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  1. Re:Sinn Fein is now a coalition lynchpin on Theresa May Loses Overall Majority In UK Parliament (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    The irony is epic here...

    I think you mean the DUP! They have 10 seats and are more aligned with the Conservatives. Sinn Fein could only just conceivably form an alliance together with Labour, Lib Dems, SNP and Plaid Cymru if conservatives could not form an alliance

  2. Re:Should couldn't even ... on Theresa May Loses Overall Majority In UK Parliament (cnn.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ... be bothered to participate in the multi-party televised election debates. In the debate the Tories did turn up, she sent the Home Secretary, whose father had died days beforehand.

    Weak leadership.

    What's worse is that having been the one who called the election in the first place she gave the excuse that "there wasn't time for her to participate with the election because of the brexit business". She only just fell short of saying "What idiot called an election at this time?".

  3. I don't want Jihadi's in my house. They will not be grateful, and may kill you.

  4. Re:Just Disputing # Killed is Holocaust Denial on How Facebook Flouts Holocaust Denial Laws Except Where It Fears Being Sued (theguardian.com) · · Score: 2

    Even if one acknowledges the Holocaust, questioning the number killed is viewed can be viewed as denial. Number killed? 200K, 1 million, 2 million, 6 million, 12 million, ... What's the correct answer supported by solid evidence? Is one even allowed to question the number killed aspect in various countries that limit Holocaust denial speech?

    That's interesting. I'd like to know in what context the laws are used that way. I would hope that a scholarly study, which said that maybe a million had been double counted, or that many more were killed without being logged would not be affected by the law, whereas someone shouting that there were only a handful killed with no evidence would be.

  5. OK 8 In 10 People ....yes but what do the cats think?

  6. Unfortunately on Manchester Attack Could Lead To Internet Crackdown (independent.co.uk) · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Unfortunately it is likely to be a crackdown on people supporting equality, democracy, and free speech and pointing out that Islam is against all of these. The muslims will be allowed to carry on as normal.

    Why is it that when the muslims say they fear reprisals from non-muslims after an attack it is fine, but when non-muslims say they fear further attacks by the muslims it's islamophobia?

  7. What could possibly go wrong? on Scientists Are Using Gene Editing To Create the Perfect Tomato For Your Salad (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    What could possibly go wrong? Maybe this?

  8. Re:World in reverse on Renewable Energy Powers Jobs For Almost 10 Million People (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    With this new renewables thing we seem to be reversing the normal order of things. Where we normally try to be as efficient as possible and use as few people as possible, with renewables it seems to be a good thing to employ as many people as we can.

    It's a wonderful new world.

    I think you are overstate the case. Everyone sees it as good if an efficient profitable business provides employment for a large number of people, it's not about employing people for the sake of it

  9. Re:Good for me on Privacy-Focused Debian-Based Tails 3.0 Reaches RC Status (betanews.com) · · Score: 2

    Tails is good for me. I run it on my 386SX. I am safe from Intels chip spyware too. As an extra precaution I never use the Internet.

    PS This message was tied to a carrier pigeon which flew in through my window. The bottom of the message said "please post this on Slashdot and send back a list of the latest topics".

  10. Did a Daily Mail (UK) headline editor suddenly get hired by Slashdot?

    I was thinking the same thing. Like I looked away in 1976 and suddenly it was 2017 and cars were more efficient.

  11. Early Android phones had a similar spec on Google Takes Another Shot At Making Android Great On Low-Budget Smartphones (phonedog.com) · · Score: 1

    Early Android phones had a similar spec, and ran without issue. It's cutting back on the bloat, or enhancements, however you want to classify it.

  12. Metaphorically on How the Lights Have Gone Out For the People of Syria (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 0

    The lights went out when Islam arrived

  13. Re:What profs have a problem with first names? on 'U Can't Talk to Ur Professor Like This' (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    , the only place I ever had professors who preferred to be addressed by title was law school, and even there it seemed as if it was merely part of training future lawyers in courtroom decorum.

    You'll find the same thing in the medical faculty, but this is understandable as it might affect patient confidence in teaching hospitals if they see their consultant followed by young "trainee doctors" calling him/her by first name.

  14. Re:Anyone wonder where such numbers come from? on 38,000 People a Year Die Early Because of Diesel Emissions Testing Failures (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    That site must have the record number of broken images!

  15. Re:Not too bad on 38,000 People a Year Die Early Because of Diesel Emissions Testing Failures (theverge.com) · · Score: -1, Troll

    You know the difference between 9/11 and a cow?

    The muslims will admit to slaughtering a cow.

  16. When asked to provide the password. Change the password first and give them this new password. When you get the device back, change the password.

    Of course it makes sense to change the passwords once you get your device back, but why change it before handing over?

  17. His name gives it away on UK Group Fights Arrest Over Refusing To Surrender Passwords At The Border (theguardian.com) · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    He's a muslim, I'd rather they are careful now rather than sorry later.

  18. A much better way of doing this is to show sale prices of properties nearby, as the UK sites right move and Zoopla do. This way you can see which are roughly equivalent properties pretty quickly, then look on street view to refine your matches or even go and drive past in person.

  19. Goodbye Opera, nice knowing you. I want a browser to browse websites, that's all

  20. "hate speech" is it's defined by idiots on Facebook Must Delete Hate Postings Worldwide, Rules Austrian Court (reuters.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The problem is that "hate speech" is it's defined by idiots. A muslim saying that atheists should be killed is seen as an expression of faith. Someone saying that Islam is backwards and violent for sentencing atheists to death is hate speech

  21. For crying out loud. They still haven't fixed BGP? I remember reading about stuff like this in the 90s.

    If the Wiki article is anything to go by this is through complacency.:

    Although security extensions are available for BGP, and third-party route DB resources exist for validating routes, by default the BGP protocol is designed to trust all route announcements sent by peers, and few ISPs rigorously enforce checks on BGP sessions.

    This sort of thing is really frustrating, a fix available but nobody bothers!

  22. If computers were made of cheese, what would be the ideal relish to eat with them?

  23. It's not an AI test on Unmanned US Air Force Space Plane Lands After Secret, Two-Year Mission (reuters.com) · · Score: -1, Troll

    It's not an AI test. If it were it would have seen Trump is president and taken off again

  24. Alternative to AACS 2.0 being cracked on 'First Pirated Ultra HD Blu-Ray Disk' Appears Online (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 2

    Of course the alternative to AACS 2.0 being cracked is that someone accessed the video pre-encryption. This could have been an inside job at the studio/production companies, or they could have been hacked.

  25. Look at all the anti vehicle protection round publ on Why Elon Musk Doesn't Like Flying Cars (yahoo.com) · · Score: -1, Troll

    Look at all the anti-vehicle protection round public buildings. We know that the Muslims were instructed by IS to use cars as weapons. If flying cars are available the defenses will be useless.