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  1. I've just looked it up and the human visual system recognises objects in 100-200ms (see http://www.scholarpedia.org/ar...).
    Looking at this article (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/highway-code-car-stopping-distances-wrong-drivers-thinking-time-brake-rac-a7859061.html) they use a 1.5 second reaction time.
    Maybe you take 5-10 seconds because you're a racist piece of shit.

  2. 5-10 seconds? You should NOT be driving any kind of motor vehicle if you're that slow.

  3. Re:For those unfamiliar with memristors... on 'Memtransistor' Brings World Closer To Brain-Like Computing · · Score: 1

    They just stay where you put them.

  4. There's loads of sites on lockpicking for both professionals and locksport practitioners. Generally, the lock-picking tools aren't illegal by themselves, but you might need to explain yourself if you're acting suspiciously (most burglars wouldn't have the relevant skills to pick a lock and instead would just break their way in instead).

    Car door lock picking tools are more suspicious as locksport doesn't usually include car doors, so you'd better have a good reason for carrying them.

  5. Re:Entire internet doesn't need to be https on Google Chrome Pushes For User Protection With 'Not secure' Label (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    systemctl reload nginx does the trick for me.

  6. Re:GPD win or whatever. on Ask Slashdot: How Should I Replace My Netbook? · · Score: 1

    I've got no idea where you'd be able to do that. I just ordered mine without seeing one, so I hope it lives up to my expectations.

  7. Re:Seriously? on Ask Slashdot: How Should I Replace My Netbook? · · Score: 1

    GPD Pocket can be bought easily enough (I'm waiting for one from AliExpress at the moment). Here's one from GeekBuying: https://www.geekbuying.com/ite...

  8. Re:GPD win or whatever. on Ask Slashdot: How Should I Replace My Netbook? · · Score: 1

    I think it's more designed to play games with, but I've ordered one just because it looks cool and I can run Ubuntu on it easily. I'll probably go for dual-boot Windows/Ubuntu.

  9. Re:GPD win or whatever. on Ask Slashdot: How Should I Replace My Netbook? · · Score: 4, Informative

    Even better, the GPD Pocket! 1920x1080 in a 7 inch screen! 8GB RAM. What more could you want? https://www.geekbuying.com/ite...

  10. Re: Fix my ignorance on EFF Applauds 'Massive Change' to HTTPS (eff.org) · · Score: 1

    The problem is how to prevent MITM attacks if you haven't visited the website before. How would the browser determine whether the certificate is from the website owner?

  11. Re: Fix my ignorance on EFF Applauds 'Massive Change' to HTTPS (eff.org) · · Score: 1

    HTTPS ensures that visitors to your site will see the pages exactly as delivered by the site, whereas HTTP allows any intermediate ISP/Wifi provider to change the content and/or insert their own adverts. It's also easy for malicious entities to insert hidden bits of javascript to do whatever they want to.

  12. Re:Fix my ignorance on EFF Applauds 'Massive Change' to HTTPS (eff.org) · · Score: 1

    HTTPS prevents a malicious ISP/WiFI provider from intercepting all HTTP traffic and changing selected parts. e.g. inserting their own adverts instead of the original adverts or even inserting ads where there were no ads. It's also easy for someone to change the content of HTTP pages.

  13. Re:OMG on Flat Earther Plans To Launch Homemade Manned Rocket (apnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Hey now, if you're going to try to apply logic then the whole flat-earth thing just falls apart. You might as well ask how the moon looks upside down in Australia.

  14. Re:Strang Timing on Linux Pioneer Munich Confirms Switch To Windows 10 (techrepublic.com) · · Score: 1

    How about SSH? It's used for managing/logging in to virtually all IT equipment and because Microsoft didn't invent it, they've got piss all support. Yes, you can install PuTTY, but it's not particularly easy to tunnel protocols through SSH like it is in Linux/BSD etc.

  15. Re:This solves SO many problems. Awesome! on Living In Nuclear Disaster Fallout Zone Would Be No Worse Than Living In London, Research Suggests (bristol.ac.uk) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    My experience is that "wife" is used by women to denote ownership of their husband.

  16. Re: OMG on Flat Earther Plans To Launch Homemade Manned Rocket (apnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Shit! You've got a point there.

  17. Re:Total flamebait article on Flat Earther Plans To Launch Homemade Manned Rocket (apnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Fuck you!

  18. Re:OMG on Flat Earther Plans To Launch Homemade Manned Rocket (apnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Surely everyone alive today has already had their lucky genes selected for multiple times over all their previous ancestors.

    It's the people that don't get born that are the unlucky ones.

  19. Re:OMG on Flat Earther Plans To Launch Homemade Manned Rocket (apnews.com) · · Score: 1

    I thought the Flat-Earthers didn't believe in gravity? Instead, they think it's just a buoyancy thing that keeps us on the ground.

  20. I'm in the UK too and yes, gas is more economical for heating and cooking. However, not everywhere has a gas connection and some people do use electricity to heat their homes (e.g. storage heaters using cheap night-time electricity).

    I found a Ukranian company selling some heaters (their website looks a bit old, so I don't know if they're still in business): http://en.hotmine.io/

  21. However, as the waste product is heat, it can be viable to use mining to warm buildings in cold countries.

  22. Re:Take care of your body on Doctors To Breathalyse Smokers Before Allowing Them NHS Surgery (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Individual's bodies can easily cause a public problem e.g. communicable diseases and vaccinations. As a society it makes complete sense to provide some level of healthcare to everyone to prevent the spread of diseases.

  23. Re:unconstitutional on Supreme Court Won't Hear Kim Dotcom's Civil Forfeiture Case (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Is it really true that USians have absolutely no idea about other countries? Do you really think that New Zealand is some kind of province of Australia?

  24. Re:And I hope but don't hold my breath on Government Officials Begin Investigating Equifax Breach (thehill.com) · · Score: 1

    Whether it's provable or not is the question. Here's some more info on it: http://www.latimes.com/busines...

  25. Re:And I hope but don't hold my breath on Government Officials Begin Investigating Equifax Breach (thehill.com) · · Score: 5, Interesting

    What about all the insider trading? The Execs dumped loads of their stock before worrying about contacting anyone that might be affected by this.