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  1. It's not just about phones... on Washington Bill Makes It Illegal To Sell Gadgets Without Replaceable Batteries (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Other things that have difficult to remove batteries:

    Laptop battery modules (not just Apple's, but every manufacturer)
    Electric hand tools (drills, saws, etc)
    Rechargable battery packs (think ANKER)
    Electric shavers
    That little BB-8 remote control toy.

    It's not that the batteries are glued in those devices, but sometimes you can't even open them without destroying the case. Many times, they just have a plain old 18650 in there anyway.

  2. Re:Only read as far as "Researchers warn of physic on Researchers Warn of Physics-Based Attacks On Sensors (securityledger.com) · · Score: 1

    It's "physically impossible"!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sH9MJBLXtxs

  3. Re:Where's the exploit? on Researchers Warn of Physics-Based Attacks On Sensors (securityledger.com) · · Score: 2

    "If there is any way that bad sensor input can result in a power plant exploding then you clearly designed the system improperly."

    That's almost exactly how 3-mile island had a "mishap". A water-level gauge (mechanical) was stuck, and the operator on duty didn't know that the coolant level was almost to minimum. A bad sensor could have told you the exact same thing.

  4. Re:We've been here before on Apple's 'What's a Computer?' Ad is Annoying People: Business Insider (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    Isn't the actual name of their company "Apple Computer"?

  5. Steve: "Dude, you're getting a Dell!"

  6. Take it up with Terry Gilliam.

  7. Re:What about Chuck E. Cheese? on The Legislative Fight Over Loot Boxes Expands To Washington State (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Those are games of skill, not chance.

  8. Re:Actual headline: on Tech Firms Let Russia Probe Software Widely Used by US Government (reuters.com) · · Score: 0

    So if the Russian Government uses Windows 10, does that mean that it's certified by the Russian Government to *NOT* contain an NSA backdoor? If so, then I feel better about using it.

  9. Re:Good grief on Scientists Calculate Carbon Emissions of Your Sandwich (theguardian.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Whether you eat plants, or animals, you're merely eating a link in the carbon cycle."
    Well, if I'm eating links, they might as well be pork sausage links.

  10. Annoying ad on Apple's 'What's a Computer?' Ad is Annoying People: Business Insider (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Another annoying ad is the Geico ad where the gecko is hosting a meeting in a conference room, and a call-in attendee is speaking at the same time he is. It's annoying when it happens in real life - We don't need to see it in a commercial.

  11. I prefer the definition from "Time Bandits":

    "A computer is an electronic apparatus used for making calculations."

  12. Why does it need to be in your eye? That seems like the most dangerous place for a glucose monitor. It's likely to risk infection or scratch your cornea or something. What about a glucose-sensing tattoo on your arm or something?

  13. Maybe you should *READ* submissions from ACs... on Dell and HP Advise All Their Customers To Not Install Spectre BIOS Updates (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    "These updates have been causing numerous problems for users including performance issues, boot issues, reboot issues, and general system stability."

    So, these BIOS updates cause system stability? Why wouldn't I want to install them?

  14. Re:"car park" on The Mystery of the Cars Abandoned in a Robot Car Park (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    I imagine a "car park" is like a "dog park" where cars can run and frolic without constant supervision from their owners.

  15. Re:Why are the owners of the cars unknown? on The Mystery of the Cars Abandoned in a Robot Car Park (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    If a bag of bagels cost the same as a new car, I'm sure the bag would be registered with the owner in some way. VIN numbers exist for a reason. Why not use them?

  16. My mom still doesn't believe any of the reports...

  17. Re:Easy fix on Linux 4.15 Becomes Slowest Release Since 2011 (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Imagine how Linux Kernel development will progress once Linus steps down. He isn't going to live forever, you know. I doubt that his replacement would be as tenacious.

  18. Re:one word on Car Manufacturers Sued Over Rodents Eating Soy-Insulated Wires (hackaday.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    Or worse, your wires are all chewed up, and the rodents have now built up an immunity to arsenic! Lets make the wires radioactive as well!

  19. Better Solution on Why Airports Rename Runways When the Magnetic Poles Move (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    Better solution: Only land helicopters.

  20. Nobody says they need to offer an monthly option. Yearly-only: $99

  21. Re:Root is what matters on Google's Fuchsia OS On the Pixelbook (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    The point about android is that it is pretty open, and can be installed on devices that are not made by Google. If you're going to limit the devices that can run Fuchsia to only those made by Google, then that's no different than Apple's iOS on it's iPhones.

  22. The programmers spent all their time on writing the acronym for the name of the software, and not enough time actually making the software work.

  23. Re:What about game systems? on Many Enterprise Mobile Devices Will Never Be Patched Against Meltdown, Spectre (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    How are you going to load exploit code onto a closed system?

  24. Never gonna give, never gonna give, (Give you up!)

  25. Re:What did I think? Police should act with cautio on Kansas 'Swat' Perpetrator Charged; Faces 11 More Years in Prison (latimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Where is Robocop and his prime directives when we need him the most?

    1. Serve the public trust.
    2. Protect the innocent.
    3. Uphold the law.