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  1. Are you telling me... Southpark already did it? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpsons_Already_Did_It)

  2. ...And nobody will be able to blame the Indians, because their contract will clearly outline and limit their responsibilities to only those things known to the signees at the time. I have yet to meet an Indian IT person who thinks for himself.

  3. Re:Proof of concept demo on Browser Autofill Profiles Can Be Abused For Phishing Attacks (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    If Field.IsCleverlyHiddenByAPhisher == False

    Whilst your at it, could you also add a `If Site.IsTryingToInstallMalware", so we can finally get rid of that problem too?
    I'd also like a "If DatingSite.WillProfileMakeOutOnFirstDate", but I think it might be too easy for you.

  4. Don't use passwords at all?

    Perhaps store a strong encryption key on a memory card (i.e. a small microSD, but it could probably be a lot cheaper) that is set by inserting the cart in the router, then inserting it in the IoT-device. Yes, it'll be more expensive but it would eliminate human stupidity.

    I'm sure much better, easier and cheaper system can be invented by security experts.

    The problem won't be the technical solution, it will be getting hardware manufacturers to implement it.
    There's no way to force compliance through any technical means, so all we're left with is laws and regulations, which would likely be too ambiguous to provide any real security.

  5. Re:Apple is no longer a computer company on Apple's Share of PC Users Drops To A Five-Year Low (infoworld.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    They never were a computer company (atleast not since their "rebirth").
    They're a fashion company and they failed to make enough changes to remain fashionable.

  6. Re:Why not? on Razer Built a Laptop With Three Screens Because Why Not? (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Are there any pictures of this thing folded up or is this just another "let-the-engineers-figure-out-every-single-impossible-detail" design student project?

  7. laptop.

    You keep using that word, but I do not think it means what you think it means.

  8. Re: And without adjustments, trend is higher. on New Analysis Shows Lamar Smith's Accusations On Climate Data Are Wrong (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    Uncertainty is an unknown error.
    Bias is a known error.

    If the range of uncertainty is not "+/- 10" but, for instance, "+ 19/-1", you might as well just add 9 to the data and state uncertainty as "+/- 10".
    (I'm aware this example is over-simplified, just trying to explain that bias is not the same as uncertainty).

  9. They did. Now what do you do if you still need to know something about measured lengths when they still used medieval measures? You're just going to pretend those measurements were equally accurate as modern measurements or are you going to adjust those measurements to correct known measurement errors?

  10. The length of a foot used to be anywhere between roughly 250mm and 335mm. Currently a foot is 304.8mm. Do you trust both measurements equally?
    Assuming you don't, then why would you trust two temperature measurements equally, even thought the old one is known to be incorrect by a certain amount?

  11. Exactly what I mean.
    The numbers weren't "fudged" in any way.
    They were corrected to eliminate a bias, but because you don't understand what that means, you can only label it "fudging".
    If you disagree with the method used for correction of the valitidy of the bias claims, then attack those on their merits.

  12. Re:Who cares? on New Analysis Shows Lamar Smith's Accusations On Climate Data Are Wrong (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    Bullshit.
    It's the kind of obvious, blatant, easily disprovable but nonetheless convenient lie that leads to electing bullshit presidents.

    http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/w...

    http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/s...

  13. instrumentally homogeneous temperature records on New Analysis Shows Lamar Smith's Accusations On Climate Data Are Wrong (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You're not going to convince an idiot by providing evidence that he doesn't understand.

  14. That's what he said.
    Who do you think the "and friends" are?

  15. Re:Benefits of catering to the stupid on Piracy 'Warnings' Fail To Boost Box Office Revenues, Research Says (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    Well... can you give the names of movies you think are good?

  16. Re:Benefits of catering to the stupid on Piracy 'Warnings' Fail To Boost Box Office Revenues, Research Says (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    If you think all movies nowadays are for brain-dead people, then you're just too brain-dead to find out what movies are actually playing in theaters.
    There are plenty of good movies.
    There may be plenty of super hero movies nowadays, but they still make up only a fraction of all movies released.
    For every new super hero movie, there is atleast one new movie worth watching.

  17. Re: when you need to take ALL OF YOUR PORN on Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate GT 2TB Is World's Largest Capacity Flash Drive (betanews.com) · · Score: 2

    From TFA: 72mm x 26.94mm x 21mm

    I've measured my own thumb; and it's not much smaller.
    If I calculate volume, my thumb is actually a tiny bit bigger than this thumb-drive.
    And my hands are actually pretty average.

    I'd say that if your thumb is significantly smaller than this, you're either a child or you'll soon be US president.

  18. Re:This might be fake on Scientists Turn Memory Chips Into Processors To Speed Up Computing Tasks (sciencedaily.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Please don't confuse research papers with journalists' descriptions of research papers.
    Here's the original paper: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/p...
    In it's conclussion, the paper clearly states "0, 1, 2".
    Without the "3" that the journalist seems to have added out of his own ignorance for some inexplicable reason.
    Popular science journalism more often than not badly fucks up perfectly reasonable research papers.
    Remember that the people writing up these pieces are journalists, not experts or even trained in the fields they write about.

  19. Re:We are all different ! - I'm not! on All the Features Facebook Copied From Snapchat in 2016 (recode.net) · · Score: 1

    You're quoting the same "Life of Brian" quote that everybody who complains about other peoples' lack of originality use.

  20. I'm scared now on Family Sues Apple For Not Making Thing It Patented (nymag.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm scared now.
    I'd better retract my patent application for "device to prevent retards from using their phones at completely inappropriate times".

  21. Re:wikipedia = pov of entrenched editors on Wikipedia Announces Their Most Viewed Articles Of 2016 (wikipedia.org) · · Score: 2

    Could you name a specific fact missing from Wikipedia?

  22. Re:Hmm... familiar on Jack Dorsey Says Twitter Needs An Edit Function (buzzfeed.com) · · Score: 1

    If you want a 5 minute grace period, just delay the Submit button by 5 minutes.

  23. Re:Hmm... familiar on Jack Dorsey Says Twitter Needs An Edit Function (buzzfeed.com) · · Score: 1

    Certainly not this site, as it completely ruins commenting if comments can be made to look bad by editing the shoot-from-the-hip post they commented on.

  24. Re:The way they talk about pirates on Top Spotify Lawyer: Attracting Pirates is in Our DNA (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 3

    If they get paid per stream, then those fringe indies are making a lot more money off me than they used to.
    I tend to go out exploring similar artists or searching for new music using Spotify and often end up at brilliant artists with just a few dozen followers.
    A flat rate makes it so the artists can compete on the product, not the marketing.

  25. Re:The way they talk about pirates on Top Spotify Lawyer: Attracting Pirates is in Our DNA (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The cycle is simple.

    1. Labels start gouging customers.
    2. Customers turn pirates.
    3. Third party offers a service that doesn't gouge customers (the stage where Spotify currently is).
    4. Pirates turn customers.
    5. Labels notice that most people are paying for music.
    6. Rince and repeat.