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  1. From the sounds of it, this law isn't targeting specifically IMDB and to me the intent of the law makes sense - prevent employment discrimination based on age. In Canada for example its illegal for a potential employer to ask your age or marital status.

  2. I don't think this law targets IMDB specifically rather it falls under the law.

  3. Re:Obvious solution on Browser Autofill Profiles Can Be Abused For Phishing Attacks (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 2

    Sometimes there are hidden fields which back other elements. There are also legitimate cases, e.g. Google's login page has a hidden password field which an autofill will complete allowing the user to skip the second step (though it isn't really clear to me why a login page needs separate steps for the username and the password...)

  4. Re:Duo or Allo? And where is text chat? on Google Abandons Their Google Hangouts API (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    XMPP was GChat which they killed for Hangouts. I don't know anyone bothering with Duo or Allo, I presume the only reason they made them was because the cool kids at WhatsApp used a phone number based system instead of email and were successful.

  5. You're arrested.

  6. Re: And the next food craze starts on New Study Finds 'Mediterranean' Diet Significantly Reduces Brain Shrinkage (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Sorry, but the research is far from settled that grains are bad. In fact if you look at the Mediterranean diet its part of the biggest segment.

  7. Re:What happened to consumer choice? on Huawei Snubs Google, Ships An Android Phone With Alexa (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think either Google or Amazon is providing their digital assistant to be installed on any device.

  8. i'm not sure of the current state of things, but there has been malware in the stores in the past.

  9. Re:Wikileaks on WikiLeaks Threatens To Publish Twitter Users' Personal Info (usatoday.com) · · Score: 2

    I think you'll find most people who supported the early wikileaks also support Snowden who released similar information to Manning. I think you can also make an argument for Clinton's secretary of state emails but personal emails and DNC are something pretty different.

  10. Re:Wikileaks on WikiLeaks Threatens To Publish Twitter Users' Personal Info (usatoday.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    WikiLeaks originally looked like it could become one of the important institutions for government transparency and institutional crime, however they seemed to have ended up largely as an group looking to self-aggrandize their reputation. At this point they seem to be irrelevant, the important leaks like Snowden, Panama Papers, Swiss banking, etc. have not used them.

  11. Its not that simple, in all the app stores there are scum trying to trick people into installing their applications. Search for popular applications and you'll see programs with similar icons and names because they're "guides" etc.

  12. Its worse in every meaningful way. The new one is noisy, has low contrast, sluggish search (e.g. half the time I start typing it misses the first few characters), can't go back to the menu from search, poor keyboard nav, prefers shitty metro applications to real ones.

  13. Re:Generally awful on Ask Slashdot: Why Did 3D TVs and Stereoscopic 3D Television Broadcasting Fail? · · Score: 1

    For me, the biggest reason I don't use it on my TV is I'm usually multi-tasking so wearing 3D glasses while looking at your laptop is annoying. In the theatre it sucks since you're typically sitting off-centre and you get an imperfect experience.

  14. Re:3d fails about every 10-15 years. on Ask Slashdot: Why Did 3D TVs and Stereoscopic 3D Television Broadcasting Fail? · · Score: 1

    I actually remember reading a few articles back when the 3DS was released with a warning about children not using it and others pointing out there was no medical basis for that.

    There was also one interesting instance where a man who could not see in 3d watched a 3d movie and it fixed his normal vision, weird - http://www.bbc.com/future/stor...

  15. What we really need to know is if they tested a Beowulf cluster of them.

  16. Re:D-Link doesn't learn or doesn't care (or both) on FTC Takes D-Link To Court Citing Lax Product Security, Privacy Perils (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    I think its more that customers don't even realize its an issue, they perceive they're buying a legitimate brand. The classic example is the Corvair.

  17. Re:MS Nutty aquisitions on Minecraft Has Now Sold Over 25 Million Copies on PC and Mac (neowin.net) · · Score: 1

    extracted immediately as dividends or whatever

    It was privately held, its pretty unlikely they would have had significant cash reserves when they transfer the company.

  18. Re:MS Nutty aquisitions on Minecraft Has Now Sold Over 25 Million Copies on PC and Mac (neowin.net) · · Score: 3, Funny

    Minecraft is digital Lego, which Lego had to license to make physical copies of? My head hurts...

  19. Re:MS Nutty aquisitions on Minecraft Has Now Sold Over 25 Million Copies on PC and Mac (neowin.net) · · Score: 1
  20. Do Americans now consider suing to be a sport? :)

  21. Re:Who is medium? on Medium Cuts Staff By One-Third, Shuts Down New York and DC Offices (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    They're a crappy centralized blog site that had a terrible layout with a huge font rendering it unreadable .

  22. ServePeople on Medium Cuts Staff By One-Third, Shuts Down New York and DC Offices (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You know what else doesn't serve people? Firing fifty of them right after Christmas because you lost interest in your hobby.

  23. Re:Hah! Sure, blame the players .. on 'Forza Horizon 3' Update Accidentally Published Unencrypted Build of the Game (vice.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You say that but Halo Master Chief had a 20gb patch day-1, sadly patches in the gigabytes have become the norm. Plus these are often streamed in the background. Either way I wouldn't be suspicious of a 50gb update, though I'd be pissed and go complain online about having to wait for yet another update.

  24. Re:Seems Impressive to me on Tesla Delivered Over 76,000 Vehicles In 2016, Falling Slightly Short of Goal (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    As the person who did the math, I would say no :) To me a 100-mile optimal range (winter, etc. reducing the range) isn't sufficient for most people unless they are a 2-car family. Its likely good enough for the daily commute but side-trips, hiking, etc. will give you range anxiety or leave you stranded :)

  25. Re:Hah! Sure, blame the players .. on 'Forza Horizon 3' Update Accidentally Published Unencrypted Build of the Game (vice.com) · · Score: 1, Informative

    Yea, it doesn't seem acceptable that a corrupted save from an automatic update won't be fixed.