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  1. The exception to the rule... on Will 'Smart Cities' Violate Our Privacy? (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Betteridge's Law of Headlines fails here.

  2. Re:With all this hate... on Systemd Named 'Lamest Vendor' At Pwnie Security Awards (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 4, Informative

    What about Devuan?

  3. If only there was some site.... on The US Congress Is Investigating Government Use Of Kaspersky Software (reuters.com) · · Score: 0

    If only there was some site that listed the stories already on /. Then the editors could look down the page and see this had already been submitted.

    https://news.slashdot.org/story/17/07/29/0122249/congress-asks-us-agencies-for-kaspersky-lab-cyber-documents

  4. Re:the real question is... on Roomba's Next Big Step Is Selling Maps of Your Home to the Highest Bidder (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    why is this thing connected to the internet in the first place?

    Because that's how they hoover up your data!

    I see what you did there...

  5. Re:No mention of ticket prices on NASA Has a Way to Cut Your Flight Time in Half (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    Part of the reason it wasn't commercially viable was that it had limited route availablility -- it could not go supersonic over CONUS, so was limited to JFK-LHR and JFK-CDG. If the sonic boom is reduced to non-invasive levels, then suddenly more routes become feasible... LAX-, ORD-, SFO- etc...

    Also, engine technology has improved quite a bit since the Concorde was designed.

  6. I'm sure that the dog one will say... on Amazon Report Predicts Pet Translation Devices By 2027 (cbslocal.com) · · Score: 2

    SQUIRREL!!!

  7. But... But... on Sony Will Start Pressing Vinyl Records After 28-Year Hiatus (fortune.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    How will they get the rootkit on the vinyl?

  8. Re:Possible real situation. on Zillow Drops Complaint Against Blogger After Backlash Over Copyright Claim (geekwire.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This. So much this.

    I was going to post:

    Translation:
    Oh, we can't beat this guy by pounding him into the ground with legal costs. We'd better withdraw our lawsuit.

  9. The guy on the phone line had the most ridiculous on 'Microsoft' Scam Callers Arrested After Years of Terrorising the Technically Challenged (gizmodo.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Zat is because he is French, you silly English K-niggit!!!

  10. Re:You must rent your cell phone and it's an mixed on Comcast and Charter In Talks With Sprint To Offer Wireless Service (theverge.com) · · Score: 2

    So they offer "Up to iPhone 7"?

  11. Re:Leveraging stupidity on WikiLeaks Doc Dump Reveals CIA Tools For Hacking Air-Gapped PCs (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    What part "requirement from the DoD manuals" are you having a problem understanding?

  12. Why do I need an account? on Account Registrations Enable 'Password Reset Man In The Middle' Attacks (helpnetsecurity.com) · · Score: 1

    Lately, I've been noticing a lot of sites requiring an account even for a one time purchase.

    If I'm just buying a ticket to your location, and the odds are I'm never going to visit your site again, then WHY THE F**K DO I NEED TO CREATE AN ACCOUNT?

  13. Re:Leveraging stupidity on WikiLeaks Doc Dump Reveals CIA Tools For Hacking Air-Gapped PCs (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    How do you get AV updates onto said airgapped machine/network? When I was trying to set up a red network, one of our requirements (out of the DoD manual) was to have AV that was regularly updated.

    Of course, back then, we didn't use USB.... we used CD-R (not CD-RW).

  14. <DAVE-BARRY>
    "Crush Core" would be a great name for a Rock Band.
    </DAVE-BARRY>

  15. Comcast does something evil? I'm SHOCKED!! on Lawsuit Accuses Comcast of Cutting Competitor's Wires To Put It Out of Business (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1
  16. It wasn't an airstream. It was a 1970 Santa Fe 23. White corrugated aluminum.

    It was 45 years ago or so, but we did have a Reese hitch with sway control. This was 1973, nobody had an SUV/CUV. Except for people who worked farms or construction.

  17. 23 footer. Don't even remember the make or model, though "Santa Fe" rings a bell.

  18. This was 1973.

    Car was a late 1960's Ford Country Squire station wagon. The trailer did have brakes.

  19. Re:Just like trailers on Scientists Discover How To Stop Luggage From Toppling On the Race Through the Airport (theguardian.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    I was about 10.... We were on the way home from a camping trip, and my mom was driving.

    Some asshole cut her off, and she instinctively hit the brake. My dad was yelling at her to hit the gas... to no avail. We jacknifed and flipped. That's stuck with me ever since. If your trailer is out of control, speed up.

  20. Since it's used for Internet access, could the prosecutor throw the CFAA at Comcast?

  21. Courts require evidence... on 'Coal King' Is Suing John Oliver, Time Warner, and HBO (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 2

    "Well, Your Honor. Weâ(TM)ve plenty of hearsay and conjecture. Those are kinds of evidence. "

  22. Re:They should sue the NSA on Honda Shuts Down Factory After Finding NSA-derived Wcry In Its Networks (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Which is exactly WHY they defined it (OK, loosely), in the Constitution. They didn't want the .gov to just be able to round up political enemies and charge them with treason. Broadening the definition is exactly the OPPOSITE of what the Founding Fathers would want

  23. Re:They should sue the NSA on Honda Shuts Down Factory After Finding NSA-derived Wcry In Its Networks (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Not treason. It's explicitly defined in the Constitution. https://www.usconstitution.net/xconst_A3Sec3.html

  24. Re:Pet Rocks on Fidget Spinners Are Over (fivethirtyeight.com) · · Score: 1

    My folks got a pet rock as a gag gift back in the '70s. Forget which one of their friends did it.

    It came with a handy little cage to keep it from roaming around at night.