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  1. Re:Uber = Public subsidized on Uber Lowers Drunk Driving Arrests In San Francisco Dramatically · · Score: 5, Informative

    Not this again. Uber provides insurance, with the same benefits as the commercial insurance. It is a little bit controversial, as Uber insurance is valid only when the driver's Uber app is running and they are "on duty". The rest of the time drivers will have to rely on their own insurance, which may deny any claims, because the car had been used for commercial reasons (even if it was not at the time of accident or the event that leads to the claim).

    This is not a public subsidy at all.

  2. Re:Why not? on The Challenge of Working At Amazon · · Score: 1

    Not to sound cold, but would your saving get you through for 3 years? I know mine wouldnt.

  3. Re:Doogee X5--$50 quadcore 5" HD screen on The Realities of a $50 Smartphone · · Score: 1

    Too bad Doogee is one the worst china phones manufactures. Read https://www.reddit.com/r/china... for more info.

  4. Re:The problem is Android on Ask Slashdot: Best Big Battery Phone? · · Score: 2

    I second this, get a windows phone. I switched to Lumia 640 recently. I get 3 days usually with it, and even with heavy internet usage I get 2 days. Windows 10 (which can run android apps) runs smoothly on this, cant wait for the final release.

  5. Re:What did you expect to happen? (Counterpoint) on Facebook Intern Gets Preemptive Ax For Exposing Security Flaw · · Score: 2

    Unpaid internships are illegal in California (with the exception of certain types of non-profits). The Sillicon Valley companies only offer paid internships. I am pretty sure facebook pays their interns very well (they need an incentive to join facebook once they graduate)

  6. Re:Yawn... on Time Runs Out On Sweden's Sexual Assault Charges Against Julian Assange · · Score: 1

    Claes Borgström, a Stockholm lawyer who represents one of the women whose allegations against Assange will now never be tested in court, said the woman was ambivalent about the situation. “On the one hand, she wanted Assange to face trial and answer for what he has done. On the other, she wants to put this behind her.

    http://www.theguardian.com/med...

    Bolded for attention. I wish both, you sweden apologist and the assange supporters would stick to the truth.

  7. Re:Yawn... on Time Runs Out On Sweden's Sexual Assault Charges Against Julian Assange · · Score: 4, Interesting

    3) Sweden was so mad at the US extradition program ignoring their ban on use of their airspace for extradition flights that they caused a diplomatic rift with the US in 2006 by disguising their special forces soldiers as airport workers to sneak aboard a suspected extradition plane. And how do we know about this event? Why, Wikileaks of course!

    On one hand they are mad, on the other hand it continues to happen. It is very unlikely that it happens without high level consent from the swedes. This being a major problem.

    Also both the women are now uncooperative, one of them has even fled to Australia.

    I am not supporter of Assange, and consider him a megalomaniac, but his concerns are quite valid.

  8. Re:You sure? on New Video Shows Shot Down Drone Hovered For Only 22 Seconds · · Score: 1

    Read the damn supreme court decision. Supreme court decisions do count as law. Supreme court did not rule that anything below 83 feet was unacceptable. What it did rule was an aircraft flying at 83 feet did not encroach on private property rights. It did not say something flying at 82 feet would be unacceptable. The judges specifically did not want to set the ceiling during the ruling. The question came up, and they explicitly refused.

  9. Re:You sure? on New Video Shows Shot Down Drone Hovered For Only 22 Seconds · · Score: 1

    Supreme court specifically refused to set a ceiling. 83 feet is a guideline too, and does not carry the force of the law.

  10. Re:Uber is not the answer on How Uber Is Changing Life For Women In Saudi Arabia · · Score: 1

    In Saudi Arabia they are claiming to be a taxi calling service, not a ride share service. They rely on existing licensed taxis. It is just their rating system and ease of use, that puts them at an advantage. They complete on a level playground with every other taxi service.

    I dont think you know what a spade is.

  11. Re:Why are people going to jail for this? on New Video Shows Shot Down Drone Hovered For Only 22 Seconds · · Score: 1

    Supreme court actually refused to set a ceiling in their ruling. 83 feet was a guideline, and the FAA keeps changing it. Recently the guideline was 10 feet for Helicopters (and other flying objects)

  12. Re:You sure? on New Video Shows Shot Down Drone Hovered For Only 22 Seconds · · Score: 2

    It could be against the law in some jurisdictions, but anywhere in the US, it is not. FAA guidelines keep varying, the recent guideline is 10 feet. (Think of how a helicopter can go over your house, and you wouldnt bad an eyelid (well, in LA and places where helicopters are common sight atleast))

  13. Re:List of domains to block on Windows 10's Privacy Policy: the New Normal? · · Score: 1

    You never have to create a Live account to use your machine. Please get your facts straight, before you go on a mouth foaming rhetoric.

  14. Re:List of domains to block on Windows 10's Privacy Policy: the New Normal? · · Score: 2

    Will windows update still work?

  15. Re:How? on Robots Must Be Designed To Be Compassionate, Says SoftBank CEO · · Score: 1

    I think what is he is saying is every human is a deceitful liar, and I agree. If you know of any human who has never lied, I will change my mind.

  16. Re:We're doomed! on Interviews: Kim Dotcom Answers Your Questions · · Score: 0

    Yup, a guy on a wheelchair who cant read and answer questions on his own, and needs a week to answer only some of them, and Mr Fatty who no body gives a shit about. Why do we interview these people at all.

  17. Re:Swap the Ctrl and Alt keys on Ask Slashdot: Why Is the Caps Lock Key Still So Prominent On Keyboards? · · Score: 1

    It is the fan revving up to cool the SSD (or the CPU that is using the data)

  18. Re:Yep on Don't Bring Your Drone To New Zealand · · Score: 2, Insightful

    No, and there is no expectation of privacy in public places.

  19. Re: Wouldn't apply to Netflix on Netflix Hoping For Free Network Access From ISPs · · Score: 1

    I doubt Netflix will be happy about it. Let say Netflix has 1m customers right now and they all show up at a particular time to start watching movies. Netflix cant handle it, customers gets pissed, it would be their worst nightmare, really. No all you can eat plan really provisions for everyone to be able to use the service at the same time (or all the time).

  20. Re: Wouldn't apply to Netflix on Netflix Hoping For Free Network Access From ISPs · · Score: 1

    Now, this part of this message is for those of you out there who run an Video streaming service, or work for one: If your network can't handle all your customers streaming at once, then you'd better upgrade it soon, or you're not going to exist. Get used to the idea, because it's reality.

    FTFY. I am sure netflix is scared because they can hardly serve a percentage of the customers at the same time, and they are probably never going to be able to serve all of them at the same time.

  21. Re:Relative terms on ISRO Launches Record 5 UK Satellites, Part of a Long String of Successes · · Score: 2

    India has had a ballistic missile program, which had help from the US, since the mid sixties. While not as advanced as the Apollo program they did not start from square one.

    This is totally wrong. US was allied with Pakistan (a NATO ally, which was frequently at war with India), and in fact the US actually brought economic sanctions against india in early 70s. US-India relations have been extremely bad until the 21st century. India did purchase a number of rockets (not the tech, just the rockets), from USSR/Russia, but it would require some serious mental gymnastics to call it giving India missile/rocket tech. India also benefit from publicly available information on what works and what doesnt and did not have to go test everything, but I wouldnt take away the credit for it.

  22. Re: It's an algorithm on Google Apologises For Photos App's Racist Blunder · · Score: 1

    One could point out that there are fewer instances of white males being miscategorized.

    One should if it is happening. Source?

  23. Re:yeah yeah on RFC 7568 Deprecates SSLv3 As Insecure · · Score: 1

    It will display a warning and let you continue. Most of them use self signed certificates and get a warning displayed anyways.

  24. Re: "Are" or "could be"? on 79% of Airbnb Listings In Barcelona Are Illegal · · Score: 1

    Well it is residents of Barcelona that are complaining about public nudity. May be, they should consider making it illegal then.

  25. Re: "Are" or "could be"? on 79% of Airbnb Listings In Barcelona Are Illegal · · Score: 2

    But running around naked is illegal on its own right. It has nothing to do with unauthorized rental of homes or airbnb.