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  1. The missing mass...

    Be honest...
    It's all AOL CDROMs, isn't it?

  2. Re: ..very upset when... on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Handle Hardware That Never Gets Software Updates? (hpe.com) · · Score: 1

    I would be very surprised if you could demonstrate the existence of any modifiable software running on the internal processors of the inverters and the AND gates that has not been made freely available under extremely permissive licence.

    I'd be surprised if you could demonstrate the same thing for embedded devices not designed to be modified or updated by users -- no matter their complexity.

  3. I was personally very upset when... on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Handle Hardware That Never Gets Software Updates? (hpe.com) · · Score: 2

    I was personally very upset when Motorola refused to provide me a software update for a device, designed for both long-term and short-term use!

    It was an SN74LS139N Motorola Dual Decoder 2-4 Line Plastic TTL chip.

    How dare they deny me software updates for this chip containing two inverters and four AND gates!

    I don't give a damn that they designed it for embedded use, I should be able to update the software running on it!

    Right?

  4. Re:Please for the love of god on Twitter Is Limiting the Visibility of Prominent Republicans In Search Results (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    I quote Rush too:

    A modern day warrior
    Mean, mean stride
    Today's Tom Sawyer
    Mean, mean pride

    Obviously the band has other songs, but Tom Sawyer is just a classic.

  5. I blame increasing dental visits. on Controversial Police Facial Recognition Test Fails to Recognize Anyone in London (independent.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    I blame increasing dental visits.

    The NHS just had an anniversary that was highly publicized, and it's clear people are finally doing something about their manibles, maxilla, and teeth, all of which would throw this sort of thing off.

  6. We have 64 bits virtual. on OpenBSD Chief De Raadt Says No Easy Fix For New Intel CPU Bug 'TLBleed' (itwire.com) · · Score: 1

    We have 64 bits virtual.

    Just don't put processes in intersecting address spaces; we already slide them arounbd with ASLR; adding negaffinity is not that hard a modification.

    No TLB intersections, no issues.

    Yes, performance will be reduced due to not having any page sharing whatsoever.

    Alternate fix: stop using hypervisors.

  7. Re:Subcategories include... on WHO Gaming Disorder Listing a 'Moral Panic', Say Experts (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Only three subcategories?
    lol, psychology n00b.

    Missing the "..."?
    lol, punctuation n00b.

  8. Now if only they'd cut off Windows 10 support for newer computers...

  9. Not unless they fix ... on 'Snapdragon 1000' Chip May Be Designed For PCs From the Ground Up (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Not unless they fix ...

    Their notoriously bad memory bandwidth in the redesign.

  10. Subcategories include... on WHO Gaming Disorder Listing a 'Moral Panic', Say Experts (bbc.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    Subcategories include...

    Leeroy Jenkins syndrome

    Ganking

    Camping respawn points ...

  11. How about freeing up some of that $7.5B? on How Should Open Source Development Be Subsidized? (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 2

    How about freeing up some of that $7.5B?

    That's what Microsoft paid for GitHub.

  12. Re:Opportunity is everywhere... if you have money on Cybercrime is Costing Africa's Businesses Billions (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    No.

    Provide a better system, and then charge the government to enroll people.

    Poor people are poor. They aren't going to pay for infrastructure of any kind.

  13. Re:Your privilege is showing [Re:Both] on Cybercrime is Costing Africa's Businesses Billions (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    And if there aren't any opportunities, well, guess you're out of luck.

    You could emigrate to the US. Oh, wait, that's not an opportunity either any more.

    So emigrate to Europe, China, and elsewhere.

    Why the hell do you have to go to the U.S.?

    If your education system sucks so badly in your country -- that looks like a business opportunity for someone (to me).

    Start your own DeVry or University Of Phoenix.

  14. I keep pointing out that Uber could fix this. on A British Plumber May Show Uber the Future of Employment (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 0

    I keep pointing out that Uber could fix this.

    It would cost about $12 million for every Uber contractor to incorporate into a contracting company, and then contract their employees services to Uber.

    They all become employees... of the contracting company that they own, not of Uber.

  15. Of course. on A British Plumber May Show Uber the Future of Employment (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Contractors get no respect in California. We work side by side employees, but get none of their benefits.

    If they did not treat you substantially differently -- cubicles instead of offices, no free food, no company events, etc. -- the California Department Of Labor would reclassify you as employees.

    In effect, the California Department Of Labor demands that the company you contract for essentially treat you like shit, and if they don't, the punish the company.

  16. Question: What's funnier... on Cybercrime is Costing Africa's Businesses Billions (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    Question: What's funnier... Nigeria with a cybercrime problem or...

    Forget it. Nothing is funnier than Nigeria with a cybercrime problem.

  17. Re:Both [Re:Too many desperate people] on Cybercrime is Costing Africa's Businesses Billions (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    And, in reverse, when you have no possibility of getting an education and no jobs, then you live in poverty, and are likely to commit crimes as a way to improve your situation, or even as a way to survive.

    An education is not something you get, it's something you take.

    It requires you to avail yourself of every opportunity, rather than sitting around waiting for someone to give it to you.

    While this is a harder road to travel, it's one many people in the U.S., Europe, China, and elsewhere have successfully pursued.

  18. News from 2011. on MIT's AI Uses Radio Signals To See People Through Walls (inverse.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    News from 2011.

    See-Through Walls: Motion Tracking Using Variance-Based Radio Tomography Networks

    https://www.semanticscholar.or... [semanticscholar.org]

  19. Re:Exactly how long does it take to make a ton of on Can Washington State Finally Put a Price On Carbon? (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    Carbon Neutral isn't enough.

    You should sequester the carbon internally instead of exhaling it, by converting your bones to diamond.

    Sweden had a similar absurd claim about stopping all greenhouse gas emissions by 2025. Which would, of course, have included farting humans, cows, and reindeer.

    So I made up Swedish flag T-shirts that had printed across the yellow horizontal bar "Do Your Part: Don't Fart".

  20. Exactly how long does it take to make a ton of CO2 on Can Washington State Finally Put a Price On Carbon? (wired.com) · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Exactly how long does it take to make a ton of CO2 for an exhaling human being?

    A human exhales about 2.3 pounds of carbon dioxide per day if they are sedentary, and up to 18.4 pounds if they are very active.

    So on average, unless you are an athlete, every 2 years, you exhale a ton of CO2.

    It will be fun to see them tax that... $7.50 a year from homeless people, or they are required to quit breathing.

  21. The Samsung rumor is at least consistent... on Apple May Introduce a Triple-Camera iPhone This Year (thenextweb.com) · · Score: 1, Interesting

    The Samsung rumor is at least consistent with one of the patent applications I made while at Google; it was for a multidirectional camera using a single CCD to effectively create more than one camera aperture.

    Mostly the intent was to reduce COGS (Cost of Goods Sold), by about $35 per camera assembly.

    In practice, it might also have resulted in an overall thinner device.

  22. Re:Does anyone else think that... on Canadian Hacker Sentenced To 5 Years For Yahoo Security Breach (seattletimes.com) · · Score: 1

    And I'm confused how anyone would need someone's help breaking into Yahoo, let alone how this could net you prison time.

  23. Does anyone else think that... on Canadian Hacker Sentenced To 5 Years For Yahoo Security Breach (seattletimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Does anyone else think that sentences for hacking should be scaled to reflect the actual degree of difficulty?

    Yahoo should probably be "Time served in court waiting to be sentenced".

  24. Axis Of Awesome on Increasing Similarity of Billboard Songs · · Score: 3, Funny

    This has been well known as the "four chord song" rule for a very very long time.

    The Australian musical comedy group "Axis Of Awesome" has a fantastic comedy routine about it, which incidentally demonstrates it, in bold contrast, with current and historical hit songs.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

    Australians are awesome.

  25. Improvement over previous practice on U.S. Passes 'Right to Try' Law Allowing Experimental Medical Treatments (chicagotribune.com) · · Score: 1

    Where do you think does it improve over the current practice:
    https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents...

    Improvement over previous practice:

    The FDA lacks compassion, of course.