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  1. Re:Please for the love of god on Twitter Is Limiting the Visibility of Prominent Republicans In Search Results (vice.com) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Also, the Bookface.

    But more seriously, much of the problem is that people tend to only view "news" which supports their existing world view, which exacerbates the problem. Redirecting to localhost can do nothing but amplify that.

    Why can't we be friends? Seems to me that regardless of which "side" you're on, government and politics is more of a problem than a solution. Live and let live.

  2. Go Hunt the Wumpus. I hear it can be found along The Oregon Trail, hiding in a Colossal Cave. :-)

  3. Re:#HerTurnAgain2020 on Putin's Soccer Ball for Trump Had Transmitter Chip, Logo Indicates (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    That's the electoral vote, not the popular vote, which is what the GP was talking about.

  4. Re:#HerTurnAgain2020 on Putin's Soccer Ball for Trump Had Transmitter Chip, Logo Indicates (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    "Actually... most votes were for Hillary. She won the popular vote by some 3 million votes."

    Actually, Hillary and Trump tied, with exactly zero votes each. All votes in a presidential election are for electors.

  5. It's been reported that he (the pseudonymous persona) said he was short Tesla. That may remove the (SEC) legal liability, although not the ethical one. Tesla may still have a valid defamation suit, though.

  6. "Pushed out?" on ReactOS 0.4.9 Is Entirely Self-Hosting, Fixes FastFAT Crashes (appuals.com) · · Score: 0

    When I read "pushed out," I think "delayed." ITYM "released." Does ReactOS even do push upgrades, or do users need to pull new versions?

  7. Re:It's not their job to prevent crime on FBI Director: Without Compromise on Encryption, Legislation May Be the 'Remedy' (cyberscoop.com) · · Score: 1

    "in the case of encryption, the technology that can be used to encrypt more strongly than can be decrypted by merely learning the language from a cooperating native speaker could be regulated"

    You say that, but have failed to make any case to support it.

  8. No mention of the OS or file system. Assuming Windows - there's a setting for "Quick Removal," which disables write caching and makes it so "you can disconnect the device safely", and another for "Better Performance," which doesn't and may cause grief.

  9. Re:It's not their job to prevent crime on FBI Director: Without Compromise on Encryption, Legislation May Be the 'Remedy' (cyberscoop.com) · · Score: 1

    Want to try again? You're getting way off topic. Access to RF is regulated because it's naturally constrained and goes everywhere. There are the "7 dirty words" for public broadcast stations, but there's also WiFi with no speech limitations.

    You also can't yell "Fire" in a theater.

  10. Re:It's not their job to prevent crime on FBI Director: Without Compromise on Encryption, Legislation May Be the 'Remedy' (cyberscoop.com) · · Score: 1

    Why would the use of electronics change one's rights? You need electronics to send and receive email - would you also argue that free speech via email is not a right?

  11. Re:It's not their job to prevent crime on FBI Director: Without Compromise on Encryption, Legislation May Be the 'Remedy' (cyberscoop.com) · · Score: 1

    Non sequitur.

  12. Dated 1989, and therefore signed by the USSR. The ship sank in 1905, and was an Imperial, not Soviet vessel. I'm pretty sure the Romanovs are all dead. The Soviets repudiated any Imperial debts, and confiscated foreign owned properties, breaking Imperial financial ties, and giving up any legitimate claim.

  13. "Quite a few descendants as well."

    I'm pretty sure the Romanov line was killed off in 1918.

  14. Inputs on AI Plus a Chemistry Robot Finds All the Reactions That Will Work (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting
  15. Re:It's not their job to prevent crime on FBI Director: Without Compromise on Encryption, Legislation May Be the 'Remedy' (cyberscoop.com) · · Score: 1

    The logic is that biometrics are physical facts, a password is knowledge.

    In my view, encryption is a free speech issue - I have every right to encode my "speech" any way I wish, it's simply a very private language.

  16. A better question is why should modern "Russia" get a cut of it?

    It's not like today's Russian government has any relation to Russia in 1905 - the only thing in common is geography.

  17. Re:Data logging on Verizon Confirms That It Will No Longer Activate 3G Phones (droid-life.com) · · Score: 2

    GSM used TDMA, competing with Qualcomm's CDMA in some locations. Eventually, GSM (standardized by ETSI) networks changed to UMTS (standardized by 3GPP) which used CDMA modulation in recognition of its benefits. (about the same time, CDMA, the air interface, moved to CDMA2000).

    Now both are moving to LTE, which is based on OFDM modulation.

    Although it's common to colloquially include UMTS and LTE in GSM, technically, GSM is going away (if not gone already) - neither UMTS nor LTE are part of GSM, and LTE is certainly not "the '4th' (3.5th actually) generation of the GSM standard." The GP was correct in saying that GSM is TDMA tech.

  18. Re:What is Prime Day? on Amazon Admits Prime Day Deals Not Necessarily the Cheapest (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Today is day 197 of the year. 197 is a prime number. QED.

  19. Re:Not Psychic, Stalker . on Digital Ads Are Starting To Feel Psychic (theoutline.com) · · Score: 1

    " I'm guessing the poem was inspired by someone blathering at him..."

    That would be the slithy toves.

    But, don't mind me - I incessantly stand on my head. Do you think at my age that is right?

  20. Re:Huge? on Unlike Most Millennials, Norway's Are Rich (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    "All of the revenue is invested abroad using a SWF."

    Do you know the name of this single white female? Just asking.

  21. The problem, and solution, is simple. #deletefacebook (and twitter, etc.).

  22. Re:Digg? on Magic Leap Finally Demoed Its Headset And It Is 'Disappointing' (digg.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    No. Slashdot. It's 1998.

  23. Orwell's 1984? It's more like Gilliam's Brazil.

  24. Re:Potential Debcale on UK Wants An Electric-Vehicle Charger In Every New Home (thedrive.com) · · Score: 1

    Are you referring to micro-USB vs USB C?

    Why should someone pay for an electrical outlet to charge a vehicle, if they ride a bike or plan on buying a car powered by dilithium crystals?

  25. BS. "Lacking that portal, owners of Android smartphones or tablets can't easily download games or other apps -- or services from Google's competitors offered by third-party developers."

    Entirely untrue. Enable "allow unknown sources" (or grant "install unknown apps" on Oreo), and you can easily download apps from non-Google source. Amazon is a competitor, and there are others.