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  1. Re:So how do we detect if we have it? on Cisco Finds Backdoor Installed On 12 Million PCs (securityweek.com) · · Score: 1

    Now I get it, the whole thing is a marketing scheme by Cisco to promote ClamAV-- the copyrights to which it acquired in 2013.

  2. Does anyone actually use it? on iTunes Turns 13 Today -- Continues To Be 'Awful' (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    The only thing I use iTunes for is as a backup program for my iPad, and even then, I run it in a VM sandbox that doesn't have network access, and only long enough to do the backup. And to copy MP3 files to my ipod touch. That's it. I can't imagine ever using it for anything else.

  3. Re:As it should be on Half Of Americans Think Presidential Nominating System 'Rigged' (huffingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    That may be, but Nader proved that a third party vote is not a wasted vote-- it does in fact, affect the outcome of the election. Whether you like the effect or not, there's no doubt there is one with the right candidate.

  4. Re:Don't like it? Change it! on Half Of Americans Think Presidential Nominating System 'Rigged' (huffingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    The problem is, most Republican and Democrat voters vote their party every year, because-- they always have. It's part of their identity. It doesn't matter how bad their candidate is, it's essentially, "my party, right or wrong." It doesn't matter if they run Stalin or Hitler. Until you change THAT, third parties have no chance.

  5. Re:Explicit goal of the Democratic party system. on Half Of Americans Think Presidential Nominating System 'Rigged' (huffingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    Well, that's good news--I'd much sooner vote for Petraeus than Clinton, any day.

  6. Re:Not from Panama on There Will Be A Huge New 'Panama Papers' Data Dump (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    If that's the case, why was there a push in Congress to pass a Panama specific free trade deal in 2012? It's not like Panama has such a huge economy that a special free trade deal was warranted-- and Bernie predicted it would result in more tax shelter shenanigans, which of course, it did. There would be no point in that if there weren't wealthy people in the US pushing for it.

  7. Re:Anonymously?! Haha on Over 1 Million People Use Tor To Check Facebook Anonymously Each Month (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    I fear Facebook tracking more than FBI or CIA tracking...

  8. Re:good luck with that on IT Employees At EmblemHealth Fight To Save Jobs (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Yes, you can expect to here this in interviews: "So you used to work for EmblemHealth? Wasn't that the company whose employees all refused to train their replacements?" (or started a union, or filed suit against the company, or whatever else happened)... That could kill off your employment in the entire industry. In fact, this could happen even if you decided to stay on and train your replacement, if enough of your co-workers decide to make a big stink about it and burn their bridges-- yours could get burnt as collateral damage...

  9. Re:good luck with that on IT Employees At EmblemHealth Fight To Save Jobs (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    That only works if you have another job in hand, as if you might need unemployment during the transition, you won't be getting it...

  10. Re:Get Use To It on IT Employees At EmblemHealth Fight To Save Jobs (computerworld.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The difference is, with the traffic controllers, the FAA wasn't going to declare bankruptcy and go out of business because they couldn't train replacements fast enough. With EmblemHealth, that could be a different story.

  11. So the real question is, on Joking About Giving Money To ISIS Can Cost You Money (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Are they allowed to get on a plane anymore?

  12. Easy... on Joking About Giving Money To ISIS Can Cost You Money (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    1. Become a worshipper of the Egyptian goddess, Isis. 2. Create the ISIS Beer Fund 3. Wait for Venmo to pull the plug 4. Sue the pants off of them for violating your religious freedom 5. PROFIT!

  13. Content... on Netflix Has Twice As Many US Subscribers As Comcast (allflicks.net) · · Score: 1

    Is Netflix still not inserting third party ad content? If so, that would be the reason to use it over Comcast, no matter how much either of them costs...

  14. These aren't the only options... on Slashdot Asks: Do You Prefer To Handwrite or Type Notes? (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    Ever hear of "shorthand?"

  15. Re:BUZZWORD BINGO on Verizon and Hearst Team Up To Buy Complex Media (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 2

    And aren't they rumored to be looking to buy Yahoo as well? You got to give them credit, they really know how to pick the losers...

  16. So how does he know the Bible isn't a work of satire?

  17. Re:Fast final episode on Fossil Fuels Could Be Phased Out Worldwide In a Decade, Says Study (phys.org) · · Score: 1

    I think the answer is going to be to reduce it significantly rather than eliminate it entirely. But there is going to be the problem of finding gas stations at some point, once it's no longer profitable to operate them. I suppose there may be some that will convert to charging stations and retain some ability to dispense gasoline, but probably far fewer of them since many people will charge their cars at home when they're not travelling. There are also industries that will be at risk-- what is going to happen to professional auto racing and "monster truck" rallies, etc.? How soon are electric vehicles going to replace those?

  18. A big question is, on Fossil Fuels Could Be Phased Out Worldwide In a Decade, Says Study (phys.org) · · Score: 1

    If you phase out fossil fuels, how are they going to get all the low-income people to upgrade or convert their cars? I can suggest a possible answer, but many of you aren't going to like it-- we either need to upgrade low-income people so there aren't any, or at least much fewer of them, and/or subsidize the upgrade of their cars-- and who is going to pay for it?

  19. Re: Not a good idea on Fossil Fuels Could Be Phased Out Worldwide In a Decade, Says Study (phys.org) · · Score: 1

    We have have 3 major nuclear incidents in none of them have millions died.

    One-- how many have to die before we consider the risk too high? How do you measure how many die prematurely due to radiation exposure that may take decades and isn't easy to correlate with the actual deaths? How do you measure the adverse impact of long-term waste storage? Your conclusion here is based on an incomplete evaluation of the facts:

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

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

    You also have to look behind the incidents we know of and see to what extent incompetence played a part in it. Another useful thing to consider is the way incompetence factored into the Challenger disaster-- while not a nuclear incident (though nuclear shuttles have been proposed, and carrying nuclear material to space stations as well), the point is, NASA became overconfident of the safety of their rockets because they hadn't yet had a problem.

    While it may be true that a nuclear plant can theoretically be made safe, there is little evidence that humans WILL, in practice. And a lot of evidence that corners will be cut somewhere putting people at risk.

    You also have to look at what state those three incidents you mention are in now, and how things might have been different if they were to occur at different proximity to habited areas. And, what the effect of sea level rise would be.

    In short, you need to do more homework.

  20. The real question is... on Facebook Promises It Won't Mess With Voters' Minds (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    Isn't it then just a matter of time? Some future Rupert Murdock buys Facebook, eventually Zuckerberg leaves, dies, or changes his mind, and we have a FoxBook serving everyone the best propaganda money can buy?

  21. Re:So what is the hack then? on Snowden Predicts Global iPhone Hack, Records Song (popsci.com) · · Score: 1

    They found a bug in the iPhone's MP3 player, which can be exploited by a carefully constructed music file.... :-)

  22. Re:Well, certainly jumped the shark looking to sta on Snowden Predicts Global iPhone Hack, Records Song (popsci.com) · · Score: 1

    No doubt the NSA will use a hacked copy of this tune to crack into the iPhones through their MP3 player code...

  23. Hell, my chipped credit card has that problem... on Apple Pay Has a Siri Problem (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Half of the pay stations in stores have a problem with my new chipped credit card too-- so the issue with out-of-date registers applies to more than just Apple Pay...

  24. As long as... on 1 in 3 Developers Fear AI Will Replace Them (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    As long as it can attend my standups, sprint reviews, and sprint planning meetings for me, that's good enough.

  25. Re:What about "Import Grade" on FREAK, Logjam, DROWN All a Result of Weaknesses Demanded By US Gov't (csoonline.com) · · Score: 1

    Of course, they do protect — encryption is a weapon [theguardian.com] and you try to limit access to your best stuff [quora.com]. Yes, the enemies may still be able to get some of it, but your efforts make it harder for them.

    More relevant, encryption is a defense. And it's that aspect of it where limiting access to it is harmful.