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  1. Why would anyone report to the FBI? on Victims Aren't Reporting Ransomware Attacks, FBI Report Concludes (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    It's not like they are particularly trusted or trustworthy. And I've never even heard of the "Internet Crime Complaint Center" and that likely goes for most people. The average person would only contact the FBI if they expected that the FBI would have some chance of doing something about the bad guys, and I just don't see that happening.

  2. Perhaps the saxophone music was "Yackety Sax"? on BBC Technical Glitch Leaves TV Presenter In Silence (theguardian.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    Otherwise known as the theme song to the Benny Hill Program.

  3. This is misleading crap! on Just 14 People Make 500,000 Tons of Steel a Year in Austria (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    The 14 people work in the wire mill, making wire from steel, not making steel. The article says there are 300 more workers doing support, and that may only be support of the wire mill, not the blast furnace that actually makes the iron and the converter that makes the steel from the iron.

  4. Re:But Why? on Germany Detects Emissions Cheat Software In Audi Models (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Almost all driving is done with the wheel nearly straight.

    And all dynamometer testing. Maybe they actually knew what they were doing.

  5. "A long time scholar of climate politics"? on The US Is the Biggest Carbon Polluter in History (nytimes.com) · · Score: 0

    Are you kidding me?

  6. Re:The key quote in the summary... on Bill Simmons Says ESPN Blew It By Not Embracing Tech (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Dude, buy a calculator! 18 years times twelve months times 7 dollars a month is $1,512. Where did you get $6,700? Did you think they were charging by the week?

  7. No, year-over-year means that we compare November of last year to November of this year. Even if November has a seasonal variation of -50%, that won't show up in the year-over-year data. Assume that the traffic 9 months out of the year gets a score of 100, but that in October through December, it's 50. Comparing two years that are exactly the same shows a perfectly flat graph when presented as year-over-year, the seasonal variation is gone.

  8. It should be noted there's also seasonal variation, the drop from Sept-Oct and flat-line through November is consistent with Summer ending and school starting.

    The subsequent post-November drop doesn't seem to be what you'd expect based on seasonal variation, though we'd need to see a comparison to prior years to really be sure.

    This is year-over-year data, so seasonal variations are already factored out.

  9. New meaning to "First Post!" on Despite Well Known Risks, Survey Finds Most People Use Smartphones While Driving (cbslocal.com) · · Score: 1

    Smashing you car into a sign while texting to Slashdot.

  10. Re:Then maybe Democrats should change policies on Tennessee Could Give Taxpayers America's Fastest Internet For Free, But It Gave Comcast and AT&T $45 Million Instead (vice.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Let it go already. There is no popular vote in the US for president, and never has been. The republicans won by the rules that were in place. If the rules had been different, the campaigns would have also been different, but they weren't.

  11. Re:It's likely the PRICE, not the cost on The Cost of Drugs For Rare Diseases Is Threatening the US Health Care System (hbr.org) · · Score: 1

    ..and who decides who's a sociopath?

    Pretty easy, they run for office.

  12. Can they still ask how much pay you require? on NYC Poised to Ban Firms From Asking Job Candidates About Pay (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    If so, then the bias will be reintroduced, unless the applicants do their homework ahead of time an ask for the higher salary.

  13. Re:"We're" loosing it? on UW Professor: The Information War Is Real, and We're Losing It (seattletimes.com) · · Score: 2

    At least read the first sentence or two in the summary. This 'guy' is named Kate.

  14. Re:This should not be an argument on No One Knows What To Do With the International Space Station (popsci.com) · · Score: 2, Interesting

    And what's the definition of "fully fund"? Trillions? More??? Pretty open ended, I'm not sure anyone can afford that.

  15. Re:Sigh. How many major standards wars is this? on Europe Is Getting a Network of 'Ultra-Fast, High-Powered' EV Chargers (theverge.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Why do tech companies even do this?

    Tech companies do this because standards organizations move too slow. Manufacturers want to ship something this (week, month, quarter, year...) and the standards people will still be arguing over the name of the new group. I work in 802.11 and we see this happen way too often.

  16. I blame the email provider (Microsoft, I assume in this case.) The "Reply all" button should have never been included without some sort of throttle/warning mechanism. Something as simple as a pop-up saying "You are about to Reply all to x people. Are you sure you want to do this?" with the message and threshold number configurable by an administrator. Really hard core admins could set the message to something like "Management has determined that all useless emails will be counted, and the offender terminated when the count reaches xxx. Have a nice day."

  17. Re:Since neither is getting elected on Gary Johnson: I'd Consider Pardoning Snowden, Chelsea Manning (vocativ.com) · · Score: 2

    Snowden is not convicted, He can't be pardoned yet.

    So Richard Nixon couldn't be pardoned either, since he was never convicted?

  18. Re:Caller id spoofing already broke that. on FCC Calls On Phone Companies To Offer Free Robocall Blocking (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    In my case, Yes, I would like to know that. It might make me rethink doing business with the company. Many call service persons I have talked to swear they are in Cincinnati, but then can't even tell me what state Cincinnati is in. Misrepresentation on any level should be a red flag.

  19. Re:Caller id spoofing already broke that. on FCC Calls On Phone Companies To Offer Free Robocall Blocking (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    Or at the very least, filter it at the international trunk terminations. There is no reason to ever pass on a call coming in internationally that has caller ID information that says it is not international. That would automatically mean it's a scam.

  20. Re:We need Loser pays on Man Sued For $30K Over $40 Printer He Sold On Craigslist (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    This solution does nothing to get the dirtbag to stop filing lawsuits. Since he is acting as his own lawyer, his legal fees are $0.00, and that is how much the victim will be awarded.

  21. Re:iPhone more than Android too on Uber Knows Exactly When You'll Pay Surge Pricing (yahoo.com) · · Score: 1

    People with iPhones get quotes for hotel reservations higher than Android.

    Dude, that was in 2000. Sixteen years ago.

    Amazing time travel story: Using an IPhone for hotel reservations 7 years before it was released. Do your homework before posting.

  22. Great idea! When they hit that barrier and drop their phone, which then gets run over, it finally gets their attention. We just need to make sure that no 'insurance' policy will replace the phone for free in this case.

  23. Re:No argument here on Putin Says Panama Papers Part of US Plot to Weaken Russia (go.com) · · Score: 1

    And the US government doesn't just spend the money it takes in , it borrows nearly a trillion a year, with no plans to ever pay it back (at least we've heard no such plan from any viable official or candidate.)

  24. Re:If someone dies ... on Kentucky Hospital Calls State of Emergency In Hack Attack (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Your signature seems quite odd on a post to this thread. Aren't the 'hackers' in this case obtaining revenue by coercion?

  25. Re: Document2 on Kentucky Hospital Calls State of Emergency In Hack Attack (cnbc.com) · · Score: 2

    What CIO's have gone to jail? I must have missed that. I don't recall any jail time for a corporate officer in the US since Al Capone.