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  1. Re:Surprising on The Most Highly Voted Requests In Windows 10 Feedback Pool · · Score: 1

    Kill Balmer. Or record more stuff that he does and upload it to youtube.

  2. Re:"Policy construct we've been given" on NSA's Former General Council Talks Privacy, Security, and Snowden's 'Betrayal' · · Score: 1

    they outsourced it to people who did it because they liked doing it.

  3. Re: Then let's just paint OK green on The World Lost an Oklahoma-Sized Area of Forest In 2013, Satellite Data Show · · Score: 0

    fuck the state. they're all just stupid birther's.

  4. Re:I hope this is a april fools. on Amazon Moves "Buy Now" Into the Physical World, With the Dash Button · · Score: 1

    or you might select an app other than Amazon to buy it
    or you might notice it's a couple bucks more than the local store
    or you might forget about the app and buy it on your next trip to the grocery store

  5. they still get some, only the transmission losses are huge, so maybe only 1% of the electrons reach the new world.

  6. Re:Morpheus warks for the NSA ? on It's Time To Open Your Eyes · · Score: 1

    That the NSA is the machine? And we are the batteries powering it? This is news to anybody?

  7. Re:Top Free App! on Wastelanders Decry Lack of Change In Punishment Wheel · · Score: 1

    Death by thigh attack
    death by ass smothering

    is there anything she hasn't filled with silicon/whatever?

  8. Re:Seeing as UK police do little else on UK IP Chief Wants ISPs To Police Piracy Proactively · · Score: 5, Funny

    IP is worth approximate a jillion times more than the total value of all physical goods sold for the entire existence of humans on this planet, so yes, it should be the priority of every single human being on the planet to ensure every copy is paid for.

  9. Re:Delete stuff. on Ask Slashdot: Dealing With User Resignation From an IT Perspective? · · Score: 1

    It's a work computer. Nothing on it is "personal".

  10. Re:Contradiction in article summary on Why More 'Star Wars' Actors Don't Become Stars · · Score: 1

    If you think that's bad, know that the dildo is in a much worse spot right now.

  11. Re:Take a bus, sometimes on Poverty May Affect the Growth of Children's Brains · · Score: 1

    ...instead of "informative"

  12. Re: News for nerds on Attempted Breach of NSA HQ Checkpoint; One Shot Dead · · Score: 1

    No, because that's not how it works.

    It's not exculpatory if your car is elsewhere at the time in question, as you may not be driving it, so the prosecutor can ignore it, but if it shows you are at the right location at the time in question, then it is strong circumstantial evidence that you are guilty.

    And remember, the concept that there is no reason/benefit for a prosecutor to imprison an innocent person is entirely false. Prosecutors/district attorneys are ONLY hired/voted in/given raises/promoted by prosecuting people and having them convicted. Any time or effort spent on a so-called "innocent" person is entirely wasted [same with police]. Once you are a suspect, they are extremely motivated to make sure you remain the suspect and are convicted.

    Also, there is remarkably little downside for them to convict an innocent person. If the person's lawyer eventually gets the conviction overturned, that typically is years and years later, and evidence of who did what is easily lost or misplaced, people have moved on to other jobs or other cities. Normally, the city will pay some token amount and it's over. Only the MOST egregious case of frame job will result in some kind of penalty for the prosecutor or police officer.

  13. Re:News for nerds on Attempted Breach of NSA HQ Checkpoint; One Shot Dead · · Score: 1

    But why didn't the FBI's country-wide license plate trackers not catch them? Or is that only to trace their movements after they do something bad?

  14. Re:Because obviously.. on Europol Chief Warns About Computer Encryption · · Score: 2

    Hey, these guys didn't go into policework because they were experts at math...

  15. Re:And what good would it do? on Why the Final Moments Inside a Cockpit Are Heard But Not Seen · · Score: 2

    but if it were live streaming video, we could have dispatched a military jet to intercept it, and then with a special tube, connected the two planes together, and then some special forces guys transfer into the plane and then enter the cockpit through the floor. there was a documentary about how a team did this 10-15 years ago.

  16. Re:And what good would it do? on Why the Final Moments Inside a Cockpit Are Heard But Not Seen · · Score: 1

    Would it? the cockpit is pretty cramped, so it probably would not be that hard to jam the bathroom door shut. Or the copilot lays in wait for the pilot to exit and knocks his head with an iPad or against an edge in the cabin.

    you can't stop everyone, everywhere from doing something bad.

    no matter what the NSA says.

  17. Re:And what good would it do? on Why the Final Moments Inside a Cockpit Are Heard But Not Seen · · Score: 2

    That is exactly the reason for this stuff. To lay blame.

    Same with the NSA keeping all your call and internet data. They know it is incredibly unlikely to aid in stopping something from happening in advance. But very useful in finding out who is connected to someone who just did something bad.

  18. Re:Should be simple on Arduino Dispute Reaches Out To Distributors · · Score: 1

    For this stuff, it's not about right/wrong. It's about how good you are at selecting the best lawyers for the job and whether or not you can afford them.

  19. Re:This is great! on Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina Near Launching Presidential Bid · · Score: 1

    They would be "Battling Business Units"

  20. Re:Best buy on Best Buy Kills Off Future Shop · · Score: 1

    Edmonton Northgate FS
    Edmonton Skyview BB

    It seemed that for a bunch of computer hardware I was looking for [networking/drives/printers] it seemed that they both had the same 'middle' models, but BB would have a higher end model that FS wouldn't have, and FS would have a lower end model that BB would not have [and by have, I mean stock in the store]. And FS has a larger space devoted to appliances [I've bought a couple of floor models from them].

  21. Re: What Would be a Trivial Amount? on Measuring How Much "Standby Mode" Electricity For Game Consoles Will Cost You · · Score: 1

    So, they only gave you a 15 day warranty? Otherwise, you get a new water heater.

    Hell, the ads for water heaters here actually list the warranty period 5/7/10 years.

  22. Re:Best buy on Best Buy Kills Off Future Shop · · Score: 1

    They aren't the dumps like the US stores are. The stores are well maintained and it seems the customers treat the store with more respect, vs say a Walmart.

    But this is a little disappointing because BestBuy consciously made FutureShop have a different selection of products from their BestBuy stores [slightly cheaper models, more appliances].

  23. Re:All good... on European Commission Will Increase Use of Open Source Software · · Score: 1

    Nobody wanted to get off the 'support contract' gravy train.

  24. Re:Isn't Government wonderful? on UK Licensing Site Requires MSIE Emulation, But Won't Work With MSIE · · Score: 1

    It's fun to wallow in bottomless pits of money.

  25. Re:*sigh* on Iowa's Governor Terry Branstad Thinks He Doesn't Use E-mail · · Score: 5, Insightful

    No, they go into banking and buy politicians to use as fall guys.