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  1. Fund research via Bitcoin on MIT's New 5-Atom Quantum Computer Could Make Today's Encryption Obsolete (pcworld.com) · · Score: 2

    With such monstrous computing power, they could mine bitcoins and fund their R&D entirely through Bitcoin mining.

  2. Helping the machines on New Research Shows You Can Grow Sperm In a Dish (sciencemag.org) · · Score: 1

    Good, by the time the machines rule humans, we'll have all of that information on how to clone human batteries ready for them.

  3. Yeah, right... on FBI Gripes "We Can't Read Everyone's Secrets" (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    They are only saying this to try and convince the bad guys they are "safe".

  4. Re:This is GOOD. Not BAD. on Russia Forming Space Alliance With Iran, May Fly Iranian Astronaut (examiner.com) · · Score: 1

    Did you notice how fast things turned in Iran into the shit show that it is today?
    I believe that with the correct sequence of events, orchestrated by a talented group of people, things in Iran can turn back just as fast.

    The people of Iran wish for it. They are tired of the current regime. Now all you need is the correct players, in the correct places, playing the right moves.

  5. Re:This is GOOD. Not BAD. on Russia Forming Space Alliance With Iran, May Fly Iranian Astronaut (examiner.com) · · Score: 1

    I guess you're right, this rule really does apply to more than just Iran... (unfortunately).

  6. This is GOOD. Not BAD. on Russia Forming Space Alliance With Iran, May Fly Iranian Astronaut (examiner.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    People need to understand that a more technologically advanced Iran means the world will deal with a more advanced country, and a more advanced government, period. Iran has a lot of extremely smart people who's voices are not heard because they are drowned by the voices of the mentally insane.

    The sooner Iran values knowledge and science more than it values blind belief in fairy tales, the better for the rest of the world.

  7. License Plate Analogy is broken on Senior Homeland Security Official Says Internet Anonymity Should Be Outlawed (dailydot.com) · · Score: 1

    The license plate doesn't tell you who's driving the car. A computer's IPv4/v6 address is that computer's "License Plate", and similar to a car's license plate, it doesn't tell you who's behind the keyboard. Therefor, if what he wants is a license plate scenario, the computer's IP address is it.

  8. Defeats the purpose? on Anti-Terrorism Hypothetical: Bulk Scanning of Hosted Files? (justsecurity.org) · · Score: 1

    Wouldn't publicly establishing such a policy mean that real terrorists will know to avoid such detection techniques?!
    I mean wouldn't that defeat the purpose?

  9. Can you call a planet OTHER than Earth? on Astronaut Tim Peake Calls the Wrong Number From Space (independent.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    I'm not sure I understand why the astronaut had to ask if he reached Planet Earth.
    What other planet was he expecting to reach?

  10. Re:strife in israel and palastine? on The Nations That Will Be Hardest Hit By Water Shortages By 2040 · · Score: 1

    That is not just a man-made disaster, it's a crime. The companies doing this should be held accountable, but it's such a Banana Republic, I don't know if that will ever happen.

  11. Re:strife in israel and palastine? on The Nations That Will Be Hardest Hit By Water Shortages By 2040 · · Score: 2

    I was going to say that the report is out of date. Israel have already solved their water shortage problems, forever, and they have so much to spare that they have begun exporting water to neighboring countries. I believe this could work in Israel's favor, as they forge a path to peace with the region.

  12. Momentary Temporal Confusion on Techies Hire Witch To Protect Computers From Viruses and Offices From Spirits · · Score: 1

    That moment when you quickly check the date on your computer to make sure it's not April 1st...

  13. This /. post proves the opposite is true on Why Our Brains Can't Process the Gravest Threats To Humanity · · Score: 1

    The fact this is being debated here on /. and elsewhere proves that we are as a species indeed capable of identifying the problem, and even mobilizing to fix the issue.

    The problem is that large parts of the population are stupid imbeciles. This is an education problem.

  14. Re:Oculus Gaping Wide Gash on Sharp Announces 4K Smartphone Display · · Score: 4, Insightful

    That was my first thought too. The Oculus and similar devices will be the big winners with this technology.

  15. Requires Gravity: Won't work in space on New 3D Printing Process Claimed To Be 25X Faster Than Current Technology · · Score: 1

    The ISS already has a 3D printer right now, which got me thinking, this technology requires gravity, so it won't work in space until we learn to properly generate artificial gravity in space.

  16. Russian or Asian on GSM/GPS Tracking Device Found On Activist's Car At Circumvention Tech Festival · · Score: 1

    Based on how crappy this looks, I would guess either Chinese or Russian. I would also collect fingerprints - there must be a few dozen fingerprints on this device, if not on the black isolation tape, then possibly on the glue side of the tape. If you do find fingerprints, this isn't done by professionals, and you're probably OK. Could very well be the activist's wife suspecting he's not really going to a festival, and is instead planning on eloping with a secret lover. Everything is possible :-)

  17. Meteor is the future on Ask Slashdot: Linux Database GUI Application Development? · · Score: 1

    What you want is Meteor.com - You will thank me later. If you think it's not what you need, you're thinking wrong, and should expand your mind, do some reading and studying and researching, and in the end, you will still reach this same conclusion. Or you can just trust me and give it a try. Start with a small project, to get a feel for it. Again, you'll thank me later... ;-)

  18. The AES String on Pirate Bay Domain Back Online · · Score: 1

    Here it is if you want to try your luck with it:

    JyO7wNzc8xht47QKWohfDVj6Sc2qH+X5tBCT+uetocIJcjQnp/2f1ViEBR+tyOCz

  19. Faster than light?! on The Fastest Camera Ever Made Captures 100 Billion Frames Per Second · · Score: 3, Insightful

    If it can watch photons move, what exactly transfers the existence of those photons to the camera's sensor? some of the photons that refract from dust and air?

  20. Mass produce! on Jackie Chan Discs Help Boost Solar Panel Efficiency · · Score: 1

    If this can be mass produced quickly by the likes of Solar City, imagine the gains! This could mean independence from fossil fuels in the next 2 years. Very exciting stuff.

  21. This isn't Soviet Russia on The EU Has a Plan To Break Up Google · · Score: 1

    First, the EU is a joke. But even if it wasn't, who are they to tell a company not to favor its own products? It is a socialist agenda, and goes against the very core of capitalism.

    They can't claim it's anti competitive, there are still a lot of search engines out there. If they did as good a job as Google, maybe customers would have used them more. The fact is that Bing is also popular enough, and there are a few other search engines that are slowly gaining in popularity.

  22. Said the anonymous coward.

  23. Re:Nope... Nailed It on It's Not Developers Slowing Things Down, It's the Process · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This is not exactly accurate. It hinges greatly on the type of manager we're talking about.

    For example if the manager is very hands-on, goes into the details, produces proper mock-ups, flow diagrams, and everything is properly documented: This type of manager can actually accelerate the development process significantly since developers now know exactly what to do. But again, this manager has to really know what he's doing, and have some serious programming experience in his past.

  24. Re: Who are you calling "immature twats" ?? on Longtime Debian Developer Tollef Fog Heen Resigns From Systemd Maintainer Team · · Score: 1

    Like I said, they can voice their opinions, switch distros, or make contributions to non-systemd projects. Nothing is an excuse to use verbal violence against a developer who has contributed thousands of hours to the Debian community.

  25. Re:Who are you calling "immature twats" ?? on Longtime Debian Developer Tollef Fog Heen Resigns From Systemd Maintainer Team · · Score: 2

    Whatever they wanna say, they are more than welcome to share with the world. It's a free country, and with free software, you get Double Free! They can choose another distro, or they can uninstall systemd (see instructions here: http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=112364 ).

    But using verbal violence against a developer is unacceptable, and immature. So I stand behind my prognosis.