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  1. So. on Quanta LTE Router May Be Most Unsecure Router Ever Made (softpedia.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    The router equivalent of your recorded answering machine message, "Leave a message; we're in Disneyland and you're not!"

  2. Re:Welcome to 1998 on Chat App Kik Beats Facebook To Launching a Bot Store (thenextweb.com) · · Score: 1
    The current internet is vastly different from 1998. 1998 was still more nerd world than 2016's vapid commentary of the aimless.

    Write a bot now that acts like the user's sycophant and your retirement is secure.

  3. Very clever keeping the organs alive for testing without harming the host.

    In future dating site banter, this may beg the question, "Are you all original or part GMO?"

  4. Strangers and kids, you say... on Magic Kinder Android App Lets Strangers Send Images, Videos To Your Kids (softpedia.com) · · Score: 2, Funny

    The scenario which all parents hate seems to have materialized in the form of an Android app [called Magic Kinder] that lets strangers send texts, images, and videos to kids.

    I understand the Facebook lawyers have filed for relief for prior art.

  5. Re:Tinder is not a dating app. on New Website Lets Anyone Spy on Tinder Users (theguardian.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting
    FD: I have never used Tinder, outside of a Bear Grylls situation.

    My 20ish son has used it to entice girls to his apt for some Netflix and chill multiple times with crafty lines like, "Do you like what you see?"

    I swear it used to be more difficult than that.

  6. Re: Be afraid on Canadian Startup Uses Trump to Lure Tech Workers (siliconbeat.com) · · Score: 1
    It may be that the article you're quoting is the final say in the matter.

    I generally prefer to peruse at least another source or sometimes even two.

    The fact that primary crossover is relatively rare is not reflective of its importance because of the relatively small numbers in which people vote.

  7. Oh my Godwin on China Censors Online Discussion About Panama Papers (bbc.com) · · Score: 2
    Being disliked by the Americans or the western banks is no credible defense to using your office to loot your nation's coffers and stash money abroad.

    This is the logical equivalent of "Well, the Americans don't seem to like Hitler, soooo...."

  8. Re:Where Is Bob & Doug McKenzie on Canadian Startup Uses Trump to Lure Tech Workers (siliconbeat.com) · · Score: 1

    We can hope they're reworking a new 12 Days of Christmas.

  9. Re: Be afraid on Canadian Startup Uses Trump to Lure Tech Workers (siliconbeat.com) · · Score: 1

    Trump doesn't have that level of support. He's received roughly 42% of the vote on the Republican side to date.

    If you think all the primary votes that Trump has received are from Republicans, you haven't been paying attention.

  10. Re:Definitely nothing to see here. on Panama Papers: Data Leak Exposes Massive Official Corruption (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1
    I cannot equate offshore assets automatically with malfeasance in office. Plenty of the world's massive family fortunes have been built on the backs of ventures in ruthless private industry.

    Six members of the House of Lords, three former Conservative MPs and dozens of donors to UK political parties have had offshore assets.

    For instance, I don't have any trouble believing some members of the House of Lords come from some good family names who's money was looted thousands of years ago.

  11. Thank you for your service, Astronaut!! on Record-Setting Astronaut Retires from NASA (space.com) · · Score: 1
    Kelly's not the longest serving human aboard the Space Station, but the fact that he has an identical twin in the space program could provide valuable insight on physiological changes that occur during extended stays off the blue planet.

    He is respectful of the Russians he has trained and served with, and the lesson of the dissolution of tribal prejudices could be more important than any scientific discovery made during his time in space.

  12. Re:Totaly agree on Study Says People Who Continually Point Out Typos Are 'Jerks' · · Score: 1

    A live TV cricket commentator in Australia made the comment "he completely buggered the other team". A story about the slip had the headline "not a maiden all day" (in cricket a maiden over is one where no runs are scored). There's been a lot worse but that one was funnier than most.

    An email was sent to assuage the fears of a group of valued employees during a downsizing.

    "We value your experience and dedication. In short, you folks who know you're shit are safe!"

  13. Re: While Uber has definitely engaged... on Uber CEO Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over Price Fixing (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Do taxi drivers have the capability to set their own rates, or are all the ones working for the same company colluding and charging the same rate?

    Neither. The prices are fixed by law. Price fixing is not illegal if the government does it.

    Ah! So it's like the lottery and killing people.

  14. Was it a knockoffulus?

  15. They were recently giving these Oculus headsets away at the Sprint store with a new Samsung Galaxy phone purchase.

    They have 360 degree filming and viewing ability, and their entertainment value is only exceeded by their ability to gather information.

    There's no Santa, even Easter rabbits don't lay eggs, and Facebook isn't really free.

  16. Re: While Uber has definitely engaged... on Uber CEO Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over Price Fixing (engadget.com) · · Score: 2

    How is this not price fixing? Do Uber drivers have the capability to set their own rates -- or are they all colluding and charging the same rate?

    Do taxi drivers have the capability to set their own rates, or are all the ones working for the same company colluding and charging the same rate?

    I can understand the uproar from entrenched industry over an upstart company that's cutting into their profits, but let's at least stick to debate points where they differ.

  17. Re:Warrant canary on Reddit Deletes Surveillance 'Warrant Canary' In Transparency Report (reuters.com) · · Score: 1
    Very clever.

    These people are apparently quite frightening, though, as evidenced by the reditor's reluctance to comment further in the thread.

    One thing the reditor would say is that they were dancing on a thin line with the warrant canary, as it was.

  18. Pony up! on Elon Musk Announces $35,000 Tesla Model 3 Electric Car · · Score: 1
    IMHO, April Fools is an important tradition on the green line site.

    How about a new twist on the holiday?There is an achievement for solely having posted on that infamous 1 April.

    How about revising a new April Fools achievement? Maybe, something involving a hard +5 moderation on the big day?

  19. Re:It's April 1st on Reddit Deletes Surveillance 'Warrant Canary' In Transparency Report (reuters.com) · · Score: 1
    Jeff Bezos' shop is offering the new Star Wars today on HD, if you need something else to do.

    Most reviews on Slashdot have been highly favorable!

  20. Re:Warrant canary on Reddit Deletes Surveillance 'Warrant Canary' In Transparency Report (reuters.com) · · Score: 2
    Here's the Reddit thread.

    You're absolutely correct: the first time a recipient of a National Security Letter can reveal is technically within the allowable classification of 1-1000 NSL requests.

    This allowable action does give you a leg to stand on, legally, if the acronym people contest the warrant canary.

  21. Warrant canary on Reddit Deletes Surveillance 'Warrant Canary' In Transparency Report (reuters.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful
    The most troublesome facet of these surveillance requests is the shroud of secrecy the NSL operates under. No questions, no information releases..

    If you need to legitimately collect information, consider that behaving like the Stasi probably sends the wrong message.

    Folks are growing tired of the if you have nothing to hide ruse.

  22. Just imagine what they might try to get away with if we didn't have a free market.

  23. Re:spinning templates at once on AT&T Caps Are A Giant Con And An Attack On Cord-Cutters (dslreports.com) · · Score: 2
    Regarding the switch to a new provider and back again, I will say this:

    That's the only way to get offered any sort of discount service.

    I was with a cable provider for years until I left for a package they didn't offer. I received a sweet sign on deal with the new company, and now the old provider is wining and dining me with the sort of offers I might've stayed for.

  24. The Associated Press is reporting that TSA's PreCheck program is causing maddening long security lines at U.S. airports.

    That doesn't make any sense at all... Please refrain in the future from including the TSA & long lines in the same phrase, you crazy bastard.

  25. Re:I don't appreciate on Company Creates Gun That Looks Like a Cellphone (nbcnews.com) · · Score: 1

    giving all those idiots who say 'I thought it was a gun' extra excuses.

    If we're talking about the Polezei, a Ringding is more than enough to get you shot.

    Realistically, is this a wonderful new product designed to improve outcomes? No, of course not.

    Is it going to sell like hotcakes to a certain niche market? Absolutely.