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  1. Re:Barcode scanner = keyboard on BadBarcode Attack Forces Host System To Carry Out Commands (threatpost.com) · · Score: 1

    most are setup as keyboards, others are ports that lead directly into software, which you wont see that much unless your using it in some industrial setting with automation

  2. Cause I have work to do

  3. (Mac OS X) on Proof-of-Concept Ransomware Affects Macs (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    "to target Mac operating systems (Mac OS X)"

    no shit, I thought they would target Mac OS 7.01, thanks for the clarification numbnuts

  4. Re:It's three companies, or did we forget Agilent? on HP Is Now Two Companies. How Did It Get Here? (cio.com) · · Score: 1

    Agilent splt from hp in 99 and was its own company nothing to do with HP, Agilent then split off all its electronic test equipment to form keysight, yet another separate company, while Agilent pretty much does nothing as what they do provide is a decade out of date and a decade ahead on price

  5. Re:Why should they sell it? on Amazon Follows Through: Drops Apple TV, Chromecast · · Score: 1

    that's exactly how it is in the USA

  6. Re:really? are you that naive? on Revisiting the Infamous Sony BMG Rootkit Scandal 10 Years Later (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    xbox?

    not sure if being a wiseass or not...

  7. Re:ATI Radeon ruined it for me on 22-Way SteamOS Graphics Card Comparison: NVIDIA Wins Across the Board (phoronix.com) · · Score: 2

    yep played it on a 4850 maxed out no problems, sounds like OP needed to stop "building" computers

  8. Re:Walmart's website just gets people pissed off on Walmart Plays Catch-Up With Amazon · · Score: 1

    yea but the dumb shit thing is you can order it right there on your phone, do your groceries and when your done some yutz walked over, grabbed it off the shelf and sent you an email, where you just pick it up

    its the exact same box and everything you just had your hands on but NOW you just got it CHEAPER wile still taking up rent utilities and even MORE employees time

    its fucking dumb

  9. when Nurse Betty, who has no design or engineering background, emails a widget to Bridget, who gets sued when the SLA widget shatters in someone's face.

    Yes I think the medical device market is retarded in their regulations ... but they were originally put there for a reason

  10. 92% of this story is speculation based on a minuscule sample

  11. Re:Not impossible, just difficult. on Apple Tells US Judge It's 'Impossible' To Break Through Locks On New iPhones (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    or cut off the finger...

  12. Re:You know who does that already... Uber on Getting Over Getting Over Uber: Tim O'Reilly Does the Math · · Score: 1

    until that happens there still is no advantage considering you CAN call the cab company and make the same complaint to fall on different deaf ears

  13. Re:You know who does that already... Uber on Getting Over Getting Over Uber: Tim O'Reilly Does the Math · · Score: 1

    cept Uber isnt predictable, and uniform nor always clean, fuel-efficient, driven by trustworthy, well-trained drivers

    your getting some internet lurker with the same class D liscence as a 16 year old showing up in god knows what, could be a prius, could be a pinto

  14. Re:Arguable on The History of City-Building Games (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    yea nitpicky things like "THE HISTORY OF CITY BUILDING GAMES" then states "You couldn't build anything, but you could ..."

    Jeezus

    Heres my history of FPS games, "Tennis for Two", while not first person ...

  15. goes to show on Cryptome Accidentally Leaks Its Own Visitor IP Addresses (dailydot.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    the robustness of any security is based on the stupidest person

  16. Re:Am I missing something? on How To Enable Cortana On the Xbox One Experience Preview (hothardware.com) · · Score: 1

    this is slashdot, we think you should be smart enough to find basic information if you cant keep up, otherwise we are not here to babysit you

  17. Re:PC sales were never bad on Microsoft's Mission To Reignite the PC Sector (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    there's more windows 10 cause MS gave it to you in a download, not becuase people bought new PC's the two are completely unrelated as it is very much possible to be runnung a 5-6 year old rig with windows 10 and never even notice a difference tween that and a brand new machine for most average applications

  18. awesome! on BBC Optimizing UHD Video Streaming Over IP (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    now I can watch reruns of top gear and star trek TNG in UHD

  19. Re:The Big Soda loves the decline on The Decline of 'Big Soda': Is Drinking Soda the New Smoking? · · Score: 1

    same price, hell I can buy a 2ltr of soda for 89 cents, 16oz bottle of water cost a buck on up

  20. Re: If that's how Pokemon Int'l treats its fans... on A Broke Fan Owes $5,400 For Pokemon-Themed Party Posters · · Score: 1

    do you know how much of a butthurt fanboi you sound like right now

    this company has one simple goal, extract cash from as many peoples hands as possible while giving them absolutely worthless paper cards and trinket toys in exchance

  21. Re: If that's how Pokemon Int'l treats its fans... on A Broke Fan Owes $5,400 For Pokemon-Themed Party Posters · · Score: 1

    Doesn't matter money is exchanged for a promotional event using other people's IP

    Doesn't matter how you feel, that's pretty cut n dry in the eyes of the law and if you don't actively protect your IP when something real happens you loose basis of compliant

  22. Re: Are they actually powered down? on Some Apple iPhone 6s and 6s Plus Smartphones Mysteriously Powering Down · · Score: 1

    I have never had that happen from my stupid cheap zte's to my htc's to my current droid turbo.

    I know a lot of people with Samsung devices and the seem to be the GM of the mobile world... Big feature list, very popular, constant problems

  23. And yet Radioshat on Sprint To Begin Layoffs, Cut $2.5 Billion In Expenses · · Score: 1

    Why did they invest so much into a failed corpse when they can't afford their own cost without having the radio shack weight around their neck

    Stupid

  24. Re:Dead on Arrival on Oculus Founder Explains Why the Rift VR Headset Will Cost "More Than $350" · · Score: 1

    it is mostly eye vs body, but on the monitor aspect yes you can see when things run above 60HZ, its most pronounced on fast camera pans, is it a huge deal? not on a single screen, 2 screens strapped to your eyeball? dunno

  25. Re:Engineering is expensive on Oculus Founder Explains Why the Rift VR Headset Will Cost "More Than $350" · · Score: 1

    so is dragging your ass for 4 years and not really having any product