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  1. Re:"passed its law" on Missile Defense Test Intercepts ICBM Target, Says Pentagon (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Q: What is the resistance between two points of a large solid sphere made of high resistance material?

    You should have worked that question in highschool calc. Explained how 'ground' works. A: 0 Ohms.

    You could have further done a little research on the engineering of buried cables. Hint: Conduit and/or grounded layers to control capacitance.

  2. Re:Charging the target on California Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Deadly Kansas 'Swatting' (fox4kc.com) · · Score: 1

    Or the address of the local jail.

  3. Re:Charging Shane Gaskill Seems Wrong on California Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Deadly Kansas 'Swatting' (fox4kc.com) · · Score: 1

    I'd step on you
    To see the Who!

  4. Re: Ars Technica link... on California Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Deadly Kansas 'Swatting' (fox4kc.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    The police see the worst of mankind every day.

    And that's only roll call!

  5. Re:This whole "ethical hacker" thing puzzles me. on Casino Accused of Withholding Bug Bounty, Then Assaulting 'Ethical Hacker' (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    You have broken ethics if they incorporate legality.

    There are many cases where it is unethical to follow the law. e.g. Paying taxes on unreported income. That often requires you to snitch out the source of the income (unethical).

  6. Re:Arms race on Missile Defense Test Intercepts ICBM Target, Says Pentagon (cnbc.com) · · Score: 0

    Hence they don't shoot down the ones that are off target and smeg the launch sites hard.

    At some point they will just call 'Gaza' the launch site and smeg it hard. And nobody sane will blame them.

  7. Re:ahhh good news for a change on US Requests 12-Year Prison Sentence For Prenda 'Copyright Troll' Lawyer (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1, Informative

    Copyright office...patents?

    Moron.

    Hollywood owns the D party outright.

  8. Re:This whole "ethical hacker" thing puzzles me. on Casino Accused of Withholding Bug Bounty, Then Assaulting 'Ethical Hacker' (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    His UID is pretty low. Likely beyond help. He's just going to have to work around his defect.

  9. Re:"passed its law" on Missile Defense Test Intercepts ICBM Target, Says Pentagon (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

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

    Sure, you can always improve shielding, but 'good enough' is good enough.

    FYI you shield electric transmission by burying it. Like we've been doing with local service for decades now.

    Shielding high voltage transmission is a difficult problem.

  10. How will they ever become not stupid or strong?

    Tell your state government the lottery is immoral, go ahead. RTO is no different.

    A fool and their money were lucky to get together in the first place. It is an immoral act to let a sucker keep his money.

  11. Re:So how does a company know on Casino Accused of Withholding Bug Bounty, Then Assaulting 'Ethical Hacker' (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Q: How is legal extortion like being in the Mafia and eating pussy?

    A: One slip of the tongue and you're in some shit.

    I know...old. The point is there are traps everywhere. One slip and 'shit'.

    Get a mouthpiece and shut-up. It can save you. Let the lawyer split the legal hairs.

  12. Re:Arms race on Missile Defense Test Intercepts ICBM Target, Says Pentagon (cnbc.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Nobody can afford to build enough to stop a massive attack.

    This technology is more usefully thought of in the realm of games theory. It introduces uncertainty that completely changes the game.

    As to the arms race? It's already on with China, Russia is still basically broke. They're not going to spend their vodka money on weapons.

  13. Re:This is the real game changer on Missile Defense Test Intercepts ICBM Target, Says Pentagon (cnbc.com) · · Score: 2

    EMP hardening was called 'EMI interference reduction'. The USA passed it's law in 1982.

    Just as an example: Recent testing shows most cars will stop when hit by an EMP. But will start right up again.

  14. Re:Let the Red shitholes do what they want on New York Becomes America's Third State To Ban Plastic Bags (yahoo.com) · · Score: 1

    You meen heat bulbs?

    They are 100% efficient and legal in the USA! Fuck the EU and their hatred of heat.

  15. Re:So how does a company know on Casino Accused of Withholding Bug Bounty, Then Assaulting 'Ethical Hacker' (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    Anytime you want to extort someone legally, you need a fucking lawyer. They know exactly how it's done. It's a legal specialty, some lawyers make careers out of it.

    As always, get a good one. Find someone with ADA experience.

  16. Engineering! Marketing! Spamhandling! on Ocean Cleanup Foundation Plans Relaunch of Giant Plastic-Catching Trap (theoceancleanup.com) · · Score: 1

    There is a difference.

    There is a point where you say 'this was a bad idea'. In this case, that point will be when they stop getting money in their spamhandling accounts.

    Cost: Putting a useless hunk of plastic in the ocean. Wasting a lot of fuel.

    Benefit: Free money from idiots.

  17. It's also not my fault you can't make a coherent argument.

  18. Get a life drinkypoo.

    For ref Drinkypoo was agreeing with one of his alts that Steel tariffs would double the price of cars. My position was they would add maybe $50/car. He's just deluded.

  19. In the USA those would have never been legal. Unless the ads didn't have any blue or red elements.

    No red lights on non emergency vehicles except the brake lights, no blue lights on non-emergency vehicles.

  20. Not all poors are stupid, only most. The dumb ones can be super profitable. Look at the 'Rent to own' industry.

    There is nothing unethical/immoral about running an RTO or Lottery. Everybody involved is engaging in purely voluntary contracts. It's not your fault they are bad at math.

  21. It's not that hard to get data for a mile or two with a fixed parabolic antenna aimed at the cell tower.

  22. Our power trading code likely exchanged data. We were at the Swamp German power company...as well as all over the UK, Spain etc.

    CEO to another team lead: 'Fix that by friday our you're going to Amsterdam to explain the client why it's broken.'
    Me: 'What do I have to screw up to get sent to Amsterdam? Say the word and it's as good as broken!'

  23. Re: So? Anormalities are not excuses. on EU Set To Mandate Speed Limiters In All New Cars (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    You really don't know what you are talking about.

    Tires are much better, to the point that you can damage an old car by putting modern tires on it. The loads generated can break the old suspension.

  24. Fuckoff, police state enabler. on Ask Slashdot: How Would You Suggest Making Rugged, Weather-Resistant ARM Systems? · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    The _best_ way would be to make them not work.

    Alternatively only keep pictures of cop cars.

    Alternative 'Ask Slashdot'. Anybody have a automated lens detector and a laser CCD destroyer suitable for car mounting?

  25. Always include the complete job description back at them in the margin in 2 pt, white on white text.

    They prefer to waste your time over there's, you just have to be smarter than some HR drone. You should not be at all concerned about wasting their time, they don't care about wasting yours.