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  1. There is no easy solution for Vietnam. on US Asks Vietnam To Stop Russian Bomber Refueling Flights From Cam Ranh Air Base · · Score: 1

    Sure there is... partner with the SINO/Russian alliance, that's what is growing in the near future not the US.

  2. Steve Jobs's disdain for the medium. on Steve Jobs's Big Miss: TV · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I agree with him, he was %100 correct in this regard.

    Only the bean counters would want to dabble in that banality.

  3. Drones. on LAPD Police Claim Helicopters Stop Crimes Before They Happen · · Score: 1

    Quieter, cheaper, safer, fly longer, just better.

  4. Re:Scenario on New Evidence Strengthens NSA Ties To Equation Group Malware · · Score: 1

    You don't have the clearance for this thread.

  5. Re:Scenario on New Evidence Strengthens NSA Ties To Equation Group Malware · · Score: 1

    NSA do poke their fingers into commercial interest.

    Personally I think the majority of the work they do is related to finance in some fashion.

  6. Re:Scenario on New Evidence Strengthens NSA Ties To Equation Group Malware · · Score: 4, Funny

    As much as Snowden is.

  7. Scenario on New Evidence Strengthens NSA Ties To Equation Group Malware · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Hypothetical Scenario: I work as a coder for the NSA, I work with an extremely talented group, we code the latest, most aggressive malware available.

    We make the Russians look like Girl Scouts.

    How much do you think they pay me?

    How much could I make selling the stuff I code at the NSA to various "businesses".

    Does anyone in that position believe in nationalism?

  8. Israel in Charge on Why Israel Could Be the Next Cybersecurity World Power · · Score: 0

    I feel safer already...

  9. TOR is throughly compromised and they don't want people to stop using it, they want them to feel "safe" using it.

  10. Not Really True on Mental Health Experts Seek To Block the Paths To Suicide · · Score: 1

    Experts and laymen have long assumed that people who died by suicide will ultimately do it even if temporarily deterred.

    Yes some that are suffering will go until they are "relieved", but I am reminded of the story of Kevin Hines, the man who jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge and instantly regretted it, survived to tell us.
    He states he prayed to survive and never thinks about suicide any longer.

    I wonder how many other would say the same if they had survived.

    http://www.theblaze.com/storie...

    https://www.google.com/search?...

  11. The Clintons on Clinton's Private Email System Gets a Security "F" Rating · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Left office broke and in debt, show arrogance and disregard for established law and regulation, and Bill had a very, very large hand in the housing crisis.

    Does anyone really think Hillary is a good choice?

  12. Do Not Buy Hardline on Another Upscaled Console Game: Battlefield Hardline · · Score: 1

    Most of the folks in the Battlefield community are in agreement, they will be skipping Hardline for another game or waiting until a new BF comes out.

  13. ? whaaaa on Yik Yak Raises Controversy On College Campuses · · Score: 2

    Colleges are largely powerless to deal with the havoc Yik Yak is wreaking.

    Huh? A piece of software is wreaking havoc? Wouldn't it be the sociopathic children that attend the school that are creating the havoc?

  14. Huh... on UK Gov't Asks: Is 10 Years In Jail the Answer To Online Pirates? · · Score: 1, Insightful

    One wonders if decades of digital piracy is what leads to the inevitable oppression we are coming under.

  15. Autonomous cars and your continued oppression make it so.

  16. *chortle* on Users Decry New Icon Look In Windows 10 · · Score: 1

    I remember this happening with iOS and the first thought that came to mind was "Naw... you're just too lazy to make a good icon, that's why you switched".

  17. Laugh on Machine Intelligence and Religion · · Score: 1

    A true AI could compile all known information, and come to a very good argument against (or perhaps for) the popular concept of "God" being true.

    I wouldn't want to have to argue my deities existence with an AI.

  18. "and it looks like we've won." on Republicans Back Down, FCC To Enforce Net Neutrality Rules · · Score: 2

    Yeah... well I'll keep the cork in until we see just how many hidden scams are added to any legislation.

  19. Laugh... on Smart Homes Often Dumb, Never Simple · · Score: 1

    the biggest lie their marketers tell us is that it'll be simple and easy to set up and operate all these gadgets.

    LMAO, same with all computers and gadgets, another quote "It will make your life easier".

  20. And when they move? on NoFlyZone.org Aims To Keep the Airspace Above Your Home Drone-Free · · Score: 1

    The process seems simple enough. Users visit NoFlyZone.org and enter their home address along with some basic information. This data is then processed by the NoFlyZone.org database, which registers the address and its GPS coordinates. This information is then relayed to drone manufacturers to create a geofence around the home and render their products unable to fly over the property.

    Fucking stupid on so many levels, but I have to say it never ceases to amaze me at the things humans will build, and then try to monetize.

  21. Sigh on Facebook Will Soon Be Able To ID You In Any Photo · · Score: 1

    Nor is it yet possible for a computer to scour the Internet and find you in random, uncaptioned photos.

    Actually that is possible, and why are you people still using Facebook?

  22. Because on Ask Slashdot: Is There a Modern IP Webcam That Lets the User Control the Output? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You're looking for a "webcam", stop looking for a "webcam" and you will find what you want.

  23. Laugh.. on Eric Schmidt: Our Perception of the Internet Will Fade · · Score: 1

    And with your permission and all of that

    Interesting attitude there.

  24. So... on Google Fund To Pay For 1 Million Copies of Charlie Hebdo · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Will it have a caricature of Muhammad?

    That's what needs to happen, millions and millions of Muhammad cartoons all over the World.

  25. One word on Short-Term Exposure To Diesel Fumes Causes Changes In Gene Expression · · Score: 1

    Morlocks.