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  1. Isn't this old news? on Research: Industrial Networks Are Vulnerable To Devastating Cyberattacks · · Score: 0

    We've seen any numbers of articles over the last couple years concerning this subject. The only thing not often mentioned is lack of network monitoring, but given the rest of the foolishness going on I always figured that would be a given.

  2. It is amazing how many children post here on Ask Slashdot: Identifying a Stolen Car Using Police Camera Databases? · · Score: 1

    That's all I have to say.

  3. Re:Kill them all. on Islamic State Doxes US Soldiers, Airmen, Calls On Supporters To Kill Them · · Score: 1

    Interesting that a thoughtful and informed comment has no response. Yours isn't the only orphan out there. But keep it up anyway.

  4. Re:Underlying problem on ISPs Worry About FCC's 'Future Conduct' Policing · · Score: 1

    Now it's politics and nothing but.

  5. Re:Underlying problem on ISPs Worry About FCC's 'Future Conduct' Policing · · Score: 0

    Yup.

    The FCC has changed a lot from the time it used to be run by engineers to the time it became run by political appointees.

    'nuff said.

  6. Something I can agree with on Obama Proposes 2 Years of Free Community College · · Score: 1

    As long as the feds stay out of regulating Community Colleges, which I know they can't and wouldn't spend a microsecond thinking about not, I would agree.

    They would then ruin the best, and last, relatively cheap form of college education. And one that really does it well overall as well as per dollar paid and spent.

    tom

  7. Re:MicroSD card? on Apple Faces Class Action Lawsuit For Shrinking Storage Space In iOS 8 · · Score: 1

    I'd be interested in some detail here. I've had several Android and Blackberry phones over the years and never had a problem.

    Does anyone have specifics on which phones have problems?

    Thanks.

  8. Re: MicroSD card? on Apple Faces Class Action Lawsuit For Shrinking Storage Space In iOS 8 · · Score: 2

    Your right.

    Only Samsung, Motorola, Alcatel, Sony, Philips, LG, Acer and a couple others.

    That's most, isn't it?

  9. Re:And the FCC will do... on Verizon Throttles Data To "Provide Incentive To Limit Usage" · · Score: 1

    I responded in the wrong place before, the following should have been here..

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    The FCC is not controlled by Congress. And the _engineers_ in charge of the commission were replaced by _appointees_ during the Bush administration.

    Obama has done nothing to fix this problem. I won't comment on the motives of either president.

    tarball

  10. Re:And the FCC will do... on Verizon Throttles Data To "Provide Incentive To Limit Usage" · · Score: 1

    The FCC is not controlled by Congress. And the _engineers_ in charge of the commission were replaced by _appointees_ during the Bush administration.

    Obama has done nothing to fix this problem. I won't comment on the motives of either president.

    tarball

  11. Re:And the FCC will do... on Verizon Throttles Data To "Provide Incentive To Limit Usage" · · Score: 2

    So no comments?

    This is a bipartisan problem. Both sides are lobbied.

    tarball

  12. Re:Break on Autonomous Road Train Project Completes First Public Road Test · · Score: 1

    And you are a prime example of why the world is going to hell. People who think it's ok to get things wrong.

  13. Re:I got heavy metal poisoning in China on One Tenth of China's Farmland Polluted With Heavy Metals · · Score: 1

    "I taught at a University in China for a year." followed later by "Chemical spills are so common, they don't even bother trying to sensor them in the press."

    "Sensor"? And you taught at a university? Even China should be ashamed.

  14. Re:More like China on One Tenth of China's Farmland Polluted With Heavy Metals · · Score: 1

    I haven't heard from anyone at work, from my friends, or anywhere on the net say "we should be more like them".

    You are completely daft.

    tom

  15. Re:RIM never heard of due diligence ? on Trademark Trouble For RIM Over New "BBX" Name · · Score: 1

    Interesting how these things show up or not depending on how they are handled.

    OS9 was the unix like OS released by Motorola in 1979. Built to a tightly coupled OS to the Motorola 6809 processor. Great CPU (mostly 16 bit pretending to be 8) and great OS with a breakthrough version of BASIC that was called BASIC09 and was way beyond what you would expect. You didn't have to use GOTO. You had labels. And lots more.

    I assumed Apple bought the name since it suddenly (from my limited perspective) disappeared from the original OS9 world.

    And everyone that counts thinks OS9 is Apple.

    And I understand.

  16. Re:Dead or alive. Doesn't matter. on Congresswoman and Staff Gunned Down · · Score: 1

    If you and all the other head in the sand Democrats don't think our side kills people have never dealt with union members up close and personal.

    The media just doesn't report it the same.

    Or for that matter looked at cheating in elections, which we Dems are experts at, to my dismay. i.e. IL, NY, etc.

    And I am NOT a Republican, I just don't have my head in the sand.

  17. Re:Are you serious? on National Academy of Science Urges Carbon Tax · · Score: 0

    Simple tweak.

    If it's simple, you can explain the tweak.

    Go ahead.

    tom

  18. Re:try lying on Recourse For Draconian Encryption Requirements? · · Score: 1

    God you are an ignorant twit! How did you ever find slashdot?

    In case you don't read the context you post in, which seems quite likely, it's highly probable that someone who does this will end up in jail, because they will be "willfully negligent" when they are part of a breach.

  19. Re:I'd hope so. on Federal Agents Quietly Using Social Media · · Score: 1

    Yup

    Anyone complaining about this has what we in Garage Logic commonly call a "Moron Chip Problem". In other words, your Moron Chip is broken.

    This piece of your personal logic array attempts to keep you from making stupid mistakes. If it's broken you are probably SOL.

    tom

  20. The difference between a Scientist and an Engineer on A Warming Planet Can Mean More Snow · · Score: 1

    A scientist has a vested interest in his results being accepted.

    An engineer has a vested interested (I can be sued!) that the answer is actually correct.

    That's the difference here.

    Think about it. Please.

    Ok, you lefties already KNOW THE ANSWER.

    And so do you on the right.

    One of you may be wrong, and the other needs to learn a LOT of science.

    I have to say, you are both amusing, but only very very occasionally. Mostly you are incredibly embarrassing examples of humans.

    Quit being so polarized, and start speaking politely to each other.

  21. Re:Science or Religion? on A Warming Planet Can Mean More Snow · · Score: 2, Informative

    I won't do the work for you, but for the first claim search theregister.co.uk for NASA and global warming. I don't remember the exact search, but it's not hard to find there. They have before and after graphs that NASA fudged, and both were available at the time from NASA. Dumb on NASA's part

    For the second claim, if you missed the news last year, search for "climategate".

  22. Re:Science or Religion? on A Warming Planet Can Mean More Snow · · Score: 0, Troll

    Religion from the scientists.

    NASA got caught faking data 2 or 3 years ago by theregister. The Brit experts then get caught admitting they fake data last year.

    Everyone publishing used those 2 as the ultimate source of their data. The data currently published cannot be trusted. None of it. Chuck it all, and prove it with fresh uncontaminated numbers, if you can find them. Then I'll believe it. Maybe.

  23. We have gone through a lot of parties? We've had the same 2 corrupt pieces of crap in charge since 1860 except for Teddy, who was a blip on the radar.

    Anyone that votes for a Republican or Democrat is helping to perpetuate this farce the US has as a government.

    tom

  24. Re:POS on Browser Extension Defeats Internet Eavesdropping · · Score: 1

    And yes, I'm running version 3.

  25. POS on Browser Extension Defeats Internet Eavesdropping · · Score: 1

    Of course the best part is that it doesn't even prompt to install. And Mozilla doesn't recognize the extension.