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  1. Re:Coming soon in Windows 11 on Dell Accused of Installing 'Superfish-Like' Rogue Certificates On Laptops (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    They could remove the ability out of the non-enterprise editions. More obviously they could also add it to their licensing agreement with OEMs to prohibit changing them.

  2. Re:Its only SuperFish-like on Dell Accused of Installing 'Superfish-Like' Rogue Certificates On Laptops (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    I find it hard to tell from the article whether that is the case.

  3. Its only SuperFish-like on Dell Accused of Installing 'Superfish-Like' Rogue Certificates On Laptops (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1, Insightful

    if the private key is also available on the machine. Otherwise its another sort of questionable.

  4. Sue Blizzard on Sued Freelancer Allegedly Turns Over Contractee Source Code In Settlement · · Score: 2

    For copyright infringement

  5. Re:high-tech on NYT Quietly Pulls Article Blaming Encryption In Paris Attacks · · Score: 1

    Even simply connecting to the cellular network you use encryption from the phone to the tower.

  6. Who said I'm a believer in Microsoft?

    And lets be honest, for the past 10-years Apple's 'innovation' consists of recycling the ipod touch (hmm, add cellular, remove cellular but increase screen size).

  7. Money on Tim Cook: Apple Won't Create 'Converged' MacBook and iPad (independent.ie) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    From Apple's perspective why sell one device when you can sell two.

  8. Amazon Model on An Algorithm To Facilitate Uber-Style Dynamic Phone Tariffs (thestack.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Maybe it would be better if they followed the Amazon model where they built the infrastructure to support the surges and turned the excess into a viable business instead of mimicking a glorified bandit taxi dispatcher that has never been profitable.

  9. browser.pocket.enabled = false on Mozilla Has 'No Plans' To Offer Firefox Without Pocket (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    NT

  10. Re:Not really a Nobel price anyway on Bitcoin Inventor Satoshi Nakamoto Nominated For Nobel Prize · · Score: 2

    The biggest difference is that Alfred Nobel did not establish the economics prize, its merely piggy backing on the prestige of the real prizes.

  11. Fitting on Bitcoin Inventor Satoshi Nakamoto Nominated For Nobel Prize · · Score: 0

    That a modern economics prize would consider rewarding what was effectively a pyramid scheme.

  12. The End of Days on WordPress Now Powers 25% of the Web · · Score: 2

    is nigh. This is a sign

  13. Re:Same marketing BS as "hyperthreading cores" on AMD Sued Over Allegedly Misleading Bulldozer Core Count · · Score: 1

    As explained elsewhere what AMD is doing is not the same as HT.

  14. Re:Nothing new here on AMD Sued Over Allegedly Misleading Bulldozer Core Count · · Score: 1

    Nope, as explained elsewhere what AMD is doing is not the same as HT.

  15. Re:Damnit on AMD Sued Over Allegedly Misleading Bulldozer Core Count · · Score: 2

    No, the better option is that AMD gets their shit together, never giving Intel full monopoly on the x86-market even for a bit.

    Unfortunately its less about AMD getting their shit together, and Intel not being punished enough for their behaviour 10-20 years ago which blocked AMD. At this point unless AMD gets lucky (or skilled whatever) in a future architecture which places them ahead or on par with Intel, and Intel doesn't get a pass on monopolistic behaviour AMD is never going to be more than a niche pick.

  16. Safer Streets? on LA's Smart LED Street Lights Boost Wireless Connectivity (philips.com) · · Score: 1

    A strange claim given historically street lights have been shown not to have an impact on crime.

  17. Software Used in Real Engineering on Should Programmers Be Called Engineers? (theatlantic.com) · · Score: 1

    Overlooked by the author: power plants, and missile-defense systems both are entirely run by software. Bridges, skyscrapers, power plants, and missile-defense systems are all designed in software.

  18. Re:Definition on Should Programmers Be Called Engineers? (theatlantic.com) · · Score: 1

    Depends on where you live, in Canada you can't legally claim to be an engineer or do engineering without being a member of the professional body.

  19. Surely it will work out.... on Activision Buys Candy Crush Developer For $5.9B (inquisitr.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    because mobile game companies have a stellar record of long term success, just look at Rovio and OMGPop.

  20. Re:Somebody's on the Pearson payroll on University Reprimands Professor For Assigning Cheaper Textbook (slate.com) · · Score: 2

    When I was in university it was standard to have the same text, and even the same assigned problems across the entire course. Which generally makes sense since the same exam was administered across sections too. Of course no reason a dedicated professor couldn't do the legwork to ensure their students had similar problems.

    At this point though we should be using open textbooks, basic math isn't changing.

  21. Re:If... on University Reprimands Professor For Assigning Cheaper Textbook (slate.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Any (former) student will tell you that you never buy the textbook until the prof tells you whether you need it or not. Heck, sometimes they'll even tell you that you can use an earlier revision which will be significantly cheaper.

  22. Classic Open Source on Xen Patches 7-Year-Old Bug That Shattered Hypervisor Security (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    People who aren't going to participate proclaiming how others should do something.

  23. The original topic was about owners refusing to take VW's fix.

    Obviously if it affects performance they could sue VW, that will happen anyway as either way this will affect resale values.

  24. If owners refuse to fix their cars governments can easily refuse to license them for the road.

  25. Re:If you don't like the job... on Amazon Prime Now Delivery Drivers Sue Over Classification As Contractors (itworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Employment law is a mutual agreement among all employees and employers. This makes it wrong, both legally and morally, for someone to treat employees as contractors.