tweet from British comedian Pat Condell on UK Cuts Men's Recommended Weekly Alcohol To 14 Units (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    "Blah blah blah. https://t.co/bZPnXe2xXy
    Cheers."

    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CYM72-RWkAAlEar.jpg

  13. Is the story of "Tokyo Rose" true? on Tokyo Rose 2.0: White House Asks Silicon Valley For Terrorism Help · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Below is a story from cracked.com. Not the best source, but better than wikipedia.

    I am curious, does anybody know the truth about this?

    In the U.S., whenever people openly criticize American troops or side with the opposition in a military conflict, they're accused of being like "Tokyo Rose" (anti-war protester Jane Fonda was called this during Vietnam, or snidely referred to as "Hanoi Jane"). If you've seen the movie Flags of Our Fathers, there's a scene where the American GIs stationed in Japan hear a sexy English-speaking lady on the radio taunting them with the fact that, while they're being blown to pieces, back home their wives are probably blowing other dudes. That's "Tokyo Rose" -- she would broadcast anti-American propaganda aimed at demoralizing troops overseas.

    After the war, two journalists actually found this traitor and the government threw her in jail.

    But It Turns Out ...

    The only problem is, the U.S. military had an agency monitoring enemy broadcasts 24/7 during the war, and they declared that there was no "Tokyo Rose." It was just a catchall name soldiers gave all English-speaking Japanese women on the radio. So wait, who the hell did they arrest, then? A California-born woman, Iva Toguri, who actually did the opposite of what we just described.

    It's complicated. War isn't science, OK?

    In 1941, Toguri was in Japan, taking care of an aunt. She was set to return to the U.S. on December 9 of the same year, but a little thing called "Japan bombing the shit out of Pearl Harbor" made that impossible. So she stayed there against her will and eventually got a job in Radio Tokyo, where she worked under a captured Australian major who had been tasked with broadcasting propaganda in English. However, since their Japanese superiors/captors didn't actually understand what they were saying, the major and Toguri began slipping pro-American messages into the broadcasts, which were always done in a playful tone.

    Toguri never went by "Tokyo Rose" (her moniker was "Orphan Annie"), and you'll note that her voice was anything but sexy. When the war ended, reporters desperate to confirm the rumors found Toguri, thought she fit the profile, and basically conned her into admitting that she was the real deal. As a result, she was convicted of treason, fined $10,000, and sentenced to 10 years in prison, and she had her citizenship revoked. Toguri was finally given the old presidential "Whoops, our bad" by Gerald Ford in 1977.

    http://www.cracked.com/article_20408_5-famous-people-you-wont-believe-didnt-exist_p2.html

  14. Re:reactions on Tokyo Rose 2.0: White House Asks Silicon Valley For Terrorism Help · · Score: 2

    > why are governments HELPING terrorists?

    To appease radical Islam. A strategy which has been proved not to work.

    Japan does exactly the opposite. Japan allows very few Muslim immigrants, and does not put up with any of their bullshit.

    Not only has there not been a Muslim terrorist attack on Japanese soil in 30 years. Not only are there no Muslim riots in Japan; but Japan has far better relations with mid-eastern Muslim nations than does the US.

    Radical Islam sees appeasement as weakness, and will never stop exploiting weakness. But radical Islam respects strength.

  15. Translation: censor all criticism of Islam on Tokyo Rose 2.0: White House Asks Silicon Valley For Terrorism Help · · Score: 2

    House Democrats introduce legislation condemning anti-Muslim bigotry
    http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/dec/30/house-democrats-introduce-legislation-condemning-a/

    Why just Muslims? Why single out one religion for special treatment? What ever happened to free speech for everybody?

    Do Muslims get to continue their hate speech, and outright death threats? Why is that not being addressed?

    Who decides what is "hate speech" against Islam? Muslims tend to consider the slightest honest criticism to be hate speech. They kill over cartoons.

    My understanding is that most religious hate speech, and hate crimes, are against Jews.

  16. Re:I find this amazing..... on Oracle Named Database of the Year, MongoDB Comes In Second (softpedia.com) · · Score: 1

    Microsoft is vilified also. As is Apple, Google, and increasingly, Red Hat.

    Having the lion's share of some market seems to make you evil.

  17. Re:I've made my peace with systemd on New Year's Resolutions For *nix SysAdmins (cyberciti.biz) · · Score: 1

    I have switched to FreeBSD. There is a lot to like. But there are also weaknesses.

    For example: FreeBSD seems to have poor support for NTFS. Also, FreeBSD does seem to be able to auto-mount a usb drive.

  18. Punishment is only for us nobodies on State Dept. Releases 5,500 Hillary Clinton Emails, 275 Retroactively Classified (nbcnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Washington insiders slyly wink at each other.

    If you, or I, tried to have a server wiped, after it was subpoenaed, we would be charged with obstructing justice.

    Hillary will easily walk away, just as she has from multiple other scams.

  19. Not "old" vs "new" on New Year's Resolutions For *nix SysAdmins (cyberciti.biz) · · Score: 1

    So called "new" culture is just Red Hat trying to force their proprietary crap on everybody by name-calling and shaming.

    MS does the same thing. The entire systemd scam is right out of MS's playbook.

  20. Microsoft's vision? Remember Asus Transformer? on HP's Spectre X2 Is a Solid Core M Powered Surface Pro Alternative For Less (hothardware.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't think a tablet with attachable kb is MS's invention.

  21. Unimpressed with J.J. Abrams on George Lucas Criticizes the Force Awakens (theguardian.com) · · Score: 2

    Abrams story telling always tends to be lazy, sloppy, and incoherent.

    How does Rey have knowledge, and skills, that exceed those of Luke, and Han, put together? She has no training, or experience, yet she is an instant expert in operating and repairing the Falcon. She knows how to fight with a light saber, and otherwise use the force - as well as, or better than Luke did after years of training.

    How could the bad guys be stupid enough to build a mega death star? The first two were stupid, and easily defeated. Bad guys are not formidable if they are that dumb.

  22. Re:Yeah yeah on George Lucas Criticizes the Force Awakens (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    > Now, there's nothing that will make me forgive Disney for what they did to their IT people.

    What Disney did to it's IT people is *nothing* compared to what Microsoft, IBM, and numerous other companies have been doing for decades.

  23. If you going to run anyway, why bother with Linux? on List of Major Linux Desktop Problems Updated For 2016 (narod.ru) · · Score: 1

    > Wine whining - use a VM you putz and run windows for windows apps

    Windows will run Windows apps much better than Linux, running a VM, running Windows.

    Why buy a laptop with Windows installed, format the drive, install Linux, install a VM, the re-install Windows in the VM? Why not just use Windows in the first place?

  24. It's all about the apps on List of Major Linux Desktop Problems Updated For 2016 (narod.ru) · · Score: 1

    Linux does not, natively, run the apps that are used by business, and government, Windows does.

    Does not matter how much Windows sucks. An OS that does not run the apps is a non-starter.

  25. FBSD for servers, Windows for Desktops on List of Major Linux Desktop Problems Updated For 2016 (narod.ru) · · Score: 1

    Linux has no place anymore.

    If you are going to support systemd, you might as well use Microsoft. Systemd ruins everything Linux used to stand for. Red Hat is the new Microsoft.

    Windows sucks in many ways, but it runs the apps that business, and government, use. If you are going to be a financial analyst, you need to use Excel. Real pros use Photoshop, or AutoCAD, or other Windows apps.

    If a desktop OS does not run the apps you need, it's just a curiosity.

    Desktop Linux only fills a very tiny niche, and that is all it will ever do. FreeBSD is better for servers.