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  1. Re:Wrong metaphor on What Africa Really Needs To Fight Ebola · · Score: -1, Troll

    Try not to choke on that Coolade my man.
    Shifting corruption from "shake of the hand" to lawyers and contracts doesn't change who's pulling the strings.
    As I said, the world is a pretty flat monetary system at this point. All those details you refer to are "lipstike on a pig."
    You'd have to be blind as Lady Liberty to think we're somehow less corrupt. Just call a spade a spade, mate. Move on with life, untethered to fairy tails.

  2. Wrong metaphor on What Africa Really Needs To Fight Ebola · · Score: 1

    Throwing words around like "anti-corruption" that begs the question of what "uncorrupted" political regime the author is writing from. I sure would be interested to read about this land of unicorns and rainbows. Look, the world is been built on capitalism and manufacturing. 1st world countries needs 3rd world countries. This patterns works. It's not pretty, but it works. Show me an uncorrupted political system and I'll point you to the next Star Trek convention.

  3. insert on Bill Gates Endorses Water From Human Waste · · Score: -1, Redundant

    witty poop joke here

  4. Re:Who goes to museums on Museum's Adults-Only Nights Show That Alcohol and Science Are a Good Mix · · Score: 1

    Wow. So this is how ignorant people rationalize their own stupidity... Fascinating.

  5. So the CIA = Aliens? on CIA on UFO Sightings: 'It Was Us' · · Score: 1

    It's best to get in front of these PR issues...

  6. I smell a new TV series (spoiler alert) on Putting a MacBook Pro In the Oven To Fix It · · Score: 2

    Breaking Bad except it's a desktop administrator and he can't make millions with baking MacBooks either so he dies in the 1st episode.

  7. Become a tinfoil-helmet-wearing-minimalist on Ask Slashdot: Dealing With Companies With Poor SSL Practices? · · Score: 1

    Works for the most of the posters here.

    The sad part is they call a lot of the defacing "hacks" when the company has a digital equivalent of leaving customer data on their front porch with a neon sign saying "Free Credit Card w/SSN Here!"

    The "security" we're calling for would be more accurately described as, "stop putting accountants in charge of IT security."
    Change the mindset from Risk Management and cost control.

    I wonder what the OP was buying that can't be found on amazon.com though?

  8. Try again. on MIT Unifies Web Development In Single, Speedy New Language · · Score: 2

    Don't hold your breath...

    If we could take the ego out of invention the profs might realize that *another language* is not what is needed.
    Understanding the languages we're using... that's what's needed.

  9. Legacy Generation Frameworks on Ask Slashdot: Is an Open Source .NET Up To the Job? · · Score: 1

    10 years ago Java and .NET were welcome solutions to solve the "DLL Hell" issues using COM/COM+ objects.
    But, they have grown into 100 tentacled beasts.
    Way too many cooks in the kitchen.

    Today, the only reason you would architect a new solution with these behemoth frameworks is because you were given no better choice (ergo, your team is entirely leftovers at an Enterprise who no longer have the drive to update their skillset: ergo --> you're working at a crappy non-IT organization.

    Java can shift to Scala.
    .NET can shift to Ruby/Python/JavaScript

    Having worked in .NET since Classic ASP days, I am so happy to see a shift in programming culture away from these "head in the cloud" frameworks.
    *nix philosophy had it right: build things that do 1 thing really well. Node.js follows this model and has had a huge success because of it.

    Beyond that, writing a compiler is not something we have to rely on MS/Oracle to give us. There's literally no magic behind these curtains.
    Lastly, the LoC measure, simple code footprint of .NET and Java is a barrier to maintainability and velocity of updates.
    Why do .NET devs use Entity Framework? Because ADO.NET was sooo hard? *eye rolls*
    Just another solution where there wasn't a real problem.

  10. Executive Statistics on Marissa Mayer's Reinvention of Yahoo! Stumbles · · Score: 1

    In statistics we have the Bell Curve. It has two tails and a hump.
    Executives like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates represent the leading tail; par excellence.
    But the *majority* of executives have to land in the hump and the trailing tail: ergo, "the suck."
    Combine that with the astronomical pay these individuals get to be the best of the best...

    Mayer is firmly in "the suck." From a PR standpoint alone Yahoo board may likely dump her.
    You can't blame her; she didn't hire herself. She just did the best she could with the tools she had. Which by market measurements, hasn't been good enough.

  11. Pointless on What Will Microsoft's "Embrace" of Open Source Actually Achieve? · · Score: 1

    The open source community does not use .NET or Java, so, it's a bit pointless to open source .NET or Web API. Their implementation of MVC+Razor is, and has been, a joke. Silverlight was DOA. Azure is a five years behind AWS. MS SQL no longer offers anything particularly more attractive than MySQL or MariaDB.

    Now, if they open sourced something that the community desperately needs, like Office or Kinect, then there's something worth talking about.

  12. IT has management? on Is Enterprise IT More Difficult To Manage Now Than Ever? · · Score: 1

    No, it's not harder manage. Just the hiring/promotion criteria for management in IT is largely based on your skills as a... programmer.

    It's also hard for Tennis players to play Football.

    Oh and all the bro-mance, patriarchy, social ineptitude left over from the last 30 years doesn't help much either.

  13. It's the economy stupid. on Are the TSA's New Electronic Device Screenings Necessary? · · Score: 1

    Let's see...
    CIA, FBI, NSA, HLS, US Marshals, DEA, ATF, INTERPOL, NDIC...
    I'm going to go out on a limb here and say the TSA is redundant.

    Here's a table of just the law enforcement costs to tax payers...
    Law Enforcement Activities
    United States Marshals Service $2,668,000,000
    Federal Bureau of Investigation $8,347,000,000
    Drug Enforcement Administration $2,018,000,000
    Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives $1,201,000,000
    Federal Bureau of Prisons $6,894,000,000
    Interpol-Washington Office $32,000,000

    source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

  14. Re:Already too much hassle on Are the TSA's New Electronic Device Screenings Necessary? · · Score: 1

    Is it Friday already?

    ...you're welcome, btw.

  15. Don't get confused about the problem here. on Bank Security Software EULA Allows Spying On Users · · Score: 1

    The problem is not technology. The problem is the lack of legal protection or extension of the bill of rights to your data on your own property.
    To the guy suggesting we all run a virtual machine specifically to use online bank software. People shouldn't have to learn networking visualization because a clause buried in a EULA.
    Check out this documentary: Terms and Conditions May Apply: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt20...

  16. Ibid on Microsoft To US Gov't: the World's Servers Are Not Yours For the Taking · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The real crime is that legalese hasn't been reduced into a programming language so we can outsource these lawyers.
    Pretty sure we could reduce all lawyers into a Tit-For-Tat game theory program.

    While not (the universe is dead)
    Whatever you say; I disagree
    End

    Ibid.

  17. See me after class... on Man Caught Trying To Sell Plans For New Aircraft Carrier · · Score: 1

    Most Civil Engineers I know aren't looking to go all "Jack Bauer" toting a .45 around with secrets on a thumb drive... This guy is clearly the "bottom half" of the spy training program.
    D+ A-wad.

  18. Re:If I were SONY... on Sony Employees Receive Email Threat From Hackers: 'Your Family Will Be In Danger · · Score: 1

    You already are bankrolling cyber ops against NK. It's called taxes.

  19. Re:Simple on The Sony Pictures Hack Was Even Worse Than Everyone Thought · · Score: 2

    Ethics. That's hilarious. It's bottom line. That is your ethics in business. Security will remain unaddressed until it really impacts the bottom line of a major business. Then they will all jump on the bandwagon; and all of us in security will be richer.

  20. Re:Standard M.O. on How the NSA Is Spying On Everyone: More Revelations · · Score: 1

    Please pat yourself on the back some more.

  21. Passwords are useless. on Ask Slashdot: Convincing My Company To Stop Using Passwords? · · Score: 1

    Retinal scan and voice confirmation.

  22. +1 #farm-your-life +2 #farm-your-company on Google Hopes To One Day Replace Gmail With Inbox · · Score: 1

    If you are using google for work email, I hope you have read the ToS: http://www.google.com/intl/en/...

  23. Chinese Security on Chinese CEO Says "Free" Is the Right Price For Mobile Software · · Score: 1

    I don't know, but their AntiVirus software looks reliable and trustworthy... http://www.cmcm.com/en-us/cm-s...

  24. No Caching? on The Cost of the "S" In HTTPS · · Score: 1

    Presentation seems pretty weak. Probably not worth anyone wasting their time reading. Encryption does not negate caching ability. Generally, this looks like a non-tech made a tech presentation.

  25. It's better the second time... on Ask Slashdot: Making a 'Wife Friendly' Gaming PC? · · Score: 1

    Just don't fall to pieces when she dumps you. You and your gaming machine have many wonderful years to look forward to.