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  1. Re:Gives a whole new meaning: Who's your daddy? on MyHeritage, a DNA Testing and Ancestry Service, Announces Data Breach of Over 92 Million Account Details (vice.com) · · Score: 2

    ... but you can't say you had YOUR data stolen ...

    You should sign up on a site called, "Slashdot ... News For Nerds; Stuff That Matters"

    They have stories that can help you understand.

    Data Breach Victims Can Sue Yahoo in the United States, Federal Judge Rules

  2. Re:Cludge fix? on Apple Is Testing a Feature That Could Kill Police iPhone Unlockers (vice.com) · · Score: 2

    ... when you forget your password ...

    You've also forgotten how to use the goddam phone.

    If you forgot your passcode, or if a message says that your device is disabled, follow these steps to remove your passcode.

  3. Re:Gives a whole new meaning: Who's your daddy? on MyHeritage, a DNA Testing and Ancestry Service, Announces Data Breach of Over 92 Million Account Details (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Fucked up analogy.

    You're suggesting that DNA shit is something you can file for, and have the company return it back to you, in its entirety so you can give it to another business.

    Also, strangers don't have their goddam personal property or data in your unlocked house.

    Litigation is the ONLY solution to this bullshit.

  4. This sounds like ... on Judge Rules Amazon Isn't Liable For Damages Caused By a Hoverboard It Sold (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    ... the piracy issue.

    ISPs are the middle man, simply connecting content providers to consumers.

    The owners of the IP have a hard time precisely identifying, and litigating, those on either end, so the effort turns to making the provider soak up the liability.

    Shooting the messenger.

  5. at all.

  6. Chat is a contributor ... on Why No One Answers Their Phone Anymore (theatlantic.com) · · Score: 1

    ... to fewer calls to businesses.

    I love chat.

    I can multitask during the session; resolution is mostly timely, and both parties can get on with their day.

  7. That's not how it works ... on Google Promises Ethical Principles To Guide Development of Military AI (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    ... for military contracts.

    Vendors don't get to set the specifications and certainly not the moral/ethical use of purchases.

    This is Google's proof of concept for an explosive market.

  8. I've got a Hum box that tracks my car and some people have Onstar and equivalent.

    We buy that with reason.

    Also, look at Find My iPhone or Google Device.

    I don't care if LEO or advertisers know where my car or phone is, but I sure as hell care that I know where that stuff is.

  9. A paradox is that ... on Face Recognition Is Now Being Used In Schools (theintercept.com) · · Score: 1

    ... schools pay shit wages to teachers and big bucks to foreigners for something that is not likely to happen and not likely to work when it does.

  10. What the hell happened ... on Face Recognition Is Now Being Used In Schools (theintercept.com) · · Score: 1

    ... to "America First?"

  11. America is just starting ... on China Overtakes US For Healthy Lifespan, WHO Data Finds (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    ... to excel at a much more coveted metric -- profits -- as she continues to deregulate fossil fuel and emission standards.

    In support of the prime directive of asymptotic wealth gained in nanoseconds, Americans will die rich.

    The age at which that happens is not important.

  12. The next step is ... on De Beers To Sell Diamonds Made In a Lab (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    ... AI-manufactured diamonds whose provenance is verified by blockchain and supports either Bluetooth or WiFi with NFC and cloud storage for location tracking by quantum computers.

  13. Oh, that speaker? on Sonic and Ultrasonic Attacks Damage Hard Drives and Crash OSes (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    That speaker sings lullabies to your computer while guarding against malware and detecting Russian interference in elections.

    Free trial, right?

  14. Re:On another note ... on Why Thousands of AI Researchers Are Boycotting the New Nature Journal (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Ever hear of Copenhagen?

  15. Re:On another note ... on Why Thousands of AI Researchers Are Boycotting the New Nature Journal (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    So does the news.

  16. ... the paying audience defines the value of content.

    For reference, see Fox News, CNN.

  17. Re:This does nothing. on Invisible Scum on Sea Cuts CO2 Exchange With Air 'By Up To 50%' (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    So, "exactly."

  18. Re:This does nothing. on Invisible Scum on Sea Cuts CO2 Exchange With Air 'By Up To 50%' (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1, Insightful

    You have some good points but have missed an obvious one:

    "They," are "us."

    The driver behind shitting in our mess kit is shareholder greed .

    We want asymptotic stock gains over nanosecond time frames.

  19. You have made a serious mistake.

    I was raised, and worked, in the oil patch of Texas.

    My daddy worked at Pure Oil (later Unical) and I worked at Texaco, Port Arthur and Mobil Oil (bought out by Exxon) in Beaumont, Texas.

    My brothers worked there as well.

    --

    I am very careful about what I post here because I know there are members who are experts in the subjects.

    Ponder ...

  20. Really?

    You're correlating fossil fuel growth to the well-being of children?

    Step back from the ledge.

  21. ... sewing machines.

  22. You insensitive clod. What about the children?

  23. Stupidity is documenting, internally, far in the past, that your product is harmful.

    For reference, see tobacco.

    Cars also saved the world and yet that industry is liable for product deficiencies.

    You and I don't have a say in this matter.

    The courts will make the determination.

  24. ... judging by the facts and stuff.

    A better question is one of standing.

    Product liability may or may not apply.

  25. Re:Kaspersky ain't shit ... on US Government Can't Get Controversial Kaspersky Lab Software Off Its Networks (thedailybeast.com) · · Score: 1

    So it's your position that lay persons don't use any of this shit?