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  1. Re:Alice Bob etc. on Congressman Proposes Organizations Should Be Allowed To 'Hack Back' (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    If you ignore the capitalization the answer is Alice, if you don't, the question mark is spurious.

  2. I've seen people try to explain an elementary mathematical statement to alledgedly intelligent lawyers. Might as well stick with your less valid option.

  3. I guess you no longer take in French guests?

  4. Has since evolved into my zero stop shop of choice.

  5. ..Turn around for bug fixes was a week...
    Sounds great, do they still provide that service?

  6. Re:Promoting Progress of Science and useful Arts? on Court Rules Fan Subtitles On TV and Movies Are Illegal (thenextweb.com) · · Score: 1

    ... 2. And not just the outflow from the local economy: http://www.lowtax.net/informat... ...

  7. The first correct answer to the question I've seen. Make sure you can revert and fix and assume shit will happen despite all codes of conduct, extreme vetting and review processes you throw at it.

  8. Re:Easy solve for this on Burger King Won't Take a Hint; Alters TV Ad To Evade Google's Block (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    Well played sir.

  9. Re:simple regexp to statistically modify the word on AI Programs Exhibit Racial and Gender Biases, Research Reveals (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    I bet they do.

  10. Re:Specs aren't really the problem on Microsoft's Surface Pro 5 Said To Move To Intel Kaby Lake Processors (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    So you don't just pick your kernel drivers anymore, but have to hack? Sound like linux is now only ready for the desktop.

  11. They googled for it.

  12. Re:Yet another shitty April Fools Day. on Y Combinator-Funded Startup To Do Quantum Computing -- Only Better (bizjournals.com) · · Score: 2

    I the the joke's on slashdot. Still looks better than the mobile site.

  13. Re: I thought it was Rust. on RedMonk Identifies 2017's Most Popular Languages: JavaScript, Java, And Python (redmonk.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm not sure about a good programmer, but I could do it in FORTRAN II.

  14. Re:Needle exchange makes sense on Finland's Universal Basic Income Called 'Useless' By Trade Union Economist (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    There may be a reason for the attitude, or perhaps your nerd friends are chimps? http://www.livescience.com/262...

  15. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wik... Now get off my lawn

  16. Re:I predict a lot of misunderstandings about BI on Finland Will Give Some Unemployed Citizens a Basic Income (theoutline.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    As Finland already has an indefinite 'labour market subsidy' system it seems not much more expensive than their current system. The difference is just that benefits are not reduced for two years if the long-term unemployed happen to get a job during the trial. If the job-market is poor enough it won't cost anything extra...

  17. Re:ridiculous on Plastic Roads Sound Like a Crazy Idea, Maybe Aren't · · Score: 1

    Just a stupid startup company, what do they know anyway. They have only been doing major on- and off-shore infrastructure projects since 1854
    http://en.volkerwessels.com/en...

  18. Re:What? on IBM Takes System/z To the Cloud With COBOL Update · · Score: 1

    Exactly, Algol60 was the language that targeted Die-kstra. Seemed to have missed him though.

  19. Re:Just keep in mind the tradeoff on Indian Gov't Uses Special Powers To Slash Cancer Drug Price By 97% · · Score: 1

    http://www.pfizer.com/files/annualreport/2010/financial/financial2010.pdf page 53 says it all. About twice as much on advertising as on R&D. Not counting the sales 'scientific' conferences they fund from the R&D budget...

  20. Re:the public is not to be trusted on Open Ministry Crowdsources Laws In Finland · · Score: 1

    What would have happened in the US would be that the Americans would invade the wrong country and start hunting muslims there, while sacrificing all civil rights at home. Good thing that didn't happen.

  21. Re:It's the business model on Samsung Reconsidering Android 4.0 On the Galaxy S · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Around here you can get an early upgrade from a competitor: get a new phone and finish your old contract...

  22. Re:What an Unreadable and Horrible Summary on A Custom Objectionable Word List Ate My Homework · · Score: 1
  23. Re:So get a new job on Apple Store Employee Attempts To Form Union · · Score: 1

    >How many companies hire aerospace engineers, for example? Or wheat geneticists?
    Right now? Plenty: MacDonalds, Burger King ...

  24. Re:cyber attacks are launched from botnets, ergo.. on Europe Simulates Total Cyber War · · Score: 1

    The command is explained in section 1 of of the man pages.
    You would say 'sandbox (8)' for redhat (default SELinux enabled) systems. Claiming no OS today allows you to run an application that way is just a bit of friendly trolling.