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  1. You don't need to provide the keys for your locks to the DOJ because:

    1, the manufacturer of the lock could provide them the key.
    2, there are other ways they can get in without the key (lockpicking, smashing the door etc).

    The idea is that suitably strong encryption cannot be broken at all.

  2. It's this "omg racist!!" kneejerk response that stops people from actually looking at the statistics properly or trying to do anything about them.

    Facts are facts. Opinions are opinions.
    Facts may be used as evidence to support an opinion, but that doesn't change the nature of the fact.

  3. Re:Point me to this info. you speak of... apk on Google Working To Remove MINIX-Based ME From Intel Platforms (tomshardware.com) · · Score: 2

    As the ME is a black box, we still have no idea what ports it uses... We know for sure that it does use those ports listed, but can you prove it doesn't use any others?
    Lack of evidence does not prove innocence.

  4. Re: Lots of Problems With That Statement on Google Working To Remove MINIX-Based ME From Intel Platforms (tomshardware.com) · · Score: 1

    The source of windows nt4 is available on the internet too, but the version available will be significantly different from the versions currently being sold.

  5. So what? on SpaceX Rocket Engine Explodes During Test (space.com) · · Score: 1

    They were testing an engine, and this particular test failed... That's the whole point of testing, try new things and see if they work.

  6. Re:Do it but be careful.... on Should Private Companies Be Allowed To Hit Back At Hackers? (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    So someone attacks you using the same precautions of going through third parties...
    You attack those third parties, but going through different third parties yourself.
    Those third parties attack your third parties thinking they're being attacked.
    And we end up with such a mess...

    How can you positively identify who the attacker is if they're going to route the attack via other systems? Who's to say you aren't attacking some innocent third party?

  7. There will always be zero day exploits, which is why you take a defence in depth approach to mitigate and contain the risk...
    Good monitoring, keeping systems isolated from each other, hardening systems so anything unnecessary is removed etc. You never simply rely installation of patches.

  8. Most attacks that get noticed are ones that failed...

  9. Re: The trouble with Net Neutrality on Portuguese ISP Shows What The Net Looks Like Without Net Neutrality (boingboing.net) · · Score: 1

    Having somewhere for their employees to live is very valuable for a company... That's why many used to build houses for their staff.
    If people can't afford to live near where they work, then they will either suffer long commutes (resulting in tired and frustrated employees), or they will choose to work elsewhere. Employers should very carefully consider the availability of affordable housing for their employees.

  10. Vaping may cause harm to others. We have no evidence that it doesn't, and it is intended to contain some of the same chemicals as tobacco smoke which we do know to be harmful. It makes sense to err on the side of caution in this regard, especially as vaping is not an essential or unavoidable activity.

  11. Most people try not to sneeze and in public, or at least attempt to sneeze into a tissue if possible...
    Very few people sneeze openly into the room, and such people are usually considered rude.
    Sneezing is also involuntary, very few people intentionally inhale things intended to cause sneezing.

  12. Traditional internal combustion cars and other such vehicles *are* being banned in many places, the problem is that there is often no viable alternative and there is still a requirement to get people and goods around. Many steps are being taken to reduce the level of toxic chemicals being released into the air from vehicles.

    Smoking and/or vaping is not required in any case, it's solely a matter of someone's choice and it does not provide any benefits to society.
    Vehicles also tend to operate out in the open where the fumes dissipate more quickly, smoking will often occur in confined spaces where the fumes are more likely to linger and be inhaled by anyone else in the location.

  13. Exactly, do whatever you like providing it doesn't impact upon others.

  14. Re:Sounds like fun on New York State Bans E-Cigarettes Everywhere Traditional Cigarettes Are Prohibited (usatoday.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Exactly, there are no studies indicating wether its harmful or not, therefore i would greatly prefer not to be inhaling a cocktail of chemicals which may have as yet unknown detrimental effects on my health.

    If you want to consume chemicals in a way which doesn't result in aerosolising them and forcing others to inhale them go right ahead.

  15. Re:One simple reason: Microsoft did what they do b on Why Xbox One Backward Compatibility Took So Long (ign.com) · · Score: 2

    Sony also have a software emulator, although the early PS3 hardware included a complete PS2 because the software emulation wasn't ready at the time.

  16. Re: Here's a billion dollar idea: on Bill Gates Tries A(nother) Billion-Dollar Plan To Reform Education (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    His goal is not to improve education, it's to lock kids in at a young age to the products sold by the various companies he's previously invested in, and that's where the return on investment comes in.

  17. Re:I don't get CR process. on Consumer Reports Refuses To Recommend Microsoft Surface Book 2 (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    It's based on past experience setting expectations for a new and as yet unproven product.
    Previous microsoft hardware products were unreliable, so any new hardware product from them needs to prove itself and proving reliability takes time.
    If their previous products had been highly reliable, then you'd have a reasonably expectation that new products would be too.

  18. Re:I don't get CR process. on Consumer Reports Refuses To Recommend Microsoft Surface Book 2 (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    Microsoft seem to have a history of unreliable hardware, the xbox had a very high failure rate too.

  19. Re:That's not what the signature is for on MasterCard Has Finally Realized That Signatures Are Obsolete and Stupid (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    Whenever i've had to sign something it looks different every time...

  20. Re:Cost savings: Only healthy people treated! on Doctors To Breathalyse Smokers Before Allowing Them NHS Surgery (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Try cutting out the "diet" soda, drink water for a couple of weeks... Also check the accuracy of the calorie counts, a lot can be misleading.

  21. Re:Cost savings: Only healthy people treated! on Doctors To Breathalyse Smokers Before Allowing Them NHS Surgery (bbc.com) · · Score: 1, Insightful

    You don't need to walk to lose weight, just eat less.
    Starving people don't walk around much, and they don't get fat.
    Losing weight requires discipline, thats all.

  22. Re:Single Payer Health Care is Great ! on Doctors To Breathalyse Smokers Before Allowing Them NHS Surgery (bbc.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    Whats the Fucking Spaghetti Monster have to do with the price of rice in China?

    Higher consumption of spaghetti would result in lower consumption of rice, resulting in lower demand and thus lower price.

  23. Re:How to make any antivirus software safer? on Dodging Russian Spies, Customers Are Ripping Out Kaspersky (thedailybeast.com) · · Score: 1

    Desktop AV needs kernel access, but scanning on gateway devices (mail filters, http filters etc) does not, you can run the scanning engine in a sandbox and pass the files you want to scan into it. Worst case an AV could false negative a known piece of malware, but then there's nothing to stop you running multiple engines chained together.

    This is actually the only instance where i run AV, and it cuts down on a lot of the junk email i receive.

  24. Charge every few days on Microsoft Teases Multi-Day Battery Life For Upcoming ARM-Powered Windows Devices (techspot.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    Charge it every few days because it has so few applications that you never use it?

  25. Re:NVMe and M.2 ports will likely boost PC sales on Traditional PC Sales Continue To Slide (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    The connector may offer several things (like usb-c does too), but an actual SSD will typically only use either PCIe or SATA so you can buy an adapter that ignores all the other buses available over the connector.
    I have a mac pro using a pcie to M.2 adapter with an SSD connected to it, and the adapter itself appears to be extremely simple... I think it's just a board with connectors, as well as a small handful of resistors, capacitors and a single LED.