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  1. If the tradeoff reverts to 'lose your job' or 'spend time with your family' the choice was never whether to have a cellphone in the car.

  2. The law won't apply to vehicles driven by a licensed chauffeur, if it's the passenger using the phone. Commercial vehicles will have 'exemption' features. And commercial drivers caught using the phone in said vehicles will lose their license and thus their job.

  3. A Mac Portable is far too heavy, though, and can kill the child.

    Thank goodness for the PowerBook 160 series. It saved many a kid from brain damage.

  4. If this new feature is 'smart' enough to do the above things described in the summary, it would be 'smart' enough to have diagnostic features allowing what you need for professional (certified) diagnostics.

  5. Re:Liberty on Israeli Army Retweeting 1967 War As It Happened · · Score: 1

    destroying the dream of forming a "Pyramids to Euphrates" sized "Greater Israel".

    To destroy that 'dream' all one has to do is stop reading the leaflets the trotyskyites have on their table outside the student center.

  6. Re:For Everybody under 50 on Lizard Named For Jim Morrison · · Score: 1

    Some young people go through what is called a 'Jim Morrison Stage' but it's shocking that anybody remains permanently a 'big fan.' Most people grow out of it.

  7. Re:But not to give them a chance to correct it fir on Google Security Expert Finds, Publicly Discloses Windows Kernel Bug · · Score: 1

    Read his response again:

    News to me, since I personally have seen them fix things disclosed only to them.

    That line explicitly means he works for Microsoft.

    I'd be angry, too, if I'd fucked up and everybody was shouting it around.

  8. Re:Target Microsoft on Google Security Expert Finds, Publicly Discloses Windows Kernel Bug · · Score: 1

    Know that it exists how? I am Joe Public and I do not read Slashdot, Arstechnica or the other places where this bug will be mentioned. The black hats do and they are in the know and actively creating exploits. 99% of users have no idea that this happened, and therefore are not being 'more careful'.

    Well, Microsoft could now publish info about the problem on their website. They could issue Press Releases, etc.

    That would affect 'their bottom line' so they won't. But they could. And it's their responsibility to do so, frankly.

  9. It's About Patents on New Drugs Trail Many Old Ones In Effectiveness Against Disease · · Score: 1

    The old drugs are 'protected' by patents that have expired. There are generic versions available. The 'cost of the research and development' has been paid out, and the older drugs are now actually affordable.

    It's no surprise that the drug companies want people to use the 'New! Shiny!' drugs and discard the old ones. They make a lot more money. Whether the drugs work or not, they want people OFF those nasty old drugs they don't make much money producing.

    It's all about making money.

  10. Re:He's mistaken on Vint Cerf: Data That's Here Today May Be Gone Tomorrow · · Score: 1

    You don't even have to install Word for Windows from that era. WinWord 2.0 will run as a stand-alone binary. Just the Winword.exe file by itself will run. And it's less than 1.44M in size so you can just have it on a floppy diskette. On any 16 or 32-bit Windows machine, of course. It even includes that era's VBA so you can use the winword.exe binary as a portable 'execution environment' sort of.

  11. Re:Seriously, on Google Security Expert Finds, Publicly Discloses Windows Kernel Bug · · Score: 1

    He's worried that if someone hacks his mom's PC and steals her address book someone might send him the dreaded spam.

  12. Re:The final Link on Ask Slashdot: What Is the Future of Old Copper Pair Technology? · · Score: 1

    They don't live that long anyway, and the humans encourage them to breed and stuff.

  13. Re:Rasberry Pi is about education on Pi to Go: Hot Raspberry Pi DIY Mini Desktop PC Project · · Score: 2

    Here in my locality, Dell is sucking all the used computers out of the market as vigorously as they can. When I was in my 20's I would have died for a few old PCs to experiment with. I learned 'networking' back in the 90's with a bunch of old boxes and 10base-5 cards and some coax. Today, Dell and their 'community recycling' programs yank the old hardware away by capturing everything donated to Goodwill, and assuring that NONE of it ever gets resold.

    I'm not sure a Raspberry Pi is a good replacement for letting kids mess around with castoffs. But it's a good thing nonetheless.

  14. Re:OMG what a great idea on Pi to Go: Hot Raspberry Pi DIY Mini Desktop PC Project · · Score: 1

    I have a Compaq Transportable. Amber Plasma display and all. I think the processor is a '286.

  15. Re:This just gave me an idea... on Pi to Go: Hot Raspberry Pi DIY Mini Desktop PC Project · · Score: 1

    I bought an inexpensive Acer Aspire One. It's not your aunt's netbook. Dual Core (but slow) processor, and it's undocumented but you can cram 8 gigs of RAM in it.

    8 gigs in a 3 pound laptop. VirtualBox runs great on it.

  16. Centralization is risky on GitHub Back Online After Service Outage · · Score: 1

    For years, going back to the days when SourceForge (forgery of source code??) was closely associated with Slashdot, I have been nervous of centrally-located sites for massive numbers of projects. Yes, locate resources there as a robust distribution front end. But have an independent presence on the net as well.

    Centralization of something that is otherwise as free-wheeling and independence minded as Open Source Software, just seems contradictory.

  17. Re:Reckless Cops on Oculus VR Co-founder Andrew Reisse Killed In Auto Collision · · Score: 1

    What does 'progressive policy' mean? It seems like a rather imprecise term.

  18. Re:FTA on Oculus VR Co-founder Andrew Reisse Killed In Auto Collision · · Score: 1

    There's a Venn-diagram you should study sometime. Your main point is correct, however.

  19. My TRS-80's monitor on 4K Computer Monitors Are Coming (But Still Pricey) · · Score: 1

    My TRS-80 had a monitor program that ran in considerably less than 4K. T-Bug loaded off cassette and you could type in assembly language code. Closest MS-DOS analogy would be the debug program.

  20. Re:RO Water on German Brewers Warn Fracking Could Hurt Beer · · Score: 1

    There are places where untouched ground water is quite safe to drink

    Definitely, we have well water at home here. No sewer or water bill, just a little electricity for the pump, and we have the best tasting water in our area.

  21. Re: Same as last time? Well, nope. on No, the Tesla Model S Doesn't Pollute More Than an SUV · · Score: 1

    I am pretty sure the $10,000 subsidy for buyers of the Tesla hasn't gone away.

  22. Re: Wow it took researchers to discover this bug? on Bug In Samsung S3 Grabs Too Many Images, Ups Data Use · · Score: 1

    Its removable on my Samsung Galaxy (Victory). Replaced with Firefox, though, not Chrome. And I make a point of not having a google cookie set in FF, too.

  23. Re: If this was really a problem... on Bug In Samsung S3 Grabs Too Many Images, Ups Data Use · · Score: 1

    One of the nicer things about Android is the existence of Firefox on it. That's one of the reasons I've ditched my iOS gadgets. Chrome? Naw. Why leap out of the walled garden into the Googleplex when you don't have to?

  24. Re: ... with government funds and subsidized charg on Tesla To Blanket US With Superchargers In Two Years · · Score: 1

    Also, they can build biomass digesters near the windfarms to convert all the eagles, condors, and migratory birds being chopped up into even more clean energy. It's a win-win situation for sure.

  25. Re: As far as I'm concerned . . . on Tesla To Blanket US With Superchargers In Two Years · · Score: 1

    I can burn down my garage with $10 worth of gas, thankyouverymuch.