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  1. Re:Bruce Schneier on Schneier: The NSA Is Commandeering the Internet · · Score: 2

    The actions of Columbus' crew predate thay kind of fraud by a century: "buying" gold (jewels) from the Taino indians in 1492 with glass beads and other trinkets.

    How is that different from the government now buying our privacy from us with iPhones and other shiny gadgets?

  2. Re:Cool but probably not feasible... on Elon Musk's 'Hyperloop': More Details Revealed · · Score: 1

    It can have curves, no problem. They'll just have to be about 10 times longer then the USA's highway curves (for the same comfort level as highway driving).

  3. Re:How can an OS have such a fundamental problem? on All Bitcoin Wallets On Android Vulnerable To Theft · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The problem isn't doing it, the problem is in getting the "random needs effort" message though thick developer's skulls.

    (Same as most other cryptographic problems, eg. correctly implementing AES isn't what makes your code secure, it's only the very first step...)

  4. Re:A better way to phrase it: on Stop Fixing All Security Vulnerabilities, Say B-Sides Security Presenters · · Score: 5, Funny

    Everybody knows hackers will just shrug and give up after you fix 90% of your vulnerabilities.

  5. Re:Ever notice on Should the Next 'Doctor Who' Be a Woman? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The whole point of Dr. Who (well, one of the points) is that the female assistants keep on showing him up...it's a showcase for smart, self-empowered women.

  6. Re:$1.2 billion payroll system on Australian State Bans IBM From All Contracts After Payroll Bungle · · Score: 3

    If I were paying $1.2 billion for something as rote as a payroll system, it better be fucking amazing.

    The real WTF is that IBM still don't have an off-the-shelf payroll system.

    Paying people's wages is almost the original computer application.

  7. Re:Ah bedbugs on Researchers Develop New Trap To Capture Bloodsucking Bed Bugs · · Score: 1

    Sounds like the sort of story I'd tell to landlords after a few beers....

  8. Re:Funny, but glad on Researchers Develop New Trap To Capture Bloodsucking Bed Bugs · · Score: 1

    I'd been baiting my traps with an an aerosol can of CO2 produced by emissions from an SUV belching C02 into a Styrofoam container full of dry ice kept cool by an R-22 refrigeration system powered by my diesel generator.

    Yep. That sounds like an all-American solution to a problem.

  9. Re:Why not? on Administration Seeks To Make Unauthorized Streaming A Felony · · Score: 1

    What does "activist" have to do with it? He's accused of a definite offense which is nothing to do with activism.

  10. Re:Why not? on Administration Seeks To Make Unauthorized Streaming A Felony · · Score: 1

    They did ask. In fact, they asked him not to leave the country.

    No, they said he was free to go and gave him his passport back.

    Get a fucking clue

    Quite.

  11. Re:Why not? on Administration Seeks To Make Unauthorized Streaming A Felony · · Score: 1

    If they want to talk to him, they only need to ask and I have no doubt it would be granted.

    Julian has invited them to come over.

  12. Re:These numbers are not the true numbers on Xerox Photocopiers Randomly Alter Numbers, Says German Researcher · · Score: 1, Informative

    Too much XKCD?

    https://xkcd.com/1022/

  13. Re:We are living in interesting times on Half of Tor Sites Compromised, Including TORMail · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Actually, a judge has yet to find whether it's OK or not. The admissibility of the evidence in these cases is going to hinge on whether or not it was collected through legal means. And no matter which way the judge finds, the loser is going to appeal. As far as I know, this is all untested legal ground.

    You're forgetting something: They said 'pedophile' in the press release.

  14. Re:No JavaScript == No Web. on New JavaScript-Based Timing Attack Steals All Browser Source Data · · Score: 0

    Which I did.

    The trouble is, very few websites work without it.

    In other words, I was whitelisting every website that I visited.

    Javascript is used so much, I never came across a website that would function without it.

    No JavaScript == No Web.

    There's a reason you're posting AC...?

    a) Your story sounds unlikely
    b) If you think your security is worth less than a mouse click then you'll get the browsing experience you deserve.

  15. Re:Yes, there is a simple fix on New JavaScript-Based Timing Attack Steals All Browser Source Data · · Score: 2

    You could try enabling it on your bank's website.

  16. Re:antiquated system on New, Privacy-Oriented, FOSS Web-mail: Mailpile · · Score: 1

    The real problem is that email is antiquated, are far more complicated than it needs to be. Instead of bolting a new face on it, make a better protocol.

    People who find it intolerable for those reasons that are already using whatsapp, etc

  17. Re:Huh? on Using Java In Low Latency Environments · · Score: 1

    Some languages allow you to write programs more quickly than other languages.

    The difference between Java and C++ is minimal.

  18. Re:Private browsing on Surveillance Story Turns Into a Warning About Employer Monitoring · · Score: 1

    Men in black cars are scarier than SWAT teams. SWAT teams can only shoot you.

  19. Re:No killer app on Asus CEO On Windows RT: "We're Out." · · Score: 2

    And guess what? Most people use Office sitting at a desk, not on a Sofa.

  20. Re:Makes sense on Asus CEO On Windows RT: "We're Out." · · Score: 2

    Nope. The "news" part is that they're confirming that Microsoft's bet-the-company strategy is failing.

  21. Re:And you think they're the only one why? on Samsung Caught Boosting Galaxy S4 Benchmarks · · Score: 4, Insightful

    No different than how Samsung made tons of commercials poking fun of iPhone users. If you make a better product just show the product. If you make an inferior product then take cheap shots at the competition.

    Yep. Apple would never make adverts poking fun at the competition...

  22. Re:The incredible irony of.. on Apple Retailer Facing Class Action Suit Over Employee Bag Checks · · Score: 1

    Ford paid his workers well so they could afford his card. Maybe if they paid them better they wouldn't have to worry about this.

    Maybe they're pocketing them to sell on eBay.

  23. Re:Great, now what about phosphorous? on Nitrogen Fixing Bacteria That Can Colonize Most Plants Discovered · · Score: 1

    So what do we do about phosphorous?

    Start looking for a solution...?

    Are you seriously suggesting we don't do this because it only removes one of the three ingredients of artificial fertilizer?

  24. Re:Quick! on Nitrogen Fixing Bacteria That Can Colonize Most Plants Discovered · · Score: 2

    Triffids!

  25. Re:Carbon Fibre Durability on BMW Debuts First Electric Vehicle Made Primarily of Carbon Fiber · · Score: 1

    Does a ding in the door mean that the entire door's structural integrity has been compromised? I've always wondered how long a carbon fibre driveshaft would last, much less the frame/structure that would save someone in a crash.

    Gee, if only there were people who actually know stuff like that. We could get them to design the cars instead of the liberal-arts-majors who design them at the moment...