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  1. Re:What's bzr? on Emacs Needs To Move To GitHub, Says ESR · · Score: 1

    That's a pretty antipodian reference... :-)

    I got nuthin' against feet, but find the notion of people being replaced by alien garden-grown replicas disquieting.

  2. Re:Only big busniess is allowed to steal my info on Tech Leaders Push Back Against Obama's Efforts To Divert Discussion From NSA · · Score: 1

    Howz about sending you DVD's with subject matter that would raise your threat level to "gitmo bound extraordinary rendition" at the behest of a (cant be revealed, no records kept) National Security Letter

  3. Re:Whatever happened on NSA Has No Clue As To Scope of Snowden's Data Trove · · Score: 1

    You are such a dreamer, Snowden has already proven they dont know their ass from their elbow when it comes to network security. It doesnt take much, especially in a Microsoft environment, to have gobal, unlimited access. Its not like they actually have any tools, procedures, workflows or user education in place to audit, prevent and/or flag for these actions of exceeding authorization or social engineeringsome maroon's credentials. It is doubtful they are even aware of the concept of two factor authentication at the level where it could be requested for budgeting or that, once budgeted, they could competently and effectively roll it out in less than 5 years and under $1 billion. LOL the lowest (more likely, no) bidder would probably provide comprimised Huwei tokens purchased from China on Alibaba!

  4. Re:Databases on NSA Has No Clue As To Scope of Snowden's Data Trove · · Score: 1

    Why would you assume someone in "management" actually reviews tracking logs or even responds to notices that specific logs/entries being explicitly flagged for attention (e.g. the Boston PD failure to act on stolen vehicle flagging by plate cameras, for MONTHS) as suspicious, even if that is their primary job description. They spend their day whacking off to the pr0n collection they brought in on the DVDs in their lunch bag (as it is unlikely the rent-a-cop or enlisted drudge at the security booth is going to notice a DVD under the sandwich or if noticed, file a report on a muckety-muck that probably can have them fired in a few short minutes with all "no good deed goes unpunished" consequences delivered to a whistle blower). You've already seen the level of competence in a government bureaucracy demonstrated by DHS/TSA. What evidence do you have that the NSA dipwads are any better? It is unlikely there is either efficacy or efficiency to be found in ANY three letter agency swilling at the taxpayer trough.

  5. Re:Is nVidia backing this? on Under the Hood of SteamOS · · Score: 1

    NO! I'm definitely not imperfect.

  6. Re:another design cue from apple? on Death to the Trapezoid... Next USB Connector Will Be Reversible · · Score: 1

    all of which the owners are still paying for in monthly installments.

  7. Re:wow its a vortex board on $39 Arduino Compatible Boardset Runs Linux On New x86 SoC · · Score: 1

    Arch linux ARM image on an SD card boots/runs without a problem. Repos seem to cover everything I wanted to do, no compilation on my part needed. kernel is at 3.10, not the absolute latest, but plenty recent.

  8. Re:Non-starter for me. on $39 Arduino Compatible Boardset Runs Linux On New x86 SoC · · Score: 2

    le'ts not forget the PI's inability to boot from/use many class10 SD cards (i,e, those that dont obey the magic "degraded access" command.)

  9. Re:$17 chargers elsewhere on Google Nexus Gets Wireless Charger · · Score: 1

    look, I see a gir over there! Good thing I didnt make a snarky comment about the preview button being there for a reason

  10. Re:$17 chargers elsewhere on Google Nexus Gets Wireless Charger · · Score: 1

    > charge multiple thins mmmmmmmmmm electric gir scout cookles.

  11. oblig bash on Google Nexus Gets Wireless Charger · · Score: 1

    off course having a nokia also means W8, so much for "works well".

  12. Re:A victim of animal cruelty legislation... on Winamp Shutting Down On December 20 · · Score: 1

    back in the USSR, dont know how lucky they are.

  13. less than 12 with right ship and pilot, is that fast enough for you, old man?

  14. Re:Wonderful post on US Forces Undertake Two African Raids, Capture Embassy Bombing Figure · · Score: 1

    So its a chatroom for guys in their mom's basements? Do not want.

  15. Re:From the NEWS file... on GNU Hurd 0.5, GNU Mach 1.4, GNU MIG 1.4 Released · · Score: 1

    Remeber, most 3c509b drivers will NOT work with the 3c509c,something about removing the way most drivers pulled the data from the card.

  16. Re:Can someone explain... on One Man's Battle With Patent Trolls · · Score: 1

    you need to add a penalty multiplier based on the previous number of rejections in X timeframe by the submitter, something logarithmic is recommended. captcha=backstop

  17. Re:If it's cheaper it's still good on "Slingatron" To Hurl Payloads Into Orbit · · Score: 1

    [K]entucky [S]paced [P]udding, (Sporrk not included).

  18. Re:Cargo is expensive on "Slingatron" To Hurl Payloads Into Orbit · · Score: 1

    Astropudding, it's got electrolytes, what astronauts CRAVE!
    Ruht-Roh.

  19. Re: THAT explains it! on Imitation In Dogs Matches Humans and Apes · · Score: 2

    In what school districts is a principal promoted to general?
    Although there might be a colonel of truth in the concept. Perhaps a proper stance a corporal punishment is key?

  20. with apologies to the Pythons on big.LITTLE: ARM's Strategy For Efficient Computing · · Score: 1

    are you making fun of my product LITTLE.biggusdickus?

  21. Re:But pop3 mail or no? on Microsoft Reacts To Feedback But Did They Get Windows 8.1 Right? · · Score: 1

    and does it still send your password unencrypted?

  22. Re:I now work for the govt, the waste is obscene on Analyzing Congress's Multiple Approaches To Patent Reform · · Score: 1

    yet the health needs of the American people is clearly underserved by Big Pharma. Perhaps research prizes for solutions to specific goals, but the Imaginary Prperty rights are retaained by the prize authority for licensing. I dont have any information on how cost efficient NASA Xprizes are administered, but a tunnel vision focus on next quarters profits has not provren to be an optimal path for medical research. Could money lost to waste and inefficiencies be that much worse than puting it into corporate/critter coffers?

  23. Re:Be careful what you wish for. on Analyzing Congress's Multiple Approaches To Patent Reform · · Score: 2

    I have no faith in the government, but I doubt we could be raped worse by an R&D bureacracy than we are by sociopaathic corporations. Given how beholden the critters are to them, theyd never stifle the cash flow from them to make it happen, regargdless of how much better it would be as a solution for their constituents.

  24. Re:Be careful what you wish for. on Analyzing Congress's Multiple Approaches To Patent Reform · · Score: 2

    The falacy of your argument is that we must rely on Big Pharma companies for appropriate r&d. Given their failure to address non-profitable therapies and cures and their preference for ongoing cash cows of therapies inteas of cures not to mention their manipulation of the patent system to maintain monopolies on drugs that should have passed into generic manufacturing. Big Pharma should be PROHIBITED from performing R&D or in the case of foreign companies selling self researched drugs/therapies in the USA. Drug R&D should be done in by government funded institutions and licensed by the goverment for manufacture to a minimum of three US based sources. Let them compete for their corporate dollars instead of gifting them with more biribe money to feed the congress critters.

  25. "secrecy was necessary" on Ortiz-Heymann: the Prior Generation · · Score: 1

    If they are not doing anything wrong then they should mot have anything to hide. All interpersonal interactions of all government functionaries with public citizens should be recorded and filed electronically by the media audio/vidieo and metadata to be made available immeadiately following the conclusion of the inquiry/investigation. Make them responsible for their (in)actions. Any extensions beyond a sunset date must be individually approved and summary reports published on how many extensions were approved made on a monthly basis. Let the cockroaches scurry for the baseboards when the light comes on.