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  1. Gun nuts go ballistic on Facebook Wants To Block Illegal Gun Sales · · Score: 1

    Predictable the gun nuts are going ballistic over this, but it is an entirely reasonable thing for FB to do on their 'property'.

    Imagine the result if these people tried to sell their guns in a shopping centre or restaurant the authorities would be on them in no time flat.

  2. Swipe card on Ask Slashdot: Automatically Logging Non-Computerized Equipment Use? · · Score: 1

    Swipe cards can switch electrical power supplies as well as doors.

  3. Rubber Hose Cryptanalysis on Ask Slashdot: Do You Still Trust Bitcoin? · · Score: 0

    The biggest weakness with any crypto currency is not the Maths but the outside influences or side-channel attacks.

    c.f. Rubber-hose_cryptanalysis

  4. The Right to Read on Ask Slashdot: What Essays and Short Stories Should Be In a Course On Futurism? · · Score: 1
  5. Die hard supporters on Mt. Gox Gone? Apparent Theft Shakes Bitcoin World · · Score: 1

    Not content with fleecing their customer once; the new strategy is to fleece the die hard supporters once again.

    On a freshly branded static homepage, post a letter from Mark KarpelÃs stepping down as CEO of MtGox, bringing in transition advisors, and citing poor organization and technology. Moving to a new country (Singapore?) could be helpful.

    Looks remarkable like Phoenix Company Fraud

    When a company goes bankrupt a second company can start up overnight ... but without any obligation to pay for the failed company's losses. This is so they appear to be different entity.

  6. When will the gullible finally wise up? on Mt. Gox Gone? Apparent Theft Shakes Bitcoin World · · Score: 1

    "When will the gullible finally wise up?" was a question I presented a week ago which was answered with ridicule.

    Apparently not quick enough, since we now have the final stage of any Ponzi schema. The collapse.

  7. Who are the shills? on NSA and GHCQ Employing Shills To Poison Web Forum Discourse · · Score: 0

    Do not rule out the possibility that Snowden and Assange are shills.

    Assange has done so much damage to freedom of information that personally I have little doubt he is a 'double agent'.

  8. Tally Board on Vikings' Secret Code Cracked · · Score: 1

    It looks more like a Tally Board for stock keeping to me.

  9. If this argument had any legal standing on Assange's Lawyers: Follow Swedish Law, Interrogate Him In the UK · · Score: 1

    If this argument had any legal standing it would present it in court not in the media. IMHO it is just another example of the Assange's egotism and narcissism

  10. Google bias on The First Open Ranking of the World Wide Web Is Available · · Score: 1

    Google are common accused of giving their own sites preferential results.

    However this suggests not, with google Page Rank being generally lower than the "web data commons" result for the same sites, e.g. YouTube & Google

  11. Astrology is science... originally on Majority of Young American Adults Think Astrology Is a Science · · Score: 1

    The literal translation of the latin origin of 'Astrology' is 'stars logos' which roughly translates to "explanation of stars" or "account of stars". (The literal meaning of Astronomy is from "numeratus" or the counting stars and adopted with accurate measuring devices).

    http://www.etymonline.com/inde...

    It was the study of the movement of stars, it is the modern popular semantics of the term that is bunkum.

  12. The last two red flags. on More Bitcoin Exchanges Forced Out of Sync After Massive DDoS Attack · · Score: 1, Informative

    Red Flags
           

    High returns with little or no risk. Every investment carries some degree of risk, and investments yielding higher returns typically involve more risk. Be highly suspicious of any "guaranteed" investment opportunity.
           

    Overly consistent returns. Investments tend to go up and down over time. Be skeptical about an investment that regularly generates positive returns regardless of overall market conditions.
           

    Unregistered investments. Ponzi schemes typically involve investments that are not registered with the SEC or with state regulators. Registration is important because it provides investors with access to information about the company's management, products, services, and finances.
           

    Unlicensed sellers. Federal and state securities laws require investment professionals and firms to be licensed or registered. Most Ponzi schemes involve unlicensed individuals or unregistered firms.
           

    Secretive, complex strategies. Avoid investments if you don't understand them or can't get complete information about them.

    Issues with paperwork. Account statement errors may be a sign that funds are not being invested as promised.

    Difficulty receiving payments. Be suspicious if you don't receive a payment or have difficulty cashing out. Ponzi scheme promoters sometimes try to prevent participants from cashing out by offering even higher returns for staying put.

    Red Flags for Ponzi schemes

    When will the gullible finally wise up?

  13. Very different when ... on Will Microsoft IIS Overtake Apache? · · Score: 4, Interesting
    The results look very different when you look where the traffic is going:

    Developer January 2014 Percent February 2014 Percent Change

    Apache 98,129,017 54.50% 94,741,928 52.68% -1.81

    nginx 21,548,550 11.97% 24,206,737 13.46% 1.49

    Microsoft 20,901,626 11.61% 21,196,966 11.79% 0.18

    Google 15,386,518 8.54% 15,245,912 8.48% -0.07

  14. Already exists on South Koreans Using Kinect To Monitor DMZ · · Score: 2

    I give you the Samsung SGR-A1

    http://www.mobilemag.com/wp-co...

  15. dancing is ... on South Koreans Using Kinect To Monitor DMZ · · Score: 2

    Dancing is for decadent westerners.

    Citizens of the glorious Peoples Republic do not engage in such degenerate nonsense.

  16. Software metrics, Unit Tests & CI. on Ask Slashdot: What Do You Do If You're Given a Broken Project? · · Score: 1

    1) Audit the code with recognised Metrics Tools. Do this at the beginning and post regularly updates, ideally using a continuous integration environment.
    2) Introduce Unit Tests allow you to learn the project and improve its 'Quality' in a measurable way.
    3) Aggressive source code refactoring using the Unit tests as your safety net.

  17. Sourceforge download ads on FileZilla Has an Evil Twin That Steals FTP Logins · · Score: 1

    This one example why Open Source sites need to take the threat of Advertsm mimicking download buttons on their sites.

    Instead they are still glossing over the risks.

    http://sourceforge.net/blog/ha...

  18. colony collapse ? on Bees Are Building Nests With Our Waste Plastic · · Score: 1

    Given the know dangers of Bisphenol A in plastic. I wonder if this has any connection with Colony collapse disorder

  19. Forum Bots on Yep, People Are Still Using '123456' and 'Password' As Passwords In 2014 · · Score: 1

    I wonder how many of these accounts are those created by forum posting bots. It would interesting to see the relative statistics.

  20. Unlawful arrest and false imprisonment on AMC Theaters Allegedly Calls FBI to Interrogate a Google Glass Wearer · · Score: 1
  21. Re:Dolphins vs Syrians? on 200 Dolphins Await Slaughter In Japan's Taiji Cove · · Score: 1

    I care about what happens in Syria but the ranting lunatics have drowned out any comon sense and all but prevented any Political action.

  22. Unacceptable - Boycott Japanese goods on 200 Dolphins Await Slaughter In Japan's Taiji Cove · · Score: 1

    Then send a letter to the Japanese Embasy/Consulate in your locale to voice your objection, your reaction (to Boycott Japanese goods) and what is necessary (legal protection of intelligent and endaged species like Whales and Dolphins) to resume buying Japanese products..

    http://www.uk.emb-japan.go.jp/

  23. I suppose that an improvement over being stoned to death for being the victim of rape.

  24. TOR signed it's own death sentence on TOR Wants You To Stop Using Windows, Disable JavaScript · · Score: 1

    By becoming the largest child porn network on the planet which is why I closed my node two years ago.

  25. Definition of Server on Google Argues Against Net Neutrality · · Score: 1

    Most definitions of a server, propose that it supports a number of clients.

    Therefore most of the edge case used by Wired are not servers and IMHO fall into the category of either peers or perhaps (private) proxies.