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  1. How will this impact small restaurants? on Jack In the Box CEO Says 'It Just Makes Sense' To Replace Workers With Robots (grubstreet.com) · · Score: 1

    Larger chains in California can spend the time and money to research and test deployments of these kiosks. But what about smaller restaurants? Do they just go under?

  2. Re:How to cause panic with statistics on US Disaster Costs Shatter Records In 2017, the Third-Warmest Year On Record (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    It's probably more in line with people moving to, and building in, areas prone to specific disasters. We keep building things that can be damaged in places susceptible to specific types of damage.

  3. Given that more police are being equipped with military gear, they should also adhere to the military rules of engagement.

  4. Re:USA is on my no-fly list on Call of Duty Gaming Community Points To 'Swatting' In Wichita Police Shooting (dailydot.com) · · Score: 1

    Especially when there are cases of innocent people pleading "guilty" to some lessor charge, so as to not risk a jury convicting them on the trumped up charge.

  5. From the article, it looks like it didn't have any impact on the cameras or inauguration security. It was just infected with a mail-bot that sent ransomware spam, much like thousands of other computers. Although, even the article is written poorly. One part says it's "computers linked to surveillance cameras" and another part says "accessed 123 outdoor surveillance cameras". The first one is probably correct - they got their ransomware mailbot installed on some Windows computers used to access the cameras, and it was sending out ransomware. The fact that they were used to access cameras isn't relevant. However, I think the fact that these are police computers, and police were likely doing other things on them (browsing, email) that got them infected, probably is relevant.

  6. Re:what a scam artists on Mark Zuckerberg's Real Campaign: Save Facebook (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    "Mark Zuckerberg admits in a New Yorker profile that he mocked early Facebook users for trusting him with their personal information. A youthful indiscretion, the Facebook founder says he's much more mature now, at the ripe age of 26." http://gawker.com/5636765/face...

  7. I don't think there will ever be a "Year" of ... on Could 2018 Be The Year of the Linux Desktop? (gnome.org) · · Score: 1

    It's not going to be some massive switch in some year. It's going to be a slow adoption over time. Linux was my preferred desktop over 10+ years ago, but I've never been a big Windows user. But it's not like someone is going to go into BestBuy and say "Hey, that's a nice Linux system there!" and walk out with it. It's going to happen because users like us are going to promote it. One user at a time.

  8. Re:They did this in 2015 on Google and Facebook 'Must Pay For News' From Which They Make Billions (yahoo.com) · · Score: 1

    Spain almost did this. Any linking to a news article required a payment - and unlike Germany, the news agency COULDN'T grant Google a free waiver for their news. So Google just completely dropped Google Spain News. Does Spain have any news anymore?

  9. Free wire? They pay plenty for access to the network backbones. You think someone will just let you connect up Peta-bytes of data for free? If so, then maybe we don't need net neutrality.

  10. Is that how Sponsored Links work? on Google Facing Fine of Up To $1.4 Billion In India Over Rigged Search Results · · Score: 1

    It also states that sponsored links shown in search results are dependent on the amount of advertising funds Google receives from its clients." Isn't that what the sponsors are paying for?

  11. We've seen this before, and we'll see it again. on Another Wave of Publications Shut Down Online Comments · · Score: 2

    We've seen flame wars and trolling since the original Usenet days. Also, spam is one of the problems in running a comments section. While you may not want to silence thoughtful dialog, sometimes it really is more trouble than it's worth due to spammers and trolls. For sites that have a local user base, like Slashdot, this is a little easier to manage. Others, not so much.

  12. Re:Slashdot on Another Wave of Publications Shut Down Online Comments · · Score: 1

    Digg?

  13. Commander Adama was right on Tesla Model S Has Been Hacked · · Score: 2

    The only way we are safe from the Cylons is to not network all the systems in the ship together.

  14. Creative Commons will be the only viable content on TPP Copyright Chapter Leaks: Website Blocking, New Criminal Rules On the Way · · Score: 1

    Dealing with media (always getting Content ID'd for media we have licensed, often by someone else than who we licensed it from), this will eventually kill anything except Creative Commons. When you have the same song licensed by multiple sources, and you start getting lawsuits or threats of them for content you've actually licensed by a different entity, it's going to fall apart.

  15. Re:Truck Stops, Gas Stations, etc on Are We Reaching the Electric Car Tipping Point? · · Score: 1

    I think it's been like that for quite a while. Beer and cigarettes (although cigs are likely in decline) are where the cash is. And probably lottery tickets.

  16. extracting "fuel" from the very fabric of space on German Scientists Confirm NASA's Controversial EM Drive · · Score: 1

    If you don't need to carry propellant, not only can you get to Pluto in 18 months, you could probably decelerate and get into orbit. This could make for some exciting exploration of our solar system. And maybe we can catch/pass Voyager with a new interstellar probe?

  17. The only way Apple can get my credit limits on Apple Patents Bank Account Balance Snooping Tech · · Score: 1

    Would be by me using Apple Pay. So, what's in your iPhone?

  18. Prisoners Dilema on Barney Frank Defends Political Hypocrisy, Game Theory Explains It · · Score: 1

    With 535 players...

  19. Go to USPTO and search it first on Ask Slashdot: How Should Devs Deal With Trademark Trolls? · · Score: 4, Informative

    1) If you're going to use a name, go use "TESS" at www.uspto.gov and do a trademark search. This is free, requires no lawyer, and can save you some issues up front. If someone is using the name, you're open to challenge. 2) If the name isn't used (or at least isn't used in the same field), file a trademark application. I did this myself for my trademark, and cost about $250. No lawyer needed. Then start using it in commerce as soon as possible. Once it comes through, make sure you put the (tm) around it to indicate it's a real trademark. You might can save a little money by picking the name, publishing the app, and filing the trademark form with "currently in use in commerce". Then if someone wants to use it, too, you're date will be an advantage. The application is published for (60 days?) in the gazette, where people can look and challenge the trademark application. If someone does, then you can lawyer up. If not, and get it granted, you're in good shape. Then if someone challenges you on it, you can show you have a valid trademark and it becomes more difficult for them. If they really are hard core, then you may lawyer up again if needed.

  20. The seating isn't so bad on Simple Geometry = More Seats In an Airline · · Score: 1

    But there doesn't appear to be any way to have a tray or anything. What about people that work while flying (laptop)? Where are people going to put their drinks?

  21. Re:Resume Red Flag on Are Certifications Worth the Time and Money? · · Score: 1

    This is part of the problem that likely plagues many technology people getting jobs. It's hard to tailor the resume to companies with widely differing concepts of what a "qualified candidate" should look like. Some companies, HR is the biggest problem insuring you can't find qualified candidates because they don't understand the relative value of the key skills in the job. Some is the disparity between companies that require some certifications (needed or not for the job) with those that assume the certification is a red flag.

  22. Re:HR/Recruiting Drones on Are Certifications Worth the Time and Money? · · Score: 1

    Perhaps that is part of the disparity between the company saying "I can't find qualified people" versus people saying "I can't find a job"? HR has become an impediment to actual identification of human resources.

  23. Re: Like the nazi used to say on Bomb Squad Searches House Over Teenager's Chemistry Experiments · · Score: 1

    Mercury switches are generally fairly thick-walled glass tubes, rather than the very thin-walled tubes used in lights. CFL's are much more likely to break open that a switch.

  24. Re:You cannot regulate cyberweapons. on Hacking Team Breach Leaks Zero-Days, Renews Fight To Regulate Cyberweapons · · Score: 2

    The EFF is right, since if written poorly, 'ping -f' could be considered a cyber-weapon, and one that's widely distributed by many open source O/S platforms.

  25. Re:Statism vs. Libertarianism again on Hacking Team Breach Leaks Zero-Days, Renews Fight To Regulate Cyberweapons · · Score: 2, Insightful

    This is nuts. The industry has been working hard on this (and the large quantity of security, firewall, anti-virus speaks to that), but it's a difficult problem. Do you really think the bad actors (individuals, groups, and governments) are going to dissuaded by some regulation?