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  1. Re: .NET? on Ask Slashdot: Should I Ditch PHP? · · Score: 1

    > inconsistencies in library function calls and naming conventions

    PHP has always basically been a thin wrapper for C libraries. That's why it's fast enough to run Facebook, Wikipedia, etc.. It's also why PHP was able to add so many features so quickly in the late 90s. I really liked that it was consistent with C since I first used PHP in 1998 to convert a huge CGI set of programs written in C to PHP. IIRC, I was able to convert about 350k lines of C to about only 50k lines of PHP. I understand I'm biased because of my background, but that's a feature not a bug.

  2. Re:Face it, Trump is a Traitor. It's apolitical. on State Senator Wants A Law Forcing Bots To Admit They're Not Human (brisbanetimes.com.au) · · Score: 5, Informative

    "whore wife" I'm ashamed of what my side has become when I regularly read posts like that from my liberal friends on Facebook and Twitter.

  3. Containers by definition are not more secure... on Containers or Virtual Machines: Which is More Secure? (zdnet.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    than virtual machines. Why is this even a question?

  4. "The security implications of this are awe inspiring."

  5. Re:it seems elementary on Best Buy Is Thriving In the Age of Amazon (defenseone.com) · · Score: 1

    Spartanburg, SC? I was there for four months in the summer of 1995 doing contract work for Advantica after Transworld moved their headquarters to there. I remember when that happened since Best Buy was adamant in their denial of hiring convicted criminals and later proven that they did. Their security was right in killing him, but only with information they didn't have at the time.

  6. Re:What is that bizarre feeling? on FCC Vote Likely Dooms Sinclair-Tribune Merger (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    The problem is that no President before Trump has stood against news consolidation. This is a problem on both sides of the aisle. I am disappointed with local Internet monopolies. Trump has talked about helping with that, but hasn't done anything yet. Under Clinton, Bush, and Obama, cities and counties have been allowed to grant local monopolies with telcos or cable companies. Where I live in Seattle, Comcast has the local monopoly for my neighborhood but doesn't offer service to all of the streets, like my own that's a deadend with the Burke-Gilman bike trail at the dead end, so it's hard for them to offer service. CenturyLink has gigabit less than half a mile away, but due to over fifty year-old wiring and the distance to their CO, we can't get DSL to work at all. I'm fortunate that work pays for a T1 line to my house so I can work from home, but that is more expensive than most people are willing to spend.

  7. Well Obama did say no serious person thinks they are.

  8. Sounds like the Onion! on Hackers Breach Russian Bank and Steal $1 Million Due To Outdated Router (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    Really, the name of the company that took the money is named MoneyTaker?

  9. The GOP always stands against the people. on GOP Congressman Introduces Bill To Reinstate Net Neutrality Rules (theverge.com) · · Score: -1, Troll

    NN makes it harder for the small guys to compete since it adds so many rules and laws that ISPs must follow.

  10. Re:Not as critical in Canada vs US on Thousands of Patient Records Held for Ransom in Ontario Home Care Data Breach, Attackers Claim (www.cbc.ca) · · Score: 2

    That's not true at all. From: https://www.healthcare.gov/coverage/pre-existing-conditions/ "No insurance plan can reject you, charge you more, or refuse to pay for essential health benefits for any condition you had before your coverage started." It's one of the reasons health insurance is so expensive since you can just wait until you need it.

  11. Re:So all the stuff above ground? on Study Suggests Buried Internet Infrastructure at Risk as Sea Levels Rise (eurekalert.org) · · Score: 2

    And, the claims are blown out of proportion. I've been hearing warnings about rising sea water for around forty years, but the Sound in Seattle hasn't risen any. It would be obvious since most of the seawall was built in 1934.

  12. If AI doesn't feel predictive... on Digital Ads Are Starting To Feel Psychic (theoutline.com) · · Score: 1

    then that's bad AI.

  13. Re:Check Norwegians living in US on Unlike Most Millennials, Norway's Are Rich (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    There's a lot of them in Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, and they all seem to be doing well.

  14. Re:That would make sense in a market economy on Tesla Will Be First Automaker To Lose the Federal Tax Credit For Electric Cars (theverge.com) · · Score: 1, Troll

    > because of his wrong political beliefs. Amazing how the anti-fascists have become the most fascist of all groups. I thought Republicans supporting a NYC liberal that was a Democrat for decades would be the biggest surprise.

  15. ... female devs, instead, swiftly coming to their defense.

    I saw that when I did contract work for a new gaming company to setup their Agile processes, Java Spring Framework backend REST services, and Drupal for their CMS and shopping cart. There were I think fifteen male programmers and one female. The female one did a lot of stupid things, including a few public-facing like exposing an investor that didn't want his involvement to be public. She had worked in the field for nearly twenty years, so she should have known better. The company always defended her. You are correct. I didn't have a problem with that since it's fifteen on one. Doesn't justify her actions, but I had some sympathy towards her.

  16. Re: Phrasing on Systemd-Free Artix Linux OS is Looking For Packagers (artixlinux.org) · · Score: 1

    You're correct, but at least you saw the output on the screen. It sucks when, for example, "/usr/bin/mongod --config /etc/mongod.conf" clearly outputs the problem (like I saw last week when /var/lib/mongo/mongod.lock wasn't writable by the mongod user since someone else accidentally started it as root before), but there's nothing logged in the journal when you do "systemctl start mongod"

  17. Re: Phrasing on Systemd-Free Artix Linux OS is Looking For Packagers (artixlinux.org) · · Score: 1

    True, but not logging stdout and stderr means it's much harder to troubleshoot problems. Logging with systemd sucks.

  18. Re:skip banks; go credit unions on Wells Fargo's Scandals Finally Hurt Its Bottom Line (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Credit unions aren't always perfect. I bank with both First Tech (since I used to work at Microsoft) and BECU (Boeing Employees' Credit Union). Both have screwed-up majorly for me, but I stay with First Tech since I still have preprinted checks I need to use(yes, I'm too cheap to buy more checks) and BECU since the have a location in the apartment building where I live. Credit unions aren't perfect.

  19. The fact that the FBI didn't try to get the server shows they didn't think there was anything bad on it. Well, I hope so.

  20. Re:open it! on Microsoft Calls on Congress To Regulate Face Recognition (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    Or wear IR diodes from remote controls around your neck. My nephew did that for a science fair project last year. It was amusing until he walked into a bank...

  21. Any keyboard that has individual holes through... on Apple Says New MacBook Pro Keyboard Won't Fix Sticky Key Issue (cnet.com) · · Score: 5, Interesting

    the case for individual keys is subject to this problem. If the keyboard or the top of the case is offset by even a little, then keys will stick. On our Dell Latitudes that have just one big cut-out for the entire keyboard, typically on the left and bottom keys stick because of the case. On our Dell Precision and newer MacBooks, a lot more keys stick because the case surrounds every key. On my personal MacBook Pro late02012, I took it apart and filed the case on the left side of all of the keys, and I haven't had a problem in years.

  22. So now they're like cops... on TSA Screeners Win Immunity From Abuse Claims, Court Rules (reuters.com) · · Score: 5, Interesting

    in that they have immunity from behind held accountable from breaking the law. The worse thing though for the TSA is that they have less training and don't have to take an oath like cops do so this is even worse.

  23. Re: This is the weirdest shit on Russian Influence Campaign Sought To Exploit Americans' Trust In Local News (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    But his illegal smuggling of Uranium was done under orders of the US State Department. I don't think he personally did wrong by breaking US and Russian laws since he was told to.

  24. I worked with her nine years ago at S&T and kept up with her until Microsoft Flight imploded due to the fact Microsoft couldn't find decent programmers and no one that knew anything about planes would work with them after Microsoft treated their SMEs for that project like garbage. She was toxic, and she has been getting worse. She made the decision she would rather show her true self how she interacts in person rather than keep her job of six years.

  25. Re:Good one, there! on Ask Slashdot: Why Do Popular Websites Add New Features So Sparingly? · · Score: 1

    And when user accounts were added. I was so upset at that one I didn't create an account until last month. Or the term anonymous "coward." I hate that one.