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  1. Re:Stuff like this makes even believers go "hmm" on New 'Apollo 11' Documentary Makers Discovered Never-Seen-Before Mission Footage (collectspace.com) · · Score: 1

    When was it not?

  2. Oh dear on New Firefox Suggests Ways To Get More Out of the Web (cnet.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Oh dear, some clown has reinvented Clippy:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

    If there one useless annoyance that the WWW does *not* need, it's ****ing Clippy.

  3. Re:so he was a minor at the time... on UK Teen Who Hacked CIA Director Sentenced To 2 Years In Prison (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 2

    If you dig down through to the source it seems this was a trial in a UK court.

  4. A list of people with a lot more money than sense.

  5. In Other News... on Apple Tells the EPA Why Cutting the Clean Power Plan Is a Bad Move (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    The EPA tell Apple why dropping Intel in favor of ARM processors will be a bad idea...

  6. Re:Cambridge Analytica in damage control... on Facebook Gets Hit With Four Lawsuits Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal (sfgate.com) · · Score: 1

    Hiding or destroying evidence is contempt of court. When the chips are down, very few employees are willing to risk prosecution and jail in order to help their employer.

  7. Simple solution on Apple Devices At California Repair Center Keep Calling 911 · · Score: 1

    If only Apple had enough money to pay the 911 service to employ a couple of extra dispatchers as compensation for dealing with their nuisance calls.

  8. In fact... on Sony May Launch an AI-powered Taxi Hailing System (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Sony definitely isn't the first name you think of when you're looking for a ride,

    Nope, I've been taken for a ride several times by Sony in the past.

  9. I know that story... on FBI Calls Apple 'Jerks' and 'Evil Geniuses' For Making iPhone Cracks Difficult (itwire.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I goes: "Oh please Brer Fox, whatever you do, please don't throw me into the briar patch."

  10. Consistency on New Uber CEO Knew of Hack for Months (wsj.com) · · Score: 2

    For several years I've found it useful, when wondering what the most immoral approach to any business issue is, to ask "What would Uber do?".

    It's reassuring to learn that this rule-of-thumb works as well for data protection as it does in so many other areas (employment practices, tax avoidance, setting fares, etc.)

  11. Re:Hard drive with 2 bitcoins in a box in my parki on Bitcoin Just Surged Past $4,000. TechCrunch Explains Why (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    Why bother? They belong to your ex employer anyway.

  12. Still waiting... on Bitcoin Just Surged Past $4,000. TechCrunch Explains Why (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    One Bitcoin is still only about 10% of the value of a single tulip bullb in 1636/7. Got someway to go yet.

  13. Re:It doesn't matter actually ... on Why the Bitcoin Network Just Split In Half and Why It Matters (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    People are weird.

  14. Re: Probably will cause more issues on Apple Releases macOS 10.12.5, iOS 10.3.2, watchOS 3.2.2, tvOS 10.2.1 (macworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Nope.

  15. Re:Leading the way to a police state on Digital Economy Act: Illegal Kodi Streams Could Now Land Users In Prison For 10 Years (independent.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    In England that's known as 'joint enterprise'.

  16. Re:Can I see old PICT files again? on Internet Archive Adds Early Macintosh OS and App Emulators (macstories.net) · · Score: 1

    The standard Preview.app in the current macOS 10.12.4 opens and displays .pict files just fine.

  17. Re:I am running out of excuses on Uber Said To Use 'Sophisticated' Software To Defraud Drivers, Passengers (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    I find Uber useful because whenever I am confronted with an ethical dilemna I can make the right decision by asking myself "What wouldn't Uber do?"

  18. Fan-fold Fan on How the IBM 1403 Printer Hammered Out 1,100 Lines Per Minute (ieee.org) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    What I miss about the demise of these beasts is the the essentially unlimited supply of fan-fold paper that could be used for everything from drawing really long diagrams that went round all four walls of the office to making paper hats for kids' birthday parties. It had to be very high quality to avoid getting shredded as it flew through the printer. They were indeed v. noisy but anyone in the same room as them went deaf so the problem was sorta self-limiting. C.

  19. Re:yes but.... on Graphene-Based Sieve Turns Seawater Into Drinking Water (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Whoosh!

  20. Re:So, the gist of it is... on Feds: We're Pulling Data From 100 Phones Seized During Trump Inauguration (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    A predecessor to Twitter was the 'telephone tree'. The leader phoned N supporters, who each phoned N supporters, etc.

  21. Re:Loss of control on YouTube Loses Major Advertisers Over Offensive Videos (rollingstone.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    I don't understand why a potential advertiser would not want to promote their product in front of any audience.

    It's not that the advertisers care who watches their adverts; the more the merrier no doubt. The issue here is that the producers of unsavoury content are being supported by income provided by the advertisers.

  22. Re:Another perspective... on Police Allegedly Threaten A UK Photographer With Seizure Of All His Computers (wordpress.com) · · Score: 1

    The police asked for the photographs. The photographer said no. The police went away and asked a judge for a warrant. The judge agreed that a warrant was jusified and issued it. Scotland is not a police state. It's legal system does have some strange names for things though...

  23. Another perspective... on Police Allegedly Threaten A UK Photographer With Seizure Of All His Computers (wordpress.com) · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Photographer refuses request to assist police but gives them cause to worry that he'll hide or destroy evidence in the process. Cops get warrant. Photographers' union tells him to stop being an idiot. Photographer posts his version of the story on Slashdot because that'll really teach the cops a lesson and show them whose boss...

  24. Re:Are two hashes better than one? on Google Has Demonstrated a Successful Practical Attack Against SHA-1 (googleblog.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    I think the idea was that one finds an MD5 collision for document A by adding a block of data B to the end of it creating a new documents C. The SHA hash of document C, SHA(C) will not, in general, match SHA(A).

    FInding B such that both MD5(C)==MD5(A) and SHA(C) ==SAH(A) is still unfeasible.

  25. Hidden extras? on Sony Unveils World's Fastest SD Card (amateurphotographer.co.uk) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Does it include a root kit?