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  1. Another water from air scam? on Solar Panel Splits Water To Produce Hydrogen (ieee.org) · · Score: 1

    Even scheme that I've seen that involves getting water from air always falls apart when you look at the energy cost to change water vapor to liquid. Why not start with a few liters of already liquid gray water to split?

  2. Re:It makes the noise on 'Why I Use the IBM Model M Keyboard That's Older Than I Am' (yeokhengmeng.com) · · Score: 1

    It certainly adds gravitas when using it with my Raspberry Pi.

  3. No, but Google gradually updates them to death on HTC, Motorola Say They Don't Slow Old Phones Like Apple Does (theverge.com) · · Score: 1
    All of Google's apps and pieces gradually get bigger and bigger and expect more powerful hardware. (And you can't relocate them to a micro SD card.)

    It takes time, but it's lethal in the end.

  4. The death of property continues on DJI Threatens To 'Brick' Its Copters Unless Owners Agree To Share Their Details (thesun.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    These days no one buys something and actual owns it. It's licensed from the maker, who can pull the plug at anytime. e.g. if DJI gets a court order from a government to ground all drones within a country? Fine.

  5. Re:Eletronic fingerprint? on Former Sysadmin Accused of Planting 'Time Bomb' In Company's Database (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 4, Informative
    "return the second laptop because the device was capable of accessing Allegro's IT network"

    It sounds like they depend on the MAC address for access security, and not-a-one-of-them has ever heard of MAC spoofing. (Or a Pingles can for extending WiFi range to off of company property.)

  6. The pain of termination on Companies Start Implanting Microchips Into Workers' Bodies (latimes.com) · · Score: 1

    "Sorry, but you're being let go. These two gentlemen will escort you from the building, with a stop at the nurse to yank your chip."

  7. Re:Of course it's high on Australian Farmers Switch To Diesel Power As Electricity Prices Soar (abc.net.au) · · Score: 1

    Do a remake of Mad Max, roaming the center of Australia, looking for a charge for his Tesla.

  8. An exe? Yeah that'll work. on Somebody Tried To Convince a Raspberry Pi Exec To Install Malware On Its Devices (softpedia.com) · · Score: 1

    -rwxrw-rw- 1 pi pi 582 Apr 23 1999 Carved Stone.bmp
    drwxr-xr-x 2 pi pi 4096 Mar 9 2015 Desktop
    drwxrwxrwx 3 pi pi 4096 Sep 4 11:51 Devel
    -rwxr--r-- 1 pi pi 49 May 15 2015 golog
    drwxr-xr-x 3 pi pi 4096 Nov 8 22:40 indiecity
    drwxr-xr-x 4 504 staff 4096 Feb 11 2013 mcpi
    drwxrwxr-x 2 pi pi 4096 Mar 10 2013 python_games
    -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 254 Mar 15 2014 test.js
    drwxr-xr-x 3 pi pi 4096 Mar 9 2015 tmp
    -rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi 5 Dec 26 01:10 totally_lame_malmare.exe

  9. If it had been a .com file, at least it would have been small.

  10. Let's flip this around on 'No Such Thing As a Free Gift' Casts a Critical Eye At Gates Foundation (theintercept.com) · · Score: 1

    What if the KochBros started funding Quiverfull private schools?

    Should we be concerned, make popcorn, or wait until it ever happens?

  11. Exactly. "Bill and Melinda Gates answer to no electorate, board, or shareholders; they are accountable mainly to themselves." first she has to establish that this is a problem and why. Possibly she did and the reviewer missed that, but it doesn't seem that way.

    Hey Linsey McGoey: Sad day for you!

  12. Re:He's got his talking points on Apple CEO Tim Cook: "Microsoft Surface Book Tries Too Hard To Do Too Much" (hothardware.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Really? I guess Windows 10 really will be the last Windows. See, I have this strange idea that I own my computers and my Internet connection.

    I can't remember when I opened an Office app with intent.
    W10 won't run my old favorite games.
    That flat monochrome UI is a regression to Windows 2.1, and makes long-existing apps look like poop.
    My LAN took a vote and they're split down the middle on processors and terabytes between Windows and Linux, and I know who the Androids will support.
    My last Windows anchor was Delphi, and I've switched to Lazarus.

    Apple? An Apple Pi would have no I/O ports.

  13. Re:the set is small on FCC's WiFi Rule-Making: Making It Fair For Both Open Source and Proprietary (fcc.gov) · · Score: 1

    And someone better double-check the wifi drivers in VW car computer systems.

  14. Re:Feels weird agreeing with scientologists on Scientology Group Urged Veto of Mental Health Bill · · Score: 1

    IRS 501(c)(3) organizations are restricted from political action group activities. If they want the benefit of being a charity, they have to act like one.

    (Not that it really matters because the IRS lost the Ring of Power to Audit Church-like organizations back in 2009 or so.)

  15. Re:What is being missed... is the $2 million part. on Commodore PC Still Controls Heat and A/C At 19 Michigan Public Schools · · Score: 1

    I bet it was the new thermostat that told you that. :)

  16. Re:What is being missed... is the $2 million part. on Commodore PC Still Controls Heat and A/C At 19 Michigan Public Schools · · Score: 2

    Replace it with a Raspberry Pi 2, running Amiga emulation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

  17. Re:Peter Thiel is on a book tour or something... on Co-Founder of PayPal Peter Thiel: Society Is Hostile To Science and Technology · · Score: 2

    I wear Old Flux. That new low-lead stuff just doesn't smell right.

    Old Flux. The solder your solder could smell like.

  18. Re:Things... on Peter Hoddie Talks About His Internet of Things Construction Kit (Video) · · Score: 1

    I sort of ignore it. Even IBM is jumping in with their Node-RED. Maybe I'll toss it on my Raspberry Pi and see what happens.

  19. Can this be? on US Supreme Court Invalidates Patent For Being Software Patent · · Score: 1

    Do you mean that I can't take some age-old idea, process or system, add "on the Internet" or "with a computer" to it and patent it?

    Dog-walking on the Internet sounded so promising too.

  20. I prefer a hostsfile myself.

    Blocking at the router means that I don't have to tweak several hosts files, plus it covers my Android devices that don't have easily accessible hosts files, but do have pre-installed Facebook apps that call home every night with huge permissions that send who-knows-what, and can't be uninstalled. (When I finally rooted the tablet, I did some cleaning.)

  21. Re:Anonymous Coward on Huffington: Trolls Uglier Than Ever, So We're Cutting Off Anonymous Commenting · · Score: 1

    I refuse to use Facebook and block it at the router. If that means that I can't use some idiot's site that requires it, so be it. So far, I think it's been a net improvement on my browsing experience. On many of these sites, the comments are the content. I'll take my content elsewhere.

  22. I blocked Facebook.com at the router. I'm sure that they have other methods, but all the pages I access that make little tracking fetches from Facebook are sucking mud. (It's the same with doubleclick: Is it the end of time yet? No? Stay blocked! I don't care who owns them now.) It does mean that I can use Facebook or see the fascinating pages of other people. Oh noes!

    Even the simplest home router can do that. They usually have a parental site blocking feature.

  23. Re:sentence RECIEVED v maximum possible on Steubenville Hacker Faces Longer Prison Sentence Than the Rapists · · Score: 1

    And he's yet to be charged with anything, right?

  24. Re:This is SO WRONG !! on Steubenville Hacker Faces Longer Prison Sentence Than the Rapists · · Score: 1

    That would be the 51st through 60th states. Not so good in the house, but those 20 seats in the senate would rock.

  25. Re:Why does this not surprise me? on US Entertainment Industry To Congress: Make It Legal For Us To Deploy Rootkits · · Score: 1

    The ipcommission.org domain that this report is hosted on belongs to something called the "National Bureau of Asian Research". (They have an advert Wikipedia article.)

    I think someone just wants to build the biggest botnet ever! (Kidding...)