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  1. Not to mention on NYPD Says Talking About Its IMSI Catchers Would Make Them Vulnerable To Hacking (vice.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    The acknowledgement would also at a minimum be an admission of multiple violations of section 301 of the Communications Act.

    https://www.law.cornell.edu/us...

  2. Re:We've known that for decades on Sugar Industry Bought Off Scientists, Skewed Dietary Guidelines For Decades (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    The reason is that the people that knew and didn't care, are now too lazy to move their fat asses and change their sedimentary lifestyle, that they're costing the rest of us. No wonder 36% of the US population is overweight.

    Sitting on your ass and eating by itself is bad, add in a bad diet and you're a time bomb.

  3. "Or Mandarin, "

    Problem with that is there are more English speakers in China than the US (or any other country).

  4. Re:After over 15 years ads force me to leave slash on Are Governments Denying Internet Access To Their Political Opponents? (technologyreview.com) · · Score: 1

    I do understand your frustration. I also seem to have max karma, but now I'm not only not appreciated with the ad blocking toggle being useles, but I have "promoted" articles.

  5. Our head of intelligence on Arrests Made After Group Hacks CIA Director's AOL Account (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    Has an AOL account? Jeeze, that just about says it all doesn't it?

  6. Re:Or the actual reason(s)-OT on Apple Cites 'Courage' As Reason To Remove 3.5mm Headphone Jack (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    "The tire is almost 200 years old. It had its last big innovation about 70 years ago (radial tires)."

    I guess you forgot about run-flat tires and the countless innovations in compound and tread design. Whereas it's not a NASCAR type thing, watch F1 to see how tires are constantly bring improved.

  7. Just have to say it.. on NASA's Impossible Propulsion EmDrive Is Heading to Space (popularmechanics.com) · · Score: 1

    Before any else. Flux capacitor. Now.. on to conversation with some utility...

  8. Re:As did all the others. on World's Largest Aircraft Crashes Its Second Flight (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    "The fundamental problem with all lighter than air craft has been landing, taking off, or being handled on or near the ground"

    In any aircraft, flying is easy. It's only the mandatory part of flying that's hard, landing.

  9. Now.. on Microsoft Buys AI-Powered Scheduling App Genee (thestack.com) · · Score: 1

    If the could only find someone with an OS genee, they'd be all set.

  10. Re:LicensesLicenses on Tesla Owner In China Blames Autopilot For Crash (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    Just because someone can demonstrate ability to test, doesn't necessarily mean they are intelligent.

  11. UK steel workers (or their Indian owners) how beneficial and fair trade with China is.

  12. Re:Don't care, not my card, card issuer's problems on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Keep Your Credit Card Secure? · · Score: 1

    BoA (previously Bank of Italy) are Big Assholes well know for their abuses of customers. Never ever do business with them.

  13. In addition on Cable Companies Urge Judges To Kill 'Net Neutrality' Rules · · Score: 1

    They also asked the Judge for an emergency injunction to require their customers to submit to further sodomy,

  14. Hold on a minute on New Site Checks Your Browser's Fingerprint · · Score: 1

    I "finger printed" my browser and the website reported two different fingerprints. I changed nothing. So the UUID the website says is my fingerprint (by itself) is basically useless for tracking this browser.

  15. The real problem on New Illinois Law Limits Police Use Of Cellphone-Tracking Stingray (go.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    is there is absolutely no control over the use of these products. Once any information is obtained, intelligent agencies just use parallel construction or other methods to convict someone. Had they not had access to the use of these devices, surely many many prosecutions would be impossible or alleged crimes unknown.

      Cop having these devices are like foxes guarding hens.

  16. Just because you have access on Glassdoor Exposes 600,000 Email Addresses (siliconbeat.com) · · Score: 1

    This happens all the time. It's generally done by some dead-end user that CC's instead of BCC's a group of people he knows the latest greatest cat video, or even better, a forward this email and receive $$ (or save the children) email. Even more funny is when this is caused by malware installed by some executable executed by said user that is repetitively spewing out garbage email to everyone on the address list or even worse is used on a botnet.

      The only reason this is brought to light is the said dead-end users calls you about why his computer is so slow he can't watch cat videos because he's got so many pop-ups.

      Just goes to show, just because you can, doesn't mean you should.

  17. Re:Always the same with Hillary... on Clinton Campaign: Russia Leaked Emails to Help Trump (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "Why does Hillary always claim some sort of big conspiracy every time she gets caught doing something? "

      Because most of the time she's dirty.

  18. " for a month with malware on it. Accessing KAT right now would be foolish."

      Only if you are ignorant enough to allow your browser to execute foreign processes blindly or grant them permissions. As far as any swarm being infected, same deal, running unknown executables / scripts or "installers" without a sandbox is just plain stupid.

  19. We are shameful on Feds Seize KickassTorrents Domains and Arrest Owner In Poland (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "His arrest in Poland, however, demonstrates again that cybercriminals can run, but they cannot hide from justice."

    No, what his arrest demonstrates is how low we have become allowing Hollywood to buy laws, how little understanding judges and juries have of technology, and how weak Poland is permitting us to fuck with a sovereign citizen.

  20. EDITORS: RTFA on How The Internet Helps Sex Workers Keep Customers Honest (qz.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    Hughpickens writes

    "and you want to tie up a woman and then have sex with her, you'll first have to talk to Rita."

    The article actually reads:

    "you want to be tied up by a woman and then have sex with her"

    I don't know but I think we're talking about different specialists here aren't we?

  21. Re:Which is worse, Verizon or Comcast? on Verizon Begins Charging a Fee Just to Use an Older Router (dslreports.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Whereas this forced upgrade is a new way to forcibly fuck their consumer and I find it pretty reprehensible, at least Verizon
    has had a pretty documented history of protecting their customers ID's from the *AA. Got to hand it to them for that,

    2012
    https://torrentfreak.com/veriz...

    2003
    https://epic.org/privacy/copyr...

  22. The real, real, real reason... on Netflix Stock Price Tanks As Customers Quit Over Higher Prices (theverge.com) · · Score: 2

    Is fear and greed. The fearful will be selling into unnecessary mania, created by an after-hours market with questionable liquidity. The whole "event" is a designed opportunity to create trades. The market profits with the increased volume. The event becomes news and the media gets their share. The market makers make it on the spread and volume. The sharks get fed by the minnows. The institutions filter-feed on the buying opportunity created by shaking out of the fearful.

      And so it goes until the "next" news opportunity arrives for the news to sell.

    Quite honestly the chart shows a strong long that the institutions will surely be happy about. But what do I know?
     

  23. Now we have a stable product to install on the dark side of the Moon, just need to figure the network end and we'll be in the money!

  24. Re:The defense should be on Kentucky Anonymous Member Indicted Three Years After FBI Raid (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    No need to hit the Supreme Court, just a decent juror that knows about nullification and is willing to exercise that option.

  25. Re:Good. Porn Is For Scum. on UK ISP Sky Is About To Start Censoring the Web For All of Its Customers (betanews.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    http://www.vice.com/video/asse...

    Sorry. It just felt like a perfect response.