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[00:37:11] <exec> 08*** new score 5 comment: 03_NSAKEY [16] 02Re:Well... - 06TrueCrypt "Decrypted" by FBI to Nab USAF Sysadmin - 1168 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[00:37:11] <exec> 08└─There's also the possibility that the feds threw one of their GPU cracking clusters at the problem. I'm a beta tester for the hashcat project and have talked to some people who sell clusters of GPU password cracking rigs to everyone from small security firms to big corporations to government agencie...
[00:37:12] <exec> *** new comment: 03stormwyrm [717] (Score:2) 02Re:Well... - 06TrueCrypt "Decrypted" by FBI to Nab USAF Sysadmin - 1034 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[00:37:12] <exec> 08└─No, we still really know NOTHING. As the summary says, there are still many other plausible possibilities. They could have threatened him the way they did Aaron Swartz and he might have told them his passphrase as part of a plea bargain. He might have written the passphrase down somewhere and the Fe...
[00:37:13] <exec> *** new comment: 03bob_super [1357] (Score:3, Touché) 02Obligatory... - 06TrueCrypt "Decrypted" by FBI to Nab USAF Sysadmin - 93 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[00:37:14] <exec> 08└─https://xkcd.com/538/ [xkcd.com] From TFS, we don't actually know if Truecrypt was decrypted.
[00:37:15] <exec> *** new comment: 03Ethanol-fueled [2792] (Score:1) 02Idiot - 06TrueCrypt "Decrypted" by FBI to Nab USAF Sysadmin - 220 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[00:37:15] <exec> 08└─Since everybody has the Truecrypt questions asked, I have something else -- There is nothing at the SECRET clearance level worth the risk involved in doing what that dumbshit did. So the real question is, all of my why?!
[00:37:16] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Snowden was A TRAITOR - 06TrueCrypt "Decrypted" by FBI to Nab USAF Sysadmin - 87 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[00:37:17] <exec> 08└─Snowden cheated on Ethanol-fueled! How dare he take his fine piece of ass elsewhere!!@!
[00:37:18] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:1, Insightful) 02Remember when security clearances didn't exist? - 06TrueCrypt "Decrypted" by FBI to Nab USAF Sysadmin - 161 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[00:37:19] <exec> 08└─Remember when officers weren't compelled by conscience to disobey their government, because their government wasn't pure unadulterated evil? Those were the days.
[00:37:28] <exec> *** new comment: 03el_oscuro [1711] (Score:2) 02Re:Space shuttle launch? - 06Airbus Patents Hypersonic Passenger Plane - 182 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[00:37:29] <exec> 08└─This would be totally cool. Lots of people would fly it, even if it just came back to the same airport. Flying from New York to Paris in an hour would just be a minor side benefit...
[00:37:34] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:What idiot granted the patent (EPO) - 06Airbus Patents Hypersonic Passenger Plane - 268 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[00:37:35] <exec> 08└─The number of times I have seen the European Patent Office mentioned in a negative light [techrights.org] in the last many months is striking. Words like "corruption" seem to come up a lot. When it comes to doing the wrong thing, they make USPTO look passive. -- gewg_
[00:38:21] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Nothing solved - 06Malaysian Prime Minister: Wing Fragment is From MH370 - 333 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[00:38:21] <exec> 08└─> Why did only ONE item end up on that island? Other items were washed ashore, but the person who was paid to clean up the beach on a regular basis did not recognize the other stuff as coming from an aircraft and just burned the stuff in a trash pile. Unfortunately, some useful forensic evidence cou...
[00:38:38] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03VortexCortex [4067] 02Re:Here's an alternate source - 06Government Study Confirms That Mass Shootings Happen More Often Than They Used To - 556 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[00:38:39] <exec> 08└─Never take government studies at face value. There is always a political angle. This "study" is surfacing now probably just as more scaremongering to manufacture consent for the proposed internment camps for any who disagree with the official ideology of the government [youtube.com], and Obama's "Pr...
[00:39:43] <exec> *** new comment: 03dyingtolive [952] (Score:2) 02Re:refresh - 06British Museum Offers Bronze Age VR - 64 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[00:39:43] <exec> 08└─I can't speak for anything else, but I believe the Rift is 90hz.
[00:39:44] <exec> *** new comment: 03takyon [881] (Score:2) 02Re:refresh - 06British Museum Offers Bronze Age VR - 602 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[00:39:45] <exec> 08└─That's the point. The upcoming consumer version of the Oculus Rift is 90 Hz, possibly upping to 120-240 Hz in future iterations. It recommends NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD 290 equivalent or greater for the GPU. The resolution is 2160 x 1200. So what are others saying about Cardboard or other smartphone VR s...
[00:40:09] <exec> *** new comment: 03wantkitteh [3362] (Score:2) 02Re:and now some facts - 06Lottery Chief Resigns as Winning Combo Numbers Appear on Screen BEFORE Being Drawn - 190 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[00:40:09] <exec> 08└─My maths is a little rusty, but even I can see where you've made a huge mistake there. Of course you can come up with a probably of higher than 1 - you're not looking at a single event. Duh!
[00:40:41] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Solution - 06Adblock Plus: Incompatible with Pale Moon v25 or Later; Added to Blocklist - 783 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[00:40:41] <exec> 08└─Palemoon would be the second successful project based on Mozilla and not in the tree in almost 20 years of open source development. (The first is K-Meleon). The truth is that Mozilla is huge beast and while it may seem easy to maintain a fork when there isn't much different from upstream and you can...
[00:41:25] <exec> *** new comment: 03kurenai.tsubasa [5227] (Score:1) 02Re:Social Justice Warriors, go away - 06Your Office Thermostat is Set for Men's Comfort. Here's the Scientific Proof. - 522 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[00:41:26] <exec> 08└─We're going way off topic, but you raise a point that bugs me. In Amazon tribes, it's the duty of every able-bodied woman to defend the tribe from aggressors and to rebuild after environmental disasters. More prosaically, Heinlein wrote in Starship Troopers (I confess I haven't read it yet and only...
[00:43:04] <exec> *** new comment: 03zeigerpuppy [1298] (Score:2) 02When all else fails - 06The Expert-Approved Guide to Pull an All-Nighter (If You Really Need To) - 8 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[00:43:04] <exec> 08└─Cocaine!
[00:43:42] <exec> *** new comment: 03tftp [806] (Score:1) 02Re:Trespass and Invasion of Privacy - 06Federal Judge Strikes Down Idaho's "Ag-Gag" Law - 130 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[00:43:42] <exec> 08└─Or unethical activities. You can argue that what qualifies as unethical varies from person to person, but that's irrelevant to me.
[00:44:12] <exec> *** new comment: 03zeigerpuppy [1298] (Score:2) 02Re:Glad I'm out of date - 060-Day Privilege Escalation Exploit in Current OS X - 399 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[00:44:13] <exec> 08└─OS X certainly seems to be leaking more data with each new version. I still run Mountain Lion and Mavericks for this reason. Little Snitch is a must have for OS X and it reveals a lot of calling home in later versions. So much so that with any sane firewall policy it breaks Yosemite pretty bad. That...
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[01:37:10] <exec> *** new comment: 03bob_super [1357] (Score:2) 02Need more work... - 06Physicist Unveils Plan for Entangling Massive Objects - 118 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[01:37:10] <exec> 08└─Once they get above 20 pounds, and work out the un-entanglement part, I'll finally be able to clean the kids' toy box.
[01:37:11] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Physicist can't get laid - 06Physicist Unveils Plan for Entangling Massive Objects - 56 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[01:37:11] <exec> 08└─Resorts to bashing fat chicks over the head with a club.
[01:37:12] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Physicist can't get laid - 06Physicist Unveils Plan for Entangling Massive Objects - 64 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[01:37:13] <exec> 08└─Count your blessings. Seen the price of alimony these days?
[01:37:24] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:1, Interesting) 02Re:Well... - 06TrueCrypt "Decrypted" by FBI to Nab USAF Sysadmin - 191 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[01:37:25] <exec> 08└─From this we might infer that TrueCrypt is safe, a keylogger with a wrench knocked somebody on the head, and now the government is try to use this story to get people to stop using TrueCrypt.
[01:37:26] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Well... - 06TrueCrypt "Decrypted" by FBI to Nab USAF Sysadmin - 101 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[01:37:26] <exec> 08└─When all possibilities are more or less equally likely, there is really nothing that can be inferred.
[01:37:29] <exec> *** new comment: 03drgibbon [74] (Score:2, Insightful) 02Re:Idiot - 06TrueCrypt "Decrypted" by FBI to Nab USAF Sysadmin - 135 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[01:37:30] <exec> 08└─That doesn't seem like a very sensible position to take considering that you don't know what the information was/is in the first place.
[01:37:31] <exec> *** new comment: 03Francis [5544] (Score:1) 02Re:Remember when security clearances didn't exist? - 06TrueCrypt "Decrypted" by FBI to Nab USAF Sysadmin - 532 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[01:37:32] <exec> 08└─Considering how few people we're talking about, I'm curious about when those days were. I take it that people like Benedict Arnold and all the Confederate generals aren't in your awareness. It's a problem that crops up time and time again over history. Those are American examples, but it's a global...
[01:37:33] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:1, Insightful) 02obvious - 06TrueCrypt "Decrypted" by FBI to Nab USAF Sysadmin - 202 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[01:37:33] <exec> 08└─Keyloggers. It said encrypted container, not drive. He was using Windows, without encryption, or a Linux with its shitty full disk encryption encryption that really leaves an unencrypted boot partition.
[01:37:34] <exec> *** new comment: 03SubiculumHammer [5191] (Score:2) 02the truth - 06TrueCrypt "Decrypted" by FBI to Nab USAF Sysadmin - 113 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[01:37:35] <exec> 08└─He probably accidentally types his password in a google search once by accident, when he was not paying attention
[01:37:36] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:1, Funny) 028=D~~b!gT1Tz - 06TrueCrypt "Decrypted" by FBI to Nab USAF Sysadmin - 17 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[01:37:37] <exec> 08└─LOL what an idiot
[01:37:37] <exec> *** new comment: 03MrGuy [1007] (Score:2) 02Interesting. - 06TrueCrypt "Decrypted" by FBI to Nab USAF Sysadmin - 1323 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[01:37:38] <exec> 08└─The full text of the plea bargain is presented, and there does not (to my IANAL eye) seem to be any clause prohibiting the defendant from disclosing any details regarding the government's access to his computer. So, he would seem to be free to disclose (without violating the plea bargain) whether he...
[01:37:46] <exec> *** new comment: 03bob_super [1357] (Score:2) 02Re:Space shuttle launch? - 06Airbus Patents Hypersonic Passenger Plane - 506 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[01:37:47] <exec> 08└─Concorde was officially breaking even before the accident. Even if it hadn't been, it was a prestige thing for AF and BA. Rich people loved it, because only the richest rich can afford transatlantic-range private planes, and they don't do Mach 2. The retrofit after the accident, and the increased ma...
[01:37:51] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Already obsolete - 06Airbus Patents Hypersonic Passenger Plane - 91 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[01:37:52] <exec> 08└─Yes, this is perfect for getting the hell out of dodge when the fucking niggers riot again.
[01:37:55] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:What idiot granted the patent - 06Airbus Patents Hypersonic Passenger Plane - 154 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[01:37:56] <exec> 08└─Maybe they have a working model? One that is six inches long, can reach heights of 10 meters, and doesn't actually work, but is good enough for a patent.
[01:38:10] <exec> *** new comment: 03Phoenix666 [552] (Score:2) 02Re:"surfing" the "Internet" - 06Surfing the Internet… From My TRS-80 Model 100 - 35 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[01:38:10] <exec> 08└─TFA says he was browsing with Lynx.
[01:38:12] <exec> *** new comment: 03Phoenix666 [552] (Score:2) 02Re:I can name-drop too!! - 06Surfing the Internet… From My TRS-80 Model 100 - 65 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[01:38:12] <exec> 08└─He did cite the exact code from ESR. It's not just name-dropping.
[01:38:18] <exec> *** new comment: 03Hyperturtle [2824] (Score:1) 02Re:Disappointed - Should Have used a C64 - 06Surfing the Internet… From My TRS-80 Model 100 - 2007 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[01:38:19] <exec> 08└─I still have my c64 ready to connect to the internet. I used an rs2-323 adapter to a db 25 pin connector, a null modem adapter, a 25 to 9 pin adapter, a serial cable, and then the db 9 on the other side connected to the PC that provided the gateway. Typing in ATDT and the IP address got me where I w...
[01:38:20] <exec> *** new comment: 03dltaylor [4693] (Score:2) 02Re:Disappointed - Should Have used a C64 - 06Surfing the Internet… From My TRS-80 Model 100 - 267 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[01:38:21] <exec> 08└─Any Linux or *BSD box with either a native or USBserial converter can support a serial terminal, and will be happy to connect to your home network, and, thence, to the internet. No need for a Windows box (I do miss Windows 2000, though; the best of the bunch so far).
[01:38:21] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Isn't this everyday stuff? - 06Surfing the Internet… From My TRS-80 Model 100 - 509 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[01:38:22] <exec> 08└─He dusted off an old computer and fired it up as a dumb terminal, something it was originally designed to do. Then he made a custom serial cable and plugged it into an internet connected linux box. Has serial console access really become so rare that this is a story? In my world, the time consuming...
[01:38:39] <exec> *** new comment: 03bart9h [767] (Score:2) 02Re:hum hum hum - 06Russia Files UN Claim Over Vast Swathe of Arctic - 41 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[01:38:39] <exec> 08└─is your user dir barrahomebarrabarrahome?
[01:38:53] <exec> *** new comment: 03inertnet [4071] (Score:2) 02Re:How do they know? - 06Malaysian Prime Minister: Wing Fragment is From MH370 - 185 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[01:38:53] <exec> 08└─It was explained on Dutch TV that such parts usually have part numbers on the outside, but they often need to be disassembled to get to the unique serial numbers that are on the inside.
[01:39:06] <exec> *** new comment: 03Grishnakh [2831] (Score:2) 02Re:Here's an alternate source - 06Government Study Confirms That Mass Shootings Happen More Often Than They Used To - 1288 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[01:39:06] <exec> 08└─There's been several: https://en.wikipedia.org [wikipedia.org] 1) 2007: A guy attacked some mega-church in Colorado Springs; he killed a couple of people but was shot by a female former police officer using her concealed weapon. He was hit several times and shot himse...
[01:39:29] <exec> *** new comment: 03aristarchus [2645] (Score:2) 02Re:It doesn't matter - 06Government Study Confirms That Mass Shootings Happen More Often Than They Used To - 27 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[01:39:29] <exec> 08└─their use of their own tool
[01:40:43] <exec> *** new comment: 03Immerman [3985] (Score:2) 02Re:and now some facts - 06Lottery Chief Resigns as Winning Combo Numbers Appear on Screen BEFORE Being Drawn - 1372 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[01:40:44] <exec> 08└─No, you're confusing probability with expected outcome. 1 is the absolute highest probability possible - it means this absolutely will happen, you can't get any more likely than that. What would it even mean to say that there's a 2000% chance that something would happen? It may be very, very likely...
[01:40:48] <exec> *** new comment: 03Phoenix666 [552] (Score:3, Insightful) 02Re:yes yes - 06Lottery Chief Resigns as Winning Combo Numbers Appear on Screen BEFORE Being Drawn - 1197 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[01:40:49] <exec> 08└─That is true, but how many play the lottery of the stock market with the semi-expectation of fair access? The vast majority of the public do not know that the sure profits are reaped when the Wall Street banks take companies public. The vast, vast majority of the public, even the educated, sophistic...
[01:40:50] <exec> *** new comment: 03Leebert [3511] (Score:2) 02Re:yes yes - 06Lottery Chief Resigns as Winning Combo Numbers Appear on Screen BEFORE Being Drawn - 606 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[01:40:50] <exec> 08└─So if I play it just for fun, I'm screwed up in the head? If you're doing it as an investment strategy, you're an idiot. If you're doing it because it's fun, well then, glad you're having fun. You don't call people idiots for playing skee ball because the prizes they get from the tickets you win are...
[01:41:17] <exec> *** new comment: 03Francis [5544] (Score:1) 02Re:Solution - 06Adblock Plus: Incompatible with Pale Moon v25 or Later; Added to Blocklist - 630 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[01:41:18] <exec> 08└─Pale Moon was essentially an extension for Mozilla, but as Mozilla has continued to fuck up Firefox, it's been necessary to deviate further and further from the original source. Originally, it was mostly just a set of optimizations for Firefox that couldn't be called Firefox because of the trademark...
[01:42:01] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Social Justice Warriors, go away - 06Your Office Thermostat is Set for Men's Comfort. Here's the Scientific Proof. - 742 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[01:42:01] <exec> 08└─That's not what the SJW crowd use the word for. In gender studies, the patriarchy is a system of oppressive male dominated society where women are disadvantaged by nebulous things such as institutional structures and subconscious cognitive biases. They literally think that a meritocracy is oppressiv...
[01:42:28] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Was it worth it? - 06Your Office Thermostat is Set for Men's Comfort. Here's the Scientific Proof. - 452 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[01:42:28] <exec> 08└─So, this story has a lot more comments than even your sex with robots nonsense. Does that mean the posting of this story is BETTER for the community? Do you believe the content of the comments is irrelevant? More comments == better? Even when the majority of the comments are either people saying the...
[01:44:21] <exec> *** new comment: 03Runaway1956 [2926] (Score:2) 02Re:Trespass and Invasion of Privacy - 06Federal Judge Strikes Down Idaho's "Ag-Gag" Law - 2139 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[01:44:21] <exec> 08└─That's all food for thought. I'll reiterate other poster's points that trespass and performing tasks outside of your established duties are civil infractions, and that no criminal code law need be passed to deal with those acts. Civil law is quite sufficient to deal with contract violations. The cou...
[01:45:39] <exec> *** new comment: 03anubi [2828] (Score:1) 02Re:The magic number - 06Intel Doubles Bounty for Referring Female, Minority, and Veteran Employees - 58 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[01:45:40] <exec> 08└─Then how about this one [dol.gov]? ( Affirmative Action ).
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[02:37:13] <exec> *** new comment: 03gnuman [5013] (Score:2) 02Entanglement - what is it? - 06Physicist Unveils Plan for Entangling Massive Objects - 2044 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:37:13] <exec> 08└─https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_entanglement [wikipedia.org] Quantum entanglement is a physical phenomenon that occurs when pairs or groups of particles are generated or interact in ways such that the quantum state of each particle cannot be described independently—instead, a quantum state...
[02:37:14] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Entanglement - what is it? - 06Physicist Unveils Plan for Entangling Massive Objects - 38 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[02:37:15] <exec> 08└─For example, take a 2-slit experiment.
[02:37:25] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03stormwyrm [717] 02Re:Well... - 06TrueCrypt "Decrypted" by FBI to Nab USAF Sysadmin - 1034 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[02:37:26] <exec> 08└─No, we still really know NOTHING. As the summary says, there are still many other plausible possibilities. They could have threatened him the way they did Aaron Swartz and he might have told them his passphrase as part of a plea bargain. He might have written the passphrase down somewhere and the Fe...
[02:37:32] <exec> *** new comment: 03Ethanol-fueled [2792] (Score:2, Informative) 02Re:Idiot - 06TrueCrypt "Decrypted" by FBI to Nab USAF Sysadmin - 350 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[02:37:33] <exec> 08└─I served with a SECRET clearance in the Air Force. I think he was just a dumbshit who may have been disgruntled and/or financially-troubled, who got the attention of the wrong people too soon with the mistaken belief that anybody gives fuck-all about SECRET-level shit. But if you have anything profo...
[02:37:37] <exec> *** new comment: 03gnuman [5013] (Score:2) 02Re:obvious - 06TrueCrypt "Decrypted" by FBI to Nab USAF Sysadmin - 103 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[02:37:38] <exec> 08└─Linux with its shitty full disk encryption encryption that really leaves an unencrypted boot partition.
[02:37:40] <exec> *** new comment: 03LoRdTAW [3755] (Score:2) 02Re:8=D~~b!gT1Tz - 06TrueCrypt "Decrypted" by FBI to Nab USAF Sysadmin - 72 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[02:37:41] <exec> 08└─8=D~~b!gT1Tz That's amazing! I'v got the same combination on my luggage.
[02:37:43] <exec> *** new comment: 03GoonDu [2623] (Score:2) 02What about the mass media? - 06TrueCrypt "Decrypted" by FBI to Nab USAF Sysadmin - 511 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:37:44] <exec> 08└─Not an american here so I do not know the mass media's take on mass shooting but this article (http://ithp.org/articles/mediacopycatshootings.html) presents an alternate theory that mass media's obsessive coverage on mass shooting could be a factor as well. Perhaps studies should be made to see this...
[02:37:45] <exec> *** new comment: 03GoonDu [2623] (Score:2) 02Re:What about the mass media? - 06TrueCrypt "Decrypted" by FBI to Nab USAF Sysadmin - 36 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[02:37:46] <exec> 08└─God damn it, apologies. Wrong topic.
[02:38:24] <exec> *** new comment: 03Runaway1956 [2926] (Score:2) 02Re:Ancient Cables: - 06Surfing the Internet… From My TRS-80 Model 100 - 871 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[02:38:24] <exec> 08└─Mmmm. Personally, I positively HATE diddling with connectors. Crimping or soldering, I hate it. As I age, and my vision gets worse, I hate it more. For me to build an adapter would be a major accomplishment. You can well imagine that I don't futz around with the circuitry on boards, or try to replac...
[02:38:48] <exec> *** new comment: 03M. Baranczak [1673] (Score:2) 02Re:The real holy shit moment here - 06Russia Files UN Claim Over Vast Swathe of Arctic - 53 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[02:38:49] <exec> 08└─Don't worry. They won't actually settle this dispute.
[02:39:18] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Here's an alternate source - 06Government Study Confirms That Mass Shootings Happen More Often Than They Used To - 213 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[02:39:18] <exec> 08└─Also the possibility of civilians being armed may act as a deterrent for people like bank robbers since something like that is much more unpredictable and hence harder for them to plan for when scoping out a bank.
[02:39:36] <exec> *** new comment: 03GoonDu [2623] (Score:2) 02Re:It doesn't matter - 06Government Study Confirms That Mass Shootings Happen More Often Than They Used To - 195 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[02:39:36] <exec> 08└─>There are 21,000 gun suicides each year Breaking news: Suicidal people commit suicide with or without guns. This is actually less legitimate than "possession of arms prompts more mass shooting".
[02:39:52] <exec> *** new comment: 03GoonDu [2623] (Score:2) 02What about the mass media? - 06Government Study Confirms That Mass Shootings Happen More Often Than They Used To - 511 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:39:52] <exec> 08└─Not an american here so I do not know the mass media's take on mass shooting but this article (http://ithp.org/articles/mediacopycatshootings.html) presents an alternate theory that mass media's obsessive coverage on mass shooting could be a factor as well. Perhaps studies should be made to see this...
[02:40:06] <exec> *** new comment: 03zugedneb [4556] (Score:2) 02Re:open sauce egos. - 06FFmpeg Project Leader Quits, Says He's Had Enough With Forks of AV Libraries - 281 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[02:40:07] <exec> 08└─Curious on this: how many active people are involved in this, by and large? Also, how did this happened for that project? As I understand, it is mostly people with expert knowledge that write codecs, or math libs... These type of people tend to be pretty stable, I have observed...
[02:41:15] <exec> *** new comment: 03Whoever [4524] (Score:2) 02Not looking for the truth... - 06Lottery Chief Resigns as Winning Combo Numbers Appear on Screen BEFORE Being Drawn - 89 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[02:41:15] <exec> 08└─Police said lottery employees who worked during the draw will undergo a lie detector test
[02:44:38] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anal Pumpernickel [776] (Score:2) 02Re:Trespass and Invasion of Privacy - 06Federal Judge Strikes Down Idaho's "Ag-Gag" Law - 25 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[02:44:39] <exec> 08└─Well, consider this then:
[02:45:59] <exec> *** new comment: 03PartTimeZombie [4827] (Score:2) 02Re:The magic number - 06Intel Doubles Bounty for Referring Female, Minority, and Veteran Employees - 281 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[02:46:00] <exec> 08└─I may have phrased that badly. By one I mean one faction. Yes, the fractious groups were all clerical type women, working in an open plan office, quite closely. The Chemists are all nice enough people. It may be a coincidence but the only woman I don't really like is the HR woman.
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[03:37:08] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Off-topic: submission - 06NASA Commissions Ultra High Temp Chips for Venus Landsailing Rover - 137 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[03:37:08] <exec> 08└─I tried to post a story to the queue as an AC, and it tells me "resource invalid" or something along the line. AC can't send in stories?
[03:37:09] <exec> *** new comment: 03takyon [881] (Score:2) 02Re:Off-topic: submission - 06NASA Commissions Ultra High Temp Chips for Venus Landsailing Rover - 135 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[03:37:09] <exec> 08└─I just tried it as anon and got the same error message: This resource is no longer valid. Please return to the beginning and try again.
[03:37:48] <exec> *** new comment: 03Refugee from beyond [2699] (Score:2) 02Re:8=D~~b!gT1Tz - 06TrueCrypt "Decrypted" by FBI to Nab USAF Sysadmin - 124 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[03:37:48] <exec> 08└─I typed forum password into "Reason for deletion" during some forum moderation business once… Had to change it right away.
[03:37:53] <exec> *** new comment: 03Runaway1956 [2926] (Score:2) 02Re:What about the mass media? - 06TrueCrypt "Decrypted" by FBI to Nab USAF Sysadmin - 640 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[03:37:53] <exec> 08└─Wrong topic, yeah - but it would seem that someone has re-discovered a known truth. Mass media coverage often sparks "copycat" crimes. Censorship is bad - but there was something to be said for keeping horrendous crimes under wraps. The cops could get the details, but those gory details were withhel...
[03:37:54] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Why does everyone think cracking right away? - 06TrueCrypt "Decrypted" by FBI to Nab USAF Sysadmin - 48 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[03:37:55] <exec> 08└─They could've just found the password on a note.
[03:38:23] <exec> *** new comment: 03Hairyfeet [75] (Score:2) 02Re:Still have one of those - 06Surfing the Internet… From My TRS-80 Model 100 - 1171 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[03:38:24] <exec> 08└─Here is what I don't get...if he had to use an Rpi, a device more than capable of surfing the net on its own, just to get the thing to work? Well then why not just use the Rpi instead of adding all those extra hoops and bullshit? I'm a PC shop guy and we are all about being packrats and trying to fi...
[03:39:30] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Here's an alternate source - 06Government Study Confirms That Mass Shootings Happen More Often Than They Used To - 243 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[03:39:30] <exec> 08└─Pro-gun people could also say there has been an increase in gun laws (ie: anti-gun laws) which are resulting in more shootings because law abiding citizens can no longer defend themselves and determined shooters will break the laws regardless.
[03:39:34] <exec> *** new comment: 03davester666 [155] (Score:2) 02Re:Here's an alternate source - 06Government Study Confirms That Mass Shootings Happen More Often Than They Used To - 403 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[03:39:35] <exec> 08└─Clearly, the solution to this problem is to hand out guns to everyone that goes to places that have had mass shootings: -post office -all levels of schools [primary and secondary] -movie theatres -malls Really, anyplace where more than 5 people get together, everyone should have a gun and be ready a...
[03:39:49] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:It doesn't matter - 06Government Study Confirms That Mass Shootings Happen More Often Than They Used To - 173 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[03:39:49] <exec> 08└─Seems like he couldn't divide, based on the cited numbers the actual rate is 4 deaths per 10,000 owners. If you could divide you would have been able to catch that yourself.
[03:39:51] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:It doesn't matter - 06Government Study Confirms That Mass Shootings Happen More Often Than They Used To - 903 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[03:39:51] <exec> 08└─> Breaking news: Suicidal people commit suicide with or without guns. Actually, that is false. Simplistic, but false. There is a very strong correlation between gun ownership and suicide - researchers have found that for every 1% increase in gun ownership, there is a 0.5% to 0.9% increase in total s...
[03:41:13] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03Phoenix666 [552] 02yes yes - 06Lottery Chief Resigns as Winning Combo Numbers Appear on Screen BEFORE Being Drawn - 329 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[03:41:14] <exec> 08└─the fix is in. the lottery numbers are pre-determined before the drawing, so that cronies can profit. everyone's outraged. i would be outraged, too, except it's the exact same thing that happens every day in the financial system, except the take is orders of magnitude higher. i say, let the lottery...
[03:41:20] <exec> *** new comment: 03ikanreed [3164] (Score:2) 02Re:yes yes - 06Lottery Chief Resigns as Winning Combo Numbers Appear on Screen BEFORE Being Drawn - 112 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[03:41:20] <exec> 08└─If you don't expect to be screwed over, yes, you're fucked in the head. Some people are into being screwed over.
[03:43:06] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Social Justice Warriors, go away - 06Your Office Thermostat is Set for Men's Comfort. Here's the Scientific Proof. - 260 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[03:43:06] <exec> 08└─Agree with you, but for a different reason. Stories like these bring out the assholes to comment. "What a bunch of pricks," is probably not what we need folks to think when they read the comment section, if this site is to grow into a healthy discussion forum.
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[04:37:13] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02for plausible deniability - 06New Clot-Busting Treatment Targets Number One Killer - 110 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[04:37:13] <exec> 08└─If you disobey your bipartisan masters by voting for a third party candidate, we will give you a heart attack.
[04:37:23] <exec> *** new comment: 03KilroySmith [2113] (Score:3, Insightful) 02No... - 06NASA Commissions Ultra High Temp Chips for Venus Landsailing Rover - 117 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[04:37:24] <exec> 08└─Does exploration of Venus suffer because it does not seem possible for life to exist there, the way it does for Mars?
[04:37:25] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:No... - 06NASA Commissions Ultra High Temp Chips for Venus Landsailing Rover - 244 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[04:37:26] <exec> 08└─So it's basically the same principle as keeping fragile items out of sight of children. They don't want to break things that they can't see. One wonders what wonders are hidden on Venus? Alien observation post, out of view of the stupid humans?
[04:37:27] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Sexist Pigs! - 06NASA Commissions Ultra High Temp Chips for Venus Landsailing Rover - 62 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[04:37:27] <exec> 08└─You send Men to the Moon but you can't send a Woman to Venus?!
[04:37:38] <exec> *** new comment: 03captain normal [2205] (Score:2) 02Re:Entanglement - what is it? - 06Physicist Unveils Plan for Entangling Massive Objects - 124 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[04:37:38] <exec> 08└─Well it could lead to instantaneous transmission of data. Just image what that could mean for computation and communication.
[04:37:39] <exec> *** new comment: 03AnonymousCowardNoMore [5416] (Score:1) 02Re:Entanglement - what is it? - 06Physicist Unveils Plan for Entangling Massive Objects - 646 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[04:37:39] <exec> 08└─It is impossible to communicate FTL with entanglement. You don't get to control what the entangled particles on either side do, only what you do to them. The combined information of what was done to each particle and how it responded shows a correlation. For example, f I tell you (1) what the partic...
[04:38:03] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:1, Informative) 02Re:obvious - 06TrueCrypt "Decrypted" by FBI to Nab USAF Sysadmin - 111 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[04:38:03] <exec> 08└─...or a Linux with its shitty full disk encryption encryption that really leaves an unencrypted boot partition.
[04:39:21] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02We are doomed - 06Russia Files UN Claim Over Vast Swathe of Arctic - 119 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[04:39:21] <exec> 08└─This would include the North Pole and potentially give Russia access to an estimated 4.9 billion tonnes of hydrocarbons
[04:39:50] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Here's an alternate source - 06Government Study Confirms That Mass Shootings Happen More Often Than They Used To - 214 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[04:39:51] <exec> 08└─That last example is a huge stretch. Cops, with a warrant, exceeding their authority to enter a private residence (as determined ex post facto by a judge) doesn't even come close to qualifying as a "mass shooting."
[04:43:24] <exec> *** new comment: 03fleg [128] (Score:2) 02oy! editors! - 06Your Office Thermostat is Set for Men's Comfort. Here's the Scientific Proof. - 190 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[04:43:24] <exec> 08└─>The Soylent system limits you to 12 submissions per day (or close enough), so I can only do so much. can we get the limit for Phoenix666 removed? increased? he (or she!) submits good stuff.
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[05:37:09] <exec> *** new comment: 03physicsmajor [1471] (Score:2) 02Never will be used in the field - 06New Clot-Busting Treatment Targets Number One Killer - 1399 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[05:37:10] <exec> 08└─Color me completely unconvinced. Clots get a lot of bad press. They can be bad, sure, but lay people don't usually realize how essential this process is. Symptoms sound like a heart attack? That could be any of: myocardial infarction (the classic heart attack), pulmonary embolism, gastric reflux, pa...
[05:37:11] <exec> *** new comment: 03seeprime [5580] (Score:1) 02Clear up clots causing heart attacks - 06New Clot-Busting Treatment Targets Number One Killer - 462 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[05:37:11] <exec> 08└─If this drug is effective at braking up the clots causing heart attacks during the attack that will be marvelous. No one wants to stops clots other than those that are breaking off an arterial lining and causing near 100% blockage. My brother died at age 48 because paramedics didn't have any resourc...
[05:37:21] <exec> *** new comment: 03mrcoolbp [68] (Score:2) 02Re:Off-topic: submission - 06NASA Commissions Ultra High Temp Chips for Venus Landsailing Rover - 53 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[05:37:22] <exec> 08└─Seems to be a hiccup as it appears to work on my end.
[05:37:23] <exec> *** new comment: 03mrcoolbp [68] (Score:2) 02Re:Off-topic: submission - 06NASA Commissions Ultra High Temp Chips for Venus Landsailing Rover - 142 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[05:37:24] <exec> 08└─Sorry for the trouble, I just tested and AC story submission is working. Please reply to this comment or email me if you get this error again.
[05:37:39] <exec> *** new comment: 03seeprime [5580] (Score:1) 02Re:Entanglement - what is it? - 06Physicist Unveils Plan for Entangling Massive Objects - 318 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[05:37:40] <exec> 08└─Long distance communication would require the entangled particles be stretched too thin to be practical and the entanglement would end. We can't separate particles very far and keep entanglement. Look up Cooper pairs for more info on how tough it is to separate entangled electrons. Some day maybe. J...
[05:37:59] <exec> *** new comment: 03EQ [1716] (Score:2) 02Re:Idiot - 06TrueCrypt "Decrypted" by FBI to Nab USAF Sysadmin - 444 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[05:38:00] <exec> 08└─I was at the Fort in the service in what seems like a different life. TS/SCI with SSBI and that fucking lifestyle poly back in the day. Open sources is just as accurate and informative most of the time as straight "SECRET" stuff is. The people that get busted for junk like this are usually selling t...
[05:38:03] <exec> *** new comment: 03Ethanol-fueled [2792] (Score:1) 02Re:Remember when security clearances didn't exist? - 06TrueCrypt "Decrypted" by FBI to Nab USAF Sysadmin - 353 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[05:38:04] <exec> 08└─Yes, yes, our government is evil and I don't like them either. But on the other hand, there are always going to be evil people who would be willing to harm a decent government in exchange for cold hard money, or treacherous people who take an oath to serve one nation while having loyalty to another...
[05:40:16] <exec> *** new comment: 03mhajicek [51] (Score:2) 02Re:It doesn't matter - 06Government Study Confirms That Mass Shootings Happen More Often Than They Used To - 204 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[05:40:17] <exec> 08└─Are you saying people don't have the right to commit suicide? Or that in absence of a gun they wouldn't find another way, like hanging themselves in the closet with a belt or overdosing on sleeping pills?
[05:41:58] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Wesley Crusher & Time Travel - 06Lottery Chief Resigns as Winning Combo Numbers Appear on Screen BEFORE Being Drawn - 39 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[05:41:58] <exec> 08└─I knew nothing good would become of it.
[05:43:20] <exec> *** new comment: 03fleg [128] (Score:2) 02Re:Social Justice Warriors, go away - 06Your Office Thermostat is Set for Men's Comfort. Here's the Scientific Proof. - 16 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[05:43:20] <exec> 08└─+1 for quipping.
[05:43:23] <exec> *** new comment: 03fleg [128] (Score:2) 02Re:Social Justice Warriors, go away - 06Your Office Thermostat is Set for Men's Comfort. Here's the Scientific Proof. - 197 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[05:43:23] <exec> 08└─>Is it, though? yeah it is :) i read them too. just didnt have anything to say, which is why its good to throw in an article like this one every now and again, gives everyone a chance to sound off.
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[06:37:09] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Bad idea - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 267 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[06:37:09] <exec> 08└─I think milk is one of the better products in terms of shelf life already. On the other hand I'd not like to introduce any more nanoparticles to my system... While silver itself seems quite benign, everybody and their dog know that once you go nano, all bets are off.
[06:37:10] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Bad idea - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 88 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[06:37:11] <exec> 08└─If you drink silver in your milk, does it make you taste bad when the strigoi drink you?
[06:38:26] <exec> *** new comment: 03bradley13 [3053] (Score:2) 02I just skimmed through the indictment - 06TrueCrypt "Decrypted" by FBI to Nab USAF Sysadmin - 1221 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[06:38:26] <exec> 08└─While the TrueCrypt question may be the technical topic (and the XKCD explanation is the most likely one), the indictment is interesting for a number of reasons. The classified information is the smallest part of the whole adventure. What he was trying to do with it isn't clear; there are no charges...
[06:39:30] <exec> *** new comment: 03shortscreen [2252] (Score:3, Interesting) 02Re:cold war redux - 06Russia Files UN Claim Over Vast Swathe of Arctic - 187 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[06:39:30] <exec> 08└─The western plutocratic class is unhappy with Russia, because Russia has been insufficiently cooperative with their goals. Just like Iran and Syria are, and Libya, Ukraine, and Iraq were.
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[07:37:12] <exec> *** new comment: 03richtopia [3160] (Score:2) 02Is this only for milk? - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 176 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[07:37:13] <exec> 08└─I thought milk spoilage was solved. I have some powdered milk in my closet that is months old, and there are the airtight cartons of milk that have an extended shelf life also.
[07:38:30] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:I just skimmed through the indictment - 06TrueCrypt "Decrypted" by FBI to Nab USAF Sysadmin - 252 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[07:38:30] <exec> 08└─What he really should have done was loaned out a whole bunch of money to people, sold the loans to two other groups of people, and then called in the loan. The government would give him billions for his trouble, and he could have got away with it, too.
[07:39:17] <exec> *** new comment: 03shortscreen [2252] (Score:2) 02Re:Isn't this everyday stuff? - 06Surfing the Internet… From My TRS-80 Model 100 - 754 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[07:39:17] <exec> 08└─Yeah I did the same thing with an Apple IIGS a long time ago. I'm not sure I would count this as surfing the internet. Now if the TRS-80 had a TCP/IP stack and connected using PPP over serial, that would be something. I've done it many times using Amiga and Win machines. Speaking of custom cables, I...
[07:40:48] <exec> *** new comment: 03shortscreen [2252] (Score:2) 02Re:Well if you actually read the report... - 06Government Study Confirms That Mass Shootings Happen More Often Than They Used To - 320 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[07:40:48] <exec> 08└─Yes, violating the rights of three hundred million Americans is a totally reasonable response to a tangentially related problem that has a single-digit per year occurance rate. And that why is I support banning Christmas. Because as long as one life is saved from the threat of Christmas Tree fires,...
[07:41:00] <exec> *** new comment: 03Aighearach [2621] (Score:2) 02Re:open sauce egos. - 06FFmpeg Project Leader Quits, Says He's Had Enough With Forks of AV Libraries - 87 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[07:41:00] <exec> 08└─having 2 groups competing rather than cooperating is a waste of resources and knowledge
[07:41:11] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02ASD was ok. - 06FFmpeg Project Leader Quits, Says He's Had Enough With Forks of AV Libraries - 20 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[07:41:11] <exec> 08└─Age/Source/Distro :)
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[08:37:13] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02holoimager for porn yet? - 06Google's Project Tango Coming to 12 More Countries - 176 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[08:37:13] <exec> 08└─Because what we really need to see is robots fucking in space. That's the kind of shit that drives the consumerist obsession that an advertising company like Google exists for.
[08:37:14] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02realsense - 06Google's Project Tango Coming to 12 More Countries - 56 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[08:37:15] <exec> 08└─Project Tango is distinct from Intel RealSense [bbc.com]
[08:37:25] <exec> *** new comment: 03xav [5579] (Score:1) 02Only benign for the Smurfs - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 57 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[08:37:26] <exec> 08└─See https://en.wikipedia.org [wikipedia.org]
[08:37:27] <exec> *** new comment: 03albert [276] (Score:2, Interesting) 02This is a HORRIBLE idea. - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 647 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[08:37:28] <exec> 08└─I don't want to get https://en.wikipedia.org [wikipedia.org] from my milk. At my house, 4 gallons disappear in about 2 days. It doesn't get a chance to rot. People drink it. In theory, sour milk has uses. Add baking soda, sugar, flour, water, cinnamon, ginger... you get gingerbread cook...
[08:37:28] <exec> *** new comment: 03DeathMonkey [1380] (Score:2) 02Re:This is a HORRIBLE idea. - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 295 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[08:37:29] <exec> 08└─Technically, silver is a heavy metal. It's supposedly harmless but the fact that it kills bacteria does make one wonder... To be fair to heavy metals, though, many are regulated due to effects on sensitive wildlife (e.g. zinc kills fish eggs, etc) and not for known harmful effects to humans.
[08:37:30] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Silver nanoparticles? - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 128 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[08:37:31] <exec> 08└─Why not make the bottles out of solid silver? That would also solve the waste problem, as nobody would just throw them away! ;-)
[08:37:32] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Silver nanoparticles? - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 61 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[08:37:32] <exec> 08└─After I collect 30 silver bottles, can I crucify my neighbor?
[08:37:33] <exec> *** new comment: 03mendax [2840] (Score:2) 02Silver as an antibiotic - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 951 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[08:37:34] <exec> 08└─I learned about 13 years ago after I burned the hell out of my leg on a hot motorcycle pipe that silver is used as a topical antibiotic, used especially with serious burns. As I recall it was silver sulfate, or something that sounded like that. However, it didn't exactly work all that well, nor did...
[08:37:54] <exec> *** new comment: 03albert [276] (Score:1) 02not a problem in Soviet Russia - 06NASA Commissions Ultra High Temp Chips for Venus Landsailing Rover - 148 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[08:37:54] <exec> 08└─we don't know how to make mechanicals, electricals, and electronicals that can survive the 467 C surface temperature (at 90 atmospheres of pressure)
[08:37:55] <exec> *** new comment: 03virens [5530] (Score:1) 02Re:No... - 06NASA Commissions Ultra High Temp Chips for Venus Landsailing Rover - 104 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[08:37:55] <exec> 08└─Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that we can't see the surface. No surface, not much mystery
[08:38:08] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Physicist can't get laid - 06Physicist Unveils Plan for Entangling Massive Objects - 84 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[08:38:09] <exec> 08└─Quantum physicists get laid and not laid at the same time! But only if nobody looks.
[08:38:14] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Entanglement - what is it? - 06Physicist Unveils Plan for Entangling Massive Objects - 175 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[08:38:15] <exec> 08└─We've already separated entangled photons over distances of several kilometers without losing entanglement. And what is this nonsense about particles being stretched too thin?
[08:38:15] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Entanglement - what is it? - 06Physicist Unveils Plan for Entangling Massive Objects - 1143 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[08:38:16] <exec> 08└─Well, to start with, you don't need to have the same number of electrons in the same mirror. The zero spin example is just that: An example. In principle you can entangle anything quantum. All you need is two separated objects that each can be in one of several distinguishable states (and there's no...
[08:38:28] <exec> *** new comment: 03No Respect [991] (Score:2) 02Bingo - 06TrueCrypt "Decrypted" by FBI to Nab USAF Sysadmin - 59 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[08:38:29] <exec> 08└─Comment deserves another +1 too bad it's maxed out already.
[08:38:29] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03bob_super [1357] 02Obligatory... - 06TrueCrypt "Decrypted" by FBI to Nab USAF Sysadmin - 93 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[08:38:30] <exec> 08└─https://xkcd.com/538/ [xkcd.com] From TFS, we don't actually know if Truecrypt was decrypted.
[08:38:52] <exec> *** new comment: 03Kell [292] (Score:2) 02Re:Why does everyone think cracking right away? - 06TrueCrypt "Decrypted" by FBI to Nab USAF Sysadmin - 62 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[08:38:53] <exec> 08└─Because that's what they want you to think! +1 Paranoid Theory
[08:39:12] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Already obsolete - 06Airbus Patents Hypersonic Passenger Plane - 47 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[08:39:12] <exec> 08└─http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1535108/ [imdb.com]
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[09:38:11] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:1, Interesting) 02Re:This is a HORRIBLE idea. - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 319 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[09:38:11] <exec> 08└─um... I think in general it's a good idea to keep heavy metals away. At least, there were at least a couple of episodes of House MD where the patient was gonna die due to heavy metal poisoning (including the memorable one about the dude dying of gold poisoning). also, see wiki link to argyria that p...
[09:38:14] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Silver nanoparticles? - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 1036 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[09:38:14] <exec> 08└─We *used* to have real silver silverware. Boy was it ever a pain in the ass. I remember as a kid having a can of "Brasso" open and polishing the stuff every weekend. I could not imagine a worse use for the metal silver than to make eating utensils out of it. Well, making coax connectors out of it...
[09:38:15] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Silver nanoparticles? - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 75 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[09:38:16] <exec> 08└─( Ok, now everybody knows why I was never successful in getting a date... )
[09:38:17] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Silver nanoparticles? - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 29 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[09:38:18] <exec> 08└─Well, I wanted to date her...
[09:38:18] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Silver nanoparticles? - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 476 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[09:38:19] <exec> 08└─If you were polishing because of the black oxidation, then it's just a lack of knowledge. The black oxidation is easily removed by putting the silver onto some aluminium (like aluminium foil) in salted water. And then you just wait. As a bonus, unlike with polishing, you don't remove some of the sil...
[09:38:20] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Silver as an antibiotic - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 104 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[09:38:21] <exec> 08└─Well, in Germany we have milk that remains good for 14 days without applying either silver or radiation.
[09:38:22] <exec> *** new comment: 03throwaway28 [5181] (Score:1) 02Or just use UHT - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 185 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[09:38:22] <exec> 08└─Same idea as the irradiation post above, if it's ultra high temperature pasteurized and sealed properly, silver isn't necessary. http://itotd.com [itotd.com]
[09:41:36] <exec> *** new comment: 03PinkyGigglebrain [4458] (Score:2) 02Re:Here's an alternate source - 06Government Study Confirms That Mass Shootings Happen More Often Than They Used To - 1068 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[09:41:36] <exec> 08└─Here is one where a private person with a CC permit confronted a shooter armed with the same class of weapon used in the Newtown shootings http://easybakegunclub.com [easybakegunclub.com] Only three people died, including the shooter....
[09:41:37] <exec> *** new comment: 03PinkyGigglebrain [4458] (Score:2) 02Re:Here's an alternate source - 06Government Study Confirms That Mass Shootings Happen More Often Than They Used To - 161 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[09:41:37] <exec> 08└─I almost forgot this link. Its a clip from an ABC new broadcast about gun control. Be sure to watch it. https://www.youtube.com [youtube.com]
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[10:38:24] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02"Banking is necessary?" - 06What Video Games Are Teaching Banks About Your Habits - 46 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[10:38:24] <exec> 08└─"Sell your possessions, and give to the poor."
[10:38:46] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Bad idea - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 267 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[10:38:46] <exec> 08└─I may have found a way to defend myself against vampires: Drink milk laced with silver nanoparticles. The nanoparticles become part of my body and when a vampire touches me (for drinking my blood), he burns to death in a quick fireball. The rest of his kind run away.
[10:39:00] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re: Irradiation: just use glass - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 182 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[10:39:00] <exec> 08└─Some glass types (especially the optical types) already contain weak sources of radioactivity. So just go back to glass bottles. Presto, no ZOMG RADIATION WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE needed.
[10:39:47] <exec> *** new comment: 03TheLink [332] (Score:2) 02Re:Entanglement - what is it? - 06Physicist Unveils Plan for Entangling Massive Objects - 54 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[10:39:47] <exec> 08└─It is impossible to communicate FTL with entanglement.
[10:40:31] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:1, Insightful) 02Re:Why does everyone think cracking right away? - 06TrueCrypt "Decrypted" by FBI to Nab USAF Sysadmin - 91 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[10:40:31] <exec> 08└─Which is precisely why the notes I leave around contain the password that erases the drive.
[10:44:21] <exec> *** new comment: 03wantkitteh [3362] (Score:2) 02Re:and now some facts - 06Lottery Chief Resigns as Winning Combo Numbers Appear on Screen BEFORE Being Drawn - 814 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[10:44:22] <exec> 08└─What are you, some sort of maths troll? Firstly, the poster you originally replied to made no suggestion that the probability of this happening was greater than one, merely that they saw "no reason why that should be considered vanishingly small." Your own maths bear that out, you set the probabilit...
[10:44:39] <exec> *** new comment: 03wantkitteh [3362] (Score:2) 02Re:Video of the lottery broadcast - 06Lottery Chief Resigns as Winning Combo Numbers Appear on Screen BEFORE Being Drawn - 549 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[10:44:40] <exec> 08└─Imagine the emotional rollercoaster he must of been on. - Ah crap, I've typed the wrong number. How embarrassing, the boss is gonna give me one of those looks later. - Oh SH*T! I've typed the next ball instead of a correction. I'm a dead man, I wonder if my boss or his boss will kick me out the door...
[10:46:04] <exec> *** new comment: 03soylentsandor [309] (Score:2) 02Re:Social Justice Warriors, go away - 06Your Office Thermostat is Set for Men's Comfort. Here's the Scientific Proof. - 213 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[10:46:04] <exec> 08└─Secondly, this raises worries for me about their methodology: (snip) most women I've met here in flyover country would say 144 lbs is anorexic! (snip) Additionally, the subjects weren't even wearing office attire!
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[11:38:56] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02plan all along - 06India Nixes Online Porn Ban Following Intense Public Outrage on Social Media - 169 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[11:38:56] <exec> 08└─Ban everything! Then compromise to ban what they wanted to ban, all along. And as usual, social media twits were manipulated to act exactly as expected. Government wins!
[11:39:27] <exec> *** new comment: 03sudo rm -rf [2357] (Score:2) 02Re:Bad idea - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 96 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[11:39:27] <exec> 08└─Good plan, basically, but keep in mind that it would not affect vampires but werewolves instead.
[11:39:33] <exec> *** new comment: 03penguinoid [5331] (Score:2) 02Re:This is a HORRIBLE idea. - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 222 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[11:39:34] <exec> 08└─Almost all metals can accumulate and cause poisoning, and this includes metals like iron and copper that you need to live. Even more generally, anything that doesn't dissolve in water won't be passing through your kidneys.
[11:39:44] <exec> *** new comment: 03Phoenix666 [552] (Score:2) 02Re: Irradiation: just use glass - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 15 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[11:39:44] <exec> 08└─Hmm, Nuka Milk?
[11:40:08] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Off-topic: submission - 06NASA Commissions Ultra High Temp Chips for Venus Landsailing Rover - 327 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[11:40:09] <exec> 08└─I run into this when replying to posts. It appears to be an issue of time. If you are an AC (not logged in and just posting as AC) you'll run out of time unless it's a short reply (or you copy & paste). It's almost like the inverse of the "slowdown cowboy" warning. Who knows, maybe the operator in t...
[11:40:36] <exec> *** new comment: 03Covalent [43] (Score:2) 02So I'm just gonna tie two raccoons together - 06Physicist Unveils Plan for Entangling Massive Objects - 667 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[11:40:37] <exec> 08└─and you can just FedEx me my Nobel. ;) All kidding aside, this would be amazing if they can pull it off. One of the big unsolved questions of our age is why the microscopic follows quantum rules and the macroscopic follows relativistic rules and the two don't seem to get along all that well. In part...
[11:40:38] <exec> *** new comment: 03Justin Case [4239] (Score:2) 02Entangled mirrors? - 06Physicist Unveils Plan for Entangling Massive Objects - 94 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[11:40:39] <exec> 08└─Why mirrors? If you see your reflection in one mirror, this means your evil twin is a vampire?
[11:41:06] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03gnuman [5013] 02Re:obvious - 06TrueCrypt "Decrypted" by FBI to Nab USAF Sysadmin - 103 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[11:41:06] <exec> 08└─Linux with its shitty full disk encryption encryption that really leaves an unencrypted boot partition.
[11:41:07] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:obvious - 06TrueCrypt "Decrypted" by FBI to Nab USAF Sysadmin - 277 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[11:41:08] <exec> 08└─OpenBSD does not need an encrypted boot partition. The bootloader treats the crypto device as software raid. Once the key phrase is entered, the volume is unlocked, and the bootloader compared to a hash that was stored within the container. Pretty simple and foolproof, really.
[11:44:16] <exec> *** new comment: 03massa [5547] (Score:1) 02Re:IRC style - 06FFmpeg Project Leader Quits, Says He's Had Enough With Forks of AV Libraries - 56 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[11:44:17] <exec> 08└─I was trying to understand who had ASD in your script :D
[11:44:18] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03Gravis [4596] 02should have made an API standard - 06FFmpeg Project Leader Quits, Says He's Had Enough With Forks of AV Libraries - 701 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[11:44:19] <exec> 08└─one of the issues here is that the LibAV fork is almost compatible but decided to keep the filenames the same. stupidly the debian package maintainers decided that being almost completely compatible was good enough to allow packages that were dependent on ffmpeg to install libav instead. the result...
[11:45:08] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:and now some facts - 06Lottery Chief Resigns as Winning Combo Numbers Appear on Screen BEFORE Being Drawn - 158 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[11:45:08] <exec> 08└─And as anyone familiar with probability can tell you, if it's possible to get a probability greater than 1 out of a formula, you've done something very wrong.
[11:45:13] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:yes yes - 06Lottery Chief Resigns as Winning Combo Numbers Appear on Screen BEFORE Being Drawn - 119 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[11:45:13] <exec> 08└─Not quite - not playing lottery at all is an obvious win, though a small one. In voting you are screwed no matter what.
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[12:37:25] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Me Haz Warranz Pleez? - 06Probable Cause Required for Cell Phone Tracking in US 4th Circuit - 224 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[12:37:25] <exec> 08└─Gov Lawyer: Your Honor, if it pleases the court, "terrorists", "think of the children", "etcetera, etcetera". Honorable Judge: You don't say! How many warrants do you need? Gov Lawyer: A pad and a rubber stamp would suffice.
[12:37:34] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02How can you band p0rn? - 06India Nixes Online Porn Ban Following Intense Public Outrage on Social Media - 183 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[12:37:34] <exec> 08└─What are they to do? First, they crackdown on attacking women. Then, they go after what was left to moderate from the removal of the first issue. Next, what picture books? (kamasutra)
[12:37:35] <exec> *** new comment: 03deimios [201] (Score:2) 02Great idea... - 06India Nixes Online Porn Ban Following Intense Public Outrage on Social Media - 185 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[12:37:35] <exec> 08└─Ban the single most effective outlet of pent up sexual energies. That will have a great effect on aggression towards women. Just not in the way these enlightened individuals imagined...
[12:37:37] <exec> *** new comment: 03doublerot13 [4497] (Score:2) 02Re:Great idea... - 06India Nixes Online Porn Ban Following Intense Public Outrage on Social Media - 73 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[12:37:38] <exec> 08└─False: There is clearly not anything enlightened about these individuals.
[12:37:39] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Ban Porn? - 06India Nixes Online Porn Ban Following Intense Public Outrage on Social Media - 47 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[12:37:40] <exec> 08└─You'll have to pry it from my warm, moist hand.
[12:38:24] <exec> *** new comment: 03penguinoid [5331] (Score:2) 02Last longer after it's opened - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 294 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[12:38:25] <exec> 08└─If you want your milk to last a long time, ultra-pasteurized milk will last for years unrefrigerated. Until you open it. But the silver nanoparticles should work on opened milk too. My main concern is that you can get silver poisoning -- although I imagine this will be tested for exactly that.
[12:38:25] <exec> *** new comment: 03stormreaver [5101] (Score:2) 02More Food Poisons - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 291 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[12:38:26] <exec> 08└─So now our milk contains: 1) BPA (a carcinogen). 2) Formaldehyde (a carcinogen). 3) Silver (probably a carcinogen in the way it's used, despite what our corrupt government claims). No thanks. How about we have our milk be just milk? I recommend buying your milk directly from a local farmer.
[12:38:52] <exec> *** new comment: 03Gravis [4596] (Score:2) 02Start from square one for Venus - 06NASA Commissions Ultra High Temp Chips for Venus Landsailing Rover - 364 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[12:38:53] <exec> 08└─It seems like too many people think, "how will be make this rover survive on Venus?" when we should be completely rethinking the problem from the ground up. Basically, you want to find which materials would do fine in the Venus environment and then design a rover out of those materials. Silicon is g...
[12:39:43] <exec> *** new comment: 03romlok [1241] (Score:2) 02Re:obvious - 06TrueCrypt "Decrypted" by FBI to Nab USAF Sysadmin - 168 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[12:39:43] <exec> 08└─Once the key phrase is entered, the volume is unlocked, and the bootloader compared to a hash that was stored within the container. Pretty simple and foolproof, really.
[12:39:45] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:obvious - 06TrueCrypt "Decrypted" by FBI to Nab USAF Sysadmin - 108 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[12:39:45] <exec> 08└─or a Linux with its shitty full disk encryption encryption that really leaves an unencrypted boot partition.
[12:40:12] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Space shuttle launch? - 06Airbus Patents Hypersonic Passenger Plane - 84 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[12:40:13] <exec> 08└─Yeah, I can't see grandma taking a ride on this thing to see her kids and grandkids.
[12:40:42] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03VLM [445] 02stuff to do - 06Surfing the Internet… From My TRS-80 Model 100 - 1599 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[12:40:42] <exec> 08└─The article author was looking for stuff to do, I used to connect to cisco routers and make config changes. This was a long time ago. The keyboard is really nice, better (likely more expensive) than you'll find on any modern laptop. The 40 character display was/is a PITA. Sold it off on ebay, I thin...
[12:44:56] <exec> *** new comment: 03gidds [589] (Score:2) 02Re: Social Justice Warriors, go away - 06Your Office Thermostat is Set for Men's Comfort. Here's the Scientific Proof. - 217 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[12:44:56] <exec> 08└─[gasp] You can't spell it 'misogyny'! That starts with 'mis', which sounds like 'miss', which is a derogatory term for a female of a certain age and/or marital status — neither of which are any of your business!!!
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[13:37:17] <exec> *** new comment: 03Runaway1956 [2926] (Score:4, Insightful) 02As it should be - 06Probable Cause Required for Cell Phone Tracking in US 4th Circuit - 817 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[13:37:18] <exec> 08└─Government has no authority to put a person under active surveillance without probably cause. It's one thing for a cop to look up, and see you doing something stupid - running red lights, whatever. He's got you dead to rights, you pay the fine, and you go about your business. It's another thing for...
[13:37:19] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:As it should be - 06Probable Cause Required for Cell Phone Tracking in US 4th Circuit - 78 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[13:37:19] <exec> 08└─the reason why privacy is lost is because people are too stupid to maintain it
[13:37:20] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:1, Interesting) 02another side - 06Probable Cause Required for Cell Phone Tracking in US 4th Circuit - 901 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[13:37:21] <exec> 08└─sure, it sucks to have a tracking "collar" around your neck all the time. privacy should be respected! however the cell phone technology only works because the phone and cell tower know where they are. so the question: if this technology ONLY works BECAUSE OF TRACKING, why go through hoops and loops...
[13:37:22] <exec> *** new comment: 03Runaway1956 [2926] (Score:3, Interesting) 02Re:another side - 06Probable Cause Required for Cell Phone Tracking in US 4th Circuit - 256 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[13:37:23] <exec> 08└─You lost it with that bit about "education". Few people are interested in how things work - they just want all the bling, all the convenience, without any unintended consequences. Meanwhile, it's not all that difficult for the cops to just "get a warrant".
[13:37:23] <exec> *** new comment: 03deimtee [3272] (Score:2) 02Re:another side - 06Probable Cause Required for Cell Phone Tracking in US 4th Circuit - 76 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[13:37:24] <exec> 08└─Meanwhile, it's not all that difficult for the cops to just "get a warrant".
[13:37:25] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:another side - 06Probable Cause Required for Cell Phone Tracking in US 4th Circuit - 329 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[13:37:26] <exec> 08└─"... and allow law enforcement to use this location data to catch criminals" and if criminals leave their phone at home then what will law enforcement do ? Invading the privacy of the innocent only serves to undermine trust in government, some may be cynical about the concept of trusting a governmen...
[13:37:35] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Great idea... - 06India Nixes Online Porn Ban Following Intense Public Outrage on Social Media - 138 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[13:37:36] <exec> 08└─Additionally, it's not like India needs any more kids. Better for them if their kids are jacking it like Ethanol on a Jägermeister binge.
[13:37:37] <exec> *** new comment: 03miljo [5757] (Score:1) 02Rise of Conservatism in Inda - 06India Nixes Online Porn Ban Following Intense Public Outrage on Social Media - 828 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[13:37:38] <exec> 08└─I'm not an expert on Indian politics. But I remember reading something about how there is a growth of "right radical" belief in that country's Swatantra party, or whatever it's now called. A Right radical meaning one who "...tends to desert his ideology if changes are brought about despite him, and...
[13:37:39] <exec> *** new comment: 03M. Baranczak [1673] (Score:3, Funny) 02857 websites??? - 06India Nixes Online Porn Ban Following Intense Public Outrage on Social Media - 53 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[13:37:40] <exec> 08└─Seriously? That's all the porn sites they could find?
[13:38:07] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Bad idea - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 49 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[13:38:07] <exec> 08└─Depends on what mythology the vampire hails from.
[13:38:09] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Bad idea - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 488 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[13:38:09] <exec> 08└─[...] I'd not like to introduce any more nanoparticles to my system... Too bad the industry will ensure labelling laws don't require them to notify you of the contents, so like GM foods, you'll never know what your ingesting. Until it's too late, and we discover all kinds of detrimental health issue...
[13:38:23] <exec> *** new comment: 03Francis [5544] (Score:1) 02Re:Silver as an antibiotic - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 901 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[13:38:23] <exec> 08└─Milk is milk, it's probably not really good for 14 days every time. You can't put a date on there and assume that it's going to be automatically good for that long. If you take care of it, as in keep it refrigerated, then it will usually last a couple weeks. Generally, it's about a week beyond the s...
[13:38:29] <exec> *** new comment: 03miljo [5757] (Score:1) 02Re:More Food Poisons - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 468 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[13:38:29] <exec> 08└─This. As a kid I remember going to a local dairy and buying 1/2 gallon bottles full of "raw" milk. We made all sorts of things like butter, cheese and whipped cream, or we'd shake the jar and drink the mixed whole milk. At first I thought it tasted grassy, but as I've gotten older, I've realized tha...
[13:39:09] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Physicist can't get laid - 06Physicist Unveils Plan for Entangling Massive Objects - 34 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[13:39:09] <exec> 08└─Isn't that just call masturbating?
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[14:37:08] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02The reflection content - 06Algorithm Demonstrates Removal of Obstructions, Reflections While Capturing Pictures - 99 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:37:09] <exec> 08└─has obvious military and law enforcement/security applications. They might get funding from US DoD.
[14:37:11] <exec> *** new comment: 03ikanreed [3164] (Score:2) 02Re:The reflection content - 06Algorithm Demonstrates Removal of Obstructions, Reflections While Capturing Pictures - 65 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[14:37:11] <exec> 08└─Worse still, it might make scenes in CSI retroactively plausible.
[14:37:12] <exec> *** new comment: 03opinionated_science [4031] (Score:2) 02previous work... - 06Algorithm Demonstrates Removal of Obstructions, Reflections While Capturing Pictures - 163 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:37:13] <exec> 08└─I seem to remember some previous work that could recover a page of writing from its shadow....this is very interesting work, especially if it appears on github....
[14:37:14] <exec> *** new comment: 03c0lo [156] (Score:2) 02Obstruction - 06Algorithm Demonstrates Removal of Obstructions, Reflections While Capturing Pictures - 155 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:37:15] <exec> 08└─If it can remove people/cars/trees from a view of a monument or building, this would be my first ever reason I'd see compelling enough to buy a smartphone.
[14:37:23] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:As it should be - 06Probable Cause Required for Cell Phone Tracking in US 4th Circuit - 78 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[14:37:24] <exec> 08└─the reason why privacy is lost is because people are too stupid to maintain it
[14:37:24] <exec> *** new comment: 03Hyperturtle [2824] (Score:1) 02Re:As it should be - 06Probable Cause Required for Cell Phone Tracking in US 4th Circuit - 1609 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[14:37:25] <exec> 08└─I am sure they can just ask Wells Fargo for the details (referencing the other story about how they are assessing consumer behavior via video game use on portables like phones) or the car manufacturer if your phone is paired to the car, and ask them without needing to get a warrant. This feels like...
[14:37:28] <exec> *** new comment: 03Runaway1956 [2926] (Score:2) 02Re:another side - 06Probable Cause Required for Cell Phone Tracking in US 4th Circuit - 663 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[14:37:29] <exec> 08└─Yes, good point. But, I can understand that the odd character, now and then, might be inherently dangerous, and possess all sorts of valuable data that the government needs. Government has reasonably required that a warrant be obtained before tapping a telephone line. Want to put a dangerous charact...
[14:37:30] <exec> *** new comment: 03Thexalon [636] (Score:2) 02Re:another side - 06Probable Cause Required for Cell Phone Tracking in US 4th Circuit - 686 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[14:37:31] <exec> 08└─The "particular thing(s)" is a bit fuzzy: If the officer enters a home to look for a gun that they believe was used in an armed robbery, and they happen to see several kilos of cocaine, then they legally can and probably will bust the homeowner for the cocaine regardless of whether the gun was found...
[14:37:42] <exec> *** new comment: 03TheGratefulNet [659] (Score:2) 02Re:Great idea... - 06India Nixes Online Porn Ban Following Intense Public Outrage on Social Media - 1280 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[14:37:44] <exec> 08└─india confuses me. some aspects of the culture are quite advanced. some people who come here from india are incredibly brilliant. otoh, there are aspects of the culture that are an embarrassment. caste is one such thing. and the prudish views the country generally has is another. I meet more conserv...
[14:37:47] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Rise of Conservatism in Inda - 06India Nixes Online Porn Ban Following Intense Public Outrage on Social Media - 767 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[14:37:47] <exec> 08└─Kind of out of date since the Swatantra party ceased to exist back in the 70s. In the intervening decades they been absorbed into parties that were absorbed into more parties until the end result is the much more mainstream BJ party of the current prime minister. When the country is run by a BJ par...
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[14:37:50] <exec> 08└─Seriously? That's all the porn sites they could find?
[14:37:56] <exec> *** new comment: 03Hyperturtle [2824] (Score:1) 02Re:"Banking is necessary?" - 06What Video Games Are Teaching Banks About Your Habits - 1509 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[14:37:56] <exec> 08└─I don't see where they discuss how this is all opt-ed into, or if it is part of the EULA to play free games, and if people are adversely affected because they rage quit, or that they are in a car in the passenger seat and the sensors show they are speeding, streaming music and playing games. Or if p...
[14:37:57] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Not Video Games - 06What Video Games Are Teaching Banks About Your Habits - 493 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:37:58] <exec> 08└─> a startup that makes behavior-predicting technology used by game-makers to retain mobile players. Translation: a company that specializes in manipulating people into continuing to fork over cash for useless in-game purchases. They aren't about video games, they are just another marketing company...
[14:38:20] <exec> *** new comment: 03The Archon V2.0 [3887] (Score:2) 02Re:Bad idea - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 637 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[14:38:21] <exec> 08└─Oh, great! I've got a house on an island in the middle of a river. I have garlic, hawthorn, pineapples, AND screwpine growing all over the place. I have so many holy symbols painted on the building it looks like graffiti and after I added the Buddhist ones people thought I was a Nazi. And don't get...
[14:38:23] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Bad idea - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 134 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[14:38:23] <exec> 08└─It isn't benign. There's a bunch of wingnuts out in the West that have drunk themselves a permanently blue skin with silver particles.
[14:38:29] <exec> *** new comment: 03Hyperturtle [2824] (Score:1) 02Re:This is a HORRIBLE idea. - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 1292 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[14:38:29] <exec> 08└─You're fortunate you are able to consume it so quickly. I may have a gallon go bad before I am done with it. I only add milk to coffee, and sometimes for a bowl of cereal or when a recipe calls for it. I've never been much of a milk drinker simply because I need to consume it daily and I don't alway...
[14:38:41] <exec> *** new comment: 03Francis [5544] (Score:1) 02Re: Irradiation: just use glass - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 67 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[14:38:41] <exec> 08└─Wouldn't work, you need fizz, perhaps as some sort of soft drink...
[14:38:42] <exec> *** new comment: 03Runaway1956 [2926] (Score:2) 02Re:Silver as an antibiotic - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 916 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[14:38:43] <exec> 08└─Silvadene Cream. http://www.nlm.nih.gov [nih.gov] http://www.drugs.com [drugs.com] I've had my rounds with it. The stuff is great. I swear, when you really need it, the feeling resulting from slathering it on your arm (or wherever) is better...
[14:38:44] <exec> *** new comment: 03Runaway1956 [2926] (Score:2) 02Re:Silver as an antibiotic - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 387 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[14:38:44] <exec> 08└─And, oh yeah - there IS an expiration date on the stuff. I almost forgot about that. I had a huge tub of the stuff left over, which sat in the refrigerator for several years. When my sons were burnt, I pulled that out - and it was near useless by that time. It wouldn't spread properly, and the boys...
[14:39:15] <exec> *** new comment: 03zeigerpuppy [1298] (Score:2) 02Been there - 06NASA Commissions Ultra High Temp Chips for Venus Landsailing Rover - 342 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[14:39:15] <exec> 08└─I hope our readers are aware of the entensive exploration of Venus by the Russian Venera missions between the 60s to 80s https://en.m.wikipedia.org [wikipedia.org] Some of the most haunting photos ever taken were returned by those probes, Quite amazing they lasted long enough on the surf...
[14:39:33] <exec> *** new comment: 03hubie [1068] (Score:2) 02Re:Entanglement - what is it? - 06Physicist Unveils Plan for Entangling Massive Objects - 104 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[14:39:33] <exec> 08└─I really can't figure out why your comment was modded "Flamebait". Physics haters gonna hate, I suppose.
[14:39:37] <exec> *** new comment: 03gnuman [5013] (Score:2) 02Re:Entanglement - what is it? - 06Physicist Unveils Plan for Entangling Massive Objects - 220 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[14:39:37] <exec> 08└─The double slit experiment definitely demonstrates the basic principles of quantum mechanics on which also entanglement rests, but it doesn't really make sense to speak about the entanglement of the particle with itself.
[14:40:16] <exec> *** new comment: 03NCommander [2] (Score:3, Informative) 02Re:Where did he keep his keys? - 06TrueCrypt "Decrypted" by FBI to Nab USAF Sysadmin - 217 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[14:40:17] <exec> 08└─Use a sentence that can you can remember plus a number. Add capitalization in a way you can remember as well. Not hard to remember a 64-128 character sentence. I've frequently hit password length limits because of it.
[14:40:18] <exec> *** new comment: 03Gaaark [41] (Score:2) 02Re:Where did he keep his keys? - 06TrueCrypt "Decrypted" by FBI to Nab USAF Sysadmin - 165 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[14:40:19] <exec> 08└─Absolutely... my passwords are usually 18+ characters long. Add in web-site identifiers, and 30 characters isn't that hard to reach. https://xkcd.com [xkcd.com]
[14:42:44] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Breaking news - 06Government Study Confirms That Mass Shootings Happen More Often Than They Used To - 24 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[14:42:45] <exec> 08└─A BB gun, not a firearm.
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[15:37:18] <exec> *** new comment: 03DECbot [832] (Score:2) 02Re:The reflection content - 06Algorithm Demonstrates Removal of Obstructions, Reflections While Capturing Pictures - 442 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[15:37:18] <exec> 08└─The most obvious application is the Google Streetview cars. Need to remove cars, people, take pictures in the rain or with dirty cameras, and see around corners to capture a sidewalk you can't drive down? I doubt we will see this on a smart phone anytime soon, but I could imagine that the street vie...
[15:37:19] <exec> *** new comment: 03WillR [2012] (Score:2) 02Re:The reflection content - 06Algorithm Demonstrates Removal of Obstructions, Reflections While Capturing Pictures - 245 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[15:37:19] <exec> 08└─Maybe I'm just cynical post-Snowden, but since this has such obvious security/intelligence uses I would assume that the NSA, CIA, DoD, etc. have had it for a while and it's just been independently discovered by people outside the spook-o-sphere.
[15:37:22] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Obstruction - 06Algorithm Demonstrates Removal of Obstructions, Reflections While Capturing Pictures - 214 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[15:37:23] <exec> 08└─TFA showed a removal of a chain link fence in the foreground. That wasn't so impressive, that's just what we've trained ourselves to do already, although the capability obviously could be useful for a photographer.
[15:37:24] <exec> *** new comment: 03bob_super [1357] (Score:2) 02Re:Obstruction - 06Algorithm Demonstrates Removal of Obstructions, Reflections While Capturing Pictures - 277 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[15:37:24] <exec> 08└─Most real photographers either avoid the fence, make sure it's out of focus, or respect the fact it's part of the content. On the other end, I've always needed a filter to remove the magic scaffolding which follows me and covers any ancient building I've traveled hours to see.
[15:37:25] <exec> *** new comment: 03FrogBlast [21] (Score:2) 023D Reconstruction - 06Algorithm Demonstrates Removal of Obstructions, Reflections While Capturing Pictures - 696 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:37:26] <exec> 08└─I've been playing are be with photogrammetric reconstruction software (for building 3D models automatically from a series of photos) in the form of VisualFSM and 3DFSamantha. One of the biggest problems with the technique is that it can't handle objects with reflections, producing models with large...
[15:37:27] <exec> *** new comment: 03TrumpetPower! [590] (Score:2) 02For ye olde skool applications - 06Algorithm Demonstrates Removal of Obstructions, Reflections While Capturing Pictures - 1568 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:37:28] <exec> 08└─First, kudos to the MIT team. This is good work that I hope will show up sooner rather than later in smartphone apps...and that I suspect will have some interesting applications for the understanding of the human visual system. I just wanted to chime in, though, with the traditional ways that photog...
[15:37:38] <exec> *** new comment: 03Nerdfest [80] (Score:2) 02Re:As it should be - 06Probable Cause Required for Cell Phone Tracking in US 4th Circuit - 112 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[15:37:39] <exec> 08└─Private companies handing *any* data over to government without a court order should be made explicitly illegal.
[15:37:45] <exec> *** new comment: 03wonkey_monkey [279] (Score:2) 02Hang on a second... - 06Probable Cause Required for Cell Phone Tracking in US 4th Circuit - 89 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:37:46] <exec> 08└─as law enforcement had a good-faith belief that the technique was permissible at the time
[15:37:46] <exec> *** new comment: 03bob_super [1357] (Score:2) 02Re:Hang on a second... - 06Probable Cause Required for Cell Phone Tracking in US 4th Circuit - 235 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[15:37:47] <exec> 08└─Selon que vous serez puissant ou misérable, Les jugements de cour vous rendront blanc ou noir. Les animaux malades de la peste, La Fontaine, 1668. [depending on being powerful or poor, the court judgments will have you white or black]
[15:37:48] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Probable Cause is rediculously broad[on purpose] - 06Probable Cause Required for Cell Phone Tracking in US 4th Circuit - 1029 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:37:49] <exec> 08└─These two words have been used as the catchall for police abuses for ages now. The take away from this all is that the cell phone is the single biggest risk to personal freedom the human has ever seen. Because of it your carrier and by design[legal design] now so too law enforcement, knows where you...
[15:38:01] <exec> *** new comment: 03gnuman [5013] (Score:2) 02Re:Great idea... - 06India Nixes Online Porn Ban Following Intense Public Outrage on Social Media - 274 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[15:38:01] <exec> 08└─Unlike India, China has highly educated workforce. There is a lot of stuff that are coming out of China. http://www.forbes.com [forbes.com] Remember, Japan used to be like China in 1960s - cheap labor for US.
[15:38:07] <exec> *** new comment: 03Phoenix666 [552] (Score:2) 02Re:857 websites??? - 06India Nixes Online Porn Ban Following Intense Public Outrage on Social Media - 67 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[15:38:07] <exec> 08└─"for goats," "porn sites for goats." That's the part they left off.
[15:38:08] <exec> *** new comment: 03M. Baranczak [1673] (Score:2) 02It was just one goat, I tell you!! - 06India Nixes Online Porn Ban Following Intense Public Outrage on Social Media - 53 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[15:38:08] <exec> 08└─But do they call me "Rajeev the cabinet builder"? No!
[15:38:09] <exec> *** new comment: 03Tork [3914] (Score:2) 02There's your sign... - 06India Nixes Online Porn Ban Following Intense Public Outrage on Social Media - 117 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:38:10] <exec> 08└─I hope those of you that claim Twitter is simply an outlet for narcissism pay a little extra attention to this story.
[15:38:11] <exec> *** new comment: 03bob_super [1357] (Score:2) 02Re:There's your sign... - 06India Nixes Online Porn Ban Following Intense Public Outrage on Social Media - 93 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[15:38:12] <exec> 08└─Not sure how to read that. after all, narcissism is loving yourself, and the topic is porn...
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[15:38:41] <exec> 08└─Good plan, basically, but keep in mind that it would not affect vampires but werewolves instead.
[15:38:43] <exec> *** new comment: 03bob_super [1357] (Score:2) 02Re:Bad idea - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 103 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[15:38:44] <exec> 08└─It will be even dumber if the Vampire who finally gets you is the sparkly kind. Worst afterlife ever...
[15:39:12] <exec> *** new comment: 03hendrikboom [1125] (Score:2) 02Re:More Food Poisons - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 529 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[15:39:13] <exec> 08└─I used to get nonraw milk here in Quebec, in glass bottles. It was pasteurized but not homogenized. It's the homogenisation that prevents the cream from separating. SO the cream was on top, and it tasted good. When the industry switched to cartons instead of bottles, apparently to eliminate the trou...
[15:40:42] <exec> *** new comment: 03eof [5559] (Score:1) 02Re:Interesting. - 06TrueCrypt "Decrypted" by FBI to Nab USAF Sysadmin - 186 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[15:40:42] <exec> 08└─I have not read the details of the case, but regarding keyloggers, the government can install one on a government machine (and most employers on their machines) without breaking the law.
[15:42:16] <exec> *** new comment: 03ledow [5567] (Score:2) 02Re:Nothing solved - 06Malaysian Prime Minister: Wing Fragment is From MH370 - 986 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[15:42:16] <exec> 08└─How much of an aircraft floats? How long does it float for? How long does it take for floating debris to become unrecognisable or invisible (even on a beach) - washed up under seaweed and barnacles and decayed by saltwater action over months and months and months? What's the average "density" of a p...
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[16:37:08] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Patents? - 06Solution-based Process Could Produce Tuned Graphene in Bulk - 196 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:37:08] <exec> 08└─Graphene is great, but what about all the patent issues? Stuff like this is unlikely to not be heavily patented just like all the supposed advancements in battery technology we hear about as well.
[16:37:17] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03ikanreed [3164] 02Re:The reflection content - 06Algorithm Demonstrates Removal of Obstructions, Reflections While Capturing Pictures - 65 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[16:37:17] <exec> 08└─Worse still, it might make scenes in CSI retroactively plausible.
[16:37:18] <exec> *** new comment: 03choose another one [515] (Score:2) 02Re:The reflection content - 06Algorithm Demonstrates Removal of Obstructions, Reflections While Capturing Pictures - 30 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[16:37:19] <exec> 08└─More like the Esper Machine...
[16:37:22] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:The reflection content - 06Algorithm Demonstrates Removal of Obstructions, Reflections While Capturing Pictures - 49 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[16:37:23] <exec> 08└─Pretty much like 100% of all algorithms you mean?
[16:37:29] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:For ye olde skool applications - 06Algorithm Demonstrates Removal of Obstructions, Reflections While Capturing Pictures - 402 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[16:37:30] <exec> 08└─These '3 simple tricks to improve your photos' are good and all photographers should know about them, and I would add that repositioning yourself (where possible) to mitigate these issues is important too. Personally, I find that double glazing is a particular nightmare as the extra pane and differe...
[16:37:38] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03Runaway1956 [2926] 02As it should be - 06Probable Cause Required for Cell Phone Tracking in US 4th Circuit - 817 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:37:39] <exec> 08└─Government has no authority to put a person under active surveillance without probably cause. It's one thing for a cop to look up, and see you doing something stupid - running red lights, whatever. He's got you dead to rights, you pay the fine, and you go about your business. It's another thing for...
[16:37:41] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anal Pumpernickel [776] (Score:2) 02Re:As it should be - 06Probable Cause Required for Cell Phone Tracking in US 4th Circuit - 76 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[16:37:42] <exec> 08└─And, as such things almost always are, it is far more complicated than that.
[16:37:50] <exec> *** new comment: 03tangomargarine [667] (Score:2) 02Re:another side - 06Probable Cause Required for Cell Phone Tracking in US 4th Circuit - 268 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[16:37:51] <exec> 08└─Not to mention that the criminals (the smarter ones, anyway) will almost inevitably find some way around it or just stop using the phones. Oh, what's that, you say? Now we're monitoring all the innocents and the reason for doing it doesn't even exist anymore? "Whoops"
[16:37:52] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anal Pumpernickel [776] (Score:2) 02Re:another side - 06Probable Cause Required for Cell Phone Tracking in US 4th Circuit - 151 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[16:37:53] <exec> 08└─Or, rather than giving up and letting the government violate the highest law of the land, maybe we should demand that it get warrants. Amazing concept.
[16:37:54] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anal Pumpernickel [776] (Score:2) 02Re:Hang on a second... - 06Probable Cause Required for Cell Phone Tracking in US 4th Circuit - 332 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[16:37:55] <exec> 08└─Yes, the government can violate the highest law of the land, get off without being punished, and get to keep the convictions it got only because it violated the constitution if it claims ignorance. But try anything similar yourself and you'll end up behind bars. Nice work, courts. The powerful shoul...
[16:38:18] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:There's your sign... - 06India Nixes Online Porn Ban Following Intense Public Outrage on Social Media - 93 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[16:38:19] <exec> 08└─Not sure how to read that. after all, narcissism is loving yourself, and the topic is porn...
[16:38:19] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anal Pumpernickel [776] (Score:2) 02Re:There's your sign... - 06India Nixes Online Porn Ban Following Intense Public Outrage on Social Media - 195 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[16:38:20] <exec> 08└─They're still going to censor sites that "promote child porn" (who knows what that means) and the idiots who use Twitter will probably be satisfied that only bogeyman websites are being censored.
[16:38:20] <exec> *** new comment: 03halcyon1234 [1082] (Score:2) 02India's response - 06India Nixes Online Porn Ban Following Intense Public Outrage on Social Media - 29 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:38:21] <exec> 08└─Thank you! Please come again.
[16:38:32] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Don't care - 06What Video Games Are Teaching Banks About Your Habits - 71 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:38:33] <exec> 08└─They aren't going to learn anything about me. I don't play video games.
[16:38:56] <exec> *** new comment: 03Wierd0n3 [1033] (Score:1) 02Re:Bad idea - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 188 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[16:38:56] <exec> 08└─so dress in some spandex, and tell them you are the tick, they will completely understand, and pay for your next hotel visit where you can socialize with many people who are just like you.
[16:39:00] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Bad idea - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 67 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[16:39:00] <exec> 08└─Wait a second, is this actually the slashdot of the infowars crowd?
[16:39:36] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Never will be used in the field - 06New Clot-Busting Treatment Targets Number One Killer - 380 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[16:39:36] <exec> 08└─You are right that the targeting will still hit any site where clotting is occurring. This would only seem useful if high doses of anti-clotting drugs cause other side effects at other sites. The antibody targeting would probably be better if it was tissue-specific. A neurotransmitter-triggered rele...
[16:39:56] <exec> *** new comment: 03AnonymousCowardNoMore [5416] (Score:1) 02Re:Start from square one for Venus - 06NASA Commissions Ultra High Temp Chips for Venus Landsailing Rover - 855 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[16:39:56] <exec> 08└─The melting point isn't the important thing. (Pure Si melts at 1687 K, far above Venus ambient.) Silicon transistors just don't work at anywhere near Venus ambient surface temperature, which means that ludicrous cooling is needed for the probe's electronics above and beyond removing their waste heat...
[16:39:58] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Been there - 06NASA Commissions Ultra High Temp Chips for Venus Landsailing Rover - 132 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[16:39:58] <exec> 08└─It's funny that 4 of their probes had problems getting the lens caps off. Something about Venus that makes that a difficult problem?
[16:41:04] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Where did he keep his keys? - 06TrueCrypt "Decrypted" by FBI to Nab USAF Sysadmin - 348 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[16:41:04] <exec> 08└─Just remember to count how many characters the limit is. I remember creating a password one time without knowing the maximum. This resulted in me spending a long time trying to find the cut-off. Password typed was greater than 64 characters with an unknown max and password input at login allowed for...
[16:41:35] <exec> *** new comment: 03halcyon1234 [1082] (Score:2) 02Hypersonic? - 06Airbus Patents Hypersonic Passenger Plane - 50 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[16:41:35] <exec> 08└─Hypersonic plane? I didn't hear anything about it.
[16:42:01] <exec> *** new comment: 03Illop [2741] (Score:1) 02Re:Disappointed - Should Have used a C64 - 06Surfing the Internet… From My TRS-80 Model 100 - 154 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[16:42:01] <exec> 08└─I will leave this here for you. http://commodorebbs.com [commodorebbs.com] Grab cgterm and get boarding. http://paradroid.automac.se [automac.se]
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[17:37:08] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anne Nonymous [712] (Score:3, Insightful) 02New Parents - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 117 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:37:09] <exec> 08└─New Parents are pretty useless at work for the first month anyhow, so it's not as though the business is losing much.
[17:37:09] <exec> *** new comment: 03Runaway1956 [2926] (Score:2) 02Deep subject - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 1647 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:37:10] <exec> 08└─Not only is maternity leave a deep subject, but under the surface, there are a myriad of hazards waiting to trip you up. The two-wage family for starters. Today, mothers almost HAVE TO WORK to make ends meet. No one is out there offering jobs to young men that are adequate to support a family above...
[17:37:10] <exec> *** new comment: 03TheGratefulNet [659] (Score:2) 02Re:Deep subject - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 1063 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[17:37:11] <exec> 08└─you are correct that in many areas of the US, you HAVE to have both people work to be able to afford a house, etc. I'm single, live alone and have never been able to afford to buy a house (in the bay area). I'm over 50 and yet have never owned a house. if that's not a statement of FAILURE of the ame...
[17:37:12] <exec> *** new comment: 03TheGratefulNet [659] (Score:2) 02non-parents get the short end of the stick - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 1583 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:37:13] <exec> 08└─yet again, those who choose not to be parents get one less benefit. how about just treating everyone equally? you want to give parents a benefit, then offer a similar one to the rest of us. no one has pensions anymore and people cannot afford to retire. maybe put some money to match in our 401k? or...
[17:37:14] <exec> *** new comment: 03bradley13 [3053] (Score:2) 02Not enough, yet way too much - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 1855 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:37:15] <exec> 08└─What exactly does Ms. Venker want, then - 18 years of parental leave? The thing is: you choose to have children. Your company may value you as an employee and offer to let you take time off, and that's great. However, like so many things, mandating this is counterproductive. It means that companies...
[17:37:22] <exec> *** new comment: 03Runaway1956 [2926] (Score:2) 02Tuned graphene? - 06Solution-based Process Could Produce Tuned Graphene in Bulk - 117 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:37:23] <exec> 08└─So, you can tune a graphene, but you still can't tuna fish? https://www.youtube.com [youtube.com]
[17:37:23] <exec> *** new comment: 03takyon [881] (Score:2) 02Re:Tuned graphene? - 06Solution-based Process Could Produce Tuned Graphene in Bulk - 53 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[17:37:24] <exec> 08└─It's a solution-based solution for the right defects.
[17:37:34] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:The reflection content - 06Algorithm Demonstrates Removal of Obstructions, Reflections While Capturing Pictures - 513 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[17:37:35] <exec> 08└─I was thinking the same thing, though the most used effect is being able to zoom in on image from VHS tape video and recover license plates and faces from something like a drivers license. Many times it is from reflections, but still i'd say more is directly. So this thing solved, once you can retro...
[17:37:36] <exec> *** new comment: 03TheLink [332] (Score:2) 02Re:The reflection content - 06Algorithm Demonstrates Removal of Obstructions, Reflections While Capturing Pictures - 428 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[17:37:37] <exec> 08└─Work already in progress: http://www.eecs.harvard.edu [harvard.edu] See in particular: "3. mural (super-resolution, denoising, and sharpening with local sharpness weights)" See also: http://research.microsoft.com:8082
[17:37:39] <exec> *** new comment: 03Hyperturtle [2824] (Score:1) 02Re:The reflection content - 06Algorithm Demonstrates Removal of Obstructions, Reflections While Capturing Pictures - 725 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[17:37:40] <exec> 08└─I am going to guess it'll be good for inserting clear and not obviously faked photographic evidence where it isn't supposed to be. See, we have you on camera, son, on that very day. I have come to greatly distrust these inventions. I first learned to treat similar great inventions in photography wi...
[17:37:47] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:For ye olde skool applications - 06Algorithm Demonstrates Removal of Obstructions, Reflections While Capturing Pictures - 61 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[17:37:48] <exec> 08└─So this is a software solution to a hardware problem you say?
[17:37:49] <exec> *** new comment: 03takyon [881] (Score:2) 02Re:For ye olde skool applications - 06Algorithm Demonstrates Removal of Obstructions, Reflections While Capturing Pictures - 247 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[17:37:49] <exec> 08└─With Google on board, it's less about photographers per se and more about Google street view vans (and drones). Street view has a shot about... every 20 feet or so (maybe the real figure is known), which is perfect for a motion parallax algorithm.
[17:38:03] <exec> *** new comment: 03takyon [881] (Score:2) 02Re:As it should be - 06Probable Cause Required for Cell Phone Tracking in US 4th Circuit - 238 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[17:38:03] <exec> 08└─Eventually some form of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act [wikipedia.org] will get passed. All it takes is another few high profile hack attacks, and our nation's cyberwarriors will be collaborating more closely with corporations.
[17:38:12] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03wonkey_monkey [279] 02Hang on a second... - 06Probable Cause Required for Cell Phone Tracking in US 4th Circuit - 89 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[17:38:12] <exec> 08└─as law enforcement had a good-faith belief that the technique was permissible at the time
[17:38:25] <exec> *** new comment: 03dime [1163] (Score:1) 02Re:plan all along - 06India Nixes Online Porn Ban Following Intense Public Outrage on Social Media - 730 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[17:38:25] <exec> 08└─That would require more wit and cunning than the government has. The current state is to just ban CP. If they had said that in the first place, who objects? People in favor of CP? Here's the second reason you're wrong. The state initially banned pornographic material "in a bid to protect morality"....
[17:38:41] <exec> *** new comment: 03Tork [3914] (Score:2) 02Re:There's your sign... - 06India Nixes Online Porn Ban Following Intense Public Outrage on Social Media - 5 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[17:38:41] <exec> 08└─Haha!
[17:38:54] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Don't care - 06What Video Games Are Teaching Banks About Your Habits - 210 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[17:38:55] <exec> 08└─The fact that you don't play video games says something about you. and if you do play video games they can determine things about you like what kinda risk taker you are. Do you make risky moves within the game?
[17:39:30] <exec> *** new comment: 03sjames [2882] (Score:2) 02Re:This is a HORRIBLE idea. - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 186 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[17:39:30] <exec> 08└─That's not quite the case. Once the silver is in nanoparticle form, it will be able to travel everywhere in your body including crossing the blood-brain barrier and through your kidneys.
[17:40:43] <exec> *** new comment: 03puzzled_decoy [5524] (Score:1) 02Re:Entanglement - what is it? - 06Physicist Unveils Plan for Entangling Massive Objects - 251 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[17:40:43] <exec> 08└─I don't understand this. If you know the properties of the system as a whole, and you know how a particle on your end behaves, you can determine what was done to the particle to cause that behavior. Why doesn't that count as a transfer of information?
[17:41:04] <exec> *** new comment: 03Translation Error [718] (Score:2) 02Re:Bingo - 06TrueCrypt "Decrypted" by FBI to Nab USAF Sysadmin - 65 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[17:41:05] <exec> 08└─I could mod it down so you can give it another +1, if you want...
[17:41:38] <exec> *** new comment: 03negativefactor [3209] (Score:1) 02Re:Why does everyone think cracking right away? - 06TrueCrypt "Decrypted" by FBI to Nab USAF Sysadmin - 244 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[17:41:38] <exec> 08└─Which is exactly why they would clone the drive prior to probing it. And I would bet if the system was online, they would splice into the power input so they can move it without powering it down. Were't not talking about complete idiots here...
[17:42:31] <exec> *** new comment: 03Hyperturtle [2824] (Score:1) 02Re:Disappointed - Should Have used a C64 - 06Surfing the Internet… From My TRS-80 Model 100 - 393 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[17:42:31] <exec> 08└─Awesome, I will have to check some of them out! I see some of them appear to be using a similar serial gateway method that I'd mentioned. It almost makes me want to pick up one of those CF card or SD card readers and mount a hard disk on my c64 and start a download with punter. It'd still take a whi...
[17:42:32] <exec> *** new comment: 03Illop [2741] (Score:1) 02Re:Disappointed - Should Have used a C64 - 06Surfing the Internet… From My TRS-80 Model 100 - 290 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[17:42:33] <exec> 08└─You should! Check out Jim Brains' store http://store.go4retro.com [go4retro.com] , specifically the UIEC/SD, Easyflash 3, and the 64nic+. I am a total door game addict and mostly play Empire 2 and Nukem on madworld.bounceme.net:6400. There are still a lot of people BBSing even these days.
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[18:37:11] <exec> *** new comment: 03davester666 [155] (Score:2) 02Re:New Parents - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 124 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[18:37:12] <exec> 08└─Clearly, we need to give the parents at least 18 years of paid leave, maybe more if they wind up raising a basement-dweller.
[18:37:13] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03TheGratefulNet [659] 02Re:Deep subject - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 1063 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[18:37:14] <exec> 08└─you are correct that in many areas of the US, you HAVE to have both people work to be able to afford a house, etc. I'm single, live alone and have never been able to afford to buy a house (in the bay area). I'm over 50 and yet have never owned a house. if that's not a statement of FAILURE of the ame...
[18:37:15] <exec> *** new comment: 03Francis [5544] (Score:1) 02Re:Deep subject - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 438 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[18:37:16] <exec> 08└─Home ownership was never something that could just be expected. The amount of space in places that people would actually like to live is limited and unless you want to see all the forests near cities torn down to make room for houses, building enough isn't really an option. Personally, I don't plan...
[18:37:17] <exec> *** new comment: 03TheGratefulNet [659] (Score:3, Interesting) 02Re:Deep subject - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 1474 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[18:37:17] <exec> 08└─growing up (60's and 70's) it was taught to us that you should EXPECT to own a house. if you have a reasonable job/income, you should be able to buy a house. one thing I hate about being a renter: there is no security in it! each year, I have to worry if the landlord is going to raise the rent or ev...
[18:37:18] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Deep subject - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 1697 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[18:37:19] <exec> 08└─Renting is a matter of tradeoffs. How long do you plan to stay? Do you mind giving equity to someone else for that period. I currently own. I also paid it off ASAP (8 years). I now have well over 200k in equity and no payment. I live basically for 'free' in my house. The day I paid it off was like g...
[18:37:20] <exec> *** new comment: 03SecurityGuy [1453] (Score:2) 02Re:Deep subject - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 220 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[18:37:21] <exec> 08└─I'm single, live alone and have never been able to afford to buy a house (in the bay area). I'm over 50 and yet have never owned a house. if that's not a statement of FAILURE of the american system, I don't know what is.
[18:37:22] <exec> *** new comment: 03Thexalon [636] (Score:2) 02Re:Deep subject - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 109 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[18:37:23] <exec> 08└─Women's lib has it's good points, but it was a trap. It's not longer a "right" to work, now it's a necessity.
[18:37:24] <exec> *** new comment: 03scruffybeard [533] (Score:2) 02Re:Deep subject - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 411 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[18:37:25] <exec> 08└─I am not sure you can say that the timeline does not add up. As more women entered the labor pool in the 70's, wages stagnated due to increased supply. Now that families had two incomes, the could afford to pay more for a home, so home prices started to jump. In the 90's the government gave out more...
[18:37:25] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:non-parents get the short end of the stick - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 67 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[18:37:26] <exec> 08└─yet again, those who choose not to be parents get one less benefit.
[18:37:27] <exec> *** new comment: 03Francis [5544] (Score:2) 02Re:Not enough, yet way too much - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 1071 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[18:37:28] <exec> 08└─The solution to that is to eliminate maternity leave completely and replace it with a similar leave that applies to all new parents. It appears that Netflix went that route, the leave applies to everybody, so anybody of the age where they're likely to have children will be treated the same way in th...
[18:37:29] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Not enough, yet way too much - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 155 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[18:37:29] <exec> 08└─I wonder: wouldn't Germans really rather have twice the money, and then privately decide if they want to take unpaid leave / pay for child care / whatever?
[18:37:30] <exec> *** new comment: 03jdavidb [5690] (Score:1) 02Re:Not enough, yet way too much - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 27 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[18:37:32] <exec> 08└─you choose to have children
[18:37:33] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Grrrr - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 166 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[18:37:34] <exec> 08└─That is not a new phenomenon. How do you think the word "okay" came in to being and entered common use? Whether this is good or bad I do not know and have no opinion.
[18:37:34] <exec> *** new comment: 03acid andy [1683] (Score:2) 02It's the wages - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 563 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[18:37:35] <exec> 08└─Once it became the norm for both parents to work simultaneously, it meant as a household they had more income, which meant a slightly reduced wage needed per head, allowing employers to pay less, or at least delay pay rises. Then it becomes a vicious circle. Based on this, the fairest thing for Netf...
[18:37:36] <exec> *** new comment: 03jdavidb [5690] (Score:3, Insightful) 02Black and white thinking - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 955 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[18:37:37] <exec> 08└─To me this is taking an issue of several dimensions and flattening it out to make it overly simple. Of course children need more from their parents than just care for the first year. It does not follow from that that Netflix or anyone else must bear the burden of subsidizing these parents to spend a...
[18:37:38] <exec> *** new comment: 03jdavidb [5690] (Score:1) 02Re:Black and white thinking - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 154 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[18:37:39] <exec> 08└─Should companies offer new parents lengthy paid leave after they bring a new bundle of joy into the world, or do generous policies do more harm than good?
[18:37:39] <exec> *** new comment: 03skullz [2532] (Score:2) 02Netflix's time off - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 805 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[18:37:40] <exec> 08└─Heard about this from an NPR story ( http://www.npr.org [npr.org] ) where they mentioned that Netflix folks get a substantial amount of vacation as well and that they treat their employees like adults, not kid...
[18:37:41] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02In other words... - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 1121 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[18:37:42] <exec> 08└─Suzanne Venker writes "Offering new parents full pay for up to one year is akin to putting a band-aid on a gaping wound. The needs of children are huge, and they do not end at one year. On the contrary, they just begin. Taking a year off of work to meet those needs merely scratches the surface." Thi...
[18:38:03] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03bob_super [1357] 02Re:Obstruction - 06Algorithm Demonstrates Removal of Obstructions, Reflections While Capturing Pictures - 277 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[18:38:03] <exec> 08└─Most real photographers either avoid the fence, make sure it's out of focus, or respect the fact it's part of the content. On the other end, I've always needed a filter to remove the magic scaffolding which follows me and covers any ancient building I've traveled hours to see.
[18:38:09] <exec> *** new comment: 03acid andy [1683] (Score:2) 02Wow indeed - 06Algorithm Demonstrates Removal of Obstructions, Reflections While Capturing Pictures - 493 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[18:38:10] <exec> 08└─I can't think of anything more insightful to say than this is mind bogglingly amazing and also kind of scary. I do remember talk about the new context aware fill algorithms, I think in Photoshop, and I found that almost as impressive. It's some seriously high level manipulation of information going...
[18:38:33] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:another side - 06Probable Cause Required for Cell Phone Tracking in US 4th Circuit - 131 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[18:38:33] <exec> 08└─The cell phone towers may need your location to work, but the police should never be allowed to access any of it without a warrant.
[18:38:37] <exec> *** new comment: 03Freeman [732] (Score:2) 02Re:Hang on a second... - 06Probable Cause Required for Cell Phone Tracking in US 4th Circuit - 540 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[18:38:37] <exec> 08└─Ignorance of the Law is no excuse, unless you are a police officer. Then, it is an acceptable excuse. http://thinkprogress.org [thinkprogress.org] http://www.npr.org
[18:39:19] <exec> *** new comment: 03acid andy [1683] (Score:2) 02Re:Don't care - 06What Video Games Are Teaching Banks About Your Habits - 388 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[18:39:19] <exec> 08└─Yeah but that's stupid though really because one of the biggest attractions of a video game is the opportunity to explore risky or out of character behaviour without any real world negative consequences. I suppose to these corporate overlords, it doesn't matter. It's all data. All they have to do is...
[18:39:45] <exec> *** new comment: 03Freeman [732] (Score:2) 02Re:Only benign for the Smurfs - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 105 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[18:39:46] <exec> 08└─Please note that Argyria is mostly harmless. It's mostly just cosmetic, but it is currently irreversible.
[18:39:51] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03albert [276] 02This is a HORRIBLE idea. - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 647 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[18:39:52] <exec> 08└─I don't want to get https://en.wikipedia.org [wikipedia.org] from my milk. At my house, 4 gallons disappear in about 2 days. It doesn't get a chance to rot. People drink it. In theory, sour milk has uses. Add baking soda, sugar, flour, water, cinnamon, ginger... you get gingerbread cook...
[18:39:57] <exec> *** new comment: 03hankwang [100] (Score:2) 02Re:This is a HORRIBLE idea. - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 434 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[18:39:58] <exec> 08└─"Pretty much, milk can't actually go bad." There was a time that I didn't drink much milk and that I took an unopened carton of pasteurized milk out of the fridge that was 'best before' next week. But the date was only day-month, without year. To this day I don't know whether it was 1 or 2 years old...
[18:40:18] <exec> *** new comment: 03opinionated_science [4031] (Score:2) 02Re:More Food Poisons - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 436 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[18:40:19] <exec> 08└─It doesn't taste grassy, it *is* grass - minute quantities of the chlorophyll probably...but milk is the result of microbial metabolism so 100% conversions is not guaranteed. A possibly more important point is that unpasteurised milk has many protein complexes that a destroyed on heating. There is a...
[18:40:47] <exec> *** new comment: 03vux984 [5045] (Score:2) 02Re:Sexist Pigs! - 06NASA Commissions Ultra High Temp Chips for Venus Landsailing Rover - 58 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[18:40:48] <exec> 08└─The expression is Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus.
[18:42:06] <exec> *** new comment: 03etherscythe [937] (Score:2) 02Re:Why does everyone think cracking right away? - 06TrueCrypt "Decrypted" by FBI to Nab USAF Sysadmin - 712 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[18:42:06] <exec> 08└─What, you think they don't make a full bit-for-bit copy of the drive first? Even if they don't, I happen to know that they use hardware in forensics which prevents writing ANYTHING back to the drive. So any attempt to overwrite will fail. To properly cause data to be lost, you would have to add anot...
[18:42:29] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Already obsolete - 06Airbus Patents Hypersonic Passenger Plane - 387 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[18:42:30] <exec> 08└─OK so take a look at this article [sengpielaudio.com]. Pressure from sonic boom degrades at 1/r not 1/r^2. Since car alarms work off pressure, I bet you could still set off a decent amount even at 30 km altitude, especially since the aircraft is still accelerating at that point, mostly pointed up (s...
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[19:37:20] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Wow, look at this waste - 06UK.Gov Issues Internal 'Ditch Oracle Now' Edict to End Pricey Addiction - 350 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[19:37:20] <exec> 08└─Taxes horribly spent. You develop quite a bit of custom software for hundreds of million a year. And it's not like you'd have to start from scratch either. It always flabbergasts me why governments etc public institutions don't develop their own software shared among similar institutions... I guess...
[19:37:21] <exec> *** new comment: 03frojack [1554] (Score:4, Interesting) 02Sort of a universal problem - 06UK.Gov Issues Internal 'Ditch Oracle Now' Edict to End Pricey Addiction - 1371 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[19:37:22] <exec> 08└─Smaller departments in many if not most organizations (not just governments) often get hooked on certain products (like Oracle, but certainly not limited to that) for their operations. Sometimes (far far too often) it is because that is the only tool the IT department knows how to use, and it gets d...
[19:37:24] <exec> *** new comment: 03bradley13 [3053] (Score:2) 02Any DBAs want to comment? - 06UK.Gov Issues Internal 'Ditch Oracle Now' Edict to End Pricey Addiction - 908 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[19:37:24] <exec> 08└─I only dabble with databases, because I'm more on the programming side, but I really don't understand this. If I see a programmer who only knows one language, well, that's a big strike against. I expect a decent programmer to have experience with several languages - heck, to experiment just out of p...
[19:37:25] <exec> *** new comment: 03kaganar [605] (Score:2) 02Doesn't matter... - 06UK.Gov Issues Internal 'Ditch Oracle Now' Edict to End Pricey Addiction - 652 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[19:37:26] <exec> 08└─Doesn't matter which way it cuts -- consolidate or splinter. Company I work for has a dozen divisions, most of which use some Oracle products. Oracle contacted us about consolidating our accounts into a single account. Cool, right? Maybe we can get some bulk discounts? Wrong. Turned out to be 10% mo...
[19:37:40] <exec> *** new comment: 03Francis [5544] (Score:1) 02Re:Deep subject - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 1813 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[19:37:41] <exec> 08└─That doesn't really work out so well. There are no rent controls in most markets and developers aim for the top income earners leaving everybody else to fend for themselves over a dwindling number of units. The only places where that isn't happening tend to be places that are dieing. No jobs or poor...
[19:37:41] <exec> *** new comment: 03Alfred [4006] (Score:2, Informative) 02Re:Deep subject - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 1703 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[19:37:43] <exec> 08└─It is not entirely clear from everything you have said but maybe you could clear up some possible interpretations I am having about your statements. I may be hearing the following (subject to correction, intentionally inflated for emphasis): I am a sucker for the marketing of my youth and haven't...
[19:37:44] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Deep subject - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 193 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[19:37:45] <exec> 08└─Cheaper? Not in the long run, because my house is paid off and that's less money I need to pay monthly. I plan to stay for a long time. Renting simply wouldn't have been a good idea in my case.
[19:37:46] <exec> *** new comment: 03Phoenix666 [552] (Score:2) 02Re:Deep subject - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 394 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[19:37:46] <exec> 08└─"Home ownership" does not necessarily mean single-family home, the suburban ideal. It can also mean an apartment or condo in a multi-family dwelling. You can stack a lot of those in a smaller footprint. If you've ever been to Tokyo you've seen what that could look like in the United States and elsew...
[19:37:48] <exec> *** new comment: 03bradley13 [3053] (Score:2) 02Re:Deep subject - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 808 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[19:37:49] <exec> 08└─You write: "I make 2x of what my father did, but I may never afford a house in a tech-center of the country" In another reply to your post, an AC points out: if you cannot afford to buy where you are (the Bay Area), you could always live somewhere else. It's not about what you make, it's the bit abo...
[19:37:50] <exec> *** new comment: 03Phoenix666 [552] (Score:2) 02Re:Deep subject - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 572 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[19:37:51] <exec> 08└─That's exactly right, and a parallel trend line is student loan debt which is destroying the ability of the young to ever build equity. That's equity that could be used to anchor families, neighborhoods, all the things we associate with a stable, functioning society. It's also equity that could be u...
[19:37:51] <exec> *** new comment: 03janrinok [52] (Score:2) 02Re:Deep subject - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 69 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[19:37:52] <exec> 08└─Well, you can bet that corporations will just about stop hiring women
[19:37:53] <exec> *** new comment: 03jdccdevel [1329] (Score:2) 02Re:Deep subject - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 307 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[19:37:55] <exec> 08└─The two-wage family for starters. Today, mothers almost HAVE TO WORK to make ends meet. No one is out there offering jobs to young men that are adequate to support a family above the poverty level. Women's lib has it's good points, but it was a trap. It's not longer a "right" to work, now it's a nec...
[19:37:56] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:non-parents get the short end of the stick - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 160 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[19:37:56] <exec> 08└─You should not need to be a parent (and therefore likely contribute to overpopulation) to get these benefits. More time off should be the standard for everyone.
[19:37:58] <exec> *** new comment: 03bradley13 [3053] (Score:2) 02Re:Not enough, yet way too much - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 1158 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[19:37:59] <exec> 08└─Yes, I thought I said that. The high taxes in Germany come back to you in the form of excellent social services. The question in my mind is: is this efficient? By the time the government has paid a child care worker, they have also paid half-a-dozen bureaucrats to approve the paperwork. I expect it...
[19:38:01] <exec> *** new comment: 03Francis [5544] (Score:1) 02Re:Not enough, yet way too much - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 919 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[19:38:01] <exec> 08└─It's not amazing. Most publicly owned corporations routinely act against their own best interests in order to get marginally better results for the current quarter. And it's hardly unheard of for companies like Kodak and GM to just about run themselves out of business doing it. Things like healthcar...
[19:38:02] <exec> *** new comment: 03acid andy [1683] (Score:2) 02Re:Grrrr - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 445 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[19:38:03] <exec> 08└─I don't think there's much inherently bad about it. For some reason I just find it very irritating. Dilution of the meanings of words would be a bad point as would the fact it might make the text harder for some readers to understand. These phrases generally bloat out an article as well which wastes...
[19:38:05] <exec> *** new comment: 03janrinok [52] (Score:4, Insightful) 02Re:Grrrr - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 274 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[19:38:06] <exec> 08└─It might be a word that you rarely use, but for others it is just another word that is often heard in everyday usage. I suggest that you stop using the word 'sick' - I bet if you see a doctor he will find little wrong with you that can be blamed on one specific word. (grin)
[19:38:07] <exec> *** new comment: 03acid andy [1683] (Score:2) 02Re:Grrrr - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 212 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[19:38:08] <exec> 08└─You have my last mod point for a well deserved Touché janrinok. My dislike of such phrases is irrational and doubtless hypocritical, but still my irritation remains. I should probably see the doc about that too.
[19:38:10] <exec> *** new comment: 03Phoenix666 [552] (Score:2) 02Re:Grrrr - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 120 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[19:38:10] <exec> 08└─"tantamount to"? Offering new parents full pay for up to one year is tantamount to putting a band-aid on a gaping wound.
[19:38:11] <exec> *** new comment: 03Thexalon [636] (Score:3, Interesting) 02Re:Black and white thinking - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 1264 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[19:38:12] <exec> 08└─You are oversimplifying things too. Consider Finland, which has been consistently one of the top educational systems in the world. Both parents are required to take at least 4 months off of work, and then there's an additional 4 months which the parents can split however they choose. In addition, ne...
[19:38:13] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:In other words... - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 237 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[19:38:14] <exec> 08└─Uh, flat screen TVs are a lot more affordable today than they use to be. They'd hardly require you to continue a 2-salary lifestyle to maintain... :p The cable subscription should go though. Regardless of if you're going 1 or 2 salaries.
[19:38:48] <exec> *** new comment: 03TheLink [332] (Score:2) 02Re:For ye olde skool applications - 06Algorithm Demonstrates Removal of Obstructions, Reflections While Capturing Pictures - 408 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[19:38:48] <exec> 08└─That they're only doing this now doesn't really give me that much confidence in their Google car :). But should start to get safer once they've got this and the other stuff they've missed, and the other cool stuff that they should do - e.g. mount some cameras/sensors at near bumper height to detect...
[19:39:11] <exec> *** new comment: 03tathra [3367] (Score:2) 02Re:another side - 06Probable Cause Required for Cell Phone Tracking in US 4th Circuit - 646 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[19:39:12] <exec> 08└─"drugs" have been the #1 reason for shredding the constitution for more than 40 years, ever since the creation of the DEA. thankfully there is a relatively recent precedent [jones-mayer.com] that confirms that general warrants are still unconstitutional and illegal, and police acting on them lose th...
[19:39:13] <exec> *** new comment: 03tathra [3367] (Score:2) 02Re:another side - 06Probable Cause Required for Cell Phone Tracking in US 4th Circuit - 375 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[19:39:14] <exec> 08└─mother fuck, correction, a more recent precedent [armsandthelaw.com] on that case from SCOTUS states that willful ignorance of the police ensures they can shred the constitution as much as they want: The majority rules that a reasonable officer would not have realized that it was a constitutional vi...
[19:40:03] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Don't care - 06What Video Games Are Teaching Banks About Your Habits - 390 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[19:40:04] <exec> 08└─I play video games, just not shitty ones, you know, the kind with "in-app purchases" or "free to 'play' (but pay to actually do anything)". I buy all my video game-related items second-hand too, or only use cash if its a new release that I really want. I do my best to make sure there's no informatio...
[19:40:05] <exec> *** new comment: 03jummama [3969] (Score:1) 02Warning: Autoplaying video - 06What Video Games Are Teaching Banks About Your Habits - 397 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[19:40:05] <exec> 08└─From the article, it sounds like they aren't necessarily targeting data from the games, so much as trying to use similar metric tracking technology to generate notifications when it figures that you're at a car lot, or in a situation where you're more likely to notice and read a notification. So it...
[19:40:33] <exec> *** new comment: 03Phoenix666 [552] (Score:2) 02Re:Only benign for the Smurfs - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 132 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[19:40:33] <exec> 08└─So, if you're incorporating silver into your tissues to this extent, does it render you more impervious to projectiles or radiation?
[19:40:43] <exec> *** new comment: 03Freeman [732] (Score:2) 02Re:This is a HORRIBLE idea. - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 688 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[19:40:43] <exec> 08└─The most common version of Heavy Metal Poisoning is probably Lead Poisoning which does have adverse effects on the human body. From Wikipedia "Chronic ingestion or inhalation of silver preparations (especially colloidal silver) can lead to argyria in the skin and other organs. This is not life-threa...
[19:40:46] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:This is a HORRIBLE idea. - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 778 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[19:40:46] <exec> 08└─That is the thing. If you dont drink milk do not buy extra. Before I got married I would maybe drink a pint every other week. If that. I bought the smaller container to match my usage. Even then I usually tossed 1/4th of it due to spoilage. Usually along the lines of 'I dont remember buying milk rec...
[19:41:03] <exec> *** new comment: 03Freeman [732] (Score:2) 02Re:Last longer after it's opened - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 116 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[19:41:04] <exec> 08└─Silver in the doses you would get would be negligible. The only issue I could see is, if you are allergic to silver.
[19:41:35] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:not a problem in Soviet Russia - 06NASA Commissions Ultra High Temp Chips for Venus Landsailing Rover - 998 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[19:41:35] <exec> 08└─To be fair it took them about 10 times before they got it right... https://en.wikipedia.org [wikipedia.org] Venus is a harsh planet. NASA is Mars-obsessed and has a tendency to build wimpy little fragile things. If you ignore Mariner, Pionee...
[19:42:03] <exec> *** new comment: 03AnonymousCowardNoMore [5416] (Score:1) 02Re:Entanglement - what is it? - 06Physicist Unveils Plan for Entangling Massive Objects - 2209 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[19:42:04] <exec> 08└─The particle responds but you don't get to choose how—it's random. Let's say we pass each particle through a (plane) polarising filter. We keep th first one fixed for simplicity (it doesn't matter) and can rotate the second filter. First, we send one particle through the filter and it is randomly...
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[20:37:09] <exec> *** new comment: 03Zipf [2400] (Score:1) 02Standing on the shoulder's of giants - 06Scientists Solve Planetary Ring Riddle - 221 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[20:37:09] <exec> 08└─I saw this and immediately thought, that sounds a lot like work that was done by Krapivsky and Redner. Indeed, their book A Kinetic View of Statistical Physics is a genuinely useful read for those interested in the topic.
[20:37:10] <exec> *** new comment: 03K_benzoate [5036] (Score:2) 02Nomenclature - 06Scientists Solve Planetary Ring Riddle - 205 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[20:37:10] <exec> 08└─Is a boulder nine feet wide still a "particle"? I suppose compared to the size of the planet it is. I never realized how big the constituent parts of the rings were. I assumed it was just dust and pebbles.
[20:37:11] <exec> *** new comment: 03slinches [5049] (Score:2) 02Professor Nikolai Brilliantov? - 06Scientists Solve Planetary Ring Riddle - 80 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[20:37:12] <exec> 08└─That sounds like a name someone made up for the wacky professor in a comic book.
[20:37:13] <exec> *** new comment: 03DECbot [832] (Score:1) 02Re:Professor Nikolai Brilliantov? - 06Scientists Solve Planetary Ring Riddle - 233 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[20:37:14] <exec> 08└─That's just his mild-mannered, alter-ego. After the evening lecture, he becomes Mathomaticman. Be careful that you double check your proofs and balance your equations or he will reduce you with his geometric series inverse cubed ray.
[20:37:15] <exec> *** new comment: 03fadrian [3194] (Score:2) 02Just read it... - 06Scientists Solve Planetary Ring Riddle - 251 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[20:37:15] <exec> 08└─The math seems sound and the assumptions made don't seem too wild - all-in-all, a pretty interesting paper and a nice bit of work. But since no one here actually cares about that, I'm sure we'll have plenty of joke posts. First to Uranus gets a prize.
[20:37:16] <exec> *** new comment: 03zocalo [302] (Score:2) 02Broken link in last paragraph? - 06Scientists Solve Planetary Ring Riddle - 108 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[20:37:17] <exec> 08└─It reads "where particles> merge" and doesn't make grammatical sense. Is that bracket the remnant of a link?
[20:37:18] <exec> *** new comment: 03wonkey_monkey [279] (Score:3, Interesting) 02What am I missing? - 06Scientists Solve Planetary Ring Riddle - 366 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[20:37:19] <exec> 08└─The reason for this drastic drop ... has remained a riddle until now. We have finally resolved the riddle of particle size distribution. In particular, our study shows that the observed distribution is not peculiar for Saturn's rings, but has a universal character. In other words, it is generic for...
[20:37:25] <exec> *** new comment: 03looorg [578] (Score:2) 02Re:Wow, look at this waste - 06UK.Gov Issues Internal 'Ditch Oracle Now' Edict to End Pricey Addiction - 137 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[20:37:26] <exec> 08└─It's not like that hasn't been tried. It usually ends in horrible failure that turns out much more expensive then possibly ever imagined.
[20:37:27] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Wow, look at this waste - 06UK.Gov Issues Internal 'Ditch Oracle Now' Edict to End Pricey Addiction - 194 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[20:37:27] <exec> 08└─It always flabbergasts me why governments etc public institutions don't develop their own software shared among similar institutions... I guess money is much easier to spend when it's not yours.
[20:37:28] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03frojack [1554] 02Sort of a universal problem - 06UK.Gov Issues Internal 'Ditch Oracle Now' Edict to End Pricey Addiction - 1371 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[20:37:29] <exec> 08└─Smaller departments in many if not most organizations (not just governments) often get hooked on certain products (like Oracle, but certainly not limited to that) for their operations. Sometimes (far far too often) it is because that is the only tool the IT department knows how to use, and it gets d...
[20:37:30] <exec> *** new comment: 03looorg [578] (Score:2) 02Not a DBA but ... - 06UK.Gov Issues Internal 'Ditch Oracle Now' Edict to End Pricey Addiction - 2627 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[20:37:31] <exec> 08└─"... shouldn't a good DBA already be at least acquainted with all of them?" While I'm not or have ever been a DBA I doubt it's much different from other roles in the IT-structure of whatever company or organization you work for. If you are only using one db solution what would be the point of being...
[20:37:31] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Not a DBA but ... - 06UK.Gov Issues Internal 'Ditch Oracle Now' Edict to End Pricey Addiction - 83 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[20:37:32] <exec> 08└─That explanation makes for an interesting parallel to monoculture hiring practices.
[20:37:51] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Deep subject - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 436 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[20:37:51] <exec> 08└─The hilarious thing as soon as baby boomers started to finish paying off the 30 year mortgages EN MASS, all of a sudden the property taxes started to go up to a point where now your taxes are almost exactly what your mortgage plus taxes used to be.... wow what a COINCIDENCE! Now imagine trying to ge...
[20:37:53] <exec> *** new comment: 03jdccdevel [1329] (Score:2) 02Re:Deep subject - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 1921 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[20:37:53] <exec> 08└─From what I've seen around here, renting vs owning often works out to be almost the same, month to month, maybe a little more to own. That's really short sighted though, you need to think long-term. (if you can afford to....) The difference is equity. When you own, the portion of your mortgage payme...
[20:37:55] <exec> *** new comment: 03slinches [5049] (Score:2) 02Re:Deep subject - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 514 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[20:37:56] <exec> 08└─Precisely this. I live in Phoenix and make a comfortable living. If I were to take a job in the bay area for 2x my current salary, I wouldn't be able to afford a house. Maybe a small townhouse or condo, but nothing close to the single family home with a decent sized yard that I have here. Seriously,...
[20:38:01] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Deep subject - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 79 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[20:38:01] <exec> 08└─Yup, it looks a lot like cause an effect relationship. Those tend to take time.
[20:38:03] <exec> *** new comment: 03aclarke [2049] (Score:2) 02Parental, not maternal, leave - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 1202 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[20:38:04] <exec> 08└─In Canada even the idea of discussing "maternity leave" sounds antiquated. We have "parental leave". I may get some of the details wrong, but parents of naturally born children get one year they can take off between them. The father can only take up to nine months of that, due to the idea that the w...
[20:38:08] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:2, Informative) 02Re:non-parents get the short end of the stick - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 134 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[20:38:09] <exec> 08└─I don't think it's fair that my childless colleagues have so much more free time and disposable income than I do. Where's my benefit??
[20:38:09] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:non-parents get the short end of the stick - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 154 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[20:38:10] <exec> 08└─Indeed, please mod parent up. Your benefit is that you don't spend $500K raising a child for 25 years (probably a conservative estimate in the Northeast).
[20:38:13] <exec> *** new comment: 03curunir_wolf [4772] (Score:2) 02Re:Not enough, yet way too much - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 1762 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[20:38:14] <exec> 08└─A big problem in the U.S., when considering social benefits or re-distributive policies, is that there are so so many people that want a cut. Not just bureaucrats, although that's a big problem (no federal government programs ever actually get cut. When they say they are cutting, what they mean is t...
[20:38:23] <exec> *** new comment: 03acid andy [1683] (Score:2) 02Re:Grrrr - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 195 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[20:38:24] <exec> 08└─Yes, I much prefer "tantamount to", thank you. Wouldn't it be funny to run a public service campaign where an iconic grammarian sees such terrible misuses of the language and sheds a silent tear?
[20:38:24] <exec> *** new comment: 03Phoenix666 [552] (Score:2) 02Re:Grrrr - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 111 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[20:38:25] <exec> 08└─Nah, who knows? You might develop a small but fierce audience who'll be enough to keep you in soda and cheetos.
[20:38:26] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03jdavidb [5690] 02Black and white thinking - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 955 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[20:38:27] <exec> 08└─To me this is taking an issue of several dimensions and flattening it out to make it overly simple. Of course children need more from their parents than just care for the first year. It does not follow from that that Netflix or anyone else must bear the burden of subsidizing these parents to spend a...
[20:38:29] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Black and white thinking - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 94 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[20:38:30] <exec> 08└─Consider Finland, which has been consistently one of the top educational systems in the world.
[20:38:33] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:2, Insightful) 02Re:In other words... - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 115 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[20:38:34] <exec> 08└─Expensive cellphone plans need to go, too. People need to buy more food in bulk from warehouse stores, if possible.
[20:39:58] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03Anonymous Coward 02Ban Porn? - 06India Nixes Online Porn Ban Following Intense Public Outrage on Social Media - 47 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[20:39:58] <exec> 08└─You'll have to pry it from my warm, moist hand.
[20:40:04] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:857 websites??? - 06India Nixes Online Porn Ban Following Intense Public Outrage on Social Media - 119 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[20:40:05] <exec> 08└─After one good fap the interest sort of subsides. It would have taken to much time and effort to compile a larger list.
[20:40:59] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Is this only for milk? - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 59 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[20:40:59] <exec> 08└─I also have dehydrated water at home for long term storage.
[20:41:15] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Silver nanoparticles? - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 141 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[20:41:15] <exec> 08└─Well, making coax connectors out of it seemed nearly as bad. I was told that the black silver tarnish was conductive, but it sure looked bad.
[20:41:32] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:More Food Poisons - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 127 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[20:41:32] <exec> 08└─Now I try to get raw milk whenever I can, and when I can't, I buy it from a local dairy in paper cartons or glass bottles only.
[20:41:56] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Submission tricks that I use - 06NASA Commissions Ultra High Temp Chips for Venus Landsailing Rover - 1170 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[20:41:57] <exec> 08└─I used to see this message on a regular basis (posting without being signed into an account) but I haven't seen it in quite a while. Things that I started doing: When you get to the Submission page, IMMEDIATELY enter a **tiny** amount of text into the Topic line and into the The Scoop dialog and sel...
[20:42:02] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02NASA [...] build[s] wimpy little fragile things - 06NASA Commissions Ultra High Temp Chips for Venus Landsailing Rover - 164 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[20:42:02] <exec> 08└─Mariner, Pioneer, and Magellan Don't forget The Little Rover That Could. It has by far exceeded its specified lifespan. It's twin was also very impressive. -- gewg_
[20:43:52] <exec> *** new comment: 03Bot [3902] (Score:2) 02Re:Hypersonic? - 06Airbus Patents Hypersonic Passenger Plane - 66 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[20:43:52] <exec> 08└─You are a bit deaf, I just heard the distinctive *woosh* above me.
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[21:37:34] <exec> *** new comment: 03Translation Error [718] (Score:2) 02Re:What am I missing? - 06Scientists Solve Planetary Ring Riddle - 172 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[21:37:35] <exec> 08└─Oh, that's not the riddle they solved. The riddle they solved is 'Why are Saturn's rings so special?' and the answer is 'They're not'. Yeah, I'm not very impressed either.
[21:37:50] <exec> *** new comment: 03NCommander [2] (Score:2) 02Re:Any DBAs want to comment? - 06UK.Gov Issues Internal 'Ditch Oracle Now' Edict to End Pricey Addiction - 999 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[21:37:51] <exec> 08└─A fair bit of the problem is that Oracle's has a "unique" dialect of SQL with different types compared to other databases. Furthermore, most Oracle projects I've seen (ab)use plSQL quite heavily. There's an entire market of things that put plSQL on other databases, such as EnterpriseDB which creates...
[21:37:52] <exec> *** new comment: 03miljo [5757] (Score:1) 02Vendor Architected Solutions - 06UK.Gov Issues Internal 'Ditch Oracle Now' Edict to End Pricey Addiction - 642 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[21:37:53] <exec> 08└─I know, from my experience in health care, that sometimes you can't help but to use one DB solution or another. A lot of software solutions are tightly coupled with MS or Oracle. Unless you have purchasing/accounting agent with a higher than average IT literacy who can negotiate the license fees wit...
[21:38:30] <exec> *** new comment: 03nukkel [168] (Score:2) 02Re:non-parents get the short end of the stick - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 209 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[21:38:31] <exec> 08└─That's what appeals to me in the idea of a basic income -- unemployment, disability, parental leave, etc etc, all those arrangements which create huge administrative overhead can simply be tossed in the trash.
[21:38:35] <exec> *** new comment: 03nukkel [168] (Score:2) 02Re:Not enough, yet way too much - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 230 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[21:38:36] <exec> 08└─The answer is Basic Income: everyone gets the purchasing power to obtain these services directly, and the entire bureaucracy can be eliminated wholesale (except for a small contingent whose job it is to disburse the basic income).
[21:38:37] <exec> *** new comment: 03nukkel [168] (Score:2) 02Re:Not enough, yet way too much - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 63 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[21:38:38] <exec> 08└─The solution to that is to eliminate maternity leave completely
[21:39:31] <exec> *** new comment: 03EQ [1716] (Score:2) 02Blade runner - 06Algorithm Demonstrates Removal of Obstructions, Reflections While Capturing Pictures - 89 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[21:39:31] <exec> 08└─The photo reconstruction stuff in BladeRunner suddenly becomes somewhat of a possibility.
[21:39:32] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Removal of Unpersons - 06Algorithm Demonstrates Removal of Obstructions, Reflections While Capturing Pictures - 95 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[21:39:32] <exec> 08└─But does it retroactively remove unpersons after they fall out of favor with the establishment?
[21:40:47] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Don't care - 06What Video Games Are Teaching Banks About Your Habits - 66 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[21:40:47] <exec> 08└─The fact that you don't play video games says something about you.
[21:45:54] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:plot vs antidepressant use - 06Government Study Confirms That Mass Shootings Happen More Often Than They Used To - 378 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[21:45:55] <exec> 08└─> Lanza is one datapoint. If we're discussing frequency, the question is the overall trend, not a single case. And the overall trend is an increase in serotonergic antidepressants Is that the trend? Like VLM you are making an unsupported claim. I've provided a data point to the contrary, where is th...
[21:46:08] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:It doesn't matter - 06Government Study Confirms That Mass Shootings Happen More Often Than They Used To - 513 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[21:46:08] <exec> 08└─> Are you saying people don't have the right to commit suicide? I am saying that 99.9% of all gun suicides are impulse decisions that are not made with a clear mind. > Or that in absence of a gun they wouldn't find another way, like hanging themselves in the closet with a belt or overdosing on sleep...
[21:46:19] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Breaking news - 06Government Study Confirms That Mass Shootings Happen More Often Than They Used To - 496 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[21:46:19] <exec> 08└─> A BB gun, not a firearm. Yep. Yet another case of suicide by cop. It will be interesting to find out whether he used a BB gun because he was legally prevented from obtaining a real firearm or he had enough empathy to not want others to actually die in his suicide. If he was denied a firearm, there...
[21:46:27] <exec> *** new comment: 03PinkyGigglebrain [4458] (Score:2) 02Re:Well if you actually read the report... - 06Government Study Confirms That Mass Shootings Happen More Often Than They Used To - 73 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[21:46:27] <exec> 08└─There's no good reason for private citizens to need even that many shots.
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[22:37:12] <exec> *** new comment: 03fishybell [3156] (Score:2) 02Finally - 06We Finally Know What Worms Use to Digest Dead Leaves - 203 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[22:37:12] <exec> 08└─I know I've been waiting with baited breath to find out how worms digest leaves. In all seriousness though, the title is a bit on the click-baity. Interesting article. Next time, let it stand on its own.
[22:37:13] <exec> *** new comment: 03wonkey_monkey [279] (Score:2) 02That's nothing - 06We Finally Know What Worms Use to Digest Dead Leaves - 109 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[22:37:13] <exec> 08└─The humble worm is amazing. It can turn lawn waste and food scraps into rich black soil in a matter of weeks.
[22:37:15] <exec> *** new comment: 03acid andy [1683] (Score:2) 02Defences of dead plants - 06We Finally Know What Worms Use to Digest Dead Leaves - 492 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
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[22:37:17] <exec> 08└─Perhaps I'm being unfairly pendantic here (again), but why would dead plants need natural defences from an evolutionary point of view? Are they defences that were in use whilst they were living that have just remained in death? I know deciduous trees pass toxins into their leaves to remove them from...
[22:37:23] <exec> *** new comment: 03jummama [3969] (Score:1) 02Wow! - 06ICANN Compromised... Again - 138 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[22:37:24] <exec> 08└─ICANN'T believe it! Seriously though, I'm surprised there hasn't been more of these attacks over the years, given the things they control.
[22:37:26] <exec> *** new comment: 03c0lo [156] (Score:2) 02Sayt again? - 06ICANN Compromised... Again - 72 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[22:37:28] <exec> 08└─Perhaps, the US government would like to take another hard look at ICANN
[22:37:40] <exec> *** new comment: 03wonkey_monkey [279] (Score:2) 02Re:What am I missing? - 06Scientists Solve Planetary Ring Riddle - 73 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[22:37:41] <exec> 08└─https://soylentnews.org/comments.pl?sid=8841&cid=219288 [soylentnews.org]
[22:37:41] <exec> *** new comment: 03c0lo [156] (Score:2) 02Re:What am I missing? - 06Scientists Solve Planetary Ring Riddle - 79 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[22:37:42] <exec> 08└─doesn't explain anything about why the distribution has the properties it does.
[22:37:44] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:1, Informative) 02Re:What am I missing? - 06Scientists Solve Planetary Ring Riddle - 594 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[22:37:45] <exec> 08└─Some excerpts from the paper conclusion: We have developed a kinetic model for the particle size distribution in a dense planetary ring and showed that the steady-state distribution emerges from the dynamic balance between aggregation and fragmentation processes. The model quantitatively explains pr...
[22:37:53] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Wow, look at this waste - 06UK.Gov Issues Internal 'Ditch Oracle Now' Edict to End Pricey Addiction - 227 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[22:37:53] <exec> 08└─noooo.... actually i'm pretty sure it's about spending other people's money "nobody spends other people's money as wisely as they spend their own" has rung true throughout history and will continue to do so well into the future
[22:37:58] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Re:Not a DBA but ... - 06UK.Gov Issues Internal 'Ditch Oracle Now' Edict to End Pricey Addiction - 204 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[22:37:58] <exec> 08└─I wonder if Oracle will now "threaten" to move or some other such thing to keep the money stream flowing -- or it will be a bargaining chip to get them locked in on some new kind licensing deal or scheme.
[22:38:01] <exec> *** new comment: 03Daiv [3940] (Score:2) 02Re:Doesn't matter... - 06UK.Gov Issues Internal 'Ditch Oracle Now' Edict to End Pricey Addiction - 64 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[22:38:01] <exec> 08└─Oracle is in the business of extracting value, not providing it.
[22:38:25] <exec> *** new comment: 03Francis [5544] (Score:1) 02Re:Deep subject - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 704 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[22:38:25] <exec> 08└─You're right on about the location. In some places it's cheaper to buy a house, so if you can get the loan and down payment there's little reason to rent. However, in other places the rent is less than the mortgage would be, so you can rent the apartment, stash the difference between the rent and th...
[22:38:33] <exec> *** new comment: 03Runaway1956 [2926] (Score:2) 02Re:Deep subject - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 341 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[22:38:33] <exec> 08└─The timeline? The result of women's lib had to take effect, before the "benefits" of low wages could come into play. BTW - the stagnation you mention didn't really start until about 1990. I made more and more money up until about '93 or so, and since then, I've made less and less money. It all depen...
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[22:39:32] <exec> 08└─TFA showed a removal of a chain link fence in the foreground.
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[22:43:19] <exec> 08└─The password was 'hunter2'.
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[23:37:11] <exec> *** new comment: 03dyingtolive [952] (Score:2) 02I use f.lux - 06 How to Use Screens at Night Without Ruining Your Sleep - 436 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:37:12] <exec> 08└─I have it installed on all my computers. I also have a pair of Gunnars I use throughout the day and night. I'm a chronic insomniac, so I can't really say whether f.lux helps, but the Gunnars do seem to cut back on eye strain, long as you take them off before you look at other things. WRT the Gunnars...
[23:37:12] <exec> *** new comment: 03frojack [1554] (Score:2) 02Tried it - didn't seem to help. - 06 How to Use Screens at Night Without Ruining Your Sleep - 338 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:37:13] <exec> 08└─I installed f.lux, and I could see the effect on the screen, slightly redder, but I couldn't see that it helped. What did help was just turning down screen brightness at night. On the other hand Melatonin tablets are dirt cheep. Dissolved Sub-lingually before bed they work wonders. Best solution: St...
[23:37:21] <exec> *** new comment: 03Phoenix666 [552] (Score:2) 02Re:Finally - 06We Finally Know What Worms Use to Digest Dead Leaves - 87 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[23:37:22] <exec> 08└─The article's author [washingtonpost.com], and composer of said title. Let 'im have it.
[23:37:24] <exec> *** new comment: 03Freeman [732] (Score:2) 02Re:That's nothing - 06We Finally Know What Worms Use to Digest Dead Leaves - 88 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[23:37:25] <exec> 08└─The difference being that I wouldn't want to fertilize my garden with your "fertilizer".
[23:37:26] <exec> *** new comment: 03Anonymous Coward (Score:0) 02Gaghhhhhhh! - 06We Finally Know What Worms Use to Digest Dead Leaves - 46 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:37:27] <exec> 08└─This gagh leaves an aftertaste like dish soap!
[23:37:48] <exec> *** new comment: 03takyon [881] (Score:2) 02Re:Broken link in last paragraph? - 06Scientists Solve Planetary Ring Riddle - 81 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[23:37:48] <exec> 08└─Phys.org links keywords to tag searches on the site and I typically remove those.
[23:37:53] <exec> *** new comment: 03edIII [791] (Score:2) 02Re:What am I missing? - 06Scientists Solve Planetary Ring Riddle - 99 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[23:37:53] <exec> 08└─*raises hand* Question: If the cow is spherical because of the vacuum, wouldn't it explode instead?
[23:38:15] <exec> *** new comment: 03opinionated_science [4031] (Score:2) 02govt != business - 06UK.Gov Issues Internal 'Ditch Oracle Now' Edict to End Pricey Addiction - 436 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:38:16] <exec> 08└─It is public money and should serve public good. If Postgresql (or your DB of choice) doesn't do the job, fund it until it does. The changes go back to the public. Let Oracle sell to other corporations or private interests. But the public software infrastructure should not be held hostage by profit...
[23:38:58] <exec> 08*** score 5 comment: 03bradley13 [3053] 02Not enough, yet way too much - 06Differing Views about Netflix's New Parental Leave Policy - 1855 chars - 04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:38:59] <exec> 08└─What exactly does Ms. Venker want, then - 18 years of parental leave? The thing is: you choose to have children. Your company may value you as an employee and offer to let you take time off, and that's great. However, like so many things, mandating this is counterproductive. It means that companies...
[23:39:57] <exec> *** new comment: 03inertnet [4071] (Score:2) 02GIMP - 06Algorithm Demonstrates Removal of Obstructions, Reflections While Capturing Pictures - 180 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org
[23:39:57] <exec> 08└─Can't wait to have this available in GIMP. The GIMP website seems to be unavailable right now "Domain not active.": https://news.ycombinator.com [ycombinator.com]
[23:41:44] <exec> *** new comment: 03Freeman [732] (Score:2) 02Re:Only benign for the Smurfs - 06Silver-Laced Bottles Prolong Shelf Life of Milk - 450 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[23:41:44] <exec> 08└─I'm assuming, that you'd be dead long before you got enough silver in your body to markedly increase either. The only reason Wolverine didn't die is, because he was already a "Super Hero" with crazy regeneration. I assume at some point ingestion of silver or gold would result in "Heavy Metal Poisoni...
[23:42:57] <exec> *** new comment: 03Gravis [4596] (Score:2) 02Re:Start from square one for Venus - 06NASA Commissions Ultra High Temp Chips for Venus Landsailing Rover - 96 chars -04 http://soylentnews.org (parent: http://soylentnews.org)
[23:42:57] <exec> 08└─The melting point isn't the important thing. (Pure Si melts at 1687 K, far above Venus ambient.)
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