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  1. Any arrests? on Police Shut Down Anti-Violence Fundraiser Over Rapper's Hologram · · Score: 1

    Were any of the officials who violated the First Amendment by tying censorship requirements to "permit" people to peaceably assemble, or the criminals who illegally violated the People's rights to peaceably assemble, arrested?

  2. When killer robots are outlawed on Musk, Woz, Hawking, and Robotics/AI Experts Urge Ban On Autonomous Weapons · · Score: 1

    When killer robots are outlawed, only outlaws will have killer robots.

    But seriously,
    a) There is no way to really stop this, it's just a combination of standard hardware and some programming
    b) While drones might allow for lower collateral damage (because the drone won't be afraid of death), a drone also will not object to illegal or immoral orders.

  3. Re:I shared it once and it backfired. on Google Staffers Share Salary Info With Each Other; Management Freaks · · Score: 1

    So he got a raise that management didn't think he deserved.

    You mean, he got a raise that management had previously thought they could get away with not paying.

  4. Re:Nonsense law still can't be ignored on New York Judge Rules Against Facebook In Search Warrant Case · · Score: 1

    Here's how it works:
    Court decrees Facebook doesn't have standing to challenge the warrant, because even though they're going through Facebook's stuff the warrant is for a specific person.
    Court decrees the person who was targeted by the search warrant doesn't have standing to challenge the warrant, because they can't prove that they were even served the warrant because Facebook was also given a gag order.

  5. Sounds good to me on Smartphone Apps Fraudulently Collecting Revenue From Invisible Ads · · Score: 1

    Most websites appear to contain invisible ads. Of course, I use adblock.

  6. New eupemism for parallel construction on US Court: 'Pocket-Dialed' Calls Are Not Private · · Score: 1

    To me it sounds like an euphemism for "parallel construction".

    Did you know 911 was the most commonly butt-dialed number?

  7. Re:SJW Bullshit Like This Is For Cows on New Facebook Video Controls Let You Limit Viewing By Gender and Age · · Score: 1

    Next, can we have a filter that only allows the video to be viewed by people who haven't used the phrase "Social Justice Warrior"? It would be hilarious...

  8. Re:It's not so easy on Ex-Lottery Worker Convicted of Programming System To Win $14M · · Score: 1

    I think $10000 is probably a good price. A lot of drug dealers have that much money, and they are able to kill you if you are lying to them. You can agree to stay captive in their underground lair until they get their winnings.

    They're also able to kill you if you weren't lying to them.

  9. Re:Why pro-this or pro-that? on On Being Pro-GPL · · Score: 1

    Because no one lives in isolation. Imagine if everyone tried to make their own "free" licenses, but they were all slightly incompatible in such a way as to render all the code unusable/incompatible due to minor license incompatibilities.

  10. Re:No, it doesn't on Red Star Linux Adds Secret Watermarks To Files · · Score: 2

    Did you wait long enough for their "virus scanner" to run? Also, maybe you need to spoof it so it looks like your computer is in Korea.

  11. Re:"privacy of North Koreans" on Red Star Linux Adds Secret Watermarks To Files · · Score: 1

    I didn't know privacy was a thing in North Korea.

    Well not everywhere is as willing to give up their privacy as the US.

  12. Re:There's no There there. on NASA Funded Study States People Could Be On the Moon By 2021 For $10 Billion · · Score: 2

    Of course there's good reason to go back to the moon. Having no atmosphere is advantageous for some things (eg solar panels and certain manufacturing processes), its lighter mass means it is easier to launch stuff from, its nearness makes it a nice practice colony, and several more. For example, you could build a railgun style cargo delivery system to deliver raw material into space. Certain future advances (like 3d printing and robotics) could make for a surprisingly small investment to colonize the entire moon.

  13. Re:Stupid Self-Aggrandizing Press Release on Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo's Re-entry Tech: the Feather · · Score: 2

    Branson and Virgin did nothing at all except provide funding after the fact to the actual, certified genius aerodynamist and visionary Burt Rutan.

    Determining what to fund and what not to fund is basically the hardest problem ever. If you could give me a computer program that can determine quickly and correctly what to fund and what not to fund, I could make the next revolutionary product, discover all the laws of physics, and discover proofs to mathematical problems.

  14. Developer signatures on How Developers Can Rebuild Trust On the Internet · · Score: 2

    Publish a list of all developers who worked on a project, those who signed off on its security, and those who refused to sign off on its security. Also the names of anyone who has authority over the developers.

  15. Penetration Testing on Affair Site Hackers Threaten Release of All User Data Unless It Closes · · Score: 1

    Perhaps so; but We, the Righteous, will hack them all and show our moral superiority!

    They deserve it anyways, for not doing sufficient penetration testing.

  16. Re:cold fjord on Berkeley Breathed Revives Bloom County Comic Strip After 25 Years · · Score: 1

    You're a horrible writer; please don't quit your day job...that is all.

    I'll be sure to pass your comments to NPR and the Washington Post where the excerpts came from.

    When you do, are you going to summarize it as "please don't quit your day job"?

  17. Re:Why is Slashdot so focused on counting penises? on US Wins Math Olympiad For First Time In 21 Years · · Score: 1

    Not much racial diversity either -- most of the work winning these prizes seems to have been offshored to cheap Chinese prizewinners.

    List_of_International_Mathematical_Olympiads

  18. Re:So not by the color of their skin on US Wins Math Olympiad For First Time In 21 Years · · Score: 1

    I think it had something to do with the contents of their pants.

  19. Re:Bill Hicks said it best on Is Advertising Morally Justifiable? The Importance of Protecting Our Attention · · Score: 2

    I wonder what the death toll of Coca-Cola is? And, for good measure, how it compares to tobacco?

  20. Derivative works on Class Action Filed Against Sling Media · · Score: 0

    Other people make nice derivative works, not add ads. I wonder if they're getting nailed for $10,000 per infringement, or is that only for the little guy?

  21. Re:Windows 10 has Secret Screen Recording Tool on Windows 10 Will Have Screen Recording Tool · · Score: 1

    Where do you buy your weed? The paranoia is amazing

    Why? Are you going to set up a sting operation? Admit it, you're working for ** "THEM" **!

  22. Re:Huh? on Silicon Valley Still Wrestling With Diversity Issues · · Score: 1

    Individuals don't seem to be limited by their race

    How about Olympic medal winners?

  23. Re:Disabled on Massachusetts Examining Disability Access For Uber, Lyft · · Score: 1

    I have a really bad disability known as "being born to poor parents". You can look at the research if you doubt the severity of this disability. Taxis are not compatible with my disability.

  24. Re:Hiring a witch to protect from evil? on Techies Hire Witch To Protect Computers From Viruses and Offices From Spirits · · Score: 1

    The Christian POV is that witches don't necessarily realize that they've made a pact with the devil: a demon will be the slave of the witch during the remainder of their lifetime on Earth (the demon is the source of their powers), and when they die their soul will become the slave of the demon in Hell for eternity.

    Is there any examples of anyone in the Bible getting powers from demons, making a pact with the Devil, having a devil as their slave, or themselves becoming a slave in the afterlife?

    That might be why some are interested in life extension technology.

    Ironically, most Christians think it is the best thing ever to live forever and never have to work.

  25. I bet on Study: Living Near Fracking Correlates With Increased Hospital Visits · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I bet living near hospitals correlates to more hospital visits too.