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  1. Re:mechanical limits on Ask Slashdot: Can Technology Prevent Shootings? · · Score: 1

    Just make sure the design don't allow it.

  2. mechanical limits on Ask Slashdot: Can Technology Prevent Shootings? · · Score: 1

    Have mechanical limits on guns for the public to prevent rapid fire.

    Max 4 rounds on rifles and shotguns, max 6 on revolvers and pistols. And a design forcing the shooter to load one by one.

    It wouldn't cause big problems for hunters but it would result in a better chance for people to evade mass shootings.

  3. Re:Fire Editor David on Anonymous Posts Pornography To Hijacked ISIS Twitter Accounts (softpedia.com) · · Score: 0

    It's better discussed on other sites.

  4. Re: Slashdot won't acknowledge gay murder on Anonymous Posts Pornography To Hijacked ISIS Twitter Accounts (softpedia.com) · · Score: 1

    Neither was that - if you want to discuss the shootings you can go to 4chan instead.

  5. The downside of this on Anonymous Posts Pornography To Hijacked ISIS Twitter Accounts (softpedia.com) · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The downside of this is that it's obvious that the accounts have been hacked. It's better to seed confusion whenever an account has been hacked.

  6. Re:SMS was never true 2-factor on How Activist DeRay Mckesson's Twitter Account Was Hacked · · Score: 1

    In this case it's not tied to a physical device, it's tied to a subscription that's tied to a physical device and the intruder re-routed the subscription to a device he possessed.

    At best a SMS solution is a 1.5 factor.

    I can also imagine apps hijacking text messages given certain conditions allowing an intruder to use your device to gain access.

    This is why I don't use banking apps in my phone.

  7. Re:SMS was never true 2-factor on How Activist DeRay Mckesson's Twitter Account Was Hacked · · Score: 1

    In which case they aren't true 2-factor anymore.

    But in this case someone really wanted to hack his account.

    It also highlights that you shall never ever trust what anyone writes when it comes to controversial stuff. I sometimes don't even trust myself.

  8. Free? I call TANSTAAFL on that.

    You are the product at Facebook, nothing else. The ability to share your info there is just a lure.

  9. Amrel tablet? on Ask Slashdot: Why Do Most Tablet Specs Suck? · · Score: 1

    Maybe you should look here: http://computers.amrel.com/rug...

    Color: Black or NATO Green (Military Package only)
            Windows®7/8.1 Professional
            12.1” XGA (1024 x 768) with LED Backlit
            Intel® Sandy Bridge i7-2610UE Processor
            4GB DDR3 1333MHz (Upgradeable to 8GB)
            Intel® HD Graphics 3000
            Standard 500GB SATA HDD (Upgradeable)
            Solid state hard drives (SSHD) available
            Options: WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Cellular (Gobi 3000), Bluetooth®, GPS
            MIL-STD 810G & IP-65 Certified
            Military Package Option: NATO Green, MIL-STD 461F, Metal Twist Lock Amphenol (621N Series) Power Connect

  10. Re:"When we Design a Computer Language... on Ready CEO: Coding Snobs Are Not Helping Our Children Prepare For The Future (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    On the contrary - programmers are extremely logical, it's the classic languages we use in our daily life that's not logical.

  11. Re:Or maybe.. just MAYBE.. on Apple Is Fighting A Secret War To Keep You From Repairing Your Phone (huffingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    Well, sometimes it's just pesky things that breaks, in which case a repair would be better than tossing the $600 device that's just a few months old.

    But for me I ended up with a new phone because the battery couldn't be replaced. And that sucks pretty badly - phones designed to not allow replacement of battery.

  12. Even then the EULA might not be valid, it depends on which country you are in.

  13. Re:Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain! on EU Exploring Idea of Using Government ID Cards As Mandatory Online Logins (softpedia.com) · · Score: 1

    So was Murphy.

  14. Re:Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain! on EU Exploring Idea of Using Government ID Cards As Mandatory Online Logins (softpedia.com) · · Score: 1

    Then explain how the regulations regarding curving of cucumbers ended into a legislation in the EU.

  15. Re:Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain! on EU Exploring Idea of Using Government ID Cards As Mandatory Online Logins (softpedia.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The cure is worse than the disease, and Orwell would be really shocked.

    We have Fahrenheit 451, 1984, Brave new World and THX all in one huge pot controlled by a few in Brussels that in turn are controlled by lobbyists.

    I'm starting to think that Brexit is a great idea.

  16. Re:Data caps and costs on Report: People Are Spending Much Less Time On Social Media (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Leonard Nimoy died - no point in going to Twitter anymore.

  17. Re: Slow them with real traffic on Weary Homeowners Wage War On Waze · · Score: 1

    In some cases it's true, in others not. Some road work is hard to complete in a short time, but scheduling the work on some tasks to night time when the traffic is low can improve things a lot.

  18. Re:Slow them with real traffic on Weary Homeowners Wage War On Waze · · Score: 2

    Just park trucks on the incoming ends of the streets in question combined with some road work signs.

    The main problem though is the lack of alternate routes for traffic.

  19. Re:In other words... on Microsoft Declines To Make a 64-Bit Visual Studio (uservoice.com) · · Score: 1

    You didn't read the intent I had behind this - I think that Microsoft don't want to publish a 64-bit Visual Studio because they silently tries to quench the development of high performance computing solutions and instead try to keep that internally in their cloud services.

    High performance computing is the leading edge, and denying the tools for that means that you only deny them to a small but important volume of developers that are already stretching the boundaries. No pioneers for a platform means that the platform is slowly losing importance.

  20. Re:In other words... on Microsoft Declines To Make a 64-Bit Visual Studio (uservoice.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    No, it's because they want to drive people to instead use cloud services so that they can get into control of all your data.

    To Microsoft and Oracle the desktop operating system is a necessary evil and they want a transit into thin clients. But they don't want the users to understand that they do it, instead it's a free "upgrade".

  21. We live in a Max Headroom world already, so I'm not even surprised.

  22. Re:Its a shame on 93% Of Phishing Emails Are Now Ransomware (csoonline.com) · · Score: 1

    And the lack of penalties as well. If the risk of stealing would mean that you lost your head literally you would be a lot more careful.

  23. Re:Its a shame on 93% Of Phishing Emails Are Now Ransomware (csoonline.com) · · Score: 1

    Scammers and fraudsters don't care about operating system, they just want to get your money.

  24. Re:Its a shame on 93% Of Phishing Emails Are Now Ransomware (csoonline.com) · · Score: 2

    The legal system hasn't caught up with them.

    It should be a capital penalty on some of those crimes, especially when it comes to ID theft for profit.

  25. Re:You have to know how to secure a Windows 10 PC on Ask Slashdot: Would You Recommend Updating To Windows 10? · · Score: 1

    You didn't think far enough, the first step is to create a program that injects false data, the second is to spread it to as many persons as possible.