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  1. Where's my villain mustache and hat? on Zero-Day Windows Security Flaw Can Crash Systems, Cause BSODs (helpnetsecurity.com) · · Score: 2

    I have an SMB server on my network and I think I just found a way to convince my family to switch to Linux.

  2. Re:In game purchases are gross on 'Second Life' Creators Develop A VR Social World Named 'Sansar' (technologyreview.com) · · Score: 1

    There...feel better now.

    It's okay, old timer. You can just relax now and go back to shouting at the kids on your lawn.

  3. Re:Wine on Wine 2.0 Released (softpedia.com) · · Score: 2

    And another 82 duplicate articles.

  4. Re: Nah... on George Orwell's '1984' Tops Amazon's Bestseller List (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    That's kind of what I expect, actually.

  5. Re: Nah... on George Orwell's '1984' Tops Amazon's Bestseller List (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Considering that his inaugural approval rate is 45%, according to Gallup, then I'm willing to believe his base is close to 40% of the electorate. That approval rate, by the way, is the lowest of any modern president. I agree that he's unlikely to run in 2020. I also think he's likely to resign or face impeachment and removal before that. But then, I also didn't think he'd win the nomination, much less the election, so what do I know?

  6. Re:Jokes on them! on Two Triple-Screen Laptops Were Stolen From Razer's CES Booth (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't think it's vaporware. http://www.razerzone.com/proje... Razer is a big, reasonably dependable company. I'd bet on something like this eventually hitting the market.

  7. It sounds like he put a lot of effort this. on Seattle Man Accused of Using Social Media To Set Up Fake Porn Agency (nbcnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Why didn't he just just set up a real recruiting agency? He could've gotten a lot more (ahem) bang for his buck with only a little more effort.

  8. Re:Just the same old Republican strategy on Wisconsin's Department of Natural Resources Site No Longer Says Humans Cause Climate Change (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Not anymore. We live in a post-fact society now, so we have a new paradigm: if you repeat a fact long enough, it becomes a lie. (e.g.: anthropogenic climate change.)

  9. Re:It only took a self drving car. on Uber Admits To Self-driving Car 'Problem' in Bike Lanes As Safety Concerns Mount (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    In Houston, we have several excellent off-street bike paths, but many more miles of on-street bike lanes. Those are mostly terrible. In most cases, bicycles in Texas may use any street that a car may use, excepting highways. Personally, I've ridden the streets in Houston for many years without serious incident and prefer them to the so-called bike lanes which, as I noted, are mostly terrible.

  10. Re:Not (yet) possible on Google Responds On Skewed Holocaust Search Results (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    There's a difference between suppressing falsehoods and not allowing them to become the dominant narrative.

  11. Re:It's not Google's responsibility... on Google Responds On Skewed Holocaust Search Results (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    And what of those people who lack the mental acuity to make such distinctions? Should we provide no guidance to children or to persons who have never been exposed to enlightenment thinking? Someone who has been steeped in Neo-Nazi thinking their entire lives might not find anything objectionable at Stormfront. Conservative Christians really don't understand evolution or scientific principles, subscribing instead to easily debunked myths and magical thinking. Should we just let it slide, or should we take some minimal steps to show that, no, society at large does not endorse such views? Is your answer really just to let the fools figure it out for themselves?

  12. Re:renewable? on Iceland Seeking 'Supercritical Steam' For Power Source (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Fission is decay only in the sense that grilling steak is rapidly decaying meat. /hat tip Anne Rice

  13. Re: My Dell XPS that came with Linux installed... on Ask Slashdot: What's the Best Linux Laptop? · · Score: 1

    My Dell Inspiron has no issues with wifi or any other hardware. Well, so long as I stick with the 4.4 kernel. The video drivers in 4.5 and up cause me some problems that I haven't taken the time to quash, though preliminary research suggests it's a configuration issue that should be easily resolved. This is a laptop that was designed for Windows.

  14. Re:Think of the target audience on Linux Mint 18.1 'Serena' BETA Ubuntu-based Operating System Now Available For Download (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    My mouse doesn't feel right on Linux, I would switch if it weren't for that.

    Maybe your mouse is just shy. Have you tried introducing it slowly?

  15. Re:Fly-by-Night JD Degree on Lawyer Sues 20-Year-Old Student Who Gave a Bad Yelp Review, Loses Badly (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Let's not forget that ACORN didn't do anything illegal that we know of. They were victims of a partisan witch hunt.

  16. Re:Beware people carrying buckets of water... on The 'USB Killer' Has Been Mass Produced -- Available Online For About $50 (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Shoot it, blow a fire extinguisher at it, pee on it, use compressed air, drop it on the floor, EMP it... whatever.

    I can assure you that peeing on a computer will not necessarily kill it.

    But it might kill you.

  17. More of a critical fault, really. on 'Fatal' Flaws Found in Medical Implant Software (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    If the compromised devices still function, even in a reduced capacity, is it really a fatal flaw?

  18. I don't want a smartwatch on Motorola Has No Plans For a New Smartwatch (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    I want an electronic watch that uses an e-ink display, multiple face styles, automatically syncronizes the time, and maybe, maybe shows the weather.

  19. Exactly! Everyone knows urban votes don't matter as much as rural and suburban votes. That's really what you're saying, right?

  20. Re:Electoral college does reflect the popular vote on Lawrence Lessig Calls For The Electoral College to Choose Clinton Over Trump (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    So, what you're saying is that the individual votes in those 5000 counties should be worth more than the individual votes in the 300 urban counties?

  21. Re:democracies work slowly ... on 6 Major Countries Have Recently Announced Plans To Phase-Out All Coal-Fired Power Plants (electrek.co) · · Score: 1

    The US government can build anything it wants. There's no law preventing the government from constructing power plants or wind farms or what-have-you. There's no political will to do such a thing, however. The GOP, for one thing, wouldn't stand for it. It's almost as if they don't want it if nobody is getting rich from it. The Democrats are rather queasy about such things too.

  22. A new AI tool created by Google and Oxford University researchers could significantly improve the success of lip-reading and understanding for governments.

    FTFY

  23. Re:Everyone runs with fear from NP problems on 'Here Be Dragons': The Seven Most Vexing Problems In Programming (infoworld.com) · · Score: 2

    > NP-complete problems. "Everyone runs with fear from these problems because they're the perfect example of one of the biggest bogeymen in Silicon Valley: algorithms that won't scale."

    > Customer: Why is this problem not scaling?
    > Programmer: It is NP-hard we are basically just brute forcing it.
    > Customer: If you can't solve this "NP-hard" problem, then I'll just find someone who will.
    > Programmer: Sure, let me know when that happens.

    Customer: GTFO&DIAF
    Programmer: Well, shit.

  24. Re:analog dominates digital on Intel Wants To Replace Fireworks With Drones (marketwatch.com) · · Score: 1

    Digital could augment the analog, though. Fireworks create a lot of smoke; that's a great medium for lighting up lasers.

  25. They'll just have to double down again. on Turkey Doubles Down On Censorship With Block On VPNs, Tor (vice.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    This is what happens when a government attempts to censor the internet. First, they start with a few "objectionable" sites. Then they expand the list. Then they clamp down on the workarounds that people use to accessed banned content. At some point, they'll have to either relent or go Full DPRK and cut off the external internet entirely.

    Never go Full DPRK.