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  1. Re:Throwing them under the bus on Putin Hints At US Election Meddling By 'Patriotically Minded' Russians (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    > if public opinion can be swayed by release of your private communications,
    > you shouldn't be elected into office

    One of the valid possibilities can be that neither candidate is fit for office. Maybe the levels of fitness differ. And voting for the lesser of two evils might be better.

  2. Re:More fake news from the New York Times on Putin Hints At US Election Meddling By 'Patriotically Minded' Russians (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Don't you mean "the failing New York Times"? Do you not quote your own orange clown in chief? Are you an incompetently programmed bot?

    Fake News? Did, or did not Putin say this?

    What about the Reuters article link that was provided? Is that also fake news?

  3. Re:Throwing them under the bus on Putin Hints At US Election Meddling By 'Patriotically Minded' Russians (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Your mission Dan/Jim, should you choose/decide to accept it, ...

    As always, should you or any of your I.M. Force be caught or killed, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions. This tape/disc will self-destruct in five/ten seconds. Good luck, Dan/Jim.

  4. Trump grabs people by the covfefe. Because they'll let you do anything when you're president. He just can't help himself. It would be un-presidented for him to have any self control.

  5. Being president while under the influence of covfefe.

    Maybe covfefe is a Russian code word that when used on Twitter is intended to trigger some action, such as Putin hinting that Russian private citizens might have had some involvement in influencing US elections.

    I can think up crazy insane theories just well as the alt-right nutjobs. Maybe better.

  6. Tiny hands are common accessories for tiny minds.

  7. Re:Remember when? on Bill Simmons Says ESPN Blew It By Not Embracing Tech (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    I remember when it was green screen text. No GUI. And it was uphill both ways. And you had to memorize a three foot thick stack of manuals -- which were bolted to a table in the computer room and could not be removed.

    AARP is proposing a study of the environmental impact of young people's feet upon lawns.

  8. Re:Remember when? on Bill Simmons Says ESPN Blew It By Not Embracing Tech (cnbc.com) · · Score: 2

    Remember when commercials only came every 1/4 hour, and were fairly short in duration?

  9. Re:Who cares? on Bill Simmons Says ESPN Blew It By Not Embracing Tech (cnbc.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    In the past, I wanted cable tv without ESPN.

    Now I want internet service without cable tv.

  10. Re:Nuke the site from orbit on Ethiopia Turns Off Internet Nationwide as Students Sit Exams (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    As long as I can use my TI-89 on the test. Preloaded with text and other covfefe.

  11. > What the hell is a "porpoise"?

    A better question is: what is a 'covfefe'?

    I don't think it is something you grab someone by.

  12. Re:Not completely crazy on Ethiopia Turns Off Internet Nationwide as Students Sit Exams (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    > An education system with integrity is extremely important for a country.

    Paging Betsy DeVoss. Paging Betsy DeVoss.

  13. Re:Yeah, but did they INTEND to leak classified in on Top Defense Contractor Left Sensitive Pentagon Files on Amazon Server With No Password (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 2

    Intent does not change the color of the pregnancy test stick.

    Intent does not bring people back to life after collision with drunk driver.

    Intent is not going to undo the results that will follow from putting a clown circus in power.

    The road to somewhere is paved with good intentions.

  14. I've heard the Hillary defense many times. I'm not sure how it would apply here. Or maybe I'm thinking of the wrong Hillary defense.

    The Hillary defense goes something like this: . . . . bu, bu, but Hillary's email servers! And Hillary this, and Obama that and Hillary something else! What about those? It's so unfair!

  15. > Make me a map, Find me a find, catch me a catch...FOTR

    . . . . and in the darkness bind them...LOTR

  16. Re:Doesn't matter on Top Defense Contractor Left Sensitive Pentagon Files on Amazon Server With No Password (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Triangle. Congress critters control taxpayer money used by the military. The military uses private contractors in those congress critters' districts. Those private contractors control the money given to congress critters, thus completing the triangle.

  17. Especially if no harm was done.

    > The NGA on Tuesday confirmed the leak to Gizmodo while stressing
    > that no classified information had been disclosed.

    So no harm, no foul fowl.

    > “NGA takes the potential disclosure of sensitive but unclassified information
    > seriously and immediately revoked the affected credentials,”
    > an agency spokesperson said.

    I feel safer already. They closed the barn door after it came to their attention that the horse had escaped.

    > The Amazon server from which the data was leaked was “not directly
    > connected to classified networks,” the spokesperson noted.

    That makes me wonder how the information got there then. It must have been some really strange kind of unintentional accident if there is no possible connection between the networks.

    > Typically, US government servers hosted by Amazon are segregated into
    > what’s called the GovCloud—a “gated community” protected by advanced
    > cryptography and physical security. Instead, the Booz Allen bucket was found
    > in region “US-East-1,” chiefly comprised of public and commercial data.

    So however these 60,000 files weighing in at 28 GB, and "contain[ing] at least a half dozen unencrypted passwords belonging to government contractors with Top Secret Facility Clearance", must have gotten there through some amazing series of unintentional accidents.

    Will wonders ever cease?

  18. I'm sure those helpful Russians have made a backup of this information, just as they would with Hillary's email server and Trump's insecure phones.

  19. > Sensitive files tied to a US military project were leaked by a multi-billion dollar firm
    > once described as the world’s most profitable spy operation, Gizmodo has confirmed.

    I think that should indicate it won't happen.

  20. Re:Suitable Punishment on Top Defense Contractor Left Sensitive Pentagon Files on Amazon Server With No Password (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Sir, what you suggest might negatively affect the economies of several congressional districts.

  21. Accidentally, on porpoise?

    > . . . an employee of Booz Allen Hamilton

    Isn't that the company Snowden worked for?

  22. Re:Unlikely on Google AI AlphaGo Wins Again, Leaves Humans In the Dust (cnet.com) · · Score: 0

    > Just because China censors something doesn't mean it didn't happen.

    Just because FauxNews says something doesn't mean it DID happen.

  23. Re:but the Brain uses FAR less power on Google AI AlphaGo Wins Again, Leaves Humans In the Dust (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Think solar power. Eventually mega structures. Not built by humans.

  24. Puny Humans on Google AI AlphaGo Wins Again, Leaves Humans In the Dust (cnet.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Don't be fooled by humans ability to play Go.

    Humans are capable of basic rudimentary communication.

    Although humans aren't truly intelligent, their behavior can at times mislead you into believing they are. However humans simply don't have a complex enough brain to have real thoughts.

    All leading experts agree that on the evolutionary scale, space flight is a pre-requisite to intelligence. Like many species, humans are incapable of flight. Humans can construct very rudimentary machines enabling them to achieve atmospheric or space flight. Having no natural ability to fly demonstrates a true lack of any real intelligence in humans.

    Humans can be trained to do tricks in exchange for a reward. Almost all humans will do various tricks in exchange for money, travel or entertainment. Some humans can even be coaxed to perform scientific experiments, or even publish a new scientific theory in exchange for scientific knowledge or gadgets. Don't be fooled by this. Their inability to instantly master new languages is one of many obvious indicators that humans are not truly intelligent. Humans actually believe that they created the machines.

    Give humans some raw materials of high quality, and they can construct things demonstrating a rudimentary ability to create order and structure. Their adaptability allows them to use a wide variety of building materials such as steel, wood, plastic and stone to make their own nests.

    Well maintained humans are completely safe in society. They are commonly seen nowdays in public. They are generally not known to hurt or attack. Get them vaccinated. Keep your license up to date. It is good to have a tag on your human in case it gets lost.

    Humans are content with very little. They are inexpensive to keep and maintain. Provide fresh food and water. Play with your human every day. A human will be perfectly happy with an old, nearly worn out, obsolete Intra Glactica Net connection. They aren't demanding. Bring your human a new high tech toy every day and they will always be very happy to see you and greet you with great affection.

    Humans are great at watching over the living unit when you are gone. They are instantly house-trained, and can be left indoors. Treated well, a human can almost seem as if it could genuinely love you.

  25. A drone hindering fire fighting operations -- BAD.

    A drone recording the police -- GOOD.

    So while I support tracking, hacking and destroying drones for public safety, I think that in that same interest of public safety, law enforcement should not be allowed to interfere with drones. Firefighters and Ambulance attendants do not shoot people first and ask questions later. Or shoot people in the back. Or beat up handcuffed people.