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  1. Re:Deadmans Switch on USBKill Transforms a Thumb Drive Into an "Anti-Forensic" Device · · Score: 1

    It is a deadman switch. It's a device that is automatically activated in the event the operator is incapacitated.

    How is the script guaranteed to run if the operator dies? It doesn't as the drive may never be removed. A deadman switch that may or may not operate isn't a very good implementation.

  2. Re:If you didn't sing it... on Grooveshark Shuts Down · · Score: 1

    Anymore isn't it if you didn't compose the music, write the lyrics, and then perform both, all while using a series of words, notes, and/or chords that have not been organized in a similar fashion, either as an entirely or as smaller subsets, then you have no right to think about it in a public space.

  3. Re:K Bye. on Grooveshark Shuts Down · · Score: 1

    How is it that if I shared that many songs with that many people without authorization I'd be fined literally trillions of dollars, but they get to walk away like this?

    Because you aren't a incorporated company. Individuals in management might get to walk away, but the company and all it's assets (if any) doesn't.

  4. Re: I like this guy but... on Rand Paul Moves To Block New "Net Neutrality" Rules · · Score: 5, Interesting

    While the end result is that the average citizen gets fucked in the end (and not the way that makes you feel good and sleepy), how can you say that the US only has a 1 party system? Pick almost ANY topic and the parties are going to take polar opposite views of it.

  5. Re:jQuery is for lazy, fat, "developers" on JavaScript Devs: Is It Still Worth Learning jQuery? · · Score: 1

    So I presume you write everything in machine code then? Or do you take the easy way out and just use assembly for all your projects?

  6. Re:What am I missing? on A Cheap, Ubiquitous Earthquake Warning System · · Score: 1

    allowing buildings to develope emergency lockdown procedures that take only seconds to secure dangerous equipment

    Can you give an example of what type of dangerous equipment would need to be secured and could be done so in 10 seconds?

  7. Re:No mention of iPad in the summary? on Google Officially Discontinues Nexus 7 Tablet · · Score: 1

    there are many high-quality Android tablet alternatives in every form factor imaginable, the Nexus 7 isn't needed so much.

    I just wish more manufacturers would not try to customize everything to the point where we have a Samsung Android and Moto Android and LG Android and... My last two Android phones one of the first things I did was find the Google Play Edition rom on XDA-Developers to remove all the bloat and crap, not to mention forced lock in to some apps.

  8. Re:Not a Piece of Shit on POS Vendor Uses Same Short, Numeric Password Non-Stop Since 1990 · · Score: 1

    He knows what POS means. But calling it a piece of shit isn't entirely the fault of the manufacturer. It's also the fault of the retailer or installer for not changing it to something that is unique to that location or company.

    I own a padlock that allows me to set the combination by removing and rotating 4 dials to the letters or numbers that I want. It ships with a default combination of 0000. If I used it straight out of the package, does that make the lock a piece of shit just because it has a easy to guess default password? Or does it make me an idiot for using the lock without changing the password?

  9. Re:Bad Example, Maybe on Bill To Require Vaccination of Children Advances In California · · Score: 2

    FYI, Penn spells his last name with a J, as in Penn Jillette.

  10. Re:Cheap in which universe?! on Intel 'Compute Stick' PC-Over-HDMI Dongle Launched, Tested · · Score: 1

    Yet for all that, it still can't fit into your pocket or plug into any HDMI TV without an adapter or cable. Sometimes having less is more...and paying more for less is better.

  11. Re:It's not surprising on YouTube Going Dark On Older Devices · · Score: 1

    In this case, Google just can't be bothered supporting their old API any more.

    You get what you pay for...

  12. Re:I don't get it on Supreme Court Rules Extending Traffic Stop For Dog Sniff Unconstitutional · · Score: 1

    5) If you are physically attacked, either do not resist, or resist in a way that overpowers the cop safely and quickly, no middle ground.

    The former suggestion will not end well for the citizen being attacked, and the latter will definitely not end well for the citizen.

    Do you have any suggestions or recommendations on how to overpower a cop safely and quickly that isn't going to end up with you in handcuffs in jail, in a fetal position learning how much a nightstick can hurt, and/or dead?

  13. Re:Genius! on Update: No Personhood for Chimps Yet · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Chimps today...rats and rhesus monkeys tomorrow!

  14. Re:You no longer own a car on Automakers To Gearheads: Stop Repairing Cars · · Score: 1

    At the time my 5 year old wanted to help and learn how to fix the car so I let him do most of it and he managed to do it in a little more than a hour.

    So you basically proved that the incompetent toddlers working at the dealership probably would take 2+ hours to do the job...

  15. Re:100 year old news? on Old Marconi Patent Inspires Tiny New Gigahertz Antenna · · Score: 2

    Hey, people I don't know know if you are aware, but if you take a radar unit, drop the receiver and turn up the power, you can cook FOOD on it to!

    Really? That's really cool. I guess it's a RadaRange then?

  16. Re:Why not? on William Shatner Proposes $30 Billion Water Pipeline To California · · Score: 1

    You could get almost everyone to move out and you'd still have a major water supply issue. Most of the water that gets used is for agricultural purposes, something that isn't going to change even with a major population decline.

  17. Re:this pisses me off about modern business on MakerBot Lays Off 20 Percent of Its Employees · · Score: 1

    If you're firing a single individual, that might work. When you're letting go of 20% of your workforce, or around 100 people, you probably are not doing it all at once. Making them do the employment walk of shame could be very demoralizing throughout the day for a very large layoff, not to mention tipping off the next guy to get called down to HR to go postal on his way down.

  18. Re:Lets use correct terminology. on MakerBot Lays Off 20 Percent of Its Employees · · Score: 2

    It all depends on how you define fired. If fired is used to indicate termination with cause, such as you were showed up drunk, fighting in the workplace, looking at porn, habitual late/no show, something with significant misconduct... then unemployment probably will be denied.

    If you're terminated for no fault of your own, you likely can still collect unemployment. "No fault of your own" can still include things that were directly associated with you, such as low job performance, inability to perform the job, "just not working out", etc. It requires a deliberate misconduct that could have been prevented and is beyond an isolated accident or minor incident.

    A little more detail...and things can change if you're under contract, a part of a union, or specifics in local labor laws.

  19. Re:but seriously, no air gap on Calling Out a GAO Report That Says In-Flight Wi-Fi Lets Hackers Access Avionics · · Score: 1

    But the cockpit door is RF shielded so that's the end of that.

    It's a good thing everything necessary for the successful operation of a plane is contained behind that cockpit door...

  20. Re:What? on The Crazy-Tiny Next Generation of Computers · · Score: 5, Funny

    Where the hell do you plug in a keyboard and mouse? Wheres the display port? Where's the network connector?

    God damnit Apple. Quit changing your fucking connector specs every fricking new device. I'm getting really tired of having to buy all new cables Every. Single. Time.

  21. Re:A first: We should follow Germany's lead on 'We the People' Petition To Revoke Scientology's Tax Exempt Status · · Score: 1

    But for tax advantages, you need more. You need an organisation that tries to be beneficial to society.

    Actually, no you don't. Churches and related religious entities are exempt from being required to fill out from 990 and formally receiving written 501c3 status. They're automatically granted it although they can go through the process anyways to formally get the declaration.

    As to benefiting society, IRS allows "advancement of religion" to qualify for being exempt. It's vague what exactly that means, I'm guessing intentionally, as being overly specific may cause more issues then being broad.

  22. Re:Wow, a whole 1%? on Tesla's April Fool's Joke Spoofs Market Algorithms · · Score: 1

    1% increase a day is almost 38x by year's end, fwiw.

    Might want to do the math on that. It's already April so you're losing 3 months of compounding.

  23. Re:Sigh on Tatooine Youth Suspected In Terrorist Attack · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Well, this is the 2nd article on the homepage, so yeah, it does look like they are going with factual stories today.

  24. Re:Why use secrete service agents on Secret Service Plans New Fence, Full Scale White House Replica, But No Moat · · Score: 1

    Perhaps because they aren't looking for the best pure athlete to simulate an intruder. Presumably Secret Service agents (at least those that are on White House duty) would also have training in searching for evasive intruders, and therefor would have an idea how to play the role of one as well.

    Now perhaps they could train world class athletes as well as cross train them to be Secret Service agents...

  25. Re:And what good would it do? on Why the Final Moments Inside a Cockpit Are Heard But Not Seen · · Score: 1

    you would think pilots wanted it too, to clear them from pilot error claims.

    Isn't that just a variation of the "If you aren't doing anything wrong you have nothing to hide" argument?