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  1. Oh for fsck's sake, we're now virus-compatible with Windows?

  2. My employer is also building up a massive repository of voice recordings, and we'd also be keen to get everyone's voiceprints on file. If people are interested in contributing, please contact bulkcollectionoffice@nsa.gov.

  3. Re:so frustrating would it be on The Myth of Drug Expiration Dates (propublica.org) · · Score: 1

    Sorry, forgot to mention: This isn't the US and the FDA. Other countries governments know about it as well.

  4. Re:so frustrating would it be on The Myth of Drug Expiration Dates (propublica.org) · · Score: 5, Interesting

    All (most?) doctors [like me] are well aware that the expiry date for most drugs is notional rather than real. If I or my family get sick I use expired drugs that I have, or have scrounged from the pharmacy.

    Not just doctors, the government as well. Our military stockpiles drugs and medication for emergencies, and keeps stuff for a minimum of ten years, often longer. They run extensive tests on it and it's still at 95-100% effectiveness after that time.

  5. Re:Would the Rust programming language help? on Flaw In IoT Security Cameras Leaves Millions of Devices Open To Hackers (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    You're playing the game wrong, you have to say the name of a problem out loud five times before you rust flakes are allowed to start appearing, not just once. See this reference. Also, I believe a mirror should be involved.

  6. Re:one solution on California Lawsuit Wants To Weaken Noncompetes (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    make the company that makes you sign a non compete pay you full salary for the duration of the non compete, whether you are actually working or not.

    You could make quite a bit of money that way, sign up for as many different jobs as you can, all with noncompetes that require you to be paid out...

  7. Re:one solution on California Lawsuit Wants To Weaken Noncompetes (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    UX and front-end development is a generic skill that applies to many industries.

    That depends. If by UX you mean "continuously tweak shit at random because change is good" then sure, that's generic, anyone can do it (Microsoft, Mozilla, Google, and many others have made this a standard part of their development lifecycle). However, if it's "design and implement a good, effective, usable interface" then that's much, much more rare.

  8. Re:No unicode on Slashdot. on Ask Slashdot: What Software (Or Hardware) Glitch Makes You Angry? · · Score: 1

    And thorn is a common letter where I live

    Same here. We have lots of people who are a thorn im Auge...

  9. Re:Calling it "Rust" defeats acceptance. on TechCrunch Urges Developers: Replace C Code With Rust (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    Why do tech. people give things wacky names?

    Well if it wasn't called Rust then you couldn't call its supporters Rust Flakes.

  10. Re:This is great news... now... give me more shows on Doctor Who's 13th Time Lord Announced: Actress Jodie Whittaker (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 3, Funny

    Given that the Master has already appeared as a part-female character, it's just a small step for the Doctor to go all the way... "they're not breasts, they're Dalek bumps!".

  11. Re:obey gravity...it's the law on Crypto-Bashing Prime Minister Argues The Laws Of Mathematics Don't Apply In Australia (independent.co.uk) · · Score: 3, Funny

    Maybe Australia could legislate that pi = 3.0 exactly, since their laws obviously trump mathematics. That'd make calculations so much easier for everyone. Even Australian politicians could now do it on their fingers, at least until they got to ten.

  12. Re:Same with China on WSJ Op-Ed: The Post Office Is Delivering Amazon's Packages Below Cost (zerohedge.com) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Like many close observers of the shipping business, I know a secret about the federal government's relationship with Amazon: The U.S. Postal Service delivers the company's boxes well below its own costs.

    Because the USPS is a government-funded charity with Amazon as the beneficiary? Because Bezos secretly owns the Post Office? Because Putin? Because ISIS? Is there any basis for this claim, or do we just have to accept it based on some random blogger's say-so?

  13. Re:Of course, the utility is limited when... on The Audi A8: First Production Car To Achieve Level 3 Autonomy (ieee.org) · · Score: 1

    Because you HAVE to have a manual transmission if you're a real driver.

    You say this like it's somehow untrue... :^D

    Manuals are OK if you're a well-above-average driver. Fortunately, 100% of the people who drive manuals are well above average.

  14. Re:Holding it wrong on Ask Slashdot: Why Do So Many of You Think Carrying Cash Is 'Dangerous'? · · Score: 1

    If a thief can tell from a distance whether you are carrying cash or credit cards, well, you are holding it wrong.

    Ah'm not naturally this tawl ma'am. Ah'm from Tayxus and ah'm sittin on muh wallet.

  15. Re:Well, collect on the deposits... on Umbrella-sharing Startup Loses Nearly All of Its 300,000 Umbrellas In a Matter of Weeks (shanghaiist.com) · · Score: 1

    "everything on the street can now be shared."

    Definitely true. So far I've shared with other people two bicycles (bolt cutters), the contents of my wallet (twice), my mobile phone (grab-and-run), and numerous umbrellas (those were mostly my fault).

    Sheesh, what did they think would happen with an umbrella-sharing service?

  16. Re:So.... on Intel To Cut IoT Jobs (electronicsweekly.com) · · Score: 1

    In the same way that the 'S' in IoT stands for "security", so the "X" in IoT stands for "x86".

  17. It's being used as the are-you-online check by DLink routers.

  18. Re:ride-sharing? on Slashdot Asks: Your Favorite Ride-Sharing App? · · Score: 2

    Meanwhile, Lyft, which is only available in the U.S.,

    I use Krzykstn for my ride-sharing service, but its only available in Upper Slobovia where I live. If you're nice, you get to be the one to hold the reins. If you're less nice, you get the bucket and shovel to collect the.. uhh... byproducts.

  19. What's Norwegian for "Cold is God's way of telling us to BURN MORE CATHOLICS!"?

  20. That was my plan too. The first things I'd challenge are the faked moon landings, the Holocaust hoax, the Kennedy assassination falsehoods, and the deliberate suppression of the subversive role of the mind control satellites. Then they'd see whether they really wanted this law.

  21. Re:Doesn't belong here on Seeking YouTube Fame, A Teenager Kills Her Boyfriend (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    But we did not learn how thick the book was, nor its title or author.

    The first book was "The Art of the Deal". The bullet got halfway through the book and died of boredom. The second book was Harry Potter, the bullet flew through it looking for more sequels.

  22. Re:Sweet! Congratulations!!!! on Raspberry Pi Wins UK's Top Engineering Award (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Those were my feelings as well, obviously no EE's were involved in choosing who to give the award to.

  23. Re:what TUMBLR really is.... on Tumblr's Unclear Future Shows That There's No Money in Internet Culture (nymag.com) · · Score: 1

    Yet somehow porn continues to make money enough to afford to make actual productions with directors, producers, cameramen

    You mean Sean?

    makeup artists

    Sean's girlfriend Summer.

    the renting of homes and other places to use as sets

    Sean and Summer's place.

    in addition to paying the cast

    Sean and Summer again.

    With all those overheads you wonder how they make it pay.

  24. Re:How long? on Elon Musk's Boring Machine Completes the First Section of An LA Tunnel (theverge.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    So they cut a lousy six and a half feet? Call me when they connect two cities!

    I'm selling shares in a venture to connect the cities of Champaign and Urbana if you're interested.