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  1. Re:and it goes how far? on Big Tech Squashes New York's 'Right To Repair' Bill (huffingtonpost.com) · · Score: 2

    Your post is FUD, but I don't see any malice here. You just neglected to read he bill. It does not say what you think it says.

  2. Wow on The NSA Would Be Eliminated Under President Gary Johnson (thehill.com) · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I forgot about the libertarian world view, since it's been decades since I was an undergraduate. I don't see how anything there that prevents the poor from getting poorer, and the rich from getting richer. Oh, and I almost forgot, libertarians think the minimum wage is wrong. Sounds like an excellent way to make the US a third-world country.

  3. An Intel spokesperson told the publication on Is the 'Secret' Chip In Intel CPUs Really That Dangerous? (networkworld.com) · · Score: 3


    While the Intel Management Engine is proprietary and Intel does not share the source code, it is very secure.

    I almost fell out of my chair laughing when I saw this.

  4. Re:Another one bites the dust on Microsoft Is Buying LinkedIn For $26.2 Billion (microsoft.com) · · Score: 1

    Yes, but, is LinkedIn worth 26 billion?

  5. Re:Another one bites the dust on Microsoft Is Buying LinkedIn For $26.2 Billion (microsoft.com) · · Score: 1


    If you want to get into the "You are the product" social networking business of selling people's data or mining it for your own marketing purposes, then MSFT buying out LinkedIn makes perfect sense.>/i>

    At 26 billion dollars??? BWAHAHAHA!!!!! BWAHAHA!!!!!! Microsoft is paying 26 billion dollars for hundreds of millions of out of date contact information? BWAHAHAA!!!! I wonder how much they would give me for my Rolodex from 1995? Probably 3 million dollars!!! BWAHAHAHAAAAAAAHAHAHAAA!!!!

  6. All my assets are stored using Bitcoin!

  7. Re:/dev/random or /dev/urandom on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Create A Highly-Secure Password? (securitymagazine.com) · · Score: 1

    If you want "regular characters", use a longer string with base 64 encoding:

    head -c 30 /dev/urandom | uuencode -m -

    Put it in your wallet, and use it until it is memorized. This may take months, but once you have it memorized, you can use it to encrypt more passwords for years to come.

  8. /dev/random or /dev/urandom on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Create A Highly-Secure Password? (securitymagazine.com) · · Score: 1

    head -c 20 /dev/urandom | uuencode -

    Replace 20 with whatever you desire, and if you're misinformed or paranoid, use /dev/random instead of /dev/urandom.

  9. Re:Coding, or programming? on Slashdot Asks: How Did You Learn How To Code? · · Score: 1

    "Programming" was the commonly used phrase back then. I don't recall the term "coding" when I started in the 1980s.

  10. This is what happens when employees leave a fast food restaurant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvLDFtaL5HI. I might get my fries from a robot arm, but who's going to be there to stomp the roaches?

  11. Much respect on Ask Slashdot: Have You Migrated To Node.js? · · Score: 5, Funny

    "...pretty, working, and half-way reliable products that make us money..."

    Now that's a honest business person!

  12. This is not a new argument on Linux Advocate Suggests Using More Closed-Source Software (techrepublic.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    "Use the best tool for the job..." Now remember, we wouldn't have Git if it were't for some stubborn activist who ignored admonishments from high ranking Linux developers which inspired Linus to write it. Git is revolutionary because it is free software. Bitkeeper was just "the best tool for the job." Notice how we have several companies making crazy money from using Git (like GitHub), so there's something in it for the "profit motive" types as well.

  13. Re:I would have told them to go take a hike on Amazon Bows To Pressure To Bring Same-Day Deliveries To Poor Areas (fortune.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Look at the map of Boston in the article. The missing service area, Roxbury, is dead in the center of the city, completely surrounded by areas serviced by Amazon. Don't assume this is a simple "it's not cost effective" reason, for you don't know.

  14. Re:This is stupid on Prince Quietly Helped Launch a Coding Program For Inner City Youth (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    Or, if they're interested in computer programming, go to a community college and get a part-time job. As a poor white boy from a blue-collar family, I spent my first year in college picking up recyclables on campus to pay for my classes and books.

    I suppose I could have done the same if "recyclables" included gold bullion and diamonds. You're being very insensitive to those of us who attended expensive private schools. These microaggressions are just killing me!

  15. Hate on Marissa Mayer all you want, but Yahoo was a sinking ship long before she took the helm. Yahoo's search is surprisingly bad (please try it if you don't believe me) and Yahoo Games sold out long ago. They have talented scientists, but like Microsoft and HP, the management culture is very successful at muting talent.

  16. Re:And more facts. on Up To 35,000 Gallons of Nuclear Waste Leak At Washington State Storage Site (rt.com) · · Score: 2


    The leak is between the inner liner and the outer liner, so actually ZERO has actually escaped.

    Quote from the article: "But workers were trying Monday to determine why the waste that leaked between the tank walls rose by about 8 inches on Sunday and then dropped by half an inch."

    Is it unreasonable to consider the possibility that the drop in 1/2 inch was the result of the outer tank leaking? I'm not saying it's true, but are we even allowed to suspect this without you calling us stupid? Possibilities may include evaporation (if that's possible for this material), a weird siphoning back into the inner tank (if that's possible), outer tank leakage, or numerous other things. The article did not rule out the possibility of the outer tank leaking.

  17. Re:It's time for Google to switch to Rust. on Six-Hour Meeting Friday Fails to End Oracle/Google Lawsuit (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    Sorry, Larry, but there is no "infringing" at all.

  18. Re:What happened to NEWS for Nerds? on Man Deletes His Entire Company With One Line of Bad Code (independent.co.uk) · · Score: 1


    What the fuck is up with everyone using "millennial" as a catch-all insult?

    We apologize for this. Now get your millennial ass up off my lawn!

  19. Makes sense on US ISPs Refuse To Disconnect Persistent Pirates (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    They are refusing to forward extortion notices to subscribers ("Pay me $8000 or I will sue") because 1) many times these fools either don't have standing to sue for copyright infringement, or don't provide sufficient proof they have standing to sue, 2) the "copyright holder" could easily be an impostor, and no ISP wants to facilitate fraud or fishing, or 3) the copyright holder might be complaining about fair use, which big media companies refuse to acknowledge even exists. I agree, there should be court judgments before an ISP is forced to act.

  20. Re:This will be fun on All-Female Ridesharing To Debut In Boston (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    A whites-only bathroom would cause such an outcry, and already has. A females-only bathroom does not. Your analogy is not perfect.

  21. Re:Restaurants on California's $15-an-Hour Minimum Wage May Spur Automation (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Yes, that all sounds nice, but does it impress your date?

  22. Re:Probably true for everyone on Scientists Say Smart People Are Better Off With Fewer Friends · · Score: 1

    I agree, but it's because I'm introverted, and probably so are you. Our extroverted friends may strongly disagree, though.

  23. Re:Lots of products pass safety tests on Self-Driving Cars Should Be Legal Because They Pass Safety Tests, Argues Google (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    I saw a video where an incapacitated driver was moving slowly down a highway, and a police officer smashed the passenger-side window, jumped in, and stopped the car. How does this work with a car with no controls?

  24. People used to tell me I should be against abortion because, originally, the intent of abortion was to kill black people. This is the same silly argument.

  25. Sounds like a nice arrangement, don't you think?