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  1. Re:Apparently Worse Now on Journalists Route Around White House Press Office · · Score: 1

    "They're the same party as far as any rational person is concerned." I guess gay people wanting the legal protections or marriage, starving people wanting food, dying people wanting medical care, victimless "criminals" wanting to ingest a plant, and the poor wanting a safety net to keep them off the streets aren't rational people. Yep, both parties are totally the same.

  2. Re:If I were president... on Journalists Route Around White House Press Office · · Score: 2

    So then we are in agreement it has nothing to do with the current president and everything to do with the broken system.

  3. Re:It will never work here on How Nigeria Stopped Ebola · · Score: 1

    Wow, the number one politician on Earth heavily considers politics when making a decision. How completely unlike every other politician that has ever existed. I'm sure it is due to his party affiliation.

  4. Re:Suspension of Disbelief on A Critical Look At Walter "Scorpion" O'Brien · · Score: 1

    And it is one of the most watched shows on TV.

  5. Re:Suspension of Disbelief on A Critical Look At Walter "Scorpion" O'Brien · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The basic problem is that the writers are not smart, let alone geniuses, so they simply do not know enough to write a show about geniuses.

    Most of the viewers are not smart, let alone geniuses either.

  6. Re:Facebook jumps the shark on DoJ: Law Enforcement Can Impersonate People On Facebook · · Score: 1
  7. Re:I have a crazy idea on Code.org: Blame Tech Diversity On Education Pipeline, Not Hiring Discrimination · · Score: 1

    Organizations like Google hire a larger percentage of women than there are actual graduates with IT related degrees. They are over representing women and under representing men. The problem is far more at the educational level than the professional.

  8. Re:Treat people like people on Online Creeps Inspire a Dating App That Hides Women's Pictures · · Score: 1

    While I am sure your politeness helped, the biggest factor was most definitely the age range.

  9. Re:the new on Where Whistleblowers End Up Working · · Score: 1

    What does Ray Rice punching his wife in the face and knocking her out on video have to do with the persecution of whistleblowers?

  10. Re:Right. on Accused Ottawa Cyberbully Facing 181 Charges Apologizes · · Score: 1

    And it is a coincidence that after over a decade he suddenly comes to the realization that his actions were wrong the instant he was arrested? It couldn't have anything to do with the fact that it will reduce his virtually guaranteed sentence?

  11. Right. on Accused Ottawa Cyberbully Facing 181 Charges Apologizes · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Oh, he's sorry alright. Sorry he got caught.

    Remorse is possible for a bad decision made in the heat of the moment. This man, on the other hand, was deliberate and meticulous in his abuse of several people that lasted over a *decade*. These are not the actions of someone who made a mistake, these are the actions of a sociopath.

  12. Re:Outdated...? on How the Outdated TI-84 Plus Still Holds a Monopoly On Classrooms · · Score: 1

    Given it's antiquated technology it should cost an order of magnitude less. TI is abusing the hell out of it's monopoly to the detriment of millions upon millions of children each year.

  13. Re:Growing pains. on Dramatic Shifts In Manufacturing Costs Are Driving Companies To US, Mexico · · Score: 2, Informative

    China's water and air conditions are miserable ... a condition that is reminiscent of the 1900s in the US.

    ...and they have almost 18 times the population of 1900 America.

  14. Link on Helsinki Aims To Obviate Private Cars · · Score: 1

    Here's a link to the article, since the editor didn't see fit to provide one.

  15. Re:We commenters could freshen CSS, keep functions on Introducing Slashdot's New Build Section · · Score: 3, Insightful

    They asked for suggestions. Suggestions were given. They were ignored.

  16. And now... on Why the Public Library Beats Amazon · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Let me tell you why the apple beats the orange.

  17. No Kidding on DEFCON's Latest Challenge: Hacking Altruism · · Score: 1

    As information technology rapidly invades every aspect of our lives it makes sense that the number of vulnerability disclosures that help people's day-to-day lives would increase.

  18. Re:Why wouldn't you think they are scanning? on Microsoft Tip Leads To Child Porn Arrest In Pennsylvania · · Score: 1

    Teens lie all the time. Everything you said is based on a horrible premise.

  19. Re:Are only black people "diverse"? on Jesse Jackson: Tech Diversity Is Next Civil Rights Step · · Score: 2

    It doesn't matter what percentage of the total population a race is if they aren't getting related degrees they won't be hired.

  20. Re:Kickstarter warning on Quiet Cooling With a Copper Foam Heatsink · · Score: 1

    "Normal use" is likely a low wattage processor sitting at 99% idle.

  21. Re:Meanwhile, back at the bean counting dept. on Cisco Slashes 4,000 Jobs · · Score: 1

    If she refused to accept your premise, then what exactly was she saying would add to costs?

  22. Easily gamed? on New Android App Encourages Users To Throw Device As High As Possible · · Score: 1

    Tie a string to the phone and spin it in circles. New world record and no broken phone.

  23. Re:I don't buy this argument on BART Strike Provides Stark Contrast To Tech's Non-Union World · · Score: 1

    At-will employment, no-compete agreements, binding arbitration, intellectual property forfeiture, combining of vacation and sick time resulting in less and less leave. The list goes on and on. As the unions become less ubiquitous the corporations abuse their employees more. If we do away with unions entirely then we'll start to see workers' rights erode steadily.

  24. Re: Okay, who's the moron? on Chinese Hackers Steal Top US Weapons Designs · · Score: 1

    It wasn't otherwise the whole internet would have become classified.

    It doesn't work that way. Classified documents are leaked onto the public internet all the time. Just look at the Manning case. Wikileaks is hosting classified documents on the internet right now.

  25. Re:I'd feel bad but... on Ongoing Attacks Target Defense, Aerospace Industries · · Score: 1

    Problem is, these attacks don't primarily rely on bad security for their point of entry, but on fooling users.

    Of course any enterprise level security plan should include user awareness training. The idea that security only applies to machines is not correct, even when it comes to IT.