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  1. Re:We need LESS money on Senate Rejects New Money For Election Security (apnews.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm just going to drop this here for anyone interested:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

    We need a system that we trust, but can also verify. Cryptography seems like a great way to accomplish this feat.

  2. Re:Let's hope so. This world isn't ready for CRiSP on A Serious New Hurdle For CRISPR: Edited Cells Might Cause Cancer, Find Two Studies (statnews.com) · · Score: 1

    I mean, I would really love if they could fix my congenital anosmia. Not being able to smell like everyone else sucks..

    They'll never allow it if there is a good chance of cancer though. Smell isn't that important..

  3. Encrypted verified paper ballots on In a Blow To E-Voting Critics, Brazil Suspends Use of All Paper Ballots (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    This is a presentation given by a google engineer about using encryption to verify paper ballot elections:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

    I highly recommend watching because it's in depth but also tackles general election security. I don't know that this can be applied to electronic voting though.

  4. Re:I would love to believe him, on Trump Announces $60 Billion Tariff on Chinese High-Tech and Other Goods (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Above all, he wants to at least appear to be successful. This is just part of the charade. I don't know if it'll end well or badly so i'm not holding an opinion on this specific issue.

  5. Why not use plex instead? That will transcode the audio to the chromecast.

  6. Re:No they shouldn't on New Bill Could Finally Get Rid of Paperless Voting Machines (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    I think that if you gave a couple of years between Compliant ID being available and being required, combined with outreach programs, you'd get past a lot of voter suppression accusations.

    You'd also need to have voter stations set up according to population density, and make that publicly known. Phoenix is... not a great example of that. We seem to evenly space them out, which has the effect of plenty of voter stations per person in wealthier areas and not enough in dense areas.

    Final step is that if you don't have your ID for voting then you get a provisional ballot. It'll still be counted, but only if it can make a difference, and only after verifying your voter registration. These days I think that's just your signature, name, and SSN.

    But you've GOT to deal with the perception issue of voter suppression before you can do any of this in good faith..

  7. Re: That's fine and all on Net Neutrality Complaints Rise Amid FCC Repeal (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    How would you accomplish encouraging more competition?

  8. Re:The reality distortion is strong with this one on General Motors Plans 20 All-Electric Cars By 2023 (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    When is the last time you bought a $500 or $1000 car? People are holding onto cars a lot longer now, so these types of cars are basically junk - or they'd keep it.

  9. Re: Pro Net Neutrality and Pro Internet Censorship on Internet Activists Urge Congress to Fire Trump's FCC Chief Ajit Pai (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    You aren't throttled visiting Icelandic sites.

  10. Re:Blood donation Hep C on New Antibody Attacks 99% of HIV Strains (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    I had to specifically ask for HepC in my std screening. If you go into a Dr and just ask to get full std screening, they more than likely won't include HepC. I've had quite a few by this point in my life.. it wasn't in any of them unless asked. I realize that's slightly off topic since the OP was referring to blood donations but it really should be in std screening.

  11. Re: AIDS is bad on New Antibody Attacks 99% of HIV Strains (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Maybe now they'll include hepc in standard testing. They haven't because there was nothing to be done about it

  12. Re: Also: central authority on Illinois Tests A Blockchain-Based Birth Registry/ID System (illinoisblockchain.tech) · · Score: 2

    Yes I'm skeptical about the usefulness in this case. Voting would seem a more appropriate use of the tech.. votem is working on that though.

  13. There's no reason you can't ammend data using block chain. It's just a untamperable database, which means that there will be a record with your birth name and parents, and later a record showing your surname change when you marry, as an example. Both are still there.

  14. There are other systems besides proof of work (mining) which aren't so intensive. Proof of stake and proof of Authority don't require mining. I don't know enough about them to go over the pros and cons, but proof of stake is suitable for use on mobile phones. There are block chain voting initiatives using it.

  15. Re: That's disgusting on Tesla Temporarily Boosts Battery Capacity For Hurricane Irma (sfgate.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I wonder if they are also doing this so the battery pack lasts longer. A larger pack has more miles worth of charge cycles, so if it's sold as a 60 but really is a 75 it'll be capable of the same total number of miles of use. I'd actually like that.

  16. I'm hoping Congress steps up to protect the dreamers as they actually seemed like a good group of people. This was never sufficient as an executive order. I know some people have morgages, so that sucks.. but no different than buying one on a Visa and having to sell if it expires..

  17. Re: live in internet prison with drug dealers, ter on Neo-Nazi Site The Daily Stormer Moves To Dark Web After Shutdown (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    That you think the internet prison is equal to an actual prison is telling. They are terrorists, so of course society isn't having it. But mah Nazi beliefs! I'm so picked on!!

  18. Ask ISIS how that works out for them here in the US. They go into an attack expecting to die for a reason.

  19. Re: I vociferously disagree on Neo-Nazi Site The Daily Stormer Moves To Dark Web After Shutdown (vice.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The real problem here is that they think they've gone mainstream with Trump. They weren't wearing masks. Maybe they have, but leaving them alone to think, and maybe convince others, that this line of thinking and reasoning is acceptable, is clearly dangerous. It's not like there aren't a lot of DNS providers, but maybe, just maybe, if no one is willing to do business with them, others will think twice before joining them.

  20. Re: What about left-wing extremists? on Discord Bans Servers That Promote Nazi Ideology (theverge.com) · · Score: 2

    I think I would be reconsidering my affiliation with "white national"ism if I had a problem with what happened. You don't protest dressed up as Nazis (or the president while chanting Nazi slogans!) If you're peaceful. At a minimum, the ideas of Nazi Germany and how it ended up at the Holocaust and WW2 are a very clear warning. It is not a peaceful movement. Only now there is no longer any pretence