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  1. Warn about insecure instead of giving a "well done" to normal practice. As long as EV certificates still show in green it's fine with me.

  2. Re:Why is spelling still a thing? on Scottish Students Used Spellchecker Glitch To Cheat In Literacy Test (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Why is spelling still a thing?

    Oy dunt no

  3. Watch out for the assassin bugs on Researchers Create First Flying Wireless Robotic Insect (newatlas.com) · · Score: 2

    Combine one of these with the ability to squirt a few drops of nerve agent.....

  4. Does that include time sleeping? on A Quarter of Americans Spend All Day Inside, Survey Finds (washingtontimes.com) · · Score: 2

    Does that include time sleeping? If not I'm surprised at 57% of Czechs and Dutch spending 0 to 14 hours outside. If it is included then 21 percent of Americans spending between 15 and 18 hours inside sounds pretty high, unless you work outside that's essentially all your non working and non sleeping time.

  5. Looks like it is here on Slashdot Asks: Which Is Your Favorite Email Client? · · Score: 1
    https://protonmail.com/bridge/install says:

    Download and install the ProtonMail IMAP/SMTP Bridge to use your encrypted email account with any email client. Available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

  6. Actually there is a solution for IMAP/SMTP on Slashdot Asks: Which Is Your Favorite Email Client? · · Score: 1

    I've just read, paid-for accounts can use a bridge to decrypt/encrypt protonmail locally and access it via SMTP and/or IMAP.

  7. Re: ProtonMail! on Slashdot Asks: Which Is Your Favorite Email Client? · · Score: 1

    Last I knew, ProtonMail is not set up for access by any desktop client. Other than their webmail, I think the only option is their own mobile app.

    This is necessary because of their end to end encryption. Mail is encrypted and decrypted in the browser via JavaScript or in their own app. Using a third-party client wouldn't support this.

  8. Re: If it were possible to time travel on Stephen Hawking Service: Possibility of Time Travellers 'Can't Be Excluded' (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Should say "has not been"

  9. If it were possible to time travel on Stephen Hawking Service: Possibility of Time Travellers 'Can't Be Excluded' (bbc.com) · · Score: 0

    If it were possible to time travel then surely someone would have gone beck in time and killed Muhammad. Since islam exists time travel clearly has not been achieved

  10. Re:Google not as bad as Microsoft on Google Hasn't Stopped Reading Your Emails (theoutline.com) · · Score: 1

    Google not as bad as Microsoft.

    Puke isn't as bad as shit, but I don't want to eat either

  11. Re:How many of them are really alive? on Japan Moves To Ease Aging Drivers Out of Their Cars (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    There was a big scandal some time ago when a family did not register a death of the old man to continue collecting the pension checks.

    Well if they are not alive that's even more reason that they should not drive.

  12. rats gone. now lets do the same with muslims in the west

  13. Once Fords, GMs, Toyotas seriously push electric on Tesla Earnings Show Record Revenues With Record Losses (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Once Fords, GMs, Toyotas seriously push electric then Tesla will be a niche player ... or purchased by one of the aforementioned in a liquidation sale

  14. But could you hack them on Volkswagen, Audi Cars Vulnerable To Remote Hacking (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    .. to make them emissions compliant?

  15. Is this a new sensor or MRI contrast agent? on Calcium-Based MRI Sensor Enables More Sensitive Brain Imaging (mit.edu) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Is this a new sensor, or is it a new MRI contrast agent? The headline says it's a sensor but the description is of an MRI contrast agent. I was thinking it could be both (a new contrast agent and a sensor to detect it) but reading TFA it definitely looks like a agent.

    This will make a big difference in how quickly it can be implemented. On one hand a new agent would need medical approval. On the other, once approved all hospitals could use it with their existing machines.

  16. The defects of vinyl on Digital and Analog Audio's Curious Coexistence (cnet.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    This article on Myths of Vinyl has some interesting facts

  17. Re:PSA? on PSA: Amazon Will Increase Price of Prime To $119 (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    I wish I knew. Wiki gives a lot of unlikely options, but none seem to fit.

  18. There is an International Phonetic Alphabet. The problem is that to be comprehensive enough to cover all sounds in all languages it has to be extremely complicated. Also different regions pronounce things differently, so you either have regional spellings or one or more "standard" dialect

  19. Re:If you post GIFs, you are probably stupid on Incredible New Gif Shows Cosmic 'Snow' On the Surface of a Comet (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    If you take high-fidelity video material and reduce the number of colors, resolution, and frame rate, down to the complete 30 year old crap that is GIF, before you re-post it on the internet, then you are most likely stupid.

    Or a Facebook user ... Oh wait!

  20. Re:This is what Europeans do best on Scientists Plan Huge European AI Hub To Compete With US (theguardian.com) · · Score: 2

    They will translate it into 24 languages

    Perhaps they can get the AI to do that.

    Add that idea to the appendix, translate, distribute, and discuss!

  21. SMS is a useful "last resort" on Google Is 'Pausing' Work On Allo In Favor 'Chat,' An RCS-Based Messaging Standard (theverge.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    SMS can be used when there is a very weak signal, and no data connectivity. It has been used by hikers, people in sinking ships, and all sorts. This is really the only reason to use it now, but it is important

  22. This is a gross invasion of privacy on Amazon Shelves Plan To Sell Prescription Drugs (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    How did you get hold of my medical records? ;-)

  23. That's me ... especially after I've had a beer and chile beans!

  24. I find that when wearing sunglasses if I drive into a tunnel I have to take them off. This even applies to the light sensitive sunglasses that took quite a long time to lighten up - much longer than most tunnels. Unless these react much quicker than the old ones I would see this as a problem.

  25. Is it still only 32-bit? on ReactOS 0.4.8 Released (osnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Is there support for 64-bit Windows apps yet?