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  1. Killing of the messenger on Pirate Bay Is Infringing Copyright, European Court of Justice Rules (theguardian.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    This is now a precedent.

    If you have *instructions* in your possession to lead you to copyright infringement, you are guilty of infringement.

    Do we have other examples?

  2. Re:LTT on Core i9 & X299 on Intel Announces X299, Skylake-X, and Kaby Lake-X Release Schedule (anandtech.com) · · Score: 2

    a bit long but SUPER informative.
    TL;DR version: It's Intel's reaction to Ryzen. Modo mfr are surprised about X299 like you. X299 is going to be a pain for everyone.

    (Sorry, no mods to give you)

  3. Re:Single biological authentication doesn't work on Hackers Unlock Samsung Galaxy S8 With Fake Iris (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Can you give examples of how you'd do Authentication vs. Authorization.

    I can't see Authorization being done as a "logging-in" type of action.

    I see Authorization as the WAY the account is set up (e.g. file Permissions, etc.)

  4. Re:Single biological authentication doesn't work on Hackers Unlock Samsung Galaxy S8 With Fake Iris (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    That the difference between identification and authentication.

    You can ID people with iris,fingerprint,DNA.
    You cannot authenticate their intent that way. That's why we have PIN numbers and passwords.

  5. So MS is taking a cue from the Cheetos of the US;
    They are creating a bigger issue to make us forget about the previous unresolved issues.

    Nice.

  6. It's because People are the real product. on Amazon Just Announced the Touchscreen Echo Nobody Asked For (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1, Funny

    Amazon should just be making theses things free and REQUIRED with your amazon prime account.

  7. There's a video called: "Sugar: the bitter truth."

    My take:
    -Sugar and HFCS are virtually the same thing (bad)
    -Glucose is the body's NATURAL sugar. Processed in your stomach.
    -Fructose is processed by the liver because your body sees it as a poison. (Just like alcohol)
    -Fructose is alcohol without the buzz
    -Fructose with Fiber (aka real fruit) Good because of the fiber
    -Fructose w/o Fiber (aka fruit juice) Bad (Fructose tells you body you ate nothing, so you eat more)

    Meanwhile many studies are coming out that say ANY artificial sweetener is bad for you

  8. Re:How Long Until M$ deliberately breaks this... on User-Made Patch Lets Owners of Next-Gen CPUs Install Updates On Windows 7 & 8.1 (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    It would be deja-vu:

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

    Since December 1991 a pre-release version of Windows 3.1 was designed to return a non-fatal error message if it detected a non-Microsoft DOS.[6] This check came to be known as the AARD code.[9] With the detection code disabled, Windows ran perfectly under DR DOS and its successor Novell DOS. The code was present but disabled in the released version of Windows 3.1.[10]

  9. what's ML314.com?

  10. Re:Thanks, but on Microsoft Finally Reveals What Data Windows 10 Really Collects (theverge.com) · · Score: 5, Interesting

    It's been tried.

    They try to upload to 100s of different DNS names and IPs...just like spyware.

  11. Re:This is how it starts on Google Removes Plugin Controls From Chrome, Reports Claim (ghacks.net) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    RE: And worst of all, there is no UI for finding and disabling stealth plug-ins that get installed by other apps.

    Great!
    Hidden Chrome plugins: the New Browser Helper Objects

  12. Re:Misused access rights on Google Pressured 90,000 Android Developers Over Insecure Apps (pcworld.com) · · Score: 1

    THIS is what Google should be enforcing.

    Otherwise it's blatant phishing,

  13. Because of eternal copyright, Axanar will probably never happen.

    Axanar is a great idea for a story but until anybody can create a cartoon mouse and call it mickey, Axanar might only become real in an unpublished book.

  14. You know what this means! on Chrome is Getting the Ability To Play FLAC (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Firefox will do it too!

  15. Re:I'm not saying this is going to be abused, but. on Feds Unveil Rule Requiring Cars To 'Talk' To Each Other (thehill.com) · · Score: 2

    The cops will have this "Car stop now!" box FIRST!

  16. But everybody loves Turn-key-totalitarianism.

    Otherwise we wouldn't *feel* safe.

  17. Re:Solved by copyright on Symantec To Acquire LifeLock for $2.3B (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1
  18. Re:Embrace Phase on Microsoft Joins the Linux Foundation (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    I predicted something like this 10+ years ago in a /. post.

  19. At least you were allowed to go out on your own.

    Today kids under 17 are barely permitted to go anywhere unattended and unscheduled.

  20. IOW: Yahoo out-hacks Russians by hacking itself! on Yahoo Offers Non-Denial Denial of Bombshell Spy Report (theintercept.com) · · Score: 1

    If this isn't an illegal search I don't know what is.

    I bet even the USPS steams envelops when it can for the NSA.

  21. Re:The cart before the horse? on Ubuntu 16.04 Available in Latest Insider Update To Windows 10 (omgubuntu.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Yes but then MS does not get to snoop on you while you do Linux stuff.

  22. Re:Wall-E, here we come! on Nissan Debuts 'ProPILOT' Self-Driving Chair (pcmag.com) · · Score: 1
  23. How the F*** do you rideone of those holes down?!? on Jupiter's Moon Europa May Have Water Plumes That Rise Up About 125 Miles (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    So instead of melting our own hole to Europa's ocean, we use on of these plume holes.

    For simplicity sake, let's say the hole is perfectly smooth, no jiggered edges.
    How the F*** do you go against that kind of pressure?
    If the plume of water/slush ice is 100+ miles high, imagine the PSI!
    You'd need something like a diving bell that stop the plume from spewing so that you can go down the hole.

  24. Re:people are annoyed with too many apps on Half Of US Smartphone Users Download Zero Apps Per Month (recode.net) · · Score: 1

    Then why give them moar power after the fact?

    Why protect them when they overstep their boundaries or screw up?

  25. people are annoyed with too many apps on Half Of US Smartphone Users Download Zero Apps Per Month (recode.net) · · Score: 4, Funny

    Storage and attention span is limited.

    Wouldn't it be great if you could just use ONE app to browse a web site.

    I don't know what it would called but I if it did exist, Apple would removed it as a feature.