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Comment Universal Zero Tolerance of Side Effects (Score 4, Funny) 369

by EmagGeek (#49068393) Attached to: Two New Male Birth Control Chemicals In Advanced Stages

"anti-cancer researchers at Harvard, discovered that the JQ1 molecule blocked a bromodomain in cancer cells, causing them to forget how to be cancer."

"Researchers are looking for a version of the molecule that works on the testicle protein only, to avoid any weird side effects."

Umm... can I please have the side-effects, if the side effects are, you know, NOT GETTING CANCER?
Graphics

NVidia Puts the Kibosh On Overclocking of GTX 900M Series 138

Posted by samzenpus from the keeping-it-within-the-lines dept.
An anonymous reader writes Nvidia surprised members of the overclocking community this week when it pulled OC support from drivers for its 900M series mobile graphics cards. Many users (particularly those who bought laptops with higher-end cards like the 980m) were overclocking – until the latest driver update. Now, Nvidia is telling customers not to expect OC capabilities to return. “Unfortunately GeForce Notebooks were not designed to support overclocking,” wrote Nvidia’s Manuel Guzman. “Overclocking is by no means a trivial feature, and depends on thoughtful design of thermal, electrical, and other considerations. By overclocking a notebook, a user risks serious damage to the system that could result in non-functional systems, reduced notebook life, or many other effects.”

Comment I gave him $10USD, who the fuck cares? (Score 1) 222

by EmagGeek (#48997165) Attached to: GPG Programmer Werner Koch Is Running Out of Money

I gave the guy $10. I doubt the NSA gives a shit who donates money.

Fact is people use his software to help blow the whistle on tyranny and oppression all around the world. Regardless of what you think of him, his business practices, or even if you're retarded enough to think he has something to do with the Brothers Koch, the fact remains that keeping these tools alive to further the cause is more important than your petty political or armchair-MBA opinions.

Comment A solution to the problem (Score 1) 297

by EmagGeek (#48990889) Attached to: Mississippi - the Nation's Leader In Vaccination Rates

People who refuse to vaccinate (either themselves or their children) are also not allowed:

Airbags, ABS, and Seatbelts in their cars
Smoke detectors or fire extinguishers in their homes
Insurance of any kind (that's socialism, right?)
Chlorinated water from their water service
Flame retardant furniture
Any other safety device mandated by government ever

The problem will take care of itself rather quickly when all of the anti-vaxxers have died off.

Comment A few counterpoints (Score 1) 200

by EmagGeek (#48983023) Attached to: Too Much Exercise May Not Be Better Than a Sedentary Lifestyle

First of all, jogging is fucking stupid. Second of all, who is going to be a bigger burden on the health system, an obese diabetic with hyptertension, heart disease, and a myriad of other chronic health problems, or a stupid jogger who gets lightheaded when they stand up and just keels over dead one day?

Do your civic duty and become a stupid jogger

Sincerely,

A stupid runner/cyclist whose most recent cardiac calcium score showed no significant calcification of anything despite spending 20+ hours/week in the zone.
Communications

If a Financial Institution Mishandles My Data, What Recourse Do I Have? 224

Posted by Soulskill from the scream-into-the-abyss dept.
grahamsaa writes: My sister recently consolidated her student loans, and the bank e-mailed the paperwork, which included her name, address, date of birth, social security number, drivers license number and bank account information to the wrong e-mail address. The address (a gmail address) is associated with a real person (not her), so someone now has all of her personal details. My sister claims that she read her e-mail address to the bank representative over the phone twice, but that it was transcribed incorrectly.

The real issue is that the bank was willing to use unencrypted e-mail at all to send sensitive information, and I told my sister that at a minimum the bank should cover electronic credit monitoring for her for a minimum of a year, but I feel like that alone probably isn't enough. While my sister should have insisted that they use a more secure means of sending this information, I think it should be the bank's responsibility to ensure that this kind of thing doesn't happen. What kind of recourse does a person in my sister's position have? Did the bank violate any laws (she lives in Connecticut in the United States)? Is there a standard penalty for this kind of thing? I'm not a lawyer, but I know some of you are. What are her options in this case?

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