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  1. Re:Just makes them look even more guilty on Legal Loophole Offers Volkswagen Criminal Immunity · · Score: 1

    It may be in conflict with the current laws - in some cases - but not in all cases and not in all countries.

    Today it's too easy to hide behind the current legislation.

  2. Re:Cancer on We Asked Doc Searls: Do Ad Blockers Cause Cancer? (Video) · · Score: 1

    Not to mention animated ads.

  3. Re:Article Makes Good Points on The Real Cost of Mobile Ads · · Score: 1

    Firefox+AdBlock Plus on Android shoots down the worst at least.

  4. Re:In other words ... on The Real Cost of Mobile Ads · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Many sites today also are designed to work only if you have scripts active, which means that blocking scripts renders the site unusable.

  5. Re:Break The NDA on Apple Bans iFixit Repair App From App Store After Apple TV Teardown · · Score: 3, Insightful

    But was the NDA valid?

  6. An interesting option on The Case For Going To Phobos Before Going To Mars · · Score: 1

    I think that it's an interesting option, and establishing a base on Phobos could be used as a starting point for other expeditions as well.

    Of course the surface of Mars is the primary goal, but a nearby base could provide advantages.

  7. Re:Just makes them look even more guilty on Legal Loophole Offers Volkswagen Criminal Immunity · · Score: 1

    Don't count out the fact that if you are satisfied with your car then it may be the deciding point for your neighbor or friend for their next car.

    But this really have hurt VW, and I wouldn't be surprised if there are additional models coming up as well on this - even gasoline and hybrids.

  8. Re:Just makes them look even more guilty on Legal Loophole Offers Volkswagen Criminal Immunity · · Score: 1

    Punish the shareholders, if the shareholders know it's going to be painful to their wallet then they also take a greater interest in protecting their assets.

    Also bring high level management to court, convict them and fine them enough to ensure that any bail-out money from the company will be toast.

  9. Re:Just makes them look even more guilty on Legal Loophole Offers Volkswagen Criminal Immunity · · Score: 2

    A lot of laws have loopholes and some are also inconclusive in their writing where punctuation can change the meaning of the law entirely. Realize that in some cases the law that was registered may have been changed by a clerk around the time of the voting of the law so that what the voters think they vote for isn't what they really vote for. (See another article about the need for signing of proposed law texts to prevent this)

  10. Re:wut on Legal Loophole Offers Volkswagen Criminal Immunity · · Score: 1

    There are probably prosecutors specialized in company crimes.

  11. Mythbusters do it right on Stop Taking All the Fun Out of Science · · Score: 1

    Mythbusters do it right - they show that it's nothing special with science.

    The problem is that today it's more popular with implausible reality shows.

  12. Re:Fail idea on Ask Slashdot: Make Windows Update Install Only Security Updates Automatically? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It's time to start asking the question about "security" updates - is it for you or for Microsoft they improve the security?

  13. Or CentOS.

  14. Re:not sure whether optimistic or pessimistic on Edward SnowdenTalks Alien Communications With Neil deGrasse Tyson · · Score: 1

    Regardless of if the communication is encrypted or not it shall be possible to detect the existence of radio waves.

    If the aliens uses something else, then we are blind.

  15. Re:Cooling on Switch To Build Largest Data Center In the World In Reno · · Score: 1

    Talk about "Single Point of Failure" in case something bad happens there - ranging from accident to terrorist action.

  16. Re:Lies! on Cassandra Rewritten In C++, Ten Times Faster · · Score: 1

    The only case of fast byte code I have experienced was when I was coding Basic on the Zilog Z80-based computers running at 3MHz named ABC80 and ABC800. Not as fast as assembly, but got decent performance from that processor.

    Compared to the Microsoft Basic on the IBM PC of that time with the 8088@4.77MHz that Basic was lightning fast.

  17. Re:He has got some points on Does It Make Sense To Hand Make Printed Circuit Boards? · · Score: 1

    I have resorted to prototyping boards for one-off builds. In the event I need something more then it's some CAD work in Eagle and order a set of boards.

  18. Re:Yes on Does It Make Sense To Hand Make Printed Circuit Boards? · · Score: 1

    There are also those chain-link boards that you can build on if you need a quick simple prototype. That's an easy way if you just want one or two circuits for your personal use. Etching a board from scratch is often quirky since you discover that you need "yet another component" that you didn't plan for.

    If you have a good circuit that you have tested then you can use Eagle to cad it and order more boards if you need a small series of devices.

  19. Now also add more data. on The New Technique That Finds All Known Human Viruses In Your Blood · · Score: 1

    So that all viruses that usually aren't seen in humans are added to the list of those possible to detect.

    I wouldn't be surprised if there are viruses that exists and spread without causing symptoms at all as well. It would be a good strategy for spreading - do it silently.

  20. Re:This is why I don't go to movie theatres on British Movie Theater Staff To Wear Night-Vision Goggles To Combat Movie Piracy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The movies pirated at theaters are usually low quality and not very interesting to watch due to all the quality issues.

    Also consider the possibility that piracy of movies at the theaters may be performed by the employees themselves whenever that happens.

  21. Re:"We're stronger than ever" on Groupon Is Closing Operations In 7 Countries, Laying Off 1,100 · · Score: 1

    By that measure every company is a heavy tech footprint company today.

    I don't see them as very special or leading in any perspective.

  22. Re:Fiber on Misusing Ethernet To Kill Computer Infrastructure Dead · · Score: 1

    A good EMP device will take care of everything, even disconnected equipment.

  23. Re:Bigger Issue on Misusing Ethernet To Kill Computer Infrastructure Dead · · Score: 1

    A true faraday cage would protect against RF, but many casings aren't well done.

  24. Re:"We're stronger than ever" on Groupon Is Closing Operations In 7 Countries, Laying Off 1,100 · · Score: 1

    I saw their web site and realized that it's just another snake oil site, I have seen enough to recognize the smell from a long distance away.

  25. Re:"We're stronger than ever" on Groupon Is Closing Operations In 7 Countries, Laying Off 1,100 · · Score: 1

    It mustn't have worked very well anyway because this article was the first time I did hear about their existence. The world and net is filled with mediocrity.