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  1. In Soviet Russia ... on Verizon Up Offers Rewards in Exchange For Customers' Personal Information (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    ... network searches you!

  2. opportunity to replace these illegal aliens with legal

    ... H1-B workers.

  3. ... British banks are being shoved down the same path as US banks. The government doesn't have the legal standing to do something. So get private sector entities to do the enforcement for you. Rule of law and due process aren't an issue because banks are free not to do business with anyone they choose.

    We (the USA) have FATCA to keep individuals from banking overseas. And Britain now has Brexit to accomplish the same.

  4. Re:Could someone British explain this? on 80% of UK Government IT Projects Suffer Delays Due To Tax Clampdown (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    For contractors, I can only do 6mths at most.

    That's a company regulation, I suspect. Not in the tax code or law.

    The problem in the US is that the IRS leans on companies and staffing companies to enforce stuff that actually isn't law. Or risk facing damaging IRS audits themselves*.

    *"Show me the man and I'll show you the crime." - Lavrentiy Beria, head of Joseph Stalin's secret police.
    Although in this case, it extends to companies as well as individuals. This is one of the down sides to our overly complex tax code. And why we will never fix it. It's too convenient a club to ensure political compliance.

  5. It's OK on Fish Are Eating Lots of Plastic (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 0

    I had the chicken.

  6. Re:too cheap! on Ethanol: A Lethal Injection For Tumors (acsh.org) · · Score: 1

    Particularly with all the manufacturers of generics out there.

  7. This makes sense. But looking at it another way, it's not necessary for an adversary to examine your search parameters. They can make a pretty decent guess at what you are up to by examining the results of your search (who you hired) if they know what individuals' skill sets are.

    And some of that intelligence is valuable long after the fact. So building up a list of where people were from resumes and past assignments is still of considerable use to an enemy. Operational data (where we might be shipping arms today) has a short shelf life. Strategic data and information about systems' capabilities is useful for a long time. Results of someone doing R&D a decade ago may turn up on the battlefield now.

  8. unless they have a police warrant

    This wouldn't even slow down the BOFH.

  9. ... weasel words.

    "At no time was there ever a data breach of any TigerSwan server"

    Technically correct. But completely misleading.

  10. This is the Hollywood image of coders that I grew up with.

  11. No, Mr. Bond on Germany Unveils World's Most Powerful X-Ray Laser (theguardian.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    I expect you to die!

  12. Re:"No explanation" on Linux Desktop Market Share Crosses 3% (netmarketshare.com) · · Score: 1

    That's a 33% increase. Never mind that the baseline is low.

  13. Re:Drugs on US Employers Struggle To Match Workers With Open Jobs (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    Who wants to hire someone addicted to drugs?

    I'd like to hire people who don't drink. And fire the ones that do.

  14. multiply that by 2.904e+6.

    Or 2.904e+3. Which is 550 * 5280 / 1000.

    Slashdot: It was my understanding that there would be no math.

  15. I could ... on SanDisk Breaks Storage Record With 400GB MicroSD Card (extremetech.com) · · Score: 2

    ... store everything I've ever written or photographed on one of these. Every personal record, bank statement, tax form. Then sneeze once and its lost in the shag rug forever.

  16. Re:That's what's good about critical thinkers on Mathematician Who Claimed 'P Is Not Equal To NP' Says His Proof Is Wrong (arxiv.org) · · Score: 1

    religious debate spanning millenia.

    My God can beat up your God.

    Or we believe in the same God. But different prophets. And for that, one of us must die.

    It boils down to political power. Who can rally the most constituents in his ministry to sell their votes to politicians. We've had a few church arsons over the years. And more often than not, when they burn a Baptist church, its the Baptists from the church two miles down the road that did it. They aren't gong to burn down the Jewish Temple, because nobody would convert.

  17. Re:Clearchannel destroyed radio on Traditional Radio Faces a Grim Future, New Study Says (variety.com) · · Score: 2

    In Seattle, there's KNKX, KEXP, KUOW, and KING. All public radio. All local. None owned by big mass media conglomerates.

    On the other hand, drive a few miles outside of Seattle and the airwaves are being taken over. Seattle stations are often swamped by Canadian stations (a few French language) out of B.C. And there's a Spanish language station somewhere around Mt Vernon that is audible from around 91.5 to 92.5 MHz. And interferes with most other stations on either side of that band. Poor filtering and too much power is my guess. And the FCC just sits on their hands and lets this stuff go. I'm guessing that they'd rather auction off the FM broadcast band to a cellular service provider. So let it go to shit.

  18. No taxation ... on South Korea Moves Towards The World's First 'Robot Tax' (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    ... without representation.

    Robots throw tea into Incheon harbor.

  19. Re:Outrage? on Dealership Remotely Disables A Car Over A $200 Fee (www.cbc.ca) · · Score: 1

    This.

    Deep within that contract there may be a clause declaring that they retain ownership of the disabler. I suspect that one could remove it themselves and return it to get around their $200 'removal fee'. But they will just claim that you've damaged it in the DIY process.

  20. Re:Outrage? on Dealership Remotely Disables A Car Over A $200 Fee (www.cbc.ca) · · Score: 1

    Not difficult if it's an after market disabler. There are links to Instructables/YouTube videos* on how to do this in another post.

    Good luck removing the function if you have a 'connected' car. OnStar, Tesla, etc. have GPS and cellular systems fully integrated into the auto's ECM. The disable function is just a software function and will be difficult/impossible to completely remove.

    *I'm modding these down for not showing how to take the disabler and attach it to another vehicle for the purpose of leading the dealership on a wild goose chase.

  21. I remember ... on Amazon's Alexa and Microsoft's Cortana Are Going To Work Together (recode.net) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ... what happened when Colossus and Guardian linked up.

  22. Fiber optic cable on Rural America Is Building Its Own Internet Because No One Else Will (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    ... into rocky Appalachian soil

    Ummm. Run it overhead?

    With the power lines. On the same poles.

  23. So far, ... on On Internet Privacy, Be Very Afraid (harvard.edu) · · Score: 1

    ... so good.

    The Internet tries to sell me stuff. So what? Most of it is stuff that I don't need. I just bought a fancy tool for rebuilding my car's engine. And NOW the ads pour in to sell me that tool. And if it's something I don't need, ignoring the ads is pretty easy. I don't feel pressured to buy useless shit.

    What I try to avoid (and have been successful so far) is to get pigeon-holed into a market segment that 'they' think has bundles of money. I'm a tight-wad who has an eye for value. So don't run out and slap that higher price tag on your shit when I come browsing your site. On the other hand, I'm an opinion leader in a wealthy and influential group. So having me seen driving one of your cars around will pay off in the end.

  24. In Soviet Russia ... on On Internet Privacy, Be Very Afraid (harvard.edu) · · Score: 2

    ... Internet uses YOU!

  25. Re:"Google has half of my email" on On Internet Privacy, Be Very Afraid (harvard.edu) · · Score: 1

    If you "can't because MY JAHHHHHHB requires blah blah"

    Now, now Hillary. Chill out.