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  1. Re:"could not recall" on FBI Releases Hillary Clinton Email Report (cnn.com) · · Score: 2

    So, she is the most qualified human ever to walk the earth, but she is so incompetent that she didn't know she couldn't mishandle classified information? Adds up!

  2. Re:It's Hillary time! on The Unsettling Relationship Between Russia and Wikileaks (dailymail.co.uk) · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Funny how the media lambasted Mitt Romney for his position on Russia being a shitty foe. But now, omg so bad!

  3. "Credit Karma of LinkedIn" on WrkRiot Collapses Amongst Allegations of Fraud (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    What the fuck does it even mean? This is wha WrkRiot positioned themselves as. It makes no sense.

  4. Big surprise some jackhole Silicon Valley on 'Legalist' Startup Automates The Lawsuit Strategy Peter Thiel Used To Bankrupt Gawker (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    startup wanted to cash in on this. Lawsuits as a Service! Can't wait until this extends to software patent litigation.

  5. Re:"just because everybody is looking for new..." on Apple Under Tim Cook: More Socially Responsible, Less Visionary (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    I've been sitting and waiting to replace my 4yo Macbook Pro for over a year now. Cash sitting in my checking account to do so. Getting tired of waiting.

  6. It is a tool to hack, you idiot on Computer Science Professor Mocks The NSA's Buggy Code (softpedia.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The real issue is what was exploited that one should be concerned about the quality of the code. "Oh man your shell scripts suck!"

  7. The better question is why do people think they ar on Do You Own Your Own Fingerprints? (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Authentication tools? If company X has your fingerprint data to "secure" your data (and does so poorly) - what happens when they get hacked and that data is used against company Y and Z? You can't request new fingerprint or biometric data

  8. Re:it can't be for distributing copyrighted materi on Man Who Teaches People How To Repair Their MacBooks Alludes To Apple Lawsuit (gamerevolution.com) · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Guy is a whiner. Every one of his videos is bitching about Apple. Then this one is a vaguebook "I can't say too much, woe is me I had a hard life" garbage. He did fuck up by showing the schematics on video and talking about them endlessly.

    But this guy has been gaming Reddit for "viral" content and look here how he now is on /., surprise!

  9. It has always been that way on Apple Slams Spotify For Asking For 'Preferential Treatment' (buzzfeed.com) · · Score: 1, Informative

    If you want to sell SUBSCRIPTIONS via your App on Apple, you have to give them a cut. There are means to circumvent (having people go to your website to signup and pay) but taking payment and not giving apple their pound of flesh has always been operating procedure. I am unsure the problem here? I mean, you might not like the terms (30% is a lot) but it hasn't changed in years.

  10. Duh on Apple Discontinues Thunderbolt Display (macrumors.com) · · Score: 1

    Because it is going to be USB-C next.

  11. just like ripping the dvd drive out of laptops on Taking the Headphone Jack Off Phones Is User-Hostile and Stupid (theverge.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    No one will care in a year.

  12. YouTube had an IPO? on Trent Reznor: YouTube Is Built On the Back Of Stolen Content (theguardian.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well that's news to everyone

  13. Re: Swift is stable. on Apple Introduces New File System AFPS With Tons Of 'Solid' Features (apple.com) · · Score: 2

    Lack of backwards compatibility is the issue. You shouldn't have to refactor your entire code base once a year (oh and Xcode doesn't support Swift refactoring). That is the gripe. Move the language forward, don't break it yearly. Swift is a nice language, I enjoy using it, but this is a big issue.

  14. You forgot the most important part: Emojis! on Apple Announces iOS 10, watchOS 3, and new features for tvOS · · Score: 4, Funny

    Emojis for everyone! Auto replace text with Emoji, a most important feature to any Swifty Developer(TM)!

    Barf, what a fucking terrible keynote.

  15. Re:SMS was never true 2-factor on How Activist DeRay Mckesson's Twitter Account Was Hacked · · Score: 1

    If all i have to do is pop your sim out of your phone and put it in mine, it isn't much of an authentication factor

  16. Why would they have admitted they could? on NSA Couldn't Hack San Bernardino Shooter's iPhone; Now Working On Exploiting IoT (theintercept.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Anyone with a brain knew there was nothing of value on that phone. They shredded their two personal phones. If the NSA has the capabilities why would they have wasted them on such a dumb fucking case that was a loser?

  17. Re: what did they break this time on Apple Releases First Preview of Swift 3.0 (macrumors.com) · · Score: 2

    What a fucking disaster. I like swift a lot more than ObjC, but this shit is insane.

  18. What is the fun of fuck you money on Tech Billionaire Peter Thiel Secretly Bankrolled Hulk Hogan's Lawsuit Against Gawker: Reports (gawker.com) · · Score: 1

    If you can't fuck over people that pissed you off

  19. No wonder Apple is losing money on Apple To Launch Thinner, Lighter MacBook Pro Models With OLED Touch Bar, Touch ID In Fall (9to5mac.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I've been waiting to upgrade my MBP for a year now. It is a 2012 and feeling long in the tooth. Been waiting for a "redesign" - but Q4? Lord.

  20. There is only one reason they are doing this on FDA To Regulate E-Cigarettes Like Tobacco (cnn.com) · · Score: 2

    So they can tax the fuck out of it. Can't have something stealing tax dollars from uncle sugar now can we?

  21. Why are companies allowed to basically self valida on Nearly All New Diesel Cars Exceed Official Pollution Limits (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Why aren't there independent labs doing the validation of their claims? Expecting these companies to not fudge their numbers is wishful thinking.

  22. Well, certainly jumped the shark looking to stay r on Snowden Predicts Global iPhone Hack, Records Song (popsci.com) · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Recording music, trying to pry his way into the FBIvApple which he knows nothing about. Great bro.

  23. Re: More Microsoft PR Here Today? on Microsoft Makes Xamarin Free In Visual Studio, Will Open Source Core Xamarin Tech (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    It is almost like they have their developer conference going on or something. This site is fucking stupid. Bitch about MS for almost two decades - then they about fave and start open sourcing massive quantities of products and getting software to run on Linux, bitch more.

  24. It is part of apples corporate culture on Apple's Lack of Bug Bounty Program May Explain Why Hackers Would Help FBI · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    If you've dealt with Apple internally you know the koolaid flows like water. There is very much a "our shit don't stink" when it comes to infosec. Just spout a vulnerability off in front of their sales people and see how they react. It does nothing but harm them.

  25. Re: Timing on How Donald Trump Uses Twitter As a Weapon of Fear · · Score: 1

    It is common practice for news to run front page with stories, when proven false bury retractions in the back of the paper. Oddly, turn about isn't fair play to them. Not pro trump by far, but this is the media SOP.