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  1. Can you provide references so this can become greater knowledge other than a third person account of 'It was horrible'? Please share.

    Your Warning is on spot I think. We used to make fun of people by calling them conspiracy theorists that that warned of their TV's being turned into listening devices. Now they actually DO have their own Internet connection, microphones and cameras in addition to our new smart phones. We also installed Xbox Kinects with their own camera system and Internet connection and those have been hacked before.

    https://www.slashgear.com/mit-...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

  2. Re: BK = BLACKLISTED on Burger King Won't Take a Hint; Alters TV Ad To Evade Google's Block (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    Obligatory XKCD:

    https://xkcd.com/327/

    That will teach you not to sanitize your purchasing inputs. :)

  3. I can't get behind this concept. on Children As Young As 13 Attending 'Smartphone Rehab' As Concerns Grow Over Screen Time (independent.co.uk) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This behavior really hasn't changed since I was a child. My Dad bitched about how much TV I watched, or how much time I spent outside, or this thing or the other thing that was my passion at the time. Too much sports ( Expensive ) Not enough sports ( anti-social ) This tired old argument and the argument for drugging children into submission boils down to to the need for a false sense of control when parents feel out of control of their own lives or when money is tight.

    They need rehab from the Ritalin, Xanax and other psychotropic medication ( Drugs ). As a parent if I think the child has had too much 'device time' I will take it away. If they want it back they have to have their chores done. It works pretty well.

    Additionally, don't fight the desire your child has, it may be the passion that fuels his income when they are adults. Ever have that conversation with your child "What do you want to do when you grow up?" They are showing you. If you tell them that's not viable because all you see is the money you spend on it, you fail to see the money that they could be making from it. Instead as a society their desires are beaten from them and can only answer when asked what they plan on doing with their lives: "I don't know" ( Because I was told the thing I love is worthless because it cost you money )

  4. Re:Short Term Cost Savings = Ruby on Rails Disaste on Why More Tech Companies Are Hiring People Without Degrees (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    I know it's Friday, but you should probably wait until the *evening* to get high.

  5. Re:Lessons from this are on Former Sysadmin Accused of Planting 'Time Bomb' In Company's Database (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    This is what the Change Advisory Board is for. Ever heard of a CAB meeting? Sometimes Downtime is mandatory. If you have other deployments that cannot be handled with a rolling update then piggy back during that deploy.

    Also, Since we are most likely dealing with AWS or some other virtualization an entirely new cluster could be rolled out if engineered correctly, and the traffic routed to the new cluster.

    ITIL :
    http://www.bmc.com/guides/itil...

    SAFe:
    http://www.scaledagileframewor...

  6. Re:MS pushing more into older OS or Linux/Mac on New Processors Are Now Blocked From Receiving Updates On Old Windows (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Prepare for battle

    Choose your Hero

  7. Re: MS pushing more into older OS or Linux/Mac on New Processors Are Now Blocked From Receiving Updates On Old Windows (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    If you had installed Linux onto Desktops more than 5 years ago you would know what I am referring to.

    It's not Bullshit:

    https://fedoraproject.org/wiki...

  8. Re: Elon Musk is . . . on Neuroscientists Weigh In On Elon Musk's Mysterious 'Neural Lace' Company (ieee.org) · · Score: 1

    +1 Funny.

  9. Re:Lessons from this are on Former Sysadmin Accused of Planting 'Time Bomb' In Company's Database (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    Unfortunately that is a PITA to do so people often don't :/

    Chef, Jenkins, Puppet, Thoughtworks GOCD.

    There's no excuse.

  10. Re:MS pushing more into older OS or Linux/Mac on New Processors Are Now Blocked From Receiving Updates On Old Windows (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    You underestimate the ingenuity of Linux Geeks, and the power of anti-trust, class-action lawsuits. Which *would* follow.

  11. Re:MS pushing more into older OS or Linux/Mac on New Processors Are Now Blocked From Receiving Updates On Old Windows (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    When the subscription service starts is when it will hit home.

    When people suddenly can't use the computer they had bought and paid for then they will search for other options.

    Additionally, when you say 'free' you can't switch to 'not free' later. It would be much like installing ransom-ware on a customers computer and expecting them not to complain.

    It would seem then that MS only option would be to make money by advertising through the OS which they seem to be doing already.

    Windows 10 is already banned in my home, and I have been migrating my children to Linux now. When they leave the house, they are going to know Linux, and not care much about windows.

    Cya.

  12. Re: MS pushing more into older OS or Linux/Mac on New Processors Are Now Blocked From Receiving Updates On Old Windows (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    I am going to guess that 'broken out of the box' means there's things you have to install because of licensing issues with jpg, mpg, etc.

  13. Re:MS pushing more into older OS or Linux/Mac on New Processors Are Now Blocked From Receiving Updates On Old Windows (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Korora

  14. Re:Lessons from this are on Former Sysadmin Accused of Planting 'Time Bomb' In Company's Database (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    As far as DevOps or infrastructure as code stuff goes passwords can be obfuscated through the use of encrypted data bags but ultimately the password is going to be in a plain text password file on the storage mechanism of the server like Wordpress or Drupal, etc.

    I am referring to requiring the use of encrypted config files.

  15. Re:Lessons from this are on Former Sysadmin Accused of Planting 'Time Bomb' In Company's Database (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    Also all apps have DB passwords in plain text in the config files.

    FTFY.

    Though it's been a weakness for so long you would think someone would have created a means of encrypting connection data like you would sign a certificate signing request for an SSL cert. At least add another hoop to jump through in case site performance wasn't dismal enough.

  16. Re:Elon Musk is . . . on Neuroscientists Weigh In On Elon Musk's Mysterious 'Neural Lace' Company (ieee.org) · · Score: 1

    that's just regular capitalism. And we can respect that with turning into hero worship.

    Ok, I can buy that. Thank you for making a good point and not devolve into name calling. :)

  17. Re:Elon Musk is . . . on Neuroscientists Weigh In On Elon Musk's Mysterious 'Neural Lace' Company (ieee.org) · · Score: 2

    So what if he is? Why should I have a problem with someone trying to turn a profit while improving our quality of life?

    Are you mental?

    If you had a million dollars, would you spend it all on tents for the homeless and be broke or would you invest it so every year you could buy 100,000 worth of tents and training for the homeless every year?

    Even if he didn't buy tents. It's his money, he earned it through sweat and or intelligence. Don't be so jealous.

  18. Re: Oh yeah, did we mention the truth.. on Portland Commits To 100 Percent Renewable Energy By 2050 (cnbc.com) · · Score: 2

    If there's to be no winning with the environmental crowd then why should we give a rats knackers what any of you think?

    Every form of power generation that you so eagerly consume with technology like smart-phones, laptops, electric cars and espresso machines has a cost to generate.

    From the manufacturing ( Strip mining, child labor, slavery in some countries. ) and mass shipping of solar cells, batteries, and the controlling electronics to the birds set on fire at Solar towers, to birds struck by windmills. Coal slurry and Oil / Gas combustion, potential for nuclear meltdown, etc, etc, etc.

    Hydroelectric is by far the quietest, safest means. You say it destroys eco-systems, but it produces no pollution and *provides a new ecosystem that supports more life than it did before.*

    You little pricks really do need to shove off. If you don't like electricity then stop using electrical devices and move into tents someplace.

  19. There's value in that too. Have some compassion.

  20. Re:Elon Musk is . . . on Neuroscientists Weigh In On Elon Musk's Mysterious 'Neural Lace' Company (ieee.org) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I assume he read about something like this in a scifi novel when he was a kid and now that he's rich he's throwing money at it

    As a fan for the progression of technology I hail him as a hero for sacrificing his funds to make the world a better place. He deserves all the fame in the world. It's not like he's selfishly using his riches to be Batman, he's contributing his gobs of money for the betterment of Humanity.

    What have you done to help your fellow man today, other than to post as an anonymous coward to belittle the selfless ambitions of a man using his billions for the greater good?

  21. Re:Something to weigh in on on Neuroscientists Weigh In On Elon Musk's Mysterious 'Neural Lace' Company (ieee.org) · · Score: 0

    Sounds like you want the BSD License.

    Also Mod down for off-topic.

  22. Re:Pay gap is real, but exaggerated on Google Schools US Government About Gender Pay Gap (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    This thread went from 5 insightful to full retard at the speed Womyn being typed.

    It's very easy to see where the real problem is. unfortunately it's going to take money and time spent in court to combat it.

    How long until this crap goes away again?

  23. Millennial prejudice projections. on McDonald's Is Now Accepting Snapchats As Job Applications (thenextweb.com) · · Score: 5, Interesting

    When it's very clear we are being told how we should view news articles with a pre-judgement inserted into the article heading.

    (I vomited a little)

    It may be cheesy, but not puke worthy. We are talking about the employee application process not their food.

    to the OP: Why not let the public discuss and decide what they will without injecting your own immature opinions before they have had a chance to RTFA?

  24. Re:What's the carbon cost of this "initiative"? on NASA Puts the Earth Up For Adoption (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Touchy little guy aren't you?

    Would those above comments have hit a little too close to home?

    I don't see where race has anything to do with this since I see all nationalities doing it. But since you seem so smug and racist lets go into more detail:

    How much environmental damage is caused by mass open-pit mining of the rare earth minerals it takes to build a smartphone, a battery of any capacity, Lithium or Lead Acid? The Burial and associated leeching of those materials back into the environment they were disposed of?

    All these environmentalists are really terrorists. Demanding every power generation technology be banned out-right or focused on environments *they* don't care about in other countries. Shutting down business around them in favor of concentrating the pollution in *someone else's country* so they can jog with their music playing on their iPod through a pristine silent environment they don't need to journey for days to get to.

    Talk about privilege. Fucking check it assholes.

    In the meantime, BioDiesel and Alcohol fuel can be created from rotting vegetable matter that's renewable. But you don't want to smell the exhaust or hear the engines purr for the 'cabon footprint' that hasn't been reduced, just offset to some third world country they don't care about.

    The 'Green' movement may as well be 'blood red'.

  25. Re: over suspected "hacking" that helped Donald Tr on Russian Arrested in Spain 'Over US Election Hacking' (bbc.com) · · Score: 1, Insightful

    This would not be the first time a major news outlet altered the text and headline of an article. Slashdot has been known to do it also.

    Curious development.