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  1. Re: No they aren't denying it on Scientists Study How Non-Scientists Deny Climate Change (theguardian.com) · · Score: 0

    Thank you. I now have an excellent example to point to when someone asks what "begging the question" really means.

  2. Re:How do you know? on Ask Slashdot: Is My IoT Device Part of a Botnet? · · Score: 1

    The claim about being directly connected to the Inet was wrong, I know. But, you're wrong, too - firmware flashing has nothing to do with it.

  3. Re:How do you know? on Ask Slashdot: Is My IoT Device Part of a Botnet? · · Score: 1

    "If it's connected to the internet directly"

    So, an infinitesimal fraction of them, since almost all would be behind a NAT router.

  4. Re: No they aren't denying it on Scientists Study How Non-Scientists Deny Climate Change (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Yeah, I misspelled falsifiability. I'll await the forthcoming comment which ignores the argument, and attacks the spelling.

  5. Re: No they aren't denying it on Scientists Study How Non-Scientists Deny Climate Change (theguardian.com) · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Exactly the opposite of religion, science relies on testable falsability . And what are research grants, other than a "gravy train" comparable to that which you use to criticize theologists?

    Of course, these self-proclaimed climate "scientists", lacking the ability to actually follow the scientific method, revert to ad hominem attacks on what they proclaim to be "non-scientists."

  6. Re:The big difference is... on Nokia Says It Can Deliver Internet 1,000x Faster Than Google Fiber (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Show your source. I suspect there's EDFA involved.

  7. Re:The big difference is... on Nokia Says It Can Deliver Internet 1,000x Faster Than Google Fiber (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Apples and oranges. This is a single frequency modulation scheme, you're talking DWDM. Additionally, this has been demonstrated at distances on the order of 200 km.

  8. Re:Makes more sense on Verizon Says It Knows You Don't Need Unlimited Data (digitaltrends.com) · · Score: 2

    "The entire concept of paying per multiple of hamburgers is ridiculous anyway."

    But, I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.

  9. Re:Does anyone care what Trump thinks? on Trump Opposes Plan For US To Hand Over Internet Oversight To a Global Governance (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    "told the truth 15% of the time."

    So, he's better than the average politician?

  10. Re:The big difference is... on Nokia Says It Can Deliver Internet 1,000x Faster Than Google Fiber (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    No, you're not wrong. If they can standardize/commercialize it, it would first appear in backbone interconnects - and presumably at great relative expense (profit?), since it would offer 10-25x the performance of what's currently available (40-100 Gbps).

    They're comparing it with consumer speeds because it makes the numbers look bigger, which makes for a better press release.

  11. Re:Is it too much to ask that you name it correctl on North Korea Has Just 28 Websites (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    People who are familiar with DNS workings already know its formal name. No one else cares, and a plain explanation is more informative.

  12. Re:This is my shocked face on China Confirms Its Space Station Is Falling Back to Earth (popularmechanics.com) · · Score: 2

    "Would be nice if it crashed in downtown Beijing."

    No. Hopefully in the middle of the ocean, someplace like Fiery Cross Reef.

  13. Re:Is Donald Trump racist (Re:Stick a fork in....) on Computer Specialist Who Deleted Clinton Emails May Have Asked Reddit For Tips (usnews.com) · · Score: 1

    You seem to have a problem with words. He did no such thing. He was talking about profiling, period. And, giving the example of the profiling done (with very successful result) by Israeli security. That's statistical profiling. While it may result in an ethnic or racial group undergoing more scrutiny, it's done because of statistical likelihood, not any sort of "ism." But, unlike the US, they don't deliberately avoid profiling a group just because it's ethnic or racial or national.

    Let's see - if we look at the most recent terrorist incidents, we find a large number associated with radical Islam and middle-eastern states, and none associated with radical Christianity or Finland. So, which should factor most into generating a blip on the terrorist RADAR?

  14. Re:just one thing to say on Computer Specialist Who Deleted Clinton Emails May Have Asked Reddit For Tips (usnews.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    4. Stripping the email address allows them to truthfully claim they did a search for all emails from/to her address, and provided every single one of them. Dishonestly left unsaid, in the traditional Clinton manner, is that they also knew there were lots of emails which actually were from/to her which they didn't provide.

  15. Hell, it's a bigger deal that Samsung consistently violates the GPL by shipping phones and not releasing kernel source for months.

  16. Re:Given the history of godaddy... on GoDaddy Proposes New DNS Configuration Standard (programmableweb.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    Given the history of godaddy, this is just an API for "show us your tits."

  17. Re:Sigh ... on Emacs 25.1 Released With Tons Of New Features (fossbytes.com) · · Score: 1

    "Seriously, why?"

    Just to have the opportunity to see funny cat videos rendered into ASCII text on the ADM-3a. Wonder how many frames per minute it can do?

  18. "The beauty of the deal is that if we choose to take full advantage of the free (software), we are uniquely situated to modernize our statewide IT systems over the next six years -- something we could not otherwise afford to do," she said.

    Just wait until they do all those resource intensive upgrades and locked all their systems to Oracle, and then find out what the licensing/maintenance fees are from the 7th year onward.

  19. Re: Other than Brother... on HP Printers Have A Pre-Programmed Failure Date For Non-HP Ink Cartridges (myce.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Well,Canon's been doing it forever. They made the engine for both the original Apple LaserWriter and HP LaserJet.

    You might want to also check out Brother, who offer a lot of value these days with no DRM (at least in my experience).

  20. Re:Verizon's lame Amazon explanation on Woman Faces $9,100 Verizon Bill For Data She Says She Didn't Use (dslreports.com) · · Score: 1

    "full HD would be utterly useless and just a waste for everyone"

    I use an MHL adapter to connect my phone to a HD TV via HDMI, you insensitive clod.

  21. Re:Not going to happen on Edward Snowden Makes 'Moral' Case For Presidential Pardon (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    So, he got the $200, but never advanced to Go.

  22. Re:Not anymore! on A Teenage Hacker Figured Out How To Get Free Data On His Phone (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    "whatever it is that teens do online these days without alerting his parents with overage fees."

    So, free porn.

  23. Re:Well, that explains the nightmares on Bank of America Analysts Say There's A 50% Chance We Live In The Matrix (independent.co.uk) · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Plus, they're cruel tormentors. Someone evil obviously gamed the program to give the US a choice between Donald and Hillary, just to see if the universe would collapse into black hole of existential angst.

  24. Re:Performance bond on NYC Threatens To Sue Verizon Over FiOS Shortfalls (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    "And this is probably someone's full time job."

    But do you understand how long it took for that person to go to every residence in NYC to check?

  25. Re:evidently on NYC Threatens To Sue Verizon Over FiOS Shortfalls (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    More likely Verizon wrote the contract to promise they would install fiber in "up to all" locations, like the promises of "up to xxx Mbps" Internet speeds.