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  1. Immigration reform on Student Used 'USB Killer' Device To Destroy $58,000 Worth of College Computers (theverge.com) · · Score: -1, Troll

    This is why immigration reform is needed. Psychopaths like this one should not have been allowed in, filtered by an effective filter at the consulates.

  2. Re:In Germany, lights work that way on Audi's Traffic Light Information System Tells You When The Lights Are Going To Turn Green (pcworld.com) · · Score: 1

    My observation is that the yellow before the green in Germany comes too late, it lasts a too short amount of time to be effective. It should instead come a good five seconds before the green.

  3. If I were the author of this chatbot I'd make a version for landlords to help them with quick evictions and tenants that do not pay, not the other way around.

  4. Re:Words mean more than actions to Anonymous... on Anonymous Declare 'Total War' On Donald Trump, Threaten To 'Dismantle His Campaign' (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    Also, it is pretty evident to me that Syrian refugees are one of the best marketing tools for Mr. D. Trump, not to mention a bunch of far right parties that are coming to power in most European countries.

  5. Re:Am I the only one that... on A Push To Ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty? (thebulletin.org) · · Score: -1

    Hi. Treaties can always be modified. Disbanding CTBTO ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... ) would be a good start; but I mentioned this is just my 'dream', I realize it might not be possible during my lifetime. You cannot deny it would be quite an experience however? As for fallout, how did they manage to perform thousands of detonations? There are mitigation measures that can be put in place to reduce side effects. There are different kinds of devices that may be "cleaner" than others, etc.

  6. Am I the only one that... on A Push To Ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty? (thebulletin.org) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    ...would like to attend a test detonation? My ultimate dream would be to witness, at a safe distance and with the proper danger mitigation procedures in place, a nuclear detonation. I mean an atmospheric one, not underground. They have done *thousands* such tests some decades ago, now that we understand these devices better, it should be much safer.

  7. Re:meanwhile in the rest of the world on FAA's Ruling On Smartphones During Takeoff Has Had Little Impact · · Score: 1

    Ryanair used to have a nano-cell on board so in fact you could make phone calls while flying.

  8. Re:You really can't figure that out? on First California AMBER Alert Shows AT&T's Emergency Alerts Are a Mess · · Score: 1

    If only I could mod down your message a hundred times. Now that I know such thing exists I will disable it on all my devices and also show how to do the same to all my friends.

  9. One less reason to go to Expos on Are Booth Babes Going Away? (Video) · · Score: 3

    Many times those events are not even that informative!

  10. Disgusting idea on Google Aims To Cull Child Porn By Algorithm, Not Human Review · · Score: 1

    Why don't they implement a filter for gay images? Or for all that Hollywood does not approve? Will governments be given some sort of "plug-in" access so they can remove what does not follow the state policy?

  11. I would like to try it on With Sales Down, Whale Meat Flogged As Source of Strength · · Score: 1

    I am not a "fish" person but I'd like to try it. Do you think whale can be had in the US?

  12. You should be ashamed of yourself on Ask Slashdot: Android Apps For Kids Under 12 Months? · · Score: 1

    My kid will be two next week and it will be quite some more time until he will be allowed to use a tablet or similar. I find it deeply wrong to let a small kid use those devices. On top of that the use of such devices seems to have an impact on children's vision and eyesight.

  13. Seriously, how to remove data effectively on Adam Lanza Destroyed His Computer Before Rampage · · Score: 1

    So if I had to "get rid" of data stored on a computer, for whatever reason, I would just dd from /dev/zero directly to the disk devices. Any disadvantage of this technique? Maybe to confuse who is after me I could maybe copy from urandom, but this would probably make an already slow process even slower. On unrelated news, I read (but the article was absolutely not technical and in another language) that they caught somebody hacking his previous office even if he was operating through Tor. What to do then to have effective anonymity online when looking for info or even interacting?

  14. Re:Why post his name? on Adam Lanza Destroyed His Computer Before Rampage · · Score: 1

    Oh come on.

  15. Re:Why physically damage the drive? on Adam Lanza Destroyed His Computer Before Rampage · · Score: 1

    Well what DBAN can do that dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda can't?

  16. 8 years without a TV on Study: Kids Under 3 Should Be Banned From Watching TV · · Score: 2

    Not only small kids but all humans are better off without a TV. I do not own one since 2004 and I would NEVER go back. My wife (back by girlfriend) at the beginning was skeptical and then realized how much better it was compared to when she was in her shared apartment. My kids are growing without a TV and don't even show the need for one. The problem is grandma when she wants to show teletubbies or other utter crap like that. Shame on the people that make those programs. Instead, we watch cartoons on the internet from time to time, good old stuff, not the modern silly cartoons. Heidi, Fist of the North Star.

  17. Re:I am curious. on SpaceX Launch Not So Perfect After All · · Score: 1

    I guess it depends on "where" (when?) they fail. In fact, at some point two engines are shut down to avoid too much g - probably at that point three failing engines could still be OK?

  18. More than at University on Ask Slashdot: What Were You Taught About Computers In High School? · · Score: 1

    In the equivalent of 9th and 10th grades, DOS, Lotus 1-2-3 and Pascal programming. In 11th grade, Pascal again and Scheme, Z80 machine language (not assembly!). In 12th grade, C++ (Object Oriented) and x86 Assembly. in 13th grade, we were set free to explore and learn extra stuff (Java in my case).

  19. Hardware design on Has the Command Line Outstayed Its Welcome? · · Score: 1

    And if you design hardware, keep DIP-switches and optional 0-Ohm resistors only for the technicians, not for the general public.

  20. LILO on GRUB 2.00 Bootloader Officially Released · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I still like LILO better.

  21. Re:Not wave on What Would a Post-Email World Look Like? · · Score: 1

    A wiki would not work too well as a shared Google Doc is already better than a wiki in terms of collaboration (and a wiki is so much better than a Google Doc for an Encyclopedia).

  22. Re:Not wave on What Would a Post-Email World Look Like? · · Score: 1

    Wave was an excellent tool. We used it intensely, and it was great. We love to rganize trips and hikes in the desert. There is a core of people that almost always joins and several others that come in every so often. It was great to have a tool that lets add people, organize, tidy up, add maps, lists, links, polls etc etc. It was possible to work together at the same time and it would highlight the new or unread areas and who modified them. Doing the same over email + a shared Google Doc Spreadsheet now is so much more complicated.

  23. Re:CRTs? on Power-Saving Web Pages: Real Or Myth? · · Score: 1

    CRTs have big geometry problems, uneven quality of the pixels (the ones in the corners will always be of a lesser quality) that a flat matrix panel simply does not have by definition. CRTs also take up so much space that is ridiculous.

  24. Re:Making money on Ask Slashdot: How To Share a SharePoint Site? · · Score: 1

    And in fact, a license that disallows commercial usage or sets limits on how much money can be charged for the software is incompatible with Open Source.

  25. Re:Why can't anyone make a buck? on Ask Slashdot: How To Share a SharePoint Site? · · Score: 2

    I strongly agree!!! On the other hand, I am not surprised that the government is concerned of private citizens doing things they cannot control ;)