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  1. Damn cars on Scientists Baffled By Unknown Source of Ozone-Depleting Chemical · · Score: 1

    All the ozone from the exhaust of cars is the culprit. We just can't make enough ozone. Time to rev the engines.

  2. Re:Operating Systems on Heartbleed To Blame For Community Health Systems Breach · · Score: 1

    It is rare for Windows Server to run on bare metal. Most are run as a virtual machine. Hypervisors are the last thing customers update.

  3. Medical systems least likely to be updated on Heartbleed To Blame For Community Health Systems Breach · · Score: 1

    With always on and 0 downtime, they are the ultimate target to hack. No need for zero-day exploits. Now, one can get all the personal information they need from the most vulnerable of people. Really makes me sick.

  4. Easy technique ... on Comcast Customer Service Rep Just Won't Take No For an Answer · · Score: 1

    Just stop paying the damn bill. Eventually, it will be terminated and then you get a bill. Pay the bill and do not look back.

  5. Time to put on the DeVo and Whip It. Whip it good.

  6. Re:H1-B out of date and no longer needed on If Immigration Reform Is Dead, So Is Raising the H-1B Cap · · Score: 1

    I am not suggesting it, as it is already happening now (itt was already someone else's suggestion). More than half of my team is overseas. I am only needed now when certain customers require US-only person.

  7. H1-B out of date and no longer needed on If Immigration Reform Is Dead, So Is Raising the H-1B Cap · · Score: 1

    There really is no need to import foreign work anymore as most of it can be done in their own country. India is a good example, where employees abroad are able to work remotely. Most companies know and do this due to VPN to sponsor company in US. That is why Virtual Desktops is a growth industry! As an added bonus, they can be paid in native wages for their local country. Why would companies bring employees to the US, except if a physical presence is needed, i.e. farm work., etc.?

  8. No plans to wear a watch on Ask Slashdot: What Would It Take For You To Buy a Smartwatch? · · Score: 2

    I stopped wearing a watch when my last one broke over 10 years ago. I am surrounded by time - on my computer, the TV guide, cell phone, clock on microwave, clock on stove, clock on standard phone, time is everywhere. Why would I want to strap it on my wrist?

  9. Pick up a book and turn off the internet on Ask Slashdot: Best Way to Learn C# For Game Programming? · · Score: 1

    Once you don't hear the noise, you can think. With no internet, you won't be able to cry for help and then have to work through your own problem. Don't worry about reinventing the wheel.

  10. Re:Did anyone read the article before posting on Supermicro Fails At IPMI, Leaks Admin Passwords · · Score: 1

    Right. I choose to err on the side of caution. Maybe I should post as Anonymous Coward?

  11. Re:Did anyone read the article before posting on Supermicro Fails At IPMI, Leaks Admin Passwords · · Score: 1

    My hat is off to you. When I see systems with high uptime, I see missing updates.

  12. Did anyone read the article before posting on Supermicro Fails At IPMI, Leaks Admin Passwords · · Score: 1

    In the article, SuperMicro has fix in update. However, the key takeaway is that thousands of people decided to not patch their SH1T. "This means at the point of this writing, there are 31,964 systems that have their passwords available on the open market. It gets a bit scarier when you review some of the password statistics. Out of those passwords, 3296 are the default combination." "Besides flashing, there is another (albeit unsupported) temporary fix. Most of the systems affected by this particular issue also have their “sh” shell accessible from the SMASH command line. If you login to the SMASH via ssh and run the command “shell sh”, you can drop into a functional SH shell. From there you can actually kill all “upnp” processes and their related children, which provides a functional fix. That is of course until the system is completely disconnected from power and reconnected, during which the IPMI module will reboot. This is what I have done for our own systems that were unable to be permanently fixed at this time. After continual monitoring, I am satisfied with the results and there has not been any noticeable impact on functionality."

  13. Re:I just dont get it on Washington Redskins Stripped of Trademarks · · Score: 0

    Hey ganjadude, Where is team called NY Onodaga? Sorry, don't be offended, but ganjadude sounds like name of white man trying to be cool (when he is not). Like dad wearing sons clothes.

  14. Re:No more worry about being counterfieted on Washington Redskins Stripped of Trademarks · · Score: 1

    That would be a good name. The double double-you. Whoa. WW. Looks hot. My other thought was the Washington Rednecks. If there was a jersey, I would buy it. That would be my team. Ha ha ha.

  15. No more worry about being counterfieted on Washington Redskins Stripped of Trademarks · · Score: 1

    Counterfeited is now an option. Personally, I think a name change like Virginia Moonshiners would be cool.

  16. I have no pity on Code Spaces Hosting Shutting Down After Attacker Deletes All Data · · Score: 1

    So, after getting blackmail email, first course of action was to take matters into your own hands? The Cloud is just a tool to allow us to be tracked online. I'm going back to dial up and UUCP to select individuals in similar configuration. He he he

  17. Feral pigeons taste good also on Humans Not Solely To Blame For Passenger Pigeon Extinction · · Score: 1

    Nothing beats squab and rice

  18. Re:This is what happens when you have old white... on Driver Study: People Want Fewer Embedded Apps, Just Essentials That Work Easily · · Score: 1

    I sense a certain amount of hostility.

  19. Need MS Office embeded on Driver Study: People Want Fewer Embedded Apps, Just Essentials That Work Easily · · Score: 3, Funny

    I need Microsoft Office embedded app so I can work on business-critical documents.

  20. Re:ARE YOU FREAKIN' KIDDING?!!! on Testing 65 Different GPUs On Linux With Open Source Drivers · · Score: 2

    I am sensing a lot of hostility.

  21. My hardware is so old it is unlisted on Testing 65 Different GPUs On Linux With Open Source Drivers · · Score: 1

    SOL

  22. Divergence on The Disappearing Universe · · Score: 1

    The movement away from the timeline is expected in alternate universes. The other universes are what could have been, but in a different timeline.

  23. Does not matter on The Coming IT Nightmare of Unpatchable Systems · · Score: 1

    I am more worried about people not patching what can be patched.

  24. comment number 206 on HR Chief: Google Sexual, Racial Diversity "Not Where We Want to Be" · · Score: 1

    We should stop having scholarships for athletics. It should only be for academic achievement. That way the motivation to do good in school will be higher.

  25. Re:I have the racial data right here. on Facebook Refuses To Share Employee Race and Gender Data · · Score: 1

    Unlikely. The human race is a mix bag. There is no data on how many humans are Homo-Sapiens or Homo-Quantum.