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  1. Pff! Nice try! on Tiny New Robots Perform Eye Surgery (technologyreview.com) · · Score: 1

    They can't fool me, I know exactly how this procedure turns out.

  2. Re:I'm ok with this... on New Wyoming Bill Penalizes Utilities Using Renewable Energy (csmonitor.com) · · Score: 1

    their air's CO2 concentration would still be lower due to their forests scrubbing it out.

    Trees act like a respiration system for the planet in that they absorb CO2 part of the year then shed their leaves which then generate CO2. The amount of oxygen used by most animals is marginal which is why we can exist. What this means is that if they were in a dome, there would be a rapid buildup of CO2 and they will suffocate if it didn't become scorching hot before that point.

  3. Re:I'm ok with this... on New Wyoming Bill Penalizes Utilities Using Renewable Energy (csmonitor.com) · · Score: 1

    why should anyone in Wyoming care about your preferences?

    Why don't you ask North Carolina why they suddenly started caring? ;)

  4. I'm ok with this... on New Wyoming Bill Penalizes Utilities Using Renewable Energy (csmonitor.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    as long as the CO2 from Wyoming is contained within Wyoming. They can build a dome and then suffocate if they like.

  5. Re:Symptom of a larger problem on The SHA-1 End Times Have Arrived (threatpost.com) · · Score: 1

    THe problem is no value in IT in business infrastructure or processes

    Actually, the problem is that there are no direct penalties for criminal negligence within a corporation.

    HR will fire me if I break their apps so what choice do I have?

    Go work for a company with more respect for IT. If you can't find one, found one!

  6. Re:Congratulations on The SHA-1 End Times Have Arrived (threatpost.com) · · Score: 2

    $ echo "The world's smallest violin playing just for you." | shasum
    1fbba1dd67c59513b4b6040b4036d6dd47e3858e -

  7. Having a competition to attack Windows and OSX is fine and all but it's not helpful to anyone trying to run a secure system. I'm looking forward to any number of Linux kernel exploits because it's running on most servers... and my desktop. :)

  8. Good but... on FTC Dismantles Two Huge Robocall Organizations (onthewire.io) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    tell me when they start putting people in prison for this shit and I'll believe it may actually slow down.

  9. HAI 1.2
    CAN HAS STDIO?
    VISIBLE "I've been looking for something to outdo LOLCODE in terms of pointlessness. ;)"
    KTHXBYE

  10. Re:Microsoft's effective negative advertising on Microsoft To Lay Off 700 Employees Next Week, Report Says (geekwire.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Microsoft ignored the fact that trying to sell "Apps" when people have work to do on their computers is not appropriate.

    The funny thing is that after all the abuse that you still don't realize that you don't own Windows, it's owns you and it always has. Only lately have they have chosen to blatantly exert their will.

  11. I'm truly impressed by how far some Americans are willing to go to escape a Trump presidency. ;)

  12. This is progress. on China Cancels Over 100 Coal-Fired Power Plants (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    While some my scoff and call this a worthless effort, I disagree! Could they do more? Of course... but so could everyone else! Changing energy generation for a large country is a monumental undertaking and you will always have the greedy who would rather stab their own child in the eye than lose a single dollar but this shows a large counter-investment is going into renewable power sources. It's depressing that there is so much resistance to this change but it's slow, steady and unstoppable. Even the incoming US administration cannot turn the tide of this fight against pollution. Progress is slow at first, then really fast and completely unstoppable.

  13. "extreme inbreeding" on Female Shark Learns To Reproduce Without Males After Years Alone (newscientist.com) · · Score: 1, Funny

    Now there's a redneck sport if there ever was one. I bet there are ATVs involved and everything. ;)

  14. It's too soon! on Robotic Sleeve Mimics Muscles To Keep a Heart Beating (seeker.com) · · Score: 2

    All I'm asking is for this fantastic advancement in medical technology to be delayed for about 10 years. No offence grampas of the world but you've made a mess of things and we're kinda counting on you all kicking the bucket as soon as possible so we can fix it. If there is any regulatory agency out there that could keep this back for a while using it's red tape, that would be fantastic. Sorry gramps, you haven't earned it. ;)

  15. Somewhat surprisingly the code uses antique system calls. 'These are some truly ancient functions, as far as the tech world is concerned, dating back to pre-OS X days,'

    Kinda sounds like it's using POSIX functions which would be a smart move because they will not be removed in favor of a new API and it makes porting to other platforms easier since most everything is at least partly compliant to POSIX. Perl and Java were good choice since they are on all Apple machines and are resistant to library compatibility issues. This seems like it's a nation-state attack.

  16. Re:Windows is my tool on Microsoft Plans To Add an Ebook Store To Windows 10 (mspoweruser.com) · · Score: 1

    Windows is my tool. I use it to work. I don't want...

    What is it about Windows that makes you think anything about Windows belongs to you? For all the abuse Microsoft has given you, you decided "well it's not all bad" and kept using their platform of abuse. You belong to Microsoft.

  17. you missed the fun part! on Moon Express Raises $20 Million In Series B-1, Fully Funds Trip To The Moon (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 2, Informative

    Moon Express has contracted five rockets from launch provider Rocket Lab USA. A newcomer to the launch industry, Rocket Lab USA has yet to fly their experimental Electron rocket – the same rocket that is contracted to take Moon Express’ MX-1E to the moon. It’s first launch is set for later this month

    If those rockets don't work, they can always build a bridge to the moon out stacks of money. -_-

  18. Rockets are still at risk of exploding... on SpaceX Accident Cost it Hundreds of Millions (fortune.com) · · Score: 2

    ... but less so than Samsung's Note 7. ;)

  19. Re:Well Trump has one thing right on Congress Will Consider Proposal To Raise H-1B Minimum Wage To $100,000 (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    (even if it's just scrawling his signature on the bill

    From what I've heard, instead of your typical signature, Mr Trump presses his baby hands on an inkpad and uses them as a stamp. ;)

  20. An awful lot of hating on colleges here. on Millennials Earn 20 Percent Less Than Boomers Did At Same Stage of Life (usatoday.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It used to be that college was less than a thousand bucks. What happened? A) Expansion B) Deep cuts in federal and state financial support. Basically, colleges were forced be become more like private entities because of tax cuts. Now the people that forced this behavior are blaming the colleges for doing what was required. The same people are also enjoying a glut of employable people so they decided that they aren't worth as much and thus paying them less.

    "Boomers" and "Gen X" are crushing "Millennials" with debt and then turning around and blaming colleges for their own reprehensible behavior.

  21. Re:Not surprised in the least on US EPA Accuses Fiat Chrysler of Excess Diesel Emissions (yahoo.com) · · Score: 1

    I also expect that in the days to come, we're going to find that every single auto manufacturer has been cheating in some way or another

    Sure but wouldn't believe the scale in which one company is cheating. They took out engine and put an electric motor in it's stead. Of course they needed a battery, so they took out just about everything else and slapped on on the bottom. Of course this means you have to charge the battery of the cheat system but they go on to make preposterous claims like: "no emissions" and "doesn't use gasoline". I thought they would be busted for sure but these greenfreaks at the EPA just lap it up and think it's the best thing ever. I can't wait for the day when they throw the man behind it all, Mr. "Musk" in jail for such brazen disregard for regulations! ;)

  22. Re:Two simple rules solve this! on Implantable Cardiac Devices Could Be Vulnerable To Hackers, FDA Warns (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Note: Basic security practices still apply but this solves the remote attack problem, especially those that would drain the battery.

  23. Two simple rules solve this! on Implantable Cardiac Devices Could Be Vulnerable To Hackers, FDA Warns (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    1) Interactions with medical implants need to supply their own source of power (e.g. via RF).
    2) Unpower interactions may only occur if the medical implant detects a medical event.

    If your medical implant violates either of these rules then it is improperly designed.

  24. "SPACEBAAAALL!"

  25. What does Sonos do and why should I give a shit about this John MacFarlane fellow? A little context goes a long ways, Slashdot editors.