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  1. Re: Have incompetent security, get hacked on Not Just Equifax. Rival Site Transunion Served Malware Too -- and 1,000 More Sites (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Quoting yourself is the first listing in "how to detect a douche"

    Wrong.

    1. He Has “Lines”

  2. Re:Share the backend code? on Ask Slashdot: How Can You Apply For A Job When Your Code Samples Suck? · · Score: 1

    This.

    When I interviewed, the lobby was full of candidates.

    In my oral, the first question was, "What primary attribute do you bring to the table?"

    My answer was, "Integrity, and that's what you need most around here."

    The outgoing admin was present and said, "I take offense." I said, "OK, and I will remove the modem (this was long ago) you have hidden in the telephone closet as a backdoor, whether I'm hired or not."

    The shit hit the fan.

    For 18 years (of 30 total) I remained loyal to the Firm and protected it in all ways and owned up to my mistakes, etc..

    Computer skills are common.

    Trust is iffy.

  3. Inverse correlations because ... on Microsoft Edge Beats Chrome and Firefox in Malware-Blocking Tests (computerworld.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    ... Edge is the least-used browser and attackers aren't going to expend much energy going after it.

    The others are high-profile and coders hammer away at them.

    Not mentioned in the article (and fairly so because of relevancy) is that Edge sucks so hard that Nature abhors it.

  4. Re:Have incompetent security, get hacked on Not Just Equifax. Rival Site Transunion Served Malware Too -- and 1,000 More Sites (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    Your remarks address issues other than legal.

    "Those who don't learn from history are bound to repeat it. Those who do learn are bound to predict it." ~ © 2017 CaptainDork

    For a template of what's to come, look at fire codes.

    We did not have those until a critical number of people died.

    We are on a similar trajectory for data security.

    "Enough is enough and more than enough is too late." ~ © 2017 CaptainDork

    When "All your base are belong to us," litigation will kick in.

    So it is written, so let it be done.

  5. Re:You leak my data when I don't have a reltionshi on Not Just Equifax. Rival Site Transunion Served Malware Too -- and 1,000 More Sites (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    Sorry to inform, but size matters.

    You lose the bankroll battle.

  6. Re:Have incompetent security, get hacked on Not Just Equifax. Rival Site Transunion Served Malware Too -- and 1,000 More Sites (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    This.

    NOTHING will change until litigation kicks in.

  7. Re:OOooo. The DAAARKKK WEBBBB! on Ransomware Sales On the Dark Web Spike 2,502% In 2017 (carbonblack.com) · · Score: 0

    I don't get the Trump reference in this context.

    Trump lewd conversation about women Donald Trump On Tape: I Grab Women "By The Pussy”

  8. Re:And programmer [Re:What an Idiotic Company] on IT Admin Trashes Railroad Company's Network Before He Leaves (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    No, getting caught.

  9. Same business model as ... on Steve Wozniak Announces Tech Education Platform 'Woz U' (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    Trump U.

  10. Re:And programmer [Re:What an Idiotic Company] on IT Admin Trashes Railroad Company's Network Before He Leaves (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 0

    Both the company and the admin.

    First, they suspended him.

    What the simple fuck did they think was going to happen next?

    Then they notify him he will be fired.

    What the simple fuck did they think was going to happen next?

    Then he resigns, promising to come back.

    What the simple fuck did they think was going to happen next?

    Then he get the laptop for two days.

    What the simple fuck did they think was going to happen next?

    The asshole IT admin wasn't smart enough to cover his tracks.

    What the simple fuck did he think was going to happen next?

  11. And just where do you think the engineers come from?

  12. Drug cartels are ... on Someone Is Trying to Knock the Dark Web Drug Trade Offline (thedailybeast.com) · · Score: 1

    ... affected by the "Amazon Effect," as well.

    U.S. stores have been closing at a faster rate in 2017 than at any time since the recession, an American phenomenon being dubbed "retail apocalypse." Though this has so-far been largely a worry for U.S. retailers, the Wall Street Journal reports that investors in Europe are worried that it is now spreading abroad.

    Brick and Mortar retail wishes they could retaliate.

  13. Tear up a "Made in USA" computer and look at the country of origin of the chips in there, shithead.

  14. Re:Yes, you can on Pirate Bay is Mining Cryptocurrency Again, No Opt Out (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 0

    To effectively disable Java, locate the breaker box for your house/apt and flip the ckt brk labeled, "Main" from the ON position to the OFF position.

  15. Re:Day vs night, and is there really a cost? on Pirate Bay is Mining Cryptocurrency Again, No Opt Out (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    Yes.

    It's available as an Easter egg if you unplug the computer, pop the box and remove the coin battery and short the terminals for 10 seconds, 3 times.

    If anything is amiss, turn on Java and go to TPB help site and grab the help torrent file.

  16. Re:Who cares? It's better than advertising. on Pirate Bay is Mining Cryptocurrency Again, No Opt Out (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 0

    Find a goddam light bulb to unscrew to compensate.

    Shit.

  17. Re:Smart move ... on Russian Central Bank To Ban Websites Offering Crypto-currencies (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    ... commending them as being intelligence ...

    I hate when I post without proofreading, too.

  18. Too much money ... on How Does Microsoft Avoid Being the Next IBM? (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ... killed IBM and Microsoft and Mobil Oil.

    I worked for Mobil. They bought their own insurance company and became self-insured and got into the business/consumer insurance business. They also got into real estate. They built Reston, Va. from the ground up.

    They also bought Montgomery Ward and stuff.

    Now they are gone, absorbed by Exxon.

    --

    Too much money causes businesses to look for ways to spend the cash in pursuit of CEO and shareholder greed.

    Today's capitalism calls for asymptotic growth in periods measured in nanosecomds.

    In this regard, Apple is next.

    Apple has more ash than God and has no visionary (Jobs) to guide them as to how to spend it.

  19. Re:Smart move ... on Russian Central Bank To Ban Websites Offering Crypto-currencies (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    If you own the central banks, then you've got a dog in the fight.

    Otherwise, your opinion (and mine) diesn't matter at all.

    I don't live there.

    I live in a country that has a batshit crazy pussy grabber as a figurehead who can't go one goddam fucking day without contaminating the news cycle with 7 stories about random crap, so fuck Russia.

    Let 'em eat cake.

  20. Of the two choices you suggest: Interest or capability, it's actually neither.

    I looked at reddit right after it amped up and I avoid that shit hole like I do the comment section of most Facebook news stories.

  21. ... and very informative, but not earth-shattering.

    Sounds like a good business model for all concerned, except Google competitors.

    Those companies could pony up if they think there's a decent ROI.

  22. Nice dodge. Trump is hiring.

  23. Re:Terrible headline on Security Researcher Finds a Fundamental Flaw in iOS (krausefx.com) · · Score: 1

    One word:

    2FA

  24. Smart move ... on Russian Central Bank To Ban Websites Offering Crypto-currencies (reuters.com) · · Score: 2

    ... for the Russians.

    It's their playground and they know what works best for them.

  25. TFA is not about an extinction event.