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  1. It's normal for them to lie, exaggerate, and not tell the truth. For an example, look at what they were saying around the time they were trying to get Apple to unlock the iPhone for them.

  2. Re: Fine, but on Some Colleges Cautiously Embrace Wikipedia (chronicle.com) · · Score: 1

    The calculations are tough I admit, but the aesthetic of confusion makes up for it.

  3. You can say anything you want, but they haven't presented any evidence. There's not really a how, either, just some vague stuff. Compare that to the level of detail we have about stuxnet, or NSA spying, for example (which DHS also lied about fwiw)

  4. The vagueness of the article only gives it more the appearance of a lie. There is no evidence there, just vague allusions and scare threats.

  5. What could possibly be enough of a surprise at this point? A nuclear strike somewhere?

  6. It may be true or it may be not true.....But we've had false stories about nuclear reactors being hacked before, which turned out to be standard, untargeted malware, on a non-control computer. Regardless, the DHS has been trying for over a decade to get power over the Internet, including things like the "internet kill switch." The information they release is targeted and framed to convince people to give them that power. Furthermore, we know government agencies frequently lie, and it's only gotten worse as the president has set the example.

  7. Re: US should have this, too on Government Spells Out Plans For UK-Wide Full Fibre By 2033 (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Yeah, maybe Alaska gets the cut. I'm sorry but they're used to it.

  8. Re: US should have this, too on Government Spells Out Plans For UK-Wide Full Fibre By 2033 (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    We have success stories in America too, like Vermont and parts of Utah (note that these are not particularly dense population areas). I assume eventually this will be solved everywhere, but it will take a while.

  9. Re: Fine, but on Some Colleges Cautiously Embrace Wikipedia (chronicle.com) · · Score: 1

    I meant "would" but mistyped :)

  10. Re: US should have this, too on Government Spells Out Plans For UK-Wide Full Fibre By 2033 (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    They aren't broke until the creditors stop giving them money. I say "giving" because they aren't getting it back. California is broke but they spend plenty of money. And why not?

  11. Re: Fine, but on Some Colleges Cautiously Embrace Wikipedia (chronicle.com) · · Score: 1

    That's why you check the citations.

  12. Re:US should have this, too on Government Spells Out Plans For UK-Wide Full Fibre By 2033 (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    There are more than 8 million reasons, if each reason is a square kilometer. By comparison, The UK is a mere 242 thousand, and it's going to take 15 years

    That really doesn't make sense.......there are also more people in America, too. If you're going to make a comparison, you should talk about population density. But that isn't convincing either, because even with America's population density, most people are in regions that could be covered by fiber reasonably. We may have to compromise on remote places like Coulterville, California; but honestly I think we could even get fiber to them.

  13. US should have this, too on Government Spells Out Plans For UK-Wide Full Fibre By 2033 (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 0

    There's no reason the US shouldn't have this, too. Or at least your local state, if you prefer things at the state level.

  14. The OS takes what the IoT wants to communicate and makes such data secure, sending it in a modern way out to the user.

    I'm not sure this means anything......

  15. Re:A reality TV star on Is Python the Future of Programming? (economist.com) · · Score: 1

    Don't discount the skill of being an entertainer.

  16. Re: The"Wikipedia" Rewrite on Some Colleges Cautiously Embrace Wikipedia (chronicle.com) · · Score: 1

    You got an MBA. It is no surprise at all you are more interested in socializing than learning. The empty-headed MBA is basically a stereotype by now. I also expect you cheat, lie, and steal.

  17. Fine, but on Some Colleges Cautiously Embrace Wikipedia (chronicle.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Even in the old days, you wouldn't use an Encyclopedia to get a general overview of a topic that you were unfamiliar with. For a topic you cared about, you would look for something more in-depth.

    Wikipedia is better than the old days because of the citations, and because of its greater breadth. However, it's not an authority on anything, and is often wrong. If it's a topic you care about, you need to look at the sources and citations. You can't use it for anything more than an entry-point to knowledge.

  18. Re:A reality TV star on Is Python the Future of Programming? (economist.com) · · Score: 0

    Why is she different than any other entertainer?

  19. Re:The future may not be good on Is Python the Future of Programming? (economist.com) · · Score: 0

    If you really care about security, I don't think you want to give up types and static checking the way Python does. Therefore, I suggest that from a security perspective, if companies start caring about security, they will not select Python.

  20. Re:It's great.... on Is Python the Future of Programming? (economist.com) · · Score: 0

    Maybe I'm more prone to have my programming projects involve data crunching than the average person.

    When I was in college, computers were starting to get fast enough that you didn't have to worry about CPU time. At that time, I thought, "I mostly won't have to worry about efficiency in the real world." But somehow, in practice, every job I've had in the real world, I've had to pull out the timers and start optimizing things. Performance still matters, especially when you are serving it to a million different users.

  21. Re:Why single out kids? on The Tech Industry's War On Kids (curry.com) · · Score: 1

    It's a dirty cliché that shows a lack of thought........but somehow gets clicks.

  22. Re:Cause and effect-avoidance. on Cell Phone Radiation May Affect Memory Performance In Adolescents, Study Finds (sciencedaily.com) · · Score: 1

    It all gets exposed to RF radiation. All the time.

  23. Re: Containers by definition are not more secure.. on Containers or Virtual Machines: Which is More Secure? (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    I will argue that in this case, there is a simple answer: both are insecure.

  24. Re: Containers by definition are not more secure.. on Containers or Virtual Machines: Which is More Secure? (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Also, unless there are bugs in the software using the hardware, which there is

  25. Re: Oh the fools! on Corning's New Gorilla Glass 6 Will Let Your Phones Survive 15 Drops (theverge.com) · · Score: 2

    I think the problem is part of your phone is still falling but part of it is not