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  1. Report the Zero Days on The NSA Leak Is Real, Snowden Documents Confirm (theintercept.com) · · Score: 2

    Betting the likelihood of the NSA reporting these zero days to their respective software vendors is zero.

  2. Points based systems are inherently racist. on WSJ: Facebook's Point System Fails To Close Diversity Gap · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So we're going to discriminate white and asian applicants over one of another race?

    Goodness, isn't that similar to what happened to blacks during the early 20th century too?

    Being racist to stop racism doesn't solve the problem. It's just more racism.

  3. Re:Fake "Panic" keys on Canadian Fined For Not Providing Border Agents Smartphone Password (www.cbc.ca) · · Score: 1

    Sorry meant Android!!! ***

  4. Fake "Panic" keys on Canadian Fined For Not Providing Border Agents Smartphone Password (www.cbc.ca) · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Sounds like a good feature for Alfresco would be a fake PIN or password that sends you to a dummy account with minimum if anything available. Android already supports multiple user profiles, maybe treat the lock screen as a log in as well.

  5. Maybe you should look into the methodology of your little experiment. Let me help you with that: soy proteins come from unfermented soy. All soy products in Asian cuisine are fermented. http://lmgtfy.com/?q=fermented...

  6. For those who don't know what DOTA stands for: on Dota 2 Forum Breach Leaks 2 Million User Accounts (zdnet.com) · · Score: 2

    It stands for Defense of the Ancients. Come on editors, save me from having to Google acronyms!

  7. Re:Xenoestrogens, fluoride, and other nasty chemic on 6 Million Americans Exposed To High Levels of Chemicals In Drinking Water, Says Study (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    I run out half way through the day and need a refill. Carrying around such a big jug of water is difficult already!

  8. Soy Protein = Avoid on Soylent Coffee: Nootropics, Fat, Carbs, Protein -- But Will It Give You The Toots? (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    As a once in a blue moon thing to eat/drink, these Soylent products are alright. However, I drink a cup of coffee every day. I shudder to think what the estrogenic effects of consuming vast amounts of soy protein daily are. Not to mention the other terrible ingredients listed in there. Maltodextrin is a simple sugar. Why not use a sugar like turbinado?

    You'd be better off getting a casein/whey protein shake and mixing it with fruit, some nut butter (hehe), and some fibrous substance like psyllium as a meal replacement drink. Sure it's not vegan or lactose tolerant, but who really cares what vegans feel.

    I'll pass on this.

  9. Xenoestrogens, fluoride, and other nasty chemicals on 6 Million Americans Exposed To High Levels of Chemicals In Drinking Water, Says Study (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The more startling aspect of this drinking water pollution are the levels of xenoestrogens. Between HFCS, sedentary lifestyles, and now all sorts of medical chemicals floating around in our drinking water humans are suffering a, "death by a thousand cuts" so to speak. Hormone disrupting chemicals are affecting wild animals as well.

    You can fight most of these, but some are more nefarious. I drink upwards of a gallon of water a day because of my work. Thankfully it's a very active (foreman) gig, but at the same time it still has me concerned. I can't use my reverse osmosis home system when i'm away at work!

  10. Fascinating on NASA Publishes a Thousand Photos of Mars (engadget.com) · · Score: 2

    I could spend hours staring at these images. Just in time too, I needed a new desktop background!

    I look forward to the day we go to Mars and meet up with the various probes and rovers we sent there.

  11. Worst possible punishment: paid time off on Police Scotland Told To Pay Journalist $13,000 Over Illegal Intercepts (theguardian.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The cops in question will most likely be forced to take an "administrative leave" where they will continue to get full pay. £10k is a f*cking pittance for harassment and privacy breaching.

  12. Soros/Astroturf sponsored? on Zimbabwe Military Threatens To 'Deal With' Social Media-Powered Protesters (reuters.com) · · Score: 2

    When it comes to most of these protests, i'm doubtful of the authenticity of their complaints. Most of the protests you see around the west are astroturfed by well-funded NGOs as the personal playthings of the monied billionaires of the world. Zimbabwe might be different though given that fact that I have a billion dollar note sitting on my desk from them.

    The real question that should be asked, who did Mugabe annoy in the West that is now organizing these protests?

  13. Outrageous claims made by NK on North Korea Hopes To Plant Flag On The Moon Within 10 Years (ap.org) · · Score: 1

    What other crazy claims have we heard from North Korea? Let's list a few of them here:

    1. Kim Jong-Un Climbed An Active Volcano

    2. NK invented waterproof liquid.

    3. Discovery of a unicorn lair.

    4. China is the happiest place on earth.

    5. Kim Jong broke a world golf record.

    As they say elsewhere, don't feed the troll.

  14. Don't buy a Mac for Specs. on Apple Should Stop Selling Four-Year-Old Computers (theverge.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    You should be buying a Mac as a fashion accessory. Gotta let everyone at the coffee shop know how hip and cool you are.

  15. Re: Obvious causes in no particular order: on Millennials Are Less Likely To Be Having Sex Than Young Adults 30 Years Ago, Says Survey (theguardian.com) · · Score: 0

    RVF but still applicanle ;)

  16. Re:Obvious causes in no particular order: on Millennials Are Less Likely To Be Having Sex Than Young Adults 30 Years Ago, Says Survey (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1, Funny

    1. So many people are over weight these days. Fat is unattractive therefore fat people will not have a lot of sex.

    The attractiveness or not of fat has varied so much that it's pretty much certainly a cultural thing. And some people right in this culture find fat attractive. Just google "BBW" for some education (NSFW).

    Using pornography terms as a gauge of male interest is a pretty weak metric of male sexual interests. A quick glance at this chart suggests that BBW doesn't even break the top 10. (hint it's teen, milf, and lesbian. Not a fatty in sight) http://indy100.independent.co....

    2. Rape hysteria and the associated laws act as a disincentive.

    What rape hysteria? Rape culture is where a rapist like Brock Turner gets a scant 6 months because the the judge says a prison sentence might have a bad impact on him.

    http://lmgtfy.com/?q=false+rape+news also see UVA's false rape article from the lovely Rolling Stone. In case that isn't enough for you, here's the FBI's own statistics saying rape has been in decline http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cj...

    3. Men are being taught to be wimps, single mothers can't teach men how to be desirable.

    I reject your ideas of what I should be.

    Good for you, but it doesn't make them any less true.

    7. The globalist propaganda says global warming and overpopulation is rampant, discouraging people from having children.

    Yeah people never just screw for the hell of it. Only for kids. True story.

    Do you have a point you're trying to make? You might be better able to formulate an argument with one ;)

    8. Slutty women and their STD's, pregnancy scares and personal drama make a man think twice about chasing tail.

    Wait slutty women (read: women actually happy to have sex) is a reason less sex is happening? WTF? More likely a lot of guys like you being a raging asshole to anyone who'll have sex with you is a reason you're not getting any.

    See false rape hysteria above. Secondly, not all men are players nor do they want to be involved with easy access women. I find it hilarious you presume I want access to easy women (already married).

    The bottom line? Dating is a buyer's market and the buyers are women. /em.

    Not really, no. There's quite a bit of social pressure against it, but a lot of guys want to settle down and have kids. And of course women who want to sleep around (which is what people like you want) then get insulted and called sluts... by people like you. So that's a disincentive if ever there was one.

    Your entire premise here doesn't make any sense. What do slutty women, settling down, and ad hominem have anything to do with men improving themselves to attract another partner?

    TL;DR serviscope_minor's reply, "Wah! Someone said something that goes contrary to what I learned in my liberal arts classes!

  17. Re:Obvious causes in no particular order: on Millennials Are Less Likely To Be Having Sex Than Young Adults 30 Years Ago, Says Survey (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Apologies for offending your sensibilities. The truth tends to do that.

  18. Obvious causes in no particular order: on Millennials Are Less Likely To Be Having Sex Than Young Adults 30 Years Ago, Says Survey (theguardian.com) · · Score: 2, Interesting

    1. So many people are over weight these days. Fat is unattractive therefore fat people will not have a lot of sex.

    2. Rape hysteria and the associated laws act as a disincentive.

    3. Men are being taught to be wimps, single mothers can't teach men how to be desirable.

    4. Free, easily available online porn and video games offer men huge outlets for their energy that require no risk, all reward, no matter how fleeting.

    5. Technology addiction via cell phone and "social" media are killing real-life social skills, increasing awkwardness around the opposite sex.

    6. The economy is still crap, and dating/mating/having kids is expensive.

    7. The globalist propaganda says global warming and overpopulation is rampant, discouraging people from having children.

    8. Slutty women and their STD's, pregnancy scares and personal drama make a man think twice about chasing tail.

    The bottom line? Dating is a buyer's market and the buyers are women. Men will need to work even harder on self-improvement instead of wallowing in the status quo if he wants to attract the opposite sex.

  19. I promise to delete the data! on New Illinois Law Limits Police Use Of Cellphone-Tracking Stingray (go.com) · · Score: 1

    Said no intelligence, police, or government agency ever.

  20. I had an opportunity to try a smart watch for a few weeks. It was nifty, but compared to some of my more antique time pieces from the 40s and 50s it couldn't hold a candle in terms of style.

    I agree with the other guy, this is the end of the mobile OS bonanza. Smart watches won't be the next "new thing" no matter how much Sillycon Valley wants it to be.

  21. The whole share market is in a massive upswing on Pokemon Go Doubles Nintendo's Stock Price (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Nintendo and other large cap stocks have been on a massive upswing lately due to capital coming from Europe. While I'll attest that Pokemon Go is fun, claiming it is the reason behind the doubling of Nintendo's stock is farfetch'd. Very little of the "stock market" these days is driven by fundamentals.

  22. Taxes and Big Government are the Cause on Theresa May Reshuffles Cabinet, Warns Amazon and Google of Power Shift (arstechnica.co.uk) · · Score: 0

    The classic comment by Margie Thatcher, "the problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money" stands true here.

    The UK needs to take a long hard look at itself and decide what social and corporate welfare is really needed and make the UK more tax friendly.

    If you want a better example of politicians promising the people everything and the moon look at France and Spain whose economies are basket cases. Business do not hire people because of the onerous government regulations.

    This is a massively unpopular thing to say and do politically and I know i'll get downvoted for this comment, but it is the hard truth: Governments do not create wealth nor do they distribute wealth efficiently. Only private business and enterprise can. Thankfully the folks that disagree with me will have their world view shattered again (because the collapse of the Soviet Union wasn't enough) come 2017 when capital flees the socialist utopia known as the European Union.

  23. BS: these guys are reading your emails on Pokemon Go Was Never Able To Read Your Email (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 2

    Pokemon Go is a psyops brought to you via the same data-mining shill that developed Ingress as well... Niantic, which was formed by John Hanke. Hanke was the original founder of Keyhole (which was acquired by Google, by the way...) a program that received a large chunk of its funding from In-Q-Tel, a government-controlled venture capital firm that, in turn, is supported largely by National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), whose primary mission is “collecting, analyzing, and distributing geospatial intelligence.” Very easy to spot the true intent behind these 'games'.

  24. Few complaints about GMO foods on Stop Bashing GMO Food, Say 109 Nobel Laureates (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    For the most part, I'm alright with genetically modified foods that are resistant against pests. The only thing I'm not OK with is genetically modifying plants to grow in nutrient depleted soil. If the soil doesn't have any nutrients, the food is going to be useless to me when I eat it.

  25. Dupes, but my 2 cents on The Moral Dilemma of Driverless Cars: Save The Driver or Save The Crowd? · · Score: 1

    Define the propensity for the AI to hit a pedestrian by the road type:

    1. Limited access roads (highways): If you're on the highway the AI will hit you. It's called limited access no pedestrian for a reason.

    2. City roads and side streets: run into a tree. Cars have all sorts of safety features including an air bag. A tree hit won't kill you. Have a dash board camera to record the face of the pedestrian and have them be held responsible for the crash.

    3. New slashdot owner walking across a city road: hit him until he is a pile of flesh a la Doom 1.