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  1. Kinda funny, but not relevant.

    ... about 58,000 years ago, Stone Age humans began to settle down, staying in one area for longer periods.

    TFA compares craftsmanship pre/post, but does not address the effectiveness of the tools.

    If raw materials close to home can be worked more rapidly and get the job done, the fact that the aesthetics suffered (judged by more modern beings who didn't live in that moment) is moot.

    Apparently, productivity did not suffer.

  2. In the US, "No" ... on Ask Slashdot: Is Deliberately Misleading People On the Internet Free Speech? · · Score: 1

    ... because freedom of speech is that you get to say something and the federal government can't arrest you.

    Perhaps a better headline would be: "Ask Slashdot: Is Deliberately Misleading People On the Internet Deceptive Practice?

  3. Your post contains irony.

  4. PROTIP:

    Xanax, when taken as directed, is a safe and effective palindrome. ~ © 2017 CaptainDork

  5. Precipitation is one element of the equation.

    Of more concern is the source of the heat engine that produces that cause/effect.

    It's the deep water temperature.

    Hurricanes cannot ramp up if the surface temperature is less than 80-81 degrees (fair and height).

    The determent for strength, though, is the supply of deep warm water.

    That's why most hurricanes downsize in strength by as much as one category in the Gulf of Mexico, from New Orleans, westward.

    Topology maps show a (relatively) shallow coastline from there on down to Corpus Christi, and the lack of deep water chokes off the heat source.

  6. Re:Taking about the weather on 100K Lose Power As America Faces Its Third Hurricane In Three Weeks (go.com) · · Score: 1

    That's your opinion.

    My opinion is that power grid failure is news for nerds, stuff that matters.

    It leads to questions about how we can mitigate the impact in the future.

    Your population comparison is a waste of time by both of us.

  7. Re:Taking about the weather on 100K Lose Power As America Faces Its Third Hurricane In Three Weeks (go.com) · · Score: 1

    If your population selection, which has nothing to do with this story, is relevant, then so is mine.

  8. Oh, come on, now.

    You can't bullshit a bullshitter.

    You're avoiding deep warm water -- the biggest contributor.

    Why?

  9. Conveniently for you, you start talking about "atmospheric energy."

    Fortunately for me, I know the difference between bullshit and wild honey.

  10. Re:Taking about the weather on 100K Lose Power As America Faces Its Third Hurricane In Three Weeks (go.com) · · Score: 1

    I'll see your 113,000 and raise you 1.3 billion, for. like you, no reason at all.

    Around the world, 1.3 billion people lack access to electricity.

  11. It's not complicated, OK?

    Cyberstalking Suspect Arrested After VPN Providers Shared Logs With the FBI

  12. Anyways, it's going to be, nominally, the same number of hurricanes but their strength will increase because they are heat engines and, by definition, there will be more heat.

  13. Apparently, you missed my earlier post where I copy/paste directly from PureVPN:

    PureVPN operates a self-managed VPN network that currently stands at 750+ Servers in 141 Countries. But is this enough to ensure complete security? That's why PureVPN has launched advanced features to add proactive, preventive and complete security. There are no third-parties involved and NO logs of your activities .

  14. Re:My favorite personal assistant hack on Clever Hack Fakes A Sleep Timer For Google Home (vortex.com) · · Score: 1, Informative

    On this, we agree.

    If Equifax, Yahoo, Target, LinkedIn, NSA, OPM, etc. can't keep their shit safe, how the fuck and I going to?

  15. Re:What the heck is Google Home? on Clever Hack Fakes A Sleep Timer For Google Home (vortex.com) · · Score: 2

    Here to help.

    Google Home is when you Google stuff at home.

    If you are away from home, be sure to try Google Mobile, found on most smart phones and tablets and on desktops provided by libraries and workplaces.

  16. Re:Really? on 100K Lose Power As America Faces Its Third Hurricane In Three Weeks (go.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    Close, but not really.

    Climate models do not predict more hurricanes.

    They do predict stronger hurricanes.

    We also conclude that it is likely that climate warming will cause hurricanes in the coming century to be more intense globally and to have higher rainfall rates than present-day hurricanes. In our view, there are better than even odds that the numbers of very intense (category 4 and 5) hurricanes will increase by a substantial fraction in some basins, while it is likely that the annual number of tropical storms globally will either decrease or remain essentially unchanged.

    Reference

  17. Re:Taking about the weather on 100K Lose Power As America Faces Its Third Hurricane In Three Weeks (go.com) · · Score: 2

    From the headline:

    ... 100K Lose Power ...

    Power, if you're not familiar with it, is for nerds and stuff that matters.

    Discuss.

  18. True. However, the uninformed will jump all over that statement by PureVPN and run with it.

    I think deceptive trade practices should apply, but predict that a lot of sites would be quickly editing their narrative.

  19. Agree.

    I've been at this for over 30 years and I've found that the best way to avoid capture is to refrain from risky behaviour.

    There's a lot that I could do, (as can you), but I know there are people like us who can catch people like us.

  20. Agreed.

    And I would add that people who think they can outsmart other people are not clever enough to do so.

  21. VPNs aren't meant to keep people anonymous.

    Really? From their site:.

    Anonymity: PureVPN replaces your real IP with one of our abundant IPs, allowing you to use the internet freely whilst remaining completely invisible.

  22. I appreciate your response, supported by a reference link.

    Thanks.

  23. Precisely.

    Which leads to the next question: Are other or all VPN providers lying?

  24. Re:PureVPN makes no privacy warranty on Cyberstalking Suspect Arrested After VPN Providers Shared Logs With the FBI (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    ... they make no claim about logging one way or the other.

    You just blew it in an obvious way.

    PureVPN operates a self-managed VPN network that currently stands at 750+ Servers in 141 Countries. But is this enough to ensure complete security? That's why PureVPN has launched advanced features to add proactive, preventive and complete security. There are no third-parties involved and NO logs of your activities .

    Emphasis mine.

    Shame on you.

  25. Re:VPN safe if you used established ones on Cyberstalking Suspect Arrested After VPN Providers Shared Logs With the FBI (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    How do you know that reviewed VPNs don't keep logs?