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  1. Re:Somewhat outdated on Yahoo Releases Largest Ever Machine Learning Dataset To Researchers (tumblr.com) · · Score: 1

    Forbes and Yahoo seem to be the leading attack point for virus entry. I consistently read about, so you might be very lucky

    and to cite sources :

    Forbes https://www.hackread.com/forbe...

    and yahoo's https://blog.malwarebytes.org/...

    SideNote: Yahoo's finance page was considered on of the best until recently ( sorry no source to cite ), so I am going to guess that a new attack point will show up in due time

  2. Re:True artist on David Bowie Dies At Age 69 (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Now I can laugh, and clear my head of the sadness. Dune was "Sting" from the Police and Gozer was some Yugoslavian artist-actor i think

  3. Re:I had one of his CD+Gs on David Bowie Dies At Age 69 (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    did a quick goggle search, looks like the basic laser disk is about 20 to 50 each on ebay

  4. Re:Don't get it on An FBI Hacking Campaign Targeted Over a Thousand Computers (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    well look at it differently ... 400,000,000 general population of males from USA and Europe give or take a little, 1% is 4 million, 1% of that is 40,000 so with 215K, that means that there is a lot of people ( about .0005% ) that like this stuff. So the FBI most likely knows a large percentage of them now in the USA. Problem now is what to do with them all. and what does this tell us about society. How about the poor FBI team that had to deal with the web site, those people are psychologically damaged for life ( I got to think that the other .9995 are not into this ).

    as to what the images are, I got no clue, but I got to think it's like that south park episode

  5. Re:some people think they're an eyesore on North Carolina Town That Defeated Solar Plan Talks Back (newsobserver.com) · · Score: 1

    this is most likely best written response that did not cover the " way it looks " issue

  6. Re:Contact bylaw enforcement. on Ask Slashdot: Cost Effective Way To Soundproof My Home? · · Score: 1

    lack of sleep and or lack of concentration has a cost.
    so by doing what you are saying, I effectively reduce
    my cost in the long run and increase my neighbors.
    benefit is that I will sleep well

  7. Re:Good luck with that. on Ask Slashdot: Cost Effective Way To Soundproof My Home? · · Score: 1

    off topic note: a quick estimate to move about 300 to 600 miles or so is about 4.00 per square foot of living space. Used it a lot, and it's been real good as a rough safe guess.

  8. Re:neighbor on Ask Slashdot: Cost Effective Way To Soundproof My Home? · · Score: 1

    yep you are right.
    The man next door just recently passed away. He had a special dog that never barked and if it did it was some sort of health issue.
    It barked, and I went over and knocked on the door. no answer, but the dog barking, called the police, told the about the dog,
    they dispatched fire rescue ( that's what they are called in my town ) and I called the association to get the spare key to the condo.
    sure enough, he was on the floor, and then guys got here, they did the medical stuff. he survived that time.

    he died when I was not home a few month later.
    Now I see the dog daily, never makes a peep.

  9. Re:Crazy. Naval swarm warfare. on Largest Destroyer Built For Navy Headed To Sea For Testing (ap.org) · · Score: 1

    Everything you said is correct.
    I myself was thinking more of a swarm of 2000.
    basically it would be just an attack platform,
    very few are manned
    simple propulsion.

    Fire at target, then, form a picket line for strategic defense
    those that fire are defense cannon fodder.

    transport them via barge or ro-ro or submersion vessel platform

    interesting concept hu?

  10. Re:What about a Faraday cage on FCC Fines Another Large Firm For Blocking WiFi · · Score: 1

    Cross contamination issues normally make a manager feel good and want to reward out spoken people.
    the fix most likely cost very little, but from the liability standpoint, it was most likely huge ( see those recalls lately ).

    This might have been a special case, but as a small business owner ( realtor and I have a small staff ), I like when people
    talk to me and explain what is wrong or right, and when I can fix the problem, I can pass a solid reward to my people.

    People in general want to work for others that listen to the good ideas and discuss the bad ideas with common sense

  11. Re:And this is why war can never be automated on How Nukes Were Almost Launched From Okinawa During Cuban Missile Crisis (thebulletin.org) · · Score: 1

    Untold is correct. problem is that most people think, and or want, peaceful outcomes. it's just not going to happen. at the core it seems we are a violent species

  12. Re:And this is why war can never be automated on How Nukes Were Almost Launched From Okinawa During Cuban Missile Crisis (thebulletin.org) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Hi, can you cite the source of this. I have heard of this before, but did not know if it was real or not.

  13. Re: hmmm on Google Drops Desktop Voice Search In Chrome (google.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    yep, that is the lines of my thinking. must be a bug somewhere that can not be solved or some agency has figured out the value of audio data at a stationary location. so maybe google is trying it's best to protect us. At least that is what I am hoping for.

  14. Re:Maybe... on Charge Rage: Electric Cars Are Making People Meaner In California · · Score: 1

    Hmm... pussies using guns
    In MY day back when we had ox carts, and you took unloading spot
    I would have taken out my mace ( +2) and bashed your head in.

    I don't recall ever messing with the Chariot guys, them dudes got bows and spears and stuff

  15. Re:ICEd on Charge Rage: Electric Cars Are Making People Meaner In California · · Score: 1

    That's a great question, so I thought about it for a while.
    my answer is maybe, depends on the intent of the action.

    if you are keying a car, yes, maybe a day or 2 in jail. You don't have the right to damage another persons property

    in the above situation, the parking lot owner or manager, should have a publicly posted policy about the negative side effects of using the wrong spot. IE: Towing

    you bump your door and scratch the other guys car by accident, then no.

    See a long time ago, someone keyed my car, and I caught them. Why, because they were jealous of my little piece of shit car ( it did make that sound putt putt putt every morning till it got warm, a hole in the floor board so when it rained I got a bit wet LOL ) that worked amazingly well and never gave me an issue and I took great pride it trying to keep it clean. the keying of my car caused me to become amazingly angry at them, and went out of my way for a long time to see that they had no advantages ever. Never offered them help, asked my neighbors not to help them, never offered to shovel the driveway or if I was on a grocery run, knock on their door and ask if they needed anything. They moved 2 years later.

    so yes, 1 day of jail would have been the right amount of punishment for getting caught keying.

  16. Re:Good! on DHS Detains Mayor of Stockton, CA, Forces Him To Hand Over His Passwords · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Stuff like this makes me nervous about my rights and about my family's right. someone once said something like this, " Then they came after me and because I did not defend the others they we gone and no one was their to help me when I needed help "

  17. Re:Everybody has to believe in something on Treefinder Revokes Software License For Users In Immigrant-Friendly Nations · · Score: 1

    While I agree with what you are saying. find that this guys action were done with improper customer timing. IF ( and it's a big if ) the current user base Paid for the software, then he should not ban them ( the bought it ), But he should stick to his core beliefs and ban those which he feels are doing him harm.

    Now I want to get tricky, I am rather sure that if he tried this in the USA, he would be in the courts already. I don't think we are legally capable of stopping a purchase within the USA ( unless of course it has some encryption or state secret attached to it or the USA said we can not trade with them ) .

  18. Re:I liked the cartoon that read: on Ahmed Mohamed, His Clock, and the Curious Turn of Events · · Score: 1

    yes, and at the end, he is rewarded with, free ride to a university, some awards and I bet some opportunity. All for tinkering. Not a bad outcome.

  19. They made the disclosure on AVG Proudly Announces It Will Sell Your Browsing History To Online Advertisers · · Score: 5, Interesting

    At least they made the disclosure, which is a step in the correct direction for a consumer to make a choice.
    while I might not like it, it's correct.

  20. Re:Reasons I'm not a judge. on Vancouver Area Teen Sentenced To 16 Months For Swatting · · Score: 1

    Wow, valid points.
    I'm 48 so I think i might have mellowed a bit more
    Now 10 years of prison is a bit harsh,
    BUT
    3 month of some sort of prison life ( in the USA, jail is local, prison is where it's real bad ), secure but tough love
    3 month of jail, again secure but tough love
    1.5 years in some sort of outdoor, farming / labor jail type place. Where education with work ethic is taught
    3 years of community service with some sort discovered skill set that he discovers in himself and shares with the community should appropriate.
    and to physically meet each victim and apologize.

    I don't know if my beliefs in changing someone is valid, but given the opportunity to change a youths' life for the better might be the highest risk/reward I can think of.

  21. Re: Hillary Clinton says: on Japanese Court Orders Google To Delete Past Reports Of Man's Molestation Arrest · · Score: 2

    That is the best response I have seen in a long time.
    let me say why:
    ( all of this is my view and communicates properly to my style of trying to understand, also I suck at grammar so good writing is impressing to me )

    a) re-asserted the right of innocent until proven guilty, not only to the HC but the party she had to defend. ( something which is very important to me )
    b) proved a point of; she had a job, she was required to do it, then did it ( don't know the outcome but she did it).
    c) added humor ( my perception ) with style, told the person to research the facts before stating something dumb and learn more before you vote.

    Thank you, and I hope you have helped others whom get the chance to read, to become smarter

  22. offtopic : Re:GMOs have so many different problems on Controversial Trial of Genetically Modified Wheat Ends In Disappointment · · Score: 1

    I grow heirloom tomatoes on my balcony. when I buy a house, I plan to grow a lot more and try to cross different heirloom to get more amazing flavors.

  23. Re:GMOs have so many different problems on Controversial Trial of Genetically Modified Wheat Ends In Disappointment · · Score: 1

    While I will respect what you are saying. I believe you are speaking outside the scope of the thread.
    the metric in question is : if I spend money doing R&D, and make a discovery, can I protect it and have a return on my investment.

    In reference to what you are speaking : patent judgement is to secure the idea, nothing about the revenue model is discusses. While I can not cite the old source, I believe many ideas in the early 1820's to 1860's that were patented, expired to public domain, only to become useable in the 1880 onwards when manufacturing was capable of producing the item's. I wish I had an example of this but I don't recall it right now

  24. What I think most people are not seeing .... on Anti-Uber Taxi Protest Blocks Access To Airports In France · · Score: 1

    I love to study history, and I think we are in for some historic changes in the next 40 years.
    the biggest change to happen is Efficiency happening to the normal people whom are not rich.

    UBER is a great example, taxis are needed, but the business model that had worked is no longer
    really valid for the future, so a new and efficient mode is happening. over time UBER like structures
    have to/should happen and when they do, the new model will be well regulated.

    Happened when ships went from sail to steam, but the longest routes were still sail, into the late
    1800 early 1900, last of the sails designs were called windjammers.

    again it's happening now in the shipping business... huge vessels, stuff I could never dream of
    are now on the water, all in the name of efficiency.

    I would not be surprised if ubers next business model would be to sell taxi fleet management
    to cities.

  25. Re:Infinity on Ask Slashdot: What's the Harm In a Default Setting For Div By Zero? · · Score: 2

    While I will respect the idea the you think this is the dumbest question in a while, It's does show what people are feeling and being frustrated by. And what I have found great about Slashdot is some of the more creative reply's. I am looking forward to this.

    Personally, I think, clean code with check's and filters makes for better programs, but today's behavior seems to indicate that product needs to be out the door ASAP or you are out the door ASAP. so sloppy code consistently comes forth.