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  1. It's about possesion on US Senator Warns Against Political Surveillance By Drone · · Score: 2

    Feinstein is probably amping up legislation to keep drones out of the hands of hobbyists and the general public.

  2. Re:Biology workbook on Creationism In Texas Public Schools · · Score: 3, Informative

    we decided what we believe is more important than what is

    Especially if what you believe is gleaned from your nightly newscast. Far more people believe the TV than the Internet. The far-right has figured this out and is capitalizing on it at the polls.

  3. In other news... on Adobe Adds 3D Printer Support To Photoshop · · Score: 4, Funny

    Symantec now offering Norton Antivirus for 3D printers.

  4. Re:I keep it simple. on Ask Slashdot: Suggestions For a Simple Media Server? · · Score: 1

    even better is XBMC on pi

    Theoretically, yes. In reality, no. the MPEG license and lack of a "finished" distro is a real killer. Maybe things have changed in the last year, but all of the Pi options I found crashed in flames when it came to troublefree video streaming.

  5. So, your company has no AUP? on Senior Managers Are the Worst Information Security Offenders · · Score: 1

    You job as a security wank is to get the policies straight and give them to management to disseminate and get signatures on. Presumably, management has signed off on these just like everyone else. After that, it's mostly an HR problem.

  6. NSA has no borders on Canada Quietly Offering Sanctuary To Data From the US · · Score: 2

    What makes you think a hacked Cisco border router plugged into the Internet is any more secure in Canada? It's just a couple more hops, that is all.

  7. It's not cold if you have gear on Polar Vortex Sends Life-Threatening Freeze To US · · Score: 4, Informative

    This is all media drama. Real story here is how most people do not want to layer-up for weather like this. They will chance it wearing jeans, no hat (don't want to mess the 'do) and dressing just warm enough to make it to their car. This works great until car leaves you stranded because injectors gel'd up, or whatever. In this weather, walking a couple miles in the wind wearing only blue jeans, no hat/socks/mitts will easily f- you up. If you need to dress lightly, at least throw some appropriate gear in the trunk in case you *do* need to be out in it. Even new cars can have trouble in extreme cold.

  8. unexpected extra bit of speed on Is Earth Weighed Down By Dark Matter? · · Score: 0

    I think it's a little premature to call a small difference in gravitational pull a by-product of "dark matter". We know so very little about the things we can actually see, measure, interact with and predict that this smells more like science fiction. Let's get an agreeable unified theory first and also a mathematical system which does not break down at scale. So much of what we know is hacked together out of assumption and week-kneed postulations that talk of dark matter is really little more than mental masturbation at this point.

  9. Hey dawg.. on Chinese Icebreaker Is Stuck In Ice After Antarctic Research Vessel Rescue · · Score: 5, Funny

    We heard you needed an ice rescue, so we're sending you an ice rescue for your ice rescue.

  10. People in powerful places on Losing Aaron · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The helplessness Aaron felt must have been overwhelming. When people in high places conspire against you, there is not much left you can do. They are in control of your life and will twist the legal system into whatever they want in order to satisfy their ego. It's a game to them. Shit needs change.

  11. Re:Not cans on Coca-Cola Reserves a Massive Range of MAC Addresses · · Score: 1

    Get some $1 and $2 coins into circulation

    You must jingle a lot when you pull your pants up.

  12. Remote access vs. taking files home on Ask Slashdot: Best App For Android For Remote Access To Mac Or PC? · · Score: 2

    If your security policy forbids removing files from the workplace, are you sure remote access isn't going to get you hot water as well? From a security standpoint, remote access to the same files you're not allowed to bring home is pretty much one of the same.

    That said, the best free way of accessing a remote desktop is going to be VNC running on the localhost endpoint and then an openssh connection of some sort (forward or reverse) to authenticate and tunnel. You could also use FreeNX but configuration has historically be a PITA.

  13. That's nice but what about NSA charges? on The New York Times Pushes For Clemency For Snowden · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Snowden is probably better off in Russia. Does NY Times have the balls to start talking about bringing charges against the NSA ? 2,776 incidents of unauthorized collection of legally protected communications

  14. Separation of church and state on US Justice Blocks Implementation of ACA Contraceptive Mandate · · Score: 0

    Doesn't refer to seating arrangments. If you holy-rollers don't agree with contraception, then don't fucking use is. Simple. Every religion since always has tried to conform the world their their viewpoints and it's the main reason why society can't have nice things. If you want to live your life nailed to a cross, go ahead but stop thinking you need to force your belief system on everyone else. Same goes for atheists. sick of hearing you whiners too. Believe what you want and let others believe what they want. That's a hell of a lot closer to the peace and tolerance that every religion claims to be about but never gets it right.

  15. Don't worry SafeWay PHBs on Safeway Suspends Worker For Sci-Fi Parody of His Firing · · Score: 2

    I'm sure the video will never go viral.

  16. Re:No Surprise on Researchers Claim Facebook Is 'Dead and Buried' To Many Young Users · · Score: 1

    Teenagers want and need to find a place of their own, to form their own subculture.

    Tell them to go outside. Anything online that gets popular just ends up being what they are trying to get away from.
    Besides, they are the generation who will pay for never having freedom of thought without scrutiny. The sooner they
    start fixing that, the better off their kids will be.

  17. Might be for interesting research on Houston Expands Downtown Surveillance, Unsure If It Helps · · Score: 3, Insightful

    But I'm sure they'd never tie the data in to the "voluntary" DNA swabbing done last month.

  18. Re:Command line is more error-prone on How Ya Gonna Get 'Em Down On the UNIX Farm? · · Score: 1

    It's easier to shoot yourself in the foot with the command line

    Depends how you learn. If you sit down with a table saw, never having operated one, you're in for a hard learn. Same as any tool. I would say the same goes for a gui too....that damn Voiceover is error prone enough to qualify for the-icepick-of-death-in-the-speakerhole treatment.

  19. Affluenza on Justine Sacco, Internet Justice, and the Dangers of a Righteous Mob · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Sounds like the 1% has their own kind of epidemic going around

  20. Re:On a less humorous note on Mikhail Kalashnikov: Inventor of AK-47 Dies At 94 · · Score: 3, Informative

    tolerances that create inaccuracy at range

    Frankly, I was impressed with the AK's accuracy at ~50yds for such a short barrel (I was probably shooting a milled version). A 4" group at 100 yds is still plenty deadly. AK-47's are capable of shooting 3-5 inch groups at 100 yards, whereas the stamped AKMs are capable of shooting 4-6 inch groups at 100 yards

  21. What could possibly be of such interest to go to such lengths? Power? Political corruption? Racial/Religious superiority? The lengths to which they are going bear similarity to some very historic, oppressive regimes.

  22. Re:1% on IDC: 40 Percent of Developers Are 'Hobbyists' · · Score: 1

    but about half of applicants seem to outright fabricate their credentials.

    Not sure why that wouldn't get vetted out in the interview process. Asking someone to describe their most elaborate program, or explain what their most difficult language to learn was should give you some good indicators of aptitude. Another good one is ask them what their most enjoyable problem was they solved with code. Those three can be asked on the phone quite quickly.

  23. Tesla is fighting a war on Tesla Says Garage Fire Not Charger's Fault; Firemen Less Sure · · Score: 4, Interesting

    A war over public opinion. I don't know why the struggling U.S. automakers have not embraced electric vehicles. They will make a "zombie" truck which everyone thinks is funny, but nobody actually wants. But tend to be disposed to doing everything in their power to resist that which is (probably) better for the environment and more efficient for a good portion of the population commuting just a few miles every day. Did they learn nothing from the Nissan Leaf sales?

  24. Re:so he gave on Mark Zuckerberg Gives $990 Million To Charity · · Score: 2

    Those two at least do some good work.

    If you're into crushing competition through litigation and signing trade agreements that screw up your entire economy, sure.

  25. Re:Thank you on Panel Urges Major NSA Spying Overhaul · · Score: 1

    You forget to mention just how inept NSA turned out to be

    Inept? I would assume it takes quite a bit of expertise to justify a friggin Holodeck on a purchase req.