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  1. Re:"Perhaps it is time to take a fresh look at..." on QuadrigaCX Allegedly Traded Against Its Own Customers Without Assets To Back Them (ambcrypto.com) · · Score: 2

    But I didn't lose all of my money to QuadrigaCX, so I need to know who can scam the rest off me.

  2. Re:Shutdown? No. on Cambridge Analytica Shuts Down Amid Scandal Over Use of Facebook Data (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    These people will just start a new business and rehire the core team. Watch.

    And here it is: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/05/02/cambridge_analytica_shutdown/

  3. Tons of blank space, far less news on the screen. It was fine before, not cramped or hard to read. I don't understand how they would think the new layout is an improvement.

  4. it might seem like a bit of overkill for those users that only used the software to keep their drivers up to date.

    Considering that Nvidia released broken drivers that borked my computer *twice* this year, it's not even useful for that.

  5. Re:I feel slightly dumber on Data Entry Blunders Force Air Asia Pilots To Land in Melbourne Instead of Malaysia (mashable.com) · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's because the Slashdot summary is a copy of the article's correction paragraph. *facepalm*

  6. Drone deliveries already happening in US on Amazon Partners With UK Government To Test Drone Deliveries (usatoday.com) · · Score: 2

    [Recent rules from the Federal Aviation Administration mean delivery by drone is years away in the United States

    Didn't I just read that 7-Eleven is already doing drone deliveries? Yes, I did.

  7. Re:What about the hyperlink bug? on Apple Re-posts iOS 9.3 Build For Older Devices Affected By Activation Lock Bug (macrumors.com) · · Score: 1

    And of course if you read that article it turns out the bug is with a third party app and not iOS so I don't know why you'd think Apple would be responsible for fixing it.

    Nonsense. I did read the article. (Obviously, since I linked to it, right?) No, it's not the app's fault. The app had a file that was "too big". Except it wasn't too big until now, and Apple didn't say "don't make that file too big". It is a bug in iOS 9.3.

  8. What about the hyperlink bug? on Apple Re-posts iOS 9.3 Build For Older Devices Affected By Activation Lock Bug (macrumors.com) · · Score: 1
  9. Re:I'd certainl yhope so... on Avira Wins Case Upholding Its Right To Block Adware · · Score: 1

    is there some sort of 'right to be installed' that software possesses that nobody told me about?

    They were probably trying to get the court to invent one, similar to the EU's ridiculous "right to be forgotten".

  10. Re:1/25 = 4% not 5% on Superfish Injects Ads In 1 In 25 Google Page Views · · Score: 1

    4% is Superfish, 5% is ALL ad injection. Jeez.

  11. Scroll-wheel buttons mostly suck. on Ask Slashdot: Where Can You Get a Good 3-Button Mouse Today? · · Score: 1

    I've been disappointed with most of the click-wheel mice I've used. I guess it's hard to balance the stiffness of the wheel and the button - either the button is too easy to click by mistake when scrolling, or too stiff so it's hard to click without moving the scroll wheel. I've had problems with brands like Microsoft and Logitech.

    My favourite mouse currently is a Razer Taipan. I got it for gaming, but I love it for general desktop use. It's got the best button feel of any mouse I've used, including the scroll-wheel button. It's not cheap, but I don't mind spending a few bucks on a tool I use all the time.

  12. Not bad, but... on The World of YouTube Bubble Sort Algorithm Dancing · · Score: 1

    I'll be impressed when they dance a quicksort to Flight of the Bumblebee.

  13. What about books? on Flight Attendants Want Stricter Gadget Rules Reinstated · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Why were books, magazines and newspapers never banned before? They're just as much of a distraction (at least, they used to be until smartphones took over). Heck, they give away magazines in every seat pocket.

  14. Bagel on The 69 Words GM Employees Can Never Say · · Score: 1

    "There seems to be a bagel with the ignition switch that we should look into."

    The emails and memos will still get written, and it's not like anyone will be fooled by the obtuse circumlocutions.

  15. Not the first such proof, by a long shot on A Mathematical Proof Too Long To Check · · Score: 1

    There are other theorems with computer-assisted proofs that are too complex to verify by hand, going back decades. The four colour map theorem and the classification of finite simple groups are two examples.

  16. I blame "Gossip Girl" on Are Plastic Bag Bans Making People Sick? · · Score: 1

    According to the data in the paper, the increase in illness started about the same time that Gossip Girl premiered. Clearly that TV show made people sick.

    My conclusion makes exactly as much scientific sense as theirs. In other words, their "science" is bullshit.

  17. Why did they bother? on We The People Petition Signature Requirement Bumped To 100,000 · · Score: 1

    They haven't been replying to all the petitions that met the requirements, so why do they need to raise the requirements?

  18. Re:Disclosure only with consent? on Dutch Gov't Offers Guidance For Responsible Disclosure Practices · · Score: 1
    What's not to like? How about a government agency enforcing a company's decision to conceal and not fix vulnerabilities? As far as I can see, there's no requirement that a company must agree to disclose at all; and white-hats who don't follow the guidelines are not offered any legal protection.

    We've seen time and again what happens when "responsible disclosure" is abused to allow security holes to go unfixed and exploited. This is big step backwards.

  19. Re:For babies who need them on Weebots: Driveable Robots For Babies Who Need Them · · Score: 2

    My thought was "EVERY baby needs a driveable robot!"

  20. Re:As a former Oracle dev on Polish Researcher: Oracle Knew For Months About Java Zero-Day · · Score: 3, Insightful

    If that's the way they work, they should not be selling mission-critical software that is exposed to the internet.

  21. Re:Not sure I would categorize this as a "Failure" on NASA Morpheus Lander Test Ends In Explosion · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well I'm not sure, but my guess is that several of the test objectives did not get checked off.

  22. "Fans need to chill" on Michael Bay To Remake TMNT As Aliens · · Score: 1

    > Responding to criticism, Bay thoughtfully explained that fans need to "chill."

    Fans need to ignore Michael Bay and his movies entirely. I've never seen one of Bay's movies, he has never "ruined" anything for me, and I am perfectly content.

  23. It's the same as email on Ask Slashdot: Companies That Force Employees To Join Social Networks? · · Score: 1

    I wouldn't join with the same profile that I used personally.

    Exactly. My work email address is different from my personal one, and likewise for social networks. The profile set up by my employer is used for work purposes only - it's got nothing to do with my personal life.

  24. Heuristic Algorithm on The Mathematics of Lawn Mowing · · Score: 1

    Examination of the example in the article suggests a heuristic algorithm that should provide near-optimal solutions and is suitable for real-time execution on neural wetware.

    1. Start by mowing around the outside border.
    2. Proceed going around, from the outside in.
    3. When you reach a strip <= 3 mowers wide, clear it with short back-and-forths.

    Proof of an upper bound on excess mowing vis-a-vis the optimal solution is left as an exercise for the reader.

  25. No, Poland on Places With the Most Wikipedia Articles · · Score: 2

    If I click "Random Article" a few times, it'll soon come up with a village in Poland - a lot more often than France.