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  1. Re:Such is C on C Code On GitHub Has the Most "Ugly Hacks" · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Wrapping it in ifdefs doesn't make it elegant. It just makes it not a hack. Instead, it makes it ugly, and correct.

  2. Re:I don't understand the big deal on Researcher: Drug Infusion Pump Is the "Least Secure IP Device" He's Ever Seen · · Score: 2

    The issue is that you can connect to it wirelessly, and command it to give lethal doses of drugs remotely... That's pretty frickin bad ;)

  3. Re:Queue the lawsuit... on Researcher: Drug Infusion Pump Is the "Least Secure IP Device" He's Ever Seen · · Score: 1

    No, queueing the lawsuit would still be valid - it would be the act of adding that one single lawsuit to the queue.

  4. Re:He's also an interesting candidate for this on Bernie Sanders, Presidential Candidate and H-1B Skeptic · · Score: 2

    Making the government a bigger player in the loop does not mean the loop is destroyed.

    But it doesn't mean it's not either.

    Most of Europe demonstrates that you can achieve a stable free market by having the government in the loop.

  5. Re: Sanders amazes me on Bernie Sanders, Presidential Candidate and H-1B Skeptic · · Score: 1

    No, he would be considered pretty right wing in France, the UK, Italy, Germany, in fact... pretty much all of Europe.

  6. Re:AT&T Autopay - Ha! on AT&T Bills Elderly Customer $24,298.93 For Landline Dial-Up Service · · Score: 0

    Actually no, the phone is collateral against a loan the carrier gave you. It's not yours until you've paid it off. That said, you're also not renting it.

  7. Re:danger vs taste on Pepsi To Stop Using Aspartame · · Score: 1

    I don't care to, because I've not performed a scientific study into your anecdote.

    My hypothesis would be on the placebo effect though.

  8. Re:FUCK LIBERALISM on Internet Explorer's Successor, Project Spartan, Is Called Microsoft Edge · · Score: 1

    AKA "Wow, the DMV is full of people who look different to me, because of that, I'm going to discriminate against them all".

  9. Re:danger vs taste on Pepsi To Stop Using Aspartame · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Except that if you actually go and find sources other than a sensationalist news article, you'll find several scientific studies that show that this is bullshit. Insulin production is triggered by the presence of glucose, and does not occur with the presence of aspartame even in high concentrations.

  10. Re:Do they charge patent royalties for Windows Pho on Microsoft Increases Android Patent Licensing Reach · · Score: 1

    This is getting pretty weird. Windows Phone is now free, right? So if a phone maker builds WinPhones, do they pay Microsoft nothing for the same patents? Is that legal - to charge a patent royalty to device makers using somebody else's software - using no Microsoft code, while allowing makers of devices using Microsoft software to pay no software or patent fees?

    Why would it not be legal - you can offer whatever licensing terms you like both on your own patents and on your own software.

  11. Re:But it does on POS Vendor Uses Same Short, Numeric Password Non-Stop Since 1990 · · Score: 1

    What if you made the default password the date the system was turned on?

    Then I as a thief would do some basic research into the date that that location opened for business and try 2-3 guesses close to that date before getting it bang on.

  12. Re:But it does on POS Vendor Uses Same Short, Numeric Password Non-Stop Since 1990 · · Score: 1

    And at *that* point it's the user's fault. But not until the vendor stops shipping things with default passwords and not asking you to change it at first setup.

  13. Re:But it does on POS Vendor Uses Same Short, Numeric Password Non-Stop Since 1990 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Which is why vendors shouldn't ship products with default passwords at all. Instead, they should require all users to set a password when the system is first installed.

  14. Re:...and adults too. on Bill To Require Vaccination of Children Advances In California · · Score: 2

    That's fine, but the rest of society has no responsibility to provide you with education if you refuse to provide the rest of society with anything ;)

  15. Re:/me is waiting for the cheaper Tesla baby! on Cheap Gas Fuels Switch From Electric Cars To SUVs · · Score: 1

    Not quite as great, but there are beginning to be options for not crap, and not insanely priced electric cars. The VW eGolf and the Ford Focus both spring to mind - they both look just like normal every day cars, and are built to fairly reasonable quality standards.

  16. Re:And the vendor response will be... on German Court Rules Adblock Plus Is Legal · · Score: 5, Informative

    My response is right-click -> inspect element -> backspace.

  17. Re:A sane supreme court decision? on Supreme Court Rules Extending Traffic Stop For Dog Sniff Unconstitutional · · Score: 5, Informative

    No, the point is that in order to use the dog, they need to have probable cause of another crime having been committed. There wasn't any probable cause here, so they couldn't use the dog (whether it took longer or not).

    In the UK at least (not sure about the US on this part), at a traffic stop, the police absolutely are not allowed to search your car in any way, unless you give them permission, or they have reasonable suspicion of another crime having been committed.

  18. Re:Sounds like upper middle class housing developm on George Lucas Building Low-Income Housing Next Door To Millionaires · · Score: 2

    Believe me, sub-million houses in the bay area are low income houses.

  19. Re:Render farm? on Star Wars Battlefront Game Trailer Is So Realistic It Looks Like Movie Footage · · Score: 1

    No, it looks just like any other PS4 game. That is... Not like a movie (yet).

    The headline is just trying to grab clicks by lying.

  20. That's odd, because Micron gives 1 year un-powered retention warranties on their TLC drives, even when worn.

  21. Well duh... Did you really think that the SSD makers were targeting 1.4GB/s random read/write devices at making backups?

  22. On the other hand, the smaller they make the nand, the more they can cram on a chip, and the more wear levelling they can do, so the more reliable it becomes.

  23. Wow... on Kingston HyperX Predator SSD Takes Gumstick M.2 PCIe Drives To 1.4GB/sec · · Score: 3, Informative

    Most blatant slashvertisment I've ever seen.

  24. Re:AAA studio? on 2K, Australia's Last AAA Studio, Closes Its Doors · · Score: 3, Informative

    That would be a very well known term meaning a blockbuster game. AAA games are games that cost hundreds of millions to produce, and hope to make those hundreds of millions back based on stunning quality levels.

  25. Re:I Disagree with the Summary on Longer Video Shows How Incredibly Close Falcon Stage Came To Successful Landing · · Score: 1

    If you watch the video, you'll notice that it does in fact have RCS thrusters at the top of the stage.