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  1. Re:Move to Canada on When the Internet Archive Forgets (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    Our litigation system works slightly differently and is more balanced. Courts will refuse to hear obviously frivolous/baseless claims far more readily and costs are awarded to defendants far more often. The chance that you'll have to pay both sides of a lawsuit's costs is a big deterrent.

  2. Move to Canada on When the Internet Archive Forgets (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    They should move to Canada as we have an exemption for archives which would allow the content to remain.

  3. Re:Finally something from Google/Alphabet on Google Has a Plan To Eliminate Mosquitoes Around the World (bloombergquint.com) · · Score: 0

    What gives Google the authority to wipe out a species and the birds/bats/fish/etc that feed on it?

  4. Re:Please leave these alone on Large Genetic Study Finds First Genes Connected With ADHD (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    I have ADHD-Inattentive type - it destroys every aspect of my life and offers no benefits in return. If they had a genetic therapy available, I would take it in a heartbeat.

  5. The amounts are something like 4% of their intake - not a significant change to their diets

  6. This is old news - Australian research has shown it can nearly eliminate methane in the right concentration. Problem is they can't grow enough for it to scale and even if they could it's not economical.

  7. The limitation is to CDs which the hardware does not read. It has no trouble with MP3s on DVD/Bluray or USB though

  8. Re:That's because ... on PlayStation 4 Outsold Xbox One and Switch in October (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 2

    ...or they actually have exclusives people want to play. For 2 year's my Xbone has been a media player - I don't think I could name an exclusive. It doesn't even get the media player part right (ie: don't try to use it unless you have fewer than 32 files+folders per directory, it's slow as sin and lacks search)

  9. Re:This will end badly on Microsoft Now Lets You Log Into Outlook, Skype, Xbox Live With No Password (cnet.com) · · Score: 2

    I'll keep my password thanks Microsoft

  10. Re:and people being wrong on A Third of Wikipedia Discussions Are Stuck in Forever Beefs (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    The identity part is a problem, as is personal wikispaces, as well as the inability to unlink contributions from accounts. Leaving the contribution and anonymizing it to an IP or dummy when the account is deleted should be implemented.

  11. Re:and people being wrong on A Third of Wikipedia Discussions Are Stuck in Forever Beefs (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Been there, tried to argue that, did the whole RfC, got wikilawyered and never went back. It's a joke run by control freaks.

  12. Re:and people being wrong on A Third of Wikipedia Discussions Are Stuck in Forever Beefs (vice.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    This. The "original research" policy really screws with things when the source says X = Y and some 2nd party source says X = Z due to a failure to comprehend the subject matter. A bunch of people will have ripped off that 2nd party so there will be endless sources of bad information.

    Also, don't try to delete your account. They own your identity & your contributions forever.

  13. No one ever accounts for the velocity of money

  14. But that doesn't work for coding.

    It does... https://www.youtube.com/watch?... - Demo starts about 9 minutes in

  15. Tab is supposed to allow navigation while ctrl+m is for inserting tab characters - https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria...

  16. The question is why aren't they writing about how it breaks accessibility? Tab is for navigating the UI without a mouse - not being held hostage by stupid features.

  17. Re:Why would you want to do nothing? on The Coders Programming Themselves Out of a Job (theatlantic.com) · · Score: 1

    I think this is a backwards way of looking at it.

    If I create a tool, on my own time, then they are paying for the use of that tool. When I leave the company, so does the tool. The company should be aware that's what they are paying for. No different than hiring a general labourer with a shovel vs hiring one with a backhoe. Each has their function, and if the business is not the one providing the tools, then they have no claim to them or the performance gains they provide.

  18. It's downright sad to be sure but they're trading capital in their vehicle for income. When that capital is gone due to wear & tear they lose their income. Taxis were priced as they were for a reason - and it wasn't to become rich.

  19. It's almost like that 2 factor authorization tied to your phone... wasn't for security.

  20. Re:Not just one--someone's entire life on Slashdot Asks: Have You Ever Gotten Someone Else's Email? (ieee.org) · · Score: 1

    I get banking transfer information from a bank in India. At first I thought it was a phishing scam but there was no link, the bank is legit, just someone put in the wrong email address.

    Huge amounts of money being transferred too... like one of the last ones was for $18 million US.

  21. Re:don't mess with URLs on Google Temporarily Brings Back the www In Chrome URLs -- But Should They? (digitaltrends.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    To me this is the issue - simple usability.

    If you accidentally land on an m.site.com url from a search result the way to figure out if you should look for the non-mobile version is to look at the subdomain.

  22. But it doesn't get the tax write off that way

  23. Re: IF they were valuable on Are Software Developers Really More Valuable To Companies Than Money? (cnbc.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Of everyone I know, including myself, 5 are what I would consider computer literate (more than being able to do what's done before), of those 5, 1 could do some CSS/HTML but not much more without a GUI. 2 would be ok programmers, 1 is top corporate talent, 1 is capable of AI research. On the other hand, I could think of 100+ for office work, another 100+ for trades, etc.

    It's not enough to learn how to code - you need a specific skill set and capabilities to understand how to build something. Even if you have those capabilities, it doesn't mean you're someone who can execute, who can navigate office politics, who can see all the security implications while they code, scaling, efficiencies, etc. The combination of skills for a top talent is staggering. But that is still not all - on top of all that you need to understand the business requirements. Coders don't operate in a vacuum, they need to know how what they do will impact the business processes and how those business processes function in minute detail to properly execute. That is a fucking valuable individual who deserves top pay.

    I took the top result on a google search for a senior software engineer and to convert it to a comparable skill in another profession we end up with something like:

    Be fluent in 11 languages and 6 dialects
    Have 12 trades certifications
    Be capable of architectural designs and engineering plans
    A degree in library sciences
    Have complete knowledge of the insurance industry
    Willing to travel
    Willing to work unpaid overtime
    Have a teaching degree and teach junior members
    Expert at security
    Expert at telecommunications
    Actuary skills
    Manager level banking skills

    And on top of that you need soft skills so you can dumb it down for us, explain all the stuff we don't understand to shareholders, "please" our clients, and be self-directed - while working in a team - doing multiple things at once - and be proactive and fix the mistakes we can't see coming... oh and be passionate and keep up with everything going on in your spare time

    $57k

    Flip burgers at McDonalds

    $20k

    Somehow it just doesn't quite add up that $60k is "more than enough"