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  1. Re:Why do you lie? Rich people go to jail, too. on Samsung Billionaire Gets Off Easy (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 0

    You're missing something important though. Ask yourself what all of those four rich people have in common and the answer is that their crimes were largely against other rich people.

    No! The dude is right. After all, it was reported not so long ago that the USA and Switzerland top the list when it comes to who is most corrupt.

    But the USA then preaches to other nation states about - you guessed it - corruption and good governance.

  2. This page has KVM's "ToDo" list. A good number of items on that list are supported by Xen. In addition, KVM will not play well [if at all], with older CPUs made prior to extensions enabling virtualization.

    KVM also doesn't work with Intel's Atom CPUs unless extensions are available.

  3. Why is this on Slashdot? on Apple Launches Free Repair Program For 'No Service' IPhone 7 Bug (betanews.com) · · Score: -1

    Apple Launches Free Repair Program For 'No Service' IPhone 7 Bug

    So, are we going to see every Tom_Dick_&_Harry's repair programs on Slashdot? I hope not.

    Again, why exactly is this on Slashdot?

  4. For the US, the picture isn't all that clear... on YouTube Will Put Disclaimers On State-Funded Broadcasts To Fight Propaganda (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, PBS videos will now have the label "publicly funded American broadcaster," while RT will have this disclaimer: "RT is funded in whole or in part by the Russian government."

    Though mainstream media in the US aren't directly funded by the US government, they get favors from time to time. Otherwise how would one explain the fact that *all* mainstream media basically regurgitated the government's position in previous [unfortunate and unnecessary] wars?

    These are wars that are continuing to some degree even as I write this. After causing chaos, mayhem, confusion in distant lands, the US basically stated, "It's not our problem."

    Just ask the Europeans who now have to deal with the refugee influx by what our leaders caused with no checks from the media whatsoever!!!

  5. Re:We need examples of the elleged Russian action on Twitter Notifies 1.4 Million Users of Interaction With Russian Accounts (recode.net) · · Score: 1

    As far as I remember, it was the Bush administration who was pushing the made up WMD story in Iraq and feeding the bogus "evidence" to media and allies..

    As far as I remember, it was the Bush administration who was pushing the made up WMD story in Iraq and feeding the bogus "evidence" to media and allies who regurgitated the lies as they seem to be doing now.

    Let me ask again: Where's the irrefutable evidence?

  6. Re:We need examples of the elleged Russian action on Twitter Notifies 1.4 Million Users of Interaction With Russian Accounts (recode.net) · · Score: 1

    I have done some homework. All these entities you cite are the same ones that reported IRAQ as having WMDs. In short, they were regurgitating what some would call government propaganda.

    Result? An endless war with so many lives lost.

  7. Time to short the thing... on India Vows To Eliminate Use of Cryptocurrencies in the Country (hindustantimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Folks, time to short BitCoin. Please short this thing to make $$.

  8. We need examples of the elleged Russian action on Twitter Notifies 1.4 Million Users of Interaction With Russian Accounts (recode.net) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    When it comes to trolling, I will be most grateful if anyone presents clear-cut example(s) of what Russians are alleged to have exposed to us.

    I have a feeling it's not that different when compared to what the US agencies do themselves.

    So folks, spit out some examples.

  9. What is the USA still good at? on Samsung Surpasses Intel To Become the World's Largest Chipmaker (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 0

    Airplanes maybe?

    Or could it be cultural exportation - read Hip Hop?

    I kinda worry for my US of A.

    Ohh...just remembered one - fomenting chaos/wars/instability in distant lands which results into lucrative deals for [American based] arms manufacturers.

  10. Putin put it correctly... on Verizon Drops Plans To Sell Huawei Phones Due To US Government Pressure (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    These US folks are becoming experts in wasting time. Putin put it correctly: -

    "Dogs bark but the caravan goes on."

    We'll get them online. Enough said.

  11. Apple will still not get my money on Apple is Postponing Release of New Features To iOS This Year To Focus on Reliability and Performance: Report (axios.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I do not begrudge Apple, but I have never been impressed by their products, mostly because of refusal by Apple to inter-operate with other devices. Am I alone?

  12. Re:Mainstream media will give little airtime to th on A 15-Year-Old Convinced Verizon He Was the Head of the CIA (newsweek.com) · · Score: 0

    Good job denying reality. It's on literally every main stream media site.

    You have grave comprehension skills, don't you?

    You will benefit from a class in the art of English comprehension. To this end, you could perhaps explore availing yourself to some of these classes. You will not lose.

    The keyword in my statement is *air time* - meaning coverage on the airwaves. Not snippets of the topic on websites that not so many visit.

  13. Mainstream media will give little airtime to this on A 15-Year-Old Convinced Verizon He Was the Head of the CIA (newsweek.com) · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Yes, they will accord little to no serious air time to this story. Instead, they will promote the so called [Russian] "collusion", something I have never bought.

    But that aside, isn't this rather embarrassing?

  14. A rare thank you to Google. on Chrome 64 Released With Stronger Popup Blocker, Spectre Mitigations (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 0

    Further, Chrome 64 also comes with a bolstered popup blocker that can now block tab-under behavior, being much more efficient at blocking malvertising redirects.

    Now, I must appreciate Google for this roll-out. Who can say they do not listen? The listened to me and have now provided a way to block a number of offending sites I visit.

    For others, these sites surely include pr0n sites...

  15. Why should JPEG be replaced? on Can A New Open Photo File Format Replace JPEGs? (cnet.com) · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Can someone tell us what's wrong or deficient with JPEG?

  16. Can we ever rely on missile defense? I doubt! on Pentagon Document Confirms Existence of Russian Doomsday Torpedo (popularmechanics.com) · · Score: 1

    "being sea-based makes it immune to ballistic missile defense."

    What would its performance be in a situation whereby a target is inundated with hundreds of such missiles?

    That's why I sometimes laugh when I hear our PHBs brag about the marvelous missile defense systems we in the USA have. The Russians must be laughing even harder.

  17. Google is misguided, I am afraid! on Google's Fuchsia OS On the Pixelbook (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Even with Android in a mess when it comes to duplicate apps, Google still finds it prudent to author yet another computer operating system. How this makes sense I not sure. But you tell me whether it does.

    Let them fix Android first. Let them make it near flawless first. What's wrong with that approach? Why can't Google first make a credible MS Office replacement; a MS Outlook replacement on [the] existing platform then bother with this Fuchsia?

  18. Where's the video? on 'Text Bomb' Is Latest Apple Bug (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    causes an iPhone to crash and in some cases restart. Simply sending a message containing a link which pointed to Mr Masri's code on programming site GitHub would be enough to activate the bug -- even if the recipient did not click the link itself. Mr Masri said he "always reports bugs" before releasing them.

    I usually love seeing such bugs in action. Anyone can point us to the video?

  19. There will always be complainants, isn't it? on The Human Cost of the Apple Supply Chain Machine (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    No matter what an employer does, there will always be complainants. Even for Google, where many think is an utopia to work, has folks who complain. Heck, some have even quit...yet thousands keep applying to join.

    Are we asking Tim to kinda randomly send scouts to these factories?

  20. No... on Google Brings Map Service Back To China (nikkei.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Google has relaunched its map service in China after an eight-year absence, signaling a new era of cooperation between the American internet giant and local partners in fields such as artificial intelligence, reports Nikkei.

    I beg to disgree, and must posit as below: -

    Google, like many other big [American] companies, blinked, period!

  21. Slashdot still had to "rub it in..." on Samsung Will Unveil the Galaxy S9 Next Month At Mobile World Congress (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Talking about the Galaxy S7s...

    The phones were even good enough to make consumers forget about the disaster of the Galaxy Note 7 and its exploding batteries.

    Slashdot...really! You folks still had to make sure you rub it in. We moved on long ago. Why even raise this point at this time?

    Jeeez...!!

  22. Hope they will fix Messaging on Android next... on Google Rebrands All Its Payment Solutions As 'Google Pay' (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Look guys, to me, Messaging on Android has always been a big mess. I don't know why seemeingly smart folks at Google can't fix this. I sometimes wonder whether these folks use the products they author.

    If they did, and cared, they'd see the mess we ordinary folk find ourselves in. This page throws some light on the issue.

  23. Who is fooling who? on Google Sold 6.75 Million 'Google Home' Devices In the Last 80 Days (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    "more than one Google Home device every second since Google Home Mini started shipping in October," with roughly 6.75 million seconds since October 19 (the day the Home Mini officially went on sale)...

    With my grade 4 math, it doesn't appear to me that 6.75 million should be read as "...tens of millions..." or does it?

    Slashdot editors: I have noted you've been "slacking off" lately. Please step up your [Editorial] game.

  24. Whatever happened to Occupy Wall Street on US Calls On Iran To Unblock Social Media Sites Amid Protests (go.com) · · Score: 1, Insightful

    The USA "preaches" to other nations as if it's never done anything to stifle "free speech and expression" in areas under its jurisdiction.

    Don't we all remember what happened to the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations?

    For those that do not remember, folks engaged in these protests were all evicted.

  25. Who would ever have thought... on Louisana Police Bust an Infamous Nigerian Email Spam Scammer (hothardware.com) · · Score: 1

    ...that the fella looks like he actually does? I would never have thought so myself. I must admit that my mind was overtaken by stereotypes.

    That is: The Nigerian Scammer must look like a [typical] Nigerian!

    The Nigerian folk must be bemused! They will closely be watching the news. For once, we can look and examine ourselves when it comes to the implicit biases we have among our fellow brethren.