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  1. Re:So what... on 2015 Corvette Valet Mode Recorder Illegal In Some States · · Score: 1

    The "pointing out" part is no good. It's he said/she said and not admissible.

    A sticker, prominently displayed, "This vehicle monitored by video and audio recording," is sufficient.

  2. Re:Illegal or inadmissable? on 2015 Corvette Valet Mode Recorder Illegal In Some States · · Score: 1

    Clarification is location/situation specific.

    Generally, in Texas, recording conversations is acceptable only when one of the participants is aware of the recording.

    For instance, I can be talking to you on the sidewalk and turn my iPhone recorder on and we're good. I don't need your knowledge or consent.

    What I can't do is leave my iPhone in record mode and leave while you talk to another person. I am not participating, and neither of you guys have knowledge, either.

    For the peace of mind of all parties, it's best to be transparent as when an insurance company calls me for an interview regarding a traffic accident I witnessed.

    I consent over, and over, and over again.

    It's admissible in court because both parties have knowledge and consent.

    Appreciate that involving minors can complicate things, and so can certain social mores.

    For instance, even in my home, I can't record someone using the bathroom without their knowledge and consent. If they are a minor, they cannot be a party to a contract and can therefore, cannot grant consent.

  3. Re:Numbers on Forest Service Wants To Require Permits For Photography · · Score: 1

    And I predict a "blacklist" database to go with it.

  4. Re: Does that apply to the entire universe ? on Physicists Find Clue as To Why the DNA Double Helix Twists To the Right · · Score: 1

    That god has been replaced by Google

  5. Re:Man oh man on Physicists Find Clue as To Why the DNA Double Helix Twists To the Right · · Score: 1

    There's a right way to use "then," and another way that makes the world laugh at you.

  6. We're sorry, but ... on NSF Awards $10 Million To Protect America's Processors · · Score: 1

    ... what with the state of education in the US, not only do we not have people with computer talent, we no longer have computer people capable of hacking.

    The good news is that all Americans have been removed from the no-fly list.

    The bad news is that we're screwed.

  7. Re:How about giving Tibet back to the Tibetans? on China Eager To Send Its Own Mission To Mars In the Wake of Mangalyaan · · Score: 1

    Or at least give the Native Americans back their religion.

  8. Re:And there's not many D0D IP addresses, either . on First Shellshock Botnet Attacking Akamai, US DoD Networks · · Score: 1
  9. Re:Question about how this works on First Shellshock Botnet Attacking Akamai, US DoD Networks · · Score: 2

    I don't know bullshit from wild honey about Linux, but the attack on the DoD is looking for Telnet.

    Analysing the malware sample in a sandbox, we saw that the malware has conducted a massive scan on the United States Department of Defence Internet Protocol address range on port 23 TCP or Telnet for brute force attack purposes," ...

  10. And there's not many D0D IP addresses, either ... on First Shellshock Botnet Attacking Akamai, US DoD Networks · · Score: 1

    From TFA:

    The US DoD network in question is the 215.0.0.0/8 range, with approximately 16.7 addresses.

    Bold is mine.

  11. Whew ... on First Shellshock Botnet Attacking Akamai, US DoD Networks · · Score: 1

    ... how many Linux servers are there?

  12. Makes sense to me ... on FAA Clears Movie and TV Drones For Takeoff · · Score: 1

    ... these guys are professionals at stunts and stuff. Let the pros experience, and absorb the consequences and work the bugs out for the rest of us.

    Appreciate that these things aren't really, "drones," they are "model airplanes."

    It's going to be a boon to FAA bureaucracy and a great venture to tax.

  13. They are doing it wrong ... on Where Whistleblowers End Up Working · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Manning tried to impress an actual hacker and the hacker dude didn't want any part of it.

    Snowden grabbed the goods and and made headlines across the planet.

    Why in Sam Hill do whistle blowers have to step into the spotlight with their incriminating evidence?

    There are lots of ways to drop that crap off and be quiet about it.

    The system is training for that, you know. It's the next logical step.

    Want to expose a wrongdoing?

    Wear the cloak of AC.

  14. Re:Goddamit on Ask Slashdot: Finding a Job After Completing Computer Science Ph.D? · · Score: 1

    I want something a little more dense ...

    You already have that. It's holding your mouse.

  15. Specs matter when ... on Do Specs Matter Anymore For the Average Smartphone User? · · Score: 1

    ... the devices don't do much.

    When the technology goes airborne, and starts performing miracles of a semi-religious nature, it's all about what it can DO.

  16. Re: Logical Steps to MADness on US Revamping Its Nuclear Arsenal · · Score: 1

    If I had mod, I'd give a +1 Insightful ...

  17. And it comes with ... on Service Promises To Leak Your Documents If the Government Murders You · · Score: 1

    ... a money back guarantee.

  18. Re:Philosophy of Science on How Our Botched Understanding of "Science" Ruins Everything · · Score: 1

    Show me ONE creation theory that can be tested.

  19. This is not rocket science ... on How Our Botched Understanding of "Science" Ruins Everything · · Score: 1

    Draw a bright line.

    On one side, write, "religion," on the other side, "science."

    Make sure they don't cross-contaminate.

    I have to think of everything.

  20. Re:Philosophy of Science on How Our Botched Understanding of "Science" Ruins Everything · · Score: 1

    But which creation theory would you teach?

    Be careful in your answer ... my question is a trap.

  21. Re:We like to feel smart on How Our Botched Understanding of "Science" Ruins Everything · · Score: 1

    Hence the idiotic, pseudo-intellectual "I Fucking Love Science" Facebook posts that flood my feed with juvenile memes and puns.

    How juvenile that you allow this.

  22. Re:And there's the reason why... on Google's Doubleclick Ad Servers Exposed Millions of Computers To Malware · · Score: 1

    And we didn't even get a kiss.

  23. Re:And there's the reason why... on Google's Doubleclick Ad Servers Exposed Millions of Computers To Malware · · Score: 1

    If today is opposite day, I am.

  24. Re:And there's the reason why... on Google's Doubleclick Ad Servers Exposed Millions of Computers To Malware · · Score: 1

    You'll be living tomorrow, though ... right?

  25. Re:And there's the reason why... on Google's Doubleclick Ad Servers Exposed Millions of Computers To Malware · · Score: 1

    We all can see into the future. Advertisers are going to deliver their content to your browser FIRST, and then the content will follow.

    We've already been through this.

    Perform the following experiment as a predictive exercise to explain what will happen when you use an ad blocker in the future:

    In your browser, disable cookies.

    Then navigate to sites.

    Enable cookies.

    Document the experience.