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[00:23:56] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:I tried using Bitcoin once. - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 103 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[00:23:56] <exec> 08└─You can magically read people's minds to determine their intent simply because they use a certain font?
[00:24:03] <exec> *** new comment: 03demonlapin [925] (Score:2) 02Re:Shady - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 1821 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[00:24:04] <exec> 08└─Disclosure: didn't RTFA, just assuming this is the same basic story covered at The Other Site the other day. You don't need to keep a lot of bitcoins around; they can be bought and sold as needed. The basic mechanism is: Foreign Buyer wishes to purchase valuable item from Argentine Seller, transferr...
[00:24:04] <exec> *** new comment: 03tftp [806] (Score:1) 02Re:Shady - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 183 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[00:24:05] <exec> 08└─from all the negative press I've read it doesn't yet seem like a good idea -- at least not until shit hits the fan and my government imposes martial law and outlaws cash transactions.
[00:24:06] <exec> *** new comment: 03bob_super [1357] (Score:2) 02Source... - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 546 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[00:24:07] <exec> 08└─> Had the German client instead sent euros to a bank in Argentina, the musician would have been required to fill out a form to receive payment and, > as a result of the country’s currency controls, sacrificed roughly 30 percent of his earnings to change his euros into pesos. Considering the source...
[00:24:08] <exec> *** new comment: 03kaszz [4211] (Score:2) 02Politicians disrupt the financial systems, BTC.. - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 205 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[00:24:08] <exec> 08└─Politicians disrupt the financial systems. Users makes use of technology in the form of BTC to correct it. If a system is abused then only the resistant ones survive and you got less than you started with.
[00:24:09] <exec> *** new comment: 03jmorris [4844] (Score:2) 02Meh - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 669 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[00:24:10] <exec> 08└─Bitcoin is like Tor, interesting idea but only useful if you live in an unfree hellhole, are doing something highly illegal and more than likely both. You certainly would never, under any likely circumstance, want to actually hold BTC longer than it takes to complete the transaction needing to evade...
[00:24:11] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Meh - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 19 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[00:24:12] <exec> 08└─Bitcoin is like Tor
[00:24:13] <exec> *** new comment: 03kbahey [1147] (Score:2) 02Dubious article ... - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 384 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[00:24:13] <exec> 08└─People living in Argentina say that the claims in the article are dubious. They have not heard of any of that ... Here are the comments, on the old site ... http://yro.slashdot.org [slashdot.org] http://yro.slashdot.org [slash...
[00:24:24] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anal Pumpernickel [776] (Score:2) 02Re:It's not the warrant. - 06Robbery Suspect Pulls Guilty Plea After Stingray Disclosure, Case Dropped - 52 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[00:24:24] <exec> 08└─Whether you have a warrant or not isn't the problem.
[00:24:28] <exec> *** new comment: 03frojack [1554] (Score:2) 02Re:Dear cops, get a warrant - 06Robbery Suspect Pulls Guilty Plea After Stingray Disclosure, Case Dropped - 847 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[00:24:28] <exec> 08└─A defense lawyers first question to any law enforcement witness should be to ask if any evidence was collected by secret means which they are not at liberty to divulge. If Yes, move for dismissal. If no, continue to question the source of any information, and the possibility of parallel construction...
[00:24:45] <exec> *** new comment: 03tathra [3367] (Score:2) 02Re:What the fuck is "Stingray"? - 06Robbery Suspect Pulls Guilty Plea After Stingray Disclosure, Case Dropped - 334 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[00:24:46] <exec> 08└─stingrays have been discussed here quite a few times [soylentnews.org] so we take it as a given that most of the community has heard of them by now. if you are one of the few people that still hasn't heard of them, sorry, but we have to assume that something that has been discussed so many times doe...
[00:24:47] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:What the fuck is "Stingray"? - 06Robbery Suspect Pulls Guilty Plea After Stingray Disclosure, Case Dropped - 1329 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[00:24:47] <exec> 08└─It's [reference.com] not [reference.com] a [reference.com] common [reference.com] word [reference.com] for [reference.com] somebody [reference.com] who [reference.com] hasn't [reference.com] seen [reference.com] those [reference.com] other [reference.com] stories. [reference.com] Some [reference.com...
[00:25:05] <exec> *** new comment: 03Grishnakh [2831] (Score:2) 02Re:Cue Twilight Zone theme..... - 06"Reactionless" Thruster Tested Again, This Time in a Vacuum - 250 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[00:25:05] <exec> 08└─Here's another one, which still applies today: "You jump into the air, and then you fall back to the ground. Or, you drop something from a height above the ground, and it falls to the ground. We call it 'gravity'." "How does it work?" "Nobody knows."
[00:25:28] <exec> *** new comment: 03isostatic [365] (Score:2) 02Re:Great - now the Vulcans will land in Cleveland - 06"Reactionless" Thruster Tested Again, This Time in a Vacuum - 43 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[00:25:28] <exec> 08└─It was Pennsylvania according to enterprise
[00:26:23] <exec> *** new comment: 03rts008 [3001] (Score:2) 02Re:still don't quite get it - 06IBM Shows Off a Quantum Computing Chip - 539 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[00:26:24] <exec> 08└─I'm pretty sure it's just theory at this stage. To my knowledge, no actual working quantum computer 'large/powerful enough' to test this theory has been built yet. All of the quantum computers I've heard about are rudimentary, like the one in the article. IMO, quantum computers are on the same level...
[00:26:34] <exec> *** new comment: 03rts008 [3001] (Score:2) 02Re:Pff. - 06IBM Shows Off a Quantum Computing Chip - 291 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[00:26:35] <exec> 08└─Well, to be fair, Windows can also neither 0 and/or 1 at the same time. It's worse than Schroedinger's cat, or not. I don't think any of my Windows PC's have had a cat in the box though, every time I have thrown one out the window in frustration, not once did any of them land on their feet.
[00:32:11] <exec> *** new comment: 03anubi [2828] (Score:1) 02Re:DHS has seen too many movies - 06US Govt Must Explain Why its Rules on Shutting Down Whole Cell Networks are a Secret - 1912 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[00:32:11] <exec> 08└─I have been told telemarketers are using - on the ground tier - "war games" type dialers that machine-gun style dial up every number in an exchange just to see if a human head will take the call. That's those calls that ring and when you pick up and say "hello", you get a dead line. It now has your...
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[01:23:53] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02buzzer - 06NASA MESSENGER Probe Mission Ends with Planetary Collision - 44 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[01:23:53] <exec> 08└─Fucking trashy. Leaves your shit everywhere.
[01:23:54] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anne Nonymous [712] (Score:1) 02Planetary Collision - 06NASA MESSENGER Probe Mission Ends with Planetary Collision - 74 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[01:23:54] <exec> 08└─Nothing like a planetary collision to send the message "We come in peace".
[01:24:06] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:I tried using Bitcoin once. - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 201 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[01:24:07] <exec> 08└─> You can magically read people's minds to determine their intent simply because they use a certain font? Maybe you like it when someone pokes you in the eye, that doesn't make it any less anti-social.
[01:24:07] <exec> *** new comment: 03Ethanol-fueled [2792] (Score:1) 02Re:I tried using Bitcoin once. - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 530 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[01:24:08] <exec> 08└─Think artistically, dude. It's seriously deep. The point is that the user was trying to share the essence, quite elegantly in this limited medium, of just how annoying the process really was. They did it literally with their word choice and symbolically with the wall of monospace text and repetition...
[01:24:08] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:I tried using Bitcoin once. - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 189 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[01:24:09] <exec> 08└─Just because it has artistic intention does not make it a positive contribution. If I poke you in the eye and say "hey man, you just got to groove with it!" that doesn't make it acceptable.
[01:24:10] <exec> *** new comment: 03Ethanol-fueled [2792] (Score:1) 02Re:I tried using Bitcoin once. - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 252 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[01:24:11] <exec> 08└─You just poked me in the eye with your bellicose and censorist rhetoric. MODS! MODS! Ban that guy! He's being a dick! I'm gonna withdraw my subscription and leave if you don't ban that guy! Somebody said something online that was offensive to ME! MODS!
[01:24:12] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:I tried using Bitcoin once. - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 163 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[01:24:12] <exec> 08└─You are perfectly within your rights to believe that. The fact that you can't differentiate between form and content says everything necessary about your argument.
[01:24:14] <exec> *** new comment: 03Ethanol-fueled [2792] (Score:1) 02Re:I tried using Bitcoin once. - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 113 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[01:24:14] <exec> 08└─" The fact that you can't differentiate between form and content says everything necessary about your argument. "
[01:24:15] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:I tried using Bitcoin once. - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 176 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[01:24:16] <exec> 08└─Are you using Firefox or some other buggy browser? I'm using Chrome and it looks like the normal Arial or Helvetica or whatever font family that's used for all of the comments.
[01:24:17] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:I tried using Bitcoin once. - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 208 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[01:24:18] <exec> 08└─> Are you using Firefox or some other buggy browser? I'm using Chrome and it looks like the normal Arial or Helvetica If chrome renders the <tt> tag with a proportional font, then chrome is the buggy browser.
[01:24:23] <exec> *** new comment: 03frojack [1554] (Score:2) 02Re:Shady - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 161 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[01:24:24] <exec> 08└─I do not deal in BTC. There is no need to in a well functioning society. I have no desire to cheat on taxes, even if that is possible - the risk is not worth it.
[01:24:28] <exec> *** new comment: 03demonlapin [925] (Score:2) 02Re:Meh - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 421 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[01:24:29] <exec> 08└─BTC could be useful for moving money internationally as long as the sums are relatively small (i.e., there is a liquid market for BTC in both currencies in the sums involved). IIRC the protocol allows you to link transactions so that both the dollar-to-BTC and BTC-to-other-currency transactions eith...
[01:24:43] <exec> *** new comment: 03Techwolf [87] (Score:2) 02Re:What's going on with St. Louis? - 06Robbery Suspect Pulls Guilty Plea After Stingray Disclosure, Case Dropped - 185 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[01:24:43] <exec> 08└─"There is video footage of him attacking a store keeper and stealing goods." That is the police edited version, find and watch the full length version and it shows him paying the clerk.
[01:24:54] <exec> *** new comment: 03TheGratefulNet [659] (Score:2) 02Re:Stingray use and case dropped. - 06Robbery Suspect Pulls Guilty Plea After Stingray Disclosure, Case Dropped - 66 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[01:24:54] <exec> 08└─its a bad way to build buildings. its also not good for acoustics.
[01:25:36] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Cue Twilight Zone theme..... - 06"Reactionless" Thruster Tested Again, This Time in a Vacuum - 99 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[01:25:37] <exec> 08└─let the first deployed system be an unmanned satellite that only does a couple of weeks of testing?
[01:25:52] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02reddit thread - 06"Reactionless" Thruster Tested Again, This Time in a Vacuum - 125 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[01:25:53] <exec> 08└─reddit thread https://www.reddit.com [reddit.com]
[01:25:53] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:1, Informative) 02links - 06"Reactionless" Thruster Tested Again, This Time in a Vacuum - 1529 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[01:25:54] <exec> 08└─a few more links http://en.wikipedia.org [wikipedia.org] http://arc.aiaa.org [aiaa.org] http://aviationweek.com [aviationweek.com] http://www.emdrive.com
[01:26:14] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Just like off hours usage.... - 06Tesla Announces Powerwall Home Battery - 54 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[01:26:14] <exec> 08└─to be fair, the gp may live in a really cold region...
[01:28:20] <exec> *** new comment: 03Grishnakh [2831] (Score:2) 02Re:Are we surprised? - 06Apple Rejects Watch App for Description Saying 'Pebble Compatible' - 747 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[01:28:20] <exec> 08└─How am I a snob? All I said is that I don't really care what happens to Apple's users. They've made their choice, now they get to live with it. What's wrong with that? And your explanation doesn't make any sense; it appears it would apply much more to me than to him. I'm the one on Team Android (tho...
[01:29:41] <exec> *** new comment: 03sjames [2882] (Score:2) 02Re:Throw out the old - 06SHA-1 Crypto Hash Retirement Fraught With Problems - 700 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[01:29:41] <exec> 08└─MITM The NS keys for a domain would need to be registered along with the IP address on the root server, but only for the name server, not for every domain it serves. The challenge hashed into the salt assures you you got the correct NS key. It is not uncommon for a single NS to server MANY domains...
[01:29:43] <exec> *** new comment: 03sjames [2882] (Score:2) 02Re:Throw out the old - 06SHA-1 Crypto Hash Retirement Fraught With Problems - 84 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[01:29:43] <exec> 08└─As opposed to one key for the DNS server that supports an arbitrary number of zones.
[01:30:34] <exec> *** new comment: 03Marand [1081] (Score:2) 02Re:gewg's link was anti-MS? Shocking! - 06MS Releases "Visual Studio Code" - 699 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[01:30:35] <exec> 08└─Unfortunately, it looks like the AC was right after all; it just took the angry downmodders a day or so to either notice me or get mod points. Or they waited a day hoping nobody else will come along and up-mod me again, maybe. My longer comment even got hit with a troll mod, for fuck's sake. How was...
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[02:24:08] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:I tried using Bitcoin once. - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 137 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[02:24:08] <exec> 08└─You haven't explained how you can read someone's mind. And now you're making a serious accusation over a font choice that you don't like.
[02:24:09] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:I tried using Bitcoin once. - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 204 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[02:24:09] <exec> 08└─> You haven't explained how you can read someone's mind. If you think font choice does not communicate information then you are just one of those geektards who insists on an excessively literal worldview.
[02:24:15] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:I tried using Bitcoin once. - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 228 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[02:24:15] <exec> 08└─You need to separate your content from its presentation! You need to separate your content from its presentation! You need to separate your content from its presentation! You need to separate your content from its presentation!
[02:24:18] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:I tried using Bitcoin once. - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 633 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[02:24:19] <exec> 08└─This is a perfect example of why the moderator's name should be shown next to the moderation. We should know exactly who is engaging in abusive moderation. It's also a perfect example of why we need some way for the entire community, ACs included, to flag moderators who abuse the privilege. We need...
[02:24:20] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:I tried using Bitcoin once. - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 281 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[02:24:21] <exec> 08└─> Downmodding a comment based on the use of a markup tag that's allowed by SoylentNews is abusive beyond belief. Downmodding a comment based on words that are allowed by solyentnews is abusive beyond belief. The fact that it is "allowed" does not make it inherently above judgment.
[02:25:07] <exec> *** new comment: 03Tork [3914] (Score:2) 02Re:What the fuck is "Stingray"? - 06Robbery Suspect Pulls Guilty Plea After Stingray Disclosure, Case Dropped - 109 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[02:25:07] <exec> 08└─What's the point of going to a news site if you have to look up what every story is about in the first place?
[02:25:15] <exec> *** new comment: 03Tork [3914] (Score:2) 02Re:What the fuck is "Stingray"? - 06Robbery Suspect Pulls Guilty Plea After Stingray Disclosure, Case Dropped - 83 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[02:25:15] <exec> 08└─According to google, the word "stingray" has been used on this site over 800 times.
[02:25:27] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03wantkitteh [3362] 02Re:Far less bullshitty site than last time - 06"Reactionless" Thruster Tested Again, This Time in a Vacuum - 317 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[02:25:27] <exec> 08└─I don't think it's a question of finding a genuinely reliable source - there's been a few of those already that have said this thing works. What we appear to have is a genuinely extraordinary claim that's holding up against the expectation of genuinely extraordinary proof. So far. And let's hope it...
[02:25:30] <exec> *** new comment: 03BK [4868] (Score:2) 02Re:Uggh! A VACUUM! - 06"Reactionless" Thruster Tested Again, This Time in a Vacuum - 22 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[02:25:30] <exec> 08└─Indeed. Vacuums suck!
[02:25:32] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03GreatAuntAnesthesia [3275] 02Re:Cue Twilight Zone theme..... - 06"Reactionless" Thruster Tested Again, This Time in a Vacuum - 216 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[02:25:32] <exec> 08└─That would be weird... " so we've got this new propulsion system. We've built it, tested it, scaled it up, tested it again, and now it's flying an expedition to mars." " cool, how does it work?" "nobody knows..."
[02:25:38] <exec> *** new comment: 03BK [4868] (Score:2) 02Re:As it is now, so it was then: - 06"Reactionless" Thruster Tested Again, This Time in a Vacuum - 38 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[02:25:39] <exec> 08└─But what if it sounds like Jar Jar...?
[02:25:47] <exec> *** new comment: 03takyon [881] (Score:2) 02Re:Cue Twilight Zone theme..... - 06"Reactionless" Thruster Tested Again, This Time in a Vacuum - 533 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[02:25:48] <exec> 08└─Honestly, you don't need to test it in space at all. VASIMR and other ion engines were tested right here on Earth. If this thing can create 4 times or the promised hundreds of times more thrust per Watt than ion engines, it will be obvious. The vacuum testing eliminates some of the skepticism. NASA...
[02:25:49] <exec> *** new comment: 03Immerman [3985] (Score:2) 02Re:Cue Twilight Zone theme..... - 06"Reactionless" Thruster Tested Again, This Time in a Vacuum - 1535 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[02:25:50] <exec> 08└─The only problem with that is that the ISS is a very large system, requiring a comparatively large amount of thrust, and only for station keeping. It's basically a good idea though: if they can build a satellite consisting of basically just the thruster, solar panels, and a communications/control/mo...
[02:25:56] <exec> *** new comment: 03HiThere [866] (Score:2) 02Re:There is ... HOPE - 06"Reactionless" Thruster Tested Again, This Time in a Vacuum - 1329 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[02:25:57] <exec> 08└─The thing is that there are certain kinds of "perpetual motion" that happen. What you can't (usually) do is extract energy. OTOH, there is a design for a nano-machine that should work as a perpetual motion where you can extract energy (though not much). Basically it's just a ratchet that's small eno...
[02:25:58] <exec> *** new comment: 03ancientt [40] (Score:2) 02Re:There is ... HOPE - 06"Reactionless" Thruster Tested Again, This Time in a Vacuum - 799 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[02:25:59] <exec> 08└─Solar cells provide perpetual motion machines by old definitions. The idea of turning light into motion would have been shocking a few thousand years ago, but nobody is shocked today because the idea of turning radiation into motion is considered basic science and the definitions we use for perpetua...
[02:26:35] <exec> *** new comment: 03Reziac [2489] (Score:2) 02Re:Nope - 06Tesla Announces Powerwall Home Battery - 148 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[02:26:35] <exec> 08└─Wait, you can get natural-gas powered consumer-level generators? I've only seen propane (vastly too expensive to run) and diesel (not much cheaper).
[02:28:29] <exec> *** new comment: 03Grishnakh [2831] (Score:2) 02Re:Are we surprised? - 06Apple Rejects Watch App for Description Saying 'Pebble Compatible' - 403 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[02:28:29] <exec> 08└─That's all true, but Samsung's site is by no means the dominant Android market. Google's Play store is. That's the key difference here. The vast majority of Android apps are downloaded from Google's store. And yes, it's BS that Samsung and other makers load their phones with crapware which can't be...
[02:28:32] <exec> *** new comment: 03Grishnakh [2831] (Score:2) 02Re:Are we surprised? - 06Apple Rejects Watch App for Description Saying 'Pebble Compatible' - 1576 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[02:28:32] <exec> 08└─I think you're completely missing my point from earlier, which is that most computer users don't have much choice when it comes to MS; they have to use it or not have a job. I can't exactly take some corporate-drone job and then say, "I'm not using Windows, the IT department needs to install and sup...
[02:30:08] <exec> *** new comment: 03Yog-Yogguth [1862] (Score:2) 02Re:Confused - Use Multiple Hashes - 06SHA-1 Crypto Hash Retirement Fraught With Problems - 2425 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[02:30:09] <exec> 08└─I like the idea as a concept on its own but it's deceptive and doesn't relate to the situation at hand as far as I can tell. On its own as a concept (i.e. ignoring the rest of this comment) it should work as far as I can tell but I'm not a cryptographer. It would be somewhat similar to/reminiscent o...
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[03:23:54] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Thousands? - 06Spam-Blasting Malware Infects Thousands of Linux and FreeBSD Servers - 78 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[03:23:54] <exec> 08└─Doesn't sound like news to me compared to 100x that amount of winblows malware
[03:23:55] <exec> *** new comment: 03Nerdfest [80] (Score:2) 02Infection Method - 06Spam-Blasting Malware Infects Thousands of Linux and FreeBSD Servers - 166 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[03:23:55] <exec> 08└─I'd like to find out the method infection ... the web servers themselves I would assume? Got to admit that it's nice to see some people still writing assembly though.
[03:23:56] <exec> *** new comment: 03Gravis [4596] (Score:2) 02infection vector - 06Spam-Blasting Malware Infects Thousands of Linux and FreeBSD Servers - 252 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[03:23:57] <exec> 08└─The most popular vector seems to be the use of Joomla and Wordpress exploits. The other is through the distribution of backdoored "pirated" copies of a Linux and BSD program known as DirectMailer, software that Yellsoft sells on their website for $240.
[03:24:06] <exec> *** new comment: 03frojack [1554] (Score:2) 02Re:Planetary Collision - 06NASA MESSENGER Probe Mission Ends with Planetary Collision - 24 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[03:24:07] <exec> 08└─We come to pieces. FTFY.
[03:24:07] <exec> *** new comment: 03cmn32480 [443] (Score:2) 02Re:Planetary Collision - 06NASA MESSENGER Probe Mission Ends with Planetary Collision - 74 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[03:24:08] <exec> 08└─At 8,750mph on impact, I don't think there were all that many pieces left.
[03:24:15] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03Anonymous Coward 02I tried using Bitcoin once. - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 1742 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[03:24:16] <exec> 08└─I tried using Bitcoin once. I installed the client, and waited for it to get the blockchain data. I waited, and waited, and waited, and waited, and waited, and waited, and waited, and waited, and waited, and waited, and waited, and waited. Then I had to wait, wait, wait, and wait just a little bit m...
[03:24:27] <exec> *** new comment: 03black6host [3827] (Score:2) 02Re:I tried using Bitcoin once. - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 81 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[03:24:28] <exec> 08└─The difference here is that the OP was addressing the topic at hand. You are not.
[03:24:28] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:I tried using Bitcoin once. - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 24 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[03:24:29] <exec> 08└─Presentation is content.
[03:24:29] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:I tried using Bitcoin once. - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 63 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[03:24:30] <exec> 08└─It appears that artistic quality is in the eye of the beholder.
[03:24:48] <exec> *** new comment: 03tftp [806] (Score:1) 02Re:Meh - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 143 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[03:24:49] <exec> 08└─IIRC the protocol allows you to link transactions so that both the dollar-to-BTC and BTC-to-other-currency transactions either succeed or fail.
[03:24:50] <exec> *** new comment: 03frojack [1554] (Score:2) 02Re:Dubious article ... - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 209 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[03:24:51] <exec> 08└─Yeah, but I wouldn't know about any bitcoin conversion services operating covertly in my state either. There are a few places advertising they take bitcoin, but the average non-geek wouldn't even notice these.
[03:25:06] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:What's going on with St. Louis? - 06Robbery Suspect Pulls Guilty Plea After Stingray Disclosure, Case Dropped - 472 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[03:25:06] <exec> 08└─I believe you. How many times will we have to go through this? Even in Baltimore and the "Riotous thugs" with the police having a credible thread about gang members allying to "take-out" law enforcement officers. Dig into it and see that the police orchestrated it, antagonized it, broadcast it, made...
[03:25:26] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:What the fuck is "Stingray"? - 06Robbery Suspect Pulls Guilty Plea After Stingray Disclosure, Case Dropped - 213 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[03:25:26] <exec> 08└─Everything has a context. It is expected that you know the context that you are in to understand the world. Would you expect an Uzbekistanian goat herder that has never owned a light bulb to know what a google is?
[03:25:32] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:What the fuck is "Stingray"? - 06Robbery Suspect Pulls Guilty Plea After Stingray Disclosure, Case Dropped - 235 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[03:25:33] <exec> 08└─Stingray is a common term for the tech literate. As such, a definition is not required. If the reader is lacking that mandatory literacy, then the reader is unequivocally ignorant and should not post anything about the subject at hand.
[03:25:54] <exec> *** new comment: 03frojack [1554] (Score:2) 02Re:Cue Twilight Zone theme..... - 06"Reactionless" Thruster Tested Again, This Time in a Vacuum - 399 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[03:25:55] <exec> 08└─Maybe this is propelling "Daaarrrrrk Maaaatter". "But what is this Dark Matter of which you speak?" "Nobody Knows". Seriously, given everything else that has been pinned on dark matter, I'm surprised some hasn't made such claims already. The only question remaining, is were these experiments detecte...
[03:26:09] <exec> *** new comment: 03frojack [1554] (Score:2) 02Re:Cue Twilight Zone theme..... - 06"Reactionless" Thruster Tested Again, This Time in a Vacuum - 273 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[03:26:10] <exec> 08└─Long duration thrust is just as good as a large amount of thrust. Our problem is doing either efficiently. If all we have to do is hoist some more solar panels and one or two of these engines, it would be a cheap one time fix. Just in time to hand it all over the Russians.
[03:27:54] <exec> *** new comment: 03Joe [2583] (Score:2) 02Re:Hooray! - 06Vaccine Campaign Leads to Elimination of Rubella in the Americas - 446 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[03:27:54] <exec> 08└─We actually may still have to vaccinate even if there are no detectable cases. "Live" vaccines can revert back to a disease-causing virus and can infect others. Inactivated (non-infectious) vaccines protect people from disease (getting into the nervous system and causing flaccid paralysis), but are...
[03:31:09] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Let's make a list. - 06MS Releases "Visual Studio Code" - 29 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[03:31:09] <exec> 08└─Some may also count Netbeans.
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[04:23:53] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02This is true. - 06Most Innovations are Rephrasings of Past Technology - 153 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[04:23:53] <exec> 08└─Systemd, which is considered revolutionary within the Linux world, is actually quite similar in concept to what Windows has had for many, many years now.
[04:23:54] <exec> *** new comment: 03GungnirSniper [1671] (Score:2) 02Old Idea + Computers = New Patent - 06Most Innovations are Rephrasings of Past Technology - 100 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[04:23:54] <exec> 08└─We've known this for a while now: Old Idea + Computers = New Patent Old Idea + Internet = New Patent
[04:24:02] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Mumblehard sounds like Humblebrag. - 06Spam-Blasting Malware Infects Thousands of Linux and FreeBSD Servers - 40 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[04:24:03] <exec> 08└─Mumblehard sounds like Humblebrag to me.
[04:24:05] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Infection Method - 06Spam-Blasting Malware Infects Thousands of Linux and FreeBSD Servers - 56 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[04:24:06] <exec> 08└─Specifically, how does it get root credentials? -- gewg_
[04:24:07] <exec> *** new comment: 03frojack [1554] (Score:2) 02Re:Infection Method - 06Spam-Blasting Malware Infects Thousands of Linux and FreeBSD Servers - 169 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[04:24:07] <exec> 08└─There was speculation it was either the web system or the directmailer package. Seems to me it would be pretty easy to insert it into a rogue Perl module form somewhere.
[04:24:08] <exec> *** new comment: 03Marand [1081] (Score:2) 02Re:infection vector - 06Spam-Blasting Malware Infects Thousands of Linux and FreeBSD Servers - 64 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[04:24:09] <exec> 08└─The basic vector is PHP. Don't install PHP and you will be fine.
[04:24:10] <exec> *** new comment: 03Marand [1081] (Score:2) 02Re:infection vector - 06Spam-Blasting Malware Infects Thousands of Linux and FreeBSD Servers - 217 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[04:24:11] <exec> 08└─And to any filthy PHP-lovers out there: don't get mad, it's just a joke. We all have our own secret programming shames. :) For example, I happen to like Perl and Ruby more than the internet's darling language, Python.
[04:24:11] <exec> *** new comment: 03frojack [1554] (Score:4, Informative) 02Important for the TLDR folks - 06Spam-Blasting Malware Infects Thousands of Linux and FreeBSD Servers - 148 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[04:24:12] <exec> 08└─The backdoor is usually located in the /tmp or /var/tmp folders. The backdoor can be deactivated by mounting the directories with the noexec option.
[04:24:13] <exec> *** new comment: 03MichaelDavidCrawford [2339] (Score:2) 02Security Tips: Remove Binaries You Don't Use. - 06Spam-Blasting Malware Infects Thousands of Linux and FreeBSD Servers - 1059 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[04:24:14] <exec> 08└─Most people know that you should not run services you don't use. For example if your host isn't used for pop then don't serve from port 110. It is common to distribute malware as source code - that makes it "portable", see - the Morris Worm did that. So start with: $ apt-get remove build-essential I...
[04:24:45] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:I tried using Bitcoin once. - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 88 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[04:24:46] <exec> 08└─No it isn't. Presentation is done using CSS. Content is within the semantic HTML markup.
[04:24:50] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:I tried using Bitcoin once. - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 149 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[04:24:51] <exec> 08└─It's getting clearer every day that the moderation system here should probably be abolished. It's abused much more often than it's used beneficially.
[04:24:51] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:I tried using Bitcoin once. - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 149 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[04:24:52] <exec> 08└─It's getting clearer every day that the moderation system here should probably be abolished. It's abused much more often than it's used beneficially.
[04:24:53] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:I tried using Bitcoin once. - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 285 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[04:24:54] <exec> 08└─You should lose your moderating privileges forever for modding down a comment that's insightful, informative, relevant and worth reading. Abusive moderation should not be tolerated. You have admitted to committing abusive moderation. You should never be allowed to moderate ever again.
[04:26:24] <exec> *** new comment: 03frojack [1554] (Score:2) 02Re:Cue Twilight Zone theme..... - 06"Reactionless" Thruster Tested Again, This Time in a Vacuum - 152 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[04:26:25] <exec> 08└─Besides, if you want a visit from the Vulkans, we'v got to strap this thing to a ship named Phoenix, and go for it. 2063 is just around the corner guys.
[04:28:11] <exec> *** new comment: 03nitehawk214 [1304] (Score:1) 02Re:Hooray! - 06Vaccine Campaign Leads to Elimination of Rubella in the Americas - 163 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[04:28:11] <exec> 08└─Anti-vax and anti-immigration tend to be the conservative/republican/religious groups in the USA. Though there are plenty of new-new-age anti-vax liberals as well.
[04:28:13] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03lrmo [838] 02Re:Hooray! - 06Vaccine Campaign Leads to Elimination of Rubella in the Americas - 263 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[04:28:13] <exec> 08└─We certainly do still get polio vaccinations in the US. Here is a link from the CDC [cdc.gov] on recommended childhood vaccinations. It is good that polio is almost eliminated worldwide. But until that happens we still give the immunize our population against it.
[04:28:20] <exec> *** new comment: 03nitehawk214 [1304] (Score:1) 02Re:Hooray! - 06Vaccine Campaign Leads to Elimination of Rubella in the Americas - 190 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[04:28:21] <exec> 08└─Well I don't think that is what he meant, but considering how absurdly racist a certain portion of the American population is... my guess is they have never seen anyone from another country.
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[05:23:55] <exec> *** new comment: 03Tork [3914] (Score:2) 02Re:This is true. - 06Most Innovations are Rephrasings of Past Technology - 153 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[05:23:55] <exec> 08└─Systemd, which is considered revolutionary within the Linux world, is actually quite similar in concept to what Windows has had for many, many years now.
[05:23:57] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Then there's JavaScript. - 06Most Innovations are Rephrasings of Past Technology - 367 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[05:23:57] <exec> 08└─Then there's JavaScript. It's claimed to be "modern", but it's 20 years old, and it's full of obvious mistakes and outright stupidity that languages that predated by 20 years or more managed to avoid. Additionally, JavaScript supporters are actually proud, in public, when somebody uses JavaScript to...
[05:23:58] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Yeppers. Rust is like this. - 06Most Innovations are Rephrasings of Past Technology - 209 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[05:23:59] <exec> 08└─Yeppers! Another example is Rust. It's pretty much just C++ with a worse syntax, a worse library, a worse community, and way too much unjustified hype. It's old, masquerading as new, but doing a bad job at it.
[05:24:13] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:infection vector - 06Spam-Blasting Malware Infects Thousands of Linux and FreeBSD Servers - 573 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[05:24:14] <exec> 08└─It is good to know the vector, or vectors - to avoid them. Hmm - note that it seems to be 3rd party software and naughty bulkmailers at fault this time. Linux is massively fragmented at this stage with several major distros heading in disparate directions (nevermind the 6000+ smaller followers or co...
[05:24:42] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:I tried using Bitcoin once. - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 116 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[05:24:42] <exec> 08└─Please don't use the "tard" suffix. It is very offensive and demeaning to those who suffer from mental disabilities.
[05:25:32] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:What's going on with St. Louis? - 06Robbery Suspect Pulls Guilty Plea After Stingray Disclosure, Case Dropped - 357 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[05:25:32] <exec> 08└─I saw footage of the looting and burning of a pharmacy there. It wasn't police doing the looting and burning. It was black youth. I keep hearing how "bad" the police are, yet it's always the black youth who are looting, stealing, and destroying the property of others during these incidents, whether...
[05:25:53] <exec> *** new comment: 03Tork [3914] (Score:2) 02Re:What the fuck is "Stingray"? - 06Robbery Suspect Pulls Guilty Plea After Stingray Disclosure, Case Dropped - 51 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[05:25:53] <exec> 08└─Good communication is not the burden of the reader.
[05:26:01] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03Anonymous Coward 02Re:What the fuck is "Stingray"? - 06Robbery Suspect Pulls Guilty Plea After Stingray Disclosure, Case Dropped - 1329 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[05:26:01] <exec> 08└─It's [reference.com] not [reference.com] a [reference.com] common [reference.com] word [reference.com] for [reference.com] somebody [reference.com] who [reference.com] hasn't [reference.com] seen [reference.com] those [reference.com] other [reference.com] stories. [reference.com] Some [reference.com...
[05:26:23] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Cue Twilight Zone theme..... - 06"Reactionless" Thruster Tested Again, This Time in a Vacuum - 121 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[05:26:23] <exec> 08└─Seriously, given everything else that has been pinned on dark matter, I'm surprised some hasn't made such claims already.
[05:26:38] <exec> *** new comment: 03LaminatorX [14] (Score:2) 02Re:Cue Twilight Zone theme..... - 06"Reactionless" Thruster Tested Again, This Time in a Vacuum - 294 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[05:26:38] <exec> 08└─I think that it needs to be tested not only in a vacuum, which I'm delighted they've done, but outside the Earth's magnetosphere. I'm excited by this, but I'm not convinced that it's not following conservation principles by infinitesimally pushing-against/degrading the planet's magnetic field.
[05:26:58] <exec> *** new comment: 03Fluffeh [954] (Score:2) 02Re:Earth's Magnetic Field - 06"Reactionless" Thruster Tested Again, This Time in a Vacuum - 2555 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[05:26:58] <exec> 08└─From testing, it appears that they may have thought of this: EmDrive Tests The following independent tests have been performed for the EmDrive. A test at 2500 W of power during which a thrust of 750 millinewtons was measured by a Chinese team at the Chinese Northwestern Polytechnical Un...
[05:26:59] <exec> *** new comment: 03Fluffeh [954] (Score:2) 02Re:Earth's Magnetic Field - 06"Reactionless" Thruster Tested Again, This Time in a Vacuum - 149 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[05:26:59] <exec> 08└─Forgot to add the link to the source: https://www.reddit.com [reddit.com]
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[06:24:04] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Then there's JavaScript. - 06Most Innovations are Rephrasings of Past Technology - 158 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[06:24:04] <exec> 08└─The moronic shitstains that call themselves "gamers" these days need their games to be inside browsers because they cannot understand how to install software.
[06:24:49] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:I tried using Bitcoin once. - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 8 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[06:24:50] <exec> 08└─Make me.
[06:25:07] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:I tried using Bitcoin once. - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 164 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[06:25:08] <exec> 08└─> You should lose your moderating privileges forever for modding down a comment that's insightful, informative, relevant and worth reading. Sez you, the commentard.
[06:25:23] <exec> *** new comment: 03maxwell demon [1608] (Score:2) 02Re:Meh - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 70 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[06:25:24] <exec> 08└─From the post you replied to: as long as the sums are relatively small
[06:25:24] <exec> *** new comment: 03maxwell demon [1608] (Score:2) 02Re:Meh - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 59 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[06:25:25] <exec> 08└─For basic moving of money over the Internet there is Paypal
[06:26:35] <exec> *** new comment: 03PiMuNu [3823] (Score:2) 02But the difference is... - 06"Reactionless" Thruster Tested Again, This Time in a Vacuum - 521 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[06:26:35] <exec> 08└─The difference is, we now know how lots of stuff works and this is different to all of that. So it's like putting wood on the caveman's fire and the fire goes out - it is in contravention to everything he knows. Except now, all you have is someone "telling" you that it is wood... then you have to be...
[06:26:36] <exec> *** new comment: 03maxwell demon [1608] (Score:2) 02Re:But the difference is... - 06"Reactionless" Thruster Tested Again, This Time in a Vacuum - 568 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[06:26:36] <exec> 08└─Except that the post I replied to was already in the hypothetical situation that we are using it for going to Mars. Which certainly implies that in that hypothetical scenario the drive works, because if it didn't work, it certainly would be noticeable when trying to use it to get to Mars. I agree th...
[06:29:34] <exec> *** new comment: 03aristarchus [2645] (Score:2) 02Re:Are we surprised? - 06Apple Rejects Watch App for Description Saying 'Pebble Compatible' - 332 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[06:29:34] <exec> 08└─Sorry! Once again, sarcasm fail! All my fault, I assure you! You see, it is only one or the other, either, not both, but in fact it is an inclusive "or", so it could be both at the same time that it cannot be. Think of it as the post-mortem Jobs reality distortion field, only applied to logic. An...
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[07:23:53] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Sound french? - 06Study tracks U.S. boycott of French-sounding products during 2003 Iraq war. - 63 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[07:23:53] <exec> 08└─So if it where the danes you would have boycotted Häagen-Dazs?
[07:23:54] <exec> *** new comment: 03aristarchus [2645] (Score:2) 02French don't even have a word - 06Study tracks U.S. boycott of French-sounding products during 2003 Iraq war. - 174 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[07:23:54] <exec> 08└─According to GW Bush, the French do not even have a word for entreprenuer!!! (Hint for Republicans and less educated libertarians: "entreprenuer" is, in fact, a French word.)
[07:23:55] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02cool story bro - 06Study tracks U.S. boycott of French-sounding products during 2003 Iraq war. - 218 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[07:23:56] <exec> 08└─And then American idiot voters elected Barak Saddam-Hussein Obummer. They didn't boycott Iraqi-sounding names, now did they? It's such a terrible shame that Americans didn't all choke to death on their "freedom" fries.
[07:23:57] <exec> *** new comment: 03aristarchus [2645] (Score:2) 02Re:cool story bro - 06Study tracks U.S. boycott of French-sounding products during 2003 Iraq war. - 1042 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[07:23:57] <exec> 08└─"Hussein" is in fact the name of the grandson of the prophet Mohammad, which you would know if you were not a complete and total ignoramus. He is the founder of the Shia branch of Islam, another fact you did not know. May I specualate, given you extreme intellect on matter is international politics,...
[07:23:58] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:cool story bro - 06Study tracks U.S. boycott of French-sounding products during 2003 Iraq war. - 217 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[07:23:59] <exec> 08└─"Hussein" is in fact the name of the grandson of the prophet Mohammad, which you would know if you were not a complete and total ignoramus. He is the founder of the Shia branch of Islam, another fact you did not know.
[07:24:00] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:cool story bro - 06Study tracks U.S. boycott of French-sounding products during 2003 Iraq war. - 387 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[07:24:01] <exec> 08└─I do not like you. I do not like what you are saying. I do not like your hypocritical abuse of logic. I hope you are modded troll. I sincerely hope you're not one of those rote memorization 'geniuses' that think that because they've memorized random knowledge about some subjective, that they are in...
[07:24:01] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Did you guys... - 06Study tracks U.S. boycott of French-sounding products during 2003 Iraq war. - 52 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[07:24:02] <exec> 08└─...boycott french kissing or did you just rename it?
[07:24:03] <exec> *** new comment: 03GungnirSniper [1671] (Score:2) 02Re:Did you guys... - 06Study tracks U.S. boycott of French-sounding products during 2003 Iraq war. - 52 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[07:24:04] <exec> 08└─...boycott french kissing or did you just rename it?
[07:24:58] <exec> *** new comment: 03maxwell demon [1608] (Score:2) 02Re:I tried using Bitcoin once. - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 176 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[07:24:58] <exec> 08└─If you feel that seeing that font is like poking in your eye, you should immediately see a psychiatrist. Or at least configure your browser to use a different fixed-width font.
[07:25:17] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:I tried using Bitcoin once. - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 104 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[07:25:17] <exec> 08└─Nobody claimed Bitcoin isn't shady, it's just less horrible than regular, above-board Argentinian banks.
[07:25:34] <exec> *** new comment: 03tftp [806] (Score:1) 02Re:Meh - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 44 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[07:25:34] <exec> 08└─So you consider $10K a relatively small sum?
[07:26:16] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:What the fuck is "Stingray"? - 06Robbery Suspect Pulls Guilty Plea After Stingray Disclosure, Case Dropped - 58 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[07:26:16] <exec> 08└─Meaning is use. Without use, one can't understand meaning.
[07:26:53] <exec> *** new comment: 03Mr Big in the Pants [4956] (Score:2) 02Re:As it is now, so it was then: - 06"Reactionless" Thruster Tested Again, This Time in a Vacuum - 52 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[07:26:53] <exec> 08└─I believe that would defy the moral laws of physics.
[07:27:55] <exec> *** new comment: 03compro01 [2515] (Score:2) 02Re:Nope - 06Tesla Announces Powerwall Home Battery - 138 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[07:27:56] <exec> 08└─A glance at Lowe's site [lowes.ca] shows generators that will run on either natural gas or propane in capacities ranging from 8KW to 22KW.
[07:28:22] <exec> *** new comment: 03Fauxlosopher [4804] (Score:1) 02Re:still don't quite get it - 06IBM Shows Off a Quantum Computing Chip - 87 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[07:28:22] <exec> 08└─So you are saying that with just a few qbits, all encryption would be readily breakable
[07:29:55] <exec> *** new comment: 03Hairyfeet [75] (Score:2) 02Re:Are we surprised? - 06Apple Rejects Watch App for Description Saying 'Pebble Compatible' - 888 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[07:29:56] <exec> 08└─So you are against the free market except when it supports YOUR personal tastes? Thanks for clearing that up. The reason why businesses far and wide use Windows should be obvious...they have the best business tools PERIOD. Hell I can teach any 15 year old with more than 2 functioning brain cells how...
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[08:23:53] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02How is this guy not in Gitmo yet? - 06How to Crack Many Master Lock Combinations in Eight Tries or Less - 90 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[08:23:54] <exec> 08└─Upstage an American padlock company? You're going to pound-you-in-the-anus-forever prison!
[08:24:08] <exec> *** new comment: 03aristarchus [2645] (Score:2) 02Re:cool story bro - 06Study tracks U.S. boycott of French-sounding products during 2003 Iraq war. - 123 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[08:24:08] <exec> 08└─My only consolation is the certainty of which your hope has been and will continue to be dashed against the rocks of Samos.
[08:24:09] <exec> *** new comment: 03aristarchus [2645] (Score:2) 02Re:cool story bro - 06Study tracks U.S. boycott of French-sounding products during 2003 Iraq war. - 901 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[08:24:09] <exec> 08└─Because we are coming for you, idiot. We are going to tax you. We are going to force you to have health insurance! And we are going to force you to know the capital of Assyria, just in case it ever become relevant. Idiots are a drag on the well-being of a society. Just look at what they have done...
[08:24:10] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:cool story bro - 06Study tracks U.S. boycott of French-sounding products during 2003 Iraq war. - 114 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[08:24:10] <exec> 08└─Because we are coming for you, idiot. We are going to tax you. We are going to force you to have health insurance!
[08:24:11] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:cool story bro - 06Study tracks U.S. boycott of French-sounding products during 2003 Iraq war. - 76 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[08:24:12] <exec> 08└─We are going to tax you. We are going to force you to have health insurance!
[08:24:14] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Did you guys... - 06Study tracks U.S. boycott of French-sounding products during 2003 Iraq war. - 88 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[08:24:15] <exec> 08└─I want a libre build of Windows with my msconfig! Can I get the whole package for libre?
[08:25:12] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:I tried using Bitcoin once. - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 8 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[08:25:13] <exec> 08└─Make me.
[08:30:43] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:srsly - 06Apple Rejects Watch App for Description Saying 'Pebble Compatible' - 394 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[08:30:43] <exec> 08└─Surely the ones who shell out for an Apple watch aren't really affected by this, as they are the ones using the approved accessory. It's the ones who bought a non-Apple watch to pair with their iPhones that are affected by this. I guess Apple decided that the extra sales for iWatches this will lead...
[08:30:51] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Hold the press... - 06Apple Rejects Watch App for Description Saying 'Pebble Compatible' - 751 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[08:30:51] <exec> 08└─That there are already apps in the app store that mention Pebble is irrelevant, The summary implied this was a new change in policy (or at least interpretation thereof) and thus might only be applied to new app of actual updates to apps but not necessarily retroactively applied to existing apps. You...
[08:32:35] <exec> *** new comment: 03tonyPick [1237] (Score:2) 02Re:Let's make a list. - 06MS Releases "Visual Studio Code" - 550 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[08:32:35] <exec> 08└─I'd agree that for local machine usage Qt Creator is a much nicer experience, and the parser spike when you open files is something I've seen in C::B as well. However the killer is the remote performance - Qt Creator is basically unusable over remote X - it's painfully slow and laggy, and that's a v...
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[09:24:03] <exec> *** new comment: 03aristarchus [2645] (Score:2) 02Gold country - 06How to Crack Many Master Lock Combinations in Eight Tries or Less - 689 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[09:24:04] <exec> 08└─Way back when, I was in gold mining country. Why is not important right now. But I remember going into a general store, quite possibly owned by the main mining interest in the district, and seeing a Master lock on the counter. Not a combination lock, so not particularly relevant to the FA. But I de...
[09:24:21] <exec> *** new comment: 03aristarchus [2645] (Score:2) 02Re:cool story bro - 06Study tracks U.S. boycott of French-sounding products during 2003 Iraq war. - 47 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[09:24:22] <exec> 08└─Tax you can force, health insurance you cannot.
[09:25:55] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Politicians disrupt the financial systems, BTC. - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 42 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[09:25:55] <exec> 08└─Politicians disrupt the financial systems.
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[10:24:16] <exec> *** new comment: 03AnonTechie [2275] (Score:2) 02Pillars of Creation Will Disappear - 06The Pillars of Creation Rendered in 3D - 685 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[10:24:16] <exec> 08└─The Pillars of Creation Will Disappear in a Cosmic Blink: One way or another, the Pillars of Creation are toast. Based on new observations at the European Southern Observatory, these awe-inspiring structures have another 3 million years before their ghostly image fizzles away into cosmic nothingness...
[10:24:25] <exec> *** new comment: 03Marand [1081] (Score:3, Insightful) 02"JS required" - yeah that sounds trustworthy. - 06How to Crack Many Master Lock Combinations in Eight Tries or Less - 195 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[10:24:26] <exec> 08└─The technique was devised by Samy Kamkar [twitter.com], a serial hacker who has created everything from stealthy keystroke-pilfering USB chargers to DIY stalker apps that mined Google Streetview.
[10:24:26] <exec> *** new comment: 03Webweasel [567] (Score:1) 02Re:"JS required" - yeah that sounds trustworthy. - 06How to Crack Many Master Lock Combinations in Eight Tries or Less - 264 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[10:24:27] <exec> 08└─Actually the guys JS code on the site is rather nice. Its heavily obfuscated. Try turning off JS, loading the site and see if you can figure out how it works. I use this site as a challenge for new guys in the infosec team. Not a one of them has worked it out yet.
[10:24:28] <exec> *** new comment: 03anubi [2828] (Score:1) 02Those were tailor-made for school lockers. - 06How to Crack Many Master Lock Combinations in Eight Tries or Less - 430 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[10:24:29] <exec> 08└─I still remember the problems I had with those combination locks - not with the lock being jimmied - but there was this student who seemed he just had to know everyone's combination and would shoulder-surf until he got it. Couldn't do much about it. Trying to get him out of the way would only get me...
[10:24:38] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:French don't even have a word - 06Study tracks U.S. boycott of French-sounding products during 2003 Iraq war. - 45 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[10:24:39] <exec> 08└─No, the French word is “entrepreneur” ;oP
[10:24:48] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:cool story bro - 06Study tracks U.S. boycott of French-sounding products during 2003 Iraq war. - 135 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[10:24:49] <exec> 08└─Cover the costs? WHAT costs? People go the emergency room and demand medical care and then leave without paying. It's the American way.
[10:24:52] <exec> *** new comment: 03AnonTechie [2275] (Score:2) 02FBI Hands Over 5000 Pages Of Stingray Info To Muck - 06Study tracks U.S. boycott of French-sounding products during 2003 Iraq war. - 602 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[10:24:53] <exec> 08└─MuckRock has obtained a whole stack of Stingray-related documents [muckrock.com] from the FBI. As is to be expected, there's not much left said by the agency, which is at least as protective of its own Stingray secrecy as it is with that of law enforcement agencies all over the US. There's nearly 5,...
[10:25:22] <exec> *** new comment: 03PizzaRollPlinkett [4512] (Score:2) 02Remote Linux kernel vulnerability exploited!?! - 06Spam-Blasting Malware Infects Thousands of Linux and FreeBSD Servers - 762 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[10:25:23] <exec> 08└─So the Linux kernel and the FreeBSD kernel have a remote exploit that lets people takeover their servers? Or is this yet another bug in a CMS that runs on Linux? This is why I don't really like Ars Technica. They're playing up "Linux and FreeBSD" as if this was a flaw in the architecture of both OSe...
[10:26:55] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Dear cops, get a warrant - 06Robbery Suspect Pulls Guilty Plea After Stingray Disclosure, Case Dropped - 37 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[10:26:55] <exec> 08└─Do you want criminals going free? No?
[10:27:02] <exec> *** new comment: 03sjames [2882] (Score:2) 02Re:Stingray use and case dropped. - 06Robbery Suspect Pulls Guilty Plea After Stingray Disclosure, Case Dropped - 321 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[10:27:02] <exec> 08└─Obtain information illegally, then make up a legit seeming way that you obtained it or obtain further information based on what you illegally know. For example, wiretap a person of interest without a warrant so you know ehere to "just happen" to be to witness criminal activity. Don't tell the court...
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[11:24:13] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Those were tailor-made for school lockers. - 06How to Crack Many Master Lock Combinations in Eight Tries or Less - 88 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[11:24:13] <exec> 08└─Perhaps you could have tried shielding your lock from shoulder view while you opened it?
[11:24:38] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Long story - 06Study tracks U.S. boycott of French-sounding products during 2003 Iraq war. - 302 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[11:24:38] <exec> 08└─It’s pervasive and started after the Conquest (1066). Have you noticed that in fiction, a great bunch of villains have French-sounding names? The evil Normans nobles against the good, oppressed, Saxon common people? Voldemort? (Death robbing (could be Death flight but I think he cheated death, no?...
[11:26:36] <exec> *** new comment: 03deimtee [3272] (Score:2) 02Re:What's going on with St. Louis? - 06Robbery Suspect Pulls Guilty Plea After Stingray Disclosure, Case Dropped - 129 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[11:26:36] <exec> 08└─I saw footage of the looting and burning of a pharmacy there. It wasn't police doing the looting and burning. It was black youth.
[11:27:38] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:As it is now, so it was then: - 06"Reactionless" Thruster Tested Again, This Time in a Vacuum - 84 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[11:27:38] <exec> 08└─"Powering up the Jar-Jar drive" mmmmmmMMMMMMMMMEEEEESA-MEESA-MEESA-MEESA-MEESA-MEESA
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[12:24:33] <exec> *** new comment: 03lentilla [1770] (Score:2) 02Nicely worded summary! - 06Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Sales Up 28.8% in Europe. Electric Vehicles Up 117.9% - 188 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[12:24:33] <exec> 08└─Kudos to the submitter for those neat electrical engineering puns in the summary! [dis]charged / resistance / grounded / potential / galvanize / reluctance / open circuits. Made my day :-)
[12:24:34] <exec> *** new comment: 03slash2phar [623] (Score:2) 02Re:Nicely worded summary! - 06Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Sales Up 28.8% in Europe. Electric Vehicles Up 117.9% - 50 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[12:24:34] <exec> 08└─Yes, very nicely done.. Current and Capacity too !
[12:24:53] <exec> *** new comment: 03Marand [1081] (Score:2) 02Re:"JS required" - yeah that sounds trustworthy. - 06How to Crack Many Master Lock Combinations in Eight Tries or Less - 796 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[12:24:53] <exec> 08└─That's cute. He's basically doing what Perl's Bleach [metacpan.org] module does, except not as clever. (Bleach's code [metacpan.org] for comparison.) As for how it works, he's using tabs and spaces to represent binary, taking seven at a time with a regex, then using a couple more regexes to replace...
[12:27:20] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:What's going on with St. Louis? - 06Robbery Suspect Pulls Guilty Plea After Stingray Disclosure, Case Dropped - 281 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[12:27:20] <exec> 08└─The police often act like thugs. Never heard of the drug war? Never heard of civil forfeiture? Never heard of stringrays? Never heard of stop-and-frisk? Never heard of all the cases of the police using excessive force? And the 'justice' system is heavily biased in favor of police.
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[13:23:49] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02When will poopoo be an alternative fuel? - 06The UK Generated 19.2% of its Electricity from Renewables in 2014 - 525 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[13:23:49] <exec> 08└─When will poopoo (aka kaka) be an alternative fuel? As the saying goes, everybody poops. That means that everybody could potentially fuel their own cars with their own waste. It would save me a lot of money if, every morning, I could go out into my garage, poop into the fuel tank of my car, and then...
[13:23:58] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Nicely worded summary! - 06Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Sales Up 28.8% in Europe. Electric Vehicles Up 117.9% - 99 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[13:23:59] <exec> 08└─And even has, these, it's, that, to, is, for, are, on and all! That's brilliant! Great show, sigma!
[13:23:59] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02When will poopoo be an alternative fuel? - 06Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Sales Up 28.8% in Europe. Electric Vehicles Up 117.9% - 525 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[13:24:00] <exec> 08└─When will poopoo (aka kaka) be an alternative fuel? As the saying goes, everybody poops. That means that everybody could potentially fuel their own cars with their own waste. It would save me a lot of money if, every morning, I could go out into my garage, poop into the fuel tank of my car, and then...
[13:24:01] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:When will poopoo be an alternative fuel? - 06Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Sales Up 28.8% in Europe. Electric Vehicles Up 117.9% - 188 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[13:24:02] <exec> 08└─It's called "Bio Mass" and it exists. It's just too bad that people like you ruin it for everyone by flinging it at passers-by otherwise we'd be driving Bio Mass vehicles for ages already.
[13:24:03] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:When will poopoo be an alternative fuel? - 06Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Sales Up 28.8% in Europe. Electric Vehicles Up 117.9% - 551 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[13:24:03] <exec> 08└─No, biomass is different. It requires processing at centralized facilities and it can consume more energy to make and transport than it provides. I'm talking about pooping directly into the fuel tank of the car. The poopoo won't get flung at anyone because it's in the fuel tank, and there's a tight...
[13:24:04] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:When will poopoo be an alternative fuel? - 06Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Sales Up 28.8% in Europe. Electric Vehicles Up 117.9% - 28 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[13:24:05] <exec> 08└─Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear...
[13:24:06] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:When will poopoo be an alternative fuel? - 06Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Sales Up 28.8% in Europe. Electric Vehicles Up 117.9% - 177 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[13:24:07] <exec> 08└─You don't think that poopoo on your windshield would be a big deal? I think it would be. That's why caution is needed. Please make sure your fuel tank cap is tightened properly.
[13:24:12] <exec> *** new comment: 03CoolHand [438] (Score:2) 02Re:Pillars of Creation Will Disappear - 06The Pillars of Creation Rendered in 3D - 257 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[13:24:13] <exec> 08└─these awe-inspiring structures have another 3 million years before their ghostly image fizzles away into cosmic nothingness. That’s a maximum lifespan for the pillars, because there’s a good chance they were already destroyed, over a thousand years ago.
[13:24:14] <exec> *** new comment: 03AnonTechie [2275] (Score:2) 02Re:Pillars of Creation Will Disappear - 06The Pillars of Creation Rendered in 3D - 73 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[13:24:15] <exec> 08└─You are right. That article was related to the subject so, I included it.
[13:24:25] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:"JS required" - yeah that sounds trustworthy. - 06How to Crack Many Master Lock Combinations in Eight Tries or Less - 21 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[13:24:25] <exec> 08└─Balls of steel man...
[13:24:26] <exec> *** new comment: 03Marand [1081] (Score:2) 02Re:"JS required" - yeah that sounds trustworthy. - 06How to Crack Many Master Lock Combinations in Eight Tries or Less - 105 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[13:24:26] <exec> 08└─I use this site as a challenge for new guys in the infosec team. Not a one of them has worked it out yet.
[13:24:27] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:"JS required" - yeah that sounds trustworthy. - 06How to Crack Many Master Lock Combinations in Eight Tries or Less - 26 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[13:24:28] <exec> 08└─...balls of FUCKING STEEL!
[13:24:31] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Those were tailor-made for school lockers. - 06How to Crack Many Master Lock Combinations in Eight Tries or Less - 49 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[13:24:32] <exec> 08└─Ooh, I know this one. You knock him the fuck out.
[13:24:42] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:French don't even have a word - 06Study tracks U.S. boycott of French-sounding products during 2003 Iraq war. - 262 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[13:24:42] <exec> 08└─That story is a myth, as anybody smart enough to read Snopes could tell you, Republican, libertarian, or not. Did you also believe the photo where Bush is answering an upside down phone? SPOILER ALERT: that's a Photoshop job (and a rather poor one, I might add).
[13:24:57] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Long story - 06Study tracks U.S. boycott of French-sounding products during 2003 Iraq war. - 32 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[13:24:57] <exec> 08└─Harry Potter shops at VoldeMart.
[13:24:58] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02After the "Freedom Fries" episode - 06Study tracks U.S. boycott of French-sounding products during 2003 Iraq war. - 474 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[13:24:58] <exec> 08└─Bill O'Reilly told his viewers that he happened to be in Paris covering a story, when a local businessman, owner of a large factory producing French Fries, threatened him over loss of business stemming from the boycott. The businessman waved a pistol and fired wildly at O'Reilly's cab, hitting the d...
[13:25:23] <exec> *** new comment: 03Nuke [3162] (Score:2) 02Re:Infection Method - 06Spam-Blasting Malware Infects Thousands of Linux and FreeBSD Servers - 621 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[13:25:23] <exec> 08└─Nerdfest wrote :- "I'd like to find out the method infection TFA [net-security.org] says that it seems to be spammers themselves downloading a compromised "pirated" copy of spamming software called DirectMailer (which normally costs $$). The spammer's server is then used, unknown to him, to send s...
[13:25:41] <exec> *** new comment: 03kaszz [4211] (Score:2) 02Debris now all over the solarsystem, new meme? - 06NASA MESSENGER Probe Mission Ends with Planetary Collision - 590 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[13:25:41] <exec> 08└─Seems the human race is actively putting their hallmark meme on the entire solar system with the crashing probe debris. When in doubt whether humans has been around.... look for trashed stuff! ;) (courtesy of NASA) If the solar system remains after humans have done them selves in, they will at least...
[13:26:01] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:I tried using Bitcoin once. - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 577 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[13:26:01] <exec> 08└─It isn't the font face it's the font spacing. If only there were a difference between a wall of text and the typical use of monospaced fonts. There is one poster, who I haven't noticed for a while, who has garnered frequent complaints for his insistence on using monospacing. This isn't some weird ab...
[13:26:27] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03demonlapin [925] 02Re:Shady - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 1821 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[13:26:27] <exec> 08└─Disclosure: didn't RTFA, just assuming this is the same basic story covered at The Other Site the other day. You don't need to keep a lot of bitcoins around; they can be bought and sold as needed. The basic mechanism is: Foreign Buyer wishes to purchase valuable item from Argentine Seller, transferr...
[13:29:02] <exec> *** new comment: 03Reziac [2489] (Score:2) 02Re:Nope - 06Tesla Announces Powerwall Home Battery - 107 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[13:29:03] <exec> 08└─Ouch, way outta my range... No wonder I hadn't noticed 'em; I'd been eyeing the sub-$1000 models at Costco.
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[14:23:54] <exec> *** new comment: 03zocalo [302] (Score:2) 02Re:When will poopoo be an alternative fuel? - 06The UK Generated 19.2% of its Electricity from Renewables in 2014 - 197 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[14:23:54] <exec> 08└─The UK is doing that [theguardian.com] too. It takes a lot of crap to power it though, so I'm not sure it's going to get beyond niche usage - unless they can fuel it on verbal excrement as well. :)
[14:23:55] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:When will poopoo be an alternative fuel? - 06The UK Generated 19.2% of its Electricity from Renewables in 2014 - 551 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[14:23:55] <exec> 08└─No, biomass is different. It requires processing at centralized facilities and it can consume more energy to make and transport than it provides. I'm talking about pooping directly into the fuel tank of the car. The poopoo won't get flung at anyone because it's in the fuel tank, and there's a tight...
[14:23:56] <exec> *** new comment: 03M. Baranczak [1673] (Score:2) 02Re:When will poopoo be an alternative fuel? - 06The UK Generated 19.2% of its Electricity from Renewables in 2014 - 293 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[14:23:57] <exec> 08└─Is that even theoretically possible? Does shit (I'm a fucking adult now, I refuse to call it "poopoo". I might be persuaded to call it "feces" when talking to MBAs.) contain enough chemical energy to push a car forward, assuming we have a perfectly efficient process for capturing that energy?
[14:24:11] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:When will poopoo be an alternative fuel? - 06Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Sales Up 28.8% in Europe. Electric Vehicles Up 117.9% - 42 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[14:24:12] <exec> 08└─You don't want it to hit the radiator fan.
[14:24:13] <exec> *** new comment: 03kaszz [4211] (Score:2) 02Re:When will poopoo be an alternative fuel? - 06Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Sales Up 28.8% in Europe. Electric Vehicles Up 117.9% - 464 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[14:24:13] <exec> 08└─The question then becomes what kind of processing would you need locally for the biomass (poo) ? what will the cost and efficiency be? in car or stationary at your property? The methane gas that will leave the biomass is an obvious energy source. But the question is then, how much will gas will one...
[14:24:14] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Funny, but... - 06Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Sales Up 28.8% in Europe. Electric Vehicles Up 117.9% - 495 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:24:14] <exec> 08└─I don't think there's so much resistance for electric vehicles, it's that there's very little infrastructure, the cars are still lacking in drivable distance, charging is slow, and they are expenssive. Once that has been solved (especially being affordable), and laws make it possible, i'll swap the...
[14:24:39] <exec> *** new comment: 03Runaway1956 [2926] (Score:2) 02Re:"JS required" - yeah that sounds trustworthy. - 06How to Crack Many Master Lock Combinations in Eight Tries or Less - 66 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[14:24:39] <exec> 08└─You got it. I was going to post the same thing, you beat me to it.
[14:24:54] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:French don't even have a word - 06Study tracks U.S. boycott of French-sounding products during 2003 Iraq war. - 35 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[14:24:54] <exec> 08└─Why the fuck should I trust Snopes?
[14:25:21] <exec> *** new comment: 03kaszz [4211] (Score:2) 02Re:Old Idea + Computers = New Patent - 06Most Innovations are Rephrasings of Past Technology - 134 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[14:25:21] <exec> 08└─Old idea + New patent = New new patent! ;-) New patent = new opportunities to SUE.... ;) (Any list of publically traded lawyer firms?)
[14:27:39] <exec> *** new comment: 03Bogsnoticus [3982] (Score:1) 02Re:What the fuck is "Stingray"? - 06Robbery Suspect Pulls Guilty Plea After Stingray Disclosure, Case Dropped - 246 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[14:27:40] <exec> 08└─Before a teacher can teach, first the student must step into the classroom. In other words, not everything is going to be spoon fed to you in life. If you are unwilling to take that first step towards knowledge yourself, you are not worthy of it.
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[15:23:57] <exec> *** new comment: 03BK [4868] (Score:2) 02Re:When will poopoo be an alternative fuel? - 06The UK Generated 19.2% of its Electricity from Renewables in 2014 - 140 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[15:23:57] <exec> 08└─"...and could you give me a ride to work today?" ... "No, my car is fine." ... "Really! It's fine. It's just... Yeah. ...constipated...."
[15:23:58] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02rephrase - 06The UK Generated 19.2% of its Electricity from Renewables in 2014 - 217 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:23:58] <exec> 08└─that sounds rather respectable. how about "U.K. drew 19.2 % from infinity sources"? -or- new electric generation capacity constructed in U.K in the year 2015 might be built with 19.2% sourced from infinity sources ...
[15:24:26] <exec> *** new comment: 03M. Baranczak [1673] (Score:3, Touché) 02So where is the 3D model? - 06The Pillars of Creation Rendered in 3D - 33 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:24:26] <exec> 08└─All I see is one lo-fi rendering.
[15:24:35] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03Marand [1081] 02"JS required" - yeah that sounds trustworthy. - 06How to Crack Many Master Lock Combinations in Eight Tries or Less - 195 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:24:35] <exec> 08└─The technique was devised by Samy Kamkar [twitter.com], a serial hacker who has created everything from stealthy keystroke-pilfering USB chargers to DIY stalker apps that mined Google Streetview.
[15:24:37] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03Marand [1081] 02Re:"JS required" - yeah that sounds trustworthy. - 06How to Crack Many Master Lock Combinations in Eight Tries or Less - 796 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[15:24:38] <exec> 08└─That's cute. He's basically doing what Perl's Bleach [metacpan.org] module does, except not as clever. (Bleach's code [metacpan.org] for comparison.) As for how it works, he's using tabs and spaces to represent binary, taking seven at a time with a regex, then using a couple more regexes to replace...
[15:25:02] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:cool story bro - 06Study tracks U.S. boycott of French-sounding products during 2003 Iraq war. - 194 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[15:25:02] <exec> 08└─Wait, so are you Greek or Turkish? Because if you're Greek you should probably go get a job you lazy bum. Because if you're Turkish you should probably go get a sense of humor you humorless cod.
[15:25:08] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:cool story bro - 06Study tracks U.S. boycott of French-sounding products during 2003 Iraq war. - 261 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[15:25:08] <exec> 08└─Its the "American way" because they have no choice except to do that (well, or die, but that's not really an option). America has become so set on fucking over the poor that even debtors prisons have been brought back, more than a century after being abolished.
[15:25:16] <exec> *** new comment: 03janrinok [52] (Score:2) 02Re:After the "Freedom Fries" episode - 06Study tracks U.S. boycott of French-sounding products during 2003 Iraq war. - 619 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[15:25:17] <exec> 08└─I can't find any reference to this story in the French news and, while I do not doubt your sincerity, I'm not convinced that it is a true and accurate report. The French exporting fries oversees seems unlikely but, again, I cannot prove or disprove it. But perhaps my experience in rural France doesn...
[15:26:39] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:I tried using Bitcoin once. - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 395 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[15:26:40] <exec> 08└─Its been agreed that we need meta-moderation for a long time now. Apparently its a bitch to implement though, otherwise why don't we have it yet? There's definitely a lot of moderation abuse going on, most if it is of the "Asshole talking shit to me, take that!" kind and the "How dare you suggest my...
[15:28:27] <exec> *** new comment: 03Bogsnoticus [3982] (Score:1) 02Re:Cue Twilight Zone theme..... - 06"Reactionless" Thruster Tested Again, This Time in a Vacuum - 812 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[15:28:28] <exec> 08└─"If you expect people to accept a drive that operates on unknown principles it needs to be demonstrated in a splashy way." Given how 95% of the population accept mobile phones, computers, the internal combustion engine, electricity generation, televisions, and all sorts of modern appliances with abs...
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[16:23:54] <exec> *** new comment: 03kaszz [4211] (Score:2) 02So they don't want.. - 06NIH Won't Fund Human Germline Modification - 398 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:23:54] <exec> 08└─So they don't want a family line of Typhoid Marys? :p In the longer term there's research competition and they will have less inhibitions about what can be researched. This could lead to some countries being left behind. Something that may be hard to catch up with later on. Now it's a good idea to h...
[16:23:55] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:So they don't want.. - 06NIH Won't Fund Human Germline Modification - 219 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[16:23:55] <exec> 08└─We're eventually going to see gene modification used to result in men, and maybe even women, with larger penises. I agree with you, it would be better for the entire world if the Americans possess this technology first.
[16:24:09] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 0219.2% LOL - 06The UK Generated 19.2% of its Electricity from Renewables in 2014 - 205 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:24:09] <exec> 08└─Lesotho gets 100% of its electricity from enewables. Bhutan and Paraguay is at something like 99.99% and they even manage to export a lot to neighboring countries. What kind of third world country is this?
[16:24:10] <exec> *** new comment: 03mtrycz [60] (Score:2) 02Yeah, but - 06The UK Generated 19.2% of its Electricity from Renewables in 2014 - 74 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:24:10] <exec> 08└─Wind tubiones are fucking ugly: http://i.imgur.com [imgur.com]
[16:24:28] <exec> *** new comment: 03kaszz [4211] (Score:2) 02Re:Funny, but... supercapacitor is the likely shit - 06Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Sales Up 28.8% in Europe. Electric Vehicles Up 117.9% - 201 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[16:24:29] <exec> 08└─Have a look at the supercapacitor break through [soylentnews.org]. I suspect capacitor technology will be the technology of the feature. It can be charged fast and is essentially temperature resistant.
[16:24:29] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Funny, but... supercapacitor is the likely shit - 06Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Sales Up 28.8% in Europe. Electric Vehicles Up 117.9% - 146 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[16:24:29] <exec> 08└─Yes, super capasitors are the future. Hopefully it really can be made into a real, affordable product for vehicles. Until then it's not an option.
[16:24:41] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:So where is the 3D model? - 06The Pillars of Creation Rendered in 3D - 50 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[16:24:41] <exec> 08└─It's coming soon into a planetarium near to you...
[16:24:49] <exec> *** new comment: 03bob_super [1357] (Score:2) 02Re:How is this guy not in Gitmo yet? - 06How to Crack Many Master Lock Combinations in Eight Tries or Less - 78 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[16:24:50] <exec> 08└─My locks have digits printed on them. Trying to open them in a DMCA violation.
[16:25:02] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0, Disagree) 02Re:Those were tailor-made for school lockers. - 06How to Crack Many Master Lock Combinations in Eight Tries or Less - 228 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[16:25:03] <exec> 08└─Yeah, here is a tip. Teachers are human too. Just so long as you don't cause trouble, the other guy has been obnoxious long enough, and they don't have any proof that you did it teachers won't care if you teach someone a lesson.
[16:25:12] <exec> *** new comment: 03Jeremiah Cornelius [2785] (Score:4, Insightful) 02Re:Sound french? - 06Study tracks U.S. boycott of French-sounding products during 2003 Iraq war. - 909 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[16:25:12] <exec> 08└─So. Lesson? "PROPAGANDA WORKS". It didn't matter if it were the French, Denmark, Argentina or tiny Monaco. There was a need to incubate rage and strengthen a "them or us" response. Necessary to de-position valid criticism of any US led involvement in Iraq, especially in violation of international la...
[16:25:13] <exec> *** new comment: 03Jeremiah Cornelius [2785] (Score:2) 02Re:Sound french? - 06Study tracks U.S. boycott of French-sounding products during 2003 Iraq war. - 218 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[16:25:13] <exec> 08└─A minor self-correction: the satellite communications for logistics were provided by another subsidiary of Groupe Industriel Marcel Dassault, not Dassault Systemes which is their industrial automation software company.
[16:25:38] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:After the "Freedom Fries" episode - 06Study tracks U.S. boycott of French-sounding products during 2003 Iraq war. - 221 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[16:25:38] <exec> 08└─Sorry, it was a joke. I thought that was obvious (French Fries imported from Paris?), but I guess not. GP http://www.politico.com [politico.com]
[16:25:39] <exec> *** new comment: 03tibman [134] (Score:2) 02I remember a different reason - 06Study tracks U.S. boycott of French-sounding products during 2003 Iraq war. - 299 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:25:39] <exec> 08└─I remember a completely different reason. Saddam bought a shitload of weapons from France on credit. France refused to consent or help the "coalition" invade Iraq because a dead Saddam would be a huge loss for them. That was why people were boycotting French stuff. If i am remembering correctly : )
[16:27:04] <exec> *** new comment: 03JNCF [4317] (Score:2) 02Re:I tried using Bitcoin once. - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 271 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[16:27:04] <exec> 08└─Of course, somebody will typically come along and say, "But just use $SomeSketchyOnlineServiceRunByUnknownPeople! Then you don't have to use the client!" That obviously defeats the purpose of using a decentralized cryptocurrency system, plus it's just a dumb thing to do.
[16:27:43] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:What's going on with St. Louis? - 06Robbery Suspect Pulls Guilty Plea After Stingray Disclosure, Case Dropped - 402 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[16:27:43] <exec> 08└─He's black, so of course he was going to be looting. Don't you know, you can tell everything about a person by looking at the color of their skin. Whites are good, honest, God-fearing people, and blacks are no good thugs who riot, steal, and kill at every opportunity. Why not preemptively get rid of...
[16:27:45] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:What's going on with St. Louis? - 06Robbery Suspect Pulls Guilty Plea After Stingray Disclosure, Case Dropped - 115 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[16:27:45] <exec> 08└─it's always the black youth who are looting, stealing, and destroying the property of others during these incidents
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[17:23:55] <exec> 08└─The American nation (USA) is not the best there is. But when taken into comparison of nations like Russia and China the choice is not that hard. The Chinese government will likely have less qualms and transparency in growing yes-men-drones. And of course the option of a synthetic womb is probably wi...
[17:25:03] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Those were tailor-made for school lockers. - 06How to Crack Many Master Lock Combinations in Eight Tries or Less - 169 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[17:25:03] <exec> 08└─http://www.amazon.com/Liquid-Ass-Mister/dp/B000OCEWGW [amazon.com] One spray would take care of him. It is one of the better sprays out there. It really smells like ass.
[17:25:14] <exec> *** new comment: 03DeathMonkey [1380] (Score:2) 02Re:Sound french? - 06Study tracks U.S. boycott of French-sounding products during 2003 Iraq war. - 496 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[17:25:15] <exec> 08└─So if it where the danes you would have boycotted Häagen-Dazs? Yes, apparently so. FTA: Most of the brands shoppers think are French are actually not. Approximately 10 percent of the sample, 850 products, was rated as “highly French.” By comparison, France-based companies owned only 50 b...
[17:25:40] <exec> *** new comment: 03janrinok [52] (Score:2) 02Re:After the "Freedom Fries" episode - 06Study tracks U.S. boycott of French-sounding products during 2003 Iraq war. - 23 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[17:25:41] <exec> 08└─I've just been whooshed
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[17:26:08] <exec> 08└─Nerdfest wrote :- "I'd like to find out the method infection TFA [net-security.org] says that it seems to be spammers themselves downloading a compromised "pirated" copy of spamming software called DirectMailer (which normally costs $$). The spammer's server is then used, unknown to him, to send s...
[17:26:13] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03frojack [1554] 02Important for the TLDR folks - 06Spam-Blasting Malware Infects Thousands of Linux and FreeBSD Servers - 148 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:26:13] <exec> 08└─The backdoor is usually located in the /tmp or /var/tmp folders. The backdoor can be deactivated by mounting the directories with the noexec option.
[17:26:15] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03PizzaRollPlinkett [4512] 02Remote Linux kernel vulnerability exploited!?! - 06Spam-Blasting Malware Infects Thousands of Linux and FreeBSD Servers - 762 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:26:15] <exec> 08└─So the Linux kernel and the FreeBSD kernel have a remote exploit that lets people takeover their servers? Or is this yet another bug in a CMS that runs on Linux? This is why I don't really like Ars Technica. They're playing up "Linux and FreeBSD" as if this was a flaw in the architecture of both OSe...
[17:26:47] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:I tried using Bitcoin once. - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 107 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[17:26:47] <exec> 08└─Maybe the point was to use what he thinks is an annoying font to express how annoying he thinks Bitcoin is.
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[18:23:53] <exec> *** new comment: 03Appalbarry [66] (Score:2) 02Craigslist - 06Space Debris: What Can We Do With Unwanted Satellites ? - 211 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[18:23:53] <exec> 08└─Don't know about other places, but I find that you can post anything in the Craigslist Free [craigslist.ca] section and have it gone in twenty minutes. Of course you need to specify that you will not deliver it.
[18:23:54] <exec> *** new comment: 03looorg [578] (Score:2) 02Target practice? - 06Space Debris: What Can We Do With Unwanted Satellites ? - 225 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[18:23:54] <exec> 08└─Laser Cannon Skeet Shooting! It could be the next ultra-super-rich-thing. The drawback being if you miss and or hit the wrong thing that could be very expensive, and problematic since some of them might be nuclear powered ...
[18:23:55] <exec> *** new comment: 03BK [4868] (Score:2) 02Re:Target practice? - 06Space Debris: What Can We Do With Unwanted Satellites ? - 121 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[18:23:56] <exec> 08└─The Chinese have already tied that. It mostly just makes a bigger mess and adds to the problem. Please let's not do that.
[18:23:57] <exec> *** new comment: 03kaszz [4211] (Score:2) 02Setup a robotic recycling satellite - 06Space Debris: What Can We Do With Unwanted Satellites ? - 449 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[18:23:57] <exec> 08└─Setup a satellite with a robotic arm that can collect and either throw satellites into instant de-orbit or collect the junk for the next level of modding. After all, when you at great expense got such precious material in orbit. Why not make use of it instead of de-orbiting it? Fuel for thrusters ca...
[18:24:07] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:So they don't want.. - 06NIH Won't Fund Human Germline Modification - 187 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[18:24:08] <exec> 08└─If ever there was a country of yes men drones, it would be America. Most of you are too lazy to even vote and nearly all of those that do keep saying 'yes' to the same 2 groups of idiots.
[18:24:09] <exec> *** new comment: 03dime [1163] (Score:1) 02Re:So they don't want.. - 06NIH Won't Fund Human Germline Modification - 975 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[18:24:10] <exec> 08└─You honest think that if amazing technology to modify genes comes out, it will be immediately forced onto the lowest class in order to make them drones? They're already drones. Everyone in the world will be a drone compared to the few (those who already have the influence or money to get this) who h...
[18:24:10] <exec> *** new comment: 03dime [1163] (Score:1) 02Re:So they don't want.. - 06NIH Won't Fund Human Germline Modification - 94 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[18:24:11] <exec> 08└─s/by our human-preserving hegemony must protect us from/from by our human-preserving hegemony/
[18:24:12] <exec> *** new comment: 03frojack [1554] (Score:2) 02Human Gremlins ??? - 06NIH Won't Fund Human Germline Modification - 80 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[18:24:13] <exec> 08└─Human Gremlins... {spits coffee} Oh, sorry, coffee first, then read headlines...
[18:24:32] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03lentilla [1770] 02Nicely worded summary! - 06Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Sales Up 28.8% in Europe. Electric Vehicles Up 117.9% - 188 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[18:24:32] <exec> 08└─Kudos to the submitter for those neat electrical engineering puns in the summary! [dis]charged / resistance / grounded / potential / galvanize / reluctance / open circuits. Made my day :-)
[18:24:45] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02alternative? - 06Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Sales Up 28.8% in Europe. Electric Vehicles Up 117.9% - 85 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[18:24:45] <exec> 08└─how about a electrical bicycle? with regenerative breaking magnets! (i know i'm lazy)
[18:25:20] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Known for years - 06How to Crack Many Master Lock Combinations in Eight Tries or Less - 50 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[18:25:20] <exec> 08└─The modulo 4 hack has been known for years. Sorry.
[18:25:51] <exec> *** new comment: 03meisterister [949] (Score:2) 02Re:Did you guys... - 06Study tracks U.S. boycott of French-sounding products during 2003 Iraq war. - 72 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[18:25:51] <exec> 08└─Is it wrong that I would actually rather have a libre build of msconfig?
[18:26:00] <exec> *** new comment: 03janrinok [52] (Score:2) 02Re:I remember a different reason - 06Study tracks U.S. boycott of French-sounding products during 2003 Iraq war. - 2168 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[18:26:00] <exec> 08└─The French Air Force were in the first few aircraft to attack Iraq, although they took a little persuading to do so. Iraq had the recently-purchased Crotale SHORAD missile system from France and, initially, France refused to give the necessary classified war-only parameters for the system to other m...
[18:26:34] <exec> *** new comment: 03HiThere [866] (Score:2) 02Re:Remote Linux kernel vulnerability exploited!?! - 06Spam-Blasting Malware Infects Thousands of Linux and FreeBSD Servers - 266 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[18:26:34] <exec> 08└─If you had read the above comments you would have known that it was distributed via a pirate version of commercial software. And the vector was intentionally installed. This isn't a system vulnerability, unless you count "social engineering" as a part of the system.
[18:32:04] <exec> *** new comment: 03jimshatt [978] (Score:2) 02Re:Are we surprised? - 06Apple Rejects Watch App for Description Saying 'Pebble Compatible' - 35 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[18:32:04] <exec> 08└─Yes, I see. Well, carry on then. :)
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[19:23:54] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Or the toilet. - 06Space Debris: What Can We Do With Unwanted Satellites ? - 105 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[19:23:54] <exec> 08└─When I make poopoo, I flush it down the toilet. They could do the same with a satellite that is unwanted.
[19:23:57] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Target practice? - 06Space Debris: What Can We Do With Unwanted Satellites ? - 226 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[19:23:58] <exec> 08└─OP is talking about sharks with lasers in space. I'd rather have them train on expired satellites than cars stuck in traffic on the GWB. There's already enough potholes without some 2nd rate shooting from a Left Shark wannabe.
[19:23:59] <exec> *** new comment: 03frojack [1554] (Score:2) 02Re:Setup a robotic recycling satellite - 06Space Debris: What Can We Do With Unwanted Satellites ? - 696 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[19:24:00] <exec> 08└─If unused satellites had any fuel left we wouldn't have these problems. They could de-orbit themselves. Chasing satellites is super expensive and tossing them also tosses your tosser. Tricky business. But small(ish) single use satellite tugs (with harpoons or nets maybe) could be a solution for the...
[19:24:01] <exec> *** new comment: 03jmorris [4844] (Score:2) 02Stop making it worse and be patient - 06Space Debris: What Can We Do With Unwanted Satellites ? - 925 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[19:24:02] <exec> 08└─Step one is to start taking precautions when launching things, something already being done. Accidents will still happen of course. Most junk will eventually fall out of orbit, smaller ones faster than larger. The trick is to get to a point where we are putting new junk in orbit slower than the laws...
[19:24:02] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Stop making it worse and be patient - 06Space Debris: What Can We Do With Unwanted Satellites ? - 64 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[19:24:03] <exec> 08└─Why is your junk in space? Shouldn't your junk be in your pants?
[19:24:14] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:So they don't want.. - 06NIH Won't Fund Human Germline Modification - 108 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[19:24:14] <exec> 08└─We vote for the first two because the third, fourth, fifth, sixth and beyond are crazier than the first two!
[19:24:29] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Somebody should fix the bad modding. - 06The UK Generated 19.2% of its Electricity from Renewables in 2014 - 455 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[19:24:29] <exec> 08└─Somebody should fix the bad modding of that comment. It was the first comment in the story, for crying out loud. It can't be redundant! Whoever modded it "-1, Redundant" should never be allowed to moderate again. Abusive moderation like that should be punished with a perpetual moderation ban. Any pa...
[19:24:32] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03mtrycz [60] 02Yeah, but - 06The UK Generated 19.2% of its Electricity from Renewables in 2014 - 74 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[19:24:32] <exec> 08└─Wind tubiones are fucking ugly: http://i.imgur.com [imgur.com]
[19:24:33] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Imports or forests to energy? - 06The UK Generated 19.2% of its Electricity from Renewables in 2014 - 349 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[19:24:33] <exec> 08└─UK is mostly isolated from other countries and large (there should be some HVDC lines to import from Norway and France thou) but also flat and not known for forests and hot springs, so this makes me wonder. Is it 18% hydro, geothermal and forests to energy and 1% from wind or maybe 70% demand was co...
[19:25:38] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03Jeremiah Cornelius [2785] 02Re:Sound french? - 06Study tracks U.S. boycott of French-sounding products during 2003 Iraq war. - 909 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[19:25:38] <exec> 08└─So. Lesson? "PROPAGANDA WORKS". It didn't matter if it were the French, Denmark, Argentina or tiny Monaco. There was a need to incubate rage and strengthen a "them or us" response. Necessary to de-position valid criticism of any US led involvement in Iraq, especially in violation of international la...
[19:25:40] <exec> *** new comment: 03frojack [1554] (Score:2) 02Re:Sound french? - 06Study tracks U.S. boycott of French-sounding products during 2003 Iraq war. - 31 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[19:25:40] <exec> 08└─So. Lesson? "PROPAGANDA WORKS".
[19:26:25] <exec> *** new comment: 03frojack [1554] (Score:2) 02Wrong end of the Telescope. - 06Most Innovations are Rephrasings of Past Technology - 647 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[19:26:25] <exec> 08└─This is sort of a no-brainer. You modify something to make it better, and that stick you scraped a furrow with becomes a plow, then a seed drill. The majority of thing we use are better versions of what we used before. Every once in a while a new concept emerges, but even that is just applying exist...
[19:26:47] <exec> *** new comment: 03PizzaRollPlinkett [4512] (Score:2) 02Re:Remote Linux kernel vulnerability exploited!?! - 06Spam-Blasting Malware Infects Thousands of Linux and FreeBSD Servers - 912 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[19:26:47] <exec> 08└─I was trying to be ironic. I was trying to point out the headline led you to one conclusion - some sort of major new remote-exploit vulnerability in the Linux and FreeBSD kernel or something - whereas the article talked about a CMS exploit of some sort with the usual vague details that don't tell yo...
[19:28:38] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:What the fuck is "Stingray"? - 06Robbery Suspect Pulls Guilty Plea After Stingray Disclosure, Case Dropped - 1322 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[19:28:38] <exec> 08└─"It should not be possible to introduce fake towers, but here we are..." Perhaps there should be some sort of 'end to end' encryption or at least from the cell phone to some cell phone company data center well beyond the towers. Cell phone signals shouldn't be unencrypted over the air and if they're...
[19:30:09] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03richtopia [3160] 02Re:A little disappointing - 06Tesla Announces Powerwall Home Battery - 1634 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[19:30:09] <exec> 08└─I haven't looked too closely to what is included in the Powerwall, but I assume it at least includes a battery management system out of the box. And it is probably contractor plug and play. If you go hunting for lithium cells you can actually find much cheaper cells on the market (200USD/kWh for a b...
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[20:24:07] <exec> *** new comment: 03zocalo [302] (Score:2) 02Re:Setup a robotic recycling satellite - 06Space Debris: What Can We Do With Unwanted Satellites ? - 679 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[20:24:07] <exec> 08└─Might work, but the recycling satellite will probably need a lot of propellant. It's going to have an opposite reaction to that transferred to the satellite/debris being de-orbitted, and it's going to need to do more than give them a tiny nudge towards the atmosphere; it'll need to put them on to a...
[20:24:10] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Who put them there should get them down - 06Space Debris: What Can We Do With Unwanted Satellites ? - 457 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[20:24:10] <exec> 08└─Perhaps the ones who benefitted from these satellites should know how to get rid of them. With all these spy satellites in orbit, and new ones launched every day. As long as the satellites are working, they belong to them. As soon as the satellites reach the end of their lives, they become OUR probl...
[20:24:11] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Who put them there should get them down - 06Space Debris: What Can We Do With Unwanted Satellites ? - 214 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[20:24:12] <exec> 08└─NRO by policy deorbits its satellites intentionally to prevent capabilities from being discovered by opponents; they use the South Pacific, as that's the hardest, emptiest place from which to try to recover debris.
[20:24:13] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Giant Magnets - 06Space Debris: What Can We Do With Unwanted Satellites ? - 85 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[20:24:14] <exec> 08└─Statistically placed to bring them down on places where people riot in favor of thugs
[20:24:25] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:So they don't want.. - 06NIH Won't Fund Human Germline Modification - 165 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[20:24:25] <exec> 08└─Your post implies that the first two are sane. If the third, fourth, fifth, sixth and beyond are crazier than the first two, then you need more crazy, and less sane.
[20:24:28] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:So they don't want.. - 06NIH Won't Fund Human Germline Modification - 172 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[20:24:28] <exec> 08└─I'm worried that these yes-men will have 14" or maybe even 16" penises, all thanks to gene splicing and modification. Doesn't that worry you? It worries the heck out of me.
[20:24:30] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:1, Interesting) 02Not meant for normal humans. - 06NIH Won't Fund Human Germline Modification - 999 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[20:24:31] <exec> 08└─Its give you a warm and fuzzy feeling that you can debate the finer points of this technology and what its merits are, and what it should not be used for. Don't you realize that no one will ask you of your opinion when the time comes. This technology is probably live by now, with modified people run...
[20:24:32] <exec> *** new comment: 03khallow [3766] (Score:1) 02"ethical and safety concerns" - 06NIH Won't Fund Human Germline Modification - 754 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[20:24:33] <exec> 08└─Given the low level of concern for typical human problems such as war, nuclear proliferation, and just killing people via mundane ways (like poor traffic systems or diseases no one really cares about curing), I think the "ethical and safety concerns" above are completely overwrought. My solution is...
[20:24:43] <exec> *** new comment: 03sjames [2882] (Score:2) 02Re:When will poopoo be an alternative fuel? - 06The UK Generated 19.2% of its Electricity from Renewables in 2014 - 108 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[20:24:43] <exec> 08└─It's already done on farms. The excrement goes into a digester where bacteria feed on it to produce methane.
[20:24:50] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Imports or forests to energy? - 06The UK Generated 19.2% of its Electricity from Renewables in 2014 - 126 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[20:24:50] <exec> 08└─Or maybe they just shifted some factories to China. Win-win. Higher profits and bigger renewable energy usage percentage-wise.
[20:25:48] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Who thought these were secure? - 06How to Crack Many Master Lock Combinations in Eight Tries or Less - 430 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[20:25:48] <exec> 08└─In middle schools when we used these, I used to always forget my last number, but you don't need it to open the lock, just try all of them after entering the first two. Then I'd forget the middle number: as long as you get close, trying to open the lock would rotate it into place, so you could just...
[20:26:45] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Wrong end of the Telescope. - 06Most Innovations are Rephrasings of Past Technology - 151 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[20:26:46] <exec> 08└─If you look in a telescope backward, it works like a microscope. There is no wrong end to a telescope. It works fine both ways, just in different ways.
[20:26:46] <exec> *** new comment: 03frojack [1554] (Score:2) 02Re:Wrong end of the Telescope. - 06Most Innovations are Rephrasings of Past Technology - 151 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[20:26:47] <exec> 08└─If you look in a telescope backward, it works like a microscope. There is no wrong end to a telescope. It works fine both ways, just in different ways.
[20:27:09] <exec> *** new comment: 03choose another one [515] (Score:2) 02Re:Remote Linux kernel vulnerability exploited!?! - 06Spam-Blasting Malware Infects Thousands of Linux and FreeBSD Servers - 795 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[20:27:10] <exec> 08└─Linux is just getting the same treatment as Windows, see e.g. "It's 2015 and Your Windows Server Can Still be Pwned by a JPEG" - http://soylentnews.org [soylentnews.org] This is why I really don't like _gewg_. They're playing up "Windoze" as if this was a flaw in the...
[20:29:02] <exec> *** new comment: 03zugedneb [4556] (Score:2) 02Re:What the fuck is "Stingray"? - 06Robbery Suspect Pulls Guilty Plea After Stingray Disclosure, Case Dropped - 935 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[20:29:02] <exec> 08└─Either there is a conspiracy or there is indifference. I do not know the standard, but generally the phone tries to get the closest tower. If the towers are crowded, you either do not get a line, or you company has some negotiation, so that you can use others network without showing on the bill. So...
[20:32:55] <exec> *** new comment: 03Grishnakh [2831] (Score:2) 02Re:Are we surprised? - 06Apple Rejects Watch App for Description Saying 'Pebble Compatible' - 758 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[20:32:55] <exec> 08└─So you are against the free market except when it supports YOUR personal tastes? Thanks for clearing that up. It's not a "free market" when there's a monopoly, or anything close to it. In fact, this whole "free market" thing is just a canard. It isn't real. There is no such thing as a free market, a...
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[21:23:54] <exec> *** new comment: 03kaszz [4211] (Score:2) 02Movies please.. - 06"Free Comic Book Day" Event Features Neil Gaiman, The Simpsons - 69 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[21:23:54] <exec> 08└─When it comes to comics. I think movies would do them better justice.
[21:23:55] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Why are Japanese comics so fucked up? - 06"Free Comic Book Day" Event Features Neil Gaiman, The Simpsons - 951 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[21:23:55] <exec> 08└─Frankly, I don't give a fuck about comics of any sort. I've never been part of that crowd. But I do know a few people who are into comics. One fellow in particular is really into Japanese comics. He showed me and some other friends these comics once. We couldn't believe how goddamn fucked up they we...
[21:24:11] <exec> *** new comment: 03kaszz [4211] (Score:2) 02Re:Setup a robotic recycling satellite - 06Space Debris: What Can We Do With Unwanted Satellites ? - 200 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[21:24:11] <exec> 08└─Regarding fuel. One may have to send up some station with a lot of kamikaze (small) robots and make use of smart navigation and time instead of gigantic fuel supplies. Perhaps solar sails can be used?
[21:24:29] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:So they don't want.. - 06NIH Won't Fund Human Germline Modification - 31 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[21:24:30] <exec> 08└─It implies nothing of the sort.
[21:24:35] <exec> *** new comment: 03frojack [1554] (Score:2) 02Re:Not meant for normal humans. - 06NIH Won't Fund Human Germline Modification - 137 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[21:24:36] <exec> 08└─Yeah, saw that movie [wikipedia.org] too. Your conspiracy affliction is running away with you. Back on your med before you hurt yourself.
[21:24:55] <exec> *** new comment: 03wantkitteh [3362] (Score:2) 02Re:Yeah, but - 06The UK Generated 19.2% of its Electricity from Renewables in 2014 - 130 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[21:24:56] <exec> 08└─I need to change my trousers thanks to you, but still, thanks! Haven't laughed that hard for a while, I should drink more often ;)
[21:24:58] <exec> *** new comment: 03wantkitteh [3362] (Score:2) 02Re:Imports or forests to energy? - 06The UK Generated 19.2% of its Electricity from Renewables in 2014 - 393 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[21:24:59] <exec> 08└─Breakdown from government figures [www.gov.uk] shows that onshore/offshore wind combined account for just over half (it looks like), "bioenergy" covers about 40% and Solar PV/hydro fills in the rest. Wave and Tidal is also listed as a category on the stacked bar chart, but it's too small a contribut...
[21:25:19] <exec> *** new comment: 03TrumpetPower! [590] (Score:2) 02Re:Funny, but... supercapacitor is the likely shit - 06Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Sales Up 28.8% in Europe. Electric Vehicles Up 117.9% - 745 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[21:25:19] <exec> 08└─Actually, batteries currently lead supercapacitors in terms of charging / discharging rates and internal resistance, the thing that supercapcitors are supposed to be good at. And batteries don't suffer significant rates of self-discharge, have much better power:weight and power:volume ratios, and si...
[21:25:20] <exec> *** new comment: 03kaszz [4211] (Score:2) 02Re:Funny, but... supercapacitor is the likely shit - 06Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Sales Up 28.8% in Europe. Electric Vehicles Up 117.9% - 333 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[21:25:20] <exec> 08└─You have to separate technology implementation from the physical possibilities involved. It's like telling the steam manager at the local electricity plant that nuclear power is way more powerful. Only to get the answer that steam works and they have never heard of something so ridiculous that small...
[21:25:57] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Shoulder surfer - 06How to Crack Many Master Lock Combinations in Eight Tries or Less - 144 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[21:25:57] <exec> 08└─People (especially small people) need to learn the value of shouting GET AWAY FROM ME. It is effective in a wide variety of situations. -- gewg_
[21:26:50] <exec> *** new comment: 03davester666 [155] (Score:2) 02Re:This is true. - 06Most Innovations are Rephrasings of Past Technology - 5 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[21:26:50] <exec> 08└─Bugs.
[21:26:55] <exec> *** new comment: 03darkfeline [1030] (Score:2) 02Re:Then there's JavaScript. - 06Most Innovations are Rephrasings of Past Technology - 420 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[21:26:55] <exec> 08└─You're definitely on the right track. Remember the old saying, "Those that do not know Unix are doomed to reinvent it, poorly?" The same goes for Emacs, namely, Web 2.0 (or is it 3.0?), HTML5, and Javascript. The ability to do everything in a web browser using web apps is just taking a page out of E...
[21:27:23] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:-1, Troll) 02Let's compare - 06Spam-Blasting Malware Infects Thousands of Linux and FreeBSD Servers - 1095 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[21:27:23] <exec> 08└─Example 1 You PURPOSELY acquire software from an untrustworthy source. You PURPOSELY install that software. You PURPOSELY give that software executable permissions. You PURPOSELY run that software (which, it turns out, contains something you didn't expect). That is -NOT- AN "INFECTION". That is you...
[21:28:15] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:I tried using Bitcoin once. - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 699 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[21:28:16] <exec> 08└─It shouldn't be hard to do. For each comment that has been moderated, there needs to be a tiny icon that, when clicked, expands a list of the users who moderated the comment, and how they moderated it. Next to each moderation is a button with the text "Report Abuse". When clicked by anyone, includin...
[21:28:18] <exec> *** new comment: 03darkfeline [1030] (Score:2) 02Re:I tried using Bitcoin once. - 06Bitcoin Disrupting Argentina's Financial System - 331 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[21:28:19] <exec> 08└─Sounds like storing the entire history of transactions in a Git repository. Those kinds of implementations don't tend to scale well. Isn't it possible to compress the block chain? Like merge the first half of the chain into a single block. Otherwise I can't see cryptocurrency having a long lifetime,...
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[22:24:09] <exec> *** new comment: 03VortexCortex [4067] (Score:2) 02Re:Target practice? - 06Space Debris: What Can We Do With Unwanted Satellites ? - 408 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[22:24:10] <exec> 08└─You're speaking of the missile with which China shot one of their satellites and greatly increased the space debris. [wikipedia.org] What you may be unaware of, and what I presume that OP is speaking of, is de-orbiting debris and sats by pushing them with lasers, [space.com] thus degrading their orb...
[22:24:14] <exec> *** new comment: 03zocalo [302] (Score:2) 02Re:Setup a robotic recycling satellite - 06Space Debris: What Can We Do With Unwanted Satellites ? - 531 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[22:24:15] <exec> 08└─Thinking about it a bit more, maybe in the case of larger chunks of debris in LEO this could possibly be an application for cube-sats; with each one essentially just a basic guidance computer, motor, "docking clamp", and the rest a fuel tank. Each cube-sat might only be able to de-orbit a single obj...
[22:24:20] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Maybe we shoot a rocket up that would attach somet - 06Space Debris: What Can We Do With Unwanted Satellites ? - 53 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[22:24:21] <exec> 08└─hing heavy to the satelites and bring them back down?
[22:24:22] <exec> *** new comment: 03MichaelDavidCrawford [2339] (Score:2) 02I have a notion of using magnetic induction - 06Space Debris: What Can We Do With Unwanted Satellites ? - 1121 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[22:24:23] <exec> 08└─this isn't well thought out mind you. Any metal will experienced induced current when subjected to a changing magnetic field, even if that metal is not itself magnetic. Thus if you drop a piece of aluminum between the poles of a strong "C"-shaped magnet, it will slow down a bit as it passes through...
[22:24:43] <exec> *** new comment: 03aristarchus [2645] (Score:2) 02Re:"ethical and safety concerns" - 06NIH Won't Fund Human Germline Modification - 91 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[22:24:44] <exec> 08└─My solution is completely privatize . . . a large clone army and killing a bunch of people.
[22:24:44] <exec> *** new comment: 03MichaelDavidCrawford [2339] (Score:2) 02'I'm gonna have to sell the lot of ya...' - 06NIH Won't Fund Human Germline Modification - 88 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[22:24:45] <exec> 08└─"fer scientific experimentation". Just now me and my left hand violated research ethics.
[22:25:29] <exec> *** new comment: 03TrumpetPower! [590] (Score:2) 02Re:Funny, but... supercapacitor is the likely shit - 06Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Sales Up 28.8% in Europe. Electric Vehicles Up 117.9% - 1844 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[22:25:29] <exec> 08└─In this case, the way it's playing out is more like the fusion folks telling the fission plant operators that they'll be obsolete in fifteen to twenty years -- same as they have been for the past century. Besides, supercapacitors are always going to have that pesky self-discharge problem. And their...
[22:26:20] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02French vanilla - 06Study tracks U.S. boycott of French-sounding products during 2003 Iraq war. - 293 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[22:26:20] <exec> 08└─In the break room, there was a nearly-full canister of French vanilla coffee creamer. Over the French, I put a piece of masking tape with Freedom written on it. The overwrite didn't last out the day. Apparently, there was a literalist there who didn't share my twisted sense of humor. -- gewg_
[22:26:26] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Photoshop'd Dubya - 06Study tracks U.S. boycott of French-sounding products during 2003 Iraq war. - 93 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[22:26:26] <exec> 08└─The one I liked best was him 'reading' from "My Pet Goat" with the book upside-down. -- gewg_
[22:26:52] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02French intelligence services - 06Study tracks U.S. boycott of French-sounding products during 2003 Iraq war. - 410 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[22:26:52] <exec> 08└─The US State Department has its own band of spys and analysts. They told Secretary of State Colin Powell that the Dubya/Cheney folks were lying about WMD but Powell [google.com] stuck with the party line and spouted the warmongers' bullshit to the UN. The French also had better spooks and analysts a...
[22:29:38] <exec> *** new comment: 03Tork [3914] (Score:2) 02Re:What the fuck is "Stingray"? - 06Robbery Suspect Pulls Guilty Plea After Stingray Disclosure, Case Dropped - 71 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[22:29:39] <exec> 08└─In other words, not everything is going to be spoon fed to you in life.
[22:33:19] <exec> *** new comment: 03Hairyfeet [75] (Score:2) 02Re:Are we surprised? - 06Apple Rejects Watch App for Description Saying 'Pebble Compatible' - 2233 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[22:33:20] <exec> 08└─Oh bullshit, cry me a river. You wanna know why MSFT ended up #1? Every single victory of MSFT in the 80s and 90s can be preceded by "And then the other guy did something REALLY fucking stupid". Apple? Fired the only guy with taste for a soda water seller that made 50 models at different price poin...
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[23:24:03] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Why are Japanese comics so fucked up? - 06"Free Comic Book Day" Event Features Neil Gaiman, The Simpsons - 68 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[23:24:03] <exec> 08└─I can't believe it's not copypasta... because that's fucking stupid.
[23:24:04] <exec> *** new comment: 03wonkey_monkey [279] (Score:2) 02At the risk of repeating myself... - 06"Free Comic Book Day" Event Features Neil Gaiman, The Simpsons - 64 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:24:04] <exec> 08└─...it's Doctor Who [wikipedia.org], not Dr. Who [wikipedia.org].
[23:24:12] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03Appalbarry [66] 02Craigslist - 06Space Debris: What Can We Do With Unwanted Satellites ? - 211 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:24:13] <exec> 08└─Don't know about other places, but I find that you can post anything in the Craigslist Free [craigslist.ca] section and have it gone in twenty minutes. Of course you need to specify that you will not deliver it.
[23:25:39] <exec> *** new comment: 03TrumpetPower! [590] (Score:2) 02Re:alternative? - 06Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Sales Up 28.8% in Europe. Electric Vehicles Up 117.9% - 1351 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[23:25:39] <exec> 08└─There're lots of electric bicycles -- both electric assist models primarily designed for starting and going up hills as well as electric mopeds that are as much at home in all-electric mode as in hybrid mode. And, for that matter, electric motorcycles are some of the fastest ones out there...the lan...
[23:30:40] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Cue Twilight Zone theme..... - 06"Reactionless" Thruster Tested Again, This Time in a Vacuum - 378 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[23:30:40] <exec> 08└─> law of physics It's funny to see how a completely meaningless concept like the universe following a law *that has been formalized inside of it* is taken seriously. It's like science has forgotten science itself and has become a habit. We can discover free energy or faster than light travel, if tho...
[23:32:46] <exec> *** new comment: 03davester666 [155] (Score:2) 02Re:1st Post! - 06Compact Synchrotron Makes Tumors Visible - 177 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[23:32:46] <exec> 08└─...for rich people... Everybody else gets to suck a lollipop waiting to see a doctor for 5 minutes at the local emergency room, to be told to just go home and hope for the best.
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