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  1. Re:Why Comcast will say it's ok, and why it's not on Comcast Hit With FCC Complaint Over Net Neutrality Violations (streamingmedia.com) · · Score: 1

    Another quick tip for those trying to argue on economic grounds: costs are not prices.

  2. Re:I don't find data caps to break NN on Comcast Hit With FCC Complaint Over Net Neutrality Violations (streamingmedia.com) · · Score: 1

    "As long as competitor content isn't slowed down to make your content more attractive"

    Except this is the actual complaint.

  3. Policies and procedures will save your ass on Seagate Hit By Targeted Phishing Attacks Seeking W2 Data (csoonline.com) · · Score: 1

    This is why you have boring polices and procedures to make requests between departments, instead of just doing someone's boss a favor.

    I'm glad I work in a company with a strong culture of telling management to fuck off with their out-of-channel requests.

  4. Re:Implementation problem on Paperless Statements Not Always Best Choice, Says New Report · · Score: 1

    I will thank you to note that I did not suggest that clicking on a link in the mail to just the home page is better than clicking on a deep link in the email. My point is that clicking any link in the email is the problem.

    The email should have no links whatsoever, so that the user is forced to enter the correct domain in the browser themselves.

  5. Re:What about email? on Paperless Statements Not Always Best Choice, Says New Report · · Score: 1

    STARTTLS only prevents the case where a 3rd party grabs the data in transit. It does nothing to ensure that it was sent it to the right place. The post has mechanisms that at least theoretically will forward physical mail when you move, but if someone has to change email providers there is no equivalent.

  6. Re:Implementation problem on Paperless Statements Not Always Best Choice, Says New Report · · Score: 1

    "For that matter, if I could click a link and then type just my username and password, that would be nice too."

    Specifically, that would be nice for fishing your username and password.

  7. Re:And Nothing Of Value Was Lost on Bitcoin's Nightmare Scenario Has Come To Pass · · Score: 2

    "I wouldn't be the least bit surprised to see BTC users paying 0.5% to 2% transaction fees a year from now. It is, after all, what the market will bear when compared to bank and credit card fees."

    The trouble is that we are surrounded by a lot of people who are as ignorant of microeconomics as they are about macroeconomics. They'll be outraged if you point out that supply curves slope upward. That's a really bad neighborhood for experimenting with currencies.

  8. Re:This guy over here.... on FBI Should Try To Unlock iPhone Without Apple's Help, Lawmaker Says (csoonline.com) · · Score: 2

    There's no way to get the key out of the physical secure enclave and into the VM's secure enclave. If there was, you wouldn't need the VM, since you'd have the key.

  9. "The only part open to debate is how likely they are to reoffend, but as long as the probability is non-zero, I believe potential future victims have a right to know."

    We reject acting on any value of probability of a first offense out of hand on the grounds that it is unknowable within a reasonable doubt. Why do we then accept probability of a second offence?

  10. Re:No Forbes link please on Why LIGO's Black Holes Probably Didn't Come From a Single Star · · Score: 1

    "their site is worthless if you have an adblocker"

    They're doing you a favor, since the articles have negative value.

  11. Re:Consider the Source on America's Ten Most Oppressive Colleges · · Score: 1

    "Cowardy autocrat" is one of the kinder ways you can describe Thomas Jefferson. There's also spendthrift, hypocrite, and rapist.

  12. Re:Just a stunt ... on Arizona County Attorney To Ditch iPhones Over Apple Dispute With FBI (networkworld.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    Apple has not bee served with a warrant or a subpoena. They have been served with a writ of assistance.

  13. "So I take it you're also against home and property searches by the police carrying a signed warrant ?"

    -1, Irrelevant. Apple has not bee served with a warrant, or a subpoena either. They have been served with a writ of assistance.

  14. Re:Wonder if they'll drop the social justice BS to on New GitHub Upgrades Respond To Recent Complaints (thenewstack.io) · · Score: 0

    Clearly, there is a market for distributed version control for those that favor social injustice.

  15. Re:Progress here.... on DoJ Wants Apple To Decrypt 12 More iPhones (macrumors.com) · · Score: 1

    Alternative theory: They've become so lazy they can't be bothered to support the lies that long any more

    Alternative alternative theory: They've become so cynical they don't actually care if we know they are lying or not.

    Alternative alternative alternative theory: They've become so crazy that they think the Chewbacca defense is reasonable.

  16. Re:Load malware? on Mousejack Attacks Exploit Wireless Keyboards and Mice (threatpost.com) · · Score: 1

    "without feedback"

    Except you do get feedback... whether your OS-specific exploit worked or not. If it does work, then the target is using that exploit. If not, try an exploit specific to a *different* OS. Start off just trying to ping a known address where you are logging, and note which stage gives you a ping that actually shows up in the log. Once you have identified the OS then you can get on with the real payload.

  17. Re:And that, ladies and gentlemen... on Mousejack Attacks Exploit Wireless Keyboards and Mice (threatpost.com) · · Score: 1

    You have a better chance that your computer already has Bluetooth than it has some random proprietary wireless method.

  18. Re:It's OK to be in the minority on More Than Half of Americans Think Apple Should Comply With FBI, Finds Pew Survey (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    It also means that you can never trust digital signatures again, since part of the methodology is to compel Apple to sign code written by the Feds.

  19. "What problems do drivers licenses solve for anyone?

    Obviously: Voter Identification.

  20. Re:Shame on them on US School Agrees To Pay $8,500 To Get Rid Of Ransomware (softpedia.com) · · Score: 1

    So instead of complaining that they paid off a criminal, you can complain that they spent more tax-payer money than was necessary and demand that the decision-maker be prosecuted.

  21. Re:capacity vs actual on Global Wind Power Capacity Tops Nuclear Energy For First Time (japantimes.co.jp) · · Score: 4, Informative

    Table 6.7.B. Capacity Factors for Utility Scale Generators Not Primarily Using Fossil Fuels, January 2013-November 2015: https://www.eia.gov/electricit...

    From Jan 2013 to Nov 2015, the lowest capacity factor for nuclear power was 77.6%. Only two months were below 82.5%. The yearly averages were 89.9% and 91.7% for 2013 and 2014.

    So EIA statistics refute your claim that you said was based on EIA statistics.

  22. Re:Interesting findings; and related... on The Heat Is On: Climate Change Causes Birds To Hatch Early (australiangeographic.com.au) · · Score: 3, Funny

    Birds have a well-known liberal bias.

  23. So the banks rejected secret PINs to go along with the chip, but accept PINs that are publicly availble.

  24. Re:CNN ad-blocker friendly link on Virgin Galactic To Unveil New Version of SpaceShipTwo (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    " it does have horrible auto play video"

    Since you are using an ad-blocker, you should add a rule that blocks the container for the video.

  25. Re:The Bahamas - a new territory of the USA? on Anonymous Hacker Gets Lost At Sea, Rescued, Then Arrested (softpedia.com) · · Score: 1

    Clearly, he should have been given a plane ticket to the US and told to turn himself in. What could go wrong?