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  1. If your phone explodes next to your wallet full of cash, you've lost your money in a burning mess of phone, wallet, crotch and cash.

  2. Re:Just turn that stuff off. on Push Notifications From Popular Apps Are Becoming Increasingly Useless And Annoying (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    If you had push notifications, you may have got first post.

  3. Re:Get a cheap PC that 10 years old, add PFSense on Ask Slashdot: How Can You Avoid Routers With Locked Firmware? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    and put everything through a single usb port?
    Perfect for routing your dialup connection!

  4. Re:"So called" means "Predatory journals" on Predatory Journals Hit By "Star Wars" Sting (discovermagazine.com) · · Score: 2

    Apparently the guy didn't pay them. Does your photo copier print copies without paper or toner?

    Amazingly, three other journals not only accepted but actually published the spoof. Here’s the paper from the International Journal of Molecular Biology: Open Access (MedCrave), Austin Journal of Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Austin) and American Research Journal of Biosciences (ARJ) I hadn’t expected this, as all those journals charge publication fees, but I never paid them a penny.

  5. Re:Hmmm. on Ask Slashdot: Someone Else Is Using My Email Address · · Score: 1

    Could be email@address.com
    I use that one all the time.

  6. I.... on Ask Slashdot: Someone Else Is Using My Email Address · · Score: 1

    Have my own domain, so I don't have to borrow an email address off someone else.

  7. Why does a thumbnail extractor have the capability to run any sort of code?

  8. Re:Sony doesn't want developers? on Sony Using Copyright Requests To Remove Leaked PS4 SDK From the Web (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    They don't want people to make games where Sony doesn't take a cut of the revenue.

  9. Now you don't get sent away for your crimes, USA extradites you instead.

  10. Re:I refer you to The Oatmeal. on Game of Thrones Pirates Being Monitored By HBO, Warnings On The Way (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    HBO Now is the $15 service
    HBO GO is a free streaming service for existing cable customers

  11. Re:I refer you to The Oatmeal. on Game of Thrones Pirates Being Monitored By HBO, Warnings On The Way (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    Blame Bell for that, they have exclusive rights to everything HBO in Canada.

    I suppose you could also blame HBO for selling them those rights.

  12. Re:Questionable comments by the Naval Lt. on Navy Unveils First Active Laser Weapon In Persian Gulf (cnn.com) · · Score: 2

    Good to know
    To be honest, everything I know about the Geneva Convention, I learnt from Hogan's Heros

  13. Re:and you hit your cap how fast? on Game of Thrones Pirates Being Monitored By HBO, Warnings On The Way (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    Dunno, across the Tasman I don't have a cap on my fibre connection.
    The kids do a lot of netflix streaming and I seed limux image torrents. Usually do 500GB a month.

    Unlimited plans in Aussie start from $40/month
    https://www.whistleout.com.au/...

  14. USA.

  15. Re:I refer you to The Oatmeal. on Game of Thrones Pirates Being Monitored By HBO, Warnings On The Way (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    Since then HBO has a $15 streaming service that doesn't require a cable subscription.
    There's a $15 Foxtel service for Australians
    There's a $15 NeonTV service for New Zealanders...

    There's probably a $15 streaming service for most countries.

  16. If you just want Game of Thrones (and a bunch of other HBO shows too) you don't need Amazon Prime Video for $8.50 + $15
    You can pay $15AUD for Foxtel Now. Only available in Australia.

    Cheaper than the $14.99USD for HBO Now, only available in USA.

    How's that for "The Australian Tax"?

  17. Re:Meanwhile... on Game of Thrones Pirates Being Monitored By HBO, Warnings On The Way (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    As an Australian, you can pay $15/mo for Foxtel Now "Pop pack", which includes Game of Thrones and a bunch of other TV shows.
    That's cheaper than Americans who pay for HBO GO who have to pay $15USD

    https://www.foxtel.com.au/now/...

  18. VPN provider gets bad name for cutting off clients, VPN provider loses business and makes less money.

  19. Re:old news on Navy Unveils First Active Laser Weapon In Persian Gulf (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    A guy from CNN was given a live demonstration, so he wrote an article about it.
    schwit1 was probably paid by CNN to promote their content to drive ad revenue.

  20. Re:Questionable comments by the Naval Lt. on Navy Unveils First Active Laser Weapon In Persian Gulf (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Why are you targeting retreating forces? Isn't there something in the Geneva convention about that?

    Until the beam diverges to a larger area than the target, the only thing attenuating the power delivered to the target is the atmosphere.

    They've tested this on moving boats and UAV's, so I'd assume the answer to "can they target moving objects?" is "yes"

    The laser is continuous, it's made from modified 6 welding lasers that all focus on the target.

    It's designed to compliment traditional weapons, not replace them. If the conditions are too bad for it to work, they're going use a gun or missile. Which is going to be much worse for the bad guys.

  21. Re:One dollar per shot? on Navy Unveils First Active Laser Weapon In Persian Gulf (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    30kW for 2 seconds... 60kJ of energy. That's the same amount of energy stored in 1.4 grams of crude oil
    I don't know what they run their ships on, but more refined oil has a higher energy density. Even if their generators are only 20% efficient, that's 7g of oil per shot

  22. Re:One dollar per shot? on Navy Unveils First Active Laser Weapon In Persian Gulf (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    You're right, it's bullshit. It costs 59c per shot.

  23. Re:USS Ponce? on Navy Unveils First Active Laser Weapon In Persian Gulf (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Someone should have told Puerto Rico that before they named a Ponce, the same city the boat is named after

  24. Sounds like a stupid idea on Why is Comcast Using Self-driving Cars To Justify Abolishing Net Neutrality? (theverge.com) · · Score: 3

    I'm not going to buy a car that requires a low latency internet connection to function correctly.
    That's just fucking stupid.

  25. Re:It makes sense. on Oregon Passes First Statewide Bicycle Tax In Nation (washingtontimes.com) · · Score: 2

    and when they disobey traffic laws then get fined.
    Lots of funding comes from traffic fines.