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  1. Re: Time to add encryption to civilian GPS? on Russia Suspected In GPS-Spoofing Attacks On Ships (wired.co.uk) · · Score: 2

    Russians have their own "GPS" and thus no need to spoof it, especially not in Russian territory.

    Eh? The point of spoofing it is to deny the enemy the use of it.

    It makes as much sense to say "Russians have their own submarines/bombers and thus no need to sink/shoot down the US ones".

  2. Re:That is a really great point on Meet The Next Major Operating System: Amazon's Alexa (zdnet.com) · · Score: 2

    I was going to say that if it's any good they'll discontinue it - but this is Amazon, not Google.

    I see two possibilities: it'll be shite, but on the "build one to throw away" principle it'll teach the lessons for something better, or it'll be shite and first mover advantage plus the network effect mean we'll be stuck with it.

  3. Re:GPS Spoofing on Russia Suspected In GPS-Spoofing Attacks On Ships (wired.co.uk) · · Score: 3, Funny

    Given that the first thing the Russians would do in an actual war would be to take out the GPS satellites I suspect there's an inertial and possibly a visual b@7;'[[*&)>..
    no carrier

  4. Mandiant - that name rings a bell. I can't be arsed to google it, but IIRC this isn't their first clusterfuck,

  5. Re:Great. Now prove it. on Ancient Papyrus Finally Solves Egypt's 'Great Pyramid' Mystery (newsweek.com) · · Score: 1

    Reading doesn't seem to be your strong suit

    He's not exactly Lord God King Writing either.

    Perhaps he's ... using .. speech to text ...... and he talks ... like Sha..................t...n....er.

  6. Re:Interface could be better on Why Google's Gmail Phishing Warnings Give False Positives (vortex.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    If they gave you options & explanations it would spoil the flat simple look!

  7. Re: Microwave metaphore on Apple is Really Bad At Design (theoutline.com) · · Score: 1

    Throwing two small thing out is worse than reselling and reusing one big thing.

    If the parts aren't replaceable you can't resell and reuse the big thing. You have to throw it out, lock stock & barrel.

    What part of this are you not grasping?

    Why you don't forget how to breathe.

  8. Re:Liability on US Consumer Groups Warn 'Robot Car Bill' Threatens Safety (consumerreports.org) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    [Rumsfled] But it's a known unknown.

  9. Re: Being Black, White, X, Y.... on Former Female Oracle Employees Sue Company For Alleged Pay Discrimination (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    Presumably none of these jobs teach punctuation.

  10. Solar Powered on Solar Powered Smartwatch Successfully Crowdfunded on Kickstarter (theverge.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    [very small print] If you live on Mercury. [/]

  11. Re:Microwave metaphore on Apple is Really Bad At Design (theoutline.com) · · Score: 1

    Even if you could physically put, say, an Intel i7 on a motherboard made for a Core 2 duo wouldn't it be hampered by things like bus speed?

    It does annoy me that the heatsink fittings are totally different; not just the hole spacing but the IHS heights.

  12. Re:Microwave metaphore on Apple is Really Bad At Design (theoutline.com) · · Score: 1

    You could even go further and say that allowing ram and SSD upgrades would increased electronic waste since many of those items replaced would be toss in the bin vs resold.

    Right. Because two small things are the same as one big thing?

    Perhaps we should make cars completely unrepairable too. I mean it would save chucking worn clutch plates & tyres in the bin. Much better to chuck the whole car.

  13. Re: Should check out linux desktops... on Apple is Really Bad At Design (theoutline.com) · · Score: 1

    Maybe - if you have them all active at once.

  14. Re: Science vs Religion on Hawaii Approves Telescope On Volcano Sacred To Indigenous People (reuters.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    Did somebody make a Hoffa they can't refuse?

  15. Quis equifaciet ipsos equifaces?

  16. Re:Yes the article is a massive troll on Apple is Really Bad At Design (theoutline.com) · · Score: 1

    I've had a number of instances where I've clicked/selected something had absolutely zero feedback for 30 seconds.

    So you think it didn't register (perhaps your double click was too slow?) and you do it again. Nope. Nothing. Then suddenly 27 instances of the app open. Infuriating, isn't it? Win 8 suffers from this too.

    On my Desk is an Archos PMA430 running openPMA. When you click an icon there it immediately begins to dance and continues until the app opens. You know it's working.

    So a thing made by amateurs a decade ago is better. Way to go, designers!

  17. Re:Apple needs to re-learn some things on Apple is Really Bad At Design (theoutline.com) · · Score: 2

    Unfair to single Apple out. Pretty much every designer under the age of 40 needs to re-learn it.

  18. Re:Still a kick on the bum on Equifax CEO Richard Smith Who Oversaw Breach To Collect $90 Million (fortune.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    Imagine if someone get his details, pretends to be him and steals it all. While that would be very very naughty I fear I might laugh a little bit.

  19. Making something illegal doesn't stop it happening

    It does if you lock the people up who do it. Which is sort of the point, isn't it?

  20. Used to be Idiots Become Managers on IBM Now Has More Employees In India Than In the US (newsindiatimes.com) · · Score: 1

    So now it stands for Indians Become Managers?

  21. Re: That gender fluid main character... on Star Trek: Discovery Nearly Cracks Pirate Bay's Top 10 In Less Than 24 Hours (ew.com) · · Score: 1

    You see it a lot when people copy and paste (including the editors) freom other sites. I think they're "special" quotes that are asymmetric - opening ones like sixes, closing ones like nines. Apparent;y they look prettier.

    If you're bored, try some of the examples here. Some will work and some won't.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

  22. Re: That gender fluid main character... on Star Trek: Discovery Nearly Cracks Pirate Bay's Top 10 In Less Than 24 Hours (ew.com) · · Score: 1

    hush! You'll set the jews off.

  23. Re: That gender fluid main character... on Star Trek: Discovery Nearly Cracks Pirate Bay's Top 10 In Less Than 24 Hours (ew.com) · · Score: 1

    ASCII is so archaic.

    It was good enough for Tyndale, Shakespeare & Paine.

  24. Re:awesome! on The World's First Blockchain Smartphone Is In Development (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Sustainably organic!

  25. open surce blockchain on The World's First Blockchain Smartphone Is In Development (engadget.com) · · Score: -1

    Whatever. Get back to me when I can make it with a 3d printer or if Elon Musk buys one.