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  1. No. It was because 300 million unpatched systems could bring down the Internet. They didn't want infected zombie armies. Such things happened on smaller scale and this is a big reason why Win 10 is forcing updates. Way more machines, more horsepower and bandwidth would be an Internet apocalypse if a sizable portion was infected or running known exploitable windows.

  2. Breached? That's an asshole word for theft. No, you cunt, it's not a breach.

  3. Re: Ah, the p-word. on Silicon Valley Singles Are Giving Up On the Algorithms of Love (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    Your definition is so narrow, all the volunteers at the hospital are prostitutes. You need better relationships if you equate marriage to formal prostitution and not making an over the top joke.

  4. You're so short, you're excluded from the group in question. Seriously, you're too fucking short and I'm only 6ft. The bigger the difference, the creepier it is.

  5. Holy shit, you shouldn't purport to know anything about math. Your own fucking example proves you're wrong. A man goes on 3 dates. 3 women go out on a single date. 3 > 1. Fuck, you are stupid. The world isn't fair, we're not all getting equal dates.

  6. Re: I cannot say I feel bad for these companies on A Hacker Has Wiped a Spyware Company's Servers -- Again (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Fuck you, you are fucking dumb and evil.

  7. Re: They're consistent at least on Apple's New Spaceship Campus Has One Flaw -- and It Hurts (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    What fucking size capacitor is going to run a laptop for a minute or so to swap the battery? Hint, it would be a battery. Nope.

  8. Re: Hey, Chris Hoffman on Hey Microsoft, Stop Installing Apps On My PC Without Asking (howtogeek.com) · · Score: 1

    Just let her google the program, download it and install it. It's pretty common for many Linux apps to have a downloadable installer. She might even come across installation instructions and read them. Why are you sabatoging your friend? You could have explained why an app manager is better, because, you're supposed to fucking show her some shit, not throw her in the deep end and fuck off.

  9. Re: re: public education on Bill Gates: Tech Companies Inviting Government Intervention (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    *absorbed. Don't know how that slipped past spell check. I must have done that before.

  10. Re: LifeLock is backed by Equifax on Many ID-Protection Services Fail Basic Security (tomsguide.com) · · Score: 1

    Thanks. That makes me feel younger than I am. To the other user, I'm a nano simpleton.

  11. Re: What did you expect:unions? on Trump Administration Wants To Fire 248 Forecasters At the National Weather Service (fortune.com) · · Score: 1

    Annnnd wait for the cuts...

  12. Re: re: public education on Bill Gates: Tech Companies Inviting Government Intervention (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm for standardized tests. It sounds like it's done poorly in the US. There should be a consistent planned curriculum for the whole state that all kids are taught. At the end of the year, you and everyone needs to know how much is learned/retained. This measures the effectiveness of teaching and the materials. When I took Canada wide standard tests in middle and junior high, the results were pretty fucking close to each kids average grades and reflected the strengths (math) and weaknesses (English). They weren't cooked tests, they covered actual fucking stuff we learned. Nowadays, there's schools intended for the smarter ones so they can accelerate. Very few actually thrive in those schools, so they take a 3 week summer school to replace a 9 month course (or they combine shit, like getting English credit for a history report). There's no fucking way the material covered and obsorbed is the same. The final exam I take and graded on that I would compete for job or college applications, better fucking judge us fairly, and you do that with a standard test. I have 4 sisters that are teachers. They complain about shitty parents, overactive kids without discipline, and large class sizes. (They also complain about teachers passing shitty kids because they don't want them a second year, so lots get to grade 9 and still haven't been tested for learning disabilities). It seems the US is mostly fucking the standard testing because of the funding based on results. That is what encourages the shortcuts and shitty teaching. Full. Stop.

  13. Re: Again, I say, "Screw you, Bill Gates!" on Bill Gates: Tech Companies Inviting Government Intervention (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    No, every kid needs some exposure to tech. They might not go into it, but they need to learn shit before they get to the age where they believe in really stupid stuff, like energy crystals and the healing powers of being grounded.

  14. Re: In the end, either keep srevices spy proof on Bill Gates: Tech Companies Inviting Government Intervention (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    PGP from France? You might want to rewrite the Wikipedia page, they seem to think PGP came from the famous Phil Zimmerman (American?) and doesn't mention France anywhere. The only thing I can think of how France is related, is that they are famous for bribing and surveilling commercial activities for their financial benefit. It's where the US learned "they're doing it, so should we".

  15. Re: Plagued it how? on Bill Gates: Tech Companies Inviting Government Intervention (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    I guess he doesn't understand plague, or else he'd spend a fuckload more per year on fighting preventable diseases. Sure, he spends hundreds of millions at it (maybe low billions) but he should be Seal Team 6ing most of these diseases. He should not be as rich or richer a decade after retirement if he's fucking doing it right. He can warm himself for the rest of his life burning cash for heat. If spending billions and billions is bad in some way, that is a case to prevent such accumulation of cash in the first place. Bill, you fucking cunt, start spending that shit like you'll be dead in 5 years. Make a difference you can see before you die.

  16. Re: Not about Left v Right; it's State v Humanity on Bill Gates: Tech Companies Inviting Government Intervention (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    You need to read more books and leave the opinions until you've learned some history. Have you even looked into religions? Have you met mankind (aka, peoplekind, heh)? Do you know how our brains work and the shit they come up with? You're a whiner, not a complainer. Big difference.

  17. Re: You can get ahead of it... on Bill Gates: Tech Companies Inviting Government Intervention (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    Political advertising is not wide open and subject to various laws, even more so during elections. I know in Canada, I hear about occasional political advertising slap on the wrists from doing something against the rules. A small group in my town bought an ad to highlight some homeless report conclusion and got fined. One fucking ad in a local paper in small town Canada. They just wanted more visibility on the issue. I didn't see it, so can't speak if it appeared as a candidate endorsement. The fine was several thousand. You're talking US Presidential elections. Bigger stakes. External influence.

  18. Re: "resisting legitimate oversight" on Bill Gates: Tech Companies Inviting Government Intervention (axios.com) · · Score: 2

    Considering you need a court order, if the main purpose is oppression of your own people, you're going after the wrong thing. There shouldn't be a trivial court order on your own citizens. Fix that, first.

  19. Re: You are reading things that aren't there. on Bill Gates: Tech Companies Inviting Government Intervention (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    Fuck off, Geoffrey was spot on.

  20. Re: "Government is a MUCH lesser evil" on Bill Gates: Tech Companies Inviting Government Intervention (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    What the fuck? No one supported jailing the drinkers, only the producers. If your first sentence is so stupid, I stop right there.

  21. Re: They won't listen... on Bill Gates: Tech Companies Inviting Government Intervention (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    What the fuck are you talking about? Context, or even making a shred of sense will help.

  22. Re: United third world states of A on Many ID-Protection Services Fail Basic Security (tomsguide.com) · · Score: 1

    You're an idiot. You didn't have to talk to or pay Equifax for the luxury of having your data stolen. They are a fucking credit bureau. It sounds like you think only these extra protection services were compromised, and you'd be wrong.

  23. Re: LifeLock is backed by Equifax on Many ID-Protection Services Fail Basic Security (tomsguide.com) · · Score: 1

    Can someone explain this ^H^H^H shit I see on Slashdot? I keep seeing and seems to have no useful purpose. Thanks

  24. Re: We sold our soul long ago on US Senators Voice Concern Over Chinese Access To Intellectual Property (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    I watched a program on toothpaste making. They seemed to show the whole process, only hiding their quality assurance criteria and claim to have such good QA, they'll throw out a big ass batch if it's not up to their grades. Tl;dr: crush up rocks and check consistency. Adjust to taste.

  25. Re: Not the recipe, the process on US Senators Voice Concern Over Chinese Access To Intellectual Property (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    What markets explicitly require every ingredient and quantity? An example label would be nice. At the Mexican resorts I vacation, one of the ingredients is concentrated cola. I can see that easily defeating some disclosure requirement and protecting the formula.