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  1. Re:Poisonous tree on DOJ: Defendant Has No Standing To Oppose Use of Phone Records · · Score: 1

    this is greasing the slope and then shoving

    Am I the only person who just got a horrible visualisation?

  2. Re:Scary on DOJ: Defendant Has No Standing To Oppose Use of Phone Records · · Score: 4, Funny

    They either haven't read or don't agree with the Slashdot moderation guide

    Or both.

  3. I knew the day would come on Linux RNG May Be Insecure After All · · Score: 2

    From a practical side, we also give a precise assessment of the security of the two Linux PRNGs, /dev/random and /dev/urandom

    The internet must have finally run out of porn.

  4. Re:Did the NSA have a hand in this too? on D-Link Router Backdoor Vulnerability Allows Full Access To Settings · · Score: 2

    D-link's rep was buried long ago.

    I'd tend to say that D-link's rep is long-lived and very consistent.

  5. Re:Will this stupidity ever end? on D-Link Router Backdoor Vulnerability Allows Full Access To Settings · · Score: 1

    10x the new value of the device to any customer that wants to give it back

    Silly idea, make them liable for costs. Then the device manufacturers will be supporting the [cough] on-line content industry [cough],

  6. Re:"bored out of her mind"?? on Google X Display Boss: Smartphones, Tablets, Apps Are "Mind-Numbing" · · Score: 5, Funny

    A laptop is a TOOL. A cellphone is a TOOL.

    Pop quiz, Mary Lou Jepsen is .........

  7. Re:Project Loon on Google X Display Boss: Smartphones, Tablets, Apps Are "Mind-Numbing" · · Score: 2

    Are they cloning Sergei Brin?

    Damn it! Don't give them ideas.

  8. Re: And the pilot? on Passenger Lands Plane After Pilot Collapses and Dies At the Controls · · Score: 1

    in many countries, it is still legal for the family of a recently-deceased private person to tell reporters to fuck off

    Surely that would be reportable?

  9. Re:New "traditional" energy source on Two-Laser Boron Fusion Lights the Way To Radiation-Free Energy · · Score: 1

    Given that everything we do and everything we aspire to requires more and more energy

    I aspire to using less and less energy, so should you.

  10. Re:Er, wait, what? on Two-Laser Boron Fusion Lights the Way To Radiation-Free Energy · · Score: 3, Funny

    That doesn't keep you from going on a nice drive with your sweetie

    To be fair, it's fairly difficult to drive one handed.

  11. Re:Plumbing on TEPCO Workers Remove Wrong Pipe Get Splashed With Radioactive Water · · Score: 1

    we could just not indulge this stupid shit to begin with

    Wow! You took the words right out of my mouth.

  12. Re:Wait a second... on U.S. Spy Panel Is Loaded With Insiders · · Score: 1

    Now that the government is shut down, does that mean the domestic spying program is also?

    No, only non-essential government programs were shutdown.

  13. This is for placating public outrage on U.S. Spy Panel Is Loaded With Insiders · · Score: 2

    The panel's meetings are closed after Clapper exempted it from the U.S. Federal Advisory Committee Act ... for 'reasons of national security,'

    Congratulations Mr Clapper, I vote for a round of applause. Why is everyone being spied on? OH! that's right:

    for 'reasons of national security,'

    Almost forgot for a second.

    You know, the internet is about the people, not the governments. Stop complaining about the governments collecting information and start collecting information about the government. If they do it, it's got to be ok. After all, every threat to the US population for the last 50 years has been specifically caused by the government. Couldn't spying on the government be considered national security?

  14. I know what happened on Another 100 Gigabit DDoS Attack Strikes — This Time Unreflected · · Score: 4, Funny

    other than Incapsula and its own service providers that were on the receiving end—no one seemed to notice

    Thanks a bunch for saving the internets Marc. I'll be sure not to notice again soon.

  15. Re:How robust is Twitter on Twitter Launches Emergency Alerts · · Score: 1

    doesn't Twitter still need data (either mobile or broadband)?

    No, they're moving to a new brain embedded model with free T-shirts reading "I'm a twit. #follow me if you wish to remain safe".

    FEMA were the first to volunteer all their staff.

  16. Re:'MANTLE' was the game-changing announcement on AMD Unveils New Family of GPUs: Radeon R5, R7, R9 With BF 4 Preorder Bundle · · Score: 1
    Hello Mr AC,

    Of course, ATI customers with 6000 series cards or earlier (or Zacate, Llano, or Richland APUs) are as out-of-luck as Intel and Nvidia GPU users

    So existing ATI customers are being given the shaft

    With the rise of Mantle, many console games developers are going to desire that the PC market rapidly changes to AMD only

    because games producers are going to ditch 66% of the pc gaming marketplace

    Any PC gamer interested in high-performance would be INSANE to buy any Nvidia product from now on

    in favor of the minority of sane gamers

    Nvidia, on the other hand, will be cursing themselves for ever starting this war

    because the market leader in graphics cards is going to start crying into their huge wads of cash.

    Next time you write a new API, try creating world peace. We need that more than faster fly by wire shooters.

    Sincerely.

  17. Re:Maybe time for an upgrade? on AMD Unveils New Family of GPUs: Radeon R5, R7, R9 With BF 4 Preorder Bundle · · Score: 1

    Wow, that $89 R5 actually looks surprisingly attractive

    I'm guessing that /. is the only website where this comment would find general agreement.

  18. Re:Fuck streaming on Hulu "Kicking Back Into Action" Says CEO, Adding New Content · · Score: 2

    Why has nobody made a service that even comes close to piracy?

    Fucking stupid question IMO.

    The media cartels are all scared shitless. They can't see the forest for the trees because the upper management is still wondering "How do we get people to go to cinemas again?". Why? Because they're all frightened, ageing, greedy, foolish, incontenent, semi-literate control freaks.

    No point in shouting at the wind. Just keep pirating.

  19. Re:As a US-only service on Hulu "Kicking Back Into Action" Says CEO, Adding New Content · · Score: -1

    Piracy is stealing. Think of the artists!!

  20. Re:Good intentions but potentially harmful on Group Attacks Bad Software Patents Before They're Approved · · Score: 0

    Patent attorney here

    You're part of the problem.

  21. Oh great you had to say it didn't you.. on Angry Brazilian Whacks NASA To Put a Stop To ... Er, the NSA · · Score: 5, Funny

    he wasn't protesting about the US space agency giving joyrides to inhuman stowaways

    Now we're gonna be in for another round of hacking..

  22. Re:Idiots are against Golden Rice on Interview With Professor Potrykus, Inventor of Golden Rice · · Score: 1

    This is a commercially licensed product owned by a corporation spending the money to market it. Let me restate that, this particular plant is OWNED by a private company.

    You think they're creating the plant because "they" (the starving people) are hungry? This biotech company wants to make money by prolifigating their crop throughout the developing world (because .. you know, they *need* it) and making money from countries desperate to keep their people alive.

    It's not just the GMO part, the concerns are much, much, much larger than the not so simple question of "To GMO or not to GMO". It's about the continuation of life on this planet not beholden to corporate interests.

  23. Re:What's a spy antanna look like? on German Federal Police Helicopter Circles US Consulate · · Score: 1
  24. But what's really the truth? on German Federal Police Helicopter Circles US Consulate · · Score: 1

    reportedly to search for spy antennae and other espionage related equipment on the building rooftops

    That's what they *say* but the helicopter was really trying to draw fire.

  25. What sort of question is that? on Instagram Rolls Out Plan For In-Feed Advertisments · · Score: 1

    Whether Instagram's young and growing user base will balk at the ads, or even notice them, remains to be seen.

    Nah, I'm sure that polluting the content won't have any impact. After all, everyone loves advertising.