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  1. Kerry's Email? on Clinton Surrendering Email Server/Data To Feds After Top Secret Mail Found · · Score: 2

    I don't get it about foreign governments nosing thru Kerry's email. He's admitting that, despite all the CIA/NSA/etc black spook encryption tech he could conceivably use, he's stuck with google mail?

  2. Re:Cortana Cannot Be Disabled on Windows 10's Privacy Policy: the New Normal? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    "I'm sorry, Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that..."

  3. You think this is smart? on IBM Drops $1 Billion On Medical Images For Watson · · Score: 1

    Watson is now learning all about a human being's physical weak points and how they die.

  4. Re:AT&T.... on NTT, Japan's Largest Fixed Telecom Provider, Begins Phasing Out ADSL · · Score: 1

    Amen to that brother.... 6Mbps here for $40 a month AT&T... in the hardscrabble backwater called Chicago, I can't get FIOS, can't get the good U-verse... 4G, AT&T and Comcast is it :(

  5. Re:Answering calls? on Apple Testing Service That Allows Siri to Answer Calls and Transcribe Voicemail · · Score: 1

    might be a future in Siri (or something like it) replacing phone tree systems with something a little more intelligent.
    AT&T has for years used an automated system for handling service outages & other problems. The fact that it sort of works in its restricted way is impressive but the frustration of dealing with yet another cheap-ass corporate answering machine, unable to flexibly deal with real customer problems, is not.

  6. Joke's on You! on Your Stolen Identity Goes For $20 On the Internet Black Market · · Score: 1

    I have $10 in my account....

  7. Re:Joke on Scientists Identify Sixth Taste: Fat · · Score: 1

    Umami so fat she's on both sides of the family...

  8. Original Lone Gunman series was a travesty... on The Lone Gunmen Are Not Dead · · Score: 3, Interesting

    In the X-Files, the three were portrayed as tech-savvy, conspiracy theorist misfits who nevertheless had meaningful contributions and important roles.
    When they got their own series, for some reason, they were turned into silly nutjobs not to be taken seriously. I hope the revival brings back their edge.

  9. Re:What marketing actually is on FTC Accuses LifeLock of False Advertising Again · · Score: 1

    also selling a brand which is intangible but clearly valuable to many people

    For Coke, the brand is about the associations of flavor and the positive experiences you've had drinking the product which really had nothing to do with the product. Also quality... if you drink it, there isn't bad crap in the bottle. But come on, when you get down to it the whole brand thing can get really overblown with nonsense.

    Marketing may not be all lies, but if a brand is mostly about sentiment and not reality, the marketer rarely makes it LESS sentimental. So put your brain in neutral and believe what we tell you.

  10. IBM 1130 on What's the Oldest Technology You've Used In a Production Environment? · · Score: 1

    One of my first jobs was running an IBM 1130...

  11. And... on Emotionally Aware Apps That Respond To Feelings Are On the Horizon · · Score: 1
  12. Oblig THX 1138 on Emotionally Aware Apps That Respond To Feelings Are On the Horizon · · Score: 1
  13. Re:About Disney... on IT Workers Training Their Foreign Replacements 'Troubling,' Says White House · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If Disney really wants to do the right thing, they would hired back their laid off workers in Florida and send the Indian workers packing.

    Or reinstate the workers, find decent jobs for the newcomers too, and send the executives packing.

  14. Interesting talk-polywell discussion here... on Boeing Patents an Engine Run By Laser-Generated Fusion Explosions · · Score: 1
  15. Neutron shielding? on Boeing Patents an Engine Run By Laser-Generated Fusion Explosions · · Score: 1

    This thing is going to be kicking out probably hundreds of kW to maybe MW of neutrons with passengers a few meters away.

  16. Oblig Clippy on Machine Learning System Detects Emotions and Suicidal Behavior · · Score: 1

    Oldie but goodie... Clippy and the suicide note.

  17. Variety? on 3D Printing Might Save the Rhinoceros · · Score: 1

    Pembient may want to consider producing a variety of rhino horns. I mean, if they make thousands of copies of just one, you could just take a picture of it and compare the ones you get against the photo.

  18. Bad Title on 1 In 3 Data Center Servers Is a Zombie · · Score: 4, Informative

    Reading the title, my first thought was, cripes, those botnets have taken over everything!

  19. Re: Whats wrong with US society on Privately Owned Armored Trucks Raise Eyebrows After Dallas Attack · · Score: 1

    Law abiding gun owners have never been a problem.

    Sorry, not true. Law-abiding gun owners shoot the wrong people by mistake, shoot themselves, and have kids who shoot themselves and others. Even if your neighborhood is crawling with felons and murderers, having a gun in the house is a huge risk.

  20. The reasons for validating fields on Ask Slashdot: What's the Harm In a Default Setting For Div By Zero? · · Score: 1

    Unfortunately, no, you can't just say screw it, from now on x/0 = 0. If the divisor, for example is an hourly rate and you're trying to calculate hours worked from total pay, the fact that one record contains a zero may mean deeper problems exist that deserve to be flagged.

    If you haven't learned the general principle of checking shit after 20 years...

  21. Re:Slashdot layout on Is Microsoft's .NET Ecosystem On the Decline? · · Score: 1

    you can also click on the title.

  22. Re:So, a good move then on Apple De-Certifies Monster Cables After Lawsuit Against Beats · · Score: 1

    Apple only charges around 2-3 times more for a cable than the competition.

    I like saving money same as anyone else, but to my experience an Apple cable stands a better chance of actually fitting the socket and not breaking after 2 months of occasional use.

  23. Russia and China? on Report: Russia and China Crack Encrypted Snowden Files · · Score: 1

    So... Russia and China have been working together to crack an encrypted file? Or... they've worked on it independently and almost at the same time cracked the code? Or... Chinese mole helps Russian team crack the code? And somehow the US has not managed to crack the Snowden file?

    Sounds fishy.

  24. Re:Why does Adam Nimoy need external funds? on Adam Nimoy "For the Love of Spock" Documentary On KickStarter · · Score: 2

    It's a sad story but in the 80s he got caught up in Pon Farr... lost most of it to hookers and blow.

  25. C'mon, this is 2015... on Man With the "Golden Arm" Has Saved Lives of 2 Million Babies · · Score: 1

    Your're telling me this antibody stuff can't be produced artificially?