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  1. Re: Negative Press on Uber Knowingly Leased Unsafe Cars To Drivers, Says Report (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    Hmm... Would we count Trump as a brand? I lean towards yes.

  2. He had more than one. That one is about the man and a tortoise having a race. His problem was that he used chunks of time, as opposed to arrows of time. He was brilliant, in his day. He was a true philosopher who really lent a lot to the concept of infinity. I'm sure Wikipedia has an article.

  3. I am expecting:

    You'll be mad when you read about this newest exploit in IoT!

  4. Re: Joining Apple? on Joining Apple, Amazon's China Cloud Service Bows To Censors (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Google left China. They are in HK, but they are uncensored there. China blocks Google, not the other way around.

    They DID censor in China. Then China broke in and read emails from dissidents. Google left. China has blocked all Google services since, pretty much.

  5. Re: lol know nothings on Are App Sizes Out of Control? · · Score: 1

    Black Man's Penis

  6. Re: Natural consequence on Are App Sizes Out of Control? · · Score: 1

    I am too lazy to google and not the OP. I also don't use Facebook. But, it might be Jarvis? I see people mention that, fairly often.

  7. Re: lol know nothings on Are App Sizes Out of Control? · · Score: 1

    Slashdot has never stayed on topic. Hell, we don't even read the summary, never mind the article.

    If you're expecting on topic replies, not even filtering by moderation will help. Good luck with your quest.

  8. Re: lol know nothings on Are App Sizes Out of Control? · · Score: 1

    In my head, PNG stands for Pretty Neat Graphics. I've never bothered to find out what it really stands for.

    No, I don't actually have a point. I just wanted share.

  9. Re: Watch Pandora's Promise on US Nuclear Comeback Stalls As Two Reactors Are Abandoned (theaustralian.com.au) · · Score: 1

    Radioactive Wolves goes into it. It's a PBS doc.

    Yes, there is greater life.

    Going unmentioned is that there is a high rate of mutations.

  10. Re: Not illegal on NSA Unlawfully Surveilled Kim Dotcom In New Zealand, Says Report (thehill.com) · · Score: 2

    It wasn't theft. They retained their files!

    It works for the pirates. Might as well use it here.

  11. Re: "cyber related issues" on White House Officials Tricked By Email Prankster (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Black-bagged and dumped out the back of a C-130, somewhere over the mid-Atlantic. That's my guess.

    Well, no... He will probably just get a stern talking to.

  12. Re: Irish passport on Free Movement of EU Citizens To Britain Will End in 2019 (standard.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    They used to just wave us through the border to Canada. Of course, this was in the 70s.

  13. Re: More lies from lying cock on Should The Government Fix Slow Internet Access? (fivethirtyeight.com) · · Score: 1

    The poles already existed and it was in addition to what was already being done. The company was Fairpoint. The area, outside Rangeley, Maine. The year, 2008 - so more like 9 years ago. It was when my house was being built. That was '08. I retired in '07,

  14. Re: My Sentry safe model 1250.. on A Robot At DEFCON Cracked A Safe Within 30 Minutes (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    If you're not shooting for center mass, you don't need to be shooting - with some exceptions.

    Here's a fun one... I was a transportation officer at a military brig. I carried a shotgun and a sidearm. The shotgun was for if they ran away. It had just a slug, made of lead. You shoot about three steps behind them escaping inmate and the round expands when it hits the ground and is deflected up - ideally into their ass. If they kept moving, the next shot was to kill. (I never had to do any of those.)

    And I'm gonna need a citation on the German police training. I know of no forces that do not shoot to kill. They could exist, but that seems really doubtful. I know many, many police officers - and many from outside the US. If you're shooting, you're shooting with the intent to hit center mass, even from 20 meters away. If you're not, then you probably shouldn't be shooting. Nobody can consistently hit a leg while someone is moving and you're stress - nobody. That's a risk you do not take.

    I've tried looking this up, Google isn't helpful and I don't speak German. I can use online translators, however.

  15. Re: Russophile apologists and trolls inc. on Russia Bans VPNs To Stop Users From Looking at Censored Sites (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't normally drink, but this game sounds tempting, I'm pretty sure it would kill me by alcohol poisoning.

  16. Re: Facial Recognition Is Why I Bought an iPhone 7 on Apple's Next iPhone: Facial-Recognition, All-Screen Design (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Don't they 'just' store a hash that is generated on setup?

  17. Re: More lies from lying cock on Should The Government Fix Slow Internet Access? (fivethirtyeight.com) · · Score: 1

    That does sound familiar. It's right up the road, I guess I can go bust it open. I'm pretty sure I'd be the least likely suspect. I'm also sure there's no cops.

    Whatever it is, I had to buy one. It was cheaper than what an ISDN was quoted as. Point to point radio wasn't an option - though it is now. Satellite wasn't a better option. So, I did that. The neighbor who paid for an extra mile of new line paid less than $1000, as I recall. This was ten years ago, so I imagine it's even cheaper?

  18. Re: Bullshit much? on Luxembourg Just Passed A New Asteroid Mining Law (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Okay - but then is smelting really needed? It's my understanding that some of these are pure. What are the logistics and times involved to gather that much energy, to melt the materials? Can they be realistically moved to an orbit that's closer to the Sun?

  19. Re: Bullshit much? on Luxembourg Just Passed A New Asteroid Mining Law (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    That is science fiction. I am not the best source to ask. I'm going to ask the AC below, as they seem to know a bit more.

  20. Re: My Sentry safe model 1250.. on A Robot At DEFCON Cracked A Safe Within 30 Minutes (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    If the first two don't stop them, they usually keep aiming for center mass.

    I'm also 98.4% sure that your police are taught the same thing. You may be right, but that's not very bright. If they're a danger, you shoot - and all shots intend to kill. Well, virtually all. There have been a few exceptions - they were stupid. Some sniper once shot a firearm out of a guy's hand. Most cops aren't snipers and that was pretty much the only time I've heard of it being a valid idea - and even then it was a judgment call.

    No, your cops don't aim for the leg. No, they don't aim for the shoulder. No, they don't aim for an arm. They aim for center mass. If they hit a leg, they're bad shots - which is excusable because shooting a moving target isn't like it is in the movies. It's all the more difficult when you're under pressure. Contrary to popular opinion, most folks don't like shooting people.

    Note: I say most - but my country does have Texas. So, I've got to stick with most, as opposed to everyone.

    And yes, we are nuts. I'm not even kidding. We're fucking insane. Like 40% of us are currently on psychiatric drugs. That number should probably be higher.

    Dude... We elected fucking Trump. Our insanity is no longer in question.

    However, you still shoot center mass. That is not actually insane - that's sound practice, taught across the world for a reason. If it's so dangerous that you're obligated to fire your weapon, you aim for center mass. That's a very, very good chance of killing on the first shot. (It's not the movies, it's reality.)

    If you're curious, I served in the Marines to pay for college and was a competitive shooter way back when I was even younger than that. I am not a "gun nut." I sure as hell don't want to shoot anyone, and I don't even know anyone in a militia. I'm also damned sure I'm not gonna take on the government. If you rob me, I'm just gonna give you my stuff. That shit's insured and I really don't want to kill anyone. Even if I draw a weapon, I'm still probably gonna give you my stuff. I'm not so scared that shooting is on my list of things to do, unless absolutely required. Faced with an active shooter? Oh, fuck that... I'll be nothing but asshole and elbows, as I get the fuck out of there.

    Sorry for the long post, but I'm pretty bored.

  21. I, for one, welcome our murderous overlords. /s

  22. Re: Bullshit much? on Luxembourg Just Passed A New Asteroid Mining Law (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Nah, just an eight bit ship from Atari.

  23. Re: Bullshit much? on Luxembourg Just Passed A New Asteroid Mining Law (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    IIUC, smelting specifically requires oxygen and may not be needed, as they are pure. They still will need to be heated to their melting point. I have no idea how they are gonna try to do that.

  24. Re: More lies from lying cock on Should The Government Fix Slow Internet Access? (fivethirtyeight.com) · · Score: 1

    It looks like this, pretty much (not identical, but about right):

    Link.

    You may be right and I may have the terminology incorrect. I have to be within so many feet of that thing. Well, the big thing. There's another smaller box nearby but I didn't pay for that. It was there when I moved in.

  25. Re: For once use the microsoft shit on Ask Slashdot: Should Average Consumers Install More Than One Antivirus Program On Their System? · · Score: 1

    I strongly suspect that weed was a factor.