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  1. Why Rust ? on TechCrunch Urges Developers: Replace C Code With Rust (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    And Has someone written comparable sized programs in rust ? I haven't seen them - have you ?

  2. Re:Corporations are people on Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google Lobby Against Texas 'Bathroom' Bill (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Perhaps its better to ask "are you okay with transgender men who dress like women using the womens bathroom ?"

  3. Re:a power supply failure?? on IT Crash Causes British Airways To Cancel All Flights (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Not all of india is hot... probably you might have heard of the himalaya mountain range that sits around 60% in India ?
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Himalayan_Region

  4. If it's not fun your doing it wrong ! on 'Coding Is Not Fun, It's Technically and Ethically Complex' (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    Just saying....

  5. Re:Somewhere, an IT guy is crying on IT Crash Causes British Airways To Cancel All Flights (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Amazon doesn't guarantee any SLAs so where does the minutes figure come from ?

  6. Re:a power supply failure?? on IT Crash Causes British Airways To Cancel All Flights (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Except the power supplies sit in a DC somewhere in the UK where local Uk residents felt they did not need to do any kind of periodic maintenance ?
    No use blaming the folks in India for this one. Perhaps its time to move the datacenters to India - oh I forgot UK laws won't allow that.

  7. Re: Status symbol? on The Apple Watch Outsold Every Other Wearable Last Quarter (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    " I used to take my phone out of my pocket probably 100-200 times a day"

    probably not a typical usage pattern. Maybe you need to see a doctor ?

  8. Eric Idle Song "F..K you very much the FCC !! on FCC Considers Fining Stephen Colbert Over Controversial Trump Joke (rollingstone.com) · · Score: 1

    This reminds me of a hilarous song by Monty Pythons Eric Idle that sums up what the FCC does.
    https://youtu.be/jixxYx9fklM

  9. Re:Shouldn't the title read.... on Burger King Runs Ad Triggering Google Home Devices; Google Shuts It Down (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    In this case it is essential that the owner of the system take all possible precautions not to provide open access which is why there are disclaimers on every login banner on commercial servers. If the owner of the device has an option to enforce strict voice recognition but does not do so they are liable . It is like leaving your wifi unprotected and them having a random terrorist send death threat from your home wifi. You will be found negligent and hence culpable and you will not be able to prosecute anyone using your unsecured resources. Onus is on you to prove you did not leave your devices unprotected to allow burger king to incorporate it in their advertising. Google should allow incorporation of a passphrase along with strict voice recognition.

  10. Re: 1984 CFAA violation? on Burger King Runs Ad Triggering Google Home Devices; Google Shuts It Down (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Google is officially a verb now you know..

  11. Re: 1984 CFAA violation? on Burger King Runs Ad Triggering Google Home Devices; Google Shuts It Down (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Ok google the answer to the question instead of posting it to slashdot willya buddy ?

  12. Re:So what if he's a doctor on Why Do Airlines Overbook? (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    The passenger said he could not comply as he has a doctor and needed to see patients the next day. In many places that would be a valid reason not to bump him. Perhaps not in the USa where there are sufficient doctors for the population.

  13. Re:What about standby? on Why Do Airlines Overbook? (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    actually you pay extra to be put on standby normally , you do it when you have a later flight maybe but want to chance on the fact that a seat might be available on an earlier flight...

  14. Re:Not an overbooking incident on Why Do Airlines Overbook? (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    US carriers almost never offer money but vouchers that are so restrictive as to be useless for many passengers. I think one peson above mentioned getting 12 $50 vouchers that could not be clubbed together as a so called $600 compensation.

  15. Re:Numbers on Why Do Airlines Overbook? (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    even if the captain is in charge he can't just order a passenger off without cause - otherwise he might start tossing people out at 35,000 feet :)

  16. Re:Because it is profitable to do so on Why Do Airlines Overbook? (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Except the law applies to refusal of carriage for overbooking and they did not refuse him carriage. they let him sit in his seat and then at a later point of time tried to eject him. At that point He had already been boarded and hence this was not legal. It would have been legal if they did not allow him to board but once boarded they cannot legally offload you because they want your seat.Only if you give them cause which he did not until they tried to offload him.

  17. Re:Ford didn't take bail out money on Musk Trolls Shorts as Tesla's Value Hits Record, Passes Ford (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    How much has tesla's supply chain on common with the other auto manuifacturer's. I would expect its much less than the others since the tech is all different.

  18. Re:Who are you talking about? on Musk Trolls Shorts as Tesla's Value Hits Record, Passes Ford (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Why wouldn't you want an electric car if it is as convenient and comparable monetarily as a gas one - starts every day with a full tank of gas , can be supercharged anywhere , has phenomenal acceleration, good safety and good smarts.
    The Model 3 is likely to be that car and I can see it becoming the next style icon. So the market is potentially the whole world .

  19. Medical Tourism is a thing here in India Too.

  20. Re: Premium processing has been canceled this year on After Healthcare Defeat, Can The Trump Administration Fix America's H-1B Visa Program? (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Seems to be my Impression too. Also the people up in arms about the H1B are usually group 4.

  21. Re:Audacity is a Great Ugly Duckling on Popular Open-Source Audio Editor Audacity Adds Windows 10 Support, More Improvements (audacityteam.org) · · Score: 1

    Audacity reminds me a lot of goldwave's UI.

  22. Never happened to me, are you sure you have the right timezone setting ? My desktop always reboots overnight when I'm not at the machine.

  23. Or you had 2 Factor authentication and forgot to pay your phone bill due to which they disconnected the phone number so you can't reset your password anymore.

  24. So all he had to do was convert his muslim ban to a laptop ban and that seems to do the trick :)

  25. Re:Nobody writing the article actually read the pa on John Goodenough's Colleagues Are Skeptical of His New Battery Technology (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    10 Hours discharging may not be an issue but 10 hours charging would be a roadblock for most commercialization. However if you were charging your tesla or other electric vehicle overnight just think of the difference the increase in capacity would mean for your range. I am surprised that Elon musk or someone similar has not jumped all over this.