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  1. Re: Honest Question on "The FCC Still Doesn't Know How the Internet Works" (eff.org) · · Score: 1

    If you think that's how internet and routing really works then you need to read up on routing and networking.

    Traffic is directed more or less by algorithms the most efficient route between source and destination.

    Broadcast don' t exist, it's either point to point or in rare cases multicast but I haven't seen much multicast traffic outside routing protocols on the net. And even for multicast you need to configure it to get it routed.

  2. Re: Honest Question on "The FCC Still Doesn't Know How the Internet Works" (eff.org) · · Score: 1

    You target specific services by not having net neutrality, but if you want to keep down your cost you can probably find a low bandwidth alternative at some ISP or share connection with your neighbor.

    By the same analogy you don't want to share roads with trucks because you ride a moped and don't need all that room on the roads.

  3. Re: Honest Question on "The FCC Still Doesn't Know How the Internet Works" (eff.org) · · Score: 1

    Since moderation is done by readers I doubt your statement.

    But sometimes I lack a +1 Troll moderation.

  4. Re: Honest Question on "The FCC Still Doesn't Know How the Internet Works" (eff.org) · · Score: 1

    I don't see how the post you reply to is attacking the messenger? Then you proceed to do that in a very negative tone.

    Trying to stir unrest?

  5. Re:They just bought a large part of it on GE Cuts 12,000 Jobs In Response To Falling Demand For Fossil Fuel Energy (qz.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Probably true, but gas turbines can be useful even in green energy sector, so don't count them out yet.

  6. Reality has now come to the point when that statement is surpassed and NFL has to accept reality and find other paths to ensure their income.

  7. Re:Bullshit on 'Bitcoin Could Cost Us Our Clean-Energy Future' (grist.org) · · Score: 1

    The energy wasted on computing new bitcoins is growing so large that it's wasting energy that could have been used for more useful purposes.

    Imagine if banks worldwide suddenly prohibited exchange between bitcoins and hard cash.

  8. Re:Is it just me but... on R.I.P., Cape Wind (bostonglobe.com) · · Score: 2

    As with all technology they are both beautiful and a bit scary. They aren't entirely silent and can be a bit dangerous too, but it doesn't make them stand out from other technology.

    Sometimes their presence is similar to art by Simon Stålenhag.

  9. Re:Backup == Redundant && Coroborative on Russia Wants To Launch Backup DNS System By August 1, 2018 (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    The problem is that if you ask for a site and you get three different answer - which one do you trust?

  10. Re:They're forking the web on Russia Wants To Launch Backup DNS System By August 1, 2018 (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 2

    All in the wake of the lost Net Neutrality, and the risk is that the loss of Net Neutrality causes others to follow Russia and run their own set of servers. We will suddenly see a fragmented net instead.

  11. Re:Easy way to cripple Intel AMT/ME on System76 Will Disable Intel Management Engine On Its Linux Laptops (liliputing.com) · · Score: 1

    It's APK, and I don't trust APK at all due to the spamming.

  12. Re:What about the various cat/dog breeds on Study Finds Dogs Are Brainier Than Cats (vanderbilt.edu) · · Score: 1

    Now I can't help wonder if someone could figure out which genes that causes the human brain to be so extremely developed, then breed raccoons with those genes.

    It would probably be scary for humankind though, but because of "Guardians of the Galaxy".

  13. Re:"notorious attack" - LMAO at that on Bipartisan US Election Group Issues Security Tips (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    To fix the election you need to fix the election system.

  14. Doesn't mean that it won't happen now that it's clear where FCC stands with the Trump-appointed leadership.

    On a smaller scale you have Portugal where you have to pay extra for access to a lot of services.

  15. Re:Bad Microsoft? on Cringely: Amazon Is Starting To Act Like 'Bad Microsoft' (cringely.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    Any major company is getting worse and worse these days, the world is really going the Max Headroom way.

  16. Re:And they learned this from Facebook! on Consumers Are Holding Off On Buying Smart-Home Gadgets Due To Security, Privacy Fears (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I did learn this in the 80's - from Max Headroom.

  17. So no Klingon either, I'm disappointed.

  18. Re:What do they speak in India? on Is American English Going To Take Over British English Completely? (scroll.in) · · Score: 1

    From what I understand English is the business language in India and one of the few common languages that most of the educated inhabitants speak.

  19. Re:Do you even need to ask? on Ask Slashdot: Which Laptop Has The Best Keyboard? · · Score: 1

    There are no good keyboards today, it's next to impossible to get a Keytronic keyboard today, especially non-US variants, and never for a laptop.

  20. Re: Jesus Christ... on ESR Sees Three Viable Alternatives To C (ibiblio.org) · · Score: 1

    Speed matters in a lot more applications than you can imagine.

    If you would do something where speed don't matter then you'd do your calculation by hand instead of buying a computer.

  21. Re: Jesus Christ... on ESR Sees Three Viable Alternatives To C (ibiblio.org) · · Score: 1

    Python is to programming today what Basic was to programming in the 80's.

    They share a lot of similarities.

  22. Re:Jesus Christ... on ESR Sees Three Viable Alternatives To C (ibiblio.org) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    C++ has all the bad parts from both C and Object-orienting with little added benefit. There's also a reason why for example the Linux kernel isn't written in C++ but C, and that is the memory management of C++ that isn't predictable for use in the kernel.

    C actually is a pretty good language, but it has at least two disadvantages:
    1. No strong typing.
    2. Pointers - you can with no warning work outside the predicted area so you can easily overwrite the stack or just about anything else.

    The quirk with C is that the unrestricted pointers also is an advantage in some cases so it's not a good idea to entirely scrap that ability.

    C is also a pretty good language when it comes to writing small compact efficient code that is portable between hardware architectures. It puts demands on the programmer to be competent and really be careful about what he's doing, but the gain is great. This is very useful in embedded solutions. And if you look at what you use when you program Arduino then it's C.

    The only alternative to C in some environments is assembly programming, but that puts a lot more demand on the programmers.

  23. Just don't buy from scalpers. If they sit there with tickets for a million to a huge event that sees few actual visitors then it will highlight the problem even more.

    It doesn't matter how much you want to go to a concert if you feed the scalping mafia at the same time.

    Some events demands that you also provide the card used to pay for the ticket to make it valid in an effort to pull out the rug under the feets of the scalpers.

  24. Re:stupidest reason.ever. on Ask Slashdot: Should I Allow A 'Smart TV' To Connect To The Internet? · · Score: 1

    Since VLANs aren't physically separated copper but just virtually separated on the same copper they are merely a convenience feature and not a security feature.

    Anyone that want to sniff on your network would just look for VLAN tags and then see everything anyway.

  25. If those parts don't exist in the secure system then there's a possibility to figure out how to disable them in your personal system.