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  1. Re:Gen X vs Millennials again on Netflix Makes Statement In Wake Of Steven Spielberg's Attempt To Block Streaming Giant From Oscars (deadline.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    "If Netflix wants an Oscar then they need to show the film in a cinema."

    You're obviously not aware that Roma (and others) had a theatrical release before they started streaming it. So, Spielberg's sour grapes amounts to, uh, sour grapes.

  2. Re:/. editors are retarded, here is the link on Cringely's Final Predictions: Apple Becomes a Financial Service and Hedge Fund (cringely.com) · · Score: 1

    "Cringely" is actually a pseudonym posted under my multiple people.

    Well, it was, until Mark Stephens basically stole the pseudonym from Infoworld. I always liked Mike Swaine's backpage columns better.

  3. Re:The new PIN is the last 4 digits of the account on Comcast Set Mobile Pins To '0000,' Helping Attackers Steal Phone Numbers (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    Not quite. They encrypted the PINs by applying high quality base10/ROT10 encryption.

  4. Along with Thomas à Kempis, another believer in a sado-maso diety. Who wouldn't believe with them?

  5. Re:CR? on Consumer Reports No Longer Recommends the Tesla Model 3 (cnn.com) · · Score: 1
    Add-on. The terminology is from 49 CFR [section] 571.108. This pretty much sums it up:

    S9.3.1 Each vehicle equipped with a turn signal operating unit where any turn signal lamp is not visible to the driver must also have an illuminated pilot indicator to provide a clear and unmistakable indication that the turn signal system is activated.

  6. Re:Intake manifold on Consumer Reports No Longer Recommends the Tesla Model 3 (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    What's the complaint? Now-a-days, they only get replaced every 100K miles, and you can stretch that because the engine controls will compensate for a lot. It used to be they got replaced every 10K just to keep all the cylinders firing, and that was assuming your carburetor was correctly adjusted.

  7. Re:CR? on Consumer Reports No Longer Recommends the Tesla Model 3 (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Indicators are so that other people know what direction you're turning, not to remind you of which way you're going.

    Whoosh. You're talking about turn signals, on the outside of the car. I'm talking about the light which indicates that those are active - if you drive, you know, the indicators on the instrument panel which the driver sees.

    For a long time, VW only had one in the center, which blinked with the exterior turn signals. It didn't matter if it was the left or right, it was just an indicator that your turn signal was on (along with the clicking of the relays that were then used). It's there so you know if you accidentally bump the turn signal stalk, or if it doesn't clear automatically because it was an obtuse turn.

    There was (and is) simply no good reason to have two, unless the driver couldn't remember which way they wanted to turn, because they needed a reminder.

  8. Re:CR? on Consumer Reports No Longer Recommends the Tesla Model 3 (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Sorry if I offended you. I simply didn't realize there were so many people like you who couldn't remember which way they wanted to turn on the road.

  9. CR? on Consumer Reports No Longer Recommends the Tesla Model 3 (cnn.com) · · Score: 1, Troll

    For any product I know well, it's obvious to me that CR doesn't. Maybe they're good with washer/dryers and refrigerators, IDK.

    But I do vividly remember them knocking points off a VW car in the 1970's because it didn't have separate left and right turn signal indicators. The only thing that told me was that CR drivers found it difficult to remember which direction they intended to turn.

  10. Re:What next on Nike Bricks Its Shoes With a Faulty Firmware Update (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Rebooting is better than having to deal with a memory leak. But, I think flushing the cache is the proper way to handle it.

  11. Re:Shoe Lacing, but not as I have ever known it on Nike Bricks Its Shoes With a Faulty Firmware Update (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    "Who is this product really targeting?"

    People with more money than sense. You really didn't get that?

  12. Re:Just always apply hardware access controls. on Google Researchers Say Software Alone Can't Mitigate Spectre Chip Flaws (siliconrepublic.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    But the summary claims "...all processors that perform speculative execution will always remain susceptible...". That's a blanket statement which covers all processors, existing or future.

  13. Re:'severe' on Severe Vulnerabilities Uncovered In Popular Password Managers (zdnet.com) · · Score: 2

    Whoosh.

    If a bad actor has control over a computer, they can simply use a keylogger. Way easier, and way less data to weed through.

    WARNING! SECURITY ALERT! If someone has control of your computer, they have control of your computer.

  14. Sia has her own inflight entertainment channel? With a camera, so she can watch you while you're watching her? I didn't know they had that on planes. (not that there's anything wrong with that)

  15. Re:Is this like Net Neutrality. on Microsoft Edge Lets Facebook Run Flash Code Behind Users' Backs (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    "Sounds like a good way to compromise security and performance in one shot."

    Sounds like it to you, but then you obviously don't know much about network security. It's a very common enterprise solution, where any security or performance issues are much more pronounced than in a home environment.

  16. Re:Is this like Net Neutrality. on Microsoft Edge Lets Facebook Run Flash Code Behind Users' Backs (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Perhaps, but any decent firewall can block based on much more than IP addresses. Create your own cert, and run it as an SSL proxy, so it can inspect your own https traffic.

  17. Re:Only low and constant levels. on Grand Canyon Visitors May Have Been Exposed To Radiation For Years (azcentral.com) · · Score: 1

    ""Radiation is good for you" That's what Ann Coulter says and I believe her. I rilly do."

    If it weren't for radiation, where we live would be a very cold, lifeless chunk of rock.

  18. Re:Ain't tryin' to crush you buddy on The US Cannot Crush Us, Says Huawei Founder (bbc.com) · · Score: 1
    Chinese execs?

    ...Ren Zhengfei, founder and president of Huawei,...

    Please tell me that the CEO is named Stimpy.

  19. Whoooooooooooosh. He knew that.

  20. This is because NASA knows that the opposite of gravity is comedy.

  21. Re:Is this just because of previous years losses? on Amazon Will Pay $0 in Federal Taxes on $11.2 Billion Profits (fortune.com) · · Score: 2

    Shhh. You'll spoil the narrative. The ITEP "report" has no real factual detail, only conjecture and biased opinion. It's nothing but a "hit" piece.

  22. Re:The world is not perfect on Ask Slashdot: Is It Ethical To Purchase Electronics Products Made In China? · · Score: 0

    "How is avoiding purchasing products made in China going to help fix their egregious rights violations?"

    Instead of people having shitty jobs, they simply won't have jobs. Liberal guilt fixed.

  23. Re:Reddit is a Social Network? on Reddit Users Are the Least Valuable of Any Social Network (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    "A "dyadic tie", as I understand it, would be something like the "friend" or "mutual follower" relationship."
    Or just people interacting, like on usenet or some website forum. From which it's quite simple to build a formal social network graph.

  24. "This is a scam?"

    Why yes, yes it is. We're supposed to have equal justice, but obviously unless you're a former FBI director, the system doesn't give a shit about you.

    As a prole, try getting any law enforcement to take action on a scam where you haven't already lost a million bucks. Ain't gonna happen. But, if you're part of the government elite, they'll organize a SWAT team to help you out just because you got a phone call.

  25. Re:Reddit is a Social Network? on Reddit Users Are the Least Valuable of Any Social Network (cnbc.com) · · Score: 2

    Are we now just calling any website that has user accounts and topic discussion a "social network"

    Well, yea, because that's what it is. Heck, usenet is a social network.