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  1. Re:JLENS is a complete boondoggle on Military Blimp Breaks Free and Drifts Over the Mid-Atlantic Trailing Tether (baltimoresun.com) · · Score: 1

    Systems are built to the requirements specified by the government. It's extremely doubtful that they were looking to detect ultralights, which have a very significantly smaller radar signature, and payload than a cruise missile.

  2. Re:Not a Blimp nor Aerostat on Military Blimp Breaks Free and Drifts Over the Mid-Atlantic Trailing Tether (baltimoresun.com) · · Score: 1

    As clearly, it was not powered nor tethered....

    I think should call it an "blump"

    And anything else in that family would be "blumpkin"?

  3. Re:Who voted NO? on US Senate Passes the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act 74-21 (dailydot.com) · · Score: 1

    That's funny. I know you would never have said that if it was the Ds not showing up.

  4. Re:Price tags are the greatest innovation of retai on Are Car Dealers a Business Worth Keeping? (vox.com) · · Score: 1

    So, actually going somewhere else isn't a "waste of time and energy"? It's all about what your time is worth, and how much you can save by using that time in negotiations. Your dislike of haggling is simply making more money for the salesmen...I'm sure they love you.

  5. Re:Price tags are the greatest innovation of retai on Are Car Dealers a Business Worth Keeping? (vox.com) · · Score: 1

    Agree on 1.

    I'll call BS on item 2. Paying cash for a vehicle gets you no advantage...the dealership doesn't care. In fact, they'd rather you finance the car because they make more money that way.

    As for 3, you're claiming there's a lack of free information? Really? And what "ridiculous heights" are you speaking of?...MSRP? (nobody in their right mind pays that).

  6. Re:Price tags are the greatest innovation of retai on Are Car Dealers a Business Worth Keeping? (vox.com) · · Score: 1

    People who believe this are suckers. Everything is negotiable, you just have to decide how much your time and effort is worth in doing so. When you're dealing in low volume, or high dollar items, you don't execute the same way as mass marketers. You're talking about commodities, which are rarely ever worth your time in dickering over.

  7. Re:they serve a purpose on Are Car Dealers a Business Worth Keeping? (vox.com) · · Score: 1

    The point is that if I want a Tesla Model X, I have to pay at least 69,900. There is no way to negotiate, which is called price fixing.

    Google: Price Fixing - the maintaining of prices at a certain level by agreement between competing sellers.
    There are no competing sellers of Teslas, so it's not that. It's cases like airlines all charging the same fares for tickets to specific locations.

  8. Who the Hell... on Are Car Dealers a Business Worth Keeping? (vox.com) · · Score: 1

    Why would anyone go from dealer to dealer. Every dealer I've seen has their inventory posted online.

    As for the dislike of haggling, that's not just about autos. Most people simply dislike negotiating because it seems too much like arguing. With sites like KBB and TruCar, you know what you should be able to buy the car for, it's just a matter of going in fully informed, and standing your ground. Auto companies love no haggle business...they make a lot more.

  9. Re:Who voted NO? on US Senate Passes the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act 74-21 (dailydot.com) · · Score: 1

    Are they any worse than the D's and R's that voted for the bill?

  10. Re:Bernie Sanders isn't effective on US Senate Passes the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act 74-21 (dailydot.com) · · Score: 1

    Those terms aren't nearly as toxic as they've been in the past. When was the last time this country fought "commies?"

    The Cold War wasn't that long ago. Anyone over the age of 50 will remember their elementary school drills, teaching us to dive under our desks, or put hour heads between our legs, and kissing our asses goodbye. And, while that was useless, Romney was correct when Obama chided him for choosing Russia as a threat.

  11. Re:There was a sudden disturbance in the force... on Judge: Defendant 'Had a Right' To Shoot Down Drone (wdrb.com) · · Score: 1

    Yup. Don't run with scissors too. But, you're more likely to get hurt falling off your bike than by birdshot at 100+ yards.

  12. Re:+1 for privacy supporters -1 for gun control on Judge: Defendant 'Had a Right' To Shoot Down Drone (wdrb.com) · · Score: 1
  13. Re:+1 for privacy supporters -1 for gun control on Judge: Defendant 'Had a Right' To Shoot Down Drone (wdrb.com) · · Score: 1

    His privacy was no more threatened than it is by aviation; anyone who files a flight plan can legally overfly him, and nothing prevents them from taking pictures as they go. And his property was not threatened; he shot down the drone, it was not revealed to be a firebomb.

    Umm, no. There are restrictions regarding altitude "above ground level" (AGL) for aviation. https://www.faa.gov/about/offi...

    There are also property rights for airspace above your property. Just for you.. http://www.dummies.com/how-to/...

  14. Re:Do you know how far bullets fly? on Judge: Defendant 'Had a Right' To Shoot Down Drone (wdrb.com) · · Score: 1

    Your presenting your argument inaccurately. The bullet velocity on impact will depend upon several variables, and while it could possibly still kill someone, it's very unlikely. Google is your friend on this issue.

  15. What was the Money Spent On? on Despite $30M Tech Push, Half of US States Had Fewer Than 300 AP CS Test Takers · · Score: 1

    Were more AP classes offered? If not, they sure as shit weren't going to graduate more students. In the systems I've seen, once a class fills up, nobody else can sign up for it...first come, first served. Did they expect more students to sign up w/o adding more classes & educators?

  16. Why is this news for nerds, because it started with a FB post?

  17. Re:General Security on Ask Slashdot: Worthwhile Security Training Courses? · · Score: 1

    Sec+ is mostly useless unless you're required to have it for the job.

    Isn't that true for any certification?

    The point is that Sec+ doesn't show any useful knowledge. Anybody can pass it. The whole 8570 requirement is welfare for the testing companies.

  18. Re:If, for what I wish was the last time on Is Too Much Choice Stressing Us Out? (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    As if you know what everyone else is thinking. Get over yourself.

  19. Re:If, for what I wish was the last time on Is Too Much Choice Stressing Us Out? (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Shhhh ... Be careful, do not tell truths that might hurt the ego of Americans.

    You seem to be the one who's butt hurt here. Maybe you'd care to elaborate on what country you're from so we can at least understand what you're crying about?

  20. Coffee on Is Too Much Choice Stressing Us Out? (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Do you really want to go back to just "coffee" when you can order a "Venti, sugar-free, non-fat, vanilla soy, quadrupio shot, decaf, no foam, extra hot, Peppermint White Chocolate Mocha with extra light whip and double shot raspberry syrup"?

  21. Re:General Security on Ask Slashdot: Worthwhile Security Training Courses? · · Score: 1

    Could it be that you're working with the DoD, which has a requirement (8570) by the military? Sec+ is mostly useless unless you're required to have it for the job.

  22. Re:General Security on Ask Slashdot: Worthwhile Security Training Courses? · · Score: 1

    Every cert you listed is basic (unless you're beyond ITIL Foundations). None of that comes close to requiring 10-20 years of experience, and all of those combined could be completed in a couple months. I've been in the business since the 70s, but almost none of my experience from over 10 years ago is applicable anymore because of the advances in technology.

  23. Re:It can't work in the long run on DARPA Program Targets Image Doctoring (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Okay, I think we're misunderstanding each other.

    My point...If I take an original image, and apply an encryption to it (this doesn't necessarily involve doing so with the camera), and that's my original image which I post for the world to see. Someone else can't necessarily come along and mess with that.

    Yours...Sure, if you're the originator of some photo, and you've doctored it, I agree with you.

  24. Re:It can't work in the long run on DARPA Program Targets Image Doctoring (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    If you can use an algorithm to detect tampering, you can use that same algorithm to alter your image so the algorithm no longer detects the manipulation.

    See my earlier response regarding https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... and tell me how you'd get around it.

  25. Re:Frosty on DARPA Program Targets Image Doctoring (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    If you can create an algorithm that can detect pixels that have been modified in a picture, you can create an algorithm that can modify the pixels to hide the fact that they've been modified.

    So, are you able to reverse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... I'm sure it's possible, like MD5, but not likely for all but groups like NSA.