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  1. ..(and apparently harder than surgery).

  2. Just a guess.. on Galileo Satellites Are Experiencing Multiple Clock Failures (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    " It appears the rubidium failures 'all seem to have a consistent signature, linked to probable short circuits, and possibly a particular test procedure performed on the ground."

    Dependent upon what the what the test was designed to do, it either passed or failed. It's probably best not to test it again.

  3. Re:Not sure what to think.... on President Obama Commutes Chelsea Manning's Sentence (theverge.com) · · Score: 2

    "I'm genuinely curious as to how it damages / inconveniences / hurts you to just call her a her?"

      Probably just a semantic thing. I too have a problem addressing a person with a penis as "she".

  4. Re:Thousands of slashdotters on Thousands Of Cubans Now Have Internet Access (ap.org) · · Score: 1

    "THOUSANDS OF CUBANS already had Internet access."

    Which pales in comparison to the throughput of their thumbdrive sneakernet (or used to).

  5. Re:Top priority? Always? on Hackers Corrupt Data For Cloud-Based Medical Marijuana System (bostonglobe.com) · · Score: 1

    "I assume HIPAA rules apply since this is medical usage. Were they adhered to?"

      I don't think you can use protection of a Federal Act to protect yourself from a Federal Crime. Somehow, I don't think dog hunts.

  6. It's amazing on CVS Announces Super Cheap Generic Alternative To EpiPen (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    When a 10,000% markup is celebrated as a discount from the status quo.

  7. Re:Streamlined Outsourcing on Are Remote Offices Becoming The New Normal? (backchannel.com) · · Score: 1

    Untrue. Not everyone provides as high quality results in the consistent and reliable manner as I do. I haven't seen an office or co-worker in 4 years.

  8. Use high quality sources on The US Government Funds A War On Online Fake News (bangordailynews.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    I use a high quality source for my news. TheOnion.com is America's finest news source (it says so in Google) and provides me with everything I need to know about news. If everyone would use high quality news sources, we would all know the truth like I do.

  9. Re:Alternate sources on Great Barrier Reef Has Worst Coral Die-Off Ever, Report Finds (usatoday.com) · · Score: -1, Troll

    Slightly more realistic.

    http://www.dw.com/en/great-bar...

  10. is how the media twists and contorts just about every news item lately to paint the President Elect in a negative manner. Either liberal views or an attempt to stay relevant in this day and age, either way it's just sickening.
      Face the facts, the liberal opinion and political agenda doesn't work and the people have voted as such. Media as we knew it is just getting lost in the noise that is the internet. Intelligent people are able to see the difference between signal and noise no matter how much noise the liberal media produces.

      Whereas our political system isn't perfect, its better than any in history and people are more intelligent than the media.

  11. to your OS to execute unknown code is just plain stupid. Clicking on a file without knowing what it consists of is even more stupid.

  12. "May I offer my professional opinion, as someone who runs a newspaper:"

    Dude, you publish less than 3000 copies on an island that the total population is less than 300,000 in the South Pacific.
    So no, I don't consider you as someone who "professionally runs a newspaper". I also don't consider you close enough to the source to have any information more than any capable reader.

      Additionally, I think your location and current tidal issues bias your opinion significantly.

  13. Quit blowing smoke! on Trump To Scrap NASA Climate Research In Crackdown On 'Politicized Science' (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1, Insightful

    And quit reporting supposition as fact. Enough already!

  14. A strong firewall on Ask Slashdot: Could A 'Smart Firewall' Protect IoT Devices? · · Score: 1
  15. Re:Blame the news websites. on Snopes.com Editor on Fake News: Social Media Is Not the Problem (backchannel.com) · · Score: 1

    "about a year ago a muslim dude and his family had their visa to the US canceled,"

      If he was from a country where terrorists originate (esp Saudi Arabia) he shouldn't have even been issued a visa in the first place. Not because he's muslim, because he's a citizen from an area where combatants live.

      Yes, I know it's not fair. It's not discrimination, it's war. War isn't fair.

  16. Re:So, Apple is charging to fix their design flaw? on Apple Launches 'Touch Disease' Repair Program For iPhone 6 Plus (macrumors.com) · · Score: 1

    You touched on in it a bit but, if it reaches class action status one thing is pretty well guaranteed, the class gets fucked and the attorneys get paid.

  17. Re:Had I a facebook account... on Facebook Bug Tells Users They Are Dead (fortune.com) · · Score: 1

    Then you could have said, "Had I had" assuming you would have the ability post mortem:-)

  18. Re:Where's the beef? on Apple Shared User Data With Governments, Says WikiLeaks Email (dailydot.com) · · Score: 1

    It's not with disclosure by warrant, it's disclosure by " other forms of legal process". I don't know of any other form of legal process that permits release or use of any user data without the user's express permission (including "metadata").

  19. Re:Leave the douchebag alone on Hotspot Vigilantes Are Trying to Beam the Internet To Julian Assange (vice.com) · · Score: 2

    "Right, because he can't be charged until he's interviewed."

      BS. Anyone can be charged without an interview. Anyone intelligent person who thinks they're at risk to being charged shouldn't allow an interview in the first place.

      Or does the 5th amendment not apply anymore?

  20. Distraction on CIA Prepping For Possible Cyber Strike Against Russia (nbcnews.com) · · Score: 2

    This is typical of people acting irresponsible. The real blame here is the people responsible for securing the data in the original place. They are the ones at fault and are using the media to distract from the fact that they are the failures in the first place. Had they done their job, secured their data, they wouldn't be searching high and low for someone to blame.

      If I leave $100 bill on a table in public and return to find it gone, I'm the one to blame. It's time the parties responsible for securing systems with worldwide access to stand up and admit their failures and to start doing their jobs.

  21. Re:years behind on Russia Builds Microwave Weapon To Take Down Enemy Drones (thestack.com) · · Score: 1

    Silly Wabbit.. docs and instructions are for those that don't already know it all!

  22. Re: Useless numbers? on French Banks Offer Credit Card Numbers That Change Every Hour (thememo.com) · · Score: 1

    An I use an SAE adjustable wrench, can't seem to find a metric adjustable in the US. Know where I can buy one?

  23. That's awesome.. on Germany Unveils a Hydrogen-Powered Passenger Train (fortune.com) · · Score: 1

    Until you figure out that 95% of the hydrogen is produced from carbon fuels.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

  24. Re:Very cruel on How Cities Are Using Dry Ice To Kill Rats (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    You either let the fox kill the chicken, then take it from him. Or you kill it yourself for a healthy dinner and a delicious soup!

  25. Re:Can't be that great a tool on NYPD Says Talking About Its IMSI Catchers Would Make Them Vulnerable To Hacking (vice.com) · · Score: 2

    Because the law enforcement advises it's agents to use parallel construction when they've got tainted evidence as the basis for a prosecution.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...