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  1. Lorem Ipsum on AI May Have Finally Decoded the Mysterious 'Voynich Manuscript' (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 5, Interesting

    What if they let loose the same AI on the Lorem Ipsum text that we know to be meaningless. Would it come to a similar conclusion? We humans want to see patters where there are none.

  2. Re:My god on The SCO Vs IBM Zombie Shambles On (uscourts.gov) · · Score: 1

    Somebody forgot to double tap.

  3. Re:This should lead to Fines for Intel on Intel Told Chinese Firms of Meltdown Flaws Before the US Government (engadget.com) · · Score: 2

    Why? Perhaps this was not in their contract. Please stop confusing the address of the company with the nationality of the company.
    They are a company in many countries.

    And perhaps they have more to lose if they would not inform the Chinese first.
    And just to inform you: EVERYBODY is an enemy of the US government, including other Americans and/or their companies.

  4. What I would do, what my parents did. on Ask Slashdot: How Can I Build a Private TV Channel For My Kids? · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Not have the TV as a babysitter. They just got up, no matter what time they went to bed. I could play with my lego or train or stay in bed if it was much earlier.
    Wake up was 07:00 and before that you sleep.

    The TV should not be seen as a babysitter.

  5. Re: Their society is elitist liberal not facscist on 'How We Made Starship Troopers' (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    This is a caricature used by those who have never served. Every western nations puts great emphasis on the difference between lawful and unlawful orders, and makes it clear in no uncertain terms that a soldiers duty is to follow all lawful orders, as well as to reject all unlawful ones. If you are given an unlawful order not only is it your duty to refuse to obey, it is also your duty to report the person who issued it.

    The important thing is that lawful means it is allowed by law. A country cab change their laws to make holding people prisoner without trial lawful, even if it is morally wrong and would be condemned if any other country would have done it.

    Otherwise we would have plenty of soldiers who would see waterboarding and Guantanamo as unlawful orders to do.

  6. Re:Voting an "earned" right not a "birth" right on 'How We Made Starship Troopers' (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Imagine if only Military and people that do hazardous service could vote. This would mean that laws would get into place that ONLY favor in general the people in the military and those in hazardous professions.

    So nobody here, unless in the military, would be able to vote. The morality would be the same as saying that people who are of a certain religion are unable to vote. If they want to vote, all they need to do is change their religion.

  7. Re: I'm shocked, shocked! on 'How We Made Starship Troopers' (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    When I work 20 years for the company I work for, I get 200EUR or something like that. It is 50EUR per 5 years, I believe.
    OTOH I get a bonus of about 1000EUR every year on top of my 13th month and my 25 paid holidays, so the 50EUR per 5 years is just a nice birthday present.
    Also: My CEO does not make 200 times as much as I do.

  8. Re:I'm shocked, shocked! on 'How We Made Starship Troopers' (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Books are about telling a story, Hollywood is about making money. If they would be able to make money with a conservative message, they would do it.

  9. Re: Just. Fuck. Off. on Should Apps Replace Title Bars with Header Bars? (gnome.org) · · Score: 2

    Use the ALT key like a normal human being.

  10. Electronic devices with rechargeable batteries should be designed in such a way that they are easily replaceable by the end user.

    LKet us see if it is really that easy, shall we?
    "This phone has a battery that is deemed not replacable, so we do not have to follow this law."

    See, not that easy.

  11. Re:Not a good comparison on Burger King Makes the Case For Net Neutrality (variety.com) · · Score: 1

    That is what comparing things is. They will never be identical, just similar. It is as if you where saying that two shades of red can not be compared, because their Pantone number is not identical.

  12. Re:How is China solving this dillema on Senator Asks FBI Director To Justify His 'Ill-Informed' Policy Proposal For Encryption (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    No, I am not joking. The TSA is there to do a meaningless job. That means instead of going through all that, he just goes on to the next one that he is able to open with his masterkey.
    Thieves might be able tro do that, but tghen theu would be able to do that without a masterkey anyway.

    So the first reason I use them is that they do not open by accident due to baggage handlers. Not nice to have your socks all over the tarmac.I just use zi[pties instead of locks.
    Zipties are also a lot cheaper (depending on how often you fly)

  13. Re:How is China solving this dillema on Senator Asks FBI Director To Justify His 'Ill-Informed' Policy Proposal For Encryption (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    The TSA has backdoors in luggage locks. I always just use zip ties, because then I will know that they where in there. Buy non-standard ones like pink ones.

  14. Re:How is China solving this dillema on Senator Asks FBI Director To Justify His 'Ill-Informed' Policy Proposal For Encryption (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    I just want to say this from Radio Free Slashdot:
    Jean has a large moustache.
    Aunt Irma is feeling better.
    A cigar is not in the package.

    I repeat the message
    Jean has a large moustache.
    Aunt Irma is feeling better.
    A cigar is not in the package.

    This concludes the broadcast of Radio Free Slashdot

  15. Re:This is just so they can override the States on AT&T Calls For Net Neutrality Laws After Fighting To End FCC Rules (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    ... and insert the word "not" in the right place right before it goes to vote and having exactly what they want.

  16. Dotcom winning is better. Because than you can solve the problems that he caused. If the bully wins, you will be the bitch forever and for other things as well. Do you want to be a master over your own destiny or a slave to somebody elses?

  17. Brings back memories on Net Neutrality Comment Fraud Will Be Investigated By Government (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 0

    I once (ONCE) saw childporn and reported it. The pokice then tried to go after me for:
    1.obstruction of the kae, because I informed the oress after not even an auto reply and the site still up.
    2. Spreading of childporn because I replied to a Usenet post and forgot to mangle the adress in a group speciffically to fight abuse.
    3. Fraud, because I used a fake address and name for a throw away account.

    They even went as far as calling my employer that they wanted to talk to me about a pedophile network. Luckily my COO was smart enough to talk to be. Quote from him "Fuck, not again." CEO offered to pay any legal fees. So that was nice. But I wikk be in the records somewhere linked as a suspect in a pedophilia case.

    I have never ever seen anything illegal ever.

  18. Re: STOP calling it Autopilot!!!!!! on Tesla Model S Plows Into a Fire Truck While Using Autopilot (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Does a pilot just put on a uniform, or does he have to have some training before he can presss the autopilot button. If the retorical latter, the Tesla does not have an autopilot.

  19. Meaningless on Tax Change Aims to Lure Intellectual Property Back to the US (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    So what if those things come back? It will stiffle innovation even more and it means the taxes they pay will be even less. That means the few that will profit wwill have more to pay politicians left and right.

  20. Re:And this means what? on NSA Deletes 'Honesty' and 'Openness' From Core Values (theintercept.com) · · Score: 2

    Privacy is something that is assumed. In fact it is assumed so much that is is not even included in most things, because it is obvious.

    Without privacy all other rights are nullified as they become meaningless.

  21. Stupid socialists on EU Fines Qualcomm $1.2 Billion for Paying Apple To Use Its Microchips (apnews.com) · · Score: 2

    This was just a decision that was for the people made by the people.

    Americans will find that attitude very un-American.

  22. Re:USA grads in STEM have little hope of working on The US Drops Out of the Top 10 In Innovation Ranking (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 2

    So that means that al,l other countries have a perfect balance, because I have not heard of people who failed to get a job according to their degree spending most of their lives paying off their education.

    Mmmm. Perhaps paying your education will get you the rich people and not the smart people.

  23. Re: I'd be cool with this... on The Rise Of The Contract Workforce (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    Soon you can remove that word "other" to describe it.

  24. Re: Intended use on Tesla Model S Plows Into a Fire Truck While Using Autopilot (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    How come so many people think that. With one person it is the persons fault. With a few it is a coincide. With many it is a problem from the company.
    Companies pay a lot on marketing. These companies what people think that words mean often other things than what the dictionary says.

    So the blame is with Tesla for going with the word "autopilot" when they knew people would think it would mean no human interaction us needed.

  25. Re: STOP calling it Autopilot!!!!!! on Tesla Model S Plows Into a Fire Truck While Using Autopilot (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    If they want to have it be the same as an aorplanes, people should have the same training as a pilot before using it.

    The general public believes that autopilot means selfdriving as in there is no need for a human. Here is another one: the public thinks a hacker is a bad person.

    If your company needs to explain the word over and over again, you know you are using the wrong word.