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  1. Re:Thunderbird on Is Microsoft Trying To Make Windows 10 Mail Worse? (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 2

    For me, the most annoying bug in Thunderbird is the fact that the 'No new messages' blurp in the corner of the client only stays for two seconds after checking, so you're left wondering if it checked or not if you miss that short moment.

  2. So save the OLD, no longer valid password for future comparison purposes.

    Still a terrible idea (Oh hey, this one was 'sickofthis13', let's try 'sickofthis14') but better than keeping part of an active, valid password open for anyone to see.

    Imagine if you found out that Trump's password started with 'make*****************' ... what do you think the full password is?

  3. Re:"Robust" connection on Online Gaming Could Be Stalled by Net Neutrality Repeal, ESA Tells Court (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Using UDP in a game like, say, Overwatch or Team Fortress doesn't really help much if you keep hitting latency spikes of a couple of seconds because your ISP doesn't like Blizzard or Valve.

  4. Re:Cash is king on Swedes Turn Against Cashlessness (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    That's what a locked box is for, along with the pen and paper you'd use ANYWAY.

    At least then you have the cash on hand. Imagine the potential for credit card abuse with the power out and shops just taking down card numbers.

  5. Re:Nvidia Math? on Nvidia Suspends Self-Driving Car Tests in Wake of Uber Crash (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Who said anything about math?

    Nvidia already has a decent amount of experience with physics calculations through PhysX. They have experience with creating boards that can do a LOT of computations very quickly in their graphics cards - enough so that it's how stuff like Bitcoin got started.

    Now they're putting some cars on the road to see what works and what doesn't. At a guess, they want to create a system that can quickly calculate a dozen or so steering solutions in case of an emergency, then choosing the one with the least collateral damage based on physics calculations. Why just hit the brakes if you can win another couple of feet of minimized braking distance by applying more braking force to one side and turning the wheel, effectively causing the car to come to a skidding sideways halt?

  6. Re:Nvidia? on Nvidia Suspends Self-Driving Car Tests in Wake of Uber Crash (theverge.com) · · Score: 1, Insightful

    I suspect a company like Nvidia aren't in it to create actual autonomous vehicles. They want to get one or two really great ideas, patent them, and earn money from that particular piece of tech or program.

  7. Re:It's French government censorship on Netflix Banned From Competing At Cannes Film Festival Due To Lack of Theatrical Releases (theverge.com) · · Score: 2

    Oh, and by the way, it's not France that has a language police. Not only are you clueless, you're ignorant as well.

    https://www.thelocal.fr/galler...

    Just a quick Google for 'french language police'. Just recently they were in the news for wanting a different French word for 'smartphone'.

  8. Re:Scorecard for March 26th on Megaupload Founder Kim Dotcom Wins Battle in Ongoing Fight Against US Extradition (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    6 million million dollars?

    20 million million dollars?

    Isn't million just shortened to a single M?

  9. Re:Scorecard for March 26th on Megaupload Founder Kim Dotcom Wins Battle in Ongoing Fight Against US Extradition (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    The problem with defending civil rights is you spend most of your time defending scoundrels and criminals.

  10. Re:and so the system works as intended. on Megaupload Founder Kim Dotcom Wins Battle in Ongoing Fight Against US Extradition (reuters.com) · · Score: 2

    The business model of ISPs is undermining the concept of intellectual property, then. Without the internet you can't download pirated music and software.

  11. Re:And then a hero comes along on Flat-Earther's Steam-Powered Rocket Lofts Him 1,875 Feet Up Into Mojave Desert (latimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Maybe they doctored the videos of his FAILED launches instead, and he's actually the most successful self-made rocket man ever?

  12. Re: And then a hero comes along on Flat-Earther's Steam-Powered Rocket Lofts Him 1,875 Feet Up Into Mojave Desert (latimes.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    You have no idea how dangerous steam is.

    It's at its most dangerous during the Summer and Winter sales.

  13. Re:Please explain your *METADATA* in this context on 'How I Went Dark In Australia's Surveillance State For 2 Years' (cnet.com) · · Score: 2

    In this case it's simple.

    The card likely has a unique ID, otherwise the system falls apart. This ID is flagged as having no credit card attached, which is a curiosity.

    The card is used in cities A(delaide), S(ydney) and C(anberra). Cross-reference ATM withdrawals on cards NOT attached to an Opal card in those cities within, say, two hours of the Opal card being used.

    Bam, after four or five withdrawals the Man has narrowed the list down to very few suspects.

  14. Re:Google warned them, so what's the problem on Sex Workers Say Porn On Google Drive Is Suddenly Disappearing (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    And if the government offered their own homemade OS, not only would it likely be full of security holes due to a lack of decades of expertise in making software, who would honestly TRUST that OS?

  15. Re:Google warned them, so what's the problem on Sex Workers Say Porn On Google Drive Is Suddenly Disappearing (vice.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    In Denmark there is a system called NemID (EasyID, if you want to translate it) which is used for ALL COMMUNICATION with the authorities, banks, etc.

    And as of 2018 they're phasing out the physical one-time pads in favor of a smart phone app. I assure you, using a smart phone is something Danish citizens are very soon FORCED to do.

  16. Re:We can't send him to trial... on UK High Court 'Perma-Bans' Efforts to Extradite Lauri Love to the US (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    He may have considered it alright to do the time in a BRITISH jail after a trip through the BRITISH justice system because he's BRITISH and was in BRITAIN.

  17. Re:Self driving car hype on Uber's Self-Driving Cars Were Struggling Before Arizona Crash (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Lidar works a little differently from your eyes, though.

    WHEN it works.

  18. Re:Entitled pedestrians on Police Chief: Uber Self-Driving Car 'Likely' Not At Fault In Fatal Crash (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    While not a perfect analogy, which is worse: Life in prison or the death sentence?

  19. Re:Entitled pedestrians on Police Chief: Uber Self-Driving Car 'Likely' Not At Fault In Fatal Crash (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 0

    The driver gets more than a bent fender.

    The driver gets years of therapy and recurring nightmares of KILLING SOMEONE.

  20. Re:Still killed though on Police Chief: Uber Self-Driving Car 'Likely' Not At Fault In Fatal Crash (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    The next generation of self-driving cars will be able to run a hundred different braking and steering simulations in a fraction of a second. There is never going to be a 'HAS to hit someone' situation in real life.

  21. How many people die ONLY because of lead exposure?

    How many people die ONLY because of smoking?

    How many people die ONLY because of diabetes?

    And so on and so forth. I'm more interested in the compound effects of multiple dangerous situations, eg. lead exposure AND smoking and so on.

  22. It might cost a lot of the humorous one-liners, though. Many of those are posted by people that are just skimming through the summary and comments without really caring all that much.

  23. Re:fast.com on Ask Slashdot: How Can I Prove My ISP Slows Certain Traffic? · · Score: 1

    Well, that can be gamed by shady customers setting up a ping script to that IP that fires every 20 minutes or so.

  24. How many of those things contaminate an entire apartment building so much the best option is to burn it to the ground without allowing residents to collect their belongings? Hell, without sending firefighters in hazmat suits in to collect a few items from each apartment that are irreplaceable?

  25. Odd. I found Sims 3 to be a very relaxing experience, especially once I had World Adventures and started turning my mansion into a museum. It was almost zen-like finishing collections and getting everything to sit just right.