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  1. Re:Tell me... on Amazon Error Allowed Alexa User To Eavesdrop on Another Home (reuters.com) · · Score: 0

    Can't speak for Siri, but "OK Google" only works if you have the Google search bar open on the screen. Unfortunately, many phones come with it already planted on the home screen, and people leave it there thinking, "oh that's convenient.".

  2. A little Googling will help you find out more, but a good place to start is this book. https://www.amazon.com/Plague-...

  3. Re:Limitations of deadly viruses / deadly bacteria on Urgent Needs To Prepare For Manmade Virus Attacks, Says US Government Report (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    No need to wait for a mad scientist to recreate an animal virus in a lab, the semi mad ones have been doing it since the 1930s by using mouse brains and other animal tissues to grow or weaken the viruses used in vaccines. And in the process, transferring animal viruses into the human population causing various new diseases that our immune systems don't know how to handle.

  4. Jules Verne story on Slashdot Asks: What's Your Favorite Sci-Fi Movie? · · Score: 1

    The Time Machine. 1960 version

  5. Re:Still the best on Slashdot Asks: What's Your Favorite Sci-Fi Movie? · · Score: 1

    A great classic. Forbidden Planet scared the krap out of my as a kid. Had nightmares for weeks about that invisible monster walking up the stairs into the space ship.

  6. Netflix will back this one on Senators Bash ISP and Push Extensive Net Neutrality · · Score: 1

    Netflix will be very happy to see this bill pass. Some ISPs are already charging them for access to their last mile. I have never been Franken fan, but when he's rigth, he's right. With the oligopoly status of broadband ISPs, *some* regulation is needed.