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  1. Know they enemy... so MS can gather all the data on the users.

  2. We See These "Breakthrough" Every Few Months on Toyota's Battery 'Breakthrough' Can Lead To More Range, Longer Life (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Hmm, we're not quite using memsisters for much either.

  3. Mechanical / Electromechanical Voting Machines on Green Party Calls For Recount, Wants To Push For Open-Source Voting Machines (nbcnewyork.com) · · Score: 1

    There is no advantage to putting a CPU in a voting machine.

    Every wire or gear in the machine should be visible.
    Anyone who can wire a lamp should understand the circuit.
    Anyone who can change the air cleaner on their car should understand the mechanics.

    But in the end, it's not about simplicity for people who don't know tech, it's about using low tech to thwart tampering.

  4. ...and as a moron, he will likely do moronic things.

    I don't think that the article is great journalism, but warning people about possible dangers is a valid function of the media.

  5. Um does Chump even know that his VP doesn't care for queer folk, like the Apple president?

  6. Their Many Ports Confuse Mac Users on Slashdot Asks: Which Windows Laptop Could Replace a MacBook Pro? · · Score: 1

    I don't think you will get used to computers built for usefulness over anything else.

  7. Don't Hook Crap to The Internet Unless You Need To on Schneier: We Need a New Agency For IoT Security (onthewire.io) · · Score: 1

    Duh.

  8. Stupid in Largest Scheme on Richard Branson Reveals Prototype For Supersonic Passenger Aircraft (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    It makes sonic booms, and burns fuel like crazy. Meh.
    I hope they don't think that they are going to supersonic that over my house!

  9. Are you for this but not against deceptive ads? on Google To Prohibit Fake News Websites From Using Its Ad-Selling Software (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    So many sites have ads that look like news items or download links.
    Let's do something about those, too!

  10. Re:Just delete Trump's account on Twitter Says It's Cracking Down on Hate Speech (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    I agree.

  11. Write Poetry While You Walk! on BlackBerry's Keyboard is Coming Back for One Last Dance (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    That is what I could easily do with my LG Lotus.

    I am in a real bind here, as voice recognition does not work well for me, and because I make many things with hands, as well as play guitar my thumbs feel uncomfortable texting without physical keys.

    Almost everyone makes the same phone. Blackberry will likely make an otherwise flawed phone, and everyone will blame its demise on the keyboard.

  12. Google Appears to Be Meddling With Searches on Silicon Valley Investors Call For California To Secede From the US After Trump Win (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Yesterday, the "California secession" searches went down by some 19,000 in one hour.
    Today, Bing returns twice as many results as google.com.
    Please try it yourself.

  13. Um, no weapon found. on Secret Service, DHS Scramble To Secure America's Election (yahoo.com) · · Score: 1

    Jitters?

  14. They really messed it up Windows Update. It has ruined my 3D prints, and has kept me from leaving places with my laptop.
    Taking away the user's ability to delay updates, was bull$hit.

  15. Assange's, Will We Survive Your Revenge? on Newly Published WikiLeaks Emails Show Clinton Campaign Communicated With State Department (go.com) · · Score: 0

    I know this won't be popular, but I hate Trump will all of my heart. He is the least honorable politician I have ever witnessed in my life, worse even than Nixon.

    Trump is a useless spoiled rotten rich kid who has always gotten his way. Everyone is trying to placate him so he and his people doesn't start a insurrection. I say, vote your consequence, and let the chips fall where they may.

  16. Frequency != Time Spent on Mobile Browsing Just Overtook the Desktop For the First Time (alphr.com) · · Score: 1

    I check sites several times a day with my phone, but when I want to read, I use my computer.

  17. Apples, Oranges, and Monopolies on Air Force Says F-35 Glitches Mean the A-10 Will Keep Flying 'Indefinitely' (jalopnik.com) · · Score: 1

    The F-35 is a multi-role stealth fighter that was mostly made to destroy airplanes. The A10 is a non-stealth ground assault fighter with high survivalbility that was mostly made to destroy tanks and destroy transports and for interdiction purposes.

    Financially, the F35 was a good idea: have one fighter serve all of NATO in several roll, and still retain the F22 to shoot the rouge f35s down. The problems are: we handed a company a monopoly, and we will eliminate diversity in our fleet. By putting all our our money one company, we put our head through a noose, so expect it not to be comfortable. Instead of taking the best of 2, we should have taken the best 2 of 4 fighters. During the competition, Lockeed-Martin just had to devise a cheaper F22, Boeing had to create a whole new airplane, which they did not do well at.

    The A10 is a great plane that we still use a lot. We should ask Fairchild Republic if they can make a modern version, without breaking the bank, or screwing the pooch.

    Though, the two planes have different rolls.

  18. I am not a medical person, but why does this seem like someone is trying to shove an unverifiable theory down our throats, and have us just accept it as a fact?
    Why the study? Why Now? For what purpose? To dispel what? Who really was motivated to do this?

  19. What other species would work so hard on its own extinction?

  20. Factcheck Trump Lately? on Study Finds Little Lies Lead To Bigger Ones (go.com) · · Score: 1

    Lying is one of the hallmarks of a true sociopath.

  21. Ever open a Wifi monitor, and just sit back and watch the congestion problems in city areas?

  22. Re:Longer than? on Researchers Predict Next-Gen Batteries Will Last 10 Times Longer (newatlas.com) · · Score: 1

    err, unreferenced.

  23. Another referenced comparison for the pile.

  24. Do You Know Who Would Like That? on US Police Consider Flying Drones Armed With Stun Guns (digitaltrends.com) · · Score: 1

    Sadists, sadists would like that, like anyone would taser someone while they are already down.

  25. Nice single point of failure : P