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  1. Public Registration Information. on Guy Robs Someone At Gunpoint For Domain Name, Gets 20 Years In Jail (vice.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This is why it is a bad idea to have public registration information. It should really only be available with a court order; yet many domain name registrars charge you a fee to keep your information safe.

  2. or Apple in the 90s on Apple is Really Bad At Design (theoutline.com) · · Score: 1

    Q: So ... what's in common between Apple in the 90s and now?

    A: No Steve Jobs.

    Steve had an outstanding insight into what was good and what was crap. For the first time since the 90s, I am unsure of the future of Apple.

  3. Is anybody really surprised by this? on US Consumer Groups Warn 'Robot Car Bill' Threatens Safety (consumerreports.org) · · Score: 1

    Given the amount of money these companies are [probably] throwing at federal, state, and local government in order to make this happen. Safety be dammed, as long as the money is rolling in.

  4. Sounds a little dangerous ... security-wise. on We Need To Reboot the Culture of View Source (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    If they are suggesting that people need to view the source of the back-end (php, python, java, etc.) then that could lead to some security concerns. Knowing exactly how a site works could make it easier for some unscrupulous individual to hack into said site.

  5. Kinda sad, actually. on 'Call For a Ban On Child Sex Robots' (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    A robot like this could actually be a good form of therapy or an outlet for people suffering from pedophilia.

  6. Re:Fidgets got it's maker nada on New Fidget Spinners Are Catching On Fire (newsweek.com) · · Score: 1

    Actually ... Hettinger is not the inventor of the fidget spinner.

  7. It's called "testing". on 6 Female Founders Accuse VC Justin Caldbeck of Making Unwanted Advances (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    How does a person know the advances are unwanted unless they first make the advances?

  8. Simply don't allow the IoT devices on your local network ... problem solved.

  9. Question on chemistry on It's Too Hot For Some Planes To Fly In Phoenix (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    Hot air is less dense than cold air

    If hot air can hold more water vapor than cold air, how is hot air less dense?

  10. why didn't the car just pull over and shut off?

    Because the "autopilot" isn't an autopilot. It is a driving assist feature, and not meant for complex driving conditions or maneuvers, like finding a safe shoulder on which to pull off, and I'm sure nobody wants a car to stop in the middle of the road.

  11. "if Steve Jobs had his way" on Steve Jobs Wanted the First iPhone To Have a Permanent Back Button Like Android (bgr.com) · · Score: 1

    Since when did Steve Jobs not have his way?

    And, yes, I mean before he died.

  12. Panic on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Prepare For The Theft Of Your PC? · · Score: 1

    I like to keep things simple.

  13. So ... like my [almost] 2-year-old Samsung, then? on The Next iPhone Will Have Wireless Charging, Says Apple Supplier (9to5mac.com) · · Score: 1

    n/m

  14. Let me get this straight ... on Multi-Million Dollar Upgrade Planned To Secure 'Failsafe' Arctic Seed Vault (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    They build the seed vault to protect the Earth's plants in the event of an environmental disaster ... like climate change.

    However, the vault, itself, isn't immune to the effects of said climate change.

    Somebody wasn't thinking.

  15. Re:how 25 versus 15 percent is six times more like on Why Women Devs Are Hard To Recruit and Even Harder To Keep (windowsitpro.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm on the fence about this. On the one hand, changing diapers is disgusting ... so, YAY! On the other hand, sexism ... BOO!

  16. The article suggests ... on Can Older IT Workers 'Navigate' Ageism? (cio.com) · · Score: 1

    bringing any concerns about ageism to your Human Resources department

    LOL ... As if HR was there to help you, the pathetic employee.

  17. Not "top of the line" on Android Creator Andy Rubin Launches Top-of-the-line Essential Phone (theverge.com) · · Score: 1
    • No 3.5mm headphone jack
    • No SD card slot
  18. This shit is bananas ... on Amazon's 1.7 Million Free Bananas 'Disrupting' Local Fruit Economy (consumerist.com) · · Score: 1

    B - A - N - A - N - A - S

  19. Robots don't complain.

    My Roomba gave me a pretty questionable sideways glance yesterday. I think it's out to get me.

  20. Since I've started listening to YouTube music videos at work, I have ended up purchasing more music than I would have had I not been listening to YouTube music videos.

  21. Nothing to see here. on After Almost Two Years, The Air Force's Mysterious X-37B Space Plane Lands (space.com) · · Score: 1

    The plane is simply using the Air Force's new warp technology to check out some neighboring solar systems for conquering ... ummm, I meant colonization.

  22. It was, actually, pretty easy for me to use my G.I. Bill.

  23. Better sue the car company, just to be safe. on Social Media Giants Sued For Helping ISIS (torontosun.com) · · Score: 1

    Better sue the company that made the vehicle the shooters used to go to and from the attack. Also better sue the gun manufacturers for making the weapons the shooters used. While we're at it, we should sue Walmart and some other stores for providing food and clothing to keep the shooters alive until they could kill their victims. Lastly, sue the people who rented the shooters their apartment that kept them safely sheltered until they were able to go on their rampage.

  24. Is anybody really surprised by this? on NSA Collected Americans' Phone Records Despite Law Change, Says Report (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm not.

  25. Re:Economics is hard on The Biggest Time Suck at the Office Might Be Your Computer (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    The cost of a decent chair over its 10-20 year lifetime is even smaller. Yet somehow companies refuse to spend 1% of a salary on something that will make people 5% more efficient.

    I am currently sitting in a chair that absolutely sucks, and I have no hope that my telling my boss will have any effect whatsoever.