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  1. They're talking about musicians here, right?

  2. Re:Who cares? on Devuan Jessie 1.0 Officially Released (softpedia.com) · · Score: 1

    ...or if he posted it from his tablet or phone, better than even odds that was also a machine using Linux.

  3. Safer than alcohol? on Study Finds Magic Mushrooms Are the Safest Recreational Drug (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Safer than society's favourite OH group?

  4. Re:Differential and management are not the same. on When AI Botches Your Medical Diagnosis, Who's To Blame? (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    Umm.

    I'm going to guess whoever hacked it?

  5. Whoever hired him on When AI Botches Your Medical Diagnosis, Who's To Blame? (qz.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    Obviously whoever hired him is to blame.

    After seeing his performance in "Like a Surgeon" I'm surprised anyone would hire him to diagnose anything.

  6. Re:Its Ok I know where we can get the money on President Trump's Budget Includes a $2 Trillion Math Error (time.com) · · Score: 1

    Please stop spreading misinformation.

    Rumsfeld was complaining that the accounting system they used at the Pentagon was outdated and inadequate to properly track the transactions up to expected accounting standards. No money went missing.

  7. Re:Not homophobic on FCC Won't Punish Stephen Colbert For Controversial Trump Insult (slashdot.org) · · Score: 1

    Did this friend's partner happen to have thick-rimmed glasses and an irritating nasal voice?

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

    This is another example why Something You Know authentication (a password) is much better than Something You Have (an eyeball, fingerprint or key) for unlocking digital devices.

  9. Re:Nonsense. on PayPal Sues Pandora Over 'Patently Unlawful' Logo (billboard.com) · · Score: 1

    What has been seen cannot be un-seen.

  10. ???

    Musk is running a factory.

    With this kind of "oh noes, factory=sweatshop" groupthink, no wonder employers are pushing for more automation or just closing up shop and paying another country to do it.

  11. Re:Here is a possible explanation on Almost All WannaCry Victims Were Running Windows 7 (theverge.com) · · Score: 2

    Download the following patches and chuck them on a flash key, along with a batch file to disable wuauserv and apply each of them in turn:
    kb3138612
    kb3145739
    kb3164033
    kb3020369
    kb3172605
    kb3168965

    Reboot once, then do it again.

    I've done this on dozens of Windows 7 machines that were in the apparently eternal search for updates, and all of them got their updates about five minutes after installing the above.

  12. Meanwhile the rest of the world will carry on pretty much as usual, but with the Internet doing what it was designed to do.

    Recognize a compromised site (America) as damage and route around it.

  13. Re:First Comey now this on FCC Suspends Net Neutrality Comments, As Chairman Pai Mocks 'Mean Tweets' (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    Only... half?

  14. Re:Hopefully they'll allow more RAM on Apple To Refresh Entire MacBook Lineup Next Month, Air and Pro To Feature Kaby Lake (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Oh, they're thinking all right.

    They're just thinking... different.

  15. Re:I'll still use Ogg/Vorbis on MP3 Is Not Dead, It's Finally Free (marco.org) · · Score: 1

    At some point the phrase "to all intents and purposes" becomes relevant.

  16. Re:Music on MP3 Is Not Dead, It's Finally Free (marco.org) · · Score: 1

    You're not wrong, but I'm going to be that pedantic twat and point out that some people can reportedly perceive UV light, particularly after cataract surgery. Claude Monet is an oft-cited example.

  17. Re:Worst trailer ever? The Matrix on Our Obsession With Trailers Is Making Movies Worse (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Well, yes, but the start of the movie also makes it look like Arnie is the only Terminator sent back and the other guy (the T1000 played by Robert Patrick), must therefore be the human protector like in T1. They play on that by showing Arnie's POV but not Robert's, and show Robert punching a cop in the stomach without revealing he would have actually killed him.

    It's not until the guns 'n' roses corridor scene that it is revealed that these roles have been reversed.

  18. Re:Worst trailer ever? The Matrix on Our Obsession With Trailers Is Making Movies Worse (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Hell, yes!

    I remember seeing a TV spot for T2 that showed Arnie turning around, smiling, and saying, "Trust me".

    Up until that point I had no idea he could possibly be good and had absolutely NO REASON to given the events of the past film. There was no established precedence for capturing and reprogramming one of those things.

    It was a huge spoiler for me and greatly diminished the impact of the "guns & roses" scene that culminates with, "Get down!".

  19. No headphone jack, squeezable sides on HTC Launches 'U11' Squeezable Smartphone With Snapdragon 835 CPU, No Headphone Jack (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Yep, those sound like very "courageous" design choices to me, if you get my drift.

  20. Re:Great example of how Patents should work on MP3 Is Not Dead, It's Finally Free (marco.org) · · Score: 1

    I agree with you, except for two things:

    1. This was a software invention, which is completely out of scope for valid patents.

    2. The term of 20 years is far too long, and encourages investors to buy up competing patents and sit on them. If an inventor hasn't brought their invention to market after 20 years, they're never going to.

  21. Should bever have been patented in the first place on MP3 Is Not Dead, It's Finally Free (marco.org) · · Score: 1

    There was never scope to patent what is just a software algorithm in the first place.

  22. Re:Bullshit on Should You Leave Google Chrome For the Opera Browser? (vice.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Bingo!

    And this is why devs and beta testers need to be forced to do all their testing on a first-generation Athlon64 with less and 1GB RAM.

    Not because they expect their audience to use such a machine, but because their audience will be using their program and a dozen others at the same time.

  23. Re:Excluding the unfortunate exceptions on 'Don't Tell People To Turn Off Windows Update, Just Don't' (troyhunt.com) · · Score: 2

    How about your company's team (with the prod. servers) does their job, then? And tests and Rolls out the updates BEFORE Windows update automatically installs it.

    And... then what?

    If the update causes unacceptable behaviour, which does in the GP's case, what exactly can you do about it?

  24. Re:Fuck the money, what about the DEATHS? on WanaDecrypt0r Ransomware Earns Just $26,000 In Ransom Payments (krebsonsecurity.com) · · Score: 1

    And if you think they should be held responsible for not having good IT, well, assuming you're specialty is IT, should you be held responsible for your inability to provide quality medical care?

    I was with you right up until your second paragraph which, to be kind, is utter Phonus Bolognus.

    Healthcare providers who own and use specialised equipment *absolutely* are responsible for its care and maintenance. If they can't maintain the equipment themselves then they pay someone else to do it for them.

    Frankly, I'm shocked and a little unnerved that *anyone* would think like you seem to.

  25. n/t