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  1. Where's the vendor safety checks? on Contractors Lose Jobs After Hacking CIA's In-House Vending Machines (techrepublic.com) · · Score: 1

    Why in the HELL are there IoT vending machines in the CIA? Even I know IoT devices are not secure especially if they are coming from a vendor. If anything, the vending machine company should be held responsible for not providing enough security on their device that could have allowed rogue elements to access it and use it for breaking into internal network resources based on it being on-site. WTF!?

  2. Re:So, help a father out... on Fidget Spinners Are Over (fivethirtyeight.com) · · Score: 2

    GAHTDAMN! *Burned*

  3. Sorta like Britney Spears

  4. Re:Seriously? on Silicon Valley's $400 Juicer May Be Feeling the Squeeze (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Brilliant but crappy marketing

  5. Correct as in "I can't respond fairly to each comment unless you all get in line and i can address each one individually" That's how I read it.

  6. Re:Merry New Year! on Bitcoin Is Crashing (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    Looking good Lewis !!!

  7. Re:Don't you see what Potter's doing? on Bitcoin Is Crashing (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    "...get in there and SELL!!" - Duke Brothers

  8. Re:Don't you see what Potter's doing? on Bitcoin Is Crashing (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    "...now we gotta stick together on this!" - George Bailey

  9. Re:The "average" consumer? Of course not. on Ask Slashdot: Is My IoT Device Part of a Botnet? · · Score: 1

    Yeah uh . . . there's price and deadlines that have a say in that.

  10. Re:How do you know? on Ask Slashdot: Is My IoT Device Part of a Botnet? · · Score: 1

    Now that's some high quality humor !

  11. Wow, I too thought it was the Texas patent-troll company !

  12. Re:"after they train their contractor replacements on University of California's Outsourcing Is Wrong, Says US Lawmaker (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    I thought so too . . . until they hold your 3 months severance hostage

  13. Somewhere down the line this had to have been used for some sort of Identity Theft usage as well right? I just can't find the handle. Can anyone find a way to leverage what was just exposed and how it can pertain to identity theft?

  14. Re:so once again... on New Attack Steals SSNs, E-mail Addresses, and More From HTTPS Pages (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Correct and stupid uninformed people are the ones that are usually are the victims right?

  15. Re:so once again... on New Attack Steals SSNs, E-mail Addresses, and More From HTTPS Pages (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    So if you replace "javascript" with "black person" then I see your point . . .

  16. Sounding sexist and being sexist are two different things . . .therefore it's true

  17. Re:Who's really to blame here? on Oracle Whistleblower Suit Raises Questions Over Cloud Accounting (nbcnews.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't know Oracle. I'm daring to ask the question.

  18. Re:Sadly, I agree with her! on American Schools Teaching Kids To Code All Wrong (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    Exactly, but those are the exception to the rules. Those who have an inherit passion to do a particular task (coding, playing music, etc...) will do so because of their desire and practice. Now this practice is hidden in the sense that they are constantly perfecting and learning their craft. There are some people who are going to excel and some who aren't. I think the issue is implanting the initial experience and getting them interested first. Just like anything else, it's a marketing and sales strategy. I don't see a problem with it. However, just because they finished Computer Programming 101, it doesn't mean they are not a programmer. Just like a music, just because you can play Little Had a Little Lamb you probably are not going to find people willing to pay you to listen to it. I see both points.

  19. Re:How about on American Schools Teaching Kids To Code All Wrong (qz.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    Let it go

  20. Re:This article is missing a link on Updated Skimer Malware Infects ATMs Worldwide (thestack.com) · · Score: 1

    *Giggty*

  21. Re:ATMs running Windows. on Updated Skimer Malware Infects ATMs Worldwide (thestack.com) · · Score: 1

    Ooooo . .are any running Windows XP . . .didn't support for that OS stop?

  22. Now you're talking.

  23. Re:next needed: "from poor backgrounds" on Prince Quietly Helped Launch a Coding Program For Inner City Youth (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    LOW-INCOME is the key word . . .

  24. Re:Outsource to IBM? on Hertz Had Sheriffs On Hand the Day It Cut IT (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    It's because many Indian programmers are subservient and do not fight back. Once that programmer is hired they are leveraged by manager and they have their thumb on them knowing that person will do whatever is asked of them and if not, then you get fired or replaced. And you can't afford to get fired because their visa is being "sponsored" by that company.

  25. Re:So many ways to combat this... on Study: $1.8 Billion In Reshipping Fraud With Stolen Cards Each Year · · Score: 1

    I'll give you a hint. Look into the insurance on the debt and how they package any debt collections. There's a lot of money in re-selling debt on collections and the merchants have fraud insurance. There's more money in making a fraud claim than actually recovering product and it's so much easier.