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  1. 'Samsung may also integrate stereo speakers which ...' ... will take up a lot more space than a 'phone jack, but has the benefit of annoying a lot more people. Win-win!

  2. Re:GB is doing it, China is doing it on China's New 'Social Credit Score' Law Means Full Access To Customer Data (insurancejournal.com) · · Score: 2

    'Note that China has an extremely flexible definition of "national security"."

    Like any state doesn't. Pretty well almost anything that embarrasses the government or makes the state look bad is included, which is a pretty low bar.

    It's sad when a social institution - whether it be a nation, the local society of hairdressers and aestheticians, or the church - is considered more important than people, particularly when justice is involved..

  3. Re:"Hacked" another word for spyware? on Personal Data For More Than 130,000 Sailors Hacked: U.S. Navy (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    I think the real question is: why had an HPE contractor (or anyone else for that matter) downloaded the stats from a Navy personnel db (or the db itself)?

    The only thing that comes to mind is that he was employed to cross-check the stats against a very long paper list and decided to do it at home while enjoying a beer and watching Netflix.

  4. Re:Big news on London's Mayor Wants Volkswagen To Pay $3 Million In Lost Tolls (citiesofthefuture.eu) · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Wanting to tax people to support the infrastructure that allows them to earn money is, however, not bad.

  5. What is the real need to ensure the human race's continuation and why should I care?
    The only thing of importance is that those who live get to live well.

  6. Maybe it's time to invest in producers of latex and nitrile gloves.

  7. Sort of; the Pinto required a second car to rear-end it.

  8. Great! on Samsung To Acquire Connected Car Firm Harman For $8 Billion (thestack.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now we can have exploding cars!

  9. Re:Radical idea! on Researchers Set To Work On Malware-Detecting CPUs (helpnetsecurity.com) · · Score: 2

    Not a panacea (hardware issues, e.g., row-hammer, can still cause problems), but proof carrying code would be a great step forward.

  10. Trick on Slashdot Asks: Should The US Abolish The Electoral College? · · Score: 1

    The real trick is how non-majorities are handled (e.g. run-offs vs accept pluralities) as there are third party candidates.

  11. Hoping on Will The iPhone 8 Include Augmented Reality? (bgr.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm hoping for a kitchen sink!

  12. Whatever happened to "Blame Canada"?

    I feel slighted!

  13. Re:A different perspective... on Google's Autonomous Car Passes 2 Million Miles · · Score: 1

    So Tesla is sorta like the Google of the automotive world?

  14. Whoopie! on KDE Plasma 5.8 LTS Desktop Officially Released (softpedia.com) · · Score: 0, Troll

    "KDE will celebrate 20 years of activity on October 14, 2016, and they've " nothing decent to show for it.

  15. Re:Patch Hillary on iOS 10, Released Today, Is Causing Issues For Some Users (thenextweb.com) · · Score: 0

    '... the statistical likelihood of Trump dying of old age more than Clinton.'

    Hmmm; this is a good case for voting for him! (Runs off to check actuarial tables.)

  16. 'its [sic] been 10 days since ...'

    Almost as long as /. requires between postings.

  17. Re:Books? on Belgians Are Hunting Books, Instead Of Pokemon (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    You must be working extremely hard!

  18. Re:Deflection on Hillary Clinton Used BleachBit To Wipe Emails (neowin.net) · · Score: 0

    "a lot" is not a statistic.

    Voting for an arsehole because nobody likes him is only minutely better than voting for someone based on sex.

  19. Deflection on Hillary Clinton Used BleachBit To Wipe Emails (neowin.net) · · Score: 0, Troll

    Trump is only running to prevent a realistic republican from running against Hillary because, otherwise, very few would support her because of her behavior.

  20. ".... It seems like a high stakes game that people may live to regret."

    More like '... die to regret.'

  21. Re:stay away from tech at night on Can Blocking Blue Light Help Bipolar Disorder As Well as Sleep Issues? (sciencealert.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    "I wonder how many Slashdot readers are already trying to improve their sleep patterns by avoiding exposure to blue light?"

    I go to my local red light district!

  22. Turn it off on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Keep Your Credit Card Secure? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    We just asked our bank to have it deactivated and they did.

  23. Re:"if you're serious about security" on New Site Checks Your Browser's Fingerprint · · Score: 1

    Yes; the only real value to such a new site is if they informed us as to what can be done to defeat it.

    To my mind, it would be better for a server to tell us what it supports rather than for us (the client) to tell what we support.

  24. The real question: are the e-mails real? If so, how they were obtained/released is irrelevant.

    Interfering with elections, as a whinge from the US is a "pot, kettle, black" issue.

  25. Re:positive feedback loop on A New Corporate AI Can Read Your Emails - and Your Mind (fortune.com) · · Score: 1

    ... and the meetings will continue to find out why the work isn't getting done.