User: Ralph Spoilsport

Dear Mr Weatherley ,

On: Cameron's IP Advisor: Throw Persistent Copyright Infringers In Jail

FUCK YOU.

XKCD nailed this ages ago

On: Yep, People Are Still Using '123456' and 'Password' As Passwords In 2014

You don't need a "complex" password to have a strong password. You need a long password. Uppercase / lowercase / weird chars don't matter as much as sheer length in brute force attacks.

https://xkcd.com/936/

Dear Network Solutions

On: Network Solutions Opts Customer Into $1,850 Security Service

FUCK YOU.

Even in a song...

On: Robot Tourism Coming Soon To Korea: Robot Land Project Breaks Ground

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

"Each resort is maintained by reliable computer technology, and peopled by lifelike robot men and women..."

missing tag

On: Ask Slashdot: How Do You Convince an ISP To Bury Cable In Your Neighborhood?

firstworldproblems

this was the best:

On: Blowing Up a Pointless Job Interview

My roommate back in the early 90s went on a job interview in the late 80s. He said he walked into the place, took one wiff and said "No. Fucking. Way." But, he had budgeted the time, so he figured, "Why not?" So he goes to the interview and he's interviewed by some twit (we'll call him "Jimmy") right out of university who has no idea what he's doing. He's reading questions off a card. At that point, my friend, Mr.Max, had had enough and said to himself, "fuck this shit."

So, the conversation went like this:

Jimmy: so, Mr Max, um, what was the worst job you ever had? M: Pulling the gold teeth out of the mouths of people who had just been shot. JImmy (appalled, but compelled to follow form): And, uuuuh, why did you leave that job? M: No career advancement - what was I supposed to do, graduate to actually shooting people? I don't think so. That requires skill. Jimmy: OK... well let's change subject to more psychological questions. What is your favourite colour? M: Clear. Jimmy: Clear's not a colour. M: I have a crayon that says it's clear. Crayons have colours. If I had said teal, or Forest Green what that have been OK? They have crayons for those too, ya know. Jimmy: Right. Well one more question... What do you like best about yourself? M: (leaning in closely to Jimmy and in a low voice): I'm a good friend.... Jimmy: Well, thank you very much and we'll call you if we feel there is a position for you here. M: Right. Have a nice day! Jimmy: good bye... (throws resume in trash...)

Re:Murica Fuck yea!

On: U.S. Teenagers Are Driving Much Less: 4 Theories About Why

I have a bicycle with a trailer that can carry 60 kg of groceries. The nearest grocery store is about 1/2 a km away. The only time I use the family car to get groceries is when there's ice on the ground.

The most often used?

On: Ask Slashdot: What's the Most Often-Run Piece of Code -- Ever?

Probably some "get" command.

Re:Just fix the %^&**$%$# CAPS LOCK key...

On: Stop Trying To 'Innovate' Keyboards, You're Just Making Them Worse

Pry the key off, glue a washer (or three - cut them to fit with scissors) around the element, then glue the caps lock key down to them. Result? A finger rest for your left pinky that says "CapsLock". TFTFY.

:-)

There is only one keyboard

On: Stop Trying To 'Innovate' Keyboards, You're Just Making Them Worse

The Model M. You can still buy them here:
http://www.pckeyboard.com/

You will buy one, once. It will last you the rest of your life, or, until USB disappears, which ever comes first.

Re:CO2

On: Microsoft Quietly Fixes Windows XP Resource Hog Problem

Well, I don't have the numbers with me, but to find for that carbon value (V) I guess it would work like this:

you need to find out how many computers had XP on them : (X)

multiply that by how much power these machines use on average per second (watt hours/360) (P)

find out how much carbon was emitted by power stations during that time. (C)

find out how much energy was generated, (E) and divide (C) by that.

and then divide that number by (P)

That's how I'd do it.

Re:Good. Attics & closets waste $30 bulbs. Dim

On: Incandescent Bulbs Get a Reprieve

Get LED. They dim.

Re:Freakin' Riders.

On: Incandescent Bulbs Get a Reprieve

So, pass them on to your children. And would you hurry up and die already.

Re:Freakin' Riders.

On: Incandescent Bulbs Get a Reprieve

Use LEDs. I do. They're FINE.

Re:See what happens when leftists are in Charge?

On: Federal Court Kills Net Neutrality, Says FCC Lacks Authority.

you can't say there is no left in US.

Bullshit
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See? I *can* say "there is no left in US". And believe it or not, it's actually true. there is no left in US...

um, no.

On: Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Newegg Patent Case

"'It's a really tough time to be a patent TROLL'

TFTFY

I can see it now

On: British Spies To Be Allowed To Break Speed Limit

Some dumb shit in the MI5 who does nothing but read Iranian Porn all day gets to drive like a maniac all they way back to their stupid hole in Brentwood. Because he needs that level of Freedom to protect the Queen. Assholes.

Re:Um, no.

On: Why We Think There's a Multiverse, Not Just Our Universe

1. I did not discuss "existence". The only verb I used was "is" and it was in the sense of "equivalent", as in everything = universe and universe = everything. So, we can dispense with your trivial philosophy right there.
2. "In TFA, multiverse refers to contiguous space-time, but there are many other uses of the term, e.g. Many Worlds Interpretation." And that is the problem, right there from the getgo. When they came up with "many worlds interpretation" they trivialised the universe, and abused its definition. 3. Our "universe" is now detached if I understand correctly? But was connected to these other universes in the early days (nanoseconds?) of the big bang? That you put universe in quotes indicates the strength of my position. Whether a particular region of the universe is attached or unattached to some other region is irrelevant. Just because it is not contiguous or attached to some other part of the universe *doesn't make it a separate universe*. It just means that is it a part of THIS universe (the only one there is) that is separate from your experience. The universe is everything - including things you can't touch or see or experience or get messages from. 4. My proof: ANY information you would get from or consider about some other universe is necessarily *in this universe* as you are in this universe. Therefore, there is not other universe. There is only this one. It's just really really big and really really weird.

Um, no.

On: Why We Think There's a Multiverse, Not Just Our Universe

The universe is, by definition, EVERYTHING. Therefore, there is no multiverse. There is an array of visible areas. TFTFY.

answer:

On: Who Is Liable When a Self-Driving Car Crashes?

no-fault insurance.

Huh?

On: Canada Quietly Offering Sanctuary To Data From the US

I thought most Canadian traffic is routed through Chicago or New York...

some facts

On: Federal Judge Rules Chicago's Ban On Licensed Gun Dealers Unconstitutional

1. Number of murders in Chicago in 2013: 415
2. Number of murders in Canada in 2012: 543
Population of Chicago: 2,714,856
Population of Canada: ~ 35,000,000

Are guns a problem? Yes. The bigger problem is (from this Canadian's view) is that the USA is full of MURDEROUS ASSHOLES who see mortal violence as a reasonable first resort method of dispute resolution.

That they are heavily armed assholes makes it more destructive, certainly, but the problem is clearly sociological. The USA has yet to grow out of its frontier attitude.

I rarely go there any more. Those people are just fucking crazy.

It's called "Capitalism"

On: The Internet's Network Efficiencies Are Destroying the Middle Class

Marx barked about this back in the 19th century. This is not news. The most expensive part of a business is labour. If profit is the most important thing, then labour must be squeezed. So, if online profits are the most important thing, then online labour at no cost is perfect. Lanier is wrong - this is not a call to micropayments, this is a call to (a non-soviet form of) socialism, a socialism of organised networks based on telekommunist principles of contribution and guaranteed wages in a socialised economy.

Re:I had a kidney stone while travelling last mont

On: Ecuadorian Navy Rescues Bezos After Kidney Stone Attack

Mine were so bad, none of that worked. They finally blasted me with enough Tramadol to stun an ox. THAT worked.

Dear Fred Kaplan,

On: Counterpoint: Why Edward Snowden May Not Deserve Clemency

FUCK YOU.