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  1. This is one side on Genealogy Websites Were Key To Big Break In Golden State Killer Case (nytimes.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This is the good side of DNA databases. This data can also be abused. It's an awesome power and power is very corrupting. This needs serious regulation...ironclad. But of course that wont happen.

  2. Re:Still using my Note 2... on The Smartphone Sales Slowdown is Real (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    Samsung hates you.

  3. Re:Good news, Samsung! on The Smartphone Sales Slowdown is Real (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    My LGV20 has removable battery. I bought two spares with a charger on Amazon for next to nothing. Now I just change batteries, I never use the cell charger. I keep one spare in the house and one in the car. I'm never tied to a cord any more. When it hits 20% I swap and put the battery in the charger and keep moving. Too easy.

  4. Re:Like post core2 duo pc's on The Smartphone Sales Slowdown is Real (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    I picked up a factory refurbished Dell 6530 on ebay for cheap. I7 with Nvidia graphics for less than a new celeron craptop. It weighs a ton, extra size battery and huge, bright screen that I can see in full daylight. I love it. If I want something to squint at I have my phone.

  5. Re:In other news on The Smartphone Sales Slowdown is Real (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    If I used my phone for anything requiring security such as banking, I'd never use an Android. Since all I use my phone for it things like surfing the web, reading a book, or gps, I could care less. It's like someone stealing my credit, they'd just be fucked.

  6. Re:There's not a lot of reason to upgrade a 'Droid on The Smartphone Sales Slowdown is Real (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    Buy a battery case. It gives you a thicker phone with some heft to it and a lot of extra power. Two problems solved.

  7. Guilty as charged. I think it's time for some serious anti-trust action in Federal court.

  8. Re:Crimes against humanity on Doctors Tried To Lower $148K Cancer Drug Cost; Makers Tripled Its Price (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Better than that, just remove the patent on the drug. I guarantee the greedy fuckers will scream like you did hang them.

  9. Post it clearly on What Happens When Restaurants Go Cashless (usatoday.com) · · Score: 2

    As long as they clearly indicate that they don't take cash it's not a problem. I just don't want any surprises. I use my card occasionally at restaurants if the bill is over 50 dollars or so. But mostly I prefer cash for small purchases, certainly any in the 20-30 dollar range. As long as I know their policy though I can avoid them. Not likely to be a problem for me in the near future as there are plenty of place to eat that don't treat their customers like shit.

  10. Last Part explains it all. on Government Accidentally Releases Documents On 'Psycho-Electric' Weapons (popularmechanics.com) · · Score: 2

    This line buried at the tail end of the article says it all. "The federal government has absolutely experimented with mind control in a variety of methods, but the documents here do not appear to be official." They in fact came from a magazine that specializes in conspiracy theories. I love it when an article is full of all this crazy stuff then at the end they tell you "Oh, yes, it's all bullshit." What a waste of time.

  11. Re:google should know better on Millions of Chrome Users Have Installed Malware Posing as Ad Blockers (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    You install an extension that was provided by a third party. That's a risk you choose to take. If Google has to choose between vetting every extension or getting rid of third party extensions which do you think will happen?

  12. Re: Oh boy on Trump Proposes Rejoining Trans-Pacific Partnership (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    That's the worst part of it, the copyright and IP craziness. But given this is a report from the NYT I wouldn't put much stock in it. They've a long list of stuff that was leaked to them that turned out to be wrong. A lot of it is Trump's team stirring the pot. They thrive on chaos.

  13. Re:Of Course They Do on The US Military Desperately Wants To Weaponize AI (technologyreview.com) · · Score: 1

    It's starting to wear though. This endless police action is taking a toll.

  14. Of Course They Do on The US Military Desperately Wants To Weaponize AI (technologyreview.com) · · Score: 1

    The US is sensitive to taking casualties. It's okay to blow up a country but lose a few troops and it gets bad press. Not to mention the maimed soldiers that come back that you have to spend a fortune on. Much cheaper and more politically sound to put a machine out there to get wasted.

  15. Re:Only the positives are talked about... on Dubai To Launch Digital Vehicle Number Plates (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    How the hell could we do street racing if they limited the speed on cars? People like you just suck the joy out of life.

  16. When I first bite into a jalapeno the sensation is of an incredible sweetness followed by a spicy burn. It's addictive. I love the taste of jalapenos but habaneros are just hot. I can eat them okay but the flavor isn't there for me. I tried ghost pepper, it's just burn and nothing else at all. I'm not doing a reaper, to hell with that.

  17. Given the fact they pissed off a huge amount of their content providers lately they should have realized that it was a large enough group that something like this was not unlikely. Now that it has occurred it's a certainty that others will attempt a copy cat attack. The security they had was laughable. I guess they didn't understand that a lot of people hate them.

  18. Re:Why would you want cashless? on Swedes Turn Against Cashlessness (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    I will not use an Android phone to do ANY financial transaction. It's not secure. All the people that get their accounts hacked where I work are the ones that like to wave their phone at a terminal. It works great I get it, until it doesn't and you have to call the bank because you got hit. No. I use a debit card for gas and big transactions. For all those under 20 bucks I've got cash.

  19. If I was a terrorist wanting to blow up a subway or something I'd worry about it. I seriously doubt the NSA is really worried about thepiratebay. When they get to that level we will be fucked.

  20. And yet TVaddons still autofills! It's amazing they attack the legitimate side and leave the "bad" addons alone! How stupid.

  21. Hungry people are dangerous. Of course the Chinese military can handle their neighbors okay.

  22. You can say anything you like, except when you're entirely dependent on someone else for all support. They might get tired of you causing them problems and ask you to leave. So yes, it's better for him to STFU. Or he could just leave.

  23. That whole post went over your head. Go back, read it again and try thinking.

  24. He won't quit agitating. He is attacking people using his access and you can't blame Ecuador for getting tired of it.

  25. It's impossible to really police. People will just use code words. Already I know that the guys I worked with that had racist tendencies quit using the N word many years ago. Now they go "yeah one of those DEMOCRATS down there said" blah blah. It's a moving goal post. You can ban anything and it'll just get replaced with something else.