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  1. Re:"At an airport" meaning Class B airspace. on The FAA Gave the First Ever Go-Ahead For a Drone To Fly at an Airport (recode.net) · · Score: 1

    Yeah, it helps to be blindly ignorant of FAA regulations and spread misinformation. Like part 107 (not 103) allows drone use in class b,c and d airspace with ATC approval.

  2. Re:Worlds Fastest Computer on Researchers Unveil First Ever Blueprint To Construct a Large Scale Quantum Computer (phys.org) · · Score: 2

    A quantum instruction is still issue by a classical computer and the results of computation are stored in a classical computer. The instructions that are issued are quantum instructions that can solve a very specific part of a problem that can be solved on a quantum computer far more efficiently than on a classical computer. Not all problems fall into this category.

    Classical computers turn on and off circuits to do different kinds of computation. The quantum computer does the same thing, but turning on the right circuits cause quantum entanglement.

  3. Android binaries are not native apps(with a few exceptions like ndk). 32 vs 64 bit argument is not really relevant for Android.

  4. Re: I can see customers lining up now . . . on Microsoft's Coming Windows 10 Cloud Release May Have Nothing To Do With the Cloud (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    I applauds it. The desktop is dying. Windows 10 can be running on non general purpose devices like iOS, Android and chrome book. If they don't do something fast they will be dead. I won't count on their success, but it's a step in the right direction. Most high end Internet connected media devices are either running some proprietary locked down systems running on a linux kernel. Microsoft has to either join them or die.

  5. If your are blowing into a tostitos bag.... on Tostitos' Breathalyzer Bags Can Detect If You're Drunk -- Then Call Uber · · Score: 4, Funny

    You are drunk

  6. Re:Security, The Google Way... on 'Here's Where Google Hid Chrome's SSL Certificate Information' (vortex.com) · · Score: 1

    Better than nothing, which is typical of most users.

  7. Re:Why would you ever use Paypal? on PayPal Has Been Talking With Amazon on Payments, CEO Says (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Yes they do. They get partially refunded to consumers when they use credit card reward programs.

  8. Re: more leeches in the middle on PayPal Has Been Talking With Amazon on Payments, CEO Says (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Arguably this means fewer leaches. Paypal is used to accept payments. If the vendors don't have to deposit payments into their bank before making purchases from Amazon, it's a win.

  9. You do realize that every time scientists mess with hydrogen things tend to go boom? These hairless apes just made another way to blow things up.

  10. Re:agreed on Customer Feedback Surveys Could Be Considered Harmful (easydns.org) · · Score: 1

    Because if you don't vote 10/10 then the retaliatory customer rating will be 0/10 and you won't be able to get and Uber anyone.

  11. Re:Why not both? on Facebook Dumps Personalized 'Trending Topics' After Backlash (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    How about a 'Trending for you' list and a 'Trending in your region' list? Best of both worlds. I can hide which one I don't want to see.

    Exactly. If I want to opt-in to fake news, why can't I have both?

  12. Re: Meaningless on The Doomsday Clock Is Reset: Closest To Midnight Since The 1950s (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    Climate change != doomsday and if you disagree you're a troll.

  13. Trump tweet on Apple Expands Qualcomm Legal Spat To China (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Don't worry. Trump will set China straight using twitter.

  14. His grad students do. Trickle down education.

  15. Re: Scanning on CIA Releases 13M Pages of Declassified Documents Online (bbc.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Release cryptographic signatures upon document creation ane keep classified documents secret. When declassified, check signature for tampering. Seems like this should be built into freedom of information act. At the very least we should know when a fraudulent document was created or modified.

  16. Re:So what. on Netflix is 'Killing' DVD Sales, Research Finds (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    No, I will not purchase a dvd when a HD is available.

    No, I will not purchase a blu-ray because I don't want to damage the blu-ray, store the blu-ray, purchase additional blu-ray players or get off my lazy ass to find a blu-ray and put it in the player.

    Yes, I'll pay for a movie in one of the common streaming services for $10-$20 per movie.

    It's clearly a generational thing. Many older individuals can't seem to understand that dvds are inconvenient.

  17. Many people only use their computers to browse the web and access their email. An OS that only allows that would be criticized by /. for being too locked down and not general purpose, but for the vast majority of consumers this would be perfect.

  18. Re:Build your own software, asshole on Ask Slashdot: What's The Best Place To Suggest New Open Source Software? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Many open source projects are well funded. They are for profit. It is free to use, not free to develop. There's a well defined model for making money on open source.

    The projects that are developed by only hobbiest are the exception, not the rule.

    You can pay someone to develop software for you.

  19. Re: Headline should be on US EPA Accuses Fiat Chrysler of Excess Diesel Emissions (yahoo.com) · · Score: 1

    I prefer "Standardized tests don't work", which probably has some inductive fallacy, but I don't really care.

  20. I don't see a problem with that.

    No one builds software from scratch. We leverage libraries, even with IoT. Most of them are open source. We just need to actually make security a priority in open source. This will reduce the cost for the little guy.

    Security is is typically proven by showing that information can't be leaked out of a system. Let's look at the Linux kernel first. It has no proof of security. In fact we've had bugs in the last year that completely undermine the security of the system. IoT devices can be made simple. I'd argue the Linux kernel is overkill for such a device. Especially when there are open source alternatives with formal proofs of security. If the IoT device is simply measuring the temperature in your home or brewing some tea then I think you can justify the expense of formally proving it's secure; even as a little guy.

  21. Re: I wouldn't live near heavy traffic on Living Near Heavy Traffic Increases Risk of Dementia, Study Finds (theguardian.com) · · Score: 2

    You can't prove that. All we know for sure is that demented people live close to highways.

  22. They don't even know the definition of a ternary number system. They describe a quaternary and call it a ternary.

  23. Re: Google is in the game and failing e.g. IPv6 on Linksys Latest Company To Unveil a Wi-Fi Mesh System (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Ipv6 will likely be in the next update. I heard folks on the beta channel already have it.

    Unless I do some port forwarding, I don't see any reason to care about NAT hairpinning.

  24. Re:Mesh Solves Little on Linksys Latest Company To Unveil a Wi-Fi Mesh System (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    I can't speak for linksys, but the google solution auto updates. Buggy routers don't get fixed because no one updates them anyway. Force updates and now vendors have incentives to fix their bugs.

  25. Re:Just. Run. The. Damn. Wire. on Linksys Latest Company To Unveil a Wi-Fi Mesh System (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Honestly most people give me a blank stare when I say crimp tool. Those who know what that is has no idea how to configure router properly. Just face it, the vast majority of people don't want to be bothered with managing their WiFi. I found google wifi care very useful with helping out with propblems (even though my problem is probably qwests messed up PPP implementation).