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  1. Re:all good technology kills jobs on The Rise of Robotic Labor · · Score: 1

    There is a significant difference between "killing some jobs", and "killing all jobs". When the latter happens, we will see capitalism as never before: starting with two empty hands is not very easy if no one wants anything done. If you allow me to go out on a limb, seeing the increasing youth unemployment makes me believe we are already pretty far down the path of making workers redundant and useless.

  2. Sign the bios? on New BIOS Exploiting Rootkit Discovered · · Score: 1

    When the OS requests the BIOS to flash itself, the old bios should check that the new one has a correct public key signature from the manufacturer. Three could be a physical switch on the mobo for (the tiny minority of) people who wanted to use an unsigned bios.

  3. Re:Up to 10x more ... must be a fraud on Boosting Battery Storage With Seaweed · · Score: 1

    A car that can only drive 50km/h is so slow it wouldn't even be allowed on all roads.

  4. Re:Proof that the system is corrupt on $300M To Save 6 Milliseconds · · Score: 1

    My proposal: Make trading a turn based game instead of real time game. Bids/Asks are matched once every, say 5 seconds. At end of turn, order book data and made orders are made public.

  5. Re:dunno on Turnitin's Different Messages To Students, Teachers · · Score: 1

    In some situations: Rewrite it silently

  6. Re:Bars on Boost Your Wi-Fi Signal Using Only a Beer Can · · Score: 1

    Mine goes to 11

  7. Re:Not just Apple... on Apple Criticized For Not Blocking Stolen Certs · · Score: 1

    Why couldn't they just whitelist the most critical, known-legit, certs instead?

  8. Re:Not just genes: NERVE FUNCTION! on Better Brain Wiring Linked To Family Genes · · Score: 1

    It is not unreasonable at all. People perform better at IQ tests if they are offered a financial reward for instance.

  9. Re:guilty eh? on Bizarre Porn Raid Underscores Wi-Fi Privacy Risks · · Score: 1

    Really? Anecdotic proof on my slashdot? Surely it is not the existence, but the prevalence of the phenomenon that is interesting

  10. Re:what's really going on? on Why Science Is a Lousy Career Choice · · Score: 1

    Your points are irrelevant and your anti-intellectualism unappealing

  11. Re:What's that about two wrongs? on Steve Jobs: 'We Don't Track Anyone' · · Score: 1

    Becau.... I see what you did there!

  12. Re:So what. on Used Game Penalty Escalates With SOCOM 4 · · Score: 1

    It is important to take a stance on issues like this, because if companies didn't get bad press and less sales when they are up to no good, they have no incentive not to. The policies on games you don't play will soon come to games you do

  13. Re:The world is far from just... on FPS Gaming and the 'Just-World Hypothesis' · · Score: 1

    Exactly what do you even mean when you say blame? Should she pay damages to her self? In order for the situation to become interesting, we have to have someone who can blame her for something. What if she lost someone else's property? What about her insurance company? I think that yes, these parties have a right to blame her for her negligence and carelessness. Needless to say, this doesn't make the robber any less responsible. I think the error you make is that the blame must sum up to 100%. I would say that the robber is 100% to blame, and she is 10% to blame. "Blaming people for taking risks is a convenience, not a respectable moral standpoint - we all take risks." The issue is not whether people take risks or not, it is how big those risks are.

  14. Re:Alternatives to the mass-murdering hero on FPS Gaming and the 'Just-World Hypothesis' · · Score: 1

    It is possible that the death of your dog affects your life more than the death of 10k random people you never knew, even IRL. Ever thought about that?

  15. Re:Go leave a comment on groklaw people on Groklaw Declares Victory, No More Articles · · Score: 1

    The conspiracy goes deeper than I thought!

  16. Re:Relevant for how long? on Toyota Yields To Apple Over Jailbroken Phones · · Score: 1

    Or maybe, they WANTED exactly this to happen. They come out looking good to the people they want to sell to.

  17. Re:Likely had nothing to do with his wiki edits on Editing Wikipedia Helps Professor Attain Tenure · · Score: 1

    It'sn't impossible that it did help. Since names contain information about gender, class and race it could definitely influence this kind of decision.

  18. Re:Endless terrorism potential on Google's Driverless Car and the Logic of Safety · · Score: 1

    In all seriousness, the world knows how to deal with serial killers, but would be stumped by parallel ones

  19. Endless terrorism potential on Google's Driverless Car and the Logic of Safety · · Score: 1

    Imagine a logic bomb, or rootkit which one morning, during rush hour, causes everyone to accelereate to top speed, and steers randomly. Entire productive population of a country wiped out just like that. It would take decades for that country to recover

  20. Re:Pfft on Disarm Internet Trolls, Gently · · Score: 1

    David D Burns is master troll.

  21. Re:I like this... on Canadian Songwriters Propose $10/mo Internet Fee · · Score: 1

    If I spend money on my friend, and he spends money on me, everyone wins!

  22. Re:umm, no on Facebook Bans AdSense In Apps · · Score: 1

    This is easily doable already with facebook social graph api