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  1. I had hoped on Google Suggests Separating Students With 'Some CS Knowledge' From Novices · · Score: 1

    that this was about doing something to allow students with CS experience to skip introductory classes.

  2. Re:I have certainly done my part! on U.S. Passenger Vehicle Fleet Dirtier After 2008 Recession · · Score: 1
    I find that, broadly speaking, there are two basic categories of people who drive pickups. The first are folks who do physical labor (skilled and unskilled) and need it for their jobs - contractors, carpenters, electricians, etc. The second are those seeking to compensate for feelings of inferiority stemming from physical or psychological shortcomings, such as ineffective genetalia.

    Feeling larger and more powerful than other vehicles on the road is particularly important for that sad second group.

    So, is it loaded up with tools and material, or compensation?

  3. What about "Cash for Clunkers"? on U.S. Passenger Vehicle Fleet Dirtier After 2008 Recession · · Score: 1

    Was that factored in? Did it actually do anything, or was it just a way to make money disappear?

  4. I am also trying to raise on Julian Assange Trying To Raise Nearly $200k For a Statue of Himself · · Score: 1

    $200k for a statue of myself. Where's my story slashdot!?

  5. Re:I can turn it off? on Comcast Sued For Turning Home Wi-Fi Routers Into Public Hotspots · · Score: 1
    Geez... At least I can put the thing into bridge-mode without tier 2 now.

    But that still doesn't explain why I can barely "hear" xfinitywifi. According to the app, the nearest hotspot is a block away.

    Like I said though, I wouldn't really mind. Assuming that traffic wouldn't count against my cap (which they promised didn't exist, the fuckers.)

  6. Normally, I'd figure on Court Bans Sale of Xiaomi Smartphones In India · · Score: 1

    that Ericsson was just trolling, but Chinese companies aren't exactly known for respecting IP.

  7. I can turn it off? on Comcast Sued For Turning Home Wi-Fi Routers Into Public Hotspots · · Score: 1
    I don't see that option anywhere on my router/modem. I have a wifi on/off setting, but there's no indication that it turns off xfinity wifi. I have it off, and don't have a hotspot showing, so I guess that does it.

    If I had the option to turn on the hotspot, I probably would. I really don't mind, and I've used the hotspots in the past, so it would be only fair.

  8. Re:Get rid of corporate taxes totally on UK Announces 'Google Tax' · · Score: 1

    People everywhere in the world own shares of Google. And Google has employees in the UK whose income is taxed. Past that, maybe the UK doesn't have a right to tax them.

  9. How they possibly figure it out? on UK Announces 'Google Tax' · · Score: 1

    Multinationals like Google are so complex, how is a national government supposed to figure out what is has a legitimate claim to tax? Without a formal international structure for tax collection, it won't work.

  10. Re:5th Admendment? on 18th Century Law Dredged Up To Force Decryption of Devices · · Score: 1

    No, the All Writs Act just gives courts the authority to issue the warrants required by the 4th Amendment and defines part of "Due Process" for the 5th.

  11. Banks innovate? on Big Banks Will Vie For Your Attention With Cardless ATMs and VR · · Score: 1
    I find that rather hard to believe. I left my bank for a local Credit Union (best idea I've ever had) after finding out that a simple transfer from one account to another (both at the same bank) involved printing and mailing a check! When I asked why I couldn't just log in to my account and make the transfer electronically, they said it was too insecure. I pointed out that if a thief could get into my account, a simple electronic transfer wasn't even the best way to rob me, but all I got was some ignorant line about industry practices.

    Well, that wasn't the only reason - their practices (industry standard according to them) seemed to revolve around providing me with as many fees as possible. Last straw was my rent check bouncing the same day my paycheck deposited.

  12. Either way on Is Chernobyl Still Dangerous? Was 60 Minutes Pushing Propaganda? · · Score: 1

    touring the Exclusion Zone remains at the top of my dream vacation list.

  13. Re:Wesley Willis writes an OS on The Schizophrenic Programmer Who Built an OS To Talk To God · · Score: 1
    Don't try to use it on the bus!

    Rock on Redmond, rock on Palo Alto. Hanes: America’s First Name in Comfort Since 1901

  14. Is anybody else on The Schizophrenic Programmer Who Built an OS To Talk To God · · Score: 1

    feeling a strange desire to nail him to a big piece of wood? I wonder if that will increase adoption...

  15. Re:Answering machines? on Class-Action Suit Claims Copyright Enforcement Company Made Harassing Robo-calls · · Score: 1

    I just report them to the FTC. My number is on the Do Not Call list.

  16. I got a number of harassing calls from them. All for the US Serviceman who previously had my phone number.

    Time and time again I explained to them that I wasn't the person they were looking for. Then I'd launch into a tirade about their business practices - which I'm glad to see they have been called on.

  17. Best news EVER! on Doubling Saturated Fat In Diet Does Not Increase It In Blood · · Score: 1

    For my tummy that is.

  18. If this prevents me on Samsung Seeking To Block Nvidia Chips From US Market · · Score: 1

    from getting a GF 960 for Christmas, Samsung is gonna get it.

  19. Sounds like incompleteness to me.

  20. Wait, what? on Russia Takes Down Steve Jobs Memorial After Apple's Tim Cook Comes Out · · Score: 1

    Russia had a memorial to Steve Jobs?

  21. At least its acheivable on UN Climate Change Panel: It's Happening, and It's Almost Entirely Man's Fault · · Score: 0

    After decades of warnings that put the deadline for irreversible catastrophe within a decade or two of the time it was issued (now past), it's nice to hear one with a deadline both believable and achievable.

  22. I wish DKIM was delegatable on Ask Slashdot: How Useful Are DMARC and DKIM? · · Score: 1
    I work for a Real Estate company, and we have a nice Exchange setup (with DKIM) through our parent corp. A number of our agents (for mainly silly reasons) prefer to use personal email accounts, so they forward from their corp addresses to their personals. A number of tools they use fall into the category mentioned in the article, so emails are sent "from" their addresses but signed by say, docusign. Then they freak out because they aren't getting contracts.

    That mail from Facebook and LinkedIn don't get delivered isn't a problem, but things like contracts are obviously an issue. Gmail doesn't care, but many of our agents use ISP provided email, like Comcast and BellSouth/AT&T (Yahoo), which silently drop email that fails DKIM checks. If they just went to a spam folder it wouldn't be such a big deal, but no - they insist on dropping without even a bounce.

  23. Re:I'm all in favor... on Black Swan Author: Genetically Modified Organisms Risk Global Ruin · · Score: 1
    The Precautionary Principle is so deeply flawed because it rests on proving a negative.

    I find it's continued existence to be deeply troubling.

  24. The Precautionary Principle's inherent fallacy on Black Swan Author: Genetically Modified Organisms Risk Global Ruin · · Score: 1

    It is not possible to demonstrate the non-existence of possible effects. The Precautionary Principle requires proving the absence of danger. Therefore, it's a load of crap.

  25. I'll take Jedi-ism over on Jedi-ism Becomes a Serious Religion · · Score: 1

    Scientology any day. It's based on much better sci-fi and far less wacky.