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  1. And let's not forget that the first version of the ban wasn't a ban on citizens of those countries travelling to the USA: it was a ban on Muslims from those countries travelling to the USA.

    Also, Trump wants the Justice department to defend the original, explicit, Muslim ban in court.

    So, yeah, anyone with a couple of brain cells to rub together can see that it's a Muslim ban.

  2. I think you missed my point.

    The omission of Saudi Arabia shows that the ban is unconnected to security issues, which refutes your main point.

    What remains is a ban on Muslims who don't come from countries where Trump has current or hopes for future business interests.

    Trump openly expressed his desire for a Muslim ban. We should take him at his word.

  3. Obama's administration did everything possible to stop states from requiring an ID to vote. Let's fix the simple things first

    How about we fix the broken things first? There is close to zero evidence of impersonation of voters, so requiring an ID would make zero difference, except to make it more difficult for people who tend to vote for Democratic candidates to vote. Oh, wait: that's the real purpose of requiring ID to vote.

    There are also real problems like purges of voter rolls for legitimate reasons also catching thousands, or tens of thousands of people whose names should not have been removed from the rolls.

  4. Also not on the Travel ban: Saudi Arabia. You, know, the country from which most of the 9/11 attackers came.

  5. I don't agree with your analysis. I think that all of Trump's actions can be adequately explained by applying Hanlon's Razor.

  6. Re:Amazing they took this long on US Banks Launching Answer To Peer-To-Peer Payment App Venmo (reuters.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The US banking sector is way behind what is available in most European countries.

    For years, people in the UK have been able to make payments direct (and near instantaneous) to another bank account with no fees.

    The simple fact is that all the alternative payment methods involve costs that the banks must absorb. A simple and highly automated, customer-driven payments system reduces the banks' costs. This type of system is a win for banks even if there are no fees involved.

  7. Re:Did it involve Severance Pay? on Amazon Sues Former AWS VP Over Non-Compete Deal (geekwire.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    There is a simpler solution: work in California.

    California law voids almost all non-compete agreements (the exceptions are quite specific and would not apply here). There are studies that show that the state benefits from banning non-competes.

  8. Re:You can thank our healthcare system for that on US Government Task Force Urges Cash Incentives For Ditching Insecure Medical Devices (securityledger.com) · · Score: 1

    most of the money goes to the top. Not your Doctors or the infrastructure to support them.

    Isn't that what I said? "priorities".

  9. Resource poor? When I have to pay over $300 for a simple doctor appointment, or over $600 for an appointment with a specialist?

    No, there are plenty of resources. It's the priorities that are the problem.

  10. Re: Is this even worth it? on Linux Malware Infects Raspberry Pi Devices And Makes Them Mine Cryptocurrency (hothardware.com) · · Score: 1

    It can still be done by modifying or adding a file in the boot partition, just no longer the default.

    After posting, I realized that I had to add a file to the boot partition to enable ssh: it wasn't enabled by default.

    I also installed the Pi behind a NAT router and changed the default password so that it was doubly secure against this specific attack.

  11. Re: How the fuck on Developer Accidentally Deletes Production Database On Their First Day On The Job (qz.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The CTO is hardly to blame, it's not his business to handle such processes

    But it is his job to ensure appropriate security and backups for the production database.

  12. Re: Is this even worth it? on Linux Malware Infects Raspberry Pi Devices And Makes Them Mine Cryptocurrency (hothardware.com) · · Score: 1

    1. The raspberry pi foundation decided to enable ssh by default on their raspbian image despite a number of us telling them that it was reckless.

    But incredibly useful. I set up a Pi recently and not having to mess with monitor and keyboard made my task much easier. I took appropriate security measures as part of setting up the Pi.

  13. Telcos are going to love this on No, Your Phone Didn't Ring. So Why Voice Mail From a Telemarketer? (lifehacker.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The telcos will charge the spammers for direct access to voicemail and will offer consumers a service (at additional cost) that will block voicemails from spammers.

  14. Re:forced arbitration for consumers.. on AT&T Uses Forced Arbitration To Overcharge Customers, Senators Say (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Why don't we try this. Vote out the politician that backs Big Corp. Then vote out the politicians that back Big Banks. Stop voting based on if there is a D or an R before their name.
    Once the politicians realize that the R or D will not get them the votes they might start listening to US the People instead of wall street or big corp.

    That's what the Wolfpac is about.

  15. Re:The whole story makes it clearer on Ask Slashdot: What Is Your View On Sloot Compression? (youtube.com) · · Score: 1

    Has there ever been a "technology" where the inventor shows no more than scant details that wasn't a scam?

  16. What do you think of Trump's tweets? Do you think they are getting old, or do you find them particularly useful?

    Definitely useful. He continues to sabotage his own plans by revealing his true motives and incompetence.

    The other week, the "Word of the day" in Words with Friends was "Covfefe".

  17. Sorry, but "AA battery" is how we commonly write it.

    One can infer that the original speaker actually said "double-A" from the way it is written:
    'TSA officer Camille Morris is quoted as saying, "A AA battery is fine. A AAA. A 9-volt battery is a huge power charge.'
    Note the use of "a AA .." instead of "an AA ...".

  18. Re:This is entirely expected on US Insurer Hikes Tesla Premiums Due To 'Higher-Than-Average' Claim Rates (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Tesla has been providing more training and certification of repair shops. Tesla had to address the problem that there were too few shops that were certified to repair the cars.

  19. Government workers always work 9 to 5 shifts in their own nation's time zones too.

    That may be true, but so what? Those pimply-faced script kiddies don't necessarily work normal day shifts.

  20. Re:Two issues which people confuse on Supreme Court Agrees To Decide Major Privacy Case On Cellphone Data (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    If I make a call to my carrier's local office and ask to have a look at their data, I won't be arrested.

    This is a strawman argument. No one is saying that making the request is illegal. I do believe, however that my carrier will not hand out that data to any requester. Go try it some time. For extra lulz, ask for the data of your Senator or some other politician.

    Now, if they won't hand out that data to a random person off the street, it isn't public data. Shouldn't the police be required to get a warrant to access that data?

  21. Out of date thinking on Congressman Proposes Organizations Should Be Allowed To 'Hack Back' (engadget.com) · · Score: 2

    This comes from the old mindset that a good defence is a good offence. That may be true in traditional warfare, but not in "the cyber" [ironic quotes].

    A good defence is a good defence. That's the end of it. But these out of date fossils don't or won't learn that.

  22. Re:No Blood For You! on Anti-Aging Start-Up Is Charging Thousands of Dollars for Teen Blood (vanityfair.com) · · Score: 1

    That's strange. They used to phone my British wife to ask her to donate. She has a relatively rare blood type, so perhaps the rules are more relaxed because her blood is more "valuable".

  23. Re:No Blood For You! on Anti-Aging Start-Up Is Charging Thousands of Dollars for Teen Blood (vanityfair.com) · · Score: 1

    Would donate, but they won't take my blood. Apparently it's tainted by living in Germany for 3 years in the 80's when I was 2'ish

    Have you checked recently? I think that they have relaxed the rules.

  24. Re:Not "misunderstood" on Trump Misunderstood MIT Climate Research, University Officials Say (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    You assume that he attempted to read the document.

    I doubt this. More likely, he was working from a briefing about the document from Steve Bannon or another advisor.

  25. Re:Selective stupidity on The US Is the Biggest Carbon Polluter in History (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    The last resort of those without facts: "it's easy to find".

    THEN FIND IT.

    I never disputed your claim about the 3 companies.

    You are the one making the unsupported claim. Either find a citation to support your claim or STFU. If it's so easy, FIND IT.

    I won't bother to reply to any more unsupported claims.