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  1. Net Neutrality doesn't have anything to do with how many ISPs enter the marketplace. It doesn't set up or encourage monopolies.

    The OP is suggesting that the states are contradicting themselves by saying "We don't want the ISP to be able to control your traffic" when the states themselves are allowing cities to control which ISPs are able to compete in an area. If there were more options for ISPs, then NN wouldn't be as much of an issue because if a customer doesn't like their ISP's NN rules, they can easily switch to another ISP that has better rules.

  2. Re:Grunthos the Flatulent on New Ingestible Pill Can Track Your Farts In Real Time (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Besides, I can usually track my farts based on the sounds emitting from my arse... if not the smell.

    When are you not able to track the farts from your own arse?

  3. Re: Didn't have to bribe anyone to break every DRM on FBI Calls Apple 'Jerks' and 'Evil Geniuses' For Making iPhone Cracks Difficult (itwire.com) · · Score: 1

    I also think those four common words don't have entropy exceeding maybe 30,000^4, or about 60 bits.

    44 bits actually..

  4. Right, "actual cost". Which is verified by what... Starting to understand yet? No? Can't help you friend.

    Actual cost, verified by the price on the invoice or receipt for the product when you bought it.

  5. Re:Men will become obsolete on Scientists Get Closer To Replicating Human Sperm (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't know, the Amazonians seem to do fairly well.

  6. Re: Because lots of TRUCK buyers want electric... on Elon Musk Confirms Tesla Pickup Truck Coming 'After Model Y' (electrek.co) · · Score: 1

    Tesla isn't going to be aiming at the stripper F150 market

    I never knew exotic dancers drove F150s.

  7. Re:Sounds like a use case for SSDs on Acoustic Attacks on HDDs Can Sabotage PCs, CCTV Systems, ATMs, More (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    Does the camera have an SSD inside of it? Or does it transfer over wired/wireless to a remote box that has the SSD/HHD? If the latter is the case, then this attack is useless since the attacker doesn't know where the HDD is physically stored, and any walls between them and the hard drive would make the attack useless.

  8. Re:Details? on Maker of Sneaky Mac Adware Sends Security Researcher Cease-and-Desist Letters (zdnet.com) · · Score: 5, Informative
    from TFA:

    In this report, the term installer refers to TargetingEdge’s main product - an installer that installs software like a video player or a PDF reader that’s downloaded from a site. These installers will install the downloaded software and the additional malware.

  9. Re:More important quote from Krebs on Bitcoin Nears $17,000 After Climbing About $4,000 in Less Than a Day · · Score: 4, Interesting

    (Remember: Bitcoin only redistributes money, it doesn't ever create anything of tangible value)

    The NYSE and NASDAQ only redistribute money also. Do they not create anything of value?

  10. Re:Reality of All Billionaires on The Winklevoss Twins Are Now Bitcoin Billionaires (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Is it not a currency?

    And now, you finally understand!

  11. Re:So what on Stephen Hawking: 'I Fear AI May Replace Humans Altogether' (wired.co.uk) · · Score: 2

    We all had better start praying to the AI gods now before it's too late.

  12. Re:Multiple micropay providers on Prepare for the New Paywall Era (theatlantic.com) · · Score: 1

    What practical problem do you see with expecting each publisher to have accounts with all of the micropay providers?

    There is some amount of coding (and maintenance) work that needs to be done to add each provider to their website. Also, each provider may have different fees or rules that a website may not agree to.

  13. Re:The amount of news I need to see has decreased on Prepare for the New Paywall Era (theatlantic.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    If there's one thing 2017 has taught me, it's that national and international news is not essential information.

    Thank you for your valuable input, Mr President.

  14. Re:Problem on Prepare for the New Paywall Era (theatlantic.com) · · Score: 1

    you had a handful of magazine subscriptions that you read, if you had time, cover to cover. You couldn't get a hundred different articles from 85 different magazine sent to you each month onesy-twosy.

    That's what the grocery store and news stands were for. You could go and peruse through the magazines on display, and only buy the ones that had articles you were interested in.

  15. Re:A problem that has no easy solution on Prepare for the New Paywall Era (theatlantic.com) · · Score: 2

    So you're suggesting extending single signon to actually be a clearing house for paywalls? Not a bad idea.

    This will end up with companies like Comcast or Cox that offer a "news bundle" service that you pay $50 a month for, and you get access to 10 different news sites. For an additional $10 a month, you get the premium package that includes Wall Street Journal and other sites.

  16. Re:to make it work, go micropayment exchange on Prepare for the New Paywall Era (theatlantic.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    central micropayments site for the media providers.

    There's your problem. There won't be one central micropayment provider. You'll end up like the e-wallet (PayPal, Apple Wallet, Samsung Pay) where there are multiples and users have to put money in multiple providers. That, or the content providers will need to have accounts with all of the micropay providers.

  17. Re:... and so it begins on US Scientists Try 1st Gene Editing in the Body (apnews.com) · · Score: 0

    More like the episode "And the children shall lead" from Star Trek TOS. Science tried to create a cure for old age and it ended up killing everyone EXCEPT kids!

    If the cure got rid of all of the old people, then didn't it cure the world of old people?

  18. Re: wow on The Booming Japanese Rent-a-Friend Business (theatlantic.com) · · Score: 1

    I would like to know what the actor would do if the daughter ever saw him out in public somewhere being a "dad/boyfriend/husband" to another customer. That would be really hard to explain.

  19. Re:He emailed people he sabotaged to brag? Wow on Man Who Sent GIF of Laughing Mouse To Employer After DDoS Attack Is Now Arrested (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 2

    Trump level stupid.

    He has millions of dollars to his name.

    Allegedly...

  20. Re:Trading one problem for another on Timber Towers Are On the Rise in France (citylab.com) · · Score: 1

    How many years does it take for a newly planted tree to get back to the same size as the one cut down, and therefore consume the original amount of CO2? Decades?

  21. Isn't this how the stories in the Animatrix start out?

  22. Pedestrians have right of way in all 50 states.

  23. I obey the laws carefully, I don't text while crossing, etc., but I still need to be vigilant because running red lights and ignoring crosswalks is a huge problem

    That is good for you, and you won't have to worry about getting a ticket. But for the rest of the pedestrians that are not as cautious as you, these laws might make them realize that they also need to be more aware of their surroundings while crossing the street.

  24. Re:Happened to me on Tesla's Mass Firings Spread To SolarCity as Employees Say They Were Blindsided (cnbc.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I am betting it has more to do with the company image than anything to do with employess rights. Saying they were firing people for performance reasons instead of laying them off due to financial reasons makes you think the company is still doing well financially.

  25. That's why they are hard sciences; because they are not easy to understand.