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  1. Re:The government will use a well known line... on 'US Intelligence Agencies Should Put Up Or Shut Up With Kaspersky Rumors' (csoonline.com) · · Score: 1

    Suppose that the information was retrieved from the SSL connection to Kapersky's servers.

    No one is asking them for info on how they may have got the stuff. All we want is *the* stuff. They will never divulge details [possibly] because this information is fake.

  2. The government will use a well known line... on 'US Intelligence Agencies Should Put Up Or Shut Up With Kaspersky Rumors' (csoonline.com) · · Score: 0

    'If the government has any evidence -- or even compelling reasons for being suspicious -- it should be sharing that, because many companies and consumers rely on Kaspersky Lab products.

    While I wholeheartedly agree with this statement, I will not be surprised if this administration uses the line, "Sharing more of what we already have divulged, will be tantamount to giving up our sources and methods.

    BTW, this line was used by Obama administration as well, when they were talking about Russian involvement in last year's elections.

    How it makes sense, I cannot figure out.

  3. Must be a slow news day... on Apple Is Planning a 4K Upgrade For Its TV Box (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 2

    Apple simply "planning an upgrade" makes news! Really? Think about it...Merely "planning" making news!

    So next time Apple "plans" to upgrade another of its products will also make news I guess, right?

  4. This line of thinking presupposes that this fella is kind-of broke. I personally know of a number of colored folk who are doing way better than myself.
     
    Some of these folk run their own businesses and are doing quite well.

    They prefer to remain low; but are doing very very well. One of them I am sure, would hire you.

  5. A wide array of people have complained about being successfully targeted by this sort of attack, including a Black Lives Matter activist (bold mine)

    Why include this fella, really?

    That is out of 1,000 victims or so...?

  6. Add divorce to it... on People Start Hating Their Jobs at Age 35, Study Says (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    "There comes a time when either you haven't achieved success, work has burned you out, or lived experience tells you family is more important,"

    That is if you or those close to you aren't divorced or about to.

    Look, there's a fundamental problem with how we in the west handle matters. The [senseless] need to "achieve" burns many out. When coupled with debt, things go south pretty fast.

  7. Re:3 little pigs laws of robotonomics safe on Bricklaying Robots and Exoskeletons Are the Future of the Construction Industry (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    or catcall women walking down the street!

    Do those folks still do this stuff?

  8. Re:A costly mistake... on Bricklaying Robots and Exoskeletons Are the Future of the Construction Industry (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    There's no point in having a robot move bricks a human can move.

    Dude, it's all about the money. While humans can do what you suggest, robots need no overtime or days off or politics.
     
    In fact, They work better than human beings who will [sometimes] strike over pay.

  9. It's a matter of time... on Bricklaying Robots and Exoskeletons Are the Future of the Construction Industry (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Brick layers should worry.

    These machines do not get tired;

    they do not ask for over time;

    they do not need "days-off';

    they do not engage in office "politics";

    They will work exactly as programmed.

    Those are some of the benefits. I am sure there are more. Question is: What will present brick layers do?

  10. Ohh wait a moment... on FBI Warns US Private Sector To Cut Ties With Kaspersky (cyberscoop.com) · · Score: 0

    Is this the same FBI that was sure Iraq had WMDs? We all know what happened thereafter.

    The report, while seemingly convincing, was a pile of lies.

    Sadly, after so much life had been lost. Folks continue to pay for the mistakes. why should we put any stock in these statements?

  11. This is what I can guarantee... on US State Department Suffers Worldwide Email Outage (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1, Insightful

    The U.S. State Department's email system underwent a worldwide outage Friday, affecting all its unclassified communications within and outside of the department.

    There will be mention of Russia in relation to this unfortunate event, partly as an effort to hide our [inherent] incompetency, sadly.

  12. I will not touch this phone even with a 10ft pole on The Verge's Essential Phone Review: An Arcane Artifact From an Unrealized Future (theverge.com) · · Score: 2, Interesting

    But while the camera is pretty good, it doesn't live up to the high bar the rest of the phone market has set.

    Absence of a 3.5 mm headphone jack is a non-starter for me.

  13. I always enjoy listening to the Oral Arguments.

    Can any member here point me to any audio or video?

  14. How do they handle winter power generation? on 'Biggest Data Center' To Be Built in Arctic (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    I would imagine the waters being all frozen in winter.

    How do they handle this?

  15. I am still waiting for a credible... on Red Hat Acquires Data-Cleaning Company Permabit (fortune.com) · · Score: 0

    ...Microsoft Office Suite replacement.

    By "credible", I mean a suite that will: -

    ... allow "Business Logic" to be programmed into it

    ...one that will be a beauty to look at (by default)

    ... one that will be fast as well.

    Think of it as a suite that will have a Visual Basic equivalent.

    Short of that, I am uninterested, unfortunately.

  16. China and Japan, which hold over a trillion dollars in U.S. government debt each -- which has caused considerable hand-wringing in Washington.

    Can someone who is in the know tell me whether we as Americans should be proud of this and why?

  17. Not surprised though t it could have been worse... on White House Officials Tricked By Email Prankster (cnn.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    "Thanks, Jared. With a promise like that, I can't refuse. Also, if you ever need it, my personal email is" (redacted).

    A "food" promise will work most of the time.

    Now, just suppose it were something to do with [propositioning] the fairer sex! Now, that would have been a scandal big time.

    My take: Those folks are lucky, for now.

  18. Re:I'm not convinced by his reasoning on Is the iPhone 'Years' Ahead of Android In Photography? (9to5mac.com) · · Score: 1

    but there is nothing stopping them doing extra shiny things with their own software that Android doesn't natively support.

    It seems you read my mind. Look, this man is just trolling. Wasn't he fired by Google a few years ago?

    Methinks he's just been paid. Where does he work now BTW?

  19. That proves more of a case for our President... on US Voting Machines Cracked In 90 Minutes At DEFCON (thehill.com) · · Score: 0

    Some devices were found to have physical ports that could be used to attach devices containing malicious software. Others had insecure Wi-Fi connections, or were running outdated software with security vulnerabilities like Windows XP.

    Does anyone like myself, see this as a reason to support our president?

    Folks, let's join our president's efforts in making "America Great Again!"

  20. This could be another reason... on Do Kill Switches Deter Cellphone Theft? (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    When measured from the peak in 2013, "overall robberies involving smartphones have declined an astonishing 50 percent...

    In my little world these include cellphone attributes that have made them cheaper and therefore more available: -

    1: More powerful but cheaper at the same time

    2: More varied especially in the Android world

    3: No longer *the gadget* to have, i.e. They aren't a status symbol anymore. Heck, you can finance an iPhone at 0% at WalMart!

  21. A number of Google products need love too... on Former webOS, Pebble Design Lead, Who Just Left Andy Rubin's Essential, Heads To Google (variety.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    For instance:

    GMail - I find it ugly and too bland by default.

    Photos - We cant sort within this application! Google, really? Neither can a user separate videos from photos!

    Hangouts - Does anyone still use this app? Where is WhatsApp's competition? I guess all iterations of potential apps were DoA!

    Calendar - It needs a refresh. One cannot copy an event and have it repeated at another date/time! I am glad one can move it by dragging though.

    Am I wrong?

  22. Re:Wild guess on Sperm Counts Among Western Men Have Halved In Last 40 Years, Says Study (theguardian.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    No...Blame the food. Whenever I go to those so called 3rd world countries, their fruits taste better, have an aroma and someone can tell that a neighbor is preparing beef or poultry from the perceived smell.

    When one visits the fruit section of some of these so called healthy food stores, not an iota of smell/scent of fruit is perceived! Something is surely wrong here.

  23. They'll sell more without a headphone jack? on Motorola Unveils the Moto Z2 Force, a Smartphone With Double the Cameras and a Shatterproof Screen (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    They had me hooked to the intro till I read the following...

    Oh, there's no headphone jack on this thing either.

    Something isn't quite right at Motorola, sadly. I am out! Sorry!

  24. These things are huge! on World's First Floating Wind Farm Emerges Off Coast of Scotland (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    The box behind the blades - the nacelle - could hold two double-decker buses

    If this is true, these things a gigantic...I need to pay a visit if they will allow me.

    Can any "Slashdotter" collaborate the nacelle's size metric? Hard to believe.

  25. It a ppears we, (the US of A) are kinda behind... on The US And Australia Are Testing Hypersonic Missiles (engadget.com) · · Score: 0

    You see, it's reported that Russia has already tested such a missile.

    In fact, the Russians claim that because of the missile they tested, our missile defenses are already obsolete.

    That doesn't mean we were completely safe before this missile.