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  1. Where are the 'slowdowns' ? on Microwave Comms Betwen Population Centers Could Be Key To Easing Internet Bottlenecks · · Score: 2

    I know exactly where. From the 80% of traffic that is useless ads/malware. Oh, and cats. Too many fluffy cat pictures

  2. WT everlovin F ? on Men's Rights Activists Call For Boycott of Mad Max: Fury Road · · Score: 5, Funny

    Good grief, dude. Not everything has some deep underlying 'message'.
    It's a Mad Max retake. Weird vehicles, Crap blowing up. Post apocalypse...
    It's a gorram movie.

    Had you not so thoughtfully informed me, I would never have known, or wanted to know, that some woman associated with the "Vagina Monologues" was also involved with this. And you know what? I not not give a rats ass.

    I don't watch Mad Max for it's deep social message.

  3. Re:If you live in a rural area.... on Rockwell Collins To Develop Cockpit Display To Show Sonic Boom Over Land · · Score: 1

    If you have two 'training bases' nearby, it's not sonic booms you're hearing. Engine noise, afterburner, yes. Sonic booms? Almost certainly not.

  4. Re:former trucker here... on The Economic Consequences of Self-Driving Trucks · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Will be interested to see how AI deals with a mountain pass or city traffic;

    I'd be interested as to how they will deal with 6" of snow, and no real lane lines.

  5. It's not 'all or nothing' on The Economic Consequences of Self-Driving Trucks · · Score: 1

    There won't be an "on/off switch" 5 years from now, when all current OTR drivers are suddenly out of work. This will be phased in slowly.
    Maybe they can hire on at Amazon as drone pilots. (That's a joke!)

  6. Re:Clean install possible? on Microsoft Confirms It Won't Offer Free Windows 10 Upgrades To Pirates · · Score: 1

    Yes. Given a valid Win 7/8/8.1 license, you will be able to download an ISO file to create your install media. This was outlined in January.

  7. On my keychain? on Ask Slashdot: What's On Your Keychain? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    On my keychain? Keys. And a "Remove before flight" tag.

  8. Re:"Cashless" is meaningless on The Solution To Argentina's Banking Problems Is To Go Cashless · · Score: 1

    No, it's because the Germans wouldn't bail them out. The fact that the Greek govt needed bailing out is a sideline.

  9. "What would you do in this situation" on Ask Slashdot: Security Certification For an Old Grad? · · Score: 1

    What would *I* do? Learn to write coherent sentences.

  10. Re:Too old on Ask Slashdot: Security Certification For an Old Grad? · · Score: 1

    Screw you, young'un.

  11. Re:Wait, what? on Film Consortium Urges ISPs To Dump Ineffective "Six Strikes" Policy For Pirates · · Score: 3, Interesting

    It's free, so why not. (or so current wisdom suggests)

    Unfortunately, this is why crap movies continue to get produced.
    [scene, studio boardroom] "Ex 3 was viewed 60+ million times. Yeah, most of them were illegal, but so what. Eyeballs !! Obviously, we need to make Ex 4!"

  12. "from Gizmodo to Lifehacker" ? on Does Using an AOL Email Address Suggest You're a Tech Dinosaur? · · Score: 1

    Um, that's not a very far distance, seeing as they're part of the same conglomerate.

  13. Re:Not convinced on Self-Driving Cars In California: 4 Out of 48 Have Accidents, None Their Fault · · Score: 1

    I'm not 'blaming' anything. These are just some of the issues that need to be worked out.

    And please describe how a 'baby' is running across the street? Yeah, yeah...runaway stroller, slightly older brother chasing after it.

  14. Re:Not convinced on Self-Driving Cars In California: 4 Out of 48 Have Accidents, None Their Fault · · Score: 1

    One of the analogies I've seen at a speech on the subject went something like, "A computer can detect an object in the roadway, but it can't yet tell if it's a paper bag that can be safely run over or a rock that's apt to damage the car."

    Or even harder, the difference between a running child and a running dog. While I'd much prefer not to hit either, the value judgement leans only one way.
    Another sticking point: A traffic cop in the street directing traffic, vs some dude walking across the street.

    do need to be worked out.

  15. One day soon on British Pilots: Poll Data Says Public Wants Strict Rules For Drones · · Score: 2

    One of these things operated by some idiot, flying it where he shouldn't, is going to go down the intake of an airliner. Obviously you shouldn't fly them where this might be a possibility. Hence the FAA rules. But some fool will.
    Just like laser pointers. 'Toys', right?.Obviously you should not point them at aircraft. Yet asshats still do it. On purpose.

  16. Russian chips? Great on Russian Company Unveils Homegrown PC Chips · · Score: 1

    If they can compete, good
    If they can't, oh well.

  17. Renewing the domain name? No on The Challenge of Web Hosting Once You're Dead · · Score: 1

    How would the domain be renewed if the estate cancels the credit cards?

  18. Put a bunch of numbers on a dartboard, from $50 to $250. Throw a dart. Whatever it hits...thats it. Trying to determine a ticket price for a service that may or may not exist 15 years from now is, as said in the article, "spitballing".

    What will happen to gas and airline prices between now and then? Will elec cars be more prevalent? What cost multiplier will be applied to actually building the thing?
    More importantly...will it actually get built? What rare riparian environment will be discovered in the proposed path, that will cause it to be tied up in enviro court for years? Or in NIMBY court?

  19. Re:The FTC report on Cybersecurity Company Extorted Its Clients, Says Whistleblower · · Score: 1

    That's why I said "if"

  20. Re:Iraq War on Cybersecurity Company Extorted Its Clients, Says Whistleblower · · Score: 1

    No real investigation was done, and we invaded a country and slaughtered many hundreds of thousands, destabilized the entire region and ended up creating ISIS.

    You do realize, that after Gulf War 1 (1991), we (Western military forces) never left the region. You're aware of this, right?

  21. Re:The FTC report on Cybersecurity Company Extorted Its Clients, Says Whistleblower · · Score: 2, Informative

    Copyright infringement has nothing to do with it.
    If that workstation and user has access to patient data, and that patient data is/was exposed via a P2P application...then yes, maybe they do need to be burned to the ground as well as the asshat 'security company'.

  22. Re:The FTC report on Cybersecurity Company Extorted Its Clients, Says Whistleblower · · Score: 4, Informative

    However, the plot thickens:
    From the Motion to Dismiss: https://www.ftc.gov/system/fil...
    (in part)"In 2008, Lime Wire was found on a LabMD workstation at Internet Protocol address 64.190.82.42 in Atlanta, Georgia. Lime Wire was installed by a LabMD employee, without authorization and in violation of company policy."

    "On May 13, 2008, Tiversa contacted Lab MD, advised that Tiversa had downloaded LabMD's file, but refused to provide any additional information unless LabMD paid Tiversa for "remediation." Over the next two months, Tiversa sent six more sales-pitch emails to LabM0. LabMD, however, declined Tiversa's shakedown."

  23. The FTC report on Cybersecurity Company Extorted Its Clients, Says Whistleblower · · Score: 5, Informative

    Details here: https://www.ftc.gov/enforcemen...

    That's some messed up stuff. Tiversa needs to be burned to the ground, and their board members in actual jail.

  24. Re:I agree on Amazon's Delivery Drones Will Be Able To Track Your Location · · Score: 4, Funny

    I came to say the same thing. How awesome would it be to be at the beach, realize you forgot a towel, and have one drop in within a half hour...

    If you are at some remote beach and you forget your towel...you are outside of the delivery zone. And you are a dumbass, and the ghost of Douglas Adams will smite you.

  25. On of the few times... on Is Facebook Keeping You In a Political Bubble? · · Score: 1

    One of the few times when a question in the headline might actually equal yes.

    Does Facebook make it harder for people with different political views to get along?
    Far too many people on Facebook (or elsewhere online!), instantly froth at the mouth at any mention of The Other Party(tm).