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  1. It is entirely possible that Google management didn't approach the engineering staff with a plan to build a Death Star or Soul Sucker. The very core of their business is to collect data. The decision to use some of that data for evil/greedy purposes doesn't require additional capability - just additional restraint. [not affiliated with Alphabet/Google]

  2. Re:"Gay Culture" is blind devotion then? on Project Include Drops Y Combinator As Peter Thiel Pledges $1.25 Million To Trump (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    I was less concerned with what the AC said than with how it was said. Anonymous attacks on logged-in posters are just juvenile.

  3. Re:"Gay Culture" is blind devotion then? on Project Include Drops Y Combinator As Peter Thiel Pledges $1.25 Million To Trump (theverge.com) · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Aw, that's cute! The brave, little coward got all fired up and shit. You tell 'em, sweetie!

  4. I agree with what you are saying but...
    I don't trust motorists to stop when I enter a crosswalk. It matters not one bit whether they are malicious or incompetent. Until they stop, I'm staying on the curb (verifying?).

  5. Even though dictionary.com has this definition:

    noun
    1.
    an attitude, disposition, or mood.

    I trust your assertion that mindset and attitude are different.

  6. Re:Razorblade defeats it. on More Performers Are Demanding Audiences Lock Up Their Phones (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Wouldn't plastic scissors (like they use in kindergarten) pass through a metal-detector?

  7. "Trust but verify" is just an odd way to say, "don't trust." That said, it is almost always a good idea to verify.
    The idea expressed by GP poster that distrust can't be taught would seem to fly in the face of any security training, anywhere.
    In training to be a military trainer, we were taught that attitudes can most definitely be taught. Then they taught us to hate liberals. JK: they taught us to hate whiners - who just happened to be liberals.

  8. Re:They've created search anxiety!! on Google To Divide Its Index, Giving Mobile Users Better and Fresher Content (searchengineland.com) · · Score: 1

    I think the mobile index is best suited for information consumers while the desktop index is better suited for information producers.
    I'm fine using the dumbshit index while on-the-go but I want real results when I'm working at the desktop.

  9. Hey, look - TFA makes wild-ass guesses, too!

    Specifics on how exactly this is happening are unclear. Is the officer less confrontational to begin with, avoiding escalation? Or are suspects and complainants more wary of their conduct? Is it some combination of the two, or are even more factors involved? To determine these things would be a far more complex and subtle piece of research, but the study does suggest that officer behavior is probably the most affected, and that other effects flow from that.

  10. Re:Better equation on Tesla Fixes Security Bugs After Claims of Model S Hack (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Why not do the updates through the charging cable/station? That way, at least you know the vehicle isn't in use. If the vehicle is in use, it won't be long before it is connected again.

  11. Panama Canal, anyone? on US Tech Firms Urge Congress To Allow Internet Domain Changeover (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    The politicians are afraid of being compared to Jimmy Carter's giving up the Panama Canal (designed, built and maintained by the US until 1999).
    The US didn't get any compensation for that act but, all-in-all, the canal still seem to be fulfilling its purpose - for the US and the rest of the world.

  12. Re:Was logging in to post exactly this on University of California's Outsourcing Is Wrong, Says US Lawmaker (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    In my defective brain it is related. It sure seems like blaming the victim (like blaming a rape victim for the act of the rapist) when 17% of the IT staff gets laid off in a cost-cutting move. If they were poor-performing, why ask them to train their replacements?

  13. Re:Was logging in to post exactly this on University of California's Outsourcing Is Wrong, Says US Lawmaker (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Yeah - and women get raped for dressing too provocatively.

  14. Re:No surprise on Android Companies Keep Pretending That Android Doesn't Exist (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    I think TFA is saying that the shiny hardware doesn't do anything without the software. That makes the software pretty important. Yet, the software (and its maintenance) is barely mentioned in all the marketing fluff. That is the reported problem.

  15. No sympathy for tax dodgers on Apple CEO Tim Cook on EU Apple Tax Case: 'Total Political Crap' (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    What if countries modified their patent and copyright laws so that if a holder moves their tax base out of a country, they forfeit their holder rights in that country?

  16. Re:This angers me on Cloudflare Faces Lawsuit For Assisting Pirate Sites (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    I know I shouldn't laugh at this...so I didn't.

  17. This isn't about Firefox... on Mozilla Is Changing Its Look -- and Asking the Internet For Feedback (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    ...it's about Mozilla - the maker of Firefox.
    Since that is the case, who gives a rat's ass?

  18. ...because a taxi without a passenger is still occupied by a human. An unoccupied autonomous uber car could be a tempting target for all those displaced taxi/uber drivers.

  19. Re:Why the Stupid Pylon? on Ask VideoLAN President and Lead VLC Developer Jean-Baptiste Kempf Your Questions · · Score: 1

    Be careful for what you wish - VLC could end up an unusable POS like Unity.

  20. Re:first computer... on CP/M Creator Gary Kildall's Memoirs Released As Free Download (ieee.org) · · Score: 1

    CP/M Card in an Apple II+ let me run Wordstar! That was awesome.

  21. commercial activities? on Moon Express Gets FAA Approval For Lunar Mission In 2017 (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    I guess I'm just not grasping the commercial advantage of sending a roomba to the moon and leaving it there.

  22. Re:Well, that just sucks - I love Classic Shell on Project Hosting Service Fosshub Compromised, Embedding Malware Inside Hosted Files (softpedia.com) · · Score: 1

    Cool story Bro. How much did you donate?

  23. Re:Nope on The Chip Card Transition In the US Has Been a Disaster (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    The card companies and banks don't give a shit about security. The chip-and-signature conversion enabled a huge liability shift. As I understand it, prior to the shift, the card companies/banks were liable for fraud committed with their cards. If fraud is committed now, the liability lies with the retailer.

  24. Tampering with elections? on 'DNC Hacker' Unmasked: He Really Works for Russia, Researchers Say (thedailybeast.com) · · Score: 1

    That's CLEARLY the domain of American political parties!

  25. Love you long-time on Apple's Electric Car Project To Be Led By Bob Mansfield (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    Nothing says automotive excellence like "long-time Apple executive."