unencode200x - Slashdot User

Comment Re: They should put it on ebay (Score 1) 39

by unencode200x on Wednesday January 06, 2016 @10:31PM (#51253433) Attached to: Verizon Launches Auction To Sell Data Centers

And what is that business model? I did my get it from the context.

Comment Re:Slashdot will get rid of its broken mod system. (Score 1) 239

by unencode200x on Saturday January 02, 2016 @12:09PM (#51226839) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Predictions For 2016?

2. The current posting limits are completely disabled.

I predict that you're either APK or the moo guy. You want your comments seen!

Comment Re:Which Windows is "Windows"? (Score 1) 111

by unencode200x on Friday January 01, 2016 @03:17PM (#51222583) Attached to: Windows, OS X, and iOS Top 2015's List of Software With the Most Vulnerabilities

My guess is Windows embedded. By default on, for example WYSE terminals, it's read only.

Comment Re:Whoa (Score 1) 464

by unencode200x on Thursday December 31, 2015 @06:41PM (#51218763) Attached to: Debian Founder Ian Murdock Has Died

I have no knowledge about the case or anything like that. Assuming his Tweets were real, I'd speculate that the police collected as much evidence as they could and asked people to take things like your post down. Or perhaps it's his family doing it.

Comment Re:Whoa (Score 1) 464

by unencode200x on Thursday December 31, 2015 @06:39PM (#51218755) Attached to: Debian Founder Ian Murdock Has Died

Screen shots of the his Twitter account are here: https://img.sauf.ca/pictures/2...

Comment Re: Yeah and? (Score 1) 139

by unencode200x on Thursday December 31, 2015 @02:21PM (#51217179) Attached to: Feds: Your Employer Can't Stop You From Recording Conversations At Work

Agreed. But I know several businesses that don't allow any sort of phones or recording devices in their buildings due to someone stealing their secret sauce. Does this apply to them?

Also, regarding the drug tests and such, it's not mandatory, you can always just quit.

Comment Re: What the literal F? (Score 1) 100

by unencode200x on Saturday December 26, 2015 @03:04PM (#51186665) Attached to: Fujitsu Spins Off Its PC and Mobile Divisions

We have about 3,000 of them and have maybe 10 fail a year with a try hardware issue, If that. Now sales people breaking them is a a different issue ...

Comment Re: Semantic web? (Score 1) 100

by unencode200x on Thursday December 24, 2015 @04:50PM (#51179693) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Best Practices For Using a Reputation Engine To Rate Information?

That's exactly what came to mind for me. Back in the early 00's I remember it was all I heard about in academia.

Comment Re: Impartial referees (Score 1) 100

by unencode200x on Thursday December 24, 2015 @04:49PM (#51179689) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Best Practices For Using a Reputation Engine To Rate Information?

Sounds like Stack.

Comment They'll get creative (Score 1) 75

by unencode200x on Wednesday December 23, 2015 @09:48PM (#51176219) Attached to: Facebook's Free Basics App Has Been Temporarily Banned in India

While I disagree with the walled garden, I wonder if the Indians will find workarounds. Perhaps they'll post news articles's text or send each other files through chat to spread information they would otherwise not have access to.

Comment Re:No DR then (Score 1) 62

by unencode200x on Wednesday December 23, 2015 @07:34PM (#51175681) Attached to: USPTO Power Outage Damages Equipment and Shuts Down IT Systems

It's never a priority until it's needed. People say we can live without that system for a few days or weeks or whatever. My response is, well let's do a DR test and turn it off for a few days.

Comment Re:Time to abolish patents (Score 1) 62

by unencode200x on Wednesday December 23, 2015 @07:33PM (#51175673) Attached to: USPTO Power Outage Damages Equipment and Shuts Down IT Systems

It might happen organically. It doesn't sound like they have a good DR plan. I hope their backups work. They said "several days," that's not a good sign.

Comment US-CERT is part of DHS (Score 1) 22

by unencode200x on Wednesday December 23, 2015 @12:18PM (#51172579) Attached to: The Trials and Tribulations of America's Chief Internet Defender

From TFA. US-CERT is a part of the US Department of Homeland Security. They helped Sony in 2014 during their infamous attack/breach.

My favorite quote from TFS "We’re not the Geek Squad."

Comment And they'll fly! (Score 2) 172

by unencode200x on Tuesday December 22, 2015 @09:44PM (#51169009) Attached to: Tesla Will Have Self-driving Cars In Just Two Years, Elon Musk Boldly Declares

We'll having flying Teslas in three years! Finally, our childhood dreams embodied.

Comment Re:Gotta be careful (Score 1) 71

by unencode200x on Tuesday December 22, 2015 @01:40PM (#51166021) Attached to: HIV Dating Company Accuses Researchers of Hacking Database

Assuming OP is in the US who would OP report it to? Perhaps it's not too late.

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