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  1. having it both ways? on DOJ: Strong Encryption That We Don't Have Access To Is 'Unreasonable' (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    you can't have one without the other. Anything good can be abused for bad purposes.

  2. well... on New Technology Should Be Neither Feared Nor Trusted (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    i don't fear nor trust technology management.

  3. that is... on Apple Limits Lengthy iPhone X Testing for Most Reviewers (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    ... because the phone is nothing special.
    ofcourse it is well designed and shiny and very bling and it will probably 'wow' you for a day, after which you realise it's just a phone like any other, might just have well bought the normal iphone instead.

    by limiting the time reviewers have with the phone, they stay within the 'wow' phase, giving positives reviews.

  4. Re:Javascript really sucks on Perl is the Most Hated Programming Language, Developers Say (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    i agree with this because i found js to be the least consistent language of all that i know.
    say what you will about perl, but the results are predictable, with js there is always some rare cornerstone case where the results are different because silly reasons.

    for example; http://i.imgur.com/6aclmM6.png

  5. old vs new on Sony Reportedly Announcing New Robot Dog Next Month (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    the old aibo was a autonomous robot dog, it didn't need to internet to do it's tricks.
    you can bet all your money this new dog does, need an always on internet connection, will be hacked because of flaky security, servers will shut down in 5 years, but that doesn't matter because you sony stopped with updates anyway.
    in the meantime aibo v1 still hops along.

  6. Re:Shit components assembled by the lowest bidder. on Some Pixel 2 Users Are Complaining About A High-Pitched Whine and Clicking Noises (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    indeed, that's why every premium phone isn't worth the money.

  7. ...to decide if they want it enabled or not.
    The catch will be you'll have to choose - enable mining or enable ads, pick one.

  8. I think the EU is moving towards a law where a company must at least provide X years of support for security issues (not sure on this, though). Unless you put these things into law and include hefty fines for not following said laws, companies will just keep on ignoring making secure devices.

  9. You might not have a team in your org that keeps track of the OSS you use, if that is the case, it is your task to keep up-to-date on the development of the OSS you use. It is not hard, almost every OSS project worth being used has a mailing list or social media account that will inform you on new updates etc.
    If you don't do that, you are just an irresponsible dev.

  10. This is very cool on ZTE Launches Axon M, a Foldable, Dual-Screened Smartphone (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    and i like it very much, depending on the price it might be my next phone. this is true innovation, if you ask me. What i also like is that the phone is not a fragile small device, because it has two screens it is a thicker.
    the only downside i see right now is that the camera is hidden behind the second screen, so if you want to take a picture, you need to 'unfold' it.

  11. Story driven, single player games... on EA Shuts Down Visceral Games, Shifting Development On Its Star Wars Game (kotaku.com) · · Score: 2

    ... are dead in the eyes of EA.
    That is what i make out of this.

  12. Re:Very symptomatic on Munich Plans New Vote on Dumping Linux For Windows 10 (techrepublic.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm sure Windows 10 won't need any retraining of any users.

  13. if you are living in a non-native-english speaking country you first have to learn english because most and best books (or videos) are in english. so you would have to learn english first to to able to learn coding.
    if your native language is english, then you alreayd know english.

  14. alpha version on Driverless Cars Are Giving Engineers a Fuel Economy Headache (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    obviously they are running alpha versions of the hard and software, yes, it will be 30 laptops in the boot. the production model will be nothing like this.
    just look at alpha versions of computers from the old days, it filled several tables of boards and wires everywhere, still in the end you get a nice small box.

  15. it's probably... on PornHub Uses Computer Vision To ID Actors, Acts In Its Videos (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    ... just outsourcing all these things to /r/tipofmypenis

  16. so explain me this on Is the Chromebook the New Android Tablet? (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    if google can keep such a tight control over its chromebook range, which is also produced by different brands and use different arch's like intel & i don't know how many different arm cpu's, WHY CAN'T IT DO THE SAME FOR ANDROID?

  17. /. effect on 20 Years of Stuff That Matters · · Score: 2

    those days when a front page story caused the origin site to go down... that is something i will never forget.

  18. Re:Same reason people buy luxury cars on Ask Slashdot: Why Would Anyone Want To Spend $1,000 on a Smartphone? · · Score: 1

    The bugatti veyron is more like an investment, it will be worth more in 20 years. The iphone x, not very much so.

  19. Re:But 725$ for a Samsung is OK! on Ask Slashdot: Why Would Anyone Want To Spend $1,000 on a Smartphone? · · Score: 1

    indeed, the 'normal' iphone is already too expensive, any 'premium' phone is too expensive.
    the price of the x is just ridiculous.

  20. there will still be some left of everything, nothing ever really goes away.

  21. Re:Nasty incident at an automation software hut on Ask Slashdot: Share Your Security Review Tales · · Score: 1

    Now get this, on the SOX audit? They passed! They got dinged for the hack but they still passed even before I was done cleaning up. That's when I realized that CISSP/SOX/GLBA/PCI security and *actual* IT security aren't always aligned.

    an audit is nothing more then just checking off a few boxes. are you doing this, are you doing that. yes? then everything is fine. how you actually do it doesn't matter.

  22. Re:maybe a more interesting question... on Ask Slashdot: Whatever Happened To the 'Year of Linux on Desktop'? · · Score: 1

    97, with rh5.0

  23. Re:Enough Extensions for Me on Microsoft Explains Why Edge Has So Few Extensions (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    And firefox isn't an option because... ?

  24. if you can get through your basic lego, you should be able to put together ikea stuff. jeez...
    probably these people are just lazy and rather pay then do it themselves.

  25. Re:How to heat a house with a multi-line BBS on French Company Plans To Heat Homes, Offices With AMD Ryzen Pro Processors · · Score: 1

    don't remind me, i had a two node bbs. with the heat of the pc, modems and hard drive i had to sleep with my windows of my little room opened in the winter (let's just not talk about the summer!).