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  1. Re:It's more sinister than that on Over 200 Android Apps Are Currently Using Ultrasonic Beacons To Track Users (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    Imagine if an ad played on the TVs in a place like Best Buy. This is starting to behave like a virus.

  2. Re:Been using a bank robot since 1984 on Credit Suisse Deploys 20 Robots Within Bank (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Help! It's got my tie!

  3. Names? on Credit Suisse Deploys 20 Robots Within Bank (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Can we agree to call them 'Bank-Bots'?

  4. Well, some firewall rules cannot be skirted. For instance, DENY ALL TRAFFIC TO PORT 22.

  5. ...and "executable"? Aren't *ALL* programming languages executable? Isn't that the point?

  6. Re:"Disperse" -- really? on VC Founder Predicts AI Will Take 50% Of All Human Jobs Within 10 Years (cnbc.com) · · Score: 2

    What do you expect? Spell checkers are just a form of AI.

  7. In a world... on Australia Wants ISPs To Protect Customers From Viruses (sophos.com) · · Score: 2, Interesting

    In a world where ISPs filter viruses for you, every user EXPECTS the ISP to do the protecting, and takes no precautions themselves. This leads to lazy netizens who cry foul at ever little thing. Instead, I say protect yourself. Run a firewall. Don't open ports unless you KNOW WHAT THE HELL YOU'RE DOING!

  8. Bullying? on Humans Are Already Harassing Security Robots (cnn.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Is it even possible to "bully" a machine?

  9. Imagine what you can do with a metric ton of "great stuff" and a scrambler from an amusement park.

  10. Re:Another clone to fail on Apple Is In Talks To Launch Its Own Venmo (recode.net) · · Score: 1

    With the weird capitalization, I read the headline as "Apple One's in talks to launch its own Venmo". Imagine my disappointment to find out this has nothing to do with the original Apple computer.

  11. In other news... on Early Nintendo Programmer Worked Without a Keyboard (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 0

    Early computer users worked without a mouse.

  12. Re:Let's milk our customers for as long as possibl on Xbox Chief: We Need To Create a Netflix of Video Games (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    CEO: "We want to get more money for selling games."

    Marketdroid: "Users are not willing to pay more than $60 per game."

    Bright Idea Guy: "I know! We will sell games as a service and charge $10/month. Our customers will LOVE it!"

  13. Re:Filed under: Nobody needs this! on Amazon Wants To Put a Camera and Microphone in Your Bedroom (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Some women, if given the chance, would not wear the same thing twice. Thankfully, there is a finite amount of money in the universe.

  14. Tell me how your DSL works when the lines are down.

  15. Every Antivirus has done this. on Antivirus Webroot Deletes Windows Files, Causes Serious Problems For Users (pcworld.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This has happened to every Antivirus. This is why Microsoft made their own - Microsoft Security Essentials, and also Windows Defender. In the era of Microsoft's own AV, there is no need for a third-party AV installed on Windows.

  16. Re:Not much can be done. on Gamers in Hawaii Can't Compete... Because of Latency (theoutline.com) · · Score: 1

    FTL communications wouldn't help, because people with already low ping times would also use FTL communication, and *STILL* be faster than players in Hawaii.

  17. Re:And this is one reason why ... on Gamers in Hawaii Can't Compete... Because of Latency (theoutline.com) · · Score: 1

    You must be a big fan of the latest "Total Recall" movie. The core of the earth is HOT. The movie totally glossed over that. Your cables would melt.

  18. Re:We already had this sales pitch... on Intel Launches Optane Memory That Makes Standard Hard Drives Perform Like SSDs (hothardware.com) · · Score: 1

    The machine that I have which needs a storage speed boost the most doesn't even HAVE an M.2 interface!

  19. Re:Thought Experiment on Light Sail Propulsion Could Reach Sirius Sooner Than Alpha Centauri (arxiv.org) · · Score: 1

    Use LOTS of small robots.

  20. I remember when there was NO LinkedIn. It hasn't really improved job seeking too much - You still need a resume.

  21. Re:What is it? on File System Improvements To the Windows Subsystem for Linux (microsoft.com) · · Score: 1

    That's why I was confused. Microsoft also had some software that allowed you to map Novell drives on Windows, and they called it something like "Windows support for Novell", when it really should be "Novell support for Windows". I guess they just wanted the "Windows" name first.

  22. Re:Can we get better naming for the windows 10 upd on Microsoft Says It Will Release Two Feature Updates Per Year For Windows 10, Office (petri.com) · · Score: 1

    How come my version of Windows 10 is Version 10.0.14393? That's not any date!

  23. Re:Its pretty important... on Louisiana's Governor Declares State Of Emergency Over Disappearing Coastline (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    Well, if the water is encroaching on the land, that won't affect the SEA LIFE now, will it? The ocean will still have fish in it.

    This sounds like a terrible ecological disaster, but maybe it's just an opportunity for the people who live on the coast to adapt to the situation. How about building modern FLOATING canneries and docks that can change with the environment. You can try to build a levee to hold back the water, but that will only work for so long.

  24. What is the Windows Subsystem for Linux, and why would I want to use it? Can't linux already mount SMB shares? I don't understand this.

  25. Better Reliability? on Microsoft Says It Will Release Two Feature Updates Per Year For Windows 10, Office (petri.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I wonder if this is to help users who don't know what they're doing. You know, the kind that click on any link that appears on their screen, install any software no matter what kind of crap it is, and generally don't maintain their systems properly. When they have reliability problems, they call Microsoft for support, and the support agent usually just says "Reinstall the OS". Well, with these feature updates effectively doing a reinstall twice a year, that might help cut down on those calls.