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  1. Re:One is compelled to wonder... on 'I Got Death Threats For Writing a Bad Review of Aquaman' (huffingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    ... why a threat to kill someone, anyone, would not be a violation of their terms of service.

    All corporations have engagement mitigation strategies to reduce their own levels of interaction with "nutballs" , "crazies", and "whackjobs" . For the most part this comes across as ignoring them and their behavior at the cost of other people.

  2. Re:Never pay attention to internet hate on 'I Got Death Threats For Writing a Bad Review of Aquaman' (huffingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    So then, why are you reading it?

    Unfortunately much of the online "social" economy requires people who generate content to have audience engagement. Unless you have your own shil accounts to engage with (talking to yourself ??) you have to read and respond to what other people post regarding your content.

  3. Cut the legs off of the bloated housing market on Even Apple and Google Engineers Can't Really Afford To Live Near Their Offices (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    Google, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, whomever; They should just build complexes to provide housing for their employees. This would have the effect of killing any speculative increases in the housing markets. When the market bubble bursts it would also be extremely punitive towards anyone (foreign investors especially) who were using those housing markets as investments and artificially inflating prices to increase the value of their investments.

    Even if each company only added housing for 20% of their employees the effect would be dramatic.

  4. Its nearly impossible to not assume... on The Link Between Polygamy and War (economist.com) · · Score: 1

    Its nearly impossible to not assume that selling your daughters against their will to men potentially twice their age and denying them any choices in their life is not seriously messed up.

    That's damn near if not exactly slavery depending on the circumstances. I have known people who had arranged marriages BUT that was an entirely different and entirely consensual nuptial.

    It is some seriously sick $hit when one person assigns a selling price and or purchase price for another human being. An when I thought it couldnt possibly be worse it is worse because this is talking about people selling their own children.

    I read the entire article and I just keep iterating audible variations of wtf!!

  5. Re:Feature that screams NSA tampering.. on EFF Warns Most Of Intel's Chipsets Contain 'A Security Hazard' (eff.org) · · Score: 1

    It's certainly possible. If NSA or anyone at Intel did this on purpose, there will be hell to pay.

    I by 'hell' you of course mean that pretty much no repercussion is going to happen to any of the responsible parties.

    BTW. What chipset/bios goes into government purchased hardware? Intel is a pretty standard stipulation for government contracted IT equipment purchases. In what manner exactly does Intel polish this turd before they deliver on government contracts.

    Dont tell me the government buys equipment with this vulnerability pre-installed. Its almost like they are asking to be pwned. . If so I think the first security researcher to develop a viable exploit is in for a sweet payday from whatever nationstate that happens to have upped their offensive IT security budget.

  6. In most countries and states police use overbroad warrants to as a sort of pre-emptive retaliation for the likelyhood that they will fail to get court approval for the illegal or unconstitutional nature of their goal. How come citizens cant do the same thing to the police?

    What sort of legal bullsh$t can be done to f$ck up their shit?

    Some security controls are preventitive which in this instance seems like it would need to be pre-emptive?

    That seems like it would equate to an injunctions of some sort? Does anyone know of anyone ever attempting to get an injuction against the police breaking the law?

    Violating an injunction would likely result in some sort of contempt of court.

  7. These jackasses only have the one hammer (murder innocent people and recruit the mentally deficient to murder innocent people) pretty much everything looks like a nail to them.

    Sample terrorist conversation:

    Terrorist 1: "Derp, Computers are hard."
    Terrorst 2: "Derp, Meybe we can fix it by killing innocent people"
    Terrorist 1: "Derp, If we became more educated and intelligent in order to solve our problems it might negatively impact our core belief system of murdering innocent people"
    Terrorist 2: "Right... So murder some people?"
    Terrorist 1: "Yup"

  8. Tag should read: on Apple Is Outdated, Says Chinese Conglomerate LeEco CEO (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    "The Chinese are actually bitching that they need something new to copy/idea to rip off."

    I'm not an apple fan but this only a half-deviation away from being an onion article.

    As usual it warrants a standard response. "Feel free to design and sell a better product!! Literally there is not one single consumer not willing to drop an outdated product for a superior product."

    Seriously look what happened to Palm Computing and the palm pilot or Handspring, or the Apple Newton tablet that all got ghosted.

  9. Geo-blocking doesnt require gr8 firewall-o-murca!! on Cyber Commander Says It's 'Not Realistic' To Shut Down Internet (washingtonexaminer.com) · · Score: 2

    Route-poison traffic to and from location X. People forget that valid Internet communication is 2way. Sure they might be able to broadcast out but not being able to receive in effectively cuts them off. Their internet will get awfully quiet.

    The thing is that "head of U.S. Cyber Command" is not saying is that cutting off the internet also cuts off easy common communication for any intelligence resources the US has in that area.

    In this instance a communications blackout works against both parties.

  10. I dont know what the " GWX Configuration tool" is but I use the updated "GWX Control Panel" tool and I opt to disable all the win10 upgrades AND delete the GWX program right out of my system.

    A couple dozen of my users whom I havent disable the win10 update on got hit with random unauthorized win10 upgrades. But I have tracked that to a windows setting to install updates when shutting down the PC.

    They shut down Windows 7 they start up with Windows 10

  11. Typical internet toughguys on ISIS Makes Direct Threats Against Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    These are just typical internet toughguys. With all the bluster of an angry 12yr old playing Call of Duty. All big talk .... no common sense.

  12. Re:I blame the Automotive Industry on Paris Attacks Would Not Have Happened Without Crypto (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    oh yes and clocks too!!! ban clocks. No way to synchronize attacks without clocks.

  13. Lazy and stupid never equals clever. on Are Roads Safer With No Central White Lines? · · Score: 1

    This is a simple matter of lazy government officials trying to make excuses for not maintaining their roads.

    Safety markings by definition mark the safe area to drive on a road.
    Removing Safety markings by definition make the road less safe.
    If their going to remove the safty markings I can see no reason the pay any attention to speed postings, school zone notices or constructions flaggers.

    This is equally as stupid as removing headlights, airbags and seatbelts from the cars themselves.

    Whats next, big steel spike in the center of the steering wheel? Electric shocks every time you step on the accelerator?

    What a bunch of jackasses.

  14. mule needs a muffler on Robot Mule Put Out To Pasture By Marine Corps (nbcnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Not News: Robotics company doesnt know how to make internal combustion engines.

    There are dozens of ways that automotive engineers over the years have decreased the decibel output of internal combustion engines.
    None of these improvements go into generators. Ive watch some youtube videos of the 'Mules' and it looks like a robot with a generator on its back.

    They're probably using generators because noise was never a stipulation in the design parameters. What a bunch of idiots. Cancel a program because
    it does something you never stipulated it shouldnt.

  15. Cant we make it a law.... on Top Democratic Senator Will Seek Legislation To "Pierce" Through Encryption (dailydot.com) · · Score: 1

    ....That lawmakers have the pass a test after receiving rudimentary education on anything they might make a law on.

    This lawmaker completely fails maths. Its almost as bad as if congress proposed a bill to repeal the laws of thermodynamics

  16. Of course he said this on Ex-CIA Director Says Snowden Should Be 'Hanged' For Paris Attacks (thehill.com) · · Score: 1

    He's the EX-DIRECTOR of the CIA. He can no longer contribute to the safety or security of the people of the united states. Just like an EX-POSTMAN can no longer deliver mail. But clearly Woolsey still wants attention. All of his ex-coworkers are pissed that they arent getting traction with their arguments that its sooo tough having to not violate their own charter.

    They dont seem to understand that the only things people are going to listen to are calls to actually go after those responsible. Not red herrings.

    If he is advocating devoting resources to go after Snowden isnt that the same as depriving resources from going after ISIS/ISIL?

  17. Government is supposed to be a social contract. You cant take away people ability to protect themselves from data theft without a guarantee of payout.

    I feel that my data is worth 150 billion dollars. You can have my encryption keys but if I suffer a data breach then you have to pay me out.

    I'll probably use the payout to fund an independant open source "zero knowledge encryption" standard with an easy open free distribution.

  18. An episode of southpark? on Police Shut Down Anti-Violence Fundraiser Over Rapper's Hologram · · Score: 1

    This seriously sounds like an episode of southpark. Infact I could swear I saw a Southpark Episode where the Southpark Police try and fail to shoot/arrest Holographic African American rappers.

  19. Ban security products from the US on US Proposes Tighter Export Rules For Computer Security Tools · · Score: 1

    The idea that the US is some how in charge of how security researchers spend their energies will be its own undoing. Research will be done outside the US. Security researchers have long memories. Nothing stops them from doing all of their research outside the US. And nothing will stop them from denying US interests access to their tools, research, and discoveries.

    Customers in the united states will still find out about the vulnerabilities. They'll find out after they are penetrated.

    Thankfully stupidity is not an invitation to have violence committed upon you. IF it were such an invitation; then the author of the newly proposed export controls would be in danger of being beaten to death.

  20. Re:geo-block this crap on Chinese CA Issues Certificates To Impersonate Google · · Score: 2

    That is two significant leaps past being idiotic. An internet connection is not required for a cash transaction and registers dont all use integrated credit. ATM's and integrated credit cash registers authenticate to the merchant service subscribed to by the business which would in turn authenticate to various card issueing banks. Zero authentication through China. Geo-block the crap out of China and your ATM's and Cash registers will run just fine.

  21. geo-block this crap on Chinese CA Issues Certificates To Impersonate Google · · Score: 2

    My company had massive amounts of fraudulent connection attempts originating from china. We geoblocked china and 95% of it went away. I feel for what the people who live there have to endure but I give ZERO $hits about the negative effects of blocking access to a country that blatantly allows and endorses state sponsored criminal hackers attacking businesses.

    I believe in one set of rules for everyone. How do you suppose China would respond if the tables were turned and the governments of GB,France,Germany,USA, Australia, and Canada all set China in their crosshairs and declared open season.

  22. what about Lobbyists? on FBI Put Hactivist Jeremy Hammond On a Terrorist Watchlist · · Score: 1

    Have there not been lawsuits in the past to get the government to use unbiased enforcement of laws and policies?

    Two of the "terrorist" definitions from the article the article: "intimidate or coerce a civilian population," or "influence the policy of a government."

    How are those definitions not absolutely met by advertising agencies, corporations and lobbyists? This seems like shooting fish in a barrel for the aclu.

  23. encrypting everything actually is helping on Justice Department: Default Encryption Has Created a 'Zone of Lawlessness' · · Score: 2

    If a criminal steals your data it is a crime and the injustice of that crime must be balanced. If the government performs an illegal search which should be a crime but somehow isnt; the injustice of that crime doesnt seem to matter.

    Encrypting everything everywhere is the result of the government being somehow being unable to stop itself from violating its citizens by performing illegal searches.
    Heavily encrypting everything means the government actually has to follow their own laws which they are not exempt from. There is one set of rules and the government should never be exempt from them.

  24. NOT EFFECTIVE VS H2O on Police Nation-Wide Use Wall-Penetrating Radars To Peer Into Homes · · Score: 1

    Radar is completely ineffective against water. Radar doesn't penetrate water. Any criminal with a basic understanding of even the most basic science will hide next to a hotwater heater.

    That OR the police kick in everyones door because they've confused all hot water heaters with criminals in hiding.

  25. Re:Seems unintuative on Researchers Accidentally Discover How To Turn Off Skin Aging Gene · · Score: 1

    I believe it's already known that avoiding sunlight helps prevent this enzyme from being released, and in turn keeps skin looking younger. This is just artificially lowering it even further in an attempt to to create immortal, sunlight-fearing vampires.

    If you read the article you would know that this will infact create vampires that NO LONGER fear the sun. You stated the reverse. Vampires that fear the sun are not news.